The list of shipwrecks in January 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1872.
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1 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Agincourt | ![]() |
The ship ran aground 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) off the Spurn Lightship (![]() |
Blue | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Brail Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a fishing boat.[2] |
Director | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Mistley, Essex. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a derelict condition.[3] |
Kingfisher | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cherbourg, Manche, France.[3] She was refloated and taken in to Margate.[4] |
Margaret Pollock | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Rosneath Point, Argyllshire.[3] She was refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[5] |
Marguerite | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus.[6] |
Peace | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney.[3][7][2] |
Seaman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Gardiners Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newhaven, Connecticut.[8] She was refloated on 5 January and towed in to Newhaven.[9] |
Solferino | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude, France with the loss of three of her crew.[8] |
Stroch | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Port-la-Nouvelle.[8] |
Sussex | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Port Philip Heads, Victoria.[10] |
Sybil | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[5][11] |
Thomas and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Pilroot", County Antrim.[3][5] |
Volonte de Dieu | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port-la-Novelle.[8] |
2 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anonyma | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
Bessie North | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and take in the Greenock, Renfrewshire in a leaky condition.[1] |
Grocer | ![]() |
The schooner sank off Dunwich, Suffolk with the loss of at least one of her crew.[5][11][13] |
Johnny | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Westervik. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Westervik.[5] |
Koster | ![]() |
The schooner sank off the mouth of the Oste. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, Greece to Hamburg.[14] |
Laura | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Jutland (![]() |
Louisa Ann Fanny | ![]() |
The steamship was run into at Gothenburg, Sweden by the steamship Carl XV (![]() |
Oscar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ålesund. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Drontheim.[5] |
Robin | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat sank off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued.[5][11] |
Seraphina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and beached at Harwich, Essex.[5] |
Union | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portgordon, Moray to Sunderland.[15][16] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Great Cumbrae, Argyllshire, United Kingdom.[5] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Kentish Knock.[8] |
Eight unnamed vessels | ![]() |
The lighters sank at Alexandria. Two of them were raised.[9] |
3 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Accord | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Colbert Sand. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[8][17] |
Dannevirke | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Grimstad, Norway. She was on a voyage from Kiel to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[8] |
True Blue | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Algoa Bay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8] |
4 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Kjerteminde to Antwerp, Belgium.[18] She was later refloated and towed in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[16] |
Clarissa | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham.[18] |
Cygnet | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. Her three crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Workington, Cumberland.[18][19] |
Fire Queen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[18] |
Flinn | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[18] |
James Ewing | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland.[18] She was refloated and taken in to Harrington.[20] |
Rough Diamond | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Connecticut, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[9] |
Spirit of the Dawn | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Tŷ Croes, Anglesey with the loss of six of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to San Francisco, California, United States.[18][21] She was refloated in mid-March and taken in to Rhosneigr.[22] |
5 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dumfries | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ayr.[1] |
Majesty | ![]() |
The ship, a polacca or a smack. foundered in Barnstaple Bay. Her three crew were rescued by the Appledore Lifeboat Bramads of Backs (![]() |
Olagaival, or Olaquwel |
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The barque was wrecked on the Heleda Shoal, off Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued by Sophie, Koningen der Nederlanden. The barque was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[24][25][26] |
Silesia | ![]() |
The Hammonia-class ocean liner ran aground at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[9][27] |
Star of England | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Callao, Peru and was scuttled. She was refloated on 8 January.[28] |
6 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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R. E. A. Parkinson | ![]() |
The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[14] |
7 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Duke of Sutherland | ![]() |
The fishing smack collided with the fishing smack Devon (![]() |
Ebenezer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Southwest Pass. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[30] She was refloated on 15 January and towed in to New Orleans.[31] |
Shamrock | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Genoa, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Genoa.[32] |
Vancouver | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[20] |
8 January
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John Clemens | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Firth of Forth off the Bass Rock. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
Lady Gwendolin | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg, Germany.[32] |
Minnie Breslauer | ![]() |
The freighter ran aground on a reef 1 mile off Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda and sank after trying to back off the reef.[33] |
