The list of shipwrecks in February 1864 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1864.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Belle Creole | ![]() | The 206-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Plum Point, Tennessee, with the loss of one life. [1] |
Emily | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to the Rio Grande. [2] |
Planet | ![]() | The 604-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded on the Mississippi River at College Point, Louisiana. [3] |
Jack Frost | ![]() | The barque was wrecked during a violent gale in Foveaux Strait, southern New Zealand. [4] |
Leda | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Blyth. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to Blyth. [5] |
New Great Britain | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Bluff Harbour, New Zealand. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and was beached. She was consequently condemned. [6] |
Pacific | ![]() | The whaler was wrecked at Paterson Inlet, Stewart Island, southern New Zealand during a heavy westerly gale. All hands were saved. [7] |
USS Smith-Briggs | ![]() | American Civil War, Battle of Smithfield: After being disabled by enemy fire, running aground in the Pagan River at Smithfield, Virginia, confederate States of America, and being captured by Confederate troops on 31 January, the sidewheel gunboat was set on fire by the Confederates. She was destroyed by an explosion when the flames reached her store of black powder. [8] |
Thistle | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore on Goat Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stirling. [9] [10] |
Wild Dayrell | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: Bound from Nassau and trying to run the Union blockade with a cargo of blankets, provisions, and supplies, the 440-ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground between New Topsail Inlet and Stump Inlet on the coast of North Carolina, Confederate States of America. The armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Sassacus (![]() ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Delphin | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Worupoer", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Liepāja. [13] |
Fire Cracker | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Yangtze 60 nautical miles (110 km) upstream of "Lew Kiang", China. [14] |
Frederick the Great | Flag unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: Attempting to run the Union blockade with a cargo of gunpowder, lead, percussion caps, rope, liquor, and other goods, the schooner ran aground near the mouth of Caney Creek, Texas, Confederate States of America while under pursuit by boats from the armed screw steamer USS Queen (![]() |
Firecracker | ![]() | The 1,040-ton steamer foundered on the Yangtze River in China 50 nautical miles (93 km) upstream of Kiukiang. [15] |
Iona | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The Confederate-owned 368-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner, was 24 hours into a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom, to Nassau in the Bahamas when she foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. [16] [17] Her 39 crew were rescued by the pilot boat No. 32 (![]() |
Louisa | ![]() | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [20] [21] |
Presto | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 500-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner with a cargo of stores, liquor, blankets, bacon, ham, and other goods, struck the wreck of the screw steamer Minho (![]() ![]() |
USS Underwriter | ![]() | American Civil War: While anchored in the Neuse River near New Bern, North Carolina, Confederate States of America, the sidewheel gunboat was boarded and captured by a Confederate States Navy boat expedition. While she was under fire by Union-held Fort Anderson. The Confederates stripped her and set her on fire, and she exploded. [11] [23] |
Ville de Saint Martin | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Monach Islands, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom with loss of life. [24] |
Ship | State | Description |
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B. C. Levi | ![]() | American Civil War: Carrying a cargo of military stores and passengers that included 28 Union Army soldiers – among them Brigadier General Eliakim P. Scammon (![]() ![]() |
Morning Star | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Enterprise (![]() |
Retriever | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. [28] She was refloated on 9 February and taken in to Dundee. [21] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Antipodes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She was refloated with assistance from the Coast Guard and taken in to Dover. [9] [10] |
Archimedes | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. [9] [29] |
Betsey and Jessy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Beaumaris and Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. [9] [10] |
Jane E. Williams | ![]() | The ship caught fire 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was abandoned the next day. Although subsequently taken in tow, she foundered within sight of Tenerife. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Shanghai, China. [24] |
Ocean Queen | ![]() | The ship foundered off Bermuda with the loss of two of her crew. A message in a bottle washed up at Lee, Devon on 6 July giving the news. [30] |
Royal Alice | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Calcutta, India. [31] [32] |
Triumph | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Bangor, Caernarfonshire [26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Belle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Pontus Cross, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Fowey, Cornwall. [33] |
Daniel G. Taylor | ![]() | American Civil War: The 543-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was destroyed on the Ohio River with the loss of one life by a fire set by Confederate infiltrators. [34] |
Dick Fulton | ![]() | The 66-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River at Point Pittsburgh with the loss of one life after colliding with Hawkeye (Flag unknown). She was refloated and rebuilt. [34] |
Earl of Aberdeen | ![]() | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe upstream of Otterndorf, Kingdom of Hanover. [35] [21] She was on a voyage from "Waunan" to London. [36] |
Maria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Genoa, Italy. [9] [29] |
Monmouthshire | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [37] |
Nutfield | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: Pursued by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Sassacus (![]() ![]() |
Zeemeeuw | ![]() | The ship departed from "Passaraeong", Netherlands East Indies for a Dutch port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Blue Bonnet | ![]() | The steamship ran ashore on Preston Island, Fife and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Bo'ness, Lothian in a waterlogged condition. [40] [41] |
