The list of shipwrecks in January 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1881.
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | Unknown date | |||||
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltic |  United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated and taken in to New York.[1] |
| Chingtoo | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Takao, Formosa.[2] |
| Edith Godden |  United States
|
The steamship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Montego Bay, Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1][3] |
| Freigheit |  Germany
|
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated.[1] |
| George B. McClellan | United States
|
The tug exploded. Her smokestack fell on the master of the barge she was towing, killing him.[4] |
| Idaho |  United States
|
The ship was driven ashore at Smith Point, Fire Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to New York City.[1][3] |
| Paulina | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Upper Middle". she was on a voyage from New York to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[1] |
| Queen of the Sea | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flying Cloud ( United States). Queen of the Sea was on a voyage from New York to Plymouth, Devon.[5]
|
| Saint Jean |  France
|
The barque collided with the barque Privateer ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew.[6][7] Saint Jean was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bordeaux, Gironde.[8]
|
| Thistle | United Kingdom
|
The schooner collided with the steamship Dafmer ( Denmark) at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands and was severely damaged. Thistle was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1]
|
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Sarah | Germany
|
The barque was wrecked on the Fair Prospect Rock, 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Port Antonio, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[9] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner collided with the barque Alexandra ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal with the loss of all hands.[10]
|
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Farnley | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of all 28 crew. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval, Russia.[11][3][12] |
| Happy Home |  Canada
|
The barque ran aground on the Trinity Ledge, in the Bay of Fundy, and capsized with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Saint John, New Brunswick.[13][14] |
| Hermann Johannes |  Netherlands
|
The galiot was driven ashore on Borkum, Germany. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Delfzijl, Groningen. She was declared a total loss,[3] but was subsequently refloated and towed in to Geestemünde, Germany.[7] |
| James Shaw | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[3] |
| Lupata | United Kingdom
|
The ship sank about 200 yards (180 m) from the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, off Oregon Coast, United States with the loss of all 30 crew.[15][16] She was on a voyage from Japan to a port in Oregon, United States.[17] |
| Volga | Flag unknown | The steamship was wrecked on rocks 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of the entrance to the "Narowsund".[18] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom
|
The steamship struck the Stag Rocks, off Lizard Point, Cornwall and sank. Her ten crew were rescued by a fishing lugger. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Caen, Calvados, France.[19][20][21] |
| Brazilian | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and broke in two. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22][20] |
| Caterina Olivari |  Italy
|
The brig ran aground in the Dardanelles at "Doganaslan".[13][23] |
| Hispania | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Royal Alfred ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Liverpool.[20][13]
|
| Magdalene | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boat ran aground on the Annat Bank, at the mouth of the River Tay and sank. Her six crew were rescued by Star of Peace ( United Kingdom).[24]
|
| Persia | Italy
|
The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno.[25][23] She was refloated.[7] |
| Rosita |  Spain
|
The schooner was wrecked on the Halliday Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was abandoned by all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Puerto Rica.[26][27][28][29] |
| Star of Peace | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boat ran aground on the Annat Bank. All twelve people on board were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat Mincing Lane ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Star of Peace was subsequently refloated and towed in to Montrose, Forfarshire by the tug Storm King ( United Kingdom).[24]
|
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adam White | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Gijón, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[23][30] |
| Chingtoo | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Takow, Formosa.[13] |
| Genova | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough.[23] |
| Indian Chief | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of seventeen of her 28 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Indian Chief was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Yokohama, Japan.[31][32]
|
| John Zittlosen | United States
|
The barque collided with the steamship Idlewild ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south east of Folkestone, Kent with the loss of five of the fifteen people on board.[33][34][35][13][36][37] John Zittlosen was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to New York, United States.[38] The investigation held the Idlewild's master and first officer to blame.[39]
|
| Meredith | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Point Law, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Britannia ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Aberdeen.[40]
|
| Nymphoea | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew took to the lifeboats and were rescued by another steamship.[41][42] Nymphoea was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Athens, Greece.[8] |
| Sarah |  Norway
|
The schooner may have run aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was subsequently assisted in to the River Colne.[23] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ada and Emma | Germany
|
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[43] |
| Alert | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Sheringham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dartmouth, Devon.[28][44] |
| Anson Stimson | United States
|
The schooner was wrecked on Brigantine Shoal bar, New Jersey. The wreck was probably caused by the death of the captain earlier and six crew were ill leaving only the mate and cook to sail the ship.[45] |
| Catherine Richards | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Kildonan Point, Isle of Skye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[28] |
| Harelda, and Léon |
United Kingdom Spain
|
The steamship Harelda collided with the steamship Léon and sank off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her 22 crew got aboard Léon, which also sank. All on board took to boats. Nine crew from Harelda and fifteen from Léon reached Lisbon. Twenty crewmen from Harelda and Léon were rescued by the steamship Liddesdale ( United Kingdom).[25][46] A number of survivors were rescued by the steamship Irene Morris ( United Kingdom).[47] Harelda was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to London. Léon was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[48]
|
| Macbeth | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was being towed from London to the River Tyne by the tug Black Prince ( United Kingdom). Macbeth was refloated and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[28]
|
| Sarah and Emma | Germany
|
The full-rigged ship caught fire at Cardiff and was scuttled.[38] |
| Terrible | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler caught fire and sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[28] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | A large steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and sank with the loss of all hands.[49] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Allianca |  Portugal
|
The schooner was run ashore on Madeira.[50] |
| America | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Barletta, Kingdom of Italy. Five of her crew abandoned her; the rest refused to. America was on a voyage from Barletta to Brindisi, Italy.[47] |
| Eugenie | France
|
The ship ran aground and sank at the "Île du Lin". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[51] |
| Norma |  Sweden
|
The barque departed from Howdon, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Holmstadt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52] |
| Reine des Fleurs | France
|
The ship was driven ashore at Calais. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Calais.[50] |
| Rosalind | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground east of Dunnose, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bilbao, Spain.[53] |
| Seagull | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus.[36] |
| Scotia | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore on Sanda Island.[50] She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to the Clyde.[54] She was refloated and taken in to the Clyde.[55] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The pilot boat was lost at Wicklow with the loss of all four people on board.[56] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac and Isabella | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby, where she sank.[17][57] |
| Mulgrave | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Collier Hope, Yorkshire.[56][57] |
| Penope | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Capella ( Germany) in the River Thames. She was beached at Shadwell, Middlesex, where she sank.[58]
|
| Vincenzo | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Odessa, Russia.[59] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chimborazo | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Saint Vincent. Her passengers were taken off.[25] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
| Excel | United States
|
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by the steamship Cyphrenes ( United Kingdom).[61] Excel was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Norfolk, Virginia.[62]
|
| Forest Eagle | United States
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Leif Erickson ( Norway) and the steamship Trogan ( United Kingdom). Forest Eagle was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana.[63][14]
|
| Foxhound | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was sighted in the North Sea. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all five crew.[64] |
| R. B. | United Kingdom
|
The schooner collided with Elfin and sank off the Longships, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Elfin. R. B. was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Marans, Charente-Inférieure, France.[51] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altofts | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to the Humber.[60][65] |
