List of shipwrecks in 1815

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The list of shipwrecks in 1815 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1815.

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January[edit]

1 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1815
Ship State Description
Flora  Denmark The ship was wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[1]

2 January[edit]

For the loss of the Prussian ship Nimrod on this day, see the entry for 29 December 1814.

3 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1815
Ship State Description
Atalanta  United Kingdom War of 1812: The privateer Lawrence ( United States) captured and burnt the schooner, which was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Martinique.[2]
Henrietta  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ringkøbing. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[3]
Oscar Sweden The ship struck the Kentish Knock and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Gibraltar. Oscar was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate.[4]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to "Ross". William was refloated on 6 January and taken in to Passage West, County Cork.[5]

5 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1815
Ship State Description
Charles  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria to London. Her crew were rescued by HMS Ethalion ( Royal Navy).[1]

6 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1815
Ship State Description
Barcelones  Spain The ship was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Trinidad.[6]
Bush & Dreghorn  United Kingdom The ship was lost near the "Tower of Montreuil". She was on a voyage from Naples to Gallipoli, Apulia.[7]
Triton  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a galiot in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. She consequently foundered with the loss of two of her crew.[8]

7 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1815
Ship State Description
Leicester  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven onto a rock at Jersey, Channel Islands and was wrecked.[9]

8 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1815
Ship State Description
Hienrika Russia Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Lovisa to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Hienrika was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[5]

9 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1815
Ship State Description
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Venus ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and sank with the loss of two of her crew.[9] She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[10]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork (city) to Dublin.[8]
Wilhelmina Frederica Sweden The ship departed from Saint Barthélemy for Gothenburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]
Zyfard  France The ship was wrecked in Fontarabia Bay. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[12]

10 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1815
Ship State Description
Gold Hunter  United Kingdom The transport ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. All on board were rescued.[3]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Cullen Bay with the loss of 22 of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Greenock.[13]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[14]
Wenshambminde  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Yell, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15][16]
Wilhelmina  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France.[17]

11 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1815
Ship State Description
Arianus Marinas Dutch East India Company The East Indiaman capsized at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was declared a total loss.[1]
Armin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.[18]
Captain Jackson  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in Bridlington Bay by Peggy ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[19]
Fortitude  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Isle of Rhum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[20]
Hawk  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[18]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[19][18]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Sheffield  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[9] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thorne, Yorkshire to London.[18]
Sir John Moore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Rotterdam.[21] Sir John Moore was refloated on 13 January and taken in to Texel, North Holland.[17]
Twee Gebroeders Netherlands Netherlands The schuyt was driven ashore and wrecked at Freiston, Lincolnshire with the loss of three lives.[22]
Udny  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Aberdeen for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace; presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[23]

12 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1815
Ship State Description
General Wellesley  United Kingdom War of 1812: The East Indiaman, which had been captured by the privateer Yankee ( United States), was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States with the loss of more than 50 of her crew. She had been on a voyage from London to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies at the time of her capture.[2][24]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) north of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a French fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Gravesend, Kent.[25]

13 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1815
Ship State Description
Hansens Haab  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Larvik to London, United Kingdom.[26][27]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to London.[1]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) south west of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[17]
Neptunus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork (city) to Dram, Norway.[1] She was refloated on 30 January.[28]

14 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1815
Ship State Description
Lord Wellington  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Expedition ( United States).[29]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba.[30] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana and Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[31]
Supply  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[18]

15 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1815
Ship State Description
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Demerara.[32]
Neptune United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship foundered off Otranto, Kingdom of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Cádiz, Spain.[33]

16 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1815
Ship State Description
Bengal British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Point de Galle, Ceylon.[34][35]

17 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1815
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Spiekeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[26]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She refloated the next day but consequently foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Gipsey ( United Kingdom).[36]
Emmerson  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Ranger ( United States). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[29]
Robert  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer America ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.[37]
Vigilante Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Mandal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Christiansand, Norway.[26]

18 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1815
Ship State Description
Armen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Enterprize  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[18]
Perseverance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada War of 1812: The schooner, which had been captured by a privateer on 25 December 1814 off Demerara, was set afire and sunk off Tobago.[38]
HMS Sylph  Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States with the loss 111 of her 117 crew.[24][39][40]