Dee | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 200-ton screw steamer – a blockade runner carrying a cargo of ammunition, bacon, coffee, distilled spirits, guns, and lead ingots – ran aground on a shoal off North Carolina one mile (1.6 km) south of Masonboro Inlet. Sailors from the armed screw steamer USS Niphon captured her on 7 February, lightened her, and attempted to tow her off, but burned her after she grounded again. [11] [42] The gunboat USS Cambridge (![]() |
Ocean Steed | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Punta de Rocha, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Monte Video, Uruguay. [43] [44] |
Teaser | ![]() | The smack collided with the steamship Magnetic (![]() |
Sonne | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Bremen. [35] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Australian | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on a sunken wreck at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney. She was refloated on 9 February and towed to Sydney for repairs. [48] |
Catherina Regina | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Black Rocks, in the Sound of Jura. She was on a voyage from Riga to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 9 February and found to be severely leaky. [49] |
Perseverance | ![]() | The sloop was severely damaged by fire at North Shields, Northumberland. [29] |
St. Jean | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [20] |
Marshall | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Padstow, Cornwall to "Swanston". She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire. [36] |
San Francisco | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields and South Shields Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. [47] [36] [50] |
Tay | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Saint Andrews, Fife. [36] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Frederick William | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [51] |
Louisa | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on a reef 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Morte Point, Jamaica. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Kingston, Jamaica. [52] [53] |
Olive Branch | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Skye, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [54] |
Shannon | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the barque Eitvold (![]() |
Spunkie | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: Trying to run the Union blockade with a cargo of blankets, shoes, and provisions, the 166-gross register ton sidewheel paddle steamer ran aground on the coast just west of Fort Caswell, North Carolina, Confederate States of America. The armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Quaker City (![]() ![]() |
Success | ![]() | The tug collided with the steamship Heron (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Camilla | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Camden Point, County Cork and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. [56] |
Colonel Stell | ![]() | American Civil War: The 198-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank accidentally in Galveston Bay off Pelican Island, Texas. The Confederates quickly raised and repaired her and returned her to service. [57] [58] |
Emily | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 355-gross register ton screw steamer, a blockade runner carrying a cargo of gunpowder, salt, and war materials from Bermuda, ran aground north of Masonboro Inlet, North Carolina, Confederate States of America on the night of 9–10 February. Sailors from the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Florida (![]() |
Fanny and Jenny | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 497- or 727-bulk ton sidewheel paddle steamer, a blockade runner carrying cargo of bacon, gunpowder, liquor, an expensive jeweled sword for General Robert E. Lee from British sympathizers, and a quantity of coal, and rumored to be carrying a shipment of gold, ran aground on the coast of North Carolina near Masonboro Inlet. A party from the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Florida (![]() |
Juanita | ![]() | The brig was in collision with a barque in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by some fishermen. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. Juanita was discovered by the tug Merry Andrew (![]() ![]() |
Peri | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked at Skysea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. [62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Appleton | ![]() | The full-rigged ship foundered off A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Tatham (![]() |
Futtay Rosae | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Laccadive Islands. She was on a voyage from Bombay to the Laccadive Islands. [65] |
George Dean | ![]() | The ship collided with Constitution (![]() |
Luba | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Guadalquiver (![]() |
Volta | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Whitby. She was refloated. [51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dasher | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Holmes Hole, Massachusetts. [53] |
Dona Victoria | ![]() | The barque struck a submerged object and foundered. Her crew survived. She was being towed from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to the River Tyne. [70] |
James Buller | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Main-à-Dieu to Louisbourg. [71] |
Mi Mi | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Langney, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued. [72] [41] |
Victoria | ![]() | The ship struck the Whitlee Rocks, on the coast of County Durham and capsized. [73] |
Vulcan | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [51] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The schooner was discovered abandoned and leaky off Ilfracombe, Devon, United Kingdom. She was boarded by two men from Ilfracombe but subsequently foundered with their loss. [74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The ship was presumed to have foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire. [75] [76] |
Anna | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [51] |
Ann and Jane | ![]() | The ship was towed in to the River Tyne by the tug Osprey (![]() |
Annie | ![]() | The lighter foundered off Helensburgh, Renfrewshire with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Gairloch, Ross-shire. [78] She was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Helensburgh, Argyllshire. [79] |
Bon Nova | ![]() | The schooner was run ashore at Penmanarch, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool. [80] |
Britannia | ![]() | The schooner was run ashore at Penmanarch. She was on a voyage from New Quay, Carmarthenshire to Liverpool. [80] |
