List of shipwrecks in February 1866
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George | The schooner struck the quayside at North Shields, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to North Shields.[1] | |
| Manolo | The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bremen. She was refloated on 3 February and towed in to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[2] | |
| Margaret | The tug sank at North Shields, Northumberland.[1] | |
| Nymphen | The ship was damaged by fire at North Shields, Northumberland.[1] | |
| Valetta | The barque ran aground in the Suriname River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Surniname River.[3] |
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abalon | The ship was wrecked near Small Point, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[4] | |
| Jeddo | The steamship was wrecked on the Choui Kader Shoal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Bombay, India.[5][6][7][4] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella Hunter | The ship departed from Paisley, Renfrewshire for Belfast, County Antrim. Subsequently sighted off the Mull of Galloway, Argyllshire, but never reached her destination. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, a wrecked boat from the ship washed up at Portmuck, County Antrim.[8] | |
| Monarch | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Zuydcoote, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9][10][2][11] | |
| Thomas and Alice | The schooner was driven ashore and Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated.[1] | |
| Union | The schooner was abandoned 8 to 10 nautical miles (15 to 19 km) off St. Ives Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Medora ( | |
| William and Henry | The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the California Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[12][10] | |
| Unnamed | The Mersey Flat capsized and sank in the River Dee at Connah's Quay, Flintshire with the loss of three of the eight people on board.[13] |
4 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Isle | The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[14] She was refloated on 21 March and towed in to Milford Haven.[15] | |
| Excelsior | The steamship was wrecked off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of ten of the 25 people on board. Survivors were rescued on 10 February by the Juister Lifeboat.[16] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[17] | |
| Havre | The steamship was driven ashore at Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[18] She was refloated on 14 February and was towed in to Penzance, Cornwall.[19] | |
| Jenny | The barque was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States with the loss of twenty of the 22 people on board. Survivors were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[20][21] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze | The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Colchester, Essex.[22][1] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the tug Bull Dog ( | |
| Havre | The steamship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[9] | |
| Hero | The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Tralee, County Kerry.[23] | |
| Nuevo Lepanto | The ship was attacked by pirates off Lantau Island, China and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Macao. She was subsequently taken in to Hong Kong by Escaño ( | |
| Sarah and Ann | The schooner ran aground on the Whiting Sand and was abandoned. Her six crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[22][1][26] | |
| Statesman | The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore Point, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[27] | |
| Ville de L'Oriente | The lugger collided with the lighter Hamoaze ( | |
| Zambese | The ship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock.[27] |
6 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | The schooner was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[19][28] | |
| Chin-Chin | The schooner was attacked by a pirate junk off Hong Kong with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Tientsin, China. After being ransacked and stripped of her guns, she put back to Hong Kong.[25] | |
| Emma | The ketch was wrecked at Pittenweem, Fife. Both crew were rescued by a coble from the fishing lugger John Wesley ( | |
| Isis | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (38°39′N 60°00′W / 38.650°N 60.000°W). Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom and/or Hamburg.[30][31] | |
| Jeanne d'Arc | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkirk.[14] | |
| Newton | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Robinsons ( | |
| Wanata | The full-rigged ship collided with Queen of Beauty ( |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Susan | The ship was wrecked near Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[37] | |
| Carrie Davies | The ship was wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to a British port.[22][37] | |
| Elizabeth | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the brig Robinsons ( | |
| Iron Crown | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger England's Glory ( | |
| Petrel | The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by a yawl. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22][40] | |
| Rochester | The ship ran aground at Crosby, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[22] | |
| Uruguay | The ship was driven ashore a Laguna.[41] | |
| Zaimar | The schooner was wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[42] |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jessie | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east south east of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the barque Mary and Elizabeth ( | |
| Lloyd Rainer | The ship ran aground at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was refloated.[23] | |
| Memphis | The ship was wrecked on Malden Island. Her crew were subsequently rescued by the barque Jane ( | |
| Polly | The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Strood, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[23][32] | |
