List of shipwrecks in February 1840
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The list of shipwrecks in February 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1840.
1 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on a reef off St. George’s, Bermuda. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to an Amsterdam, North Holland.[1] |
Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Saint Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Saint Peter Port. She was subsequently run into by Beverley ( United Kingdom).[2] |
Cygnet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore west of Hœdic, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France to an English port.[3][4] |
Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[5]Emma was later refloated and put back to Seville, where she arrived on 24 April.[6] |
Gipsy | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Elbow End Bank off the mouth of the River Tay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dundee, Forfarshire. Gipsy was refloated and taken into Dundee.[7] |
Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Tees by London ( United Kingdom).[8][9][2] |
Julie | France | The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque, Nord. Julie was refloated and taken into Vlissingen.[10] |
Lady of the Isles | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was later refloated.[11][7] |
Nautilus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby.[11] |
Petit Glaneuse | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames as Erith, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Barfleur, Manche to London.[12] |
Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Stockton-on-Tees.[13] |
Ruby | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Elbow End Bank. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[13][7] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at “Craip Leith”, Lothian. She was refloated and taken into Dunbar, Lothian for repairs.[7] |
2 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adeona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8] |
Amelie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Gâvres, Morbihan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[14][2] |
Friede | Lübeck | The ship ran aground off Læsø, Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lübeck.[15] |
Gowlands | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Calshot Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Lymington, Hampshire. Gowlands was refloated on 25 February and resumed her voyage.[16] |
Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Bahía Blanca, Argentina.[17] |
Lady Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Crow Sound, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[2] |
Louise | France | The ship was wrecked at Barreiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas’s to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[18] |
Robert Jardyne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Annal Sandbank, off Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland, County Durham.[19] |
Terre-Neuvier | France | The ship was driven ashore on the south east point of Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[20] |
3 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfred | France | The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and was damaged. She put back to Havre de Grâce.[21] |
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island, Azores to Portsmouth.[22]Charlotte was refloated.[12] |
Elada and Antoine | France | The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce and was damaged. She put back to Havre de Grâce.[21] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] |
Jeune Elise | France | The ship was driven ashore at South Lancing, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[8][9]Jeune Elise was refloated on 6 February and taken into Shoreham-by-Sea.[21] |
Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore crewless at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22] |
Surprise | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[8] |
4 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Auguste | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Bolett | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Douarnenez, Finistère with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure, France.[4] |
Ceurrieur | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Cinq Frères | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Cordelia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London.[8][24] |
Edouard | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Elizabeth and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall.[21] |
Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[5] |
Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Schiedam, South Holland.[21] |
Familien | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Douarnenez.[4] |
Fils Unique | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Jeune Adolphe | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Jeune Victor | France | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[8][25] |
Liffey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Porsalle, Finistère, France with the loss of three of her crew.[26] |
Louise Gabrielle | France | The ship was destroyed by fire at New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[4] |
Pierre Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Shannon | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Finistère.[27] |
Siren | New South Wales | The brig struck the Tory Shoal, in Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand and wad damaged. She was consequently condemned.[28][29] |
St. Lawrence | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Tralee, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Caernarfon.[14] |
Symmetry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[2] |
William Randfield | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portreath, Cornwall with the loss of five of her eight crew.[21][30][31][32] |
5 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bolivar | Spain | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada to Cádiz.[33] |
Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Priestholm, Anglesey, at the entrance to the Menai Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to County Clare.[14] She was refloated on 3 March and taken into Beaumaris, Anglesey.[34] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford.[2]Elizabeth was refloated the next day.[35] |
Hero | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Bude, Cornwall with the loss of all eleven crew. She was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to London.[21][30][32] |
Kitty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Clonakilty, County Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3] |
Lamia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21] She was later refloated.[3] |
Lion | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Liverpool | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[35][32] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal, County Cork.[21] She was later refloated.[3] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Aberavon, Glamorgan.[21] She was later refloated.[3] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea.[21] She was later refloated.[3] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Morriscastle, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.[36] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southampton, Hampshire.[2] |