Ceres | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in Clew Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Westport, County Mayo. [81] [63] |
Christina | ![]() | The lighter foundered in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of both crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Cardross, Argyllshire. [78] |
Fort George | ![]() | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Cymyran Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. [80] [82] [70] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship was towed in to South Shields in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Blyth. [77] |
Gipsey | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire with the loss of all four crew. She was on a voyage from Drogheda to Preston. [83] |
Helen Steward | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Whitby. [51] |
Islay | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bowmore. She was refloated on 15 February. [41] |
Jane and Ann | ![]() | The ship was towed in to the River Tyne in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Blyth. [77] |
James Dowell | ![]() | The ship foundered off Souter Point. Her crew were rescued by Wonder (![]() |
John and Margaret | ![]() | The schooner foundered off Eyemouth, Berwickshire with the loss of both crew. She was on a voyage from Blyth to Dundee, Forfarshire. [85] [86] |
London | ![]() | The dandy was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from St Andrews, Fife to London. She was discovered on 21 February by the steamship Best Bower (![]() |
Native | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Taransay, Outer Hebrides. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Guiana. [73] [88] [56] |
Saga | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Torre. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt. [89] |
Sisters | ![]() | The ship foundered off Souter Point with the loss of but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Ann and Jane (![]() |
Star of the Sea | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Drogheda to Preston. [83] |
Thistle | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the Firth of Clyde off Pladda with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas to Oban, Argyllshire. [90] [81] |
Union | ![]() | The ship may have foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Inverness. [37] |
Vaucluse | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Sandhale, at the mouth the Humber. Fourteen of the twenty people on board were rescued by the Donna Nook Lifeboat, the rest reached shore in a boat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to South Shields, County Durham. [85] [91] [70] |
Victoria | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Genoa, Italy and Odessa. She was refloated and taken in to North Shields. [51] |
Viscount Kingarth | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Oban. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Rothesay, Isle of Bute. [88] She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Rothesay, Bute for repairs. [89] |
Water Witch | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Marsden, County Durham with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Friendship (![]() |
William | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore near Button-ness, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. [74] |
William Wilson | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in the River Lagan. [81] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The smack foundered in the English Channel off Rye, Sussex. The sole crew member on board was rescued although a rescued was subsequently lost. The smack was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Newhaven, Sussex. [83] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The sloop foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. [40] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The Thames barge capsized off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a smack. [74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brechin Castle | ![]() | The brigantine was abandoned in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. She came ashore at Seaford, Sussex on 17 January and the two ship's dogs were rescued. [72] [82] [70] |
Davies and James | ![]() | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 43°15′N7°12′W / 43.250°N 7.200°W ). Her eight crew were rescued by the brigantine Sarah Maria (![]() |
Industry | ![]() | The schooner was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Arbroath, Forfarshire. [78] |
London | ![]() | The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Venture (![]() |
Margaret and Elizabeth | ![]() | The fishing boat ran aground at Burghead, Moray. [82] |
Spunkie | ![]() | The steamship collided with the sloop Batten Castle (![]() |
William | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from the River Wear to Dundee. [51] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ferdinand | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saustrup, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Odense, Denmark. [24] [94] |
Jean and Catharine | ![]() | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Anna (![]() |
Kossuth | ![]() | The fishing schooner was lost at Owl’s Harbor, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Crew saved. [96] |
Oder | ![]() | The ship was wrecked between "Winego" and Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Pillau. [73] |
Sarah Ellen | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship Wearmouth (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine Heughes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Jura. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [51] |
Henry | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Faversham, Kent. [73] |
Lucy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Caleda Coast. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to East London, British Kaffraria. [97] |
Thomas Barker | ![]() | The schooner was run down and sunk by the brig Edith Mary (![]() |
Wave | ![]() | The ship collided with Electro (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() | The schooner ran into Miranda (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her seven crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat, which was damaged during the rescue. Brothers was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [73] [98] |
Hope | ![]() | The 218-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River above New Orleans, Louisiana, after colliding with the gunboat USS St. Clair (![]() |
USS Housatonic | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The screw sloop-of-war was sunk with a spar torpedo by the submarine H. L. Hunley (![]() |
