List of shipwrecks in February 1832
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altgiras |  Spain |
The schooner was captured off Matanzas, Cuba by a Colombian Navy cruiser. She was set afire and destroyed.[1] |
| Ceres |  France |
The ship was wrecked at Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Sète, Hérault.[2] |
| Felicity |  United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Clipera Rock, in the Irish Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Flint to Holyhead, Anglesey.[3] |
| Sally | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between the Longships Lighthouse and the Runnel Stone. Her crew were rescued by Good Intent ( United Kingdom). Sally was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Loch Indaal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[4] |
| Portland | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered off the coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[5] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the "East Breaker". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[6][7] |
| Shark | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[5] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of County Donegal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Sligo.[8] |
| Huntley | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (49°50′N 21°00′W / 49.833°N 21.000°W). She was abandoned on 7 February with the ultimate loss of three of her seventeen crew.[9] |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with a collier and sank in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent. She was later refloated and beached at Grays Thurrock, Essex.[10][11] |
| Zetes | United Kingdom |
The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, United States. Her crew survived.[12] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Catherine | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Eastbarns, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[5][13] |
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Cayenne, French Guiana. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cayenne.[14] |
| Crown | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Eastore Point, County Wexford with the loss of ten of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[15][5][16] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Tralee, County Cork.[17] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the Caucassus Reef. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica.[18] |
| Herald |  United States |
The ship was wrecked at "Ivica". Her crew were rescued.[19] |
| St. Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[20] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pirate | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[13] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endraght |  Netherlands |
The ship was lost in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havana, Cuba.[21] |
| Samuel | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk off Bridport, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[9] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Horse Shoe Reef, off the coast of Antigua. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[1] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendsbury | United Kingdom |
The whaler was wrecked on a coral reef in the Pacific Ocean (5°01′S 159°19′E / 5.017°S 159.317°E) with the loss of 24 of her 35 crew.[22] |
10 February
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued by Princess Royal ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[23][24] |
| Orb | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apparance |  Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and was consequently beached at Winterton-on-Sea. She was on a voyage from Jakobstadt to London, United Kingdom.[26] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lavinia | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Colorado Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Veracruz, Mexico to New York.[14] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Editha | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Terceira, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27] |
| Naren |  Portugal |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira.[27] |
| Prudencia | Portugal |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira.[27] |
| Souvenir | United States |
The schooner was driven ashore on Terceira.[27] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with a smack off Padstow, Cornwall and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[28] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The sloop sprang a leak and was beached near Mundesley, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Mundesley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[29][30] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Uaber". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to a British port.[31] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Batavier | Netherlands |
The steamship was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom.[32] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost off Itamaracá, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil.[14] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morning Star | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven out to sea from Madeira, Portugal. she did not return.[33] |
| Sabeto |  Ottoman Empire |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beirut.[34] |
| Vigilancia |  Brazil |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Madeira.[33] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst bound for Havana, Cuba. Three of her crew were subsequently rescued by Treaty ( United States).[35] |