9 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Christian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Barcelona, Spain.[32][34] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Napara" or "Napia", in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. Mary was refloated on 12 January and resumed her voyage following temporary repairs.[15][16][35] |
10 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cabinet | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near The Manacles, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Newry, County Antrim. Her five crew had been taken off by the Porthoustock Lifeboat Mary Ann Storey (![]() |
Dublin | ![]() |
The Thames barge collided with the steamship Maasstroom (![]() |
Flora | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballycroneen Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[29][15] |
John & Mary | ![]() |
The schooner collided with a steamship and was beached on the Whitehouse Bank, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[40] |
Lilly | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her six crew got aboard the Kish Lightship (![]() |
Madre Mimbelli | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk at Toulon, Var by L'Hermite (![]() |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] |
Walmea | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Richmond River.[42] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The smack sank off the Horse Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
11 January
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Ada | ![]() |
The steamship ran into the steamship Sappho (![]() |
Alice | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Gateshead, County Durham.[15][39] |
Catherine McIver | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[36] She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft.[45] |
Cheviot | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lindisfarne.[36][46] |
Confiance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Increase (![]() |
Elliott | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[36] She came ashore at Ness Point but was refloated on 13 January with assistance from the paddle tug Esk (![]() |
Golden Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sombrero, Anguilla to Gloucester.[6] |
Hazard | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Eynon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[36] She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[16][49] |
Jane Fish | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Jane Fish was refloated but then ran aground on the Longsand. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Harwich.[30] |
John and Mary | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Venezia (![]() |
Little Freddy | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°30′N 53°10′W / 38.500°N 53.167°W). Her eight crew were rescued by Hope (![]() |
Majestas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[36] |
Orphan | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Nagasaki, Japan with the loss of one life.[51] |
Pacific | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields to New York, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[46][16] |
Reform | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in Skerries Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth, Devon.[15][39] |
Rover | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Stoer Head, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[9] |
Treaty | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Filey Brigg. She was on a voyage from Hull to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[36] |
Western Belle | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Prawle Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Hull to São Miguel Island, Azores.[36][37] |
12 January
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Alarm | ![]() |
The schooner capsized in the River Parrett.[15] |
Bessie | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent . She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Calais, France in a derelict condition.[15][30][16] |
Boscoppa | ![]() |
The ship struck a submerged object and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Fareham, Hampshire. She put in to Liverpool, Lancashire in a leaky condition.[15] |
Celt | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Ballyhalbert, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Dublin.[15] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[16] |
Confucius | ![]() |
The barque ran aground, capsized and sank at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She floated off, but sank with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by a fishing boat.[49][47] |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[15] She was on a voyage from "Port Malock" to London.[16] |
Hematite | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Cap la Heve, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[47] |
Island Maid | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Robert L. Lane (![]() |
Lass of Courtown | ![]() |
The ship ran ashore on, or sank off, Flat Holm. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was refloated on 11 January and towed in to Bridgwater where she was placed under repair.[15][30][52] |
Lemari M. | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gwenissa (![]() |
Loire et Bretagne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the Point de La Coubre, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[30] |
Malcolm Brown | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Compton Bay.[30] Her crew were rescued by Pride of Dorset (![]() |
Margaret | ![]() |
The smack sank at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Bolder Bank, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Torbay. She put in to Littlehampton, Sussex in a leaky condition.[15] |
Polyxena | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her nineteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[30][45][54] |
Romp | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[15] |
Samuel Larrabee | ![]() |
The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for Bremen, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pomaron, Portugal.[30][54] |
Star | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands. Her crew were rescued by the brig Williams (![]() |
Unrestricted | ![]() |
The brig ran aground. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool. She was refloated and beached at Southport, Lancashire.[15][27] |
W. S. Heard | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth to New York, United States.[28] |
13 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Albert Victor | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India for Mauritius. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
Atrevida | ![]() |
