List of shipwrecks in January 1874
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The list of shipwrecks in January 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1874.
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1 January
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Ellen Constance | United Kingdom | Third Carlist War, Cantonal rebellion: The steamship was rammed and sunk by Vitoria ( Spanish Navy) at Cartagena, Canton of Cartagena with the loss of three of her 22 crew.[1][2][3][4][5] |
Emanuel Aimee | United Kingdom | The ship ran around off Seven Fathoms Point, Africa.[6] |
Iron Cross | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Clogherhead, County Louth. Her 34 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[7] |
Laurel | United Kingdom | The steamship was beached on Rutland Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Ballina, County Mayo.[8] |
Marley Hill | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[9] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Whitehaven. She had become a wreck by 5 January.[10] |
Memphis | Norway | The barque ran aground at Waterford, United Kingdom and was severely damaged.[7] |
Surat | New Zealand | The 1,000-ton three-masted ship foundered at Surat Bay (formerly Forsyth's Bay) on New Zealand's Catlins coast. She was carrying 271 passengers and 37 crew, all of whom survived.[11] |
Union | United Kingdom | The steamboat ran aground and sank in the River Tay. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Dundee, Forfarshire.[12] |
Western Light | United States | The schooner was lost off the coast of Maine. Crew saved.[13] |
2 January
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Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Londonderry.[9] |
Bloomer | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Marie Gabrielle ( France). Bloomer subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Queenstown, County Cork.[14] |
Exampler | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 6 January and towed in to Liverpool.[9][15] |
Jessie Oscar | France | The sloop was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Rye Harbour, Sussex, United Kingdom.[9] |
John Walton | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Scotia ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. John Walton was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[9] |
Mary Angele | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Donaghmore.[16] |
Roxana | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the boom at Penarth, Glamorgan and was holed. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta. She was consequently beached.[9] |
Stephensons | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on "Ras Arak". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bombay, India. She was refloated and taken in to Aden.[17] |
Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Cromer, Norfolk in a leaky condition and making for Great Yarmouth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[18] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore between Beaufort and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States.[19] |
3 January
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Davila | Spain | The steamship was wrecked at Pasajes. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Fairy Queen | United Kingdom | The ferry collided with a steamship in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[17] |
John and Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of all but her captain.[21] |
Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Runcorn, Cheshire.[17] |
Queen of Devon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[17] |
Tom Bell | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the barque Famenegilda Danevaro ( Italy) at Cardiff, Glamorgan and was beached. Tom Bell was on a voyage from Cardiff to Alicante, Spain.[17] |
Western Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
4 January
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George | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Dagmar ( Denmark) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[23] |
River Krishna | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the South Rock, off the Tuskar Rock and was wrecked. Her 25 crew were rescued by St. Nicolas ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23][8][24][25][15][26] |
5 January
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Clio | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore near Ystadt, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to Gothenburg, Sweden.[10] |
Ormsby | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of sixteen of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Aletha ( United Kingdom). Ormsby was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[27] |
Try Again | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Paysandú, Uruguay.[28] |
6 January
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Anna and Margaretha | Netherlands | The sschooner was abandoned off the Leman and Ower Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a German steamship. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Lisbon, Portugal.[29][30] |
Duchess of Sutherland | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Oresund. ( Germany). Duchess of Sutherland was on a voyage from Cuxhaven, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[31] |
7 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alarm | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Protector do Reino ( Portugal) and sank in Morte Bay. Her crew were rescued by Protector do Reino.[32] |
Dagupan | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground off Masbate Island, Spanish East Indies.[33] |
Glide | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to a Norwegian port. She was refloated and put in to Mollösund.[34] |
Heroine | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the barque Laguna ( France) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the pilot boat No. 7 ( United Kingdom). Heroine was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to London.[3][21][35] |
Neva | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the River Itchen.[36] |
8 January
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Mary | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenborg, Sweden to a British port.[33] |
Sherman | United States | The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Little River, South Carolina. All on boardn were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[37] |
Tamerlane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Alceste Reef, in the Gaspar Strait. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to New York, United States.[38] She had been refloated by 22 January and was subsequently taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies and placed under repair.[39][40] |
9 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aurelia | United States | The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Calumet | United States | The ship struck rocks and sank at Bermuda.[41] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Five of her ten crew were rescued by the Theddlethorpe Lifeboat, the others reached shore in their boat.[5] |
Ravensworth Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her 42 crew survived. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Leith, Lothian.[42][38][5] |
Sherman | United States | The steamer sprang a leak and sank off Cape Fear, North Carolina. |
10 January
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E. H. Oakes | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Ayr.[37] |