19 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1815
Ship State Description
Chance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[18]
William Smith  United Kingdom The sloop capsized in the English Channel off Maisy, Calvados, France.[41]

20 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1815
Ship State Description
Daughter Alida  France The ship was beached at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Lys.[42]
Jeannie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to London.[18]
William  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (42°39′N 16°40′W / 42.650°N 16.667°W / 42.650; -16.667) by the privateer Reindeer ( United States). She was set afire and sunk. William was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.[43][44]

21 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1815
Ship State Description
Enterprize  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Santa Martha.[31]
Good Hoop Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[17][36]

22 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1815
Ship State Description
Lady Sherbrooke  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, Nova Scotia, to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[15]

23 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1815
Ship State Description
Bennett  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Naples. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[45]
Hector  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain due to her pumps being choked. Her crew were rescued by a Portuguese ship. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cádiz, Spain.[46]

24 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1815
Ship State Description
Maria Johanna Sweden The ship was driven ashore in the Loire by ice.[12]
São Joan Baptista  Portugal The ship was driven ashore in the Loire by ice. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[12]

25 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1815
Ship State Description
General Wellington  Spain The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[47]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon.[48]
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated.[47]
Prince Regent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Malta to Havana, Cuba. Prince Regent was later refloated.[47]
Tres Irmanos  Spain The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[47]

26 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1815
Ship State Description
City of Aberdeen  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[14][43]
Enighton  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Long Island, New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
Vriesland Netherlands Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Cádiz, Spain.[3]
William and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[3]

27 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1815
Ship State Description
Argyle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Pordallan". She was on a voyage from Dublin to Plymouth, Devon.[12]
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands.[43]
Commerce  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Durham Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Cley-next-the-Sea and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. All nine people on board were rescued.[3][14][23][50] She was later refloated and taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk.[20]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued.[51]
Fountain  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Sunderland.[43]
Gute Hoffnung Sweden The ship ran aground at Londonderry, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She put into Tulmore Bay where two of her crew were lost abandoning ship.Gute Hoffnung was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom.[12]
Henrietta  United Kingdom The sloop sank at Sunderland with the loss of all four crew.[14][43]
John and Sarah  United Kingdom The sloop was driven onto rocks in Tor Bay and wrecked.[3]
Lark  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Boulmer and Howickburn, Northumberland with the loss of six of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[51][52]
Mercury  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[49]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Aberdeen with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[43]
Queen Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of four of the seventeen people on board, and that of two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[23]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[12]
Success  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields with the loss of three of her crew.[14]
Thames  United Kingdom The smack foundered at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[43]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Firth of Tay. She was on a voyage from London to Perth.[52]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry.[12]

28 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1815
Ship State Description
Alecto  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Alecto was later refloated.[12]
Betsy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her nine crew were saved by the Hartlepool lifeboat.[53]
Courier Unknown The ship sank in the Tagus.[20]
Golden Fleece  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[3][36]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex having sprung a leak and been abandoned by her crew on 18 January.[3]
Mercury  United Kingdom The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Tyne.[43] She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland.[54]
Success  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her crew.[3] She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to South Shields.[50]
Whitton  United Kingdom The transport ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Alliance ( United Kingdom) rescued all aboard.[55]

29 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1815
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[3][50]
Boscastle  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off Aberthaw, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boscastle, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[20]
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Aberdeen with the loss of all but her captain.[54]
Frorsoket  Denmark The ship was wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[3]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria.[15]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands.[54]
Superb  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Hope at Plymouth, Devon and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hope was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[54]
Thames  United Kingdom The smack was lost at Aberdeen with the loss of all hand and two passengers. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[44]