The felucca collided with a fishing boat and sank off Cádiz. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Ceuta.[57][58] |
Idaho | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford, United Kingdom. All 23 people on board were rescued by the Courtown Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana.[30][19] |
L'Orient | ![]() |
The brig collided with the barque Pride of the Wear (![]() |
Osprey | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Beachy Head, Sussex and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[61] She subsequently became a wreck.[49] |
William and John | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Amble.[49] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked off Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France.[30] |
14 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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British Admiral | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Calcutta, India.[24] |
Byethorn | ![]() |
The ship departed from the River Tyne for Cartagena, Spain. Presumed subsequently foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all fourteen crew; a boat from the ship was washed up at Sandown, Isle of Wight in late January.[62] |
Deptford | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and beached at Orford, Suffolk in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[47][63] |
Horten | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off the Caymanas Brake. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Matamoros, Mexico.[41] |
Idalia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana.[54] |
Industry | ![]() |
The schooner sank at Donegal.[47] |
Ravensworth | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated but had to be beached.[49][47] |
Westalinden | ![]() |
The barque was run into by the steamship Churruca (![]() ![]() |
15 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Isabella Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Huitings", Norway and was abandoned by her crew.[50] |
Jewess | ![]() |
The tug was run into by a steamship and sank at Gravesend, Kent.[47] |
Maize | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
Marie Madeleine | ![]() |
The brig departed from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65] |
Statesman | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66] |
16 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Grecian | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Honfleur, Manche, France.[6] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Liverpool.[9] |
Tavistock | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Port Talbot, Glamorgan for Waterford. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67] |
17 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Beatitude | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock Ledge, off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[68] |
Celinie | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in Morroch Bay, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain.[9] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[59] |
Friends | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Drigg, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Ellesmere, Cheshire.[69] |
George | ![]() |
The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[69] She was refloated on 20 January.[70] |
Jeune Antoinette | ![]() |
The smack ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledges, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[69] |
Lindesnaes | ![]() |
The ship departed from New York for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the barque Pedro (![]() |
Meteor | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Glasgow. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[72] |
Miaza | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[9][73] |
Napier | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at West Wittering, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[6] |
Stephensons | ![]() |
The steamship struck the quayside at Liverpool, Lancashire and was severely damaged, sinking at the bow. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool.[9] |
Stettin | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[74] |
Superior | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Piel Island, Lanashire.[69] |
Thomas Chalmers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Diana (![]() |
Woodside | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore north of Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[9] She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Bridlington in a severely leaky condition.[70] |
Wanderer | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Broughty Ferry Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[69][75] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey.[59] |
18 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ariadne | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to "Matero". She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[76] |
Bannockburn | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Nethertown, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness to Liverpool, Lancashire[69][77] |
Caernarvon | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked on Cefn Sidan, Carmarthenshire with the loss of all hands, six or seven lives.[35][78] |
Devonshire Lass | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Platters Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[69] |
Energy | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Blyth, Northumberland.[69][63] |
Freia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Skagen. She was on a voyage from Bo'Ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Kiel, Germany.[78] |
Guiding Star | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Civita Vecchia, Italy.[69] |
James and Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Belfast, County Antrim.[69] |
Magdala | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulmer, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Leith, Lothian.[69][59][77] |
Princess Alice | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Burlane Bank, off the coast of County Cork. She was refloated.[74] |
Ruby | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Platters Sand. Her crew were rescued by Volunteer (![]() |
Superior | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Piel Island, Lancashire.[77] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire.[69] |
19 January
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Drie Gebroeders | ![]() |
The brigantine collided with a fishing vessel and was abandoned north of the Dogger Bank. She was subsequently taken in to West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom in a derelict condition.[58] |
Leon | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Arzila, Morocco with the loss of one of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[80] |
