List of shipwrecks in January 1828
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adele | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[1] | |
| Aimable Adela | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1][2] | |
| Angelem | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1] | |
| Cambria | The sloop was wrecked near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Swansea.[3] | |
| Croith | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[2] | |
| Croisie | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1] | |
| Esperance | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1] | |
| Fanny | The ship was wrecked in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of at least three lives.[4] | |
| Laurie | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1] | |
| Liberty | The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk.[5] | |
| Messager | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Martinique.[1] | |
| Mor Mar | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[2] | |
| Pacifique | The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1] | |
| Societé | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg.[1] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The brig was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[6] | |
| George IV | The ship departed from Lymington, Hampshire for Brighton, Sussex. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[7] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was wrecked off Dog Island, Clifden, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[8] | |
| Lovir | The ship was wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henry | The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Norway.[10] | |
| Providence | The ship was wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[11] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Agaphea ( | |
| General Moore | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Bury, Lancashire[13] | |
| Goytree | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby.[13] | |
| Industry | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on the next tide but consequently sank.[14] | |
| John | The ship struck sunken wreckage off Bridlington, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[15] | |
| Joseph | The ship was driven ashore in Ballycotton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal, County Cork.[16] | |
| Larch | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[8] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The sloop was lost at the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all hands.[9][16] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Matilda | The ship was wrecked in the River Plate.[17] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annesley | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk or Seaford, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[2][18] | |
| Centurion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to London.[16][19] | |
| May | The coaster foundered in the North Sea off Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire with the loss of all three crew.[20] She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Selby, Yorkshire.[21] | |
| Providence | The ship struck the breakwater and sank at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Plymouth.[18] Her crew were rescued by Hayden ( |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broughton Tower | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew surviveded.[22] | |
| Vine | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head with the loss of two of her crew.[22][23] | |
| Westmorland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland[22][23] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship ran aground at Llanmadoc, Glamorgan and was abandoned by her crew, she was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[9] | |
| Charles | The brig was wrecked off Ryhope, County Durham with the loss of all six of her crew.[24] | |
| Larina | The ship was wrecked near Salcombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[25] | |
| Providence | The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[7][26] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Archangelo Raphael | The polacca was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Apulia, to London, United Kingdom.[27] | |
| Cato | The transport ship was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[27] | |
| Heyden | The transport ship was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[27] | |
| Hussaren | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Pegwell Bay, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to London.[16][28] | |
| Jessie Lawson | The ship was driven into Indian Trader ( | |
| John and Robert | The transport ship broke free from her moorings when Tajo ( | |
| Juno | The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire by Alert ( | |
| Jupiter | The barque was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from the Mediterranean to Christiania, Norway.[27] | |
| Lady Dundas | The schooner was run into and severely damaged by HMS Conflict ( | |
| Lavinia | The schooner was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay. She was refloated on 15 January.[27] | |
| Mary Ann | The brig was driven ashore in Bovisand Bay.[27] | |
| Ocean | The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to "Barhead".[29] | |
| Sarah | The brig was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[16] | |
| Selina | The West Indiaman was wrecked on Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands.[27] | |
| Speculation | The brig was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[27] | |
| Stephen Knight | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to London.[27] | |
| Union | The ship foundered off Yealm, Devon. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[30] | |
| William and Thomas | The schooner sank at Mount WisePlymouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to HMNB Devonport.[27] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rein Deer | The ship departed from Newfoundland for Halifax, Nova Scotia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[27] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hawk or Hawke | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Garroch Head, Isle of Bute with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Demerara.[21][32] | |
| Lawrence | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[33] | |
| Mountaineer | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] | |
| Reaper | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[25] | |
| Sarah Ann | The ship was wrecked off Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[12][34] | |
| St. Lawrence | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west of the Shetland Islands with the ultimate loss of six of her nine crew.[35] |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | The ship was driven ashore and sank at North Shields, County Durham.[36] | |
| Hopewell | The ship was driven ashore near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[21] | |
| John and Grace | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] | |
| Leda | The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[37] | |
| Thames | The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[19] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malvina | The ship sank at South Shields, County Durham.[21] | |
| Middelburg | The ship was lost on the Banyard Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders.[37] | |
| Three Friends | The ship was lost in the River Shannon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Terceira, Azores, Portugal.[30][38] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Donegal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County Donegal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship was wrecked near St. Bees, Cumberland.[26] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosamond | The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber by HMS Sapphire ( |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calista | The ship was wrecked at Madeira, Portugal.[40] | |
| Doris | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[41] Doris was refloated in early February and taken in to Boulogne.[12] |
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship ran aground at Whitehaven, Cumberland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Whitehaven.[30] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and beached at Broadstairs, Kent.[37] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duchess of Gloucester | The ship was wrecked on Tobago. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Trinidad.[42] | |
| Theresa | The ship was wrecked at Alexandria, Egypt.[43] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camel | The ship was destroyed by fire at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] | |
| Stirling | The steamship was wrecked near Fort William, Scotland, Inverness-shire with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[44] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buckers | The ship was wrecked off Antigua. She was on a voyage from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Antigua.[42] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The ship was lost in the Bay of Fundy. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[45] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James & Ann | The ship was wrecked at Bamburgh, Northumberland.[46] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[34] |