The list of shipwrecks in February 1885 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1885.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Petrellen | The barquentine was abandoned off Long Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Penzance lifeboat Dora ( | |
| Pharos | The steamship ran aground on the Sintyar Reef, in the Red Sea. Her crew were rescued by the aviso Vedetta ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Foyle | The steamship sank at Newport, Monmouthshire. [6] She was refloated. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Nichol | The schooner collided with the schooner Greenwich ( | |
| Empress | The smack was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. [8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Salcombe, Devon. [7] | |
| Justicia | The steamship struck a rock and foundered off Pamadure, Ceylon. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [9] | |
| Wave | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Francesco | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Svea ( | |
| Helios | The steamship ran aground off Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Alexandria, Egypt. [11] | |
| Spanker | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Harlech, Caernarfonshire with the loss of four of her crew. [12] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laurvig | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Euterpe ( | |
| Solano | The ship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmara at Cape Hevacler, Ottoman Empire. She subsequently became a wreck. [15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castello | The steamship was driven ashore at "Tamsoo". She was on a voyage from Hiogo, Japan to Hong Kong. She subsequently became a wreck. [16] | |
| Lizzie | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall to Boulogne. She was later refloated. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Poole | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Lost with all fourteen crew. [18] [19] [20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cowslip | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Spanish port. [21] | |
| Dannebrog, and Zoe | The barque Dannebrog collided with the steamship Zoe 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Gibraltar. Both vessels sank. Their crews were rescued by the steamship City of Malaga ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alphonso XII | The steamship struck a rock off Point Gaudo, Gran Canaria and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Cuba. [23] | |
| Maid of Orleans | The tug sprang a leak and sank off the Isle of Arran. Her five crew survived. [14] | |
| Yarra Yarra | The ship deoarted from Astoria, Oregon, United States for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported missing. [24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Haytian | The ship was damaged by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chambese | The steamship ran aground 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Lødingen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tromsø, Norway. [14] | |
| RMS Humber | The steamship departed from New York, United States for London. Although sighted two or three days later, she subsequently foundered with the loss of all 66 people on board. [26] [27] | |
| Teng Ch'ing | Sino-French War, Battle of Shipu: The sloop-of-war was sunk in Shipu Bay near Ningbo by spar torpedoes employed by two torpedo boats from the ironclad Bayard ( | |
| Yuyuen |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Holmhurst | The cargo ship collided with Westerland ( | |
| Maria Brockleman | The brig ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated on 18 February and taken in to Drogheda. [31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eastcourt | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Ella ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Durham | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire. [32] | |
| Elizabeth | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 31°25′N59°40′W / 31.417°N 59.667°W ). Her crew were rescued by Twilight ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla | The brigantine was wrecked in Tramore Bay with the loss of all nine crew. [34] | |
| Margaret Jane Swift | The brigantine ran aground at Poole, Dorset and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole. [16] | |
| Rosendale | The schooner was driven onto the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. Her crew survived. [34] | |
| Succeed | The fishing dandy collided with the fishing dandy Proceed ( | |
| Venus | The vessel went ashore and broke up on the Longcliff rocks, County Waterford, with the probable loss of her crew. [34] | |
| Unnamed | The barque was driven ashore on the coast of County Waterford with the loss of her fifteen crew. [34] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Creadenhead, County Waterford. [34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camellia | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Waterford. [35] | |
| Camilla | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Tramore Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [36] | |
| Elizabeth | The smack was driven ashore near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. [35] | |
| Jung Frau | The hulk was being towed from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire by the tug Flying Kestrel ( | |
| Margaret and Ann | The fishing boat foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [37] | |
| Milina | The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Port Gordon, Moray. No further trace, reported missing. [38] | |
| Red Rover | The ship broke from her moorings and was beached at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Poole, Dorset. [25] | |
| Rosendale | The schooner struck the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [35] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Bell | The ship foundered off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five crew. [25] | |
| Dewi Lass | The schooner ran aground on the Longnose Rocks, Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to London. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [35] [25] | |
| Empress of India | The ketch was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Hartlepool. [25] | |
| Gloriosa | The derelict ship was towed in to Douglas, Isle of Man by the steamship Tynwald ( | |
| Governor | The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. [25] | |
| Harraton | The steamship collided with the quayside at Sunderland, County Durham and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. [35] | |
| Maria Anna | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Inch Point, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Ballynakill, County Kerry. [25] | |
| Mary and Eliza | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Logan, Wigtownshire with the loss of two of her four crew. [36] | |
| Observant | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool. [37] | |
| Turbot | The tug sank at Liverpool. [25] | |
| Vale of Calder | The steamship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. All 21 people on board took to the ship's boat and were rescued by the steamship Cheerful ( | |
| Venus B. | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballymacon, County Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, fifteen or seventeen lives. [36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eller Water | The ship collided with the barquentine Uncle Ned ( | |
| Napoleon III | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Fawn ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The Thames barge sprang a leak and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Milton Regis, Kent to London. [40] | |