Francisco Calderon | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 340 nautical miles (630 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on her maiden voyage, from South Shields, County Durham to Macao and Hong Kong.[6][10][60] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and sank.[81] |
20 January
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Forest King | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on Drakes Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Plymouth, Devon in a severely leaky condition.[6][76] |
Jane Campbell | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Newry, County Antrim.[82] |
Pahse | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan. She put in to Shantou, China where the fire was extinguished. She resumed her voyage on 24 January.[42] |
22 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Beatrice | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Santander, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Santander.[6] |
Charity | ![]() |
The fishing yawl was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[6] |
Percy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ardglass, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[6][83] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barque foundered 11 nautical miles (20 km) off Saltee Islands, County Donegal, United Kingdom with the supposed loss of all hands.[84] |
23 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Africana | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Genoa.[85] |
Confidence | ![]() |
The smack was towed in to West Hartlepool, County Durham in a derelict condition.[10][58] |
Ravenswheel | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Sines, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[86][87] |
24 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition and was beached.[10] |
Bolton | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to London.[58][88] |
Fop Smit | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Bremerhaven.[89] She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs.[90] |
Luigia | ![]() |
The barque sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[10] |
Nonpareil | ![]() |
The sschooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island, Azores.[24][25][53] |
Sapphire | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Kirkcaldy.[10] |
Scipio | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in Ramsey Bay and was abandoned. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[10][91] |
25 January
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Constance | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Cicerone (Flag unknown).[28][24] |
Jessie Forrest | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Lagos. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lagos.[92] |
Lizzie | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12] |
Pelham | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Natal Colony. She was on a voyage from London to a port in the Natal Colony. She was refloated and taken in to port.[93] |
26 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Dauntless | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Barker Island, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Ballina, County Mayo.[90][62] |
HMS Hotspur, and Lady Woodhouse |
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The ironclad HMS Hotspur collided with the steamship Lady Woodhouse off Plymouth, Devon. Both vessels were severely damaged.[87] |
Seaflower | ![]() |
The ship capsized with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Carmarthen. She was beached a Great Yarmouth and was subsequently righted.[86][94] |
Spray | ![]() |
The Thames barge foundered in the North Sea off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Maldon, Essex. She was refloated on 29 January and beached at Grimsby.[86][62] |
27 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Baltic | ![]() |
The brig was damaged by an onboard explosion at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[89] |
Florence Nightingale | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bassian (![]() |
Mary Ann Mandall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Morecambe, Lancashire. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[89] |
28 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Lizzie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Culver Sand. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was refloated and beached at Littlestoke, Somerset.[90][62] |
Shepperton | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Lapseki, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Nicholaieff, Russia to Hamburg, Germany.[95] |
Woodburn | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[62] |
29 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Castor | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven, Germany.[31] |
Earl of Aberdeen | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven.[31] |
Emigrant | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Oscarshamn, Sweden to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[90][62] |
Judith | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Lubawa, Courland Governorate to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Fraserburgh in a sinking condition.[31] |
Lucien | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Victoria (![]() |
Robin | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground north of Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Altona, Germany.[96] |
Sphinx | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[95][62] |
Telegraph | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Calais, France.[90][62] |
Thames | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Abaco Islands to Boston, Lincolnshire.[97] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore in Wigtown Bay. She was refloated and taken into the River Cree in a leaky condition.[95] |
30 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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City of Halifax | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Clynnog Fawr, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31] |
Clara Sayers | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off Rodrigues with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Mauritius.[98] |
Eclipse | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan.[95] She was refloated on 10 February and towed in to Ardrossan by the tug Flying Meteor (![]() |
Eothen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Stornoway.[24] |
Majesty | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in Bideford Bay. Her crew were rescued.[100] |
Raven | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lochbay, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[24][25] |
Suwonada | ![]() |
The steamship struck an uncharted rock in the Hainan Strait and sank south of Itay Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai.[42] |