| Despatch | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Cape Gutta, Cyprus and was damaged. She was taken in to Limassol in a disabled condition.[66] |
| Eliza Boustead | United Kingdom
|
The ship collided with HMS Defiance ( Royal Navy) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Runcorn, Cheshire.[17]
|
| Highbury | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[60] |
| Highflyer | United States
|
The fishing schooner was wrecked at Carver's Harbor, Fox Island Main, Nova Scotia Canada. Her crew were rescued.[45] |
| Mount Hermon | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Genoa, Italy and was severely damaged. Her crew survived. She was on her maiden voyage, from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Genoa.[60][51][67] She sank on 16 January.[59][68] |
| Primrose | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[60][65] |
| Prinz Friedrich Karl | Germany
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Baltic Port, Russia. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Reval, Russia.[17] She was refloated in late January.[69] |
| Urbanitet | Norway
|
The ketch ran aground at Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She capsized and sank the next day.[17] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Gaditana | Sweden
|
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Abercarne ( United Kingdom). Bella Gaditana was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[70]
|
| Hereford |  South Australia
|
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Point Lonsdale, Victoria. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. She was later salvaged and repaired.[71][72] |
| Jessie | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler was abandoned 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of the Carr Rock. Her five crew were rescued by the tug Asia ( United Kingdom). Jessie drove ashore at St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire and was wrecked.[73]
|
| Nettlesworth | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex[47] |
| Scottish Chief | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler was lost at Aberdeen with the loss of all three crew.[74][75] |
| Star of the East | United Kingdom
|
The barque capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[17][47] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The fishing vessel was wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[74] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler was driven ashore and wrecked at Skateraw, Kincardineshire with the loss of all hands.[74] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boat was wrecked north of Clyth, Caithness with the loss of all six crew.[73] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boat was wrecked at Dunbeath, Caithness with the loss of all five crew.[73] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Flimby, Cumberland.[51] |
| Emma Francis | Canada
|
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (43°56′N 32°22′W / 43.933°N 32.367°W). Her thirteen crew were rescued by the barque Wilhelm Foss ( Norway). Emma Francis was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[76][77]
|
| Nellie Murphy | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Tusket, Nova Scotia, Canada to Norfolk, Virginia.[72] |
| Rosa Mary | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Billingham, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[75][78][79][51] |
| Toyokuni Maru |  Japan
|
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Inland Sea of Japan with the loss of 66 of the 80 people on board.[80] Survivors were rescued by the steamship Tokio Maru ( Japan). Toyokuni Maru was on a voyage from Osaka to Shimonoseki.[81]
|
| West Stanley | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Filsand Reef, off Kuressaare, Russia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Reval, Russia.[51][82][2] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Flimby, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[83] |
| Foxhound | United Kingdom
|
The smack was run down and sunk in the Dogger Bank by the steamship Prinz Wilhelm ( Germany). Her crew were rescued.[83]
|
| Unnamed |  Egypt
|
The lighter sank at Alexandria.[51] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardeer | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Hirondelle ( France) and sank at Ouistreham, Calvados, France.[83] Her crew were rescued.[84]
|
| Blyth | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked at Santoña, Spain.[83] She was on a voyage from Cape San Antonio, Spain to a British port.[42] |
| Cecelia | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in Sandown Bay. She was on a voyage from Palma de Mallorca, Spain to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and put in to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[59] |
| Chevington | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Alster ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex. Her crew were rescued. Chevington was refloated on 17 January and beached.[85]
|
| Emily | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler was run down by the barque Talisman ( Italy) approximately 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall. A nearby fishing boat rescued her four crew.[86][87][88]
|
| Manitoban | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde near Bowling, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[89] |
| Jeanette | Netherlands
|
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[83] |
| Lenore | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was run into by the steamship John Dixon ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of eight of the 22 people on board. Lenore was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bombay, India.[87][90][91]
|
| Minnie Coles | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Vulcan ( United Kingdom) and the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[83][92]
|
| Saint-Germain | France
|
The steamship ran aground at Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Colón, United States of Colombia to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[87][59] She was refloated and taken in to Fort-de-France, Martinique.[93] |
| Sverre | Norway
|
The steamship was driven ashore 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[92] |
| Umvoti | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with Tweedsdale ( United Kingdom) at Madras, India and was severely damaged.[83]
|
| William Owen | United States
|
The barque collided with a steamship off the Goodwin Sands and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to an American port. She was assisted in to Dover, Kent.[83] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Strout | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was run down by the steamship Gemma ( Germany) and sank in the North Sea off Dunwich, Suffolk. Her six crew were rescued by Gemma. Agnes Strout was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[66][94][59]
|
| Annie Ripley | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at "Terneyden", North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne.[93] |
| Bannockburn | United Kingdom
|
The ship was destroyed fire at Chittagong, India.[59] |
| Caroline Goodyear | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was run into by the steamship Laconia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west of the Bardsey Lighthouse, Caernarfonshire with the loss of two of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Laconia.[87]
|
| Cashier | France
|
The ship was driven ashore at Newcastle, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Newcastle.[95] |
| John | United Kingdom
|
The brig departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for London. Subsequently lost with all nine crew.[96] |
| Lumley | United Kingdom
|
The brig stranded on a rock approximately one mile (1.6 km) offshore, off Upgang, Yorkshire with the loss of all ten crew. The Upgang Lifeboat Joseph Sykes and the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth (both Royal National Lifeboat Institution) were unable to rescue her crew despite numerous attempts to do so.[97][87][98] Lumley was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Motril, Spain.[99]
|
| Mary | United Kingdom
|
The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Samaria ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Belize City, British Guiana to Goole, Yorkshire.[100]
|
| Una | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from Roscoff, Finistère, France for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. No further trace, reported overdue.[101] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BAP Apurímac |  Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The frigate was scuttled by her crew at El Callao to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| BAP Atahualpa | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The monitor was scuttled by her crew at El Callao to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. She was salvaged later in 1881 and became a storage hulk. |
| Eneret, or Merit |
Netherlands
|
The steamship ran aground off the Essex coast. Eight of her fifteen crew died before the Harwich Lifeboat Springwell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) rescued them on 20 January.[102][103]
|
| Fairy Maid | United Kingdom
|
The ship collided with the steamship British Queen ( United Kingdom) off the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House) and was severely damaged. She was taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[66]
|
| Henrietta | United Kingdom
|
The Thames barge was run down by the steamship Carbon ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[66]
|
| Ingerid | Netherlands
|
The steamship was wrecked off the coast of Essex with the loss of two of her sixteen crew. Seven survivors were rescued on 21 January by the Harwich Lifeboat Springwell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) or reached shore in a boat. Ingerid was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Naples, Italy.[26][100][104]
|
| Livonia | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat, but her captain refused to leave. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[85] |
| North Wales | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Java, Netherlands East Indies. All 21 people on board were rescued on 18 January by tugs.[105][106] |
| Patterdale | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[66] She was refloated.[59] |
| Princess Royal | United Kingdom
|
The ship was sighted in the Bristol Channel between Steep Holm, Somerset and Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, reported overdue.[101] |
| BAP República | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The torpedo boat was scuttled by her crew at El Callao to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| BAP Talismán | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The troopship was scuttled by her crew at El Callao to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| BAP Toro Submarino | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The submarine was scuttled by her crew at El Callao to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her nineteen crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Bombay, India.[87][85][107] |
| BAP Unión | Peruvian Navy
|