30 January[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1815
Ship State Description
Alonzo Sweden The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to a Mediterranean port. Alonzo was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[54]
Anna Amanda Amelia Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to a Mediterranean port.[14][43]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Mogador, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Mogador to London.[56]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Lidney, Gloucestershire with the loss of all habnds. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Gloucester.[12]
Weender Danzig The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainsfleet. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[14][43]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1815
Ship State Description
Agriculture  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Holmpton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[19]
Byden  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Carlshamn, Sweden.[2]
Carlotta Sweden The ship was wrecked off "Skagar". She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Oporto, Portugal.[1]
Chances  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hornsea, Yorkshire.[17]
Christiana Augusto  Portugal The ship sank at Oporto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Oporto.[12]
Clara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[42] She was refloated on 26 January and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[50]
Cornwallis East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked at Trincomalee, Ceylon.[57]
Diligentia  France The ship ran aground in the Scheldt, She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to Lisbon, Portugal.[58]
Don  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Newton. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Holderness with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[60]
Drie Verbundenten Bremen The ship foundered on a voyage from Bremen to London.[9]
General Picton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[10]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[43]
Harriet  Norway The ship was wrecked near Christiansand. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to a Norwegian port.[8]
Hercules Danzig The ship was lost off Cape Wrath, Sutherland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[48]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Druridy Sands", Her crew were rescued.[59]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Brunswick.[61]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was lost off St. Andero, Spain.[17]
Neptunus Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Lisbon.[1]
New Hoffnung Hamburg The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[8]
Oceanus  Denmark The ship was wrecked at Cherbourg, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Copenhagen.[62]
Post Boy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Greenock.[17]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figuera da Foz.[42]
Tartar  United Kingdom On 29 January 1815 the ship sailed from Liverpool to Bermuda. A few days later she was totally lost at Castle Maine, Ireland.[63]
Theodore Netherlands Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Amsterdam, North Holland.[42][48]
Theodore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[58]
Thorley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire.[1] She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
Tschastlief  Russia The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Reval to Stockholm, Sweden.[19][64]
Unknown, unknown  United Kingdom War of 1812:The two vessels were captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean and were scuttled.[65]
Vrow Anna Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven Kingdom of Hanover at the end of January. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[51][59]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Druridy Sands". Her crew were rescued.[59]
Zephyr  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk.[64] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire and London.[66]
Zephyr  France The ship was wrecked at "Socoa". She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[3]

February[edit]

1 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1815
Ship State Description
Charsten & Peter  Norway The ship was lost near Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from North Bergen to Bilboa, Spain.[12]

2 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1815
Ship State Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The transport ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia on or about 2 February with the loss of all on board, more than 250 people. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Gibraltar.[67]

3 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1815
Ship State Description
Corunna  United Kingdom The ship was sunk in an action with a privateer off Grenville, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[38]
Fountain  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[14]
Johanna  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (38°37′N 10°20′W / 38.617°N 10.333°W / 38.617; -10.333) by the privateer Macedonian ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. She was set afire and sunk.[46]
John  United Kingdom War of 1812: The brig was captured off Montserrat by the privateer Ultor ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Martinique to Antigua. She was set afire and sunk.[38]
Maria Annabella  United Kingdom War of 1812: The brig was captured off Montserrat by the privateer Ultor ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Saint Kitts. She was set afire and sunk.[38]

4 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1815
Ship State Description
Experiment  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[51]
Louise Rosalie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Saltdean, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hull, Yorkshire.[12]
St. Jean  France The ship was lost in Mount's Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme.[55]

5 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1815
Ship State Description
Chasten and Peter  Denmark The galiot was wrecked at Aberdeen, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bilbao, Spain.[14]

6 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1815
Ship State Description
Beatrix  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[51][59] She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[20]
Triumvirate  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Macedonia ( United States).[68]

7 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1815
Ship State Description
Lord Duncan  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Morgiana ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bermuda. She was set afire and sunk.[69]

9 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1815
Ship State Description
Martin  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Chasseur ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Aruba. She was set afire and sunk.[30]

10 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1815
Ship State Description
Francille  France The ship was wrecked near A Coruña, Spain with the loss of eight lives.[70]
Hector de Groot Netherlands Netherlands The East Indiaman was sighted in the Strait of Sunda. no further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London, United Kingdom.[71]

11 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1815
Ship State Description
Economy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[72]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Poole.[20]

13 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1815
Ship State Description
Starling  United Kingdom The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Birling Gap, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London.[20][73]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Smalls and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by General Brock ( United Kingdom).[15][74]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figueira, Portugal.[15]

14 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1815
Ship State Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at A Coruña, Spain.[70]
Economy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[75]

