List of shipwrecks in January 1866
The list of shipwrecks in January 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1866.
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1 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Arbutus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1][2] |
Ardmore | ![]() | The barque was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Arranmore, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hibernia (![]() |
Meridian | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south south east of Cape Clear Island, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the steamship City of Boston (![]() |
Mincola | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Montauk Point, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to New London, Connecticut. She was refloated and was subsequently towed in to New York City by the steamship Albatross (![]() |
Naiad | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkcudbright.[11] She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool.[1] |
Otillia | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Isle of Gigha, Argyllshire. Her 21 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[12] Otillia floated off on 21 January and was anchored off Gigha.[13] |
Sea King | ![]() | The ship put in to the Shetland Islands in a waterlogged condition.[14] |
Shamrock | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland.[15] She was towed in to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland by the tug Robert Scott (![]() |
Shamrock | ![]() | The ship was driven against the pier and sank at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead.[16] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner foundered off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[17] |
2 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfaretta | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (56°20′N 12°37′W / 56.333°N 12.617°W) with the loss of two of the sixteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Peerless (![]() |
Empire Queen | ![]() | The ship was beached in the Rhymney River. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She had been struck by a sea and severely damaged by 18 January.[10] |
Henry Taylor | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived.[20] |
Inverugie | ![]() | The ship was run ashore in the Bay of Smoegro, Orkney Islands.[21] |
Margaretta | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in Ballydonegan Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Torquay, Devon. She drove ashore and was wrecked.[22] |
Mary Winch | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[3][4] |
Pleiades | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship St. Andrew (![]() |
Quintus | ![]() | The brig was abandoned off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London.[25][4] |
Sarah Emma | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dingle, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Queenstown, County Cork.[7] |
Thurcaston | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°00′N 33°50′W / 42.000°N 33.833°W). Her crew were rescued by Tricolor (![]() |
Lizard Lifeboat | ![]() | The lifeboat capsized off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of three of her ten crew.[29] |
3 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands with the loss of ten lives. A man on a boat from Graemsay was also lost whilst attempting to rescue survivors. More than 60 survivors were rescued by the paddle steamer Royal Mail (![]() |
August | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Peru to Hamburg.[33][4] |
Barbara | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Trebetherick Bay.[34] She was refloated on 18 January.[10] |
Challenge | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her six crew were rescued by the smack Queen Victoria (![]() |
Fairfax | ![]() | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Washington, Virginia.[37] |
Fisgard | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was driven higher up the beach on 17 January and was severely damaged.[38] |
Fortschritt | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Bilboa, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Bilboa.[9] |
Gratitude | ![]() | The 195-foot (59 m), 1,311-ton square-rigged packet ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and sank due to storm damage in deep water about 900 nautical miles (1,700 km; 1,000 mi) east of Boston, Massachusetts, at 41°30′N 53°00′W / 41.500°N 53.000°W. All 304 people on board were rescued by the barque Fredonia (![]() |
Great Northern | ![]() | The steamship sank in the North Sea. Her sixteen crew took to two boats. Eight in the longboat were rescued, the rest reached "Bjergaara", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Tønning, Duchy of Holstein.[32][41] |
Isadore | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Miragoâne, Haiti. She was consequently condemned.[42] |
Kensington | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India.[4][43] |
Lucetta | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[30][4] |
Marie René | ![]() | The ship struck a submerged object 24 nautical miles (44 km) south south east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Honfleur, Manche. She put in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[43] |
Mary | ![]() | The fishing smack foundered off Dunoon, Argyllshire.[44] Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Kyles of Bute to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[45] |
Mary Winks | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her five crew survived.[46] |
Otter | ![]() | The barque was wrecked in Clew Bay. Her eight crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[23][24][47] |
Pearl | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Goole. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[4] |
Roe | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her four crew were rescued by the smack Queen Victoria (![]() |
Scotland | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Dingle Bay. Her 32 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[23][45] She was towed in to Queenstown, County Cork by the tug Perseverance (![]() |
4 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Cesarine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Peel, Isle of Man.[25] |
Entracht | ![]() | The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom for Bremerhaven. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
Inigo | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked at "Sonakim", Ottoman Empire, Sixty-one passengers were rescued.[26] |