 |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BAP Apurimac | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The training ship, a steam frigate, was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| BAP Atahualpa | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The monitor was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. She was salvaged and hulked after the war and scrapped in the early 1900s. |
| Bessie | United Kingdom
|
The steamship departed from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. No further trace, reported overdue.[108] |
| Chalaco | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The steam transport was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom
|
The dandy went ashore on Clodgy Point, St Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were taken off by the steamship Gwent ( United Kingdom) before the dandy went ashore.[109] Enterprise was on a voyage from Porthlethen, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[110]
|
| Eolos |  Greece
|
The barque was wrecked at Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[111] |
| Gaskea | United Kingdom
|
The ship was beached at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Brake. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[111] |
| Hugh Fortescue | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Dreadnought ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition. She subsequently sailed for London.[66][59]
|
| Kong Carl | Norway
|
The barque anchored off Sully, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rusør to Cardiff, Glamorgan. No further trace.[112] |
| Limeña | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The steam transport was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| BAP Loa | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The training ship was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| Oroya | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The steam transport was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| Peter Jebsen | Norway
|
The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, United Principalities.[66][59] |
| Pioneer | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[59] |
| BAP República | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The torpedo boat was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| BAP Rímac | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The troopship was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. She was salvaged in June 1881. |
| St. Bernhard | Germany
|
The ship was beached at Bremen. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[111] |
| Stooomvarts | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Lühe. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[93][113] |
| Talismán | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The steam transport was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| Toro Submarino | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The submarine was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. The Chileans later salvaged her as a war trophy. |
| BAP Unión | Peruvian Navy
|
War of the Pacific: Scuttling of the Peruvian fleet in El Callao: The corvette was scuttled by her crew at El Callao, Peru, to prevent her capture by advancing Chilean forces. |
| Three unnamed lighters | France
|
The lighters ran aground and sank at Havre de Grâce.[59] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Thomas | Royal National Lifeboat Institution
|
The Great Yarmouth lifeboat capsized while returning with the sole survivor of Guiding Star. Two people survived; there were seven people on board at the time.[114][105][115] |
| Admete | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Lisbon, Portugal.[116][117] |
| Adolphus | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Lyme, Dorset.[118][110] |
| Agnes | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Alexandre | France
|
The barque collided with the barque Mirella ( United Kingdom) and was then driven ashore between Lavernock Point and Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[120][105][121]
|
| Amazon | Jersey
|
The ketch was driven ashore and damaged at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Cardiff.[122][121][119] |
| America | Norway
|
The barque was abandoned in the Bristol Channel . All but one of her crew were rescued by the tug Dunrobin ( United Kingdom). America was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She came ashore at Warren Point, near Minehead, Somerset, United Kingdom and the other crew member was rescued.[121][116][123]
|
| Amiral Cecile | France
|
The barque was driven ashore at Lavernock Point. Her nine crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. Two bears were also rescued. She subsequently broke up.[120][105][118][121][119] |
| Anna Decéil | France
|
The ketch was driven ashore at Ipswich, Suffolk.[114] |
| Annie | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Penarth.[119] |
| Annie Catherine | Germany
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat.[124] She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[125] |
| Ann Polly | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Ann Turgoose | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[114][122] |
| Aphrodite | Germany
|
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastbourne, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bari, Italy.[126][122] |
| Aquila, and Wallace |
United Kingdom United States
|
The barque Wallace was driven into the paddle steamer Aquila at Weymouth, Dorset, driving Aquila into the jetty and severely damaging her.[105] |
| Arabistan | Netherlands
|
The barquentine was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Harlingen, Friesland.[110] Arabistan was refloated. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition on 21 January.[127] |
| August | Germany
|
The barque was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth, where she collided with the steamship Great Western ( United Kingdom).[118]
|
| Battle of Corunna | United Kingdom
|
The brig was drive ashore at Gorleston with the loss of all eight crew.[128][129] |
| Belgian |  Belgium
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Dovercourt, Essex, United Kingdom. Her four crew survived.[117] |
| Bon Père | France
|
The ship was driven ashore at Lower Hope, Kent. She was on a voyage from Barfleur to London.[100] |
| Baron Vrancyzany |  Austria-Hungary
|
The barque ran aground on the Barnard Sand. She floated off and was driven ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk with the loss of all but one of the thirteen people on board.[118][130] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Philadelphia.[63][117] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom
|
The smack was wrecked on Barry Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[61] |
| Buckhurst | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven into Creole ( United Kingdom) and then drove ashore at Penarth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bombay, India.[118][110]
|
| Cambrian | United Kingdom
|
The pilot boat sank in the Bristol Channel off Lynmouth, Devon.[122] Her crew were rescued.[131] |
| Catherine | Jersey
|
The schooner was driven into a lighter and then into the quayside at Weymouth and was damaged.[122] |
| Catherine de Boer | Germany
|
The schooner was driven ashore north of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Newcastle upon Tyne.[118][110] |
| C. G. Michels, or G. C. Michels |
Germany
|
The brig was damaged in a gale in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. She drove ashore at Lavernock Point. Her seven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[118][121][110][119] |
| Charles | France
|
The chasse-marée sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, ten to twelve lives.[114][105][118][110] |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew survived.[105][131] She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[118] |
| Charlotte Dunbar | France
|
The brigantine was found ashore on Burnt Island, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom after an overnight gale, and became a wreck. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Audierne and/or Morlaix, Finistère, France. There was no sign of the crew or the ship's boat.[132][133][134][135] |
| Clara and Jessie | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Wexford. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[118] |
| Cleveland, Iron Era, and John Bowes |
United Kingdom
|
The steamship Cleveland collided with the steamship John Bowes in the River Tyne. She then collided with the steamship Iron Era. All three vessels were severely damaged. John Bowes was beached, but was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[68] |
| Concezione S. | Italy
|
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Avalon ( United Kingdom), which lost a crew member effecting the rescue. Concezione S. was refloated with assistance and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[124][136][116]
|
| Courier | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground at Harwich. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the smack Jemima ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[117]
|
| Cyril | United Kingdom
|
The trow was driven ashore at Cardiff.[119] |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Delhi | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Shaldon, Devon.[63] |
| Deptford | United Kingdom
|
The collier, a schooner, was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of all nine crew.[117] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London.[96][137] |
| Diligence | United Kingdom
|
The trow was driven ashore and severely damaged at Penarth.[122][113][119] |
| Donna Maria | Jersey
|
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Wexford.[118] |
| Dorothea | Germany
|
The galiot was driven ashore at Shotley, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Ipswich to Perth, United Kingdom.[61][117] |
| Dour | United Kingdom
|
The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of five crew.[138] |
| Dupuytren | France
|
The lugger was driven ashore at Saltfleet. Her crew were rescued.[118] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Seville, Spain.[129] |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom
|
The luggage boat was one of four vessels driven through the pier at Ryde, Isle of Wight.[115] destroying 200 feet (61 m) of the pier.[139][140] |
| Edith Morgan | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Black Rocks, in the Sound of Islay. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire and/or Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne.[122][100] |
| Edith Mary | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of five of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[114] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[110] |
| Edward Peck | United Kingdom
|
The schooner sprang a leak and was beached 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Bude, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff.[141] |
| Edwin | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was wrecked at Swansea.[119] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Penarth.[105][121][119] |
| Eliza Jane | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire to London.[118][129][117] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lavernock Point.[119] |
| Erin | United Kingdom
|
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Wexford.[118] |
