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The list of shipwrecks in February 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1837.
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nova |  Belgium |
The ship was wrecked on Money Key, off the Berry Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1] |
| Rimsdalshorn |  Hamburg |
The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gratitude |  United Kingdom |
The brigantine was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3][4] |
| Truckford | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[5] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret and Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Vartry at Wicklow and was wrecked.[6][7] |
| Walter | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River.[8] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Langness, near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[9][10][11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Killala, County Louth.[10] |
| Frankfort | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore nearMundesley, Norfolk.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Ipswich, Suffolk.[12][13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alessandro | .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Roche's Point Lighthouse, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[14][15] |
| Bessy | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Sarah ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Enchantress | United Kingdom |
The ship was struck a reef off Bermuda and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[16] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Dublin.[6] |
| Orme | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[17][18] |
| St. Michael | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leer, Kingdom of Hanover to London.[5] |
| Vine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire.[19] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[20] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[14] |
| Margaret and Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow.[10] |
| Victory |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[21][22] |
| Vine | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cartha | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°25′N 53°20′W). Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Cartha was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York.[23] |
| Cossack | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[10] |
| Harriett |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to an American port.[24] |
| Johannesberg |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl. She was on a voyage from Emden to an American port.[24][25] |
| Katherine Jackson | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] |
| Leith and Liverpool Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[26] |
| St. Michael | Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom.[27][2] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bon Père |  France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York City.[21][22] |
| Bristol | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Towy at Blackpool, Carmarthen. She was later righted and put back to Carmarthen.[28] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[28] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Cadiz.[29] |
| Roncalesa |  Spanish Navy |
The warship was run into by Harriet ( New South Wales) and sank at Cádiz. No crew were on board.[29][30] |
| Volant | Gibraltar |
The ship was sunk at Cádiz by another vessel being driven into her.[29][30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autumn | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore south of Workington, Cumberland.[31] She was refloated in March and taken into Workington in a severely damaged condition.[32] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated.[33] |
| Jubilee | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitburn, County Durham.[31] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Sunderland, County Durham.[4] |
| Laurency | France |
The ship foundered off the Isle of May, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued.[34][35] |
| Sir H. Davy | United Kingdom |
The ship struck Crimston Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Warren".[31] |
| Spanish Packet | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock, off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
| St. Sebastian | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Swansea.[31][36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to the Turks Islands and Virginia, United States.[37] |
| Amelia | British North America |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°27′N 72°48′W). She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Saint Vincent.[38] |
| Bon Accord | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore in Dunwordy Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31] |
| Collins | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Hero ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich.[39] |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground and sank off Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew survived.[40] |
| Irwell | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Irwell was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[26] |
| Juno | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[6][41] |
| Mersey | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[31] Her stern came ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey on 21 February.[42] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Dunaverty. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31][3] |
| Sir William Starner | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington.[43] |
| St. George | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. St George was refloated the next day and taken in to Maryport.[26] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[41][44] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Arvert, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo ,Portugal to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[45] |
| Iduna |  Denmark |
The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal.[46] |
| Jean Maria | France |
The ship was wrecked in Chale Bay with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from "Pouilley" to Abbeville, Somme.[26] |
| Lady Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dumfries.[42] |
| Progress | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with Eliza ( United Kingdom) and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[44] Progress was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Grimsby.[47] |
| Resolution | France |
The ship was wrecked near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[43] |
| Robert and Hannah | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Robert and Hannah was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Mermaid ( Board of Customs) and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[48] |
| Stamper | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[26] |
| St. Jacques | France |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bordeaux.[47][45][49] |
| The Deft | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered off South Shields, County Durham.[40] She was refloated on 23 February and taken into North Shields.[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pomona | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[31] |
| Skimmer | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked near Judda, Habesh Eyalet. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Calcutta, India.[51] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Countryman | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Dromore Bay. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
| Estelle | France |
The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adeona | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | United States |
The ship struck the Barrels Rocks, off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom with the loss of about eighteen of the 113 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. Eighty-eight people were rescued by Alicia ( United Kingdom).[43][53] |
| Harbinger | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at São Pedro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[54][30] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[17] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ocean ( United Kingdom). She was later towed in to Dundalk, County Louth by the steamship City of Liverpool ( United Kingdom).[46] |
| Tobias and Helena |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. She wason a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Constantia | Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked on the Horas Reef, off Vera Cruz, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[52][55] |
| Jenny | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized and sank off Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
| Loughborough | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Coulson Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Loughborough was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[48] |
| William Kelson | United Kingdom |
The ship ran ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[48] William Kelson was refloated on 17 February by HMRC Tartar ( Board of Customs) and taken into Poole.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | Jersey |
The ship was wrecked on the Coswick Sand Rig. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Jersey.[46] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in the River Ribble. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland.[47][57] |
| Midas | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[58] |
| Newburgh | United Kingdom |
The schooner struck the Goulstone Rock and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[17][49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amity | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Abbeville, Somme, France.[17][39] |
| Bognor | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[18] |
| Caroline Therese | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aarhus.[59][60] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Howdon, County Durham. She was later refloated but had to be beached.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The schooner was severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire.[45] |
