List of shipwrecks in February 1843

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1843.

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1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Morecambe Bay. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] She was refloated the next day and towed into Glasson Dock, Lancashire. [2]
AlgonquinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. [3]
Broad OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia, Brazil. [4] She was refloated on 7 February and resumed her voyage. [5]
Brothers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship capsized and sank in a squall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Nicholson to Akaroa, New Zealand. [6]
ChevalierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Rennoe" with the loss of at least nine lives. [7]
Childe HaroldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [8]
FinishCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [2]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool. [8]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Inverness. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, a boat came ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. [9] [10]
Nancy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River. [6]
Shamrock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in Moreton Bay. All on board survived. [11]
WilberforceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Maranhão, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Maranhão. [12]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Cupido Flag of the Papal States (1808-1870).svg Papal States The ship departed from Torrevecchia Teatina for Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [13]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sydney to a British port. [14]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [15] She was refloated on 5 February. [16]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Suffolk with the loss of all four crew. [17]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. [15]
Louise and EliseAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Colorado Reef. She was on a voyage from Comarca Lagunera, Mexico to Hamburg. She was refloated on 5 February and put into Havana, Cuba, where she arrived on 16 February. [18]
VolantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dunkeechen, County Mayo with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [19] [8]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Agnes LeaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized at South Shields, County Durham. She was righted and beached. [16] She was refloated on 16 February and taken into South Shields for repairs. [14] [20]
BlucherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Warkworth, Northumberland. [21] [15] [22] [23]
BolinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Clea Ness, Lincolnshire She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken into Grimsby. [24]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay, Orkney Islands. [25]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Sunderland. Ceres was refloated and taken into Grimsby. [16] [24]
City of Hamburg Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore on the Jarrow Slake. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. [16] [20]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. [15] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Whitby. [26]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner capsized in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. [27]
Henry and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. [28] [29]
IndianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized at South Shields and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. [16] [20] She was subsequently repaired. [30]
Judith Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. [16] [20]
LaurelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Arbroath, Forfarshire for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [31]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire with the loss of five of her six crew. [8] [32]
P. J. NugentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire. [15]
Rob RoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The pilot boat foundered off Portlooe, Cornwall with the loss of both crew. [33]
SalusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishtrahull with the loss of all on board. [19] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Honduras. [34]
Sara Anna CorneliaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and taken into Littlehampton. [8]
Scotland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the "Guaydore River", County Donegal, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [7] [35]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Skomer, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all seven crew. [30] [36]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. [24]
William and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire with the loss of all six crew and six lifeboatmen. [37] [15] [16] [8]
William and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harbour Cove, Cornwall. [15]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire. [15]
BeltCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. [15]
BrilliantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. [38]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run ashore east of Whitstable, Kent. [8]
Chatty or ChertseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. [25] [39]
DaphneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Cheval Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. [38]
Duke of ClarenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [15]
Envy Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Gibraltar The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Oran, Algeria. [31] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Oran. [40]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized off Blyth, Northumberland. [38]
HerculesFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Petit-Rhône, She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Cette, Hérault. [25]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. [41]
JemimaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Florida Territory. She was subsequently boarded by a pilot and taken into Belfast, County Antrim. [42]
JoanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire. [7] [19] [43]
JohnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey. [38] She was refloated and taken into Ramsey. [19]
John ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Inverkeithing, Fife. [16]
LawrenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. [15] [8]
LeedsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. [15] [8] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [24]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. [15] [27]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth to London. [8]
Mary and IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship, a brig or smack, was driven ashore and wrecked at Findon, Aberdeenshire with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Leith, Lothian [16] [27]
PanseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore between Mablethorpe and Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Hull, Yorkshire. [38] [24]
Rochester CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The crewless brig or schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. [16] [27]
RolinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken into Grimsby. [16]
SwiftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne. Her crew were rescued. [34]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [27] [44]
Two SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [15] [24]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AmandaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon for Seville, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [45]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France. All ten people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. [7]
AustCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. [46] [38]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable, Kent. [15]
Helen MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and capsized with the loss of five of her crew. [7]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. [4]
Jane LockhartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was raised and refloated. [16]
