List of shipwrecks in February 1870

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1870.

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1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1870
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Brunette Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States During a voyage from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 274-gross register ton steam screw cargo ship sank with the loss of two lives six minutes after colliding with the steamer Santiago de Cuba (flag unknown) in the North Atlantic Ocean off Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, in 75 feet (23 m) of water. There were 11 survivors. Brunette's wreck is known as the "Doorknob Wreck." [1]
Cruizer Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle tug was driven ashore in Porlock Bay. Her crew survived. [2] [3]
DanubeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Jersey, Channel Islands. [2]
HygeiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by fire at Ancona, Papal States. [4]
JennyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the brig Maria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Spurn Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Thisted, Denmark to Hull, Yorkshire. [2]
Louisa Ann FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg. She was refloated. [2]
MellnaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Embla (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Mellna was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg. She was subsequently taken in tow by Antagonist (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [5]
RivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the mouth of the River Plate whilst on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [6]
SheffieldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. [7]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. [2]
ZenobeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Kirkcudbright. [2]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1870
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BritanniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at London. [8]
Helen ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Aberdeen. [5]
MarwellFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 28-ton cutter hit rocks near Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf while laden with kauri gum and timber. [9]
Navita Flag of Newfoundland 1862-1870.svg Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked at Head's Harbour. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Havana, Cuba. [10]
Olive M. Rourke Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Wexford, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Santa Maria Island, Azores on 28 May by Moshesh (Flag of France.svg  France). [11]
River JumnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [12]
YstavetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship put in to Penang, Straits Settlements on fire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rangoon, Burma. [13]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1870
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ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Elbury Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France. [14]
FloraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Barnard Sand. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hull, Yorkshire. [15] [16]
Lady CartierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [15]
MalikaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Embla (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Malika was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg. She was towed in to Dartmouth, Devon by the tug Guide (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [17]
Martha Dominion of Newfoundland Red Ensign.svg Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked at Brandon, County Kerry, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. [5] [18] [19]
No-nameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Liscannor Bay. [15]
Sarah HughesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Warrenpoint, County Down. [15]
TransitCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated. [15]
WaterlilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The abandoned barque came ashore and was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Cabo Mondego, Portugal. She had been on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India. Her crew were presumed to have been lost. [20] [21] [22]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1870
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ArtemisFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was holed by ice and sank at Brăila, Ottoman Empire. [23]
Advance, and
Ashford
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship Ashford collided with the steamship Advance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Advance, which subsequently sank off Ryhope, County Durham. [14] [24] [25] [26] All on board Advance were rescued by the tug Fiery Cross (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [27]
ElizeFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure. [28]
FlamingoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of County Clare with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire. [29]
Florence PopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Liverpool. [30] [31]
Hurry SeedeeBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by William Fairburn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Hurry Seedee was on a voyage from Calcutta to the Maldive Islands. [32]
LutherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Bonny (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Sloyne. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire. [5]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pittenweem, Fife. [20]
'UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked at Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom with loss of life. [33]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1870
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Petrino PalazoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The schooner was driven ashore near Lagos, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [26] [34]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1870
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ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Duncansby Head, Caithness with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to a Norwegian port. [35] [36] [37]
Eureka Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of three of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. [38]
EvaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Banff, Aberdeenshire with the loss of one of her six crew. [20] [26]
HarrietteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Gloucester. [39]
HebesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran ashore and was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne. [20] [40]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. [41]
John BellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Red Bay, Ireland to Barrow in Furness, Lancashire. [39] [42]
MedeaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Newcastle upon Tyne. [20] She was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Bridlington. [43] [40]
ToniEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. [34] [31] [41]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1870
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AmericaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Oaze Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies. She was refloated and put back to London. [44]
AntiasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. [4]
BrownlowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middlegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port. [45] She was refloated on 17 February. [46]
Elizabeth A. BirdCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [34] She was later refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim. [47]
HebeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the North Sand, in the North Sea. [41]
JanetteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Sligo. She was on a voyage from Oyster Island, County Sligo to Sligo. [26] [34]
MarionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Hull, Yorkshire. [26]
OregonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cournanisi Rock, off Cape St. Angelo, Ottoman Empire. Her sixteen crew survived. [48] She was on a voyage from Angostura to Cartagena, Spain. [49] [50]
OrestesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at Hartlepool. [40]
PilotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool. Her eight crew were rescued by the West Hartlepool Lifeboat. [4]
PoolCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the North Sand. [41]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1870
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AdmiralCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. [51]
AdretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inchcolm, Fife. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She subsequently floated off and ran aground on the Drum Sands. She was taken in to Granton, Lothian on 5 March in a capsized condition. [52]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Hartlepool. [53]
AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Gravelines, Nord to Ipswich, Suffolk. [37]
Biago AssertoFlag unknownThe ship ran aground at the entrance to Lough Foyle. [54]
DassoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) north west of Heligoland with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. [21]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Mussel Craig, off Collieston, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked with the loss of all on board. [29] [53]
Freden Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. [41] [37]
HelenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Northumberland ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [55] [53] Helena was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Pará, Brazil. [29]
HenryNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brigantine was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her ten crew. [56]
Herbert BirchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim. [57] [58]
HutokaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [59]
KateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship put in to Hartlepool, where she sank. [60] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham. [61]
Lady ClarkeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Adra, Spain. [39]
Light of the Harem, or
Pride of the Harem
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [55] [53]
MargheramoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak, caught fire and was destroyed. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. [54]
Martha LloydCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Ipswich. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Alfred, the paddle tug Reaper and the yawl Trio (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [58] [62]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Silloth, Cumberland. [58]
Mary StewartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. [54]
OnwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Lough Foyle. [58]
PanopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. [53] Her crew were rescued. [40]
PaquitaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque was lost off "Gunabo Point". [63]
ParnabyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Middleton Sand, off the coast of County Durham. [54]
PeacockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck the pier at Blyth, Northumberland and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Blyth. [58] [53]
Star of IndCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London. [38] [51]
SundewCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland. [54]
Susan AnnCivil 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. [54]
SusannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Black Middens with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus, but a rescuer lost his life. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [38] [55] [29]
Tasso Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Heligoland with the loss of six of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Elbe (Flag of Bremen.svg  Bremen). [64] [65] [66] Tasso was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. [13]
TroubadourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Brake Sand, off the east Kent coast. She was refloated. [58]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1870
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AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [54] [67]
Bessie MitchellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk off Lundy Island, Devon by the brig Volage (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew survived. Bessie Mitchell was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire. [21] [68] [60]
Jacana Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smacks Mary Ann and Rapid (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Jacana was on her maiden voyage, from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cork. [69] [70] [61]
Mary Walker Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The schooner was wrecked at Southwest Harbor, Maine, United States. [71]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1870
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JunonFlag of France.svg  France The lugger foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a British steamship. [39] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Pont-Audemer, Eure. [21] [72] [60]
Maggie HayesFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship suffered a boiler explosion at Helena, Louisiana with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [73] [74]
RenownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands, Northern Territory, South Australia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Yokohama, Japan. [75]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1870
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AlertNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Drum Sand, in the Firth of Forth off Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. [21] [72] [60]
BluebellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Warrenpoint, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Warrenpoint. [72] She was refloated and towed in to Warrenpoint. [13]
Carmela19th Century Flag of Malta.svg  Malta The ship was wrecked at Mogador, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. [52]
DordrechtFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship capsized and was severely damaged. [72]
Edith MayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Cádiz, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [76]
HermitCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [76]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1870
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AdvanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sylvanus Blanchard (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Advance was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium. [77] [78]
Anna LenaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. [39] [79] [80]
CourserCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of five of her six crew. [39] She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France to Torbay, Devon. [79]
EglantineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Walmer. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Dover, Kent. [79] [80]
FalconCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Tripoli, Vilayet of Tripolitania for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [81]
GlendowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. All on board were rescued by local boatsmen, the Coastguard and the Kingsdown Lifeboat Sabrina ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Glendower was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [39] [79] [82] [83] She was refloated on 19 February and taken in tow for London. [23]