| Emilie | France
|
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lavernock Point.[119] |
| Eris | United Kingdom
|
The sloop was driven ashore in Studland Bay. Her crew survived.[118] |
| Etta | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Lavernock Point. Her crew were rescued.[120][105][118] She was refloated.[119] |
| Fairy | United Kingdom
|
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Shotley.[117] She was refloated on 3 February.[142] |
| Fear Not | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Felix and Rosalie | France
|
The schooner foundered approximately 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Boscastle, Cornwall. Five men and a boy landed near King Arthur's Castle. She was on a voyage from Trouville, Manche, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[143] |
| Filomene | Austria-Hungary
|
The brig ran aground near Lavernock Point and was wrecked.[119] She was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Cardiff.[69] |
| HMS Firefly | Royal Navy
|
The Forester-class gunboat sank in the River Medway at Upnor, Kent. Her crew survived.[144][128] |
| Fishguard Lass | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[118] Her three crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat George Moor ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[106]
|
| Florence Muspratt | United Kingdom
|
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Wexford.[118] |
| Franeés | France
|
The brigantine was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. Her six crew were rescued.[116][117] |
| General Havelock | United Kingdom
|
The collier was driven into Ryde Pier, Isle of Wight.[140] |
| Georgiana | United Kingdom
|
The trow was driven ashore at Penarth.[122][113] |
| Glenorcum | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[63] |
| Goeland | France
|
The chasse-marée was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Bordeaux.[100] |
| Greek Slave | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore north of Grimsby.[118][110] |
| Guiding Star | United Kingdom
|
The schooner went ashore at Great Yarmouth. The captain and two crew were ashore, and the mate left on board drowned when the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Abraham Thomas ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) capsized after taking him from the vessel.[145][146][117]
|
| Gyda | Norway
|
The brig drove ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her four crew were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat Edward Birkbeck ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[124] She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[125][147]
|
| Gylfe | Denmark
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orfordhaven, Suffolk.[100] Her eight crew were rescued.[117] |
| Hanna | Norway
|
The brigantine was wrecked on the Lemon and Owers Sandbank, in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Eleanor ( Norway). Hanna was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[148]
|
| Hasselo | Norway
|
The brigantine was wrecked on the Maplin Sand. Her eight crew were rescued by the Clacton Lifeboat Albert Edward ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Hasselo was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[124]
|
| Havelock | United Kingdom
|
The collier was one of four vessels driven through the pier at Ryde, Isle of Wight, destroying 200 feet (61 m) of the pier.[114][139][115] She was consequently scuttled.[140] |
| Helena | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harwich.[117] |
| Hercules | Norway
|
The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Subsequently taken in to Gorleston, Suffolk in a waterlogged condition.[105][122] |
| H. S. B. | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Italia | Norway
|
The barque ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[105][122] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Ipswich.[110] Italia floated off and ran aground on the Guard Sand.[117] |
| Jane | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Lyme.[118][110] |
| Jean and Marie | France
|
The ship was driven ashore at Penarth Head, Glamorgan.[93] |
| Jeanne Marie | France
|
The brigantine was driven ashore between Lavernock Point and Cardiff.[105][121] |
| Jeune Emile | France
|
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff.[119] |
| Johan | Sweden
|
The barque was driven ashore at Lavernock Point. Her crew were rescued.[118][121] |
| John Ward | United Kingdom
|
The collier was one of four vessels driven through the pier at Ryde, destroying 200 feet (61 m) of the pier.[114][139][115] She consequently sank.[140] |
| J. W. S. | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Laura | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hartlepool. Her crew survived.[105][131] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[118] |
| Leader | United Kingdom
|
The smack was wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[122][117] |
| Lerrin | United Kingdom
|
The crewless schooner was driven ashore in Bideford Bay.[118][110] |
| Lily | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme.[118][110] |
| Lily Green | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen.[118] |
| Lucknow | United Kingdom
|
The ship was one of four vessels driven through the pier at Ryde.[115] destroying 200 feet (61 m) of the pier. She was wrecked.[139][140] |
| Marie | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Halliday Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Mill Bay in a leaky condition. Marie subsequently drove ashore at Dovercourt.[118][128][117] She was later refloated and towed in to Harwich.[149] |
| Maja | Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore near Clougher Head, County Louth, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[118] |
| Martha and Anne | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Martin Maria | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of ten of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Monaco.[118][148][131] |
| Marmora | United Kingdom
|
The ship was run down and sunk at Bordeaux by the steamship Hathersage ( United Kingdom).[63]
|
| Martha | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand. She was refloated on 30 January and towed in to the River Thames in a leaky condition.[100][150] |
| Martha | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was wrecked at Swansea.[119] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Great Yarmouth.[105] |
| Mary Ann White | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Newquay, Cornwall with the loss of her captain.[151] |
| Medina | United Kingdom
|
The smack was driven ashore at Cowes.[122][93] |
| Miner | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Penarth.[122] |
| Mirella | United Kingdom
|
The barque collided with the barque Alexandre ( France) and was then driven ashore and damaged at Lavernock Point. Her ten crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[120][105][118][93][121] Mirella was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Cardiff.[69]
|
| Miss Beck | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen.[118] Her five crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat George Moor ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[106]
|
| Marton | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton, County Durham. Four of her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus; the rest remained on board.[105][118][121][152] |
| Mystery | United Kingdom
|
The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Wrexham.[118] |
| Nana Deceil | France
|
The ketch was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her four crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat.[115] She was on a voyage from Hull to Calais.[153] |
| New Unity | United Kingdom
|
The smack was wrecked on the Grain Spit, off the Isle of Grain, Kent. Her crew survived.[26][103] |
| Norton | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom
|
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunwich, Suffolk. Her six crew were rescued.[118] |
| Palestine | United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked at Sizewell. Her nine crew were rescued by the rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[114][117] |
| Parkside | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Penarth Head.[93] |
| Pearl | United Kingdom
|
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Shotley.[117] |
| HMS Penelope | Royal Navy
|
The central-battery ironclad was driven from her moorings at Harwich and ran aground in the River Stour.[103] |
| Percy | United Kingdom
|
The ship was sighted off Lowestoft, Suffolk. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all nine crew.[154][137] |
| P. F. | France
|
The brig was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. Her ten crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Kennetpans, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[63][117] |
| Portia | Flag unknown | The brigantine ran aground on the Maplin Sand and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[118][63][124] |
| Providence | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Middleton. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hartlepool.[105][118][131] |
| Providence | France
|
The smack ran aground on the Warden Ledge, off the Isle of Wight and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kerzerho, Morbihan to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[122] |
| Rambler | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Wexford. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wexford.[118] |
| Rapid | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Gorleston with the loss of all seven crew.[114] |
| Reindeer | United Kingdom
|
The ketch was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bloody Point, near Harwich.[117] |
| Reine du Ciel | France
|
The ketch was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her four crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull to Calais.[105][122][117] She was refloated on 28 January and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[150] |
| Restless | United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth.[114][122] Six of her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy.[121] |
| Rhoda | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. All five people on board were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Seaham, County Durham.[114][105][122][115] |
| Rhoda Jemima | United Kingdom
|
The smack was driven ashore in Studland Bay. Her crew were ashore at the time.[122] |
| Richard | United Kingdom
|
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at "Little Stoke", Somerset. Her crew were rescued.[122] |
| Rising Sun | United Kingdom
|
The ketch was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Sunderland.[128] Also reported as happening at Seaham, County Durham, that being her destination.[99] |
| Robert and John | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Rook | United Kingdom
|
The steamship sank at Lookdow, near Tobermory, Isle of Mull.[114] She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Gothenburg, Sweden.[122] |
| Rosa Joseph | France
|
The schooner was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Cherbourg, Manche.[109][105] |
| Rosetta Patrona | Italy
|
The barque foundered off Dunwich with the loss of all on board. The ship's dog survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Genoa.[148][5][117] |
