The list of shipwrecks in February 1822 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1822.
| February 1822 | ||||||
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| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Unknown date | ||
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa | The ship was off Land's End, Cornwall on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Chester, Cheshire. [1] | |
| Trois Frères | The ship was driven ashore at Punta Brava, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Havana, Cuba. [2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | The ship was driven ashore at Pigeon Point, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire. [3] | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [4] | |
| Demerary | The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick. [3] | |
| Eliza | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Swansea, Glamorgan. [5] | |
| Four Sisters | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [6] | |
| Friends | The sloop was driven ashore at Bay Castle, County Limerick. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool. [3] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven. [4] | |
| Hazard | The collier, abrig, was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hull, Yorkshire. [3] [5] | |
| Jane | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick. [3] | |
| Jane | The ship was wrecked on the Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick. [7] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Poolvash Bay, Isle of Man with the loss of all but three of her thirteen crew. [6] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Dublin. [8] | |
| Mary | The collier sank in the Humber off Sunk Island, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [9] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. [3] [9] | |
| Nelly & Jane | The ship sank at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. [3] | |
| Phœbe | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lytham St. Annes with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire. [10] [5] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore at Patrington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Hull. [9] Providence was later refloated. [3] | |
| Rambler | The ship sank on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Cork to Hull. [9] | |
| Rosa | The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Westport. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Galway. [3] | |
| Thermutis | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland. [3] | |
| Thomas & Jane | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Licannor, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Limerick. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mansfield | The ship was driven ashore at Poolbeg, Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin. [3] | |
| James | The ship was wrecked near Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [3] | |
| L'Emulation | The brig was abandoned in the English Channel 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) south south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Marlborough ( | |
| Réunion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Calais. Her crew were rescued by the Calais Lifeboat. [11] | |
| Thames | | The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of twelve of her 140 crew. She was on a voyage from London to China. Thames was refloated on 22 February and towed to Gravesend, Kent. [12] [13] [14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Martin | The brig departed from Limerick for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. [15] | |
| York | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Lonsdale | The ship foundered off the Irish coast about this date, She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] | |
| Flora | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Limerick, United Kingdom. [17] | |
| Julian | The ship was driven ashore at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. [3] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [3] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick. Nancy was refloated the next day. [8] | |
| Thalia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool. [18] [19] | |
| York | The schooner was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Sophia | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Stockholm. [21] |
| British Army | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean ( 48°43′N26°00′W / 48.717°N 26.000°W ) with the ultimate loss of two of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued on 11 February by Rose ( | |
| Earl Spencer | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigtown Bay, Shetland Islands with the loss of a crew member. [22] | |
| Homer | The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [8] Homer was refloated in late February and taken in to Greenock. [23] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Movelle, County Londonderry. [17] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry. [8] | |
| Tek Sing | The junk ran aground on a reef in the Gaspar Strait. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fame | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork. [6] | |
| Lily | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Westport, County Mayo. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [21] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore at Solva, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Chepstow, Monmouthshire. [8] | |
| Ranter | The ship was wrecked at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on as voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [16] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven ashore at Solva. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Bristol Channel. [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Johanna | The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the 40 people on board. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. [6] [20] | |
| Expedition | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carmarthen. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Carmarthen. [6] | |
| Medford | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. [16] She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Cork, United Kingdom. [19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | The brig struck the Runnel Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued by David Waters ( | |
| Mary Charlotte | | The ship was lost at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. [7] |
| Sally and William | The sloop was wrecked in Oxwich Bay. [6] [24] | |
| Waterloo | The ship was wrecked on Oronsay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Troon Ayrshire. [26] | |
| Royal Oak | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Royal Oak was refloated on 13 February and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire. [19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Lonsdale | The ship foundered off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. [27] | |
| Recovery | The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. [19] | |
| Speedy Peace | The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to New York. [28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dundalk, County Louth. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Noytgedagt | The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord, France. She sank the next day. Noytgedagt was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Franciscus | | The ship was captured by two pirate schooners off Cayo Confito, Cuba. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Minerva. Her crew survives. Franciscus was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. [29] |
| Mary | The sloop was driven ashore at Fethard, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ross. [26] | |
| May Flower | The ship was severely damaged by fire at North Shields, County Durham. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mars | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [28] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was wrecked on Dutch Island, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island. [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bee | The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin. [21] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Preston, Lancashire. [26] | |
| Moffatt | | The East Indiaman ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London. [26] Moffatt was refloated and resumed her voyage. [27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London [27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sophia | The ship was wrecked on Grenada. She was on a voyage from Tobago to New Brunswick, British North America. [31] | |
| Waterloo | The brig was wrecked on Oronsay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [22] [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Lonsdale | The ship departed from São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nile | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Long Branch, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New York. [2] Nile was refloated on 6 March and arrived at New York on 20 March. [33] | |
| Zelle | The ship was lost near "Toraveja" with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nonsuch | The ship collided with Trusty ( | |
| Queen | The ship was lost near Placentia, Newfoundland. British North America Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America. [36] | |
| Wilhelmina Scott | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Douglas, Isle of Man. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duke of Wellington | The ship was driven ashore in Sheephaven Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo. [37] | |
| Edward | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire by Margaret and Ann ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London. Eagle was refloated on 1 March and put back to Rotterdam. [37] | |
| Voltaire | The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charles | | The ship foundered in St. Mary's Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Jamaica. [39] |
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. [23] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea. [23] She was later refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea. [35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barnevelt | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. [35] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. [35] | |
| Sally and Ann | The ship was destroyed by fire at Kippford, Dumfriesshire. [40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | The brig was captured by pirates off Cape San Antonio, Cuba and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New Orleans, Louisiana. [2] | |
| Ann | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [41] | |
| Frances | The ship departed from Limerick for a port in Cumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. [42] | |
| Galen | The ship was driven ashore at the Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. [35] | |
| Hawker | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bainbridge ( | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore at "Burran Point". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [26] | |
| Jean | The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland. [23] | |
| Martha | The ship was lost off Mandal, Norway. [23] | |
| Nelly | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Ayr. [21] | |
| Neptune | The ship foundered off Barcelona, Spain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [21] | |
| Paquete de Madeira | The ship was lost at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Oporto. [18] | |
| Peperboom | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom in early February. [27] | |
| Sophia | The ship was lost near Heligoland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. [16] | |
| Victory | The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. [40] |