Hillechiena AmaliaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rhône. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Cette, Hérault, France. [84]
James EvansCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and sank at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. [79] [85]
RacineFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was driven ashore at Walmer with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Antwerp, Belgium. [39]
RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run ashore at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Wicklow. [61]
SheffieldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. [39] [13]
TritonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Loup Garon Shoal, off Martinique. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena and/or Saint Lucia. [86] [87]
Ursus MinorNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [79] [88]
William HarperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer. Her crew were rescued. [39]
Two unnamed vesselsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooners were driven ashore at Binstead, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. [39]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1870
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AlladinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Huelva, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [84]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. [43]
BowesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [79] [89]
Giovanni A.Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [39] [79]
GlenmoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Wexford to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [79] [90]
JohannaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Gorleston. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [61]
Maude AnnieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Newport, Monmouthshire. [79] She was refloated on 23 February and taken in to Wexford. [90]
ScotiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued by the Caernarfon Lifeboat John Gray Bell ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Scotia was on a voyage from Dublin to Caernarfon. She floated off the next day and drove out to sea. She was taken in to Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. [43]
Sea Queen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Barnard Sand and consequently foundered in the North Sea off the Cockle Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) with the loss of all 24 crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Málaga, Spain. [91] [92] [61]
St. SyrenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Martinique. [39]
TemperanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. [84]
VestaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Penarth. [84]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her eighteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [39]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1870
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Admiral Nelson Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The schooner struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and became leaky. She was subsequently driven against the pier and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Admiral Nelson was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. [79] [88] [61]
AdventureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork or Kingstown, County Dublin. [45] [89]
AjaxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. [79]
Ann MitchellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Palermo, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated but had to be beached at Shotley, Suffolk. [79] [93] [61]
BawesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [94] [85]
BethellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her five crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat Bradford ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [94] [89]
Chance ItCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [84]
EleferotreoFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The schooner was driven ashore near "Bari", on the east coast of Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Manila, Spanish East Indies. [95]
Elizabeth RayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Corton, Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Leicester ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Elizabeth Ray was subsequently reboarded by for of her crew who sailed south, intending to put in to Harwich, Essex. [61] [96]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Duff ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Favourite was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London. [79] [97] [82]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [79] [98]
Fratelli UnitiFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [99]
Four BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. [79]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire. [47]
GlaneuseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord. Her crew were rescued. [23]
John HermanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. [79]
Lucy Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall with the loss of two of her seven crew. Four of her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. Her captain refused to leave the vessel. [91]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in the Cud Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. [100]
Mira,or
Riva
Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg The ship was wrecked on the Outer Dowsing Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of nine of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from a port in Nova Scotia, Canada to South Shields, County Durham, or from South Shields to London and/or New York, United States. [79] [101] [102] Also reported as Riva, on a voyage from South Shields to Boston, Massachusetts, United States with ten crew and a pilot on board. [103]
Ocean SprayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship released a message in a bottle on this date stating that she was in a sinking condition. The bottle came ashore on the coast of Nairnshire in mid-April. [104]
PeletaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 39°48′N13°30′W / 39.800°N 13.500°W / 39.800; -13.500 ). Her eleven crew were rescued by Briton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Peleta was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bilboa. [105]
PrimusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lowestoft whilst evading a collision with the barque Victoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft. [45] [88]
Prince AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. [79] [61]
Robert NicolCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by the barque Azow (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Robert Nicol was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dieppe. [63] [106]
The QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk, according to a message in a bottle that washed up on the Norfolk coast on 24 February. [107]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. [79] [93]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk with the loss of twelve or thirteen of her seventeen or eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Barcelona, Spain. [79] [91] [66] [97] [88]
ZemidarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dumbarton. [47]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
AdeleFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 leagues (180 nautical miles (330 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued by Caton (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Adele was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Auray, Morbihan. [95] [108]
AdolphusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. [45]
AngelicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She floated off on 25 February and drove against the breakwater. [109]
ConfuciusFlag of the Qing Dynasty (1862-1889).svg  China The steamship ran aground on a rock in the Yangtze and was wrecked. [110]
CynthiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland. [45]
HengistCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland. [45]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack Vesta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Penarth. [95]
KateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Kirkcaldy, Fife. [89]
LibertéFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The brig collided with the Bull Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) and was severely damaged at the bow. She was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [45]
Marie AmélieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on Belle Île, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [45] [89]
MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Marathon (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Mersey. Both crew were rescued by Marathon. Mersey was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tranmere, Cheshire. She subsequently floated and was beached at Liverpool with assistance from the tug Hercules (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [45] [111]
RosettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig capsized at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [89]
St. Stephen'sCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cove, County Cork. [101]
TerschellingFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore between Weymouth and Portland. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to London, United Kingdom. [43]
TryeNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in the River Thames in a waterlogged condition. [45]
VedraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian schooner. [101] [102]
William GreenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was wrecked near Cardiff, Glamorgan. [89]
Zuma Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brig was driven ashore at Saint Sampson. [45] [89]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
Grand FredericFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [112] She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [113]
Lady SaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was beached at Hartlepool, County Durham and subsequently became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [101] [84]
MessengerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Galway. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [84]
Prebislaw Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship ran aground in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lerwick, Shetland Islands in a leaky condition. [43]
Queen of the Isles Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Brest Rocks, on the coast of Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Troon, Ayrshire. [101]
SkerryvoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Odessa, Russia. [114]
UndineFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The brig was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam. [43]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Sandhald, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was refloated and assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a sinking condition. [43]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
ClaraSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The schooner was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Malmö. [101]
FrunhjelmFlag unknownThe barque ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated with assistance from a tug. [101]
IdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Orlando, Sicily, Italy. [112] [50] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bari, Italy. [49] [50]
Magdalene Caroline Flagge Wismar.svg Wismar The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Wismar. [101]
Seine and Tamise No. 1Flag of France.svg  France The ship struck piles at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to London. [46]
St. StephensCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground a Padstow, Cornwall and was damaged. [46]
TriesteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to the Niewu Diep. [23] [115]
VisionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland. [101] [102]
Volante Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The smack collided with the steamship Forest Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bude, Cornwall to Swansea. She was refloated. [23] [116]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
AllianceFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at São Julião, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Loanda, Portuguese West Africa to Lisbon, Portugal. [49] [115]
Aquila MeridanaFlag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico The schooner collided with the brigantine Fasel (Flag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal) and was beached near Veracruz. [117]
Emma No. 3Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat struck a snag in the Mississippi River near Island 35 and heeled over. A stove was upset and she was destroyed by fire with the loss of 70 lives. She was on a voyage from Memphis, Tennessee to Cincinnati, Ohio. [52]
HermioneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [118]
Sea GullCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp, Belgium. [84]
SprayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan. [63]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Fleetwood Lighthouse and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Preston, Lancashire for repairs. [52]
Fanny LouisaFlag of New South Wales (1867).svg  New South Wales The schooner collided with the steamship New England (Flag of New South Wales (1867).svg  New South Wales) and sank off Shoalhaven. [71]
FloraFlag unknownThe ship ran aground at Glückstadt, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Glückstadt. She was refloated and towed in to Glüclstadt in a severely leaky condition. [10]
Germ Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized at "Whetton" and was wrecked. [119] [106]
RestlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [120] [121]
VenusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Berbice, British Guiana. [115] [106] She was refloated on 23 February and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [10]
William JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lighter sank at Belfast, County Antrim. [122]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
Black Prince Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria The steamship was wrecked at Kissing Point, Queensland. [123] [124]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Girvan. [125]
GermCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Ouse at Blacktoft, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [49]
Lavinia Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The coal hulk was run into by the steamship Cimbria (Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg) and sank at Plymouth, Devon. [126]
Nalopa Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig was wrecked at Johnstons Point, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Liverpool, Nova Scotia. [127]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
Agnes Linck Gdansk flag.svg Danzig The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. [49]
AusticiousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was refloated and subsequently put in to Scarborough, Yorkshire. [128]
Hand of ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire. [49]
RobinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain. [49]
SurpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Inverness to London. [49]
ZephyrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated but was driven against the quayside and severely damaged. [106]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
AlbertFlag of France.svg  France The brig foundered off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Bridesmaid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [106]
