List of shipwrecks in February 1877

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1877 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1877.

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1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AmoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Ridge Bank, off Cloghy, County Down and sank. All twelve people on board were rescued by the tug Flying Tempest (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . Amoy was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Dundee, Forfarshire. [1] [2] [3] [4]
DoctorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Portaferry, County Down to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [1]
GalvestonFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States. [1]
IncorrigibleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the steamship Urbino (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her five crew were rescued by Urbino. [5] [6]
John H. KimballCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [1]
MonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Londonderry. [7]
MoselleFlag of France.svg  France The steamship ran aground on the Nore. [1]
RomanoFlag of France.svg  France The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Blanche Currey (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Romano was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Tarragona, Spain. [8]
William Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide H. MoirCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank in the River Loukos at Larache, Morocco. [5] [9]
Barbara YoungCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [5]
CarolinaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The derelict schooner was towed in to Cuxhaven, Germany by the steamship Hansa (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). [10]
Countess of Galloway Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in the River Bladnoch. She was on a voyage from Wigtown to Liverpool, Lancashire. [5]
Inveraray Castle Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck a sunken rock at Tarbert, Argyllshire and was beached. [5] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Tarbert. [11]
ZephyrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. [5]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Anna MariaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig ran aground at Canavieras, Brazil and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Canavieras. [12]
ArtosCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the lifeboat Minnie Hume ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the yawls Dart and Paragon (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and resumed her voyage. [12] [13]
CatharinaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Whitefarland Point, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Germany. [5]
Joachim GeesFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Skudesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss. [5]
Kezia HarrisonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Superb (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Kezia Harrison was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was towed in to Hull, Yorkshire in a derelict condition. [6]
Mary RidleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her eleven crew were rescued by the smack John Rogers (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mary Ridley was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Málaga, Spain. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a derelict condition by the smacks Mercury and Terror (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [5] [6] [10]
TerribleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The skiff was abandoned off Islay, Inner Hebrides. Her six crew were rescued by a steamship. [14]
WoodvaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day. [15]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
JosefinaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The barque was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [11]
PanmureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner put in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland in a sinking condition. [12]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1877
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BritanniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the Lynn Deeps. She was refloated on 9 February with assistance from the tug Spindrift (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [16]
CarisbrookeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Hamburg, Germany. [8] [11]
CarnholmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs. [11]
DanzigFlag unknownThe steamship was driven ashore at "Hallands Wadero", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark. [12]
Elizabeth ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Oxey Spit, off Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Matanzas, Cuba. [12]
IonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris, County Down. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Penarth, Glamorgan. [12] She was refloated and taken in to the Belfast Lough. [11]
PenguinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Trinidad. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Emu (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and taken in to Sandsend, Yorkshire in a leaky condition. [11] [17]
Saint EspritFlag of France.svg  France The sloop foundered in the English Channel off the mouth of the Dives. [11]
Singapore Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales The steamship was wrecked in the Cumberland Islands, Queensland. All on board were rescued. [12] She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Brisbane, Queensland. [18]
SpeedyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug was run into by the steamship Earl of Aberdeen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex with the loss of three of her crew. [19] [20] [21]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Bavaria Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. All on board took to the boats; they were rescued the next day by the barque Dorothy Thompson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Bavaria was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [22] [23] [24]
Elizabeth ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Matanzas, Cuba. She was refloated. [17]
Ethel Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Black Rock, Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of nineteen of her twenty crew. [25] [26] She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire. [27]
HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. [11] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 9 February with the assistance of two tugs and resumed her voyage. [28] [16]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Bozzo, and
Joseph et Marie
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Flag of France.svg  France
The barque Bozzo collided with the smack Joseph et Marie in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. All three crew of Joseph et Marie got aboard Bozzo, which later sank. They were rescued by a French smack. All thirteen crew of Bozzo were rescued by the barque Ohla (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Bozzo was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [29] [30]
GitannaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship John Byng (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel off the Mumbles Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) with the loss of five of her six crew. The survivor was rescued by John Byng. Gitanna was on a voyage from Louvain, Flemish Brabant, Belgium to Swansea, Glamorgan. [26]
MonteynCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wexford. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford. [16]
UllockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tacumshane, County Wexford. Her nineteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. [31] [14]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AdmiralFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California. [32]
ImogeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Pernambuco, Brazil. [26]
UnnamedBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque collided with Mairi Bhan (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Mairi Bhan. [33] [34]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition. [35]
FoxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Cumbrae, Ayrshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Carrickfergus County Antrim. [36] [37]
Johann FriedrichFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was wrecked at Petit Trou, Dominican Republic. [38]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
FridNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was wrecked at Le Portel, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Kristiansand. [9]
GlenmoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk . [35]
PercyFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig ran aground on The Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [35]
ThetisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Cobden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. [35]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1877
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CharlemagneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [35] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [39]
MatildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship California (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and sank in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of four of her five crew. [22] The survivor was rescued by California. [40] Matilda was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim. [23]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Humber Keel was run into by a lighter and sank at Hull, Yorkshire. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. [41]
Queen of Hearts Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg The ship was driven ashore at Slattery, Isle of Arran, United Kingdom. Her crew survived; one of them was rescued by the Isle of Arran Lifeboat. Queen of Hearts was on a voyage from the Clyde to the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States. [22] [23] She was refloated on 28 February with assistance from the tug Flying Squall (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [42] [43]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
CelinaFlag of France.svg  France The schooner foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. [44]
Garthland Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Santander, Spain for Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, posted missing. [45]
NoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [44]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked in Castello Bay, County Galway, United Kingdom. [44]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Alfred and FlorenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex by the steamship Rainbow (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [46]
HalcyonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 24-ton steamship was anchored at Orepuki when a heavy swell arose. The master raised the anchor and attempted to take to the sea, but the port engine failed, and before the anchor could again be lowered she was dashed on rocks. Her crew were rescued. [47]
SunriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Eunice (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Tyne at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the tug Pilot (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Sunrise was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. [48] [49] [50]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Mairi Bhan, and
an unnamed vessel
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BandMercante1785.svg  Spain
A Spanish barque collided with Mairi Bhan and sank off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Mairi Bhan. Mairi Bhan was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She put in to the Isles of Scilly severely damaged at the bows. [49]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
HimalayaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Wellington, New Zealand. [51]
John o'GauntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Balag Samar", Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Manila, Spanish East Indies. [52]
Naworth CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Paracel Islands with the loss of two of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued the next day by a junk. She was on a voyage from Shantou, China to Falmouth, Cornwall. [53] [54]
Ontario Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [51] She was refloated on 19 February. [55]
WrightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner departed from the River Tyne for Dunkerque, Nord, France. No further trace, posted missing. [45] [56]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Alice RitsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Liverpool. [51]
Astro de MerFlag of France.svg  France The fishing smack collided with the barque Clyde (Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales) and sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her three crew were rescued by Clyde. [29] [51]
DelosCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated with assistance on 19 February. [57]
ElloreFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was wrecked at "Karadash". Her crew were rescued. [58]
GatesheadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Megstone, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Susa, Persia to the River Tyne. She was refloated and towed in to the River Tyne. [51] [59]
IreshopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship caught fire at Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. [51] [59] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Singapore, Straits Settlements. [60] She was towed to Banlau, Netherlands East Indies and beached. [61]
KittyEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The barque was wrecked at "Karadash". Her crew were rescued. [58] [52]
LutzitaniaFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The barque was driven ashore at Oporto. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Brazil. [55]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Dundalk, County Louth. [51]
MembrayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger capsized and sank at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of one of her four crew. [62]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
FieresFlag of Malta (1875-1898).svg  Malta The barque was run into by the steamship Campanil (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom; Her crew were rescued by Campanil. Fieres was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta. [51]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Red Wharf Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Dublin. [63]
ThetisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Acquabella, Sardinia, Italy. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Palermo, Sicily, Italy. [58]
Four unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were driven ashore and wrecked in Chesapeake Bay with the loss of 27 lives. [64]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Ada Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner sank in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Formby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Liverpool, Lancashire [58] [65] [66] [67]
AmericaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire. [65]
BerthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [58] Bertha was refloated on 1 March and beached at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. [68]
Deux EulalieFlag of France.svg  France Deux Eulalie collided with Cilurnum (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued. [58]
EthelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. [58] Her captain and mate had their certificates withdrawn. [69]
HawkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. [70] [71]
ProtectorFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Hillsboro Inlet. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Stavanger, Norway. [65]
Rio GrandeFlag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil The ship was driven ashore at Paraíba. She was on a voyage from Paraíba to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [58] She was abandoned as a total loss. [72]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Albania Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Audresselles and Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of two of her 26 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London, United Kingdom. [61] [73] [74]
AnenomeFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked near Perranporth, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all five crew. [65] [61]
AntelopeNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brigantine capsized off Port Isaac, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Morocco to Gloucester. [61] [75]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Belfast, County Antrim. [76]
Birkenhead, and
Jane Millen
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer Birkenhead was run into by the brigantine Jane Millen in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Jane Millen was beached at Egremont, Lancashire. [77] [78] She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire. [79]
Bon Jesus de MatsoninhosFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Penrhos, Anglesey, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. [65] [80] [81] She was refloated on 17 March and towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey. [82]
BrigandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven against the pier at Bude, Cornwall and sank with the loss of all hands. [83]
Bulla Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Conway, Caernarfonshire. [73]
CamelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Groomsport, County Down. [84]
CecileFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Scrape Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Perros, Côtes-du-Nord to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. [65] [80]
Duke of Sutherland, and
Stanley
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamers collided and were both driven ashore at Holyhead. All on board both vessels were rescued. Duke of Sutherland was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. Stanley was on a voyage from Holyhead to Dublin [65] [80] [85]
EdithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) by the steamship Gilston (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Gilston. Edith was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to South Shields, County Durham. [57]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Gilston (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [57]
Emerald IsleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by two vessels and then driven ashore at Egremont. [65] [77] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpoon in a leaky condition. [79]
EmilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Douarnenez, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan. [57]
FortitudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Bude with the loss of all seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Littlehampton, Sussex. [65] [61] [83] [86]
FriendshipCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Studland Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [65]
General GoodchildFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship collided with the steamship Stromboli (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore at Liverpool. [77]
G. C. CardwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Penrhos. [81] [87] All on board were rescued. [80]
HeleneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Donna Nook and Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Donna Nook Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Hull, Yorkshire. [65] [61] [80]
HenriettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the River Mersey with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by a lifeboat. [88]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack sprang a leak and sank at Ryde, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. [65]
Imperatrice Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The smack ran aground on the Studland Ledge and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [65] [80] [52]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) south east of Beachy Head, Sussex with the loss of five of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing smack No. 72 (Flag of France.svg  France). James was on a voyage from South Shields to Plymouth, Devon. [29]
Jeune ProsperFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine was wrecked on the Doom Bar with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat Albert Edward ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [89] [65] Jeune Prosper was on a voyage from Swansea to Bordeaux, Gironde. [80]
Johns and RobertsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandsend, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [65] [90]
KathleenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank in Angle Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansea to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France. [60]
LizzieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sank in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. [65]
Lizzie BurrellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Devil's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Formby Lifeboat. [65]
Lord LondesboroughCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Ryde. Her crew were rescued by the Ryde Lifeboat Captain Hans Busk ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Lord Londesborough was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Ryde. [65] [91] [92]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, Freance. [73] Her crew were rescued. [93]
MarieFlag of France.svg  France The schooner ran aground in the Hellegat. She was on a voyage from Gioia Tauro, Italy to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [57] She had been refloated by 26 February. [94]
Marie ElizaFlag of France.svg  France The lugger sank off Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. [57]
MariettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of seven of the 24 people on board. Four survivors were rescued by the Liverpool Lifeboat and thirteen by the New Brighton Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay, India. [89] [65] [77] [90] [43]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire at Portaferry, County Down. [65] [52]
MizpahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at Liverpool. [65] [80]
MurtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run ashore at Clovelly, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan. [65] [83] During an attempt to refloat her on 25 February, a gale sprang up. Sixteen people were rescued by rocket apparatus. [95] She was refloated on 27 February and taken in to Clovelly in a leaky condition. [76]
MeuseFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Braunton, Devon with the loss of four of her five crew. [83] [93]
NiordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape San Antonio, Spain. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Gibraltar. [96]
OdinNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The steamship struck the pier and sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from "Vignaes" to Dunkerque. [57]
Otago Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Erin. Her crew were rescued. [79]
PlymouthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Hawker's Cove, Cornwall. Her four crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat Albert Edward ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [89] [65] [43]
PomonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. [65]
PrincessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hawker's Cove. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated the next day. [65] [93]
RowantreeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Penrhos. [65] [80] All on board were rescued. [80]