| St. Abbs | The sloop was wrecked on St Mary's Isle, Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Coldingham, Berwickshire.[32] |
9 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caprera | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked at Pointe-au-Canoniers, Mauritius.[44] Her crew were rescued.[45] |
| Freeman Clark | The ship ran aground in the Rappahannock River. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. She was refloated and taken in to Baltimore.[46] | |
| W. R. Carter | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion at Vicksburg, Mississippi.[47] |
10 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Jane | The schooner was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall.[28] She was on a voyage from Boscastle to Penzance.[46] | |
| Kersonese | The ship ran aground in the Fullah Reach of the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 14 February and taken in to Calcutta.[48] | |
| Liberty | The schooner collided with the Mersey Flat Victoria ( | |
| Plover | The barque was run into by the brig Amethyst ( | |
| Voltigeur | The tug collided with a Mersey Ferry and sank in the River Mersey.[51] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anglesea | The pilot boat foundered in Studland Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Royal Albert ( | |
| Banquereau | The brig was driven ashore at the Haslar Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth.[53] | |
| Breeze | The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated.[54][19] | |
| Demmin | The barque was wrecked on the Brake Sand. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[52] | |
| Eliza | The schooner, of Teignmouth, Devon, under Captain William Nathan Bryant, was en route from London to Topsham, Devon with a cargo of coal. Caught in a storm, she was wrecked off Poole, Dorset. Her crew of six all perished.[55][56] | |
| Elizabeth | The brig, of Exeter, Devon, under Captain John Back, was en route from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon with a cargo of coal. Driven by a storm, she lost her rudder on the Beer Pan Rocks off Hengistbury Head then went aground and was wrecked on a sand-bank at the entrance to Christchurch Harbour. There were seven crew on board. Three men perished before the remaining four men, including Captain Back, were eventually rescued by local fishermen.[57] | |
| Elizabeth | The brigantine, of Teignmouth, under Captain James French, was caught in a storm and wrecked off Poole. There were six crew on board. They took to a boat that capsized and four men, including Captain French, perished. One man remained clinging to the upturned boat until rescued by Coastguards, and another succeeded in swimming ashore.[56] | |
| Equity | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Portsoy.[19] | |
| Georgiana | The barque was wrecked near St Alban's Head, Dorset, United Kingdom.[58] She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated on 23 March and towed in to Weymouth by Mary Ellen ( | |
| Good Will | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in Studland Bay. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Swanage, Dorset.[19] | |
| Johanna Elizabeth | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Langstone, Hampshire with the loss of all hands, eight or nine lives. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Martinique.[53] | |
| Palace | The ship was wrecked on the Hoole Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset.[49] | |
| Pero | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[49][60][26][61] | |
| Ranger | The pilot boat was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[52] | |
| Reliance | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her nine crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Port Clarence, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[49][60][26] | |
| T. and C. Sutton | The schooner was driven ashore at Poole. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[32] | |
| Thomas Rushbridger | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated.[49] |
12 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Lass | The brig was wrecked at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London and/or Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[62][32] | |
| Esther | The schooner went aground and was wrecked to the south of the mouth of the Manawatu River, with the loss of four lives.[63] | |
| Hamlet | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orleans, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[64] | |
| Hasard | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Larne, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[49] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[21] | |
| Regent | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk and subsequently foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[19] | |
| Royal Albert | The ship foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall with the loss of all 34 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[36] | |
| William Frazer | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Brilliant ( |
13 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Black Sea. She was refloated.[32] | |
| Flora | The steamship was wrecked at Lindisfarne. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian.[67] | |
| General Williams | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thornton ( | |
| John Liddell | The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[19] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Mediterranean.[32] | |
| Meggie Anderson | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fourteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued on 18 February by Manfred ( | |
| Para | The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with the assistance of six smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[49] | |
| Regent | The brig foundered in the Swin. Her crew were rescued by the smack Excelsior ( |
14 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Galway Lass | The brig ran aground off Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[54] | |
