The list of shipwrecks in January 1828 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1828.
1 January
2 January
3 January
5 January
7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1828
Ship
State
Description
Chelsea
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Agaphea ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 12]
General Moore
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Bury, Lancashire [ 13]
Goytree
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby.[ 13]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire . She was refloated on the next tide but consequently sank.[ 14]
John
United Kingdom
The ship struck sunken wreckage off Bridlington , Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[ 15]
Joseph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Ballycotton Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Youghal , County Cork .[ 16]
Larch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole , Dorset .[ 8]
8 January
9 January
10 January
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1828
Ship
State
Description
Broughton Tower
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head , Cumberland. Her crew surviveded.[ 22]
Vine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head with the loss of two of her crew.[ 22] [ 23]
Westmorland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven , Cumberland[ 22] [ 23]
12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1828
Ship
State
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Llanmadoc , Glamorgan and was abandoned by her crew, she was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Barnstaple , Devon .[ 9]
Charles
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked off Ryhope , County Durham with the loss of all six of her crew.[ 24]
Larina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Salcombe , Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar .[ 25]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Strangford , County Down . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel , Azores , Portugal to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 7] [ 26]
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1828
Ship
State
Description
Archangelo Raphael
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The polacca was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Apulia , to London , United Kingdom .[ 27]
Cato
United Kingdom
The transport ship was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay .[ 27]
Heyden
United Kingdom
The transport ship was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[ 27]
Hussaren
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Pegwell Bay , Kent . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to London.[ 16] [ 28]
Jessie Lawson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into Indian Trader ( United Kingdom ) during a gale. She then ran aground and was wrecked in Mountbatten Bay. All on board survived. Jessie was on a voyage from London to Van Diemen's Land .[ 16] [ 27]
John and Robert
United Kingdom
The transport ship broke free from her moorings when Tajo ( Portugal ) was driven into her. She then went ashore and was wrecked in Mountbatten Bay. Her crew survived.[ 27]
Juno
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby , Yorkshire by Alert ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 19]
Jupiter
Sweden
The barque was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from the Mediterranean to Christiana, Norway .[ 27]
Lady Dundas
United Kingdom
The schooner was run into and severely damaged by HMS Conflict ( Royal Navy ). She sank the next day when the two vessels were parted.[ 27]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay. She was refloated on 15 January.[ 27]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Bovisand Bay .[ 27]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to "Barhead".[ 29]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole , Dorset .[ 16]
Selina
United Kingdom
The West Indiaman was wrecked on Bolt Head , Devon with the loss of all hands.[ 27]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[ 27]
Stephen Knight
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelli , Glamorgan to London .[ 27]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Yealm , Devon. She was on a voyage from Fowey , Cornwall to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 30]
William and Thomas
United Kingdom
The schooner sank at Mount WisePlymouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to HMNB Devonport .[ 27]
14 January
16 January
17 January
18 January
19 January
20 January
21 January
22 January
23 January
24 January
25 January
26 January
27 January
28 January
29 January
30 January
31 January
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1828
Ship
State
Description
David Cannon
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Barmouth , Caernarfonshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 47]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the River Moy at Ballina, County Mayo .[ 48]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool , Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool.[ 48]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Fundy before 28 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Jamaica.[ 49] [ 50]
La Seine
France
The brig was wrecked on the coast of Jutland .[ 6]
Les Deux Amis
France
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fowey , Cornwall , United Kingdom in late January.[ 30]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 16]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea and foundered. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Dublin .[ 16]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Kinsale , County Cork .[ 16]
Pelican
United Kingdom
The ship sank in King's Dock, Liverpool in early January.[ 47]
Prosperity
United Kingdom
The ship was blown out to sea from São Miguel , Azores , Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 50]
Thomas Bouche
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Marden Rocks, Larne Lough . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama , United States.[ 22] She sank on 31 January.[ 12]
Vesta
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Hamburg before 19 January.[ 30]
Woodman
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked north of the Gut of Canso .[ 50]
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