List of shipwrecks in February 1885
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The list of shipwrecks in February 1885 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1885.
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1 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Petrellen | ![]() |
The barquentine was abandoned off Long Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Penzance lifeboat Dora (![]() |
Pharos | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Sintyar Reef, in the Red Sea. Her crew were rescued by the aviso Vedetta (![]() ![]() |
3 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Foyle | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Newport, Monmouthshire.[6] She was refloated.[7] |
4 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandra Nichol | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the schooner Greenwich (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Empress | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[8] |
5 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eleanor | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Salcombe, Devon.[7] |
Justicia | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock and foundered off Pamadure, Ceylon. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[9] |
Wave | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7] |
6 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Francesco | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Svea (![]() |
Helios | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Alexandria, Egypt.[11] |
Spanker | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Harlech, Caernarfonshire with the loss of four of her crew.[12] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] |
7 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Laurvig | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Euterpe (![]() |
Solano | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmara at Cape Hevacler, Ottoman Empire. She subsequently became a wreck.[15] |
8 February
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Castello | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Tamsoo". She was on a voyage from Hiogo, Japan to Hong Kong. She subsequently became a wreck.[16] |
Lizzie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall to Boulogne. She was later refloated.[17] |
9 February
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Solomon Poole | ![]() |
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Lost with all fourteen crew.[18][19][20] |
10 February
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Cowslip | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Spanish port.[21] |
Dannebrog, and Zoe |
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The barque Dannebrog collided with the steamship Zoe 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar. Both vessels sank. Their crews were rescued by the steamship City of Malaga (![]() |
13 February
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Alphonso XII | ![]() |
The steamship struck a rock off Point Gaudo, Gran Canaria and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Cuba.[23] |
Maid of Orleans | ![]() |
The tug sprang a leak and sank off the Isle of Arran. Her five crew survived.[14] |
Yarra Yarra | ![]() |
The ship deoarted from Astoria, Oregon, United States for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported missing.[24] |
14 February
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Haytian | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25] |
15 February
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Chambese | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Lødingen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tromsø, Norway.[14] |
RMS Humber | ![]() |
The steamship departed from New York, United States for London. Although sighted two or three days later, she subsequently foundered with the loss of all 66 people on board.[26][27] |
Teng Ch'ing | ![]() |
Sino-French War, Battle of Shipu: The sloop-of-war was sunk in Shipu Bay near Ningbo by spar torpedoes employed by two torpedo boats from the ironclad Bayard (![]() |
Yuyuen | ![]() |
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16 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Holmhurst | ![]() |
The cargo ship collided with Westerland (![]() |
Maria Brockleman | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated on 18 February and taken in to Drogheda.[31] |
17 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eastcourt | ![]() |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Ella (![]() |
18 February
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Durham | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[32] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (31°25′N 59°40′W / 31.417°N 59.667°W). Her crew were rescued by Twilight (![]() |
20 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Camilla | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked in Tramore Bay with the loss of all nine crew.[34] |
Margaret Jane Swift | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at Poole, Dorset and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole.[16] |
Rosendale | ![]() |
The schooner was driven onto the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[34] |
Succeed | ![]() |
The fishing dandy collided with the fishing dandy Proceed (![]() |
Venus | ![]() |
The vessel went ashore and broke up on the Longcliff rocks, County Waterford, with the probable loss of her crew.[34] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the coast of County Waterford with the loss of her fifteen crew.[34] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Creadenhead, County Waterford.[34] |
21 February
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Camellia | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford.[35] |
Camilla | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Tramore Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[36] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom.[35] |
Jung Frau | ![]() |
The hulk was being towed from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire by the tug Flying Kestrel (![]() ![]() |
Margaret and Ann | ![]() |
The fishing boat foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[37] |
Milina | ![]() |
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Port Gordon, Moray. No further trace, reported missing.[38] |
Red Rover | ![]() |
The ship broke from her moorings and was beached at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Poole, Dorset.[25] |
Rosendale | ![]() |
The schooner struck the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[35] |
22 February
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Blue Bell | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five crew.[25] |
Dewi Lass | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Longnose Rocks, Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to London. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[35][25] |
Empress of India | ![]() |
The ketch was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Hartlepool.[25] |
Gloriosa | ![]() |
The derelict ship was towed in to Douglas, Isle of Man by the steamship Tynwald (![]() |
Governor | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
Harraton | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the quayside at Sunderland, County Durham and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[35] |
Maria Anna | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Inch Point, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Ballynakill, County Kerry.[25] |
Mary and Eliza | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Logan, Wigtownshire with the loss of two of her four crew.[36] |
Observant | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool.[37] |
Turbot | ![]() |
The tug sank at Liverpool.[25] |
Vale of Calder | ![]() |
The steamship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. All 21 people on board took to the ship's boat and were rescued by the steamship Cheerful (![]() |
Venus B. | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballymacon, County Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, fifteen or seventeen lives.[36] |
23 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eller Water | ![]() |
The ship collided with the barquentine Uncle Ned (![]() |
Napoleon III | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Fawn (![]() |
24 February
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Eliza | ![]() |
The Thames barge sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Milton Regis, Kent to London.[40] |
Henry | ![]() |
The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Tay (![]() |
Live Oak | ![]() |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rosario, Brazil. No further trace, reported overdue.[41] |