31 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ariel | ![]() |
The clipper departed from London for Sydney, New South Wales. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; a lifeboat thought to be from the ship was discovered on King Island, Tasmania in August. |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship struck the Gladstone Rock, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[101] |
James Dackett | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at "Ballymacollen", in Ballycotton Bay with the loss of five of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Falmouth, Cornwall.[101][102] |
Manitoba | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Bucks, on the coast of Cornwall, with the loss of five of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[101][103] |
Marys | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey and was severely damaged. sHe was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Beaumaris.[66] |
Penguin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Florida, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Havana, Cuba. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[104] |
William and Thomas | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[66][105] |
Unknown date
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Agnes Brown | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to the Elbe. She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to the Elbe.[28] |
Akola | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Faro. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Trieste. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
Amor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Copenhagen, Denmark.[6] |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Toulon, Var, France. She was on a voyage from a Russian port to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[106] |
Anne | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were taken off by the tug Robert Owen (![]() |
Ant | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk.[31] |
Anton | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on a sunken anchor at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was beached. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires. She was consequently condemned.[20] |
Artizan | ![]() |
The steamship was abandoned off Cape Finisterre, Spain.[20] |
Assomption | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Filey Brigg, off the coast of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[70] |
Astronom | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[90] |
Bacchus | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to London.[6][88] |
Bavico | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Genoa.[90] |
Beautemps Beaupre | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Cap-Haïtien, Haiti and was abandoned by her crew.[89] |
Benjamin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) from "Lanbruia". She was on a voyage from an English port to "Port Navale".[31] |
Berendina Margaretha | ![]() |
The galiot was wrecked at Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
Benmore | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Horsens, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[11] |
Buona Maria | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Adriatic Sea. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Ancona.[11] |
City of Halifax | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101] |
County of Berwick | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Hellegat. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[35] She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[107] |
Cythorn | ![]() |
The barque departed from the River Tyne for Carthagena, Spain in mid-January. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all fourteen crew; a boat from the ship washed ashore.[87] |
Daniel O'Connell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Colonsay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Belfast, County Antrim.[106] |
Deutschland | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rangoon, Burma.[49] |
Dina | ![]() |
The ship ran agroundl She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. She was refloated.[11] |
Dione | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Gibraltar. She was refloated.[90] |
Eiche | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the Hohe Weg Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Geestemünde to Wilhelmshaven.[90] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Ortiz Bank, off Buenos Aires before 6 January. Her crew were rescued by an Italian barque[108] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship foundered.[95] |
Elizabeth Tickell | ![]() |
The ship struck rocks and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Methil, Fife to Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Burntisland, Fife.[77] |
Eliza Thornton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 1 February and towed in to Swansea.[101] |
Ella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Youngs Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Havana.[15] |
Ellas Pana | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked.[109] |
Elpis | ![]() |
The ship caught fire. She put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[109] |
Elverhoi | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Sulina to a British port. She was refloated.[49] |
Emma | ![]() |
The fishing smack caught fire in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew.[11] |
Emily Stewart | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[89] |
Englishman | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lagos, Africa. She was refloated and taken into The Downs.[107] |
Equity | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[17] |
Essex | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Inverness.[11] |
Euphemia | ![]() |
The fishing lugger collided with the steamship Dido (![]() |
Evening Star | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated.[49] |
F. Adams | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to South Shields. She was refloated.[107] |
Flora | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 January.[49] |
Florida | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Apalachicola, Florida.[20] |
Friedrick Buckman | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Elbe upstream of Altenbruch. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Cuxhaven.[86] |
Galatea | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Boston, Massachusetts.[50] |
Garnet | ![]() |
The schooner was holed by ice and foundered in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Guysborough, Nova Scotia.[95][66] |
Gloria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Cape Foutan, near Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and towed in to Odessa.[31] |
