List of shipwrecks in January 1832
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William the Fourth |  United Kingdom |
The ship departed from São Miguel for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] |
2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Sligo. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Sligo.[2] |
| Selvstandigkert |  Norway |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Bergen and Trondheim. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Trondheim.[3] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Telemachus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Riga, Russia.[4] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ida | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Gem ( France). Ida was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Île à Vache, Haiti. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[6] |
| New Diligence | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay.[7] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| George Canning | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore near the Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Savannah, Georgia.[8] George Canning was refloated on 31 January and beached near Absecon, New Jersey.[9] |
| Richmond |  United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[10] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] |
9 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Galway to Cork. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana |  British North America |
The ship was wrecked off West Point Island, Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Majestic | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[14] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked off Saint Domingue. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[15] |
| New Betsey | France |
The ship was wrecked on the Group Rocks, in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued by James ( United Kingdom).[16] |
| Thane of Fife | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at North Berwick, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to London.[17][18] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chester | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Dreswick Point, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Douglas, Isle of Man.[19] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Good Intent | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[20] |
16 January
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argosy | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Cape Ortegal, Spain. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[22][23] |
| Enterprize | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire. Enterprize was refloated on 25 January and taken in to Hull.[14][24] |
19 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | British North America |
The brig was driven ashore at Bakers Island, Massachusetts, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated in mid-February.[25][26] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galway to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[6] |
20 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jérémie, Haiti to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[21] |
| Johns | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. All on board were rescued.[27] |
21 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Veracruz, Mexico.[28] |
| Union | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Bergen, Norway.[29] |
22 January
23 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snipe | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the "Northern Triangles", British Honduras. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[30] |
24 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[14] |
| Cassandra | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Belfast, County Antrim. She was towed in to Port Ellen, Islay on 2 February.[31] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on one of the Cranberry Isles, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Galway to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[15] |
| Hoffnung |  Russia |
The ship was sunk by ice in the Zuiderzee. She was on a voyage from Riga to "Laandam", Netherlands.[24] |
| Hudson | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Boston, Lincolnshire.[32] |
| Union | Norway |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Bergen. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
25 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick[34][35] |
26 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bittern | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked east of Dunfanaghy, County Donegal with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Kilrush, County Antrim and Dublin.[31][36] |
| Maria Louisa | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Waterford for Padstow, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37] |
27 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Anderby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[10] She was refloated on 31 January.[31] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Foreness Point, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bangor to London.[14] |
| Karen Wilhelmina |  Denmark |
The ship was abandoned in the Kattegat off Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Nyborg.[23] |
28 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and Eleanor | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[38] |
29 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ariadne | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a French port.[5] |
30 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Margaretta |  Lübeck |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Uddevalla, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[39] |
| Royal Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London and Hull, Yorkshire.[40] |