James Hendry | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground in Kilchattan Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[12] |
Jeannie | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Ross Bay, Kirkcudbrightshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Washington to Wigtown.[32] |
Marquis of Worcester | ![]() | The ship arrived at Stanley, Falkland Islands on fire. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. She underwent temporary repairs to enable her to return to Swansea in ballast.[50] |
Messenger | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Liberty (![]() |
USS Narcissus | ![]() | The Tug was wrecked at Egmont Key, Florida, and sank with the loss of all hands.[53] |
Trident | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Newport in a severely leaky condition.[54] |
Ville d'Autrain | ![]() | The ship put in to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Pontorson, Manche to Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[22] |
5 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Blue Bonnet | ![]() | The tug suffered a boiler explosion at Blyth, Northumberland.[55] |
Euphemia | ![]() | The brig was wrecked by an explosion in her cargo of coal at Hartlepool, County Durham.[55] |
Hannah | ![]() | The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by the brigantine Jane (![]() |
R. B Boggs | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off "Nanset". Her crew were rescued by R. J. Leonard (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() | The smack was destroyed by fire at Oban, Argyllshire.[60] |
6 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Cayenne | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Long Cay, off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to New York, United States.[61] |
Cook | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[62] |
Crusader, and Earl of Elgin | ![]() ![]() | The brig Crusader collided with the steamship Earl of Elgin and sank in the North Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) north by west of the Dudgeon Lightship (![]() |
Delia | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Colonsay, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued by the tug Flying Childers (![]() |
George and Mary | ![]() | The collier was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea.[62] |
Halcyon | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and found to be severely leak. She was taken in to Nassau for repairs.[65] |
Hilda | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Løkken-Vrå, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
Janet Kidston | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America to Baltimore, Maryland.[66] |
Landschipping | ![]() | The schooner collided with Alice Williams (![]() |
Melrose | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New York to Inagua.[67] |
Swinemünde | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at "Hammermühle". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[41] |
7 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Cambrian Packet | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Waterloo, Lancashire.[68] |
Elizabeth and Christine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Waterford.[56] She was refloated on 13 January and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[69] |
Freedom | ![]() | The smack was wrecked at The Needles, Isle of Wight with the loss of one of her two crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire. The survivor was rescued by the Totland Lifeboat. Freedom was subsequently towed in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[70] |
Friend of All Nations | ![]() | The lifeboat capsized whilst going to the assistance of Rambler (![]() |
Jane and Ann | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[22] |
Palinurus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Cymryan Strait with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[30][71][72] |
Panther | ![]() | The steamship collided with Antelope (![]() |
Pattie Martin | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in the Hatteras Inlet with the loss of two of her five crew. The survivors were rescued on 12 January by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from a port in New Jersey to Hatteras Island, North Carolina.[74] |
Rambler | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Margate Sand. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Neath, Glamorgan. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[22][21] |
Reform | ![]() | The trawler was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Clevedon, Somerset.[32] |
St. Patrick | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Barnhoorie Bank, in the Irish Sea with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued from the wreck by the Coastguard on 10 January. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Silloth, Cumberland.[75][76] |
Triton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Columbus (![]() |
Witch of the Seas | ![]() | The ship departed from Queenstown for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[77] |
8 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alpha | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[41][60] |
Avalon | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Schoar. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands.[56] |
Christiana | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Varuna (![]() |
Come-on | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance but then ran aground on the Andrews Sand. Refloated again, Come-on was found to be leaky and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[22][41][60] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[22][21] She was refloated on 17 January and towed in to Ayr.[38] |
Escort | ![]() | The ship was holed by ice at New York, United States and was beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[80] |
Favourite | ![]() | The fishing smack was wrecked on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew survived.[81][56] |
James Foster, Jr. | ![]() | The clipper ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed back to Liverpool.[82][32][83][84] |
Louisa | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Monte Video, Uruguay.[56] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew survived.[83] |
Red Jacket | ![]() | The ship foundered in Ballinskelligs Bay, County Kerry.[83] |
Singapore | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Liverpool No.2 Lifeboat. Singapore was on a voyage from Liverpool to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[62][85][54] |