Sarah EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued by the Aberystwyth Lifeboat, which lost a crew member effecting the rescue. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Belfast, County Antrim. [61]
Slieve DonardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Liverpool. [87]
SwallowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Ferry was driven ashore at Egremont. [65]
Thomas AylanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Swanage Bay. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition. [65]
TobascaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. [65]
WilsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Clackmannan to Honfleur. [65] [73]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Isaac, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. [65]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe brig was driven ashore near Tintagel, Cornwall. [65] [77]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe brigantine was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. [77]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AcadianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. [93]
AdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Tintagel, Cornwall. Her nine crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. [93] [52]
Ada MelmoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven towards the shore at Port Isaac, Cornwall. Ten of her crew were taken off by the Port Isaac Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Monte Video, Uruguay. [97] Ada Melmore was towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan by the tugs Admiral and Lord Derby (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [98]
Adolphe MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked off Boscastle, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. [73] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [52]
AdventureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Bridgwater, Somerset. [97]
Bella Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands. [73] [99]
Beverley Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Bilbao, Spain. [57] [61]
B. F. MarshFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was driven ashore at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba. [73] [97]
Carl BenduhnFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Nord (Flag of France.svg  France). [76]
Carn BrayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Barmouth, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Penzance, Cornwall. [57]
Charles and Ann, and
G. W. V.
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Charles and Ann collided with G. W. V. and sank at New Ferry, Cheshire with the loss of all hands. G. W. V. was severely damaged and was beached. [57]
Due SorelliEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The ship was wrecked on Curzola. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [32]
Eliza McLaughlinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Knocke, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [60]
Florence OultonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her fourteen crew took to two boats; five of them were rescued on 26 February by Trowbridge (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [100]
FrereFlag of Malta (1875-1898).svg  Malta The steamship sank at Penarth, Glamorgan. [52]
GemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground near the Chapman Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House), in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Woolwich, Kent. [76]
Isabella and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballyhalbert, County Down. [79]
James and MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bull Bay, Anglesey. [79]
LouisaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. [57]
Marie JosephCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Croisic Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Plymouth, Devon. [93]
Martha StevensCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sailing barge was driven ashore and wrecked at Oye, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. [57] [79] [101]
NovelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex. [93]
OrwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Whitestone Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [102]
VigeeFlag of France.svg  France The brig was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [79]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dredger was run into by the brig Kate (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [57]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barge sank in the River Thames as Horsleydown, Middlesex with the loss of two lives. [97]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AbandoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque ran aground at Bilbao. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and attempted to put back to Bilbao, but ran aground again and was wrecked. [60]
FleetwingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Wielingen Sandbank, in the North Sea off the Belgian coast and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Faversham, Kent. [32]
Golden Fleece Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The clipper ship ran aground in the mouth of the River Plate. She was refloated and surveyed at Montevideo, Uruguay where she was deemed a constructive total loss.
MargueriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to London. [60]
NereusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Dublin. [60]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AngharadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off Start Point, Devon and was damaged. She put in to Dartmouth, Devon in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Hayling Island, Hampshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [32]
Ann ChaddockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Constitución, Chile. Her crew were rescued. [103]
Lady EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated. [76]
SuperbCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port-en-Bessin, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. [32] [76]
SveridgeSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [32]
SwiftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Dartmouth. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Dartmouth. She was refloated. [32]
Weaver BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. [103]
Two unnamed vesselsFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santoña, Spain with the loss of all hands. [104]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santoña with the loss of all hands. [104]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AytonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken wreck at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Odessa, Russia. She put back to South Shields in a leaky condition. [103]
Benjamin WillisFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner capsized off Long Island, New York with the loss of three of her crew. [105]
Eli WhitneyFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The steamer Taupo (Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ) collided with the 540-ton hulk Eli Whitney in Wellington Harbour. Taupo's captain thought it was a minor blow with no damage, and Taupo continued on its way. Eli Whitney however, was holed and sank quickly. The hulk-keeper made it to shore, but his wife and child were drowned. [106]
FreemanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Long Island with the loss of three lives. Survivors were rescued by the Long Island Lifeboat. [105]
Josiah HeddenFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was driven ashore on Long Island with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Freeman (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). [105]
PeraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ballina. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Ballina. [107]
TalismanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [103]
TridentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated and taken in to Rangoon. [103]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe schooner collided with the steamship Ohio (Flag unknown) and sank at New York City, United States. [95]
Three unnamed vesselsFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooners were wrecked on Long Island, New York with the loss of eleven lives. [108]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Knight TemplarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck a floating wreck and was holed. She was beached on "Galita Island", Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India. [103] [95]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
B. F. NashCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. [107] Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. [43]
Brothers, and
Ebenezer
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Cullercoats, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [95] She was towing the lighter Ebenezer, which also came ashore and was wrecked. [109]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
AmitieFlag of France.svg  France The brig exploded at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. A crew member was severely wounded. [110]
CymruCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by the steamship Gresham (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Newport, Monmouthshire with the loss of both people on board. [110] [111]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. [42] [68]
ExpressFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The 136-ton steamship parted her cable while moored at Riverton and swung onto rocks, holing herself. Despite efforts to save her, the hole was too great for pumps to keep up, and she eventually sank on 1 March. [112]
MargarethaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was wrecked at Petit Trou, Dominican Republic. [113]
MontebelloOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Doro, Greece with the loss of her captain. [76]
UndaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Galveston. [76]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1877
ShipStateDescription
GleanerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gijón, Spain. She was refloated and beached at New Brighton, Cheshire in a waterlogged condition. [42] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool. [114]
Quatre SorelleFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig ran aground at Civita Vecchia. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Civita Vecchia. She was refloated. [42]
SavantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Lord Lyons (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and beached at Tranmere, Cheshire, being severely leaky. [42] [68]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1877
ShipStateDescription
Adam Sedgewick Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The smack foundered off Anglesey with the loss of all hands. [63]
AnnieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Saint Tudwal's Islands, Caernarfonshire. Her five crew were rescued by the Abersoch Lifeboat. [43]
AnnieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Cape Nassau, British Guiana. [68]
Barbara TaylorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, where she arrived on 20 February. [52]
Bartolotto SavonaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Philadelphia in a leaky condition. [5]
BessieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked in the Beagle Islands, Western Australia between 15 and 18 February. Her crew were rescued. [115]
CaspianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Potomac River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool. [12] She was refloated on 5 February and resumed her voyage. [11]
ChampionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 February. [116]
ConquestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew. [117] [63] [lower-alpha 1]
DelphinFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship ran aground on the Lillegrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liepāja to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [12]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Emily, New Blossom and Qui Vive (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [119]
EnterpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
Flying FoamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
Franconia Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore in the San Blas Islands, United States of Colombia. All on board were rescued. [83] [63] She was refloated and takein in to Colón, United States of Panama. [31]
George Cromwell Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked off Cape St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, Canada on or before 18 February with the loss of all 30 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. [120] [64]
Golden CityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Ouessant, Finistère, France between 8 and 12 February. Her 26 crew were rescued by the steamship Black Sea (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Golden City was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Italy. [23] [121] [122]
HolyroodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, France. [94]
J. W. WeltFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 February. [32] She was towed in to El Ferrol, Spain in early July by the steamship Colón (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain). [123]
KingfisherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
KronprinzenSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. [94] [76]
Lau-BuruBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña to Barcelona. [22]
LeifFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked on Hunting Island, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [76]
Letty GalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Pratas Island with some loss of life. [103]
LincolnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Aracaju, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Aracaju to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Barbadoes in a leaky condition on 10 February. [42]
LovinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to the Clyde. She was refloated on 24 February and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan in a leaky condition. [94]
Lucy BartramCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost at sea, according to a message in a tin that washed up at Seascale, Cumberland in mid-February. [124]
L. WarreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 February. [22]
LunfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost before 17 February with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Belfast, County Antrim. [62]
MassiliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London. [95] [125]
MelpomeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais. [94]
MinnaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The galiot foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Greetsiel. [126]
ProtectorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
Qui ViveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
RexNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore near Farsund. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Arendal. [127]
RomaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Promise and the smack Volunteer (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . [119]
SupplyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was lost. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. [43]
TanaroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was lost off the Spanish coast. Wreckage from the ship came ashore at Huelva in mid-February. [124]
V. A. N. E.Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]
WaspCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire on or before 2 February. [7]
William and SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [33] [lower-alpha 1]

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Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Loss may have been on 13 January, when many fishing smacks foundered. [118]
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