Hesperus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[3] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43] |
11 January
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Barao de Tifle | United States | The paddle steamer foundered in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued by Fairwind ( United Kingdom). Baras de Tifle was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Pará, Brazil.[44][45] |
Canute | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to London. She was refloated and put back to Alexandria in a leaky condition.[31] |
Dolphin | Netherlands | The steamship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage,[46][43] but later sank near Rotterdam.[47] |
Earl of Aberdeen | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Paardenmarkt, off the Dutch coast.[48][49] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London.[16] |
Europa | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the full-rigged ship Western Empire ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Western Empire. Europa was on a voyage from London to Topsham, Devon.[50][48] |
Panther | United States | The ship was wrecked off Tilly Point with the loss of at least 23 lives. She was on a voyage from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada to San Francisco, California.[20][51] |
Shamrock | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Dog's Head Sand, in The Wash.[21] Her crew were rescued.[43] |
12 January
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Brothers | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated.[48] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Scrabster, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Wick, Caithness. She was subsequently taken in to Scrabster.[52] |
John Fenwick | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of nine of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Martha ( Netherlands). John Fenwick was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to Hamburg, Germany.[53][54] |
Lizzie English | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Holkham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Gibraltar.[48][21] She was refloated on 14 January and resumed her voyage.[55] |
Lizzy | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Cape Rizutto, Italy whilst on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
Zubaran | Spain | The steamship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[48] |
13 January
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Intrepid | United Kingdom | The ship was towed in to Granton, Lothian in a sinking condition and was beached. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Aberdeen.[46] |
Johanna Elizabeth | Netherlands | The ship caught fire at Penang, Malaya and was scuttled.[57] |
Valetta | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Monster, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[46] |
14 January
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Isabella | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Emmanuel Head, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member.[29][58] |
James Southern | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[29] She was refloated.[19] |
Jennett Evans | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Shoreness Bay. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[19] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Brouwerplatte, in the North Sea off the German coast, and sank.[59] |
15 January
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Amelia | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Annie Ainslie ( United Kingdom) and sank in Lake Timsah.[60] She was later refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt for repairs.[37] |
Calcutta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilmore, in Ballyteigue Bay. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58][19] She became a wreck on 20 January.[47] |
16 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Haydn, and Vera |
Germany Denmark |
The barque Haydn and the steamship Vera collided in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Haydn was abandoned with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Vera. Haydn was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bahia, Brazil. She came ashore at The Needles, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Vera later sank. All on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship Marchmont ( United Kingdom). Vera was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[52][61][62] |
Lady Franklin, and Sparta |
United Kingdom | The brigantines collided off Pladda, in the Firth of Clyde. Both vessels were abandoned by their crews. Lady Franklin was on a voyage from Troon to an Irish port. A tugboat was sent out to search for the vessels, but found no trace. They were presumed to have foundered.[52][59] |
Montezuma | France | The steamship ran aground at Monte Video, Uruguay. She was refloated on 18 January and taken in to Monte Video.[57] |
Rainbow | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run into by the steamship Meteor ( United Kingdom) and sank at the mouth of the River Liffey. Two of her five crew were drowned. Survivors were rescued by the Meteor.[62][63] |
Relief | United States | The steamship struc an uncharted rock and was wrecked near Hirado, Japan. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Shanghai, China.[20][51] |
17 January
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Charles Edwin | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk by a barque off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the barque William Frederick ( United Kingdom). Charles Edwin was on a voyage from London to Amlwch, Anglesey.[64] |
Judith | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged by fire at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[52] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Workington. She was refloated and taken in to Workington.[52] |
Surf | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the brig Istria ( Austria-Hungary) and sank off Ailsa Craig with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Istria.[65] |
18 January
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adam White, and Harvest Maid |
United Kingdom | The schooners collided at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Adam White was severely damaged. Harvest Maid was beached.[66][67] |
Æolus | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Clarendon Head, Caithness. Her six crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[66][65] |
Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire.[66] She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[59] |
Celtic | United Kingdom | The steamship struck sunken wreckage and damaged her propeller. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to New York. She was towed back to Queenston by SS Gaelic (1872).[68] |
Farnham | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde.[65] Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Georg Wilhelm | Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lista, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[65][61] |
Ida | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Holy Isle. Her crew were rescued.[65] She was refloated on 20 January.[67] |
I'll Try | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown.[66] |
Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered. Her six crew were rescued by the Kessingland Lifeboat Bolton ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Jessie was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Calais, France.[64][69] |
