List of shipwrecks in February 1884

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1884.

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire.[1]
Ben Lomond  United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with the steamship Forest Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank at Hull, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Forest Queen.[1]
Burncoose  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[2]
Crown of Denmark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[2]
Edith  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[3]
Ilva  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Pernambuco, Brazil. No further trace, reported overdue.[4]
Janetta  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyferris Point, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Nürnberg  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[1] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
Onwardd  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Pladda, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Sea Foam  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Port Nolloth, Cape Colony.[1]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Æolus Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea (55°16′N 7°58′E / 55.267°N 7.967°E / 55.267; 7.967) with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing cutter Patriksfjord ( Denmark). Æolus was on a voyage from Brunswick to Hamburg, Germany.[5]
Black Swan  United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven onto the Middlehead Rock, off the Mumbles, Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[3]
Crown  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at West Hartlepool, County Durham. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to West Hartlepool.[3]
Gordon Canada Canada The barque ran aground on the Malms Rock, in The Downs. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord, France to New York, United States. She was refloated with assistance from the tug George Peabody ( United Kingdom), which took her in tow.[3]
Grique  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil.[3]
Horatio  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Calais, France. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Enterprise ( United Kingdom) and found to be severely leaky.[3]
Macassar Netherlands The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Amsterdam, North Holland.[3]
Notting Hill  United Kingdom The steamship collided with and iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship State of Nebraska ( United Kingdom). Notting Hill was on a voyage from London to New York.[6][7]
Ruma Austria-Hungary The barque ran aground at Ensenada, Argentina and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3]
Woodbine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[3]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Azalea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Rosses Bay. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[3]
Dewdrop  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sirglinn ( United Kingdom). Dewdrop was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Jersey, Channel Islands.[8]
Galtee  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the quayside at Dunkirk, Nord, France and sank.[3]
Statesman  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into by Theodore H. Rand ( United States) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of all but one of her crew.[9] Statesman was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Isigny-sur-Mer, Calvados, France.[10]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Llanarthen  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ravenswood ( United Kingdom). Llanarthen was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Colombo, Ceylon.[5]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Rhuabon  United Kingdom The steamship struck The Smalls and sank. Seven of her crew left in the ship's boat and were picked up by the steamer Briton ( United Kingdom). Her captain and nine men were left on board. Rhuabon was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[11]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Eva  United Kingdom The lighter was run into by the steamship Countess of Dublin ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames. The lighterman was rescued by Countess of Dublin.[12]
Pedro Flag unknown The derelict ship was taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom by a number of fishing smacks.[12]
Uhlenhorst  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Ostertill.[12]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, reported overdue.[4]
Skulda Flag unknown The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, reported overdue.[13]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Brodrene Denmark The ship ran aground at Hjelmen, Norway and sprang a leak.[14]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Egmont  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on Howlins Bank and was abandoned. All on board were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. She was refloated on 11 February and towed in to Wexford.[15]
Tasmania  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was being towed from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen.[16]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Alexandra  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Cardigan. Her four crew were rescued by the lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Alexandra was on a voyage from Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire to Carmarthen.[17]
Antonietta Costa  Italy The barque struck Drayston Rock, off Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was assisted in to Sutton Harbour, Devon by the tugs Secret and Vixen (both  United Kingdom) in a severely leaky condition.[15]
Cubano Spain The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[8]
Hugh Roberts  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Guadeloupe. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[15][18]
Little Racer  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 25 nautical miles (46 km) west north west of Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by Eurydice (Canada Canada).[19][20]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Advance New South Wales The schooner ran aground in Botany Bay, New South Wales, and was wrecked.
Emily  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Brigg's Reef, in the Belfast Lough and sank. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[21]
McClure  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Barrel Rock and consequently foundered. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the steamship James Hogg ( United Kingdom). McClure was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[22]
Samuel Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked east of Worms Head, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[18]
Sem Kingdom of Dalmatia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands,[20] at least seven lives. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to São Vicente, Cape Verde Islands.[23]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Moel Rhewan  United Kingdom The cargo of the barque shifted during a gale on 9 February causing her to list and she was taken in tow by Upupa (Flag unknown) near the Smalls Lighthouse. Two days later the line broke and Captain Williams refused to leave his ship. Upupa continued on her voyage and on 12 February the crew were taken off by three ships.[24]
Samuel Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked east of Worms Head, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Santos, Brazil.[25]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Earl Beaconsfield  United Kingdom The ship capsized off Duncannon, County Wexford. All 33 people on board were rescued by the Duncannon Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to San Francisco, California, United States.[18]
Fiducia  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at "Bolsaxen", Denmark.[18]
Stowell Brown Canada Canada The ship was driven ashore at Passage East, County Waterford, United Kingdom.[18]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Glengarry  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[23]
Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Irvine, Ayrshire for repairs.[26]
Moratin Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Margate Lifeboat Friend to all Nations ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[27]
Soldier Prince  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Cartagena, Spain and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily, Italy to North Shields, Northumberland.[23]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Veho  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Runcorn, Cheshire.[28]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Sovereign  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat. She subsequently sank.[28]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Brechin Castle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rangoon, Burma. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to .[28]
Christian Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[28]
Laura  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Stronsay, Orkney Islands.[29]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Kinnaird Castle  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Lord John Russell ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Thames Estuary. Kinnard Castle was on a voyage from London to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[30]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Lady Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged in a hurricane. She put in to Sydney, New South Wales.
Lolland Denmark The steamship was driven ashore at the Fornæs Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nakskov.[31]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Sibil Wynn  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew survived.[32]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
A. G. Jewett United States The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°30′N 70°15′W / 37.500°N 70.250°W / 37.500; -70.250). Her crew were rescued by the barquentine Edward Cushing ( United States). A. G. Jewett was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Matanzas, Cuba.[33]
Earl of Jersey  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cabeza Lozano Reef, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Rota, Spain.[34]
Hawksbury  United Kingdom The ship collided with the tugs Gamecock and Knight of the Cross (both  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. Hawksbury was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[35]
Kotsai  Hong Kong The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and was wrecked with the loss of seventeen lives.[32]
Thetis  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Seaton Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. All eighteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Blyth, Northumberland.[35]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Bogense Denmark The ship struck a rock and foundered off Ceuta, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Bordeaux France The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark.[35] She was refloated with assistance from a number of steamships and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[34]
Goefredo Portugal The steamship, was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.
Surprise  United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire for Bagillt, Flintshire. No further trace, reported overdue.[36]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Adolphus Augustine France The lugger was holed by her anchor and sank off the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[34]
Friendship  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Widgeon ( United Kingdom) at Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged.[37]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche, France.[34] She was refloated the next day.[37]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1884
ShipStateDescription
Albrecht  Germany The derelict ship was towed in to the Scattery Roads by the steamship Upton ( United Kingdom).[37]
Dunvegan  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a buoy in the River Wyre and was holed. She was beached at Fleetwood, Lancashire with assistance from the tug Wyre ( United Kingdom).[37]
Excel  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[37]
Hekla  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on being launched at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[37] She was refloated the next day.[38]
Magic United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale on Georges Bank with the loss of all twelve crew.[39][40]
Phoenix United States The fishing schooner was lost in a gale on Georges Bank with the loss of all fourteen crew.[41]
Topaz  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack Rapid ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat.[37]
Yarra  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Scott's Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Darwin, South Australia (now in the Northern Territory), to Falmouth, Cornwall, England.[37]
Zabrina  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.[38]

29 February

Unknown date

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