H. L. Hunley | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Orient | ![]() | The 222-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Commerce, Missouri, with the loss of 14 lives. [102] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ad. Hine | ![]() | The 94-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag on the Arkansas River 8 nautical miles (15 km) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and sank in 8 feet (2.4 m) of water in five minutes. She was refloated and returned to service. [103] |
Argus | ![]() | The ship was sighted 200 nautical miles (370 km) off São Miguel Island, Azores whilst on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to São Miguel Island. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [104] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 2°N22°W / 2°N 22°W ). No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the British Cameroons to Liverpool, Lancashire. [105] [106] |
Sword Fish | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Toddy Rocks, on the coast of Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Matanzas, Cuba. She was refloated the next day and put back to Boston. [89] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Golden Age | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dungeness, Kent. [40] All on board were rescued by the Dungeness Lifeboat and a pilot cutter. [49] [98] She was refloated on 27 March but had to be beached at Hythe, Kent. [107] [108] She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at London on 11 April. [109] |
Herald | Flag unknown | The schooner was deliberately run ashore about 12 miles (19 km) north of Timaru, New Zealand, after her cargo of lime caught fire. All hands were saved. [110] |
Peppino | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. All sixteen people on board were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Naples. [93] [111] |
Perthshire | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew were rescued by the barque Stampede (![]() |
Satelite | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at "Ballygumta". She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [49] |
Will o' the Wisp | ![]() | The steamship sprang a leak and was beached at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Wilmington, Delaware. [113] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of La Seyne. She was refloated and towed in to Toulon, Var, France. [114] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alciope | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba. [115] |
Ethel | ![]() | The brigantine was abandoned off Porthallow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was subsequently towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall. [84] |
Ethel | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Dinghy Wallah Flat, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [43] |
Iskandah Shah | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River, refloated and collided with Peeress (![]() |
Kaskaskia | ![]() | The 49-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Grand Chain on the Ohio River. [116] |
Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, France. [114] |
Ship | State | Description |
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All Serene | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 24°N176°W / 24°N 176°W ). She was abandoned by her 30 crew on 2 March. Thirteen of them died before their boat landed in the Fiji Islands on 18 March. All Serene was on a voyage from the Colony of Vancouver Island to Sydney, New South Wales. [117] |
Berenice | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on the Cabezas Rocks, west of Tarifa, Spain. Her crew were rescued by another KNSM steamship. [92] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Genoa, Italy. [118] |
Fancy | ![]() | The brig foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. [32] |
North Atlantic | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Calcutta, India. [2] |
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Alexander | ![]() | The ship struck a reed in the Straits of Rio and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [107] |
Bohemian | ![]() | The 2,108-gross register ton barque-rigged steamship was wrecked on Aldens Rock in Casco Bay, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Maxwell′s Point at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States, with the loss of between 20 and 42 (according to different sources) of her 317 passengers and crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, to Portland, Maine. Her wreck sank in 30 feet (9.1 m) of water at 43°34′28″N070°11′53″W / 43.57444°N 70.19806°W . It later was blown up and salvaged extensively. [119] [120] [121] [122] |
USS Linden | ![]() | American Civil War: The steamer sank after striking a snag on the Arkansas River 15 nautical miles (28 km) upstream of its confluence with the Mississippi River. |
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Abeona | ![]() | The ship was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [24] |
Eglantine | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Naples, Kingdom of Italy. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland. [123] |
Flamingo | ![]() | The barque ran aground at Tunara, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Gothenburg. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Adelia ( ![]() |
Lucy Thompson | ![]() | The clipper was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of her captain. Thirty survivors were rescued, eighteen by the full-rigged ship Due Cognati (![]() ![]() |
Rover | ![]() | The tug struck the Pisca Rock, off Holyhead, Anglesey and was beached. [125] [126] |
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Bloomer | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Portugal and was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from St. Ubes. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. [127] |
Charles Henry | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was burned by a gig from the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Jacob Bell and the gunboat USS Currituck (both ![]() |
Chevy Chase | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Juelsand, in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. [24] [129] |
Gratitude | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was burned by a gig from the armed sidewheel paddle steamer USS Jacob Bell and the gunboat USS Currituck (both ![]() |
Luciano | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Trieste. [131] [132] |
Nan-Nan (or Little Lila) | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: Fleeing from the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Nita (![]() |
Thessalia | ![]() | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Nassau, Bahamas. she was later refloated and placed under repair. [134] |
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Henry Elliott | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to São Miguel Island. [135] |
J. C. Schotel | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Meindert's Shallow. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [136] |