Loch Ard | United Kingdom | The ship broke from her moorings in the Clyde upstream of Helensburgh. She collided with a Customs cutter and two schooners. All on board were taken off by a steamship. Loch Ard was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Melbourne, Victoria.[69][66][59] She was refloated.[61] She had been refloated by 27 January, resuming her voyage on that day.[70] |
Minnehaha | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked off Peninnis Head, Isles of Scilly with the loss of ten of the nineteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Dublin.[65] |
Unnamed | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Lamlash. Isle of Arran.[69] |
Unnamed | United Kingdom | The ships were driven ashore on Holy Isle.[66] |
Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | The schooners were driven ashore at Campbeltown. One of them was refloated.[66] |
19 January
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Dryad | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in Roeia Bay, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. She was refloated.[47] |
Essex | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned off Banff, Aberdeenshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Banff Lifeboat John and Sarah ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[69] Essex subsequently came ashore in Banff Bay.[47] |
Jeanne and Joseph | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[59] |
Killarney | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands, caught fire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[47][71] She was refloated in early February and taken in to "Oostkolk" for temporary repairs.[44] |
Linda Flor | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[47] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The barque Mary collided off the barque Witness ( United Kingdom) off Deal, Kent and foundered. Mary was on a voyage from London to Tobago.[72][47][67] |
Melbourne | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned by her crew.[73] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire.[74] |
20 January
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Criterion | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 26 January and taken in to Smyrna.[57] |
Dinnington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated and put back to Goole.[47] |
Scottish Bride | Canada | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Parodi C. ( Italy). Scottish Bride was on a voyage from New York, United States to Málaga, Spain.[57][75] |
21 January
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Elizabeth Hamilton | United States | The ship collided with George ( United Kingdom) and ran aground at St. George's, Bermuda. She was on a voyage from St. George's to New York.[76][77] |
Frieda | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Runcorn, Cheshire.[67] |
Northumberland | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland.[67] |
Paragon | Guernsey | The barque was driven ashore at "Itapoan", Brazil and was wrecked.[78] |
22 January
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Bernhard | Germany | The ship departed from Lagos, Lagos Colony for Aarhus, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[79] |
Diamantina | New South Wales | The steamship struck rocks and was beached at Port Macquarie.[80] She was repaired and refloated.[81] |
Ensign | United Kingdom | The brig struck a reef off the Isla de Juventud, Cuba and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[82] |
Golden Plover | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore near Dunkerque, Nord.[39] She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Dunkerque. She was later refloated and towed in to Dunkerque.[83] |
Liffey | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Salisbury Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[71] |
Netherton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Calais, France.[71][39] |
23 January
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Alexander Lavally | France | The steamship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States.[20] She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York City, United States[41] |
Rose | Spain | The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[39] |
Ville de La Rochelle | France | The steamship was driven ashore at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Pomaron (aka Pomarão), Portugal to Antwerp. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged.[84][83] |
24 January
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Endymion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[39] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the East Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated with assistance.[84] |
Lochnagar | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[39] |
Paradox | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39] |
Victor | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Smith's Point, New York.[84] |
25 January
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Harriet | United Kingdom | The sloop collided with the steamship Tanjore ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames. Her crew were rescued.[83][85] |
Ituna | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Excelsior ( United Kingdom). Ituna was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[86][87] |
Olivia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[84] |
26 January
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Jane Jackson | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and taken in to Blyth, Northumberland.[84] |
Kathleen | Canada | The barque collided with Mallowdale ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Mallowdale. Kathleen was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen, Germany.[84] She was subsequently beached at Dover, Kent.[85] |
Marco Polo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[84] |
Margaret Ridley | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea east of Malta with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by a Greek brig. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace, Nova Scotia, Canada to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[86] |
Stjorn | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at Jérémie, Haiti. She was consequently condemned.[88] |
St. Louis | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Hull.[37] |
Superb | Russia | The brig was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[84] |
Vest | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Belfast, County Antrim.[84] |
27 January
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J. H. Nicolai | Germany | The barque was abandoned at sea and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Severn ( United Kingdom).[28] |
Seaflower | United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Eliza Louisa ( United Kingdom).[89] |
28 January
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Clifton Belle | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
Mohawk | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Pensacola for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22] |
29 January
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Egyptien | France | The steamship was driven ashore at Livorno, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Livorno.[90] |
Eliza Augusta | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Campbeltown.[91] |
James Paterson | Queensland | The steamship was driven ashore on Masthead Island.[92] She was on a voyage from Maryborough to Sydney, New South Wales. She was later refloated and taken in to Gladstone[81] |
Jane Cory | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[93] |