| Ryndman | The brig was in collision with the steamship Peruvian ( |
15 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advena | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[65][36] | |
| Elizabeth Adnett | The brig sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[65][61] | |
| Isabella | The brig was driven out to sea from São Miguel Island, Azores. She was taken in tow by Mary Blake ( |
16 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Großendorf, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom.[72][4] | |
| British America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Georgia, United States. Her crew were rescued. British America was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Savannah, Georgia.[73] She was consequently condemned.[71] | |
| Helen | The fishing boat was wrecked at Cellardyke, Fife. Her six crew were rescued.[74] | |
| Plymouth | The brig was wrecked at "Gioja", Sicily, Italy. Her crew survived.[64] |
17 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Host Heate | The barque was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lisbon.[75] | |
| Loda | The ship was abandoned off Lady Elliot's Island and was set afire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Shanghai, China.[76] |
18 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Granadian | The steamship foundered off Pico Island, Azores.[77][78][79] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Seal ( | |
| Greceras | The schooner collided with the brig Anna ( |
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fraternidad | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Barcelona. She was refloated and take in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[46] | |
| Margaret | The ship struck a sunken rock in Angle Bay and was holed. She was beached in a sinking condition. Margaret was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. Following temporary repairs, she as taken in to Hubberson Pill, Pembrokeshire.[83][28] |
20 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Brown | The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland in a leaky condition.[84] | |
| Fair Hope | The smack was driven ashore and capsized at Newquay, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aberavon, Glamorgan.[21] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inchcolm.[85] | |
| Sir George Grey | The barque was wrecked on Cockburn's Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Sydney, New South Wales.[86][87] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | The ship's passengers and some of the crew mutinied and ran the ship ashore 38 nautical miles (70 km) west of Macao, China. She was on a voyage from Whampoa to Havana, Cuba. The vessel was pillaged, and was abandoned on 23 February. She was subsequently towed in to Macao by a steamship.[88] | |
| Sauvegarde | The barque was driven ashore and sank at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde.[84] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arthy | The schooner was run into by the barque Oby ( | |
| Economie | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom by four smacks.[21] | |
| Fanny | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande do Sul. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Rio Grande do Sul.[90][91] | |
| Iris | The ship collided with the schooner Aubaine ( | |
| Liberty | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[46] | |
| Orphine | The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[93] | |
| Peace | The ship ran aground off the South Rock Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put in to Ramsey, Isle of Man for repairs.[94] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Altivo | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[64] | |
| Arthur | The ship was wrecked on the Leman and Owers Sands, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aden.[95][93] | |
| Elizabeth | The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Berwick upon Tweed.[64] | |
| Ellora | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Águilas, Spain or vice versa.[28][96] She was consequently condemned.[97] | |
| Jeremiah | The ship was abandoned off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from St. Alban's Head, Dorset to Sunderland.[98] | |
| Lucy Ellen | The ship was abandoned off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Excelsior ( | |
| Maria | The ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Algeciras with the loss of all hands.[96] | |
| Pablo | The barque was driven ashore at Palmones, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[28][96] | |
| Strive | The ship was driven ashore at "Garde", Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[64] | |
| Tally Ho | The ship was abandoned off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prince Albert ( | |
| Warner | The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the Firth of Forth.[28] |
24 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Doris | The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[93] | |
| Lady Chandos | The ship caught fire and put in to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[93] | |
| Louisa | The brig was abandoned at in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fairy ( | |
| Talisman | The steamship was driven ashore on Grand Turk, Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Kingston, Jamaica.[45] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[100] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lively | The pilot boat capsized in Carlingford Lough with the loss of all seven crew.[101] | |
| Salacia | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) east by south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[93] | |
| Una | The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[81] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna | The schooner was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated, but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[3] | |
| Metta Catharina | The ship was wrecked at Torre Molinos, Spain. she was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, United Kingdom.[102][103] |