15 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1815
Ship State Description
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal by USS Constitution ( United States Navy). She was set afire and sunk.[76]
Vrede  France The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Lys to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[72]

17 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1815
Ship State Description
North Star  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[7]

19 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1815
Ship State Description
Stag  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Lanzarote, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Lanzarote to London.[77]

20 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1815
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship foundered at The Nore. Her crew were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[74]
Hythe  United Kingdom The transport ship was lost at Senegal. She was on a voyage from London to Senegal.[78]
Lady Troubridge  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt off Barbadoes by the privateer John ( United States.[29]
Prince Oscar Sweden The ship was wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Brazil.[15]
Vrouw Wilhelmina  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Monster, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to London.[15]

21 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1815
Ship State Description
Enterprize  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Santa Marta.[30]
Susannah  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peel, Isle of Man. All 25 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79]

22 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1815
Ship State Description
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Pile of Foudry. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]

24 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1815
Ship State Description
Active Jane  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Grand Turk ( United States). She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Maranhão, Brazil.[11]
Louisa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[29]

25 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1815
Ship State Description
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61]

26 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1815
Ship State Description
HMS Statira  Royal Navy The Lively-class frigate struck a rock and foundered off Little Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[30][80]

27 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1815
Ship State Description
HMS Statira  Royal Navy The Lively-class frigate was wrecked on Heneaga, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Wilhelmina Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[67]

28 February[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1815
Ship State Description
Ino  United States War of 1812: The privateer was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina, by HMS Severn ( Royal Navy), which destroyed her.[30]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1815
Ship State Description
Alfred  Portugal The ship was wrecked near Oporto. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Lisbon.[72]
Andromeda  United Kingdom The transport ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all on board.[67]
Annehetta  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Lewis to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]
Anonyme  France The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime.[20]
Diamond  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[20]
Enfant Gheri  France The ship was lost near "Choisie" whilst bound for Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[72]
Fairy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Favourite  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was wrecked in the New Inlet, North Carolina, in mid-February. She had been captured by the privateer Warrior ( United States) on 27 January whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Alicante, Spain.[81][56]
Hedwig Fortuna Sweden The ship was wrecked at Dagerort. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Karlshamn.[15]
Henrietta France The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Libava to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[26]
Hirondelle  France The ship was lost on the Bec du Raz.[82]
Lord Hood  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was driven ashore at Bilbao, Spain early in February crewless and with her masts cut away. She had been captured in September 1814 by the privateer Scourge ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[26]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Syros, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[30]
Renovation  United Kingdom The transport ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all on board.[67]
Tartar  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Castlemaine, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[72]
Tres Amigos  Spain The ship was lost near "Castros" she was on a voyage from London to Bilbao.[72]
Unknown  United Kingdom War of 1812:The vessel was captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean and was scuttled in the first two weeks of February.[83]

March[edit]

3 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1815
Ship State Description
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ravenglass, Cumberland.[84]

5 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1815
Ship State Description
Fair Cambrian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick. Fair Cambrian was refloated and taken in to Limerick on 7 March.[70]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70]

6 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1815
Ship State Description
Sophia  United Kingdom The ketch was run down and sunk off Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[2]

7 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1815
Ship State Description
Anna Sophia  Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Galway, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Limerick, United Kingdom to Cádiz, Spain.[70]
Lady of the Lake  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Young Wasp ( United States). She was subsequently recaptured but was lost off Bermuda. Lady of the Lake was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to the West Indies.[11]
L'Auguste  France The brig was lost near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[70]
Santa Anna United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Amelia Island, East Florida. New Spain.[76]
Sir Charles Cotton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[32]

8 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1815
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cork for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Abbotsbury, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Ferrol, Spain to Poole, Dorset.[70]
Flora Netherlands Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Hook of Holland, South Holland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam, South Holland.[32]

9 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1815
Ship State Description
Harlequin  France The ship was driven ashore at Calais. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[70]
Illierienne  France The ship ran aground in the Seine near Havre de Grâce.[32]

10 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1815
Ship State Description
HMS Cygnet  Royal Navy The Merlin-class ship-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Berbice.[76]

11 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1815
Ship State Description
Queen Charlotte  United Kingdom The transport ship ran aground at The Needles, Isle of Wight. All on board were rescued.[70]
Vrouw Annejena Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London, United Kingdom.[38]