| Ruhtinas |  Grand Duchy of Finland
|
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aldeburgh with the loss of two of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Turku to Gibraltar.[116][117] |
| Sancho | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of all hands.[105][155] |
| Sans Souci | France
|
The ship was wrecked at Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[110] |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom
|
The three-masted schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of the mate from her four crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Great Yarmouth.[114][118][115] |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Shaftesbury | United Kingdom
|
The training ship was driven from her moorings at Grays, Essex and driven upstream. She was driven ashore. All 376 people on board were rescued by two tugs. She was refloated and towed to Greenhithe, Kent.[156][157] |
| Silvas | United Kingdom
|
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shotley. She was on a voyage from Ipswich to Beverley, Yorkshire.[117] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was wrecked at Swansea.[119] |
| Southwick | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Potato Garth, in the River Wear and was severely damaged.[118] She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Sunderland.[110] |
| Spencer | United Kingdom
|
The sloop was driven ashore in the River Stour between Harwich and Mistley, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[117] |
| Springwell | Royal National Lifeboat Institution
|
The lifeboat capsized off Harwich with the loss of one of her twelve crew whilst going to the assistance of a barque.[26][105][103] |
| Ste. Anne | France
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Lavernock and Cardiff.[121][119] |
| Star of Peace | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[63] |
| Success | United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to a French port. Se was refloated on 20 January and towed in to Grimsby in a severely leaky condition.[63][103] |
| Sunderland Packet | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Lower Hope.[100] |
| Sunny South | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was wrecked at Swansea.[119] |
| Swift | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore north of Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire.[118] |
| Tartar | United Kingdom
|
The brig came ashore at Shovepoint, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Whitstable, Kent. She was refloated the next day.[158][63][103] |
| Tartar | United Kingdom
|
The wherry was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaview, Isle of Wight.[140] |
| Tatworth | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme.[118] |
| Topaz | United Kingdom
|
The lugger was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dover.[159][122] Both crew were rescued.[115] |
| Trader | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack was driven ashore at Lyme.[118] |
| Twin Brothers | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was wrecked at Swansea.[119] |
| Twin Brothers | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Unity | United Kingdom
|
The sloop was driven ashore in Studland Bay. Her crew survived.[118] |
| Velindra | United Kingdom
|
The steamship foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Bristol.[119] |
| Veracity | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore north of Grimsby.[118] |
| Victor | United Kingdom
|
The tug was damaged by ice and sank at Leith.[114] |
| Victor | France
|
The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Pevensey Bay, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[122] |
| Victor | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore at Minatitlán.[150][69] |
| Wave | United Kingdom
|
The trow was driven ashore at Penarth.[105][122][113] |
| West Kent | United Kingdom
|
The barge was driven through Southend Pier, Essex, destroying 25 yards (23 m) of the pier.[103] |
| White Eagle | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lavernock Point.[119] |
| Wild Wave | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was severely damaged at Swansea.[119] |
| Why Not I | United Kingdom
|
The skiff was wrecked at Swansea.[119] |
| William | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat.[118] She was refloated on 28 January and taken in to Hoylake, Cheshire.[10][93] |
| Zoe | France
|
The barque was driven out to sea from Penarth. No further trace.[100] |
| No. 5 | United Kingdom
|
The pilot boat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff.[121][119] |
| Eastbourne Lifeboat | United Kingdom
|
The lifeboat was damaged during launching to go to the assistance of Aphrodite ( Germany).[126]
|
| 26 unnamed vessels | United Kingdom (24) United Kingdom (2)
|
Twenty-six barges sank in the River Thames at North Woolwich, Middlesex with the loss of three lives.[114][115] |
| Several unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
At least eight fishing boats went ashore at Harwich.[114][117] |
| Several unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
Several trows from Gloucester and Bristol were driven ashore,[114] some of them at the mouth of the River Ely.[131] |
| Several unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
Several vessels foundered at Ryde.[114] |
| Many unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
Many vessels foundered at in Brixham harbour, Devon with some washed onto the streets.[114] |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
The luggers were driven ashore and wrecked at Dover.[159][122] |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom Board of Customs
|
The steam launches were sunk by ice in the River Thames at Gravesend.[160] |
| Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore between Lavernock Point and Cardiff.[105][122][118] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The ketch was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[118] |
| Unnamed | Austria-Hungary
|
The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[118] |
| Six unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
A brigantine and five smacks sank off Grimsby.[118] |
| Twelve unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boats were wrecked at Selsey, Sussex. Their crews survived.[63] |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
A barque and a brig were driven ashore at Lower Hope.[100] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Harwich.[139] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Gorleston.[115] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was run into by the barque Brunette ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged at Swansea.[121]
|
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The ketch was abandoned off Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. Her three crew reached the island in their boat.[121] |
| Several unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Portland, Dorset.[129] |
| Two unnamed vesseks | Flags unknown | A brig and a brigantine were driven ashore north of Grimsby.[110] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The ferry broke from her moorings at Penarth. She was run into and sunk by a barge. Both crew members were rescued.[119] |
| Three unnamed vessels | United Kingdom
|
The barges sank at Southend, Essed.[103] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore on Horsey Island, Essex.[103] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The yacht sank at Seaview.[140] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Dunwich with the loss of all hands.[117] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bloody Point.[117] |
| Unnamed | Trinity House
|
The pilot cutter was driven ashore and severely damaged at Harwich.[117] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | United Kingdom
|
The ketch sank off the mouth of the River Ely. Twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Padstow, Cornwall.[63][161] |
| Anthrodite | Netherlands
|
The brig was wrecked off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom and four of the crew were drowned.[162] |
| Bolivia | Canada
|
The barque was driven ashore at Barfleur, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to the Hampton Roads, Virginia.[63] |
| Clan Campbell | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore on the south coast of Ailsa Craig. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[118] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned off Cemaes, Anglesey. Her three crew were rescued.[163] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bangkok, Siam.[100] |
| Hardangeren | Norway
|
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at "Kulo".[63] |
| Heinrich Elise | Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Viana do Castelo, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Oporto, Portugal.[118] |
| Joseph and Mary | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Brook Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall to London.[100] |
| Lucille | United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned with the loss of five crew of her eight crew. Lucille was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was subsequently boarded by four crew from the barque James Mason ( United Kingdom) and taken in to the River Tyne.[129][110]
|
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom
|
The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Newquay, Cornwall with the loss of one of her three crew. She was on a voyage from a French port to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[63] |
| Pandora | United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on Wisbech Eye, in the River Nene and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[118] |
| Peace | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at the Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Brussels, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[111] |
| Penelope Tutton | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Hedwig (Flag unknown). Penelope Tutton was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Swansea, vGlamorgan.[164] |
| Rising Sun | United Kingdom
|
The schooner went ashore in the River Thames. Her crew were rescued.[165][131] |
| Susan | United Kingdom
|
The fishing dandy collided with the barque Draupner ( Norway) and sank off Lowestoft with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Draupner.[100][166]
|
| Visitor | United Kingdom
|
The brig sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[144][63] |
| William McGowan | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Seaham, County Durham.[63] |
| Unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | Nine vessels were wrecked off Great Yarmouth and nearly fifty lives were lost. Many wrecks on the coast around Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[162] |
| Unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | Thirty vessels were beached near Cardiff, Glamorgan.[167] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Misener Haven" with the loss of all hands.[118] |
| Unnamed | Norway
|
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Warren Point, Somerset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[63] |
| Unnamed | Netherlands
|
The sfishing smack was wrecked on the Longsand with the loss of six of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued on 21 January by the lugger Secret ( United Kingdom).[127][147]
