List of shipwrecks in February 1846
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Panomi Point, Greece. She was refloated and towed in to Salonica for repairs.[1] |
| Anna Auguste |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore near Mandal, Norway, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Christiansand, Norway.[2] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the West Hoyle Sandbank in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat.[3] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Preston, Lancashire.[4] |
| Ann and Mary | United Kingdom |
The smack was damaged by fire at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire.[5] |
| Avon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to The Downs.[6] |
| Falmouth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset.[7] |
| John Horrocks | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Leasowe, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8][9][10] She was refloated on 24 February and taken in to the River Mersey in a severely damaged condition.[11] |
| Mersey | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Liverpool.[12] |
| Orion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to The Downs.[8] |
| Penguin | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[12] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Portsmouth, Hampshire for Mauritius and Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13] |
| George | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Torquay, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14] |
| Jessie | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Quarry Rocks, in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Londonderry. She was refloated and beached at Stromness.[15] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna and Louise |  Hamburg |
The ship was in collision with a barque and sank off the Owers Sandbank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing boat from Brighton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to La Guaira, Venezuela. The barque also sank.[16][5] |
| Hamlet |  United States |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana.[14] |
| Vesta | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Demerara to the Clyde.[17] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bdelliuim, or Falcon, or Pallion |
United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with the collier British Queen and foundered in the North Sea off Orfordness Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[19][5][10] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the Northam Burrows, Devon. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Bideford.[19] |
| Druid | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Allonby Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Annan, Dumfriesshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[20] She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Maryport.[21] |
| Eos |  Danzig |
The ship capsized at Swinemünde, Prussia with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Danzig.[22] |
| Marmora | United States |
The screw steamer was wrecked on the Spalmidores, in the Gulf of Scio. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Beyrout, Ottoman Syria[11] |
| North Pole | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Aden. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aden. She was refloated the next day.[23] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Northam Barrows. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Venus was refloated on 8 February.[24][19][5] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rokeby | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heywood | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanddwyn Point, Caernarvonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20][5] She was refloated in mid-February.[15] |
| Josephine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Limekilns, Fife to Hull, Yorkshire.[5] She was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Boulogne.[25] |
8 February
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bencoolen | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of thirteen of the 21 people on board. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
| City of Exeter | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Paignton, Devon. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Paignton.[26] |
| Guide |  British North America |
The brig was driven ashore in Blind Bay, New Zealand.[27] |
| Owner's Delight | United Kingdom |
The Yorkshire billyboy was wrecked on the Cant Knoll, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Faversham, Kent.[28][29] She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Whitstable, Kent.[26] |
| Psyche | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[28] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset.[24] She was refloated the next day.[28] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The flat was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued.[28][30] |
| Dasher | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24][30] |
| Johanna Gesina |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked at Warffum, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Delfzijl, South Holland.[31] |
| Maria Orr | New South Wales |
The whaler was wrecked on the Black Rock, in Recherche Bay with the loss of a crew member.[32][33] |
| New Invention | New South Wales |
The ship was driven ashore on Wentworth's Promontory.[32] |
| Oberon | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[34] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eendraght | Netherlands |
The ship was driven ashore on "Scheerman Koog". She was on a voyage from Tönning, Duchy of Holstein to Amsterdam, North Holland.[2] |
| Engelina |  Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Køge to Antwerp, Belgium.[2] |
| Freundschaft | Denmark |
The galiot was beached on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Stubbekøbing to London, United Kingdom.[35] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord and was abandoned by her crew. She later floated off and came ashore.[29] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Limerick.[36] |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empress | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37] |
| Franz |  Prussia |
The ship ran aground on the Kniepsand, in the North Sea off the coast of the Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom.[38][2] |
| Jeune Albert |  France |
The brig sank at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[39] |
| John Edward | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Shelburne, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[39] |
| Joseph | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Matchless ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
| Nymph | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Shoebury Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary of the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36] |
| Sampo | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Malta.[15] |
| Trent | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at South Shields. she was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[37] |
14 February
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | United States |
Minturn Storm: The schooner was driven ashore near Manasquan Inlet at Seaside Heights, New Jersey. According to different sources, either her crew was rescued or there were no survivors.[41][42][43] |
| Avalanche | United States |
Minturn Storm: The ship was driven ashore on Ellis Island in New York Harbor off New York City.[42] |
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21] |
| John Minturn | United States |
 |
| Lotty |  Sweden |
Minturn Storm: The barque was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey 23 miles (37 km) south of Sandy Hook with the loss of two of her crew.[41][44][43] |
| Mary Ellen | Sweden |
Minturn Storm: The pilot boat was lost with all hands off Sandy Hook, New Jersey.[43] |
| New Jersey | United States |
Minturn Storm: The barque was driven ashore and wrecked without loss of life the coast of New Jersey 23 miles (37 km) south of Sandy Hook.[41][42][43] |
| Orleans | United States |
Minturn Storm: The ship was driven ashore on "Swan Beach" — a misspelling of "Squam Beach" or "Squan Beach," terms used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet[45] — on the coast of New Jersey.[42] |
| Pioneer | United States |
Minturn Storm: According to different sources, the schooner either foundered off the coast of New Jersey with the loss of all hands or was wrecked without loss of life on the coast of New Jersey 11 miles (18 km) south of Sandy Hook. She was on a voyage from Brandywine, Maryland, to New Haven, Connecticut.[42][43] |
| Register | United States |