Auguste Flag of Stralsund.svg Stralsund The ship foundered in the English Channel off Eastbourne, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all but three of her crew. [129]
BazarFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Point Idzella, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Ajaccio, Sardinia. [130]
Blue JacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smacks Celerity, Eudoxy and Kate (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Blue Jacket was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire. [69] [107] [131]
ConfederationCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. [90]
Golden City Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. All on board were rescued by the steamship Panama (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Golden City was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Panama City, United States of Colombia. [132] [133]
Herlios SeipFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked at "Pentacottah", India. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rangoon, Burma. [134]
LufredenheitFlag unknownThe ship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord. France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Nikolaieff, Russia to Dunkerque. [52]
OrontesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Villareal, Spain for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [135]
PatriotteFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked on Zakynthos, Greece with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork, United Kingdom. [112] [113]
PrimroseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. [63]
Princess HelenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Patras, Greece. [109] [77]
SorteFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked at Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, Sardinia. [136]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
ClydeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Gurnard, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset. [125]
EmblemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Harmony (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She put in to Broadstairs, Kent, where she was beached. [137]
IdaliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was lost in the Gulf of Satalia. Her crew were rescued by a French steamship. [138] [117]
MerrimanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken to Spithead. [107]
WorsleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the cost of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [125] [10]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
HMS Charybdis Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Pearl-class corvette ran aground between Blunden Island and Pender Island, British Columbia, Colony of British Columbia. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. [139]
ClydeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Qurnod Sand, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset. [10]
CoquetdaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and sank in the Schulpengat, off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Leeds (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Coquetdale was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to Hamburg. [107] [90] [140] [113]
DartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. [112]
DorotheaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Køge to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [107] [141] [142]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk by the steamship Jason with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Howth, County Dublin to Ayr. [109] [143]
JuliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in Portland Race. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Stokes Bay. [107]
LouisaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Montevideo, Uruguay. [144]
PansyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Soldier's Point, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim. [112] [137]
Pluto Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The steamship ran aground near Varna, Ottoman Empire. Her passengers were taken off. [95] She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Varna. [136] She was declared a total loss. [52]
SpeakmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Both crew were rescued by the tug Royal Arch (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . Speakman was on a voyage from Liverpool to Preston, Lancashire. [112] [145]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
EbenezerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [112]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. [146]
EnochCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Courtmacsherry, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Courtmacsherry. [112]
GemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bruges, West Flanders. [90] Gem was refloated and taken in to Ostend. [113]
GiuliaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The steamship was wrecked at Naples. [130]
HippogriffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. [147]
IdomenesEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The barque collided with the steamship Earl of Elgin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was severely damaged. [107]
Leila M. LongFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship ran aground on Meyers Ledge, in the Weser. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen. [112] [133]
Maria Santissima RosarioFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was wrecked at Naples. [130]
MatildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnet Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Aberdeen. [90] [113]
MedeaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. [112]
Nell GwynCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Veulettes-sur-Mer, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. [113]
OtterburnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Rosetta, Egypt. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon. [113]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands. [147]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk. [147]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
OtterburnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Rosetta, Egypt. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon. [90]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
PomonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated with assistance. [133]
PreciosaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea. [148]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1870
ShipStateDescription
Auguste MarieFlag of France.svg  France The schooner sank at Barra, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord to Iceland. [149] She subsequently floated and drifted out to sea. [148]
Charlotte Louise MarieFlag of France.svg  France The fishing smack collided with the brig St. Spiridione (Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece ) and sank in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by St. Spiridione. [95]
CidBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The paddle steamer foundered off Cape Sant Antoni. Her crew were rescued. [109]
ColumbiaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Englisn port to Stavanger. [109]
EconomyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of all five crew. [142]
FranciscoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Navarino, Greece. [150] She was on a voyage from Genoa to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [151]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Whitby. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby in a leaky condition. [152]
GatesforthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. [109] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hellevoetsluis. [153]
JohnSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The abandoned schooner was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, County Durham, United Kingdom. [109]
JohnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the North Gar Sands, at the mouth of the River Tees. Her six crew were rescued by the Middlesbrough Lifeboat Crossley ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution), assisted by the tug Echo (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Johns was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [152] [154] [108]
Rosa GasparoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was wrecked near Porto-Longone, Elba. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Genoa. [150]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1870
ShipStateDescription
AdelizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Huelva, Spain. [49]
AlessandroFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was wrecked at "Riva", Chile. [43] [155]
Aline EmmaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned off the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was subsequently towed in to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure by Suzanne (Flag of France.svg  France). [39]
AnalipsoFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was wrecked near Anchiale, Ottoman Empire. [43]
Antonio BandMercante1785.svg Cuba The coaster foundered off Havana. [63]
ArtisanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on St. Louis Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galveston, Texas, United States. [43] [156]
AspasiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sigri, Lesbos, Greece. [136]
Belle Brandon Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on Long Island, near Mount Desert, Maine. Crew saved. [157]
BoatswainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Courantyne River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Berbice, British Guiana. [109] [158]
CarausiusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 February. Her crew were rescued by Althea (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Carausius was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Boston, Massachusetts. [159] [160]
Carrie HillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [79]
ConcordiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Anguilla. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. [49]
ConstantineFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in Tarpaulin Cove. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Boston, Massachusetts. [49]
DavilaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The steamship collided with the steamship Bilboa (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain) and sank at "Zoroza" in late February. All on board survived. [136]
Deva, or
Ed Eva
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Apis Hill". She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar, where she arrived on 19 February. [115] [161]
Douwiena TimmensFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The sloop foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [82]
EllerayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Chinese waters. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Yokohama, Japan. [79]
EnglishmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth before 20 February. [106]
EvangelistaFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was wrecked near "Carabournou", Ottoman Empire. [43]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada. Shew as on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [45]
FelixFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina The ship struck the Merilles and the Le Trempe Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Greenock, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires. [49]
FlashCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Inishark, County Galway. [140]
FortunaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Manger Key. She was on a voyage from London to Belize City, British Honduras. [58]
Frederic NicaiseFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies before 9 February. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to a port in Chile. [159]
George R. Bradford Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The fishing schooner sank on the way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts in a gale after leaving Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. Lost with all 6 crew. [162] [163] [164]
Heaton HallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Europa (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was beached in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to a Mediterranean port. [165]
HeliosAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cocanada, India. [140]
J. B. V. No.1Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship damaged by fire at Buenos Aires. [24]
Jilt Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at Deadman Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium. The Coastguard boarded the ship and found two crew dead. It was alleged that her captain had murdered one of them and he was arrested. Jilt was refloated on 16 February with assistance from the tug Dandy ( Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg ) and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall. [155] [102]
John BunyanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida. She was later refloated. [46]
Joseph FrankFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from New York to Cádiz. She was refloated and taken in to Sanlúcar de Barrameda. [72]
Lady Alice KenlisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dundrum. [79] The hulk eventually ended up on the Sutton Hoo estate. [166]
Leon CrespoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled "at Chincora". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Valparaíso, Chile. [72] [13]
M. and E. RobbinsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Queenstown, County Cork. [167]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 February. Barratry suspected as the cause of loss. She was on a voyage from Cork to Callao, Peru. [60]
MaryFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao to Boston, Massachusetts. [46]
Mary Alice Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. [125]
Mary KellyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Cárdenas, Cuba. [49]
MyrtleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of nine smacks and a tug and beached at Harwich, Essex. [69]
NoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and sank. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [79]
Petite AugusteFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cádiz. [26]
Reindeer Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked at Port Aransas, Texas. [45]
RepubliqueFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique. [26]
RunnymedeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was lost on the east coast of Japan. [49]
San FernandoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Manila. [115]
Susan H. GibsonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was lost on the Spanish Main. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Laguna, Brazil. [45]
TeresinaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The schooner was lost near Ostia. [153]
TulscoFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put back to Philadelphia. [95]
Vasilefs Georgios Naval Ensign of Kingdom of Greece.svg  Royal Hellenic Navy The ironclad was damaged at sea, dislodging guns in one of her turrets. She put in to Lisbon, Portugal for repairs on 9 February. [45]
Virgendi BegonaFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to the Gironde. [54]
VoltigeurCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at West Hartlepool, County Durham. [168]
WestburnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Pescadores. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to London. [23]
Zwee BruderFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore near Pola, Austria-Hungary. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Pola. She was later refloated. [155]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom before 12 February. [169]

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