Jessie AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground of the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [16] She was refloated on 12 February. [47]
Larkins Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The East Indiaman was driven onto the Walpole Rock, Margate. She was on a voyage from China to London. [48] [15] She was refloated between 10 and 13 February. [34]
LeocadieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at "Lavredo", Spain. She was on a voyage from Gijón, to Adra, Spain. [49]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to London. [15]
Mary GardeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. [15]
Minerva Svensk flagg 1815.svg Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Barcelona, Spain. [15] She was refloated the next day and taken into Cowes. [16]
NormaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Tobago. [15] She was refloated the next day and taken into Lymington, Hampshire. [16] [19]
RelianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven out to sea from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. [8] She came ashore and wrecked at Cowden, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [16]
RivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cowes. [15] She was refloated the next day and taken into Cowes. [16]
SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in The Wash and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [15]
Two FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [8]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. [16]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AnneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. [38]
AnneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Humber. [7]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. [38]
BrillianteFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked at "Porto Oliveto". [30]
ClementsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Doctors Cove, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Demerara, British Honduras. [50]
DiademCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [38]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and sank near Pole Head, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to St. John's, Newfoundland. [51] [52]
Eliza RusselCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cárdenas, Cuba. [3]
EmilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to South Shields. [7]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. [38] She was on a voyage from Perth to London. [53] Fame had become a wreck by 22 February. [49]
GazelleFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne. Her crew were rescued. [19]
Jean MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the Cornet Rocks, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde. [7]
Jessie AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. [38]
Lady Sarah MaitlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was struck a rock and was damaged at Upper Prospect Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was refloated. [50]
MinervaFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground at Boulogne. [7]
Victoire d'IntelFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck the Becel Lau Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère to Bordeaux, Gironde. [31]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Peniche, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure to Peniche, Portugal. [9]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Cockenzie and Prestonpans, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. [19]
BetsyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. [53]
DorotheaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Port Madoc, Caernarvonshire. [19]
FreemanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. [24]
FriendshipCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. [38] [54]
GoldfinchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire. [7]
Helen StuartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hull, Yorkshire. [38]
MalvinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. [38]
North AmericaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Shrewsbury River, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. [55] [56]
Rob RoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. [19]
RomeoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on St. Patrick's Island, County Dublin. [7] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was later refloated and taken into port. [25] but subsequently became a wreck. [30]
StokeslyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough. She was refloated. [7]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [19]
ThomastonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "The Jarrow", County Durham. [19]
Two BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Cockenzie and Prestonpans. Her crew were rescued. [19]
William DonaldsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Hate with the loss of all but one of her crew. [38] [5]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck on a sunken rock and sank, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [57]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Orwell. [19]
Jonge LouisFlag of France.svg  France The galiot was driven ashore in the Bay of Grand Rosaire. [25]
Lady MacnaghtenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated. [19]
MargarettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her three crew were rescued by a lifeboat. [58]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. [54]
NativeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was plundered and sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of Durlestone Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick. Her captain and mate were subsequently committed for trial in London. [7] [59]
NiewlandFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Padang, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate in a leaky condition. [54]
PeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall. [34]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Den Godensight or Gode HensightSwedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg  Norway The ship departed from Mandahl for Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [60] [61]
Happy ReturnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Ruby (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered with the loss of all hands off the north coast of Cornwall. [34]
HesperusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [19] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [54] Hesperus was refloated and beached at South Shields. [47]
Lady of the LakeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. [34]
Prince AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pubrico", Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. [62]
Robert Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Grenada The sloop was wrecked off Gouyave. Her crew were rescued. [18] [63]
Rose in JuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Puffin Island, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. [34]
Teseo Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. [34] [29]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
ArgyllCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ribbswall". She was on a voyage from Inverary, Argyllshire to Malahide, County Dublin. [25]
Le Jeune FrançoiseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued by Lady Mary Wood (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Le Jeune Françoise was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Le Croisic, Loire Atlantique. [25] [64]
Neptune Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [47] [28]
Prince AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the Tusket Islands, British North America. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently beached at Pubnico Point, Newfoundland, British North America. [50]
Sir John St. Aubyn
Sophia
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cape Colony
The paddle steamer Sir John St. Aubyn was towing Sophia out of Cape Town when the tow rope broke. Both vessels were driven ashore; Sophia was wrecked. [65] Sir John St. Aubyn was also reported to have been wrecked. [66]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
CornubiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the "Atacalema Lighthouse". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an American port. [67]
Eggardon CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Bastia, Corsica, France. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Bastia. [9]
ElbeFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore at Mostaganem, Algeria. [68] [69] She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Gibraltar. She had been refloated by 14 February and resumed her voyage. [70]
HarmonyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. [25]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
BuryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Runnel Stone. [39]
CallaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and taken into Exeter. [47]
ContentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a French port. Her crew were rescued by Dolphin (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States). [71]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. [47]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
ÆosCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on the Binnen Westergrund. She was on a voyage from Çeşme, Ottoman Empire to Swinemünde. She was refloated the next day and taken into Swinemünde. [72]
Hull PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Boston, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. [73]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AigleFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime. [12]
AymontimoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Havana, Cuba, She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana. [18]
Herman WillemFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Kramenton, in the Wadden Sea. She was refloated and put into Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. [74]
PolandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Langstone, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Emsworth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 16 February and taken into Langstone. [68]
SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [68] She was refloated on 17 February and taken into Great Yarmouth. [75]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Clarence Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Van Diemen's Land The ship was destroyed by fire at Hobart. [76]
Kandiana Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg India The ship was driven into HMRC Bee ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs) and then driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to South Shields. [14]
Marie GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Greve de Lacy". She was on a voyage from Limerick to Brest, Finistère, France. [74]
True BlueCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [31] She was refloated on 16 February and taken into the Seine. [72]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked south of Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey. [74]
HarringtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Point Salinas, Portuguese Angola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena and Benguela, Portuguese Angola. [77] [78]
OysterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dredging boat was wrecked at Harwich, Essex. [79]
TravellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand (Benham) or Gunfleet Sand (newspapers). Her ten crew were rescued by the smacks Atalanta and New Gipsy (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Traveller was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. [80] [81] [82] [83]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Alcyone Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The ship sank at Brest, Finistère with the loss of a crew member. [9]
AstreaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. [75] She was refloated on 9 March and taken into Weymouth, Dorset. [84]
Belle GabrielleFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. [31]
BlossomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Lavernock, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [74] [49]
CommodoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset. [68] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. [75]
CzarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Prince of Wales (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was beached at Sheerness, Kent. [68]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. She was refloated. [85]
EquityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. Her crew were rescued. [75] She was refloated on 28 February and taken into Sandwich. [86]
FlyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. [73]
FrancisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [26] [73] [68] [87]
FunchalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [85]
General FoyFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the Coubeau Rocks, off the coast of Finistère. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Marans, Charente-Maritime. [31]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. [75]
John and RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 20 February. [26] [68]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was refloated but then ran into Pearl (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom which was also ashore. Margaret was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Swansea, Glamorgan. [73]
MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at St. Ubes, Portugal. [9] She was later refloated. [88]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her six crew were rescued by Eugene (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. [26] [87] [89]
Mary and AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham. [73] [75] She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. [3]
Mary and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. [90]
NevisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Iron Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. [75]
PearlCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Whilst ashore, she was run into by Margaret (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and severely damaged. She was refloated and taken into St. Ives. [73]
VineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Grimsby. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bristol, She was refloated. [85]
WhisperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Boisons Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. [26]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AnneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Gijón, Spain. [9]
Emerald IsleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. Emerald Isle was refloated but was consequently beached. [90] [91] [92]
DestinFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes, Portugal. [93]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. [26]
Lord AlthorpCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Portland. [26]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. [73]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Olive Branch (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was beached at "Guiver", Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Swansea, Glamorgan. [90]
St. Joseph et AssomptionFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost in the Bay of Calvaire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [94]
TravellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her eleven crew were rescued on 21 February by the smacks Atalanta and New Gipsey, with assistance from the paddle steamer Gazelle (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. [90] [87] [95] [96]
William and LucyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Portland. [26]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
DianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. She was refloated. [57]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated but collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and sank. [90]
Lord OrielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Spit Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. [74]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Clogherhead, County Louth with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. [85] [97] [49] [98]
MariaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stubbekøbing to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [99]
Mary MarsdenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Volo, Ottoman Empire to London. She was later refloated. [40] [93]
MoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Jura. She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Clyde. [100]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea 20 to 25 nautical miles (37 to 46 km) off the Spurn Lighthouse, Yorkshire by a schooner. Her crew were rescued by the smack British Hero (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [97]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
EffortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Hector (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Effort was subsequently discovered by Perseverance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom which put a skeleton crew on board and took her into Scarborough. [49]
JuraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Jura to the Clyde. [85]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Admiraal van HeemskerkFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The East Indiaman ran aground on the Long Sand or the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [74] She was refloated on 23 February and towed into Sheerness, Kent. [31] [72]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Hurst Castle, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [74] [49]
EffortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [31]
EugeneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Beyrout, Ottoman Syria. [31]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Kingsgate Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to London. [74] She was refloated the next day and taken into Margate, Kent. [31]
JemimaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gartsherrie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [101]
PremiumCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. [74] [102] She was refloated on 16 March and taken into Sheerness, Kent. [50]
SwanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton Burrowes, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Swansea. [85]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AlfredCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork. [100] [72]
Bonne MèreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore between Green Island and Algeciras, Spain. She was later refloated. [40] [103]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Corril", Spain with the loss of a crew member. [40] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [69]
William CotterellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portrush, County Antrim. [87]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
AllertonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated but was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [30] [72]
Deux FrèresFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Mira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales. [40] [104]
Duke of WellingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel off Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. [105]
X. L.Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of ten of the eleven people on board. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool. [85] [97]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Jane ErskineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. [51] [52]
MotusFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wakona (Flag of France.svg  France). Motus was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [106]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
BridgetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Monticello (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. [63]
HottingeurCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City. [50]
MedeaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an English port. [103]
PanmureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to South Shields, County Durham. Panmure was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. [30]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
CigneBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked at Almería. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Adra. [107]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked between Almeria and Cape Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Leith, Lothian. [108]
FancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked between Almería and Cape Gatt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dublin. [108]
François HonoreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked near Almería, Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [18]
FredericFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [103]
Joven ClaritaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked near Almería. [108]
NeptuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was later refloated. [9]
NicolineFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was run down and sunk off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Aid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [51]
PantherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. [109] Panther was refloated on 5 April and taken into Liverpool. [51]
PalomoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked near Almería. She was on a voyage from Palma, Mallorca to Havana, Cuba. [108]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. [105] [110]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Bomanjee Horsmanjee Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg India The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta. [45] [111]
DavidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven against the pier at Barcelona, Spain and sank. [112]
DespatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool, Lancashire. [113]
Don HermanosBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground on the Liquitio Sandbank, in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Santander. [40]
PantherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. [114]
PeggyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. [110] She was refloated on 5 March and taken into Wexford. [94]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1843
ShipStateDescription
Amalia Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg Trieste The ship was wrecked at "San Marino", near Santander, Spain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Trieste. [90]
Beer and WingyettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. [115] Her crew were rescued by Defiance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [8]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated on 25 February. [9]
ClarisseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure before 6 February. [38]
ClaudeFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in heavy gales on the coast of Caramania, Ottoman Empire before 13 February. She was on a voyage from Tarsus, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, France [68] [116]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Stockton-on-Tees. She was refloated on 25 February. [9]
Francis AshleyFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Key Shoals before 4 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Matanzan", Cuba to New York. [3]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 10 February. [25]
Lord AberdeenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland before 25 February. [88]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 26 February and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea. [9]
MathildeFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea before 9 February. [31] She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was subsequently taken into "Egvaag". [9]
Pallion HallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, [43] or Honfleur, Calvados, France. [117] [54] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [43]
PhocionFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was lost before 23 February. [69]
ResolutionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was in collision with a brig and foundered off the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex Three of her seven crew were reported missing, four were rescued by Dolphin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [118]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire before 11 February and sank. [25]
ThompsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, Bahamas before 1 March. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. [52]
VerstockFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland with the loss of all but three of those on board. The survivors were rescued on 1 March by Diana (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Verstock was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Antwerp, Belgium. [62]
Victoria Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The brig ran aground at Nelson. She was refloated the next day. [119]

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