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The list of shipwrecks in February 1820 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1820.

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1820
Ship State Description
General Miranda  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Tobago.[1]

2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1820
Ship State Description
Boldon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[2]

3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1820
Ship State Description
Theodosia  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was abandoned. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to Algoa Bay.[3]

4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1820
Ship State Description
Janson  Netherlands The ship was sunk by ice in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Uranie  French Navy The corvette struck a rock in Berkley Sound, East Falkland, Falkland Islands. She was beached on 6 February in French Bay. Her 120 crew were later rescued by Mercury ( France). Uranie was on a voyage from New Holland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5][6][7][8]

5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1820
Ship State Description
New Triton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[9]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1820
Ship State Description
Diana  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank near Loch Tarbert. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Louisa Elizabeth  Netherlands The ship was lost near Hellevoetsluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[9]
Mary & Betty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at St. Bees Head, Cumberland.[9]
Moira  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9]

7 February

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List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1820
Ship State Description
John & James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St. Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[11]

9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1820
Ship State Description
Cupido  Sweden The ship was wrecked in the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Weser to Gothenburg.[12]
Three Brothers  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[13]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1820
Ship State Description
Fox  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a waterlogged condition.[9]
Harry Morris  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank off Whitby. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[14]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1820
Ship State Description
Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was lost off the Isle of Rhum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15]

14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1820
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon.[16]
Prince of Wales  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Brighton, Sussex. She was deemed beyond repair.[16]

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1820
Ship State Description
Helen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardgowan, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[10]

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1820
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Prince's Bay, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Martinique to New York.[10]
Helen  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New York.[10]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cold Spring Bar, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to New York.[10]
Midas  United States The ship was run down and sunk off Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Santo Domingo, Hispaniola to Boston.[10]
Ogland  Norway The sloop was wrecked at Burrafeith, Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom.[17]
Port of Sunderland  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Miramichi Bay to Maryport, Cumberland and Kirkcudbright.[18]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1820
Ship State Description
Sans Souel  United Kingdom The ship foundered off "Point Galico de Zamba". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to India.[3]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1820
Ship State Description
Fortuna Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The schooner was wrecked at Cape Carbonara, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Naples.[13]
Mars  France The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Sète, Hérault.[19]

20 February

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List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1820
Ship State Description
Belle Adele  France The ship was wrecked at Wilmington, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Wilmington.[13]
Quebec Packet  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea. She was taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition the next day.[20]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Ross to Youghal, County Cork.[12]

22 February

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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1820
Ship State Description
Success  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[10] She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1820
Ship State Description
Harbinger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Harbinger was refloated on 26 February.[21]
Perfect  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Aberdeen.[22]

25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1820
Ship State Description
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Red Wharf Bay with the loss of five of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Providence, Bahamas.[23][12]
Elizabeth & Sally  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool.[21]
Friends  United Kingdom Captain Mearns's sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[23][2]
Friends  United Kingdom Captain Payne's ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington. Her crew were rescued.[23]
San Fidel  Spain The ship struck rocks off Gibraltar and foundered. She was on a voyage from "Caril" to Algeciras.[19]

26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1820
Ship State Description
Alexandrine  France The ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[24] She was refloated on 20 April and taken in to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[25]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21]
Flirt  United Kingdom The ship fouled her anchor and was beached in Swanage Bay. She later sank but was refloated and taken in to Poole, Dorset Flirt was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[26]
Neapolitan  France The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[15]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[27]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1820
Ship State Description
Albion  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[13]
Star  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[12]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1820
Ship State Description
Armavilla  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (38°N 17°W / 38°N 17°W / 38; -17). Six crew were rescued by John Bulkley ( United Kingdom). Armavilla was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Saint Vincent.[28]
Little Belt  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London.[13]
Prince Regent  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India and China.[21] Prince Regent was later refloated.[29]
Respect  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Randers, Denmark.[30]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1820
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom The brig was struck by lightning off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg.[31]
Amie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The drogher was wrecked at Saint Lucia.[32]
Duke of Wellington  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in early February.[33]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[34]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus.[34]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was run aground on a sandbank 18 nautical miles (33 km) off mouth of the Demerara River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara.[28] Fame was later refloated but ran aground again in the Demerara River and was subsequently sold. She was refloated in June.[33][35]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[36]
Heroine  United States The ship was lost at Bermuda.[10]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abavy" and "Mahacooy" in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Essequibo, British Guiana.[28]
Jeanne  France The brig was wrecked near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[37]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Coleraine, County Antrim.[9]
Kitty  United Kingdom The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
Lord Wellington United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Tortola The schooner was wrecked on the north coast of St. John, Virgin Islands in mid-February. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Tortola.[13][32]
Mariner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[16]
Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grenada The sloop was wrecked near Levers, Grenada before 9 February.[32]
May United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on "Bridger's Island", New York, United States with the loss of all hands.[13]
Onderneming  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Amsterdam, North Holland.[4]
Santa Croce Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship departed from Gibraltar for Genoa. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[38]
Sophie  France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Honfleur, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to London, United Kingdom.[39]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Islay in mid-February.[14]

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