| Ann and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Lough Swilly.[30] |
| Ann and Resolution | United Kingdom |
The brig was severely damaged at Dundee.[45] |
| Commerce de Boulogne | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[42] |
| Corsair | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Morant to Port Royal, Jamaica.[61] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[47] |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[42] |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom |
The brig collided with Tay ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Dundee.[45] |
| Hebe | United Kingdom |
The sloop was severely damaged at Dundee.[45] |
| Laurel | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven into Margaret ( United Kingdom) and was damaged at Dundee.[45] |
| Lively | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cevensidan Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Fowey, Cornwall. Lively was later refloated.[47][57] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The schooner was damaged at Dundee.[45] |
| Mischief | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Maryport, Cumberland.[62] |
| Orient | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead.[42] |
| Perthshire | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with Tay ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore and damaged at Dundee.[45] |
| Ranger | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[47] She was refloated in late February and taken in to Workington, Cumberland.[8] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven into Gratitude and Perthshire (both United Kingdom) and was damaged at Dundee.[45] |
| William Wallis | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. William Wallis was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland.[4] |
| Brutus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Dowing's Bay.[3] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[4] |
| Hebe | United Kingdom |
The brig sprang a leak and was beached east of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[47][39] |
| Hoffnung | Duchy of Schleswig |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a Schleswig port.[22] |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. She was subsequently refloated and put under repair.[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avon | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. She later broke up.[17][42][63] |
| Brutus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyconnell".[64] |
| Paul Pry | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her six crew were rescued by Modeste Eugene ( France). She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3][64][4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belfast | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and sank with the loss of about 25 lives. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. Belfast was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[65] |
| Hoffnung | Denmark |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Nyborg, where she sank.[8][66] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4] |
| Tagus | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[67] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cynthia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[29] |
| Dortenaar | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore near Dordrecht, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Dordrect to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[65][68] |
| Emancipation | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck in The Swin and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[62] |
| Harvey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member.[69] |
| Hussey | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Caernarfon Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan.[70] |
| John | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[62][66] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[54] |
| John Leslie | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[71] |
| Johns | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dromore, County Down.[72] |
| Mercury | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Boston, Massachusetts.[73] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to Boston, Lincolnshire.[29] |
| Tagus | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was a total loss.[74] |
| Thomas Hunter | United Kingdom |
The barque capsized at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged.[63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
| Andorinha |  Portugal |
The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[75] |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk.[64] |
| Dantzic |  Dantzic |
The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to New York, United States.[76] |
| Dove | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Dover, Kent to London. She put into Margate, Kent, where she sank.[3] |
| Duke of Wellington or Lord Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Union ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29][63] |
| Helena | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Spui. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75] |
| Jane and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore north of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[75] |
| John | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[29] |
| Raby Castle | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[29][63] |
| Rosehill | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Southwold. Her crew were rescued by Fala ( Dantsic). Rosehill was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[29] |
| Rover | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 19 March.[16] |
| Six Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Humber.[20] |
| St. Lawrence | United Kingdom |
The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Orval ( United Kingdom). St. Lawrence was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[62][77][30] |
| Supply | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Dantzic.[76] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Easington, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[71] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne.[8][78] |
| Zeluco | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.[79] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alendale | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[80] |
| Ariadne | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.[81] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Mary was refloated and consequently beached at Sheerness, Kent.[29] |
| Ranger | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the West Burrows Sand. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London. Ranger was refloated and taken in to Sheerness.[29][77] |
| Reward | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[82] |
| Seaport | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland.[77] |
| St. Patrick | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Courtmacsherry, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[29] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cove | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cork.[59][60] |
| Fremling | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[62] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur |  Prussia |
The galiot was driven ashore at Zouteland, Zeeland, Netherlands.[65] |
| Fremling | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[29] |
| John Hunter | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth J and Robert (both United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[30][83] |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[84] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[41] She was refloated on 2 March and taken into Maryport, Cumberland.[76] |
| Aurora |  Brazil |
The ship was abandoned off the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maranhão.[21] |
| Dispatch | United Kingdom |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[8] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65] |
| Euphemia | United Kingdom United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands in mid-February.[60] |
| Genii | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 18 February.[49] |
| Hamper | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport before 19 February.[17] |
| James Grant | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[6] She was towed into Black Sod Bay in a waterlogged condition on 6 April by HMRC Neptune ( Board of Customs).[85] |
| Jane and Margaret | United States |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Wicklow between 6 and 10 February with the loss of all on board, over 200 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[8][86][45] Her stern came ashore on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man on 17 February.[46] Part of the wreck was towed into the River Mersey by Shamrock ( United Kingdom) on 25 February and beached near the Clarence Dock.[87] part of the vessel's port side was washed up on the Isle of Walney, Lancashire in March.[88] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway before 7 February.[14] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 11 February and resumed her voyage.[26] |
| Maria Angelique | France |
The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Bordeaux, Gironde.[89] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness, Cumberland. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Maryport.[41][20] |
| Rose in Bloom | United States |
The ship departed from Plymouth, North Carolina for Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Sarah was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Lowestoft.[47][33] |
| St. Niel |  Russia |
The barque was wrecked on the Abbey Tay Sands.[6] |
| Water Witch | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. Water Witch was refloated on 17 February and put in to Hamburg.[46] |
| HMS Wolverine |  Royal Navy |
The Racer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore near Barcelona, Spain.[91] She was later refloated and taken into Malta.[92] |
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