12 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1815
Ship State Description
Latona  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France to London.[70]
Rocket  United Kingdom The ship sank near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[70]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Carlingford Bay and was damageded. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newry, County Down.[32] Jubilee was later refloated and taken in to Newry.[29]

13 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1815
Ship State Description
Ashburton  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[2]
Sea Nymph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Madeira, Portugal.[32]

14 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1815
Ship State Description
Orient  Spain The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Somme. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[67]
Utile  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[68]
Vrouw Annejune Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London, United Kingdom.[85]
William  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]

15 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1815
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her crew.[32]
Esperanza  Portugal The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Lisbon, Portugal.[68]
Flora  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam, South Holland.[84]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Oporto, Portugal.[32]
Pulchera  France The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure.[68]

16 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1815
Ship State Description
Vrouw Margaretta Bremen The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from the Weser to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[38]

17 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1815
Ship State Description
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[86]
Vier Gesusters Netherlands Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[38]

18 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1815
Ship State Description
Iris  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aberg", Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[30]
Triore  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at "Hotbeet". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Triore was later refloated.[29]
Vrundschap Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[68]

19 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1815
Ship State Description
Sidney  United Kingdom The ship foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to A Coruña, Spain.[87]

20 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1815
Ship State Description
Antelope  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Greek Islands whilst bound for Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[88]
Dublin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork and Jamaica.[89]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Gothenburg, Sweden.[90]
Matilda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Pillau, Prussia and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Pillau.[56]
HMS Scylla  Royal Navy The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork. HMS Scylla was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[89]

21 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1815
Ship State Description
Harriet Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[29]

23 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1815
Ship State Description
Antelope  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Aegean Sea.[33]
Harriett and Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew.[91]
Jonge Jan  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Embden to London, United Kingdom.[29]

24 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1815
Ship State Description
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Ramsey Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kirkcudbright, Wigtownshire.[92]
Wolfe's Cove  United Kingdom The ship grounded in the River Thames and fell on her side. She was on a voyage to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated and after a survey determined that she had suffered no damage she resumed her voyage.[93]

25 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1815
Ship State Description
Young George Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the coast of Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Tenerife, Spain.[56]

26 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1815
Ship State Description
HMS Penguin  Royal Navy War of 1812:The Brig was defeated and captured by USS Hornet ( United States Navy) off Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean on the 23rd, and was scuttled on the 26th. 15 KIA and 28 WIA.[94][95]

27 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1815
Ship State Description
Alexander  United Kingdom The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Wyke, Dorset with the loss of at least 130 lives. There were five survivors. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[67][96]
Betsey  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
Cunningham Boyle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bootle, Lancashire. She refloated but consequently sank. Cunningham Boyle was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool.[38][85] She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Liverpool.[97][98]
Harrison  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anglesey.[38]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Campbeltown, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[92]

28 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1815
Ship State Description
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Norlect, Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Christiana, Norway.[37]

29 March[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1815
Ship State Description
Adventure  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Bowes ( United Kingdom) rescued Adventure's crew.[99]
John  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Cantick Head, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[90]

Unknown date[edit]

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1815
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Pilot ( United Kingdom). Ann was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to London.[92]
Antonio  Spain The ship was lost on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, United States before 9 March.[90]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was lost at "Rogginfleet". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[81]
HMS Elizabeth  Royal Navy The schooner capsized in the West Indies with the loss of all hands.[24]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Little Hope Island at the end of March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bermuda and thence to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[100]
Felicita  Malta The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea whilst on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[29]
Harriet  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by HMS Ethalion ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[76]
Henrietta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Berbice. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira. Henrietta was refloated and taken in to Demerara, where she arrived on 17 April.[101]
John & Ann  United Kingdom War of 1812: The ship was captured on 10 March by the privateer Young Wasp ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Halifax to the West Indies. She was subsequently wrecked at Oracoke, North Carolina, United States.[69]
Mariner  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on an island west of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[38]
Martha  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by HMS Ethalion ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cádiz, Spain.[76]
Martiniquais  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.[32]
Mercure  France The ship was wrecked near Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseillesto Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[29]
Nostra Senhora de Aguia  Portugal The ship was driven ashore near Le Conquet, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London.[29]
Pam-be-Civil  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, at the end of March. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Halifax.[100]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the Norwegian coast. Her crew were rescued.[77]
Theresa France French Empire The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to Bordeaux, Gironde.[38]
Union  France The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bordeaux.[38]

