List of shipwrecks in February 1828
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sirene |  Hamburg |
The ship was sighted in the Straits of Sunda whilst on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Stockholm, Sweden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fly |  New South Wales |
The sloop capsized and sank in Cockle Bay.[2] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise |  United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon for Faro, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hornet | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Firth of Tay.[4] |
| London | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Boscastle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[5] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Æra | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Bude, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London tro Drogheda, County Louth.[6] |
| Clyde | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[4] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford.[4] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Swansea, Glamorgan.[4] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[4] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Güte Brotter |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Bremen.[7] |
| Olive | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[8] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gratitude | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Limerick for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[9] |
| Helen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford.[8] |
| Lord Hill | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[6] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Burton Bradstock, Dorset with the loss of all hands.[10] |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Whiting Bay, County Waterford, Ireland. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[11] |
| Susannah | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in St Brides Bay with the loss of all but one of her crew.[12] |
| Triton | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board took to the boats and were rescued on 17 February by Milton ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[13] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground at Swansea, Glamorgan and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bideford, Devon.[14] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was lost near Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
| Speculation | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall.[16] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank.[8] |
| Whitburn | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand and sank.[8] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Treaty |  United States |
The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cádiz, Spain.[18] |
| Two Friends | Gibraltar |
The schooner was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[18] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to St. Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America.[19] |
| Venerable | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Doolin, County Clare with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Galway.[11] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dispatch | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
| Fancy | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[21] |
| Gibraltar | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near St. Ubes, Spain.[22] |
| Jane | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Gibraltar.[23] |
| Midas |  United Kingdom |
The transport ship was wrecked at Vila Nova de Milfontes with the loss of 95 lives.[23][24][25] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Maria | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Deer Island. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[19] |
| Henry and Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[26] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Valiant | United Kingdom |
The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Figuera da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[22] |
| St. Nicholay |  Russia |
The brig was wrecked north of Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her twelve crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[27] |
