The list of shipwrecks in February 1852 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1852.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Ahter | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Valletta, Malta. [1] Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Germania | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort Ricasoli, Malta with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Königsberg. [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Hebe | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Varne Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Malta. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [7] |
Hopewell | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jenny (![]() |
Mary Ellen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bremen. [11] |
Old England | ![]() | The flat was severely damaged by fire at Chester, Cheshire. [12] [13] |
Philadelphia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Fort Risacoli. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Bremen. [14] |
Saijan | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Valletta. [1] Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Twee Gebroeders | ![]() | The koff was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom. [15] [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bandon | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Berbice (![]() |
Emilie | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Salesker Strand, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Rügenwalde, Prussia. [3] She was refloated and taken in to Stolpemünde, Prussia for repairs. [18] |
Foreningen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and sank near Skudesnes. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Stavanger and Bergen. [11] |
Gleaner | ![]() | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [13] She was refloated on 3 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [19] |
Johns | ![]() | The sloop departed from Kirkcaldy, Fife for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [20] |
Liberty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool. [15] |
Marquis of Stafford | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Salachan Point, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Macduff, Aberdeenshire. [21] |
Zebedee | ![]() | The ship was struck the Book Rocks and was driven ashore in Thurlstone Bay. Her crew were rescued. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blanche | ![]() | The East Indiaman was wrecked on Helen's Shoal, off Lord North's Island. Her 29 crew survived, but five of them in a boat were subsequently reported missing. Blanche was on a voyage from Singapore to Ningpo, China. [22] |
Delphin | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on Oyster Island, County Sligo, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [23] |
Gleaner | ![]() | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [12] She was refloated on 4 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [15] |
Marguerite | ![]() | The ship departed from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine for Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [24] |
Sibsons | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Souter Point, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [25] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Coen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated. [26] |
Johann George | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom before 4 February. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Bremen in a leaky condition. [3] [5] [2] |
John Paley | ![]() | The schooner struck the Ore Stone, in Tor Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [25] [27] |
Mary | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire. [25] [23] She was refloated on 6 February and taken in to Newburgh in a severely damaged condition. [28] |
Milton | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Long Key Reef, off the coast of British Honduras. [29] |
Orlando | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Colonsay, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to the Clyde. [3] [30] |
Resolution | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Black Rock Sand, in The Wash. [15] She was refloated the next day. [25] |
Swift | ![]() | The schooner sank off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Angelina (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Content | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Providence and Tryal (both (![]() |
Lady Anne | ![]() | The schooner collided with the brig Curlew (![]() |
Maria | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on Nidingen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [36] [37] |
Sampson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. [38] |
Spey | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Carstown Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to the Strangford Lough. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [39] She was refloated on 8 March. [40] |
Elizabeth and Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Limerick. [39] [41] |
Emperreza | ![]() | The brig was severely damaged in a gale at Lisbon, Portugal. [42] |
Henrietta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [39] |
Larch | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Stony Breakers, on the east coast of the United States and was abandoned by all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York United States. Her captain abandoned ship the next day. She had become a wreck by 12 February. [43] [44] |
Lovely Lass | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [39] She was refloated on 19 February. [45] |
Olympus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Penzance for repairs. [28] |
Sarah | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [39] |
Thyatira | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Coatham, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Hartlepool, County Durham. [46] She was refloated the next day and put in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ferdinand | ![]() | The brig departed from Charleston, South Carolina, United States for Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [47] |
Lorn | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore in the River Tay She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee, Forfarshire in a severely leaky condition. [38] [5] |
Palmyra | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Roar Sand, in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated. [48] |
Petrel | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ant | ![]() | The steamboat ran aground in the River Thames under Blackfriars Bridge, London and was damaged. She consequently sank at the London Bridge Pier, all on board having safely landed. [49] |
Endeavour | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havana. She was refloated the next day. [44] |
Jersey Tar | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Whitehouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. [50] |