Perth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Padstow, Cornwall.[21] She was later refloated.[3] |
Robinson | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Messina, Sicily. She put into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a sinking condition.[30] |
San José | Spain | The felucca was abandoned. All nine people on board were rescued by Vittorioso ( Malta) before she foundered.[37] |
Sarah Nicholson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Barbas Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Sarah Nicholson was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
Tar | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[21][14] |
Tiber | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Priestholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Falmouth.[14] |
6 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Patrick, Wigtownshire.[38] |
Charlotte | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Wresen Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. Charlotte was refloated and taken into Nyborg, Denmark.[15] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Paternoster Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to St Helena Bay.[39] |
Thames | United Kingdom | The ship was dismasted and abandoned off St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Thames was taken into St. Ives.[2] |
Vigilant | United Kingdom | The two-masted ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sybel Head, County Kerry.[3] |
William and Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newtownness, Pembrokeshire.[3] |
7 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Atlas | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at the Three Crowns Battery, Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Ubes, Portugal. Atlas was refloated and put back to Copenhagen.[40] |
Aurelia | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[14] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bermuda.[2] |
Babette | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liebau, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[41] |
Brothers and Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[19] |
Duke of Buccleugh | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Palmiras Reef with the loss of a passenger. Survivors were rescued by Miranda ( United Kingdom). Duke of Buccleuch was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[42][43] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay and was scuttled.[44] She was refloated on 19 February and taken into Bowmore.[45] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Vila Nova, Terceira Island, Azores with the loss of two of her crew.[46] |
Fergus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Galway.[31] |
Haytons | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cairnbulg-riggs, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dingwall, Ross-shire to Sunderland, County Durham.[47][48][49] |
Jessy | United Kingdom | The ship struck Whitby Rock and was severely damaged.[3][38] |
Little Sam | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by Albion ( United Kingdom) and sank in Filey Bay with the loss of a passenger. Her crew were rescued by Albion. Little Sam was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyneto Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3][31] |
Mabon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank off Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian.[19][31] |
Nelson | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Hope ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Hope.[3][31] |
Nepean | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bridport, Dorset.[14][50] |
Ochiltree | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Lough Swilly.[26][4] |
Port Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King’s Lynn, Norfolk to Leith. Port Packet was later refloated and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[3][26][50] |
Shark | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at “Bunoran”, County Galway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[51] |
Theodore | United States | The ship was lost off Cape Raynett, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes, Haiti.[52] |
8 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Blackwater. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London.[26]Alfred was refloated the next day.[53] |
Antelope | United Kingdom | The ship collided with John Clifton ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[38] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emma ( United Kingdom). Industry was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to London.[27] |
Mermaid | United Kingdom | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Maria, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Powhattan | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]Powhattan was refloated on 17 February and taken into Liverpool.[44] |
Sarah | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked on Galina Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Dry Harbour.[33] |
Sybil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[54] |
Topaz | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Eliza ( United Kingdom) off Flamborough Head and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[38][26] |
9 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Agatha | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[47] |
Demuth | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Tønning. She was on a voyage from Tønning to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[15][27] |
Gipsy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[26] |
Havre | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cobh, County Cork, United Kingdom. All twenty people on board were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool.[55][35] |
10 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[56] |
Economy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[53] |
Espeleta | France | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Dunkerque, Nord.[57]Espeleta was refloated on 17 February and towed into Boulogne.[58] |
Jean Bart | France | The ship struck the pier and sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[19] |
Kezia | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[47][31] |
Majestic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Mull. She was refloated on 16 February.[45] |
Martha Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bunowen Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] |
Sara | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between the mouth to the Knasborg Stream and “Napliert”, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to Aarhus, Denmark.[41][59] |
11 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship struck the North Carr Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire, and foundered. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[47][48] |
British Heroine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven, Isle of ManShe was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New Orleans, Lincolnshire.[27] |
Cato | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Galway.[44]Cato was refloated on 26 February and resumed her voyage.[60] |