Minturn Storm: The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey 12 miles (19 km) south of Sandy Hook with the loss of one life.[41][42][43] |
| Robert Bruce | United Kingdom |
Minturn Storm: The ship was driven ashore on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor off New York City. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras, to New York City.[42] |
| Volant | United States |
Minturn Storm: The ship was driven ashore on Staten Island, New York.[42] |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Knowl, in the North Sea. She was refloated.[46] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acquilla | Saint Helena |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Helena.[47] |
| Cornelia, and Descobrador |
Saint Helena Spain |
The brig Descobrador was driven into the schooner Cornelia and both vessels were then driven ashore on Saint Helena. Cornelia was wrecked.[47] |
| Euphrasia | Saint Helena |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Helena.[47] |
| Fourth of March | Saint Helena |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Helena.[47] |
| Julia | Saint Helena |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Helena.[47] |
| Parmelia | British North America |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member or two. Survivors were rescued by Clansman ( United Kingdom). Parmelia was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[48] |
| Remdina | Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bremen.[35][2] |
| Rocket | Saint Helena |
The coal hulk was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Helena.[47] |
| Silurian | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[49] She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[50] |
| Smile | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina north of Quintano Island. Her crew were rescued.[51][52] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | Hamburg |
The brig was driven ashore in the Elbe downstream of Blankenese. She was refloated.[40] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the West Knock, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Galway to London. She was refloated.[49] |
| Jantina | Netherlands |
The ship ran aground off Rotterdam, South Holland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Tromsø, Norway to Amsterdam, North Holland.[31] |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. she was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham.[53] |
| Lady East | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Singapore for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Seaman | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near Kilcleif Castle, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[55] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carpenter | Isle of Man |
The sloop was wrecked on Sanda Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port St. Mary to the Isle of Mull.[56][14] |
| Douro | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Kerney Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire and the Clyde.[11] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[2] |
| Larch | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Poolwash", Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[57] |
| Maria | British North America |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Nevis. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Nevis.[58][59] |
| Northumbrian Maid | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks and was wrecked at Cloghy, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry.[11] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Banbury | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[11] |
| Cadiz | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Campbeltown.[60] |
| Gloria |  Stettin |
The brig was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stettin.[11][2][55] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardmore, Islay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Methil, Fife and St. David's.[57] |
| Iride | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool.[11][61][2] |
| Jacob Pennell | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Carnsore Point. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool.[62][2] |
| Tam O'Shanter | New South Wales |
The cutter capsized and sank at the mouth of the Manning River with the loss of her captain. Two crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Manning River.[63][64] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | Flag unknown | The ship sprang a leak, capsized and was severely damaged at port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was condemned.[58] |
| Industry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[11] |
| New Fame |  Malta |
The ship sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Malta.[11] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Danzig |
The ship ran aground north of Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Danzig.[65] |
| Blackaller | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[66] |
| Chaffey | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore in Doctor's Cove, Deer Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated.[67] |
| Earl Kelly | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Leith, Lothian.[60] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[68] |
| Great Liverpool | United Kingdom |
During a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt, to Southampton, Hampshire, England, the 1,150-ton, 223-foot (68.0 m) paddle steamer ran aground and was wrecked on the Guros Shoal, off Cape Finisterre, Spain. According to different sources, either the total number of people aboard was 150 or the number of passengers alone was 146, and either two or three people lost their lives.[69][70] She broke up on 27 February.[71] Her captain subsequently committed suicide.[72] |
| Jim Crow | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew were rescued.[66] |
| Josephine | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of two of her crew.[11] |
| Laura and George | British North America |
The ship was wrecked on the Sisters Rocks, off Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Halifax.[39] |
| Spark | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[11] She was towed in to Bangor, Caernarfonshire on 3 March.[1] |
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth with the loss of a crew member.[66] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The smack was wrecked on the Long Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Port Nessock, Wigtownshire to Skerries, County Dublin.[57] |
| Valiant | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Moelfre, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[61] She was refloated on 27 February.[73] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gibraltar. She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin in a leaky condition.[14] |
| Earl of Kellie | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Leith, Lothian.[74] |
| Mercurius | Denmark |
The ship was wrecked in "Haybe Bay". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a French port to Fredrikstad.[42] |
| Rockingham | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen ( United Kingdom). Rockingham was on a voyage from New York to Oran, Algeria.[75] |
| Victory | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Pill, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bristol.[73] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphitrite | Netherlands |
The ship ran aground on the Shingles. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to "Nickene". She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[56] |
| Angelina | Netherlands |
The ship ran aground off Fanø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Roskilde, Denmark to Rotterdam, South Holland.[31] |
| Ida |  United Kingdom |
The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 52°30′W / 44.000°N 52.500°W) with the loss of 45 of the 56 people on board. Survivors were rescued by an American schooner. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[39][76] |
| Little Pet | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Mahaica ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Ballycotton, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan.[57] |
| Maria | Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium.[31] |
| Protea |  Belgium |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Cette, Hérault, France. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition.[56][14] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arab | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Millbay. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[14] |
| Britannia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Baltimore, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Malta.[14][77] |
| Emma | New South Wales |
The ship was wrecked in the Namoa Strait with the loss of five of her crew.[78] |