Kœnig Elizabeth Louise | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock off Arnish Point, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in a leaky condition. [11] |
Louisa | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. [3] |
Nordstern | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [41] |
Sarah | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston, South Carolina. [51] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Daring | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Downing's Bay, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. [41] [21] |
Fife Packet | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Leith, Lothian. [3] |
Halifax Packet | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [48] |
Hercules | ![]() | The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to London. [52] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne. [53] She was refloated on 5 March. [54] |
Lord Gough | ![]() | The ship was driven onto the Carr Rock on the coast of Lothian. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Leith. She was refloated and taken in to Leith. [3] |
Sarah Johannes | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lima, Peru. [55] |
West Lothian | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at the entrance to the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 23 February and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim by Belfast (![]() |
William Hogarth | ![]() | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. [28] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Addington | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [57] |
Agnes | ![]() | The barque ran aground off Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. [58] She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Sprightly (![]() |
Astrea | ![]() | The ship collided with the quayside at Dublin and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. [39] |
Harbinger, and Resolution | ![]() | The steamship Harbinger was in collision with the brig Resolution in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. Resolution sank; her crew were rescued by Harbinger, which was driven ashore. Harbinger was on a voyage from London to the Cape Colony. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gravesend, Kent. [58] [59] The wreck of Resolution was dispersed by explosives on 26 March. [60] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [39] She was refloated on 3 March. [61] |
Lucy | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Barbadoes. [58] |
William and Mary | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard and a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Sunderland, County Durham. [39] [62] |
Zetus | ![]() | The ship put in to Point de Galle, Ceylon with her cargo of coal on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Caroline Louise | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Windau. Her crew were rescued. [63] |
Celerity | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. [6] |
Constantine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Hog Island, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York City. She broke up on 28 February. [64] |
Cornwall | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pleiades (![]() |
Eliza | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Currigavaddra Rock, off the coast of County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick. [21] |
Porto | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Athens, Greece. She was refloated the next day and put back to Rotterdam. [4] |
Providence | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the South Gar Sand, at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Royal Victoria (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Emma | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Portland Bill, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset in a leaky condition. [57] |
Jeune Christine | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Salé, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Rabat, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was consequently condemned. [9] |
Uzella | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Platters, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was refloated and put in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a leaky condiiton. [21] |
Zealous | ![]() | The schooner ran aground off Tarifa, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar. [70] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Concordia | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground on a reef off Falmouth, Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [71] |
Pickwick | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Chimæra (![]() ![]() ![]() |
Sisters | ![]() | The sloop was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. [4] She was towed in to Liverpool on 14 February by the tug Albert (![]() |
Waterloo | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was in collision with a barque and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Eleanor (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antarctic | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool. [4] |
Ashburton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore Rockaway, New Jersey, United States. she was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [44] |
Caddow | ![]() | The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of five lives. [73] |
J. W. Anderson | ![]() | The schooner capsized in a squall off the east coast of the United States. [74] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Pentland Skerries and was damaged. She was refloated on 20 February. [65] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() | The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Glenorchy (![]() ![]() |
Eliza | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Dog Rocks, off Bearhaven, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. [4] |
Harriet Nash | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She broke up on 24 February. [75] |
Juliana | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Ayr. [11] [76] |
Majestic | ![]() | The ship sank off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. [77] She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Liverpool. [78] |
Maria Emilia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Dulas Rocks, on the coast of Anglesey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples. [4] [79] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Culross, Fife. [4] |
Mary Jane | ![]() | The brigantine was in collision with another vessel and sank off the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by John Bunyan (![]() |
Sarah Jane | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Corig Rock, off the coast of County Dublin and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford. [4] |
Warrior | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock off Derbyhaven, Isle of Man and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. She put in to Douglas, Isle of Man in a leaky condition. [43] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Daring | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Downing's Bay, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. [59] |