|
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boat capsized off Portnaguran, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides with the loss of all six crew.[168] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Maria | Norway
|
The schooner struck a reef off the Carse of Ardseer. She was beached at Fort George, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom, where she became a wreck. Her four crew were rescued; one by a coble and three by the Nairn Lifeboat.[100][125] She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom.[127][168][169]
|
| Attila | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Eleven of her fifteen crew were rescued by the smacks Admiral and Jane Elizabeth (both United Kingdom). Attila was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to La Spezia, Italy. She was subsequently towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Bradford ( United Kingdom).[170]
|
| Bothalwood | United Kingdom
|
The barque struck rocks in St Ouen's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Leith, Lothian.[171] |
| Chimera | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[100] |
| Collaroy |  New South Wales
|
 |
| Gracia | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground near the Tuskar Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put in to Queenstown, County Cork in a leaky condition.[62] |
| Hannah | Norway
|
The schooner ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her six crew.[141] |
| Linda | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and sank at Civitavecchia, Italy. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Civitavecchia.[172] She was later refloated.[173] |
| Oder | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground in the Weser.[3] She was refloated and put back to Bremen.[18] |
| Otto | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground on the Hobbles Sands, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull.[100][125] |
| Pegasus | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew were rescued by the steamship Titian ( United Kingdom). Pegasus was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorga to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[150]
|
| Victory | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at South Kessock, Inverness-shire.[63] She was on a voyage from Nairn to Oban, Argyllshire.[174] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore in the Humber.[125] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew were rescued by the barque Achilles ( United Kingdom).[175]
|
| British Lady | United Kingdom
|
The schooner sank near the Runnel Stone, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the ferry Queen of the Bay ( United Kingdom).[176] British Lady was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall.[111]
|
| Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of Glamorgan.[120] |
| Cecile | France
|
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Glamorgan.[120] |
| Eliza Jane | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by the barque Amable Catarina ( Italy). Eliza Jane was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[177]
|
| Hertha | Denmark
|
The ship ran aground on the south coast of Læsø.[111] |
| Levang | Norway
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Gullane Ness, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo. She was refloated and taken in to Leith, Lothian for repairs.[100] |
| Lynwood | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked in Grouville Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan.[100][104] |
| Mary Lowerson | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from Belfast, County Antrim for Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. No further trace, reported overdue.[178] |
| Souerah | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Also reported as lost off Casablanca, Morocco on 16 January.[111] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The fishing boat foundered off the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides with the loss of all six crew.[148] |
| Unnamed | Belgium
|
The steamship ran aground off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Antwerp.[179] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The barge broke from its moorings at Lambeth, London and sank in the River Thames near Waterloo Bridge.[156] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albertine | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to the English Channel.[127] |
| British Lady | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned off the Runnel Stone, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Queen of the Bay ( United Kingdom). British Lady was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall.[127]
|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Lower Hope, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance.[111] |
| Forest Fairy | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore in the Gulf of Volos. She was refloated with the assistance of an Ottoman Navy, warship.[180] |
| Invicta | United Kingdom
|
The yacht was sunk by ice in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. No-one was aboard at the time.[181] |
| Message | France
|
The lugger was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Basses-Pyrénées to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance.[111] |
| Mintie | United States
|
The sternwheeler was sunk in Perdido Bay when her boiler exploded three miles (4.8 km) east of Minez Ferry. Three people were killed.[182] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Lower Hope. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance.[111] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | United Kingdom
|
The tug was holed by ice and sank at Bristol, Gloucestershire. The sole crew member aboard was rescued by the tug White Cloud ( United Kingdom).[183]
|
| Emma | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground off Eastbourne, Sussex.[62] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gloamin | United Kingdom
|
The steamship struck the Carr Rocks and was beached at Boarhills, Fife. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[112] |
| Leopoldine | Germany
|
The brig was abandoned in the Bristol Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Annie ( Canada). Leopoldine was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to the Congo River.[61][62]
|
| Pandora | United Kingdom
|
The steam yacht was driven ashore near Hampstead Point, Isle of Wight.[149] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[184] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardandhu | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship State of Indiana ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde at Bowling, Dunbartonshire. Arandhu was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[112] She was refloated on 28 January and taken in to Glasgow.[185]
|
| Atlantique | France
|
The ship was wrecked at Cette, Hérault. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Cette.[61][62] |
| Fairwind | United Kingdom
|
The barque was anamdpmed in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Jumna ( United States). Fairwind was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Penarth, Glamorgan.[175]
|
| Hebe | Germany
|
The barque was driven ashore at Liepāja, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Boston.[149] |
| Henry Brand | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was refloated.[149] |
| Intrepid | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[112] She was refloated and taken in to Alexandria.[61][62] |
| Joven Pepe | Spain
|
The steamship was driven onto the foundations of the mole when entering Cette, France in a gale and became a wreck; the crew were saved.[61][62][186] |
| Maude | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated with assistance.[149] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonita |  Newfoundland Colony
|
The ship departed from Harbour Grace for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, reported missing.[187] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship sank in the Weilingen, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[188] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The Portuguese or Spanish schooner collided with the barque Alexander ( United Kingdom) and sank between Cape Trafalgar, Spain and Cape St. Vincent, Portugal.[189]
|
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bear | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and put back to Middlesbrough.[190][191] |
| Breizel | France
|
The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calais to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[10] |
| Claremont | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked at Whale Chine, Isle of Wight. Thirteen of her eighteen crew took to the ship's lifeboat; the rest were rescued by the Brooke Lifeboat Worcester Cadet ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Claremont was on a voyage from Garrucha, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[192][10][193]
|
| Cresswell | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Overton, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Five of the thirteen people on board reached shore in a boat, the rest were rescued by rocket apparatus.[193][81] |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom
|
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked at Leestone Point, Kilkeel, County Down.[194][188] Her passengers were taken off.[195] |
| Glasgow | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Amicitia (Flag unknown). Glasgow was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[180] |
| Glentruim | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Burntisland, Fife.[188] She was on a voyage from Burntisland to a Mediterranean port.[196] |
| Mary Bowen | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from "Coesaw" for London. No further trace, reported missing.[197] |
| Peckham | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Demerara, British Guiana.[188][190] |
| Robert Preston | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore north of Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[150] |
| Ruperra | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Bolt Head, Devon. Her crew reached Hope Cove in the ship's lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[188][192] |
| Telegraph | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Cooley Point, County Louth. Her passengers were taken off. She was salvaged but was deemed beyond economical repair and was scrapped.[194][192] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | United Kingdom
|
The steam trawler struck a sunken wreck and sank off the Isle of May, Fife. Her crew were rescued by Lass o' Doon ( United Kingdom).[150]
|
| Cambronne | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Port Tennant, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[10] She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[198] |
| Harvest Queen | United Kingdom
|
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by eight of her ten crew, who were rescued by McLaurin ( United States). Harvest Queen was presumed to have foundered that night,[199][200] but she was observed to founder on 1 February.[201] Both crew aboard were rescued on 31 January by the full-rigged ship Olive S. Southard ( United States).[202]