Sir Robert Peel | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Bawdsey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[51] |
Wahorne | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[32] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of all on board.[14] |
9 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Argonaut | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[86][78][87] She broke in two on 21 February.[88] |
Bonanza | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Barry Island, Glamorgan with the loss of nine of her twelve crew.[51][89] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony.[90] |
Brothers | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of the Lemon and Ower Sand. Her crew were rescued by the smack Harriett Todd (![]() |
Clarinda | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[41] |
Fiducia | Flag Unknown | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire, United Kingdom.[84] |
Jacoba | ![]() | The full-rigged ship foundered in Tor Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Silloth, Cumberland, United Kingdom.[10] |
Noemi | ![]() | The barque sprang a leak and was beached at Y Rhiw, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Dublin. United Kingdom.[93][14] |
Prudhoe | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire with the loss of all fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China.[51][84][94] |
William | ![]() | The smack foundered in Stokes Bay. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The schooner was being towed to sea at Greymouth by the tug Lioness. The tug, through the pilot's inattention, drifted too far north causing the William and Mary to ground. Owing to the heavy swell, the Lioness was forced to cut the schooner loose.[95] |
10 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Agia Trias | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Civitavecchia, Papal States. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to an English port.[78][17] |
Alarm | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset.[97] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Albion | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Alexander | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Portland.[96][14] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Alona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brixham, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Alexander | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Portland.[97] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Amanda | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Portland.[97] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Amanda | ![]() | The brigantine sank or was driven ashore in Tor Bay with the loss of five of her eight crew.[96][98] |
Arrow | ![]() | The ketch was driven ashore at Portland.[97] |
Belle | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Bessie Simmonds | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Portland. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Par, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[97][96] |
Blue Jacket | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] She was refloated on 13 January.[69] |
Britannia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Brixham with the loss of four of her crew.[96][99][80] |
Briton | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Cambodia | ![]() | The barque was severely damaged at Penarth, Glamorgan when the full-rigged ship Telegraph (![]() |
Cambria | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[96][14] |
Charlotte | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Portland.[97] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Cheshire Witch | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore in Tor Bay with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat China (![]() |
Colonel Buller | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her three crew took to a boat, but it capsized and they drowned.[96] |
Courrier | ![]() | The brigantine sank in Tor Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[96] |
Dorset | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Broadsands. Her crew were rescued.[14][100] |
Drian | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Brixham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[96][98] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The schooner was lost in Tor Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lewes, Sussex to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[96] |
Elizabeth Lewis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Ellen | ![]() | The sloop sank in Tor Bay. She had been refloated by 20 January and taken in to Brixham.[101] |
Emilie and Charles | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Broadsands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to the Charente.[96][98] |
Ernest | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Forerunner | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Fortitude | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Broadsands.[100] |
George | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Larne, County Antrim.[102] |
Grace | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Hannah Moore | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rat Island, Devon with the loss of nineteen of her 25 crew. Survivors were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[103][104][47] |
Hanover | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Broadsands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Malbis, Alabama, United States.[96] |
Helen | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Honour | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[14] She subsequently became a wreck.[57] |
Horror | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
I'll Away | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool.[105][91] She was refloated.[106] |
James | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Goodrington, Devon. She was on a voyage from Rouen and/or Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Liverpool, Lancashire.[96][105] |
James | ![]() | The ship sank in Tor Bay.[96] |
Jane and Anne | ![]() | The brigantine sank in Tor Bay.[96] |
Jessie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Tor Bay with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[96][14][98][107] |
John Fyffe, and Natolia | ![]() ![]() | The full-rigged ship John Fyffe was driven into Natolia at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Both vessels were severely damaged.[33] |
Kezia Page | ![]() | The brigantine was driven onto the Copt Rocks. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Folkestone.[69] |