Harmony | ![]() | The ship was run into by the paddle steamer Thistle (![]() |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Moville Bay, in Lough Foyle. She was refloated on 20 February. [80] [82] |
Hope | ![]() | The schooner was in collision with Jacobus (![]() |
Shamrock | ![]() | The ship was run into by the paddle steamer Thistle (![]() |
Vainilla | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Riero (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agilis | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Andre et Celeste (![]() |
Ann Falcon | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Daagh Island, County Donegal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [36] [56] |
Jane | ![]() | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [86] |
Jane Francis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford. [87] |
Jean | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp, Belgium. [88] |
Merlin | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on Little Saba, in the Virgin Islands and was disabled. She was refloated and towed in to Saint Thomas by Crocodile (![]() |
Miriam | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough in a severely leaky condition. [69] |
Royal William | ![]() | The paddle steamer ran aground on the North Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [36] |
Venelia | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hiero (![]() |
William | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and sank north of Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [36] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The ketch was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River. |
Eendraght Macht Magt | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Mynderts Droogte Reef, off "Wanjoewangie", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. [91] |
Eiche | ![]() | The ship capsized in the English Channel between Beachy Head, Sussex and the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Thistle (![]() |
Geerdina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was declared a total loss. [65] |
Glenroy | ![]() | The ship was run into by the brig Medora (![]() |
Hope | ![]() | The schooner capsized and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. [36] |
Janneke | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Vlie. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland. [82] |
Mary Ellen | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Runcorn, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Runcorn. [94] |
Pizarro | ![]() | The brig was reported to have foundered off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Diana (![]() |
Prince Albert | ![]() | The ship sank off "Iviera", County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Trieste. [82] |
Williams | ![]() | The sloop ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [69] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Allen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was refloated on 23 February. [65] |
Eagle | ![]() | The flat sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Ravenglass, Cumberland to Woodend, Cheshire. [45] |
Equateur | ![]() | The ship was wrecked west of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. [51] |
George | ![]() | The ship struck a rock in the Loire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. [97] |
Geraldina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom. [63] [82] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship caught fire in the Wallet Channel, off the coast of Essex and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Mary Ann was refloated the next day and assisted into Colchester, Essex by the smack Dart (![]() |
Polly | ![]() | The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Mouse Sand, off the Kent coast. Her crew were rescued by the smack Susannah (![]() |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the South Gar, off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [99] |
Rival | ![]() | The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a leaky condition. [98] |
St. Pierre | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on "Pionbino Island", Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [100] [101] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adèle | ![]() | The ship collided with Eclipse (![]() ![]() |
Duke of Wellington | ![]() | The ship was in collision with the sloop Maria (![]() |
Manningtree Packet | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Ellen (![]() |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [99] |
Meridian | ![]() | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [42] |
Polly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maldon, Essex. Her crew were rescued. [67] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Active | ![]() | The cutter was wrecked at Newcastle. [102] |
Coke | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea in a leaky condition. [82] |
Colbert | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Loire near Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Réunion. [63] |
Française Adele | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Eclipse (![]() |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [67] |
Wave | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from "South Ferry" to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee, Forfarshire in a leaky condition. [82] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary Allan | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her crew took to a boat and were rescued by Glance (![]() |
Speed | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Brancaster, Norfolk. [82] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Comete | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Île d'Yeu, Vendée. [103] |
Deborah | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Anatam". Her crew were rescued. [104] |
Eagle | ![]() | The smack was in collision with the smack Friend's Goodwill (![]() ![]() |
Larne | ![]() | The full-rigged ship struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Leith, Lothian. [51] |
New Leeds | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her three crew were rescued by the galiot Lydia ( ![]() |
Pizarro | ![]() | The brig was discovered derelict in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Harwich, Essex. [51] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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France | ![]() | The ship was lost off Bougie, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. [61] |
Inez | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She subsequently broke up. [100] |
Julia Eliza | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Placentia, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. [105] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wicklow. Several vessels collided with her before she was refloated on 4 March. [106] |
