List of shipwrecks in January 1831
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balclutha |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Terranova, Sicily.[1] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frances | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[2] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Abergele, Caernarfonshire with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in Gourock Bay and was wrecked.[4] |
9 January
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaretta |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Harbour Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Havana, Cuba.[8] |
| Virginie |  France |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Jersey, Channel Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Jersey.[9] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Loch Indaal.[9] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Dumfries.[9] |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[9] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Jersey, Channel Islands.[10] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Elizabeth |  Sweden |
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom.[11] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Ballyquinton Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[12] |
18 January
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malvina | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Isabella ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk and was consequently beached there. Her crew were rescued by Isabella. Malvina was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[13] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lucretia |  Grand Duchy of Finland |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz, Spain.[6] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Balbriggan, County Dublin.[14][15] |
22 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship driven ashore and subsequently sank at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[13] |
| Port of Spain | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost with all hands. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[16] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | Sweden |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent., United Kingdom Her thirteen crew were rescued by Deal boatmen. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Bergen, Norway.[17][18] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Winterton Lifeboat.[1] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail |  United States |
The sloop foundered at Leeds Point, New Jersey.[19] |
| Merino | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bons Amis | France |
The ship was wrecked off Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[6] |
28 January
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[24] |