Kirkwood | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Barrowmore (Flag unknown). Kirkwood was on a voyage from Astoria to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] |
25 February
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Argo | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave, Madagascar.[42] |
Armide | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave.[43] |
Clémence | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave.[43] |
Oise | ![]() |
The transport ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave.[42] |
Portnichet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in a hurricane on a reef north of Madagascar.[43] |
Royal Dane, and Virgo |
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The steamships collided in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent and were both severely damaged. Both vessels were beached. Royal Dane was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Virgo was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London. She was refloated.[44] |
Sarah Hobart | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave.[42] |
Six unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships sank in a hurricane at St Mary's, Madagascar.[43] |
27 February
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Marseille | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Rouen. Seine-Inférieure, France to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure in a leaky condition.[17] |
Norden | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Cumberland (![]() |
North American | ![]() |
The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to London. No further trace, reported missing.[24] |
Valetta | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and was abandoned 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dublin.[17] |
Wicklow | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Amphion (![]() |
28 February
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Blanche | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by the steamship Tay (![]() |
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Abercarne | ![]() |
The barque was holed by her anchor at Swansea, Glamorgan and was beached. She was on a voyage from Port Nolloth, Cape Colony to Swansea.[44] |
Ann | ![]() |
The sloop ran into the brig Castle Eden (![]() |
Astrea | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Hirtshals. She was on a voyage from "Falkenburg" to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn in a leaky condition.[40] |
Avenir | ![]() |
The chasse-marée collided with a tug and sank at Bordeaux, Gironde.[17] |
Ben Nevis | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[35] |
Bianca Cazanova | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa.[44] |
Burdigala | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near the Carbonera Lighthouse, Spain.[25] |
Cholon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Ahlone Sands, off the coast of Burma and was wrecked.[32][35] |
Clytie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Serrano Reef. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[40] |
Cynthia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Port William, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[25] |
Cypriana | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp.[25] |
Deanfield | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Chinabuckeer". She was on a voyage from Diamond Island to Rangoon, Burma.[25] |
Egret | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore in the Zuyder Zee.[25] She subsequentoy caught fire and was scuttled.[40] |
Eldorado | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on the Berlengas, Portugal.[46] |
Emile | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 February.[40] |
Emily | ![]() |
The steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the Seine. She was on a voyage from London to Paris, France.[32] |
Emily | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak. She was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire with assistance from the tug May (![]() |
Erinna | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Deerhound (![]() |
Euphemia A. Hayes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Point Pleasant, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Port of Spain, Trinidad to New York.[32] |
Excel | ![]() |
The ketch capsized in Totland Bay with the loss of a crew member.[44] |
Feodore | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lincoln City (Flag unknown).[17] |
Frank M. Fisher | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trinidad.[14] |
Glenparis | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Tuticorin, India. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Tuticorin. She was refloated.[32] |
Helen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tyrello, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rostrevor, County Down.[35] |
Helen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down.[25] |
Industry | ![]() |
The dandy ran aground and sank in the River Taff. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Cardiff.[11] |
Lady Wodehouse | ![]() |
The steamship sank in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. She was later refloated.[44] |
Kremlin | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a European port. She was refloated and put in to Rangoon in a severely leaky condition.[25] |
Lizzie | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore near Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France.[11] |
Lizzie J. Bigelow | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Martin's to Boston, Massachusetts.[25] |
Lune | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cliffy Island, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[25] |
Macaulay | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the York River. She was on a voyage from West Point, Maine, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35] |
Maria | ![]() |
The brigantine was run down and sunk at Lisbon by a Portuguese steamship. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Panama City, United States of Colombia.[25] |
Mary Coad | ![]() |
The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Poole, Dorset.[12] |
Minnie Gray | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to London.[16] |
Naples | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Bremen, Germany. The fire was extinguished and she put in to Malta.[31] |
Nederland en Oranje | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Aden, Aden Settlement. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia. She was refloated.[47] |
Newcomen | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore atAntwerp. She was on a voyage from Victoria to Antwerp. She was later refloated, but then collided with the steamsship St. Mathieu (![]() |
Nifa | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pillau, Germany.[6] |
Northumbria | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 13 February.[14] |
Ocean Traveller | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Carlingford Lough. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
Oxford | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at "Carlos". She was on a voyage from Hull to Reval, Russia. She was refloated.[44] |
Pioneer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Sinclair Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[25] |
Port Royal | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Lowestoft.[11] |
Resolut | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked at Penedo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
Revello | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rangoon. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rangoon.[25] |
Russia | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Rangoon. She put back to Birkenhead, Cheshire, where she collided with the dockside and sank.[31] She was refloated and anchored in the River Mersey.[32] |
Skyro | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and sank off Stockholm before 3 February.[6] |
St. Mathaus | ![]() |
The ship ran ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dantsic.[31] |
Storjohann | Flag unknown | The ship collided with the steamship Para (![]() |
Ternen | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned off Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was subsequently towed in to Oporto.[17] |
Thetford | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland.[14] |
Tilly | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Angra Pequena, German South West Africa. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
Vénétienne | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship Echo (![]() |
Wandle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Gibraltar.[6] |
William and Sarah | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim and was severely damaged.[11] |
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