Sofia | ![]() | The brig was lost at the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of all but three of her crew. [107] |
Vier Gebroeders | ![]() | The galiot ran aground at Punta Mala, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. [108] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Egidius | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put in to Gibraltar in a sinking condition. [109] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The schooner was holed by ice at New York, United States. [40] |
Hendrina | ![]() | The galiot ran aground and sank between the Runnel Stone and the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Farmer's Delight (![]() ![]() |
Thetis | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the South Shoals, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. [111] |
Thorwaldsen | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in the "Bompjes Islands", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Joan (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carnation | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [113] |
HMS Birkenhead | ![]() | ![]() |
Friend's Goodwill | ![]() | The smack was run into by another smack and sank in the Wallet Channel, off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. [116] |
Hermann | ![]() | The ship ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated and put back to New York. [42] |
Printemps | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the "Bay of Trespasses". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure [103] |
Vier Geschwester | ![]() | The galiot was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Hanover to London, United Kingdom. [55] [117] [111] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Firefly | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Findhorn, Moray. She was on a voyage from Easdale, Argyllshire to Dundee, Forfarshire. [118] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of nine crew. [119] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ami du Commerce | ![]() | The ship was discovered abandoned Cape San Sebastian, Spain. She was towed in to Málaga. [84] |
HMS Contest, and HMS Sphinx | ![]() | HMS Sphinx ran aground on a rock in the Yangtze near Ningpo, China and was run into by HMS Contest, which she was towing. Both vessels were damaged. [91] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lossiemouth, Inverness-shire. [96] |
Hermann | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at New York, United States and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated and put back to New York. [120] |
Maitland | ![]() | The steamship sank at Sydney. [102] |
Pandora | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [121] |
Thames | ![]() | The steamship struck a sunken rock off Point Cook and was consequently beached. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Geelong. [102] |
Themis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord. [122] |
Waterwitch | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and put back to Bridlington in a leaky condition. [121] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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David Luckie | ![]() | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the mouth of the Orinoco River. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. [123] |
Mary Kingdoan | ![]() | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of five lives. [73] |
North America | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked near Acapulco, Mexico. All on board, more than 750 people, were rescued. [105] |
Philena | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aladdin | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly before 4 February. [124] |
Angeline | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis to New York. She was refloated on 14 February and resumed her voyage. [11] |
Ann and Jane | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Kangean Islands, Netherlands East Indies before 5 February. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Sydney, New South Wales. [125] |
Argyle | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Irish Sea before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to an English port. [41] |
Bounty | ![]() | The sloop foundered off the coast of Norway before 20 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Stettin. [67] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Dinan, Côtes du Nord. She was on a voyage from Dinan to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. [126] |
Charles Kerr | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the East Indies. She was refloated on 8 February and assisted in to Cuxhaven in a sinking condition. [41] |
HMS Cyclops | ![]() | The Cyclops-class frigate ran aground off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony to Sheerness, Kent. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [127] |
Due Fratelli | ![]() | The brig was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Málaga, Spain. [61] |
Echo | ![]() | The ship ran aground near St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from St Agnes to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated on 26 February and resumed her voyage. [44] |
Ely | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated on 21 February and found to be severely leaky. [82] |
Emperor of China | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Loco Reef, in the Banda Sea before 15 February. All on board were rescued by Far West (![]() |
Familiens Haab | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Langholmene before 9 February. Her crew were rescued. [63] |
General Murray | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. [129] |
Heiress | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Teignmouth on 11 February. [57] |
Isabella | ![]() | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey. [21] |
John Toole | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Aran Islands, County Galway before 3 February with loss of life. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [39] [12] |
Kincardine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Allonby, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 7 February and taken in to Maryport. [3] |
Mary | ![]() | The schooner foundered off the north coast of Cornwall between 14 and 18 February. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall. [36] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Brothers (![]() |
Responsible | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore by ice in Plaister Cove before 2 February. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Prince Edward Island. [11] |
Rose | ![]() | The felucca was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Ceuta, Spain. [130] |
Uno | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore near Cape Flattery, Oregon Territory before 17 February. She was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants. [110] |
Ship events in 1852 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 |
Ship commissionings: | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 |
Shipwrecks: | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 |