La Immacolata Concezione | The corvette was driven into the steamship Aunis (![]() | |
Laurel | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. Her three crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat Parsee (![]() |
Leonie | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[14][69] |
Lively | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Maria Jaine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to Faversham, Kent.[93][14] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked in Tor Bay with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[96][99] |
Mary Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Clovelly, Devon. She was refloated.[106] |
Minda | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay. Three crew were rescued.[14] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Portland. She was refloated the next day.[96] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Occidentale | ![]() | The barque foundered in Tor Bay with the loss of all sixty people on board. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Martinique.[110][111] |
Palmer | ![]() | The brig was wrecked near Islay, Inner Hebrides, Unitedl Kingdom with the loss of three of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool[51][112] |
Princess Beatrice | ![]() | The barque sank at Brixham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Dublin. She was refloated on 20 January.[96][14][113] |
Providence | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued by another vessel.[96] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship sank in Tor Bay.[96] |
Richard | ![]() | The ship sank in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Liverpool.[96] |
Salem | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
Santissima Trinidad | ![]() | The ship foundered at Civitavecchia. Her crew were rescued.[56] She was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to a British port.[10] Santissima Trinidad was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Civitavecchia for repairs.[114] |
Sarah | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland. Her crew survived.[97] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Scythian | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exmouth to Port Talbot.[96] |
Silvanus | ![]() | The ship sank in Tor Bay.[96] |
Sky | ![]() | The fishing trawler was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Sophia Austen | ![]() | The ship sank in Tor Bay.[96] |
Southerly | ![]() | The ship sank in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Exmouth to a French port.[96] |
Speranza | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Lefkada. Her crew were rescued.[115] |
Stanley | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Broadsands.[100][57] She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Waterford.[114] |
Telegram | ![]() | The fishing trawler, a sloop was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 20 January and taken in to Brixham.[96][101] |
Thessidore | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[106] |
Tom and Mary | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Brixham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Cardiff.[96][98][10][116] She had been refloated by 20 January with assistance from the sloop Phantom (![]() |
Turk | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Portland.[97] She had been refloated by 15 January.[69] |
Useful | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Brixham.[57] Her crew were rescued.[96] She was refloated on 13 January and taken in to Brixham. |
Wild Rose | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Brixham. Her eleven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Dublin.[96][98] She was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Brixham.[65] |
Zoe | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked in Tor Bay with the loss of six of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Cardiff.[96][99] |
Zouave | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Elbury, Devon with the loss of six of her ten crew.[100] |
Saltash Ferry | ![]() | The ferry sank at its moorings.[117] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship foundered in Tor Bay with the loss of all hands.[96] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore at Broadsands.[100] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Churston, Devon.[100] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Churston.[100] |
Eleven unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Elbury with some loss of life.[100] |
Militades | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Scutari.[17] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The schooner collided with the brig Joaquim (![]() |
11 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexis Marie | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Broadsands Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[116] |
Bessie | ![]() | The collier, a steamship, was driven ashore and wrecked between Hayle and Porthminster, Cornwall.[93][91] Her nine crew were rescued by the Penzance Lifeboat Richard Lewis and the St. Ives Lifeboat (both ![]() |
Bonita | ![]() | The smack collided with another vessel in Tor Bay and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the other vessel.[119] |
Cheval Trois | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[75] |
Cruiser | ![]() | The ship collided with the schooner Percy (![]() |
Diana, and Gadabout | ![]() | The schooner Gadabout collided with the brig Diana and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Diana was severely damaged.[93][14][120] |
Ellen Edwards | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Liverpool.[99][121] |
Emerald | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition.[14] |
Emile and Charles | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brixham. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to the Charente.[116] She had been refloated by 2 March and taken in to Teignmouth, Devon.[122] |
Eugene Felix | ![]() | The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Boulogne.[91] |
Express | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Lion Belge (![]() |
Fal | ![]() | The tug sank at Falmouth, Cornwall.[14] |
Falcon | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Sandwich, Kent.[69] |
Fessonia | ![]() | The ship departed from Sunderland for Civita Vecchia, Papal States. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; a boat washed up at Pellworm, Duchy of Schleswig on 9 February.[123] |
Fre Mad | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Kingsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Messina, Sicily, Italy.[93][109][71] Fre Mad was refloated on 15 January and taken in tow for London.[78] |