|
| Hugh Taylor | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from Arzew, Algeria to Leith, Lothian.[150] She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs on 30 January and taken in to the River Tyne.[203][81] |
| Island Belle | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned off Portpatrick, Wigtownshire.[10] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She came ashore south of Portpatrick and capsized.[198] |
| William Burkett | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the River Tyne at Walker, Northumberland whilst avoiding a collision with some lighters. She was refloated.[204] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carienoch | Sweden
|
The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[150][205] |
| Carlo | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[206] |
| Don Pedro II |  Brazil
|
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Potomac River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rio de Janeiro.[142] |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler foundered off Inchcape, Fife. Her six crew were rescued by the schooner Lass of Doon ( United Kingdom).[81]
|
| Ganjam | France
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Gordewarn, India.[150] |
| Mortha | Flag unknown | The ship departed from New York, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, reported overdue.[207] |
| Oriola | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Plum Point, Jamaica. Attempts by HMS Contest and HMS Druid (both Royal Navy) over the next two days to refloat her were unsuccessful and she became a wreck.[208]
|
| Siroken | United States
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nith ( United Kingdom). Siroken was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[2]
|
| Unnamed | France
|
The floating crane was run into by the steamship Harrington ( United Kingdom) at Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France and sank.[177]
|
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Torre del Mar, Spain to Faro, Portugal. She was refloated and towed in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition.[150][177] |
| Favorite | Germany
|
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Quillimane River, Africa. Her crew were rescued.[70][204] |
| Mary Black | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°44′N 44°00′W / 47.733°N 44.000°W). Her crew were rescued by the barque Johannes Foss ( Norway). Mary Black was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to the English Channel.[209][164]
|
| Severn | United Kingdom
|
The barque collided with the steamship Mayumba ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Mayumba. Severn was on a voyage from Sunderland to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[210][211]
|
| Unnamed' | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, United Kingdom.[212] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albicore | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at IJmuiden, North Holland, Netherlands.[70] |
| Alice Starret | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore in the Guadalquivir 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Seville, Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Seville.[180][185] |
| Bismarck | Flag unknown | The tug was wrecked at Alfândega, Portugal.[70][204] |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Oliver Emery ( United Kingdom). Lizzie was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Lisbon, Portugal.[213][214]
|
| Phoenix | Denmark
|
The steamship was wrecked in Faxe Bay, Iceland. Her crew were rescued.[108] |
| Roraima | United Kingdom)
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Shark River, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to New York, United States.[180][81] She was later refloated and taken in to New York.[215] |
| Thingvalla | Denmark
|
The steamship struck a sunken rock. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark. She put in to Kristiansand.[177] |
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln | United States
|
The ship ran aground at Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated nd taken in to Bermuda.[47] |
| Adirondack | United Kingdom
|
The steamship caught fire at Bremen, Germany. The fire was extinguished.[216][217] |
| Affinity | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Shotley, Suffolk. She was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Harwich, Essex for repairs.[218] |
| Alice Lyne | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the Newfoundland Colony. She was subsequently towed in to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[66] |
| Allen McDonnell | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Ballyquinton Point, County Down.[58] |
| Alma | Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Strait of Malacca. She was on a voyage from Iloilo, Spanish East Indies to the English Channel.[149] |
| Amati | Italy
|
The barque was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[188] |
| Amythyst | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Bremen.[59] |
| Angelina | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kastlösa, Öland, Sweden.[58][219] |
| Ansom Simpson | United States
|
The ship was wrecked at Absecom, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from San Domingo to Newport.[58] |
| Armorique |  Liberia
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Old Harbour, Jamaica.[51] |
| Bertha, or Hertha |
Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[57] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New York, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom.[51] |
| Bertha | Norway
|
The ship was lost at Kristiansan. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Drontheim.[111] |
| Blanche | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[78] |
| Blyth | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on rocks in Santoria Bay. Her crew survived.[220] She broke in two on 12 January.[93] |
| Braunschweig | Germany
|
The steamship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[58] |
| Bristol | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Atlanticville, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[177] |
| Cebu | Spanish East Indies
|
The steamship sank in the Pasig River.[177] |
| City of Rotterdam | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Maas. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[149] |
| Chinaman | United Kingdom
|
The barque collided with the steamship Craiglands ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Amherst Rocks, in the Yangtze Estuary. All on board survived. Chinaman was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Nagasaki, Japan.[148][221][222]
|
| Commodore | United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vigo, Spain.[180] |
| Congo | France
|
The barque was driven ashore at Brownsville, Texas, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyageb from Bordeaux, Gironde to Santos, Brazil.[58] |
| Constantia | Spain
|
The steamship ran aground in the Maas. She was refloated with assistance.[149] |
| Daniel Steinmann | Belgium
|
The steamship ran aground on the Nolleplatje, off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp.[100] |
| David | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt.[223] |
| D. W. Hennesey | United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, Canada to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[50] |
| Edward Beck | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Morwenstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[125] |
| Elissa | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[51] |
| Ellida | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boroen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Dunkerque.[50] |
| E. L. Margaret | United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground at Cardiff whilst avoiding a collision with the steamship Louise ( United Kingdom). She was refloated.[83][51]
|
| Equador | France
|
The clipper was lost off "Faraman", Spain with the loss of thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[63][174][224] |
| Erl Konig | Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore at Key West. She was refloated.[116] |
| Espervier | France
|
The barque was driven ashore at Chittagong, India and broke her back. She was refloated and put back to Chittagong.[100] |
| Express | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was refloated.[225] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at "Jomako", Netherlands East Indies.[61] |
| Friendship | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[226] |
| Galatea | United Kingdom
|
The steamship struck a sunken rock off Elderslie, Renfrewshire and damaged her propeller.[58] |
| Gardenia | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wyk auf Föhr, Germany. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Bremen.[150][227] |
| Geestemünde | Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore at Westhampton, New York. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York.[112] She was refloated and taken in to New York.[61] |
| Georg Freiherr von Vincke | Germany
|
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Arendal, Norway in a waterlogged condition.[7] |
| Govino | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Gravesend.[228] |
| G. T. Haendal | Germany
|
The ship put in to the Falkland Islands on fire and was scuttled at Port William. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii. She burnt to the waterline and was a total loss.[61] |
| Gustav | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Lillesand, Norway.[228] |
| Hakon | Sweden
|
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Torekov. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Malmö.[13][18] |
| Happy Return | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.[17] |
| Harmonie | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Mandal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Falkenberg, Sweden to Bo'ness, Lothian.[3] |
| Haytian |  Haiti
|
The steamship was damaged by ice in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She arrived at Philadelphia waterlogged at the bow.[23] |
| Helena | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Amazon ( Sweden). Helena was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[70]
|
| Heros | Norway
|
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Long Island, in the Strait of Sunda. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to the English Channel. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[36] |
| Highbury | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp.[17] She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and put back to Philadelphia.[51] |
| Hommo | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Groningen, Netherlands.[181] |
| Iron Duke | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was refloated and taken in to Dunkerque.[228] |
| James Stewart | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by W. E. Heard ( Canada). James Stewart was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to the Newfoundland Colony.[58]
|
| Jamestown | United States
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°06′N 22°00′W / 43.10°N 22.00°W). All 27 people on board were rescued by the steamship Ethiopia ( United Kingdom). Jamestown was discovered ashore at Hafnir, Iceland on 26 June.