Orders | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Selby, East Riding of Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Orders was later refloated.[47] |
Wilhelmine | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Barhöft, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Bo’ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Stettin. Wilhelmine was refloated and taken into Stralsund.[27] |
12 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dart | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Skipness, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[27] |
Evenwood | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[27] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Evenwood was refloated on 16 February and resumed her voyage.[40] |
Kennesley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[57] |
Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[47] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Roman | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Richard Anderson ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Richard Anderson. Roman was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61] |
Rover | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[49] |
13 February[edit]
14 February[edit]
15 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Forked Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[67] |
John Porter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary’s, Newfoundland, British North America.[68] |
Mary Hartley | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay.[40] |
Sarah Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Tillen Head, County Donegal and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Barbadoes.[40] |
Slaney | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Rush Bank. She was later refloated and taken into Wexford.[5] |
Venus | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at Kilrush, County Cork. sHe was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[59] |
16 February[edit]
17 February[edit]
18 February[edit]
19 February[edit]
20 February[edit]
21 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Trinidad.[5] |
Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cant Sand, in the Thames Estuary and sank. She was on a voyage from London to the Isle of Wight.[59] |
Gowland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Calship Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Lymington, Hampshire. Gowland was refloated on 25 February and resumed her voyage.[77] |
Lisette Caroline | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore west of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom and capsized. She was subsequently beached and righted. Lisette Caroline was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam, North Holland.[5] |
Maria Ann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gloucester for Portsmouth, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[78] |
Veronica | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France.[59] |
22 February[edit]
23 February[edit]
24 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scheelbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[18] |
Thomas Parsons | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Old Calabar with the loss of all but four of her crew.[84][80] |
25 February[edit]
26 February[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Suffolk | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[86] |
27 February[edit]
28 February[edit]
29 February[edit]
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aberfoil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near “Carabournon”, on the coast of the Black Sea, where she had become a wreck by 18 February. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London.[1] |
Aimable Celeste | France | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Antonia ( United Kingdom). Aimable Celeste was on a voyage from Laguna to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[2] |
Aimable Marie | France | The ship was beached near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of all hands on or before 9 February. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce.[26] |
Alexander | United States | The ship was wrecked off Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes, Haiti.[52] |
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[102] |
Belle of Missouri | United States | The steamship was caught fire and exploded in the Missouri River 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of St. Louis, Missouri with the loss of one life.[45] |
Carol | New South Wales | The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Plenty.[103] |
Dageraad | Netherlands | The ship foundered off the Île-de-Sein, Finistère, France before 24 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Gibraltar and Amsterdam, North Holland.[16] |
Dispatch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay before 5 February. She subsequently broke up.[21] |
Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cartaretta ( United Kingdom). Dorothy was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[34] |
Espeleta | France | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Dunkerque, Nord. Espeleta was refloated on 17 February and taken into Boulogne.[44] |
Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 February.[14] Her crew were rescued by Unity ( United Kingdom). Grace subsequently foundered.[31] |
Guineaman | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Africa to London. Guineaman was refloated on 5 February.[13] |
Henry Volant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyshannon, County Donegal. She was refloated on 6 February.[19] |
James Stevens | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall before 6 February.[14] |
Kate and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harwich. Kate and Jane was refloated on 4 February and taken into Harwich.[13][35] |
Lisle | France | The ship was wrecked on the Needles Rocks, off the Cape of Good Hope with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bordeaux, Gironde.[104] |
Medora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Ardmore Bay, where she became a wreck on 23 February. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Swansea, Glamorgan.[77] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken into Eyemouth, Berwickshire, where she arrived on 19 February.[71] |
Ontario | British North America | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan on or before 10 February.[47] |
Plata | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 February. Her crew were rescued by Cora ( United Kingdom). Plata was on a voyage from Liverpool to Trinidad.[105] |
Pratt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to London.[106] |
Puddy Puddy | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked near the Bay of Islands.[103] |
Resolution | United Kingdom | The barque foundered 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Gibraltar with the loss of at least three lives.[107] |
St. Lawrence | British North America | The ship was driven ashore near Tralee, County Cork on or before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Caernarfon. St. Lawrence later broke up.[47] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork. William was refloated on 6 February.[38] |
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