Goodwin Light | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[124][64] |
Grace | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[57] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was in collision with a cutter and was consequently beached at Walmer, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure.[14][69] |
Izri | ![]() | The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Jessy | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Brixham, Devon with the loss of five of her crew.[3] Eight survivors were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat China (![]() |
Julia, or Julia C. McLean | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[106][91][125] She was refloated in mid-February and beached at Sea Palling.[126] |
Lady of the Lake | ![]() | The smack was run into by Abeona (![]() |
Lavina | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked at Fresh Water Point, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[127] |
Lisbonnaise | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Dunkerque, Nord.[69] |
London | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Louise Marie | ![]() | The chasse-marée was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[14] She was refloated with assistance from HMS Research (![]() |
Maple Valley | ![]() | The ship was abandoned 6 nautical miles (11 km) west north west of Scarba, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Islesman (![]() |
Monda | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Brixham, Devon with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from London to Berbice, British Guiana.[3] |
Naiad | ![]() | The schooner was driven into the barque Ubriksen (![]() |
Paquebot No. 1 | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[59] |
Phœnix | ![]() | The tug was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides.[105] |
Pomona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Portland. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to "Hegle". She was refloated and put back to Weymouth.[91] |
Providence | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Boulogne with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Boulogne Lifeboat.[100][129] |
Sally | ![]() | The brigantine was beached at Hull, Yorkshire and was abandoned by her crew.[91] |
Silentium | ![]() | The barque was driven into the barques Home and Stanton (both ![]() |
Stanley | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Platters Sand. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Ipswich. She was refloated with the assistance of three smacks and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[14] |
Sovereign | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[124] |
Tangerine | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Brixham. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated and taken in to Brixham.[114] |
Thoughtful | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her eight crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[109][3][96] |
Titania | ![]() | The brigantine foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of her pilot. Her crew were rescued by Ann (![]() |
Tordenskjold | Flag unknown | The ship was blown out to sea from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered.[114][130] |
Unition | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Lowestoft.[14] |
Wave | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Cowes.[14] She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Research (![]() |
Western Queen | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Bideford, Devon.[91] |
Zephyr | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her six crew were rescued by the lugger Champion (![]() |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent.[14] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight.[14] |
Two unnamed vessels | Flag unknown | The sloops sank in the Bristol Channel off Portishead, Somerset.[14] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore in Walton Bay, Somerset.[14] |
Three unnamed vessels | ![]() | The fishing boats were driven ashore at Boulogne.[120] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship sank at Yorkshire with the loss of two lives.[17] |
12 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Adele | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She had been refloated by 19 January and taken in to Cherbourg.[118] |
Alcyon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[64] She had been refloated by 19 January and taken in to Cherbourg, but sank there.[118] |
Alerte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[64] She was on a voyage from Viviers to Plymouth. She had been refloated by 19 January and taken in to Cherbourg.[118] |
Amalia | ![]() | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. All on board were rescued by the steamship Laconia (![]() |
Anna | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Clevedon, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[132] |
Badanza | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Barry Island, Glamorgan.[132] |
Cyclops | ![]() | The ship departed from Bombay, India for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[133] |
Dewdrop | ![]() | The dandy was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Dundee, Forfarshire.[69] |
Dorothea | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued by the tug Aid (![]() |
Ellen | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Southampton, Hampshire.[91] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Portsmouth.[64] |
Emily | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cap La Hougue, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and made for Cherbourg.[64] |
Eugene Felix | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Boulogne.[75][129] |
Gaspard | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[64] |
Harriett | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[91] She was refloated on 14 January.[134] |
Industry | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Clevedon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport to Bristol.[132] |
Jeune Louis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[64] |
Louis and Fanny | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Cardiff.[64] |
Lusitanie | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in Loch Long. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Cardiff.[135] She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[5] |
Marie and Fanny | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Liverpool.[64] She had been refloated by 19 January and taken in to Cherbourg.[118] |
