List of shipwrecks in February 1882

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1882.

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Conatio  Germany The steamship was sighted in the Dardanelles whilst on a voyage from Theodosia, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, reported missing.[1]
May Queen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Rio Grande do Sul. Her crew survived.[2]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Kirkconnell  United Kingdom The barque ran aground off the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. She floated off and was towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[3]
Western Empire United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°00′N 37°16′W / 37.000°N 37.267°W / 37.000; -37.267). Her crew were rescued by Canmore ( United Kingdom). Western Empire was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[4]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Cosmo  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Black Sea off the mouth of the Bosphorus with the loss of all 27 hands. She was on a voyage from Sebastopol, Russia to London.[5][6]
Zeus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[3]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Bunker Hill United States The schooner was wrecked on Bemo Ledges. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Frankland  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Justitia ( Spain) and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex.[5]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
.Bellerophon United States The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank with the loss of all fourteen hands.[8]
Bessie W. Somes United States The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank with the loss of all fourteen crew.[9]
Charles Carroll United States The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank with the loss of all eleven hands.[10]
Edith M. Pew United States The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank, possibly after a collision with Paul Revere ( United States). Lost with all thirteen hands.[11][12][13]
Paul Revere United States The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank, possibly in a collision with Edith M. Pew ( United States). Lost with all fourteen hands.[11][14][15]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for the Clyde. No further trace, reported missing.[16]
Manna  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Antiparos, Greece.[17]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Sandringham  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Hamburg, Germany.[18]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Gem United States The steamship burned to the waterline and sank off Appletree Cove. Two passengers and three crew were killed.[19]
Tremo Norway The brig collided with the steamship Johanna ( France) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom.[6]
Unnamed  Spanish Navy The gunboat sank in a storm at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[20]
Unnamed  French Navy The gunboat was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[20]
Several unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships foundered at Buenos Aires.[20]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Chimborazo  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked 30 miles (48 km) south of "Egmont West", Florida, United States.[21]
Lizett  Germany The brigantine was wrecked near Petty Harbour, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of five of her nine crew.[6]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Bahamas United States The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to New York.

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Georges  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[4]
John Morrison  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Roche's Point, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[4]
O. B. Suhr Denmark The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen.[4] She was later refloated.[22]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Alf  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Trondheim, Norway. No further trace, reported overdue.[23]
Ashbrooke  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Galle, Ceylon.[4]
Essex  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a buoy in the River Thames and was holed. She was beached at Rosherville, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Colchester, Essex.[4]
Sole Bay  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Eskdale ( United Kingdom) and sank off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. Sole Bay was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[4]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Constantine  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Hama ( Germany). Constantine was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[24]
Gannet  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Newhaven, East Sussex. Her 36 crew were rescued. Gannet was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She broke up on 1 March and was a total loss.[25]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Euphemia Fullerton, and
W. G. Grant
 United Kingdom The schooner W. G. Grant ran into Euphemia Fullarton off Troon, Ayrshire. Both vessels were severely damaged. W. G. Grant was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[22]
Rosebud  United Kingdom The steamship collided with Lady Olive ( United Kingdom) 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the Longships, Cornwall. Four crew lost their lives. Rosebud was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Lisbon, Portugal[26]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Erndte  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at Libava, Courland Governorate.[22]
Harmonie  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Libava. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to Libava.[22]
Wolofte Denmark The steamship was driven ashore at Libava. She was on a voyage from Svendborg to Libava.[22]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Fisher  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Stockholm, Sweden. No further trace,[27] reported missing.[28]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Louisa  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[29]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Dafila ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames near Northfleet, Kent with the loss of one of her two crew.[30]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Alexandria  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Ermsterl ( Netherlands) on 28 February.[31]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Portugalete  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank off the Bull Point Lighthouse, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the tug Oberon ( United Kingdom). Portugalete was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[32]
Magdala  United Kingdom The ship departed from Penarth, Glamorgan for Ternate, Netherlands East Indies. No further trace, reported overdue.[33]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the fishing vessel Dogger Bank ( Netherlands).[34]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Bassac France The steamship was wrecked in the Red Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Ras Ghareb, Egypt. Her crew were taken off by an Egyptian Government steamship on 7 March. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saigon, French Indo-China.[35]
Holyrood  United Kingdom The steamship foundered with the loss of all 37 crew. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[36]
Johan Sweden The ship was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony.[37]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Auguste  Germany The brigantine ran ashore in Whitsand Bay and became a total wreck. Her crew survived.[38]
Bertie Claiborne United States The steamship was destroyed by fire. Three children were killed.[19]
Citizen  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ligurian (Flag unknown). Citizen was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[24]
Frank  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship RMS Derwent ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by RMS Derwent. Frank was on a voyage from Swanscombe, Kent to Westminster, London.[39]
Lucy  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[24]
Woodville  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. Three crew took to a boat and were drowned when it was swamped. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Otago, New Zealand. She was refloated and towed in to Holyhead by Stratheyre ( United Kingdom).[40]
No. 9  United Kingdom The pilot boat collided with the steamship Mariner ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of one of the 25 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Mariner.[24]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Dextrous  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Pooree, India. She was on a voyage from Cocanada to Gopaulpore, India.[24]
Gipsy Queen  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[24]
Vanguard  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for London. No further trace, reported missing.[41]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1882
ShipStateDescription
Bancoora  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River downstream of Mud Point. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India.[24] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pladda. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glenarm, County Antrim to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[24]
Canada Norway The barque was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Kragerøe. She was a total loss.[40]
Jane Gwynne  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitefarland, Isle of Arran.[24]
Martha  United Kingdom The ketch sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of North Sunderland, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Mary McCall  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Carradale, Isle of Arran.[24]
Normanby Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued by Sarah M. Smith (Canada Canada). Normanby was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Galveston, Texas, United States.[42]

28 February

Unknown date

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