Jane Ellen | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived .[93] |
Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[91] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[90] |
30 January
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'Glaucus | United States | The steamship caught fire at Boston, Massachusetts and was scuttled.[76] |
31 January
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Ayos Stefanos | Greece | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Carabournou", Ottoman Empire.[94] |
Louisa | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[86][44] |
Yarra | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Oyster Bank, near Newcastle, New South Wales. Due to a heavy gale she was returning to Newcastle after departing for Sydney.[95] |
Unknown date
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A. D. Whidden | Canada | The brig was wrecked near Apple River, Nover Scotia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Kemp, Nova Scotia to Portland, Maine, United States.[96] |
Aeroliet Schaap | Netherlands | The ship was destroyed by fire at Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[55] |
Anetta | Russia | The brig was wrecked at Yevpatoria before 3 January.[17] |
Anna Coltjornsen | Flag unknown | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by Brisk ( United Kingdom). Anna Coltjornsen was on a voyage from "Doboy" to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[71] |
Axel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Porkkalanniemi, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to "Dahlbruck".[10] She was later refloated and taken in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[37] |
Cato | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at "Goranno". She was on a voyage from Genoa Italy to Monte Video, Uruguay.[97] |
Charger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of "Zebu" on or before 3 January.[23][10] Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Cheshire | United Kingdom | The ferry collided with a Mersey Flat and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated about a week later, repaired and returned to service.[99] |
China | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Goatzacoalcos River, Mexico before 8 January.[38] |
Christiania | Canada | The schooner was wrecked at Cape St. John, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island.[96] |
Duchess | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was refloated.[91] |
Ernst August | Germany | The ship ran aground on the Mullet Platte, in the North Sea off the German coast before 5 January. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[98] |
Felix | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
Gem | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Chateau Rouge, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Burin, Newfoundland Colony.[70] |
Gustavo | Italy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Crete.[50][48] |
Harlingen | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Grind. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was refloated with assistance.[19] |
Indian Empire | United Kingdom | The ship put in to Cochin, India on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Calcutta, India.[29] She had been refloated by 29 January.[47] |
Ingolf | Germany | The schooner ran aground on the Kusegen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, denmark.[47] |
Johann | Germany | The ship was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico before 14 January.[58][55] |
John | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at Bull Point, Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[100] |
John C. | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Malamocco, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[97] |
John and Jennifer | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in Holyhead Bay. Her five crew were rescued by the Holyhead Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Fowey, Cornwall.[9][101] |
Lapwing | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Shandong Peninsula (Shantung Promontory), China before 10 January. Her crew were rescued.[50][102] |
Liberia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate.[86] |
Louise Clemens | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Genoa. She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[71] |
Marguerite | Germany | The steamship was wrecked off Husum. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[3] |
Maria Needham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wilmington, Delaware, United States. he was on a voyage from Wilmington to Liverpool.[43] |
M. B. Almon | Canada | The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Lescomb", Nova Scotia before January 13.[46][31] |
Melita | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure. She was declared a total loss.[65] |
Mermaid | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on "Neira Island" before 27 January.[83] |
Osprey | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in "Beak Bay", Bahamas before 9 January. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[103][104] |
Paolo Schiaffino | Italy | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Pico Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown.[37][70] |
Pauline and Ermida | France | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at San Carlos. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to San Carlos.[57] |
Polly | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool.[15] |
Proteus | Germany | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. She was refloated and taken in to Finkenwerder for repairs.[97] |
Red Jacket | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Cape Ras Herelash, on the north coast of Africa.[71] |
Saladin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to London.[52] She was consequently condemned.[39] |
Savernake | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near Falmouth, Cornwall with loss of life. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to London.[105] |
Saxon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Orkney Islands or the Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[106] |
Segesta | Italy | The steamship was driven ashore on "Scies Island", Greece before 15 January. SHe was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[47][67] |
St. Lucia | Spain | The barque collided with the steamship Buluan ( Spain) at Manila, Spanish East Indies before 20 January and was beached.[80] |
Tamesa | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Pearl River (Canton River). She was on a voyage from Pazhou (Whampoa), China to New York.[87] |
Tuapan | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Helsingborg.[19] |
Unido | Portugal | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 January with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Portugal.[31] |
Walhall | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Danish coast. Her crew were rescued.[106] |
Wick Lassies | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Mittelgrund. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[19] She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Arendal, Norway in a leaky condition.[67] |
William Jones | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[59][61] |
Winona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore before 8 January. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States in a leaky condition.[33] |
Zarah | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Amerique ( France). Zarah was on a voyage from Pensacola to Swansea, Glamorgan.[93] |
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