Old Honesty | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Malta.[136] |
Onward | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Margate.[91] She was refloated on 14 January.[134] |
Pyrame | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Newport. She was refloated on 18 January and taken in to Plymouth.[10] |
Royal Sailor | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Camden Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to Dublin. She was refloated on 13 January and towed in to Queenstown, County Cork.[91][64] |
Sally | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground on the Hull Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[57] |
Sarah Ann | ![]() | The trow sank off Portishead, Somerset. Her crew survived.[132] |
Simeon Hardy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[93] |
Swallow | ![]() | The trow sank off Portishead. Her crew survived.[132] |
Talbot | ![]() | The trow sank off Portishead. Her crew survived.[132] |
Thomas and Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Clevedon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport to Bristol.[132] She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[114] |
Three Brothers | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Calderfoot, Cumberland.[80][66] |
Victorine | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Souter Point, Northumberland. Her eleven crew were rescued by the ferry Robert Chambers, the tugs Reynard, Robert Scott and William (all ![]() |
Volunteer | ![]() | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°55′N 10°30′W / 41.917°N 10.500°W). She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Saint John, New Brunswick.[3][119] |
Ystavets | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff.[91] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The trow foundered off Portishead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[91] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The sloop foundered in Walton Bay, Somerset with the loss of one of her four crew.[132] |
13 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Bansvale | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Both crew were rescued by the trawl boat Alice (![]() |
Billy | ![]() | The brig ran aground and sank off Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[125] |
Black Agnes | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Peterhead Lifeboat.[109] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Moray Firth.[64] |
Bonny | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Formby Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Formby Lifeboat.[105] She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[132] |
Brien Boru | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[69] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ayr.[78] |
Charlotte | ![]() | The ketch collided with a foreign brig off Beachy Head, Sussex and was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Poole, Dorset. She was towed in to Ramsgate, Kent the next day by the steamship Pioneer (![]() |
Concordia | ![]() | The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked at Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[129][69] |
Condor | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Scutari, Ottoman Empire.[17] |
Fanny | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 18 January and put back to Maldon.[78] |
Fortuna | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunman Head, Mull of Galloway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[3][69] |
Indian | ![]() | The brig was run down and sunk in the River Tyne by the steamship Earl Percy (![]() |
James Hall, Margaret Ann, and San Luis | ![]() ![]() ![]() | San Luis heeled over at Dover, Kent severely damaging James Hall and sinking Margaret Ann. San Luis was on a voyage from Laguna to Hamburg.[64] |
Kurrachee | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Point de Galle, Ceylon. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Jasper (![]() |
Marianna | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitburn, County Durham. Her nine crew were rescued by the North Shields and South Shields Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to the River Tyne.[104] |
Martha | ![]() | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east south east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smacks Island Queen and Sailor (both ![]() |
Osep | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of four of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Kavarna, Ottoman Empire to Hartlepool, County Durham.[109][71][131][64] |
Osier | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Workington, Cumberland.[69] |
Outtan | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llaniland, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[64] |
Pelion | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[57] |
Rescuer | ![]() | The lifeboat capsized at Gorleston, Suffolk with the loss of twelve of her sixteen crew.[35][139] Survivors were rescued by the lifeboat Friend of All Nations (![]() ![]() |
Rose Bud | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated with the assistance of five smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[69] |
Salt | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank.[105] |
Tower | ![]() | The sloop sank in Liverpool Bay. Both crew were rescued by the trawl boat Alice (![]() |
West Kent | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Tunbridge, Kent.[3][64][69] |
W F Storer | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lacashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom.[105] |
Wilhelm | ![]() | 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, United Kingdom to Papenburg. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[69] |
William and Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Wigtown. She was on a voyage from "Crutown" to Swansea, Glamorgan.[69] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Scutari.[17] |
14 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Arno, and Medina | ![]() | The brig Medina was run into by the steamship Arno and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of four of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by Arno. Medina was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to Leith, Lothian. Arno was on a voyage from Leith to London. Severely damaged at the bows, 48 of the 60 people on board took to the lifeboats and were rescued by the full-rigged ship Flying Cloud (![]() ![]() |
Bermuda | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Barra, Outer Hebrides with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Trinidad.[75][135] |