Grace and Ann | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bray, County Wicklow. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[100] |
Helena Donner | ![]() |
The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 January and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ventus (![]() |
Helevig Sieve | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Adrianople, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland in a leaky condition.[20] |
Hermino | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Casablanca, Morocco.[31] |
Hibernica | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork.[11] |
Indos | ![]() |
The ship was lost off "Canea", Cyprus before 12 January with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port.[24][25] |
Ireland | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea on or before 3 January.[18] She was towed in to the Tudwall Roads by the Abersoch Lifeboat on 6 January.[14][19] |
Irene | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Mapatan". She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] |
Jacobus Albers | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Amsterdam, North Holland and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires.[31] |
James Landells | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Two Rivers.[15][52] |
Jane Emily | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[95] |
Jean Tullea | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at "Lacalle".[49] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[35][78] |
Joseph Heydon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Hong Kong to Rangoon. She was refloated three days later and resumed her voyage.[35] |
Josephine | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent.[95] |
Josephine Oulton | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Havana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[50] |
Lioness | ![]() |
The tug put in to Howth, County Dublin in a sinking condition.[17] |
Manoel Legaffin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Martinique.[86] |
Marcus | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure.[95] She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and taken in to Quillebeuf-sur-Seine.[31] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Leith.[50] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off the coast of Delaware. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated with assistance.[89] |
Maria | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Gioja". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[36] |
Maria Schongrund | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Wolgast.[110] |
Marseille | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Maracaibo, Venezuela.[30] |
Mary Anne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Ardmore Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[76] |
Mary B. | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Carmarthen Bay.[35] |
Mary Blair | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Sulina to a British port.[107] |
Mary Burdell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to New York.[60] |
Marysville | ![]() |
The ship was beached. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts.[20] |
Mimi | ![]() |
The pilot boat was driven ashore at Queenstown.[11] |
Mount Carmel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Outer Dowsing Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire, and sank. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Livorno, Italy.[106] |
Messanger | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost on the Western Banks. Lost with all 12 hands.[111][112] |
Newon Principio | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Fontain Shoal, in the Adriatic Sea off Parenzo, Austria-Hungary.[60] |
Nuova Giuseppe | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the Horseshoe Reef. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Queenstown. She was refloated and towed in to Philadelphia.[60][106] |
Ocean Wave | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Scarborough. She was refloated.[50] |
Otranto | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Veruda, Austria-Hungary.[90] |
Patria | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.[73] |
Peter Rohland | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bremerhaven.[106] |
Ralph Carlton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New York.[60] |
Sara | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sandsfoot Castle, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bridport, Dorset.[73][59] She had been refloated by 19 January.[70] |
Sea Harrier | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to New York.[39] |
Sentinel | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Halifax.[50] |
Skiddaw | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Alexandria. She was refloated.[50] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[50] |
Staatsraad | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Galveston, Texas, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Plymouth, Devon in a leaky condition.[89] |
Statelie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Rangoon.[49] |
Strathardle | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vallier, Quebec, Canada before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Montreal, Quebec.[105] She was refloated in April and towed in to Indian Cove, Newfoundland Colony.[113] |
Susanna | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Samarang, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and put back to Rotterdam.[49] |
Sveridge | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at "Kobberig". She was refloated.[77] |
Tavistock | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Carmarthen Bay with loss of life.[35][107] |
Teodoro | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Agathopolis, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from "Frangaki" to Nicholaieff, Russia.[32][109] |
Thames | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to the Natal Colony. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20] |
Thebe and Ellen | ![]() |
The ship capsized. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Havana.[30] |
Trial | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia to Bahia, Brazil.[50] |
Urho | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Snekkersten, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to an Irish port. She was refloated.[77] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. She was reported to have been on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[20] |
Vidar | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[76] She was refloated on 22 January and resumed her voyage.[107][58] |
Vittoria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Towyn, Merionethshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Cardiff.[49] |
Welinki Knas Alexei | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[31] |
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