April[edit]

1 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1815
Ship State Description
Lady Collingwood  United Kingdom The transport ship foundered in Passamaquoddy Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Castine to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[76]
Speedwell  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Orient ( United Kingdom)Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, British North America.[37]

2 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1815
Ship State Description
Lady Ranelagh  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Down. Her crew survived.[97]

3 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1815
Ship State Description
Surprise  United States The privateer ran aground in a storm at Manasquan Inlet on the coast of New Jersey. Fifteen of her crew drowned.[102]

4 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1815
Ship State Description
Clio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Pillau.[99] She was later refloated and taken in to Pillau.[100]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire near Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[92]

5 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1815
Ship State Description
Amelia Stettin The ship ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[81]
Goede Hoop Stettin The ship was wrecked near Katwijk, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux.[99]

7 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1815
Ship State Description
British Volunteer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pillau, Prussia with the loss of a crew member.[37] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pillau.[78]
Clarendon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to New York, United States.[11]
Stirling  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[86]

8 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1815
Ship State Description
Catherine Maria Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[99]
Portland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from North Shields to a port in North America.[90]
Treys Reys  Portugal The ship was lost in the Bay of Da Cruiz. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Pará, Brazil.[103]

9 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1815
Ship State Description
Edward United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Kitts The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint Kitts with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Lucille ( France).[33]
Vrow Elizabeth Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dort, South Holland to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[31]

10 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1815
Ship State Description
Catharine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia.[86]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of all but two of her crew.[104]

11 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1815
Ship State Description
Nantwich  United Kingdom The ship struck The Smalls and consequently foundered off Grassholm. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[90]

12 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1815
Ship State Description
Newry  United Kingdom The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss pff all hands.[105]
Perthshire  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Ballycronan Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[97][99]

14 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1815
Ship State Description
Alexander and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast.[99] She was wrecked on 15 April.[106]
Annabella  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Barmston, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[80]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Padstow.[30]
Brother and Sister  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[80]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[30]
Charles  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Lys, France. Her crew were rescued.[99]
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Boston, Lincolnshire.[80]
Constantine  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[99]
Curlew  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[30][80]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was lost on this date.[45]
Fleece  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby.[80]
George and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Brancaster and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[37]
Harvest Home  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster and wrecked. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Hull, Yorkshire.[80]
Hind  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[30]
Hope  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[37]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Hull to Boston.[80]
James and Joseph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[37]
Kitty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Norfolk coast.[37]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[30]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[80]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weybourne, Norfolk.[37]
Peterhead  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[80]
Plymouth  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Whitby.[30]
Richard and Sarah  United Kingdom The lugger capsized in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all nine of her crew.[30][31][80]
Success  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees.[80]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Whitby with the loss of all hands. The wreck later came ashore.[30]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby.[80]
Vrouw Elizabeth Netherlands Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[80]

15 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1815
Ship State Description
Gainsboro'  United Kingdom The ship departed from The Down for Sierra Leone. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[107]
Providence  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. Seven people were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[98][99][108]

16 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1815
Ship State Description
Fenix Triumphante  Portugal The ship put into Dover, Kent, United Kingdom in a severely damaged state and subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands and London, United Kingdom.[30][31]

19 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1815
Ship State Description
Edward United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Kitts The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lucille ( France). Edward was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint Kitts.[88]

21 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1815
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Perran Downs, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[37]
Concord  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall.[37]
Friends Goodwill  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[37][78]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newquay, Cornwall.[37]
Severine Caroline  Norway The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre-de-Grâce to Christiansand.[100][109]

22 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1815
Ship State Description
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[110]
St. Ives  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[100] She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[109]

24 April[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 April 1815
Ship State Description
Dolphin  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[100]
Portrait  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Charles ( France). She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine, to Curaçao.[33]
San Pedro de Alcantara  Spanish Navy The ship of the line caught fire, exploded and sank in the Bay of Cumana.[111][112]

25 April[edit]

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