Clorinda Wallace | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[64] |
Conquest | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from the Ruvaal Lighthouse, Islay. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[142][38] |
Ernst von Homeyer | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Brindisi, Italy. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Falmouth or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[10] |
General Sheridan | ![]() | The schooner was lost off Cape Canso. Four of the crew were lost.[143] |
Hazlewood | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Southerness, Dumfries-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ramsey, Isle of Man.[78] |
Malvina Davies | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and put in to Weymouth, Dorset in a leaky condition.[78] |
Marianne | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Noorder Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[69] |
Ocean Bride | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Langton Matravers, Dorset with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[144][69] |
Ruby | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Mossel Bay. She had become a wreck by 10 February.[145] |
15 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfred and Fanny | ![]() | The ship was run down and sun by a brig. Her crew were rescued by Louisa (![]() |
Bessie | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Savannah. She was refloated and taken in to Savannah for repairs.[119][146] |
Confidence | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east north east of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Apollo (![]() |
Earl of Auckland | ![]() | The steamship foundered off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived.[124][64] |
Hamilton | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Skullmartin Rocks, in the Belfast Lough.[147] Her crew survived.[114] |
James Gann | ![]() | The sailing barge sank off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent.[69] |
Jenny | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Genoa, Italy.[69] |
New Eagle | ![]() | The sloop caught fire and was run ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Thornham, Norfolk.[69] |
Sarah Jane | ![]() | The Yorkshire Billyboy was abandoned off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tetney, Lincolnshire to London.[10] |
Setubal | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with assistance.[69][5] |
St. George | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[64] |
Ville d'Avranche | ![]() | The ship departed from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine for Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[148] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire.[64] |
16 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Emily | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[142] |
Engolf | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[86] |
17 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | The ship departed from Boston, Lincolnshire for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[130] |
Lowther | ![]() | The barque was run into by the steamship Calypso (![]() |
Margaret Ann | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[3][38] |
Northern Light | ![]() | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached on Rum Cay, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[149] |
Onward | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Speymouth, Moray.[10] |
Royal Albert | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Bude Bay, Cornwall with the loss of all 38 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[150][151] |
Scotia | ![]() | The schooner collided with the barque Ghilino (![]() |
Whampoa | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Zuidwal, in the Wadden Sea. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[66] |
18 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port. She was refloated on 24 January and towed in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire by a steamship.[153] |
County of Argyle, and Helen Baird | ![]() | The barque Helen Baird collided with the full-rigged ship County of Argyll and sank in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued by County of Argyll. Helen Baird was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Singapore, Straits Settlements. County of Argyle was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and Singapore. She was towed in to Greenock in a sinking condition the next day by the tug Flying Childers (![]() ![]() |
Jubilee | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Shanghai, China. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai.[158][65] |
Powerful | ![]() | The steamship was lost south of Rio Grande with the loss of 23 lives. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to the River Plate.[159][65] |
Shannon | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Diego Garcia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[86][153] |
Tartar | ![]() | The collier ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[10] |
19 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Countess of Durham | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Barbadoes. All on board, her crew and 520 coolies, survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Saint Vincent, Grenada and Demerara.[160] |
Rover's Bride | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on "Buenayre Island" (Bonaire). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Curaçao. The crew survived but the master was drowned.[161][162] |
20 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands.[121] |
Berdinkha | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent, where she was scuttled.[118] |
Berta | ![]() | The barque was wrecked near Santoña, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Civitavecchia, Papal States.[163] |
Charles Williams | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque George S. Hunt (![]() |
Chittham | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated.[118] |
Commissioner | ![]() | The paddle tug collided with the steamship Margaret (![]() |
James Hay | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Bootle, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Gaboon".[26][165] |
Martha | ![]() | The schooner went aground while trying to cross the rivermouth bar at Greymouth. She was stuck fast, and all attempts to free her failed.[95] |
21 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Asia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cuxhaven.[118] |
Chieftain | ![]() |