List of shipwrecks in February 1834
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Undaunted |  Royal Navy |
The Lively-class frigate ran aground in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was refloated the next day. HMS Undaunted was subsequently decommissioned. |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann |  United Kingdom |
The sloop was in collision with John Deniston ( United Kingdom) in the North Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued by John Densiton. Ann was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[1] |
| Mary and Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Melmore Rocks. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[2] |
| Robert and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Dundalk, County Louth.[3] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off Ballymacaw, County Cork. There were six crew on board. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Cork.[4][5] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Musquash, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated on 18 February and taken in to Saint John, New Brunswick. Hibernia was on a voyage from Magaguadavic, New Brunswick, to Kinsale, County Cork.[6][7] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Commerce ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Mary was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dingle, County Kerry.[8] |
| Onderneming |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Hamburg.[5] |
| Robert |  British North America |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Lambay Island, County Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States or Havana, Cuba.[3] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Whithorn, Wigtownshire, to Lancaster, Lancashire.[3] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Giulia |  Russia |
The brig was wrecked near Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[9][10] |
| Laure |  France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Ebro. She was on a voyage from Sète, Hérault to "Bahia".[9] |
| Rapid | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent, by Ardent ( United Kingdom).[3] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The smack was wrecked at Ayr. Her crew were rescued by the Ayr pilot boats.[3] |
| Dee | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent.[11] |
| Mary and Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate.[11] |
| Xeres | France |
The ship was wrecked off Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère.[2] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert | British North America |
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Rush, County Dublin, United Kingdom.[5] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penryn to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[12] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jean | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to the Firth of Forth.[9] |
| Maria | France |
The ship was in collision with Patience ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean off A Coruña, Spain and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Patience. Maria was on a voyage from Sète, Hérault to Dunkerque, Nord.[13] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corsenside | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Kinsale, County Cork, by Columbia ( United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Trieste.[14] |
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The ship sank at Malta during a gale.[15] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Stockton on Tees, County Durham, for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[6] |
| Mary Dalgleish | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off the Spanish coast. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián, Spain, to Puerto Rico.[15] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Swiftsure | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[16] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline |  Belgium |
The ship was driven ashore at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Antwerp.[4][14] |
| Martha | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Emden, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.[9] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Grenada.[17] |
| Paragon | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Moran Reef.[18] |
| Vriendschap | Hamburg |
The ship was in collision with another vessel before 13 February and sank. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[19] |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | Hamburg |
The ship was capsized by ice in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Hamburg.[9] |
| Lardmans | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Fort Augusta, Jamaica.[18] |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aigle | France |
The whaler was lost near the Cape of Good Hope with the loss of three of her crew.[20] |
| Fanny | France |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Martinique.[21] |
| Providence | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to Harwich, Essex.[22] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Russel | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, to Shoreham-by-Sea. Russell was refloated on 19 February.[9] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina |  Bremen |
The galeass foundered off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover.[23] |
| Concordia |  Denmark |
The ship was wrecked at Hørsholm. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[24] |
| D'Uberville | France |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom.[22] |
| Spitfire | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, to Anstruther, Fife.[25] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Meteor | United Kingdom |
The schooner was destroyed by the explosion of her cargo of gunpowder at Malta with the loss of 28 lives.[26] |
| Neptune |  Sweden |
The ship was wrecked near Savannah, Georgia, United States.[6] |
| HMS St Vincent | Royal Navy |
The Nelson-class ship of the line was severely damaged by the explosion of Meteor ( United Kingdom) and driven aground. She was refloated on 21 February after discharging all her 120 cannon.[26] HMS St Vincent was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amy | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was opn a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to New York, United States.[10] |
| Ceylon | New South Wales |
The cutter was wrecked near Newcastle.[27] |
| Expedition | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto rocks near Blyth, Northumberland.[9] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued by Renard ( France). She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall, to Ancona, Papal States.[28] |
| Mary and Nancy | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°N 64°W / 39°N 64°W). She was on a voyage from New York to Demerara.[29] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, for London. She subsequently foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, with the loss of all hands.[30] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides.[23] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[31] |
| St. Auben | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galway to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Rye.[28] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph and Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[28] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Sligo for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
| Tyne | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Newton Rock. She floated off the next day but consequently foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. Tyne was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Leith, Lothian.[23] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Merry Maid | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. All on board were rescued by a Board of Customs cutter.[19] |
| Valentine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank in Sandyhaven Bay. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Gloucester.[15][1] Valentine was refloated on 12 March and taken in to Milford Haven for repairs.[33] |