Talpoor | ![]() | The steamship, which had been launched on 9 February, was wrecked. [137] [138] |
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Koophandel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. [139] |
Lovise | ![]() | The barque was discovered derelict in the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) off the mouth of the Humber by the steamship Martlet (![]() |
Rebel | Unknown | American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, carrying a cargo of cotton, liquor, salt, and boxed goods, was captured and destroyed by boats from the barque USS Roebuck (![]() |
Varna | ![]() | The brig was driver ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Folkestone, Kent. [141] |
Westward Ho! | ![]() | The clipper burned and sank while at anchor at Callao. |
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Alice Jane | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Peniche, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal. [32] [142] |
Forsiena Siens | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Faithful (![]() |
Lykkens Rose | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stavanger, Norway to London, United Kingdom. [53] [31] |
Nautilus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Atwood Key, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Havana, Cuba. [143] |
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Bessie Dean | ![]() | The ship collided with Mary Blair (![]() |
Cassie Holt, or Catherine Holt | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: After being captured in the Gulf of Mexico in San Luis Pass inside Galveston Island off Galveston, Texas, by the mortar gunboat USS Virginia (![]() |
Commodore | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the White Mouse Bank, off Dungarvan, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dungarvan. [144] [31] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her eleven crew were rescued by Mitchelgrove (![]() |
Ino | ![]() | The Yorkshire Billyboy collided with the brig Highlander and sank in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued by Highlander. Ino was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [145] |
Palladium | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [53] [146] |
William and Richard | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off the Haisborough Sands. Her crew survived. She was discovered derelict by the steamship Hope (![]() |
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Actif | ![]() | The ship collided with the steamships Bittern and Swallow (both ![]() |
Adrian | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Olinda, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Pernambuco, Brazil. [147] |
Agnes | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [52] |
Alarm | ![]() | The ship was discovered derelict off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. [9] |
Alpha | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Cape Elizabeth, Maine. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. She was refloated on 17 February. [89] |
America | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition. [93] |
Aurora | ![]() | The ship was taken in to Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom in a derelict condition before 6 February. [21] |
Caledonia | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. [139] |
Cassange | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 February. Her crew were rescued by Rapid (![]() |
Challenger | ![]() | The brig collided with Ariel (![]() |
De Brus | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. [66] |
Deux Associes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the French coast. She was on a voyage from "Fresnes" to the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan in a leaky condition. [63] |
Fearless | ![]() | The fishing schooner was lost on Miquelon Island. Crew saved. [150] |
Forsenia Siers | Flag unknown | The ship foundered. [32] |
Fort William | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand, in the Hooghly River before 20 February. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated two days later and taken in to Calcutta. [43] |
Glenorchy | ![]() | The brig was abandoned off Cape Finisterre, Spain. [148] [74] |
Gorham Babson | ![]() | The schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 8th and vanished. Lost with all 9 hands. [151] |
Hannah | ![]() | The ship collided with Figaro (![]() |
Hermina | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Thisted. She was on a voyage from Horsens to Sandwich, Kent. [87] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. [148] |
Ida | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Itampaca Reef, off the coast of Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Paraíba. [147] |
John Bull | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Southampton, Hampshire. [26] |
Juno | ![]() | The brig foundered in the Sound of Jura with the loss of all hands before 17 February. [84] |
Lizzie Baron | ![]() | The schooner sank off Lamar, Texas. [152] |
Messenger | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Collier Hope, Yorkshire. She had been refloated by 26 February. [93] [123] |
Neerdsland | ![]() | The ship sank near Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [153] |
Oder | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked between "Wingo" and Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Pillau. [93] |
Palestrino | ![]() | The ship was lost near Monte Video, Uruguay. [153] |
Petrel | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Cape São Roque, Brazil. [147] |
Raven | ![]() | The schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 6th and vanished. Lost with all 9 hands. [154] |
CSS Sharp | ![]() | American Civil War: The 218-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned by Confederate forces on the Yalobusha River in Mississippi to prevent her capture by Union forces. [155] [156] |
Star | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Clyde. [93] |
St. Jean | ![]() | The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; a nameboard washed up at Le Rozel, Manche in late April. [157] |
St. Mary′s | ![]() | American Civil War, Union blockade: The 337-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, carrying a cargo of cotton, was scuttled by her crew on 7 or 9 February to prevent her from being captured by the gunboat USS Norwich (![]() |
Tantivy | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Loch Ardrisahig. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. [29] |
Temora | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at "Sometverne", Denmark. She wa on a voyage from Leith to Dantzic. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark on 11 February in a severely leaky condition and was beached there. [41] |
Victoria | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Cape Frio, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [93] [159] |
Wild Duck | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Messina, Sicily, Italy. [125] |