|
| Jessica | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Gironde. She was refloated.[184] She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Bordeaux.[62] |
| Job Derislab | Flag unknown | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[100] |
| Johann Carl | Germany
|
The barque was driven ashore at Little Popo, Africa. She was plundered by the local inhabitants and was declared a total loss.[63][116] |
| John Ellis | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Waterford to the Hampton Roads, Virginia.[69] She was refloated.[205] |
| John L. Tracey | United States
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 January.[229] |
| Josephine | United States
|
The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the Gulf of Mexico. She was on a voyage from Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana.[230] |
| Josie T. Marshall | United States
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Amityville, New York.[58] |
| Journal | United Kingdom
|
The barque was sunk by ice at Arichat, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Georgetown to Baltimore, Maryland.[18] |
| Kaffrarian |  Cape Colony
|
The tug was driven ashore at Port Alfred, Cape Colony. She was abandoned as a total loss.[78][62] |
| Kate Bousfield | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Frontignan, Hérault. Her crew were rescued.[198] She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Cette.[188] |
| Kent | United Kingdom
|
The tug was sunk by ice in the River Trent at Keadby, Lincolnshire. She was declared a total loss.[66] |
| Kwasind | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore north of Cape Charles, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Baltimore.[112] |
| Lady Tyler | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Maas. She was refloated with assistance.[149] |
| L. C. Geneva | United States
|
The ship was driven ashore "at the Morches". She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] |
| Leetch | Flag unknown | The ship collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She put back to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom, where she was condemned.[7] |
| Licè | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked.[228] |
| Lizzie Garder | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked between Girvan and Ballantrae, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[70][204] |
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom
|
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[226] |
| Lotus, and Philip Fitzpatrick |
United Kingdom United States
|
The steamship Lotus and the barque Philip Fitzpatrick collided at Pauillac, Gironde, France. Both vessels were severely damaged.[61] |
| Louisa | Flag unknown | The ship was severely damaged at Honfleur, Manche, France when she heeled over as the tide went out.[228] |
| Louise | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Cardiff.[51] |
| Lucknow | United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Pullar Bank. She was refloated and taken in to Spithead, Hampshire.[7] |
| Luna | France
|
The ship collided with an icebreaker off Lewes, Delaware, United States and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Lewes.[111] |
| Lyna | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Kristiansand, Norway. She was a total loss.[228] |
| Maas | Netherlands
|
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to New York. She was refloated with assistance.[181] |
| Macgregor | United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked at "Kumpari", Ceylon after 5 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Marseille.[66][59][93] |
| Machado Segundo | Flag unknown | The ship collided with Summer Cloud ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Machado Segundo came ashore on Madeira on 8 January.[58]
|
| Madre Maria | Austria-Hungary
|
The barque caught fire at sea. She was beached at Morant Bay, Jamaica where she burnt out. Her crew were rescued.[112] |
| Maria | Italy
|
The ship was driven ashore at Vada. Her crew were rescued.[149] |
| Maria Frederica | Flag unknown | The schooner collided with the brigantine Cupido (Flag unknown) at Paternoster, Cape Colony and was severely damaged.[228] |
| Maria Sarah | Germany
|
The barque was wrecked at Manchioneal, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[50] |
| Marquis of Lorne | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Bristol. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[127] |
| Mary | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Penmaenmawr, Carnarfonshire and was scuttled.[23] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Boston. She subsequently came ashore at Boston.[100] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered off Ilfracombe, Devon.[112] |
| Massachusetts | Flag unknown | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished.[228] |
| Matthias | Germany
|
The galiot was driven ashore at Erwarton, Suffolk.[117] |
| Maude | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Holy Island, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated.[231] |
| Midas | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was refloated and taken in to Menai Bridge, Caernarfonshire.[111] |
| Mineta | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off Dunkerque. She was refloated and taken in to Dunkerque in a leaky condition.[63] |
| Moderation | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground on the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne. She was refloated.[232] |
| Mountain Ash | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Galle, Ceylon to Marseille. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[60] |
| Netley Abbey | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Dartmouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Dartmouth on 25 January.[149] |
| Nora Creina | United Kingdom
|
The smack sank off the Lemon and Owers Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her six crew reached the Lemon Lightship ( Trinity House ), from where they were rescued by the smack Rowena ( United Kingdom).[5]
|
| Notre Dame de la Garde | France
|
The ship collided with L. C. K. (Flag unknown) and was severely damaged.[149] |
| Nynhalden | Netherlands
|
The brig was lost off "Terre Nègre", Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued.[118] |
| Ollivier Madeleine | France
|
The ship was driven ashore near Le Palais, Morbihan.[149] |
| Our Boys | United Kingdom
|
The ship caught fire and sank off Shoeburyness, Essex.[78] |
| Panellinion | Greece
|
The brig was driven ashore near Ceuta, Spain. She was on a voyage from Varna, Bulgaria to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated, and was subsequently towed in to Gibraltar in a sinking condition by the steamship Heptarchy ( United Kingdom).[1]
|
| Papermaker | United States
|
The barge was sunk by ice in the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee.[66] |
| Phœnix | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Minatitlán, Mexico.[83] |
| Prometheus | Norway
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Maassluis, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Maassluis.[87] |
| Quail | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Rotterdam. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rotterdam.[127] |
| Renown | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[57] |
| Resolutionnen | Norway
|
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rolf ( Denmark). Resolutionnen was on a voyage from Dram to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[118] She was subsequently towed in to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[148][129][233]
|
| Rowland Evans | United States
|
The ship collided with Mary Eyde (Flag unknown) at Pernambuco, Brazil and was beached.[63] |
| Sachen | United States
|
The ship capsized and caught fire at New York. She was severely damaged.[181] |
| San Francisco de Paul | Spain
|
The brigantine foundered off Cape Finisterre. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Dahomey ( Germany). San Francisco de Paul was on a voyage from Torrevieja to A Coruña.[118]
|
| Selina | United Kingdom
|
The steam trawler struck rocks and was beached at Cullercoats, Northumberland.[61] |
| Senior | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground in the Maas. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam. She was refloated with assistance on 1 February.[185] |
| Siam | United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground, capsized, and sank at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Barranquilla.[234] |
| Sirius | Norway
|
The barque was damaged by ice in the Baltimore River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Malpas.[13] |
| Sjofroken | Norway
|
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 January.[142] |
| Sly Boots | United Kingdom
|
The fishing trawler was run down by the steamship Compton ( United States) on or before 7 January. All five crew were drowned.[235][42]
|
| Souerah | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Casablanca, Morocco before 24 January. She was on a voyage from the Canary Islands to Marseille.[127][150] |
| Spring | United Kingdom
|
The ship caught fire and was severely damaged at London.[7] |
| Stanbo | Norway
|
The barque was severely damaged by ice in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She put back to Philadelphia for repairs.[47] |
| Success | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Burr Island, County Down. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland.[236] |
| Tarsus | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Minehead, Somerset.[63] Her crew were rescued.[174] Her ten crew survived.[123] |
| Umvoti | United Kingdom
|
The ship collided with Tweedsdale ( United Kingdom) at Madras, India and was severely damaged.[216]
|
| Vesta | Germany
|
The barque ran aground at Galveston, Texas, United States and sprang a severe leak. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Bremen.[23] |
| Victor Hamille | France
|
The lugger was driven ashore. She was refloated and towed in to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom.[62] |
| Village Flower | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Harwich. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[188] |
| Ville de Brest | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure to Havana.[47] She was refloated and taken in to Havana.[78] |
| West Stanley | United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Galvestonto Reval, Russia. She was refloated in May, and was towed in to Farsund, Norway on 9 May by the steamships Hero, Neptun and Poseidon (all Norway).[237]
|
| Widdington | United Kingdom
|
The steamship collided with the steamship Oanima ( United States) and was beached at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Widdington was on a voyage from New Orleans to Hamburg.[112][150]
|
| W. T. Harward | United States
|
The ship was driven ashore near the Delaware Breakwater.[62] |
| Young Harry | United Kingdom
|
The fishing lugger was run into by the lugger Albion ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Albion.[150]
|
| Zephyr | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Blythe Sands, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and towed back to London.[63] |
| 43 | United States
|
The barge was holed by ice and sank at Memphis.[93] |
| Unnamed | France
|
The barque was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent.[188] |
| Unnamed | France
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Navarino, Greece.[10] |
| Unnamed | France
|
The lighter sank at Dunkerque.[228] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom
|
The steam trawler was lost at South Shields.[51] |
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