| Henry | The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Tay ( | |
| Live Oak | The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rosario, Brazil. No further trace, reported overdue. [41] | |
| Kirkwood | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Barrowmore (Flag unknown). Kirkwood was on a voyage from Astoria to Liverpool, Lancashire. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Argo | The steamship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave, Madagascar. [42] | |
| Armide | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave. [43] | |
| Clémence | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave. [43] | |
| Oise | The transport ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave. [42] | |
| Portnichet | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane on a reef north of Madagascar. [43] | |
| Royal Dane, and Virgo | The steamships collided in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent and were both severely damaged. Both vessels were beached. Royal Dane was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Virgo was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London. She was refloated. [44] | |
| Sarah Hobart | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Tamatave. [42] | |
| Six unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships sank in a hurricane at St Mary's, Madagascar. [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marseille | The steamship ran aground in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Rouen. Seine-Inférieure, France to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure in a leaky condition. [17] | |
| Norden | The steamship collided with the steamship Cumberland ( | |
| North American | The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to London. No further trace, reported missing. [24] | |
| Valetta | The steamship sprang a leak and was abandoned 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dublin. [17] | |
| Wicklow | The steamship collided with the steamship Amphion ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blanche | The steamship was run into by the steamship Tay ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abercarne | The barque was holed by her anchor at Swansea, Glamorgan and was beached. She was on a voyage from Port Nolloth, Cape Colony to Swansea. [44] | |
| Ann | The sloop ran into the brig Castle Eden ( | |
| Astrea | The schooner ran aground at Hirtshals. She was on a voyage from "Falkenburg" to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn in a leaky condition. [40] | |
| Avenir | The chasse-marée collided with a tug and sank at Bordeaux, Gironde. [17] | |
| Ben Nevis | The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham. [35] | |
| Bianca Cazanova | The barque was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa. [44] | |
| Burdigala | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near the Carbonera Lighthouse, Spain. [25] | |
| Cholon | The ship ran aground on the Ahlone Sands, off the coast of Burma and was wrecked. [32] [35] | |
| Clytie | The ship was wrecked on the Serrano Reef. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Aspinwall, United States of Colombia. [40] | |
| Cynthia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Port William, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [25] | |
| Cypriana | The ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp. [25] | |
| Deanfield | The ship was driven ashore at "Chinabuckeer". She was on a voyage from Diamond Island to Rangoon, Burma. [25] | |
| Egret | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore in the Zuyder Zee. [25] She subsequentoy caught fire and was scuttled. [40] |
| Eldorado | The steamship was wrecked on the Berlengas, Portugal. [46] | |
| Emile | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 February. [40] | |
| Emily | The steamship collided with another vessel and sank in the Seine. She was on a voyage from London to Paris, France. [32] | |
| Emily | The schooner sprang a leak. She was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire with assistance from the tug May ( | |
| Erinna | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Deerhound ( | |
| Euphemia A. Hayes | The ship was driven ashore at Point Pleasant, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Port of Spain, Trinidad to New York. [32] | |
| Excel | The ketch capsized in Totland Bay with the loss of a crew member. [44] | |
| Feodore | | The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lincoln City (Flag unknown). [17] |
| Frank M. Fisher | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trinidad. [14] | |
| Glenparis | The ship ran aground at Tuticorin, India. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Tuticorin. She was refloated. [32] | |
| Helen | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tyrello, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Rostrevor, County Down. [35] | |
| Helen | The schooner was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. [25] | |
| Industry | The dandy ran aground and sank in the River Taff. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Cardiff. [11] | |
| Lady Wodehouse | The steamship sank in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. She was later refloated. [44] | |
| Kremlin | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a European port. She was refloated and put in to Rangoon in a severely leaky condition. [25] |
| Lizzie | The sloop was driven ashore near Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais, France. [11] | |
| Lizzie J. Bigelow | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Martin's to Boston, Massachusetts. [25] | |
| Lune | The ship was wrecked on Cliffy Island, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [25] | |
| Macaulay | The ship ran aground in the York River. She was on a voyage from West Point, Maine, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [35] | |
| Maria | The brigantine was run down and sunk at Lisbon by a Portuguese steamship. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Panama City, United States of Colombia. [25] | |
| Mary Coad | The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Poole, Dorset. [12] | |
| Minnie Gray | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to London. [16] | |
| Naples | The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Bremen, Germany. The fire was extinguished and she put in to Malta. [31] | |
| Nederland en Oranje | The steamship sank at Aden, Aden Settlement. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia. She was refloated. [47] | |
| Newcomen | The steamship was driven ashore at Antwerp. She was on a voyage from Victoria to Antwerp. She was later refloated, but then collided with the steamship St. Mathieu ( | |
| Nifa | The steamship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pillau, Germany. [6] | |
| Northumbria | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 13 February. [14] | |
| Ocean Traveller | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Carlingford Lough. Her crew were rescued. [25] | |
| Oxford | The steamship was driven ashore at "Carlos". She was on a voyage from Hull to Reval, Russia. She was refloated. [44] | |
| Pioneer | The ship was wrecked in Sinclair Bay with the loss of two of her crew. [25] | |
| Port Royal | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Lowestoft. [11] | |
| Resolut | The brigantine was wrecked at Penedo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. [35] | |
| Revello | The ship was destroyed by fire at Rangoon. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rangoon. [25] | |
| Russia | The ship sprang a leak off Holyhead, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Rangoon. She put back to Birkenhead, Cheshire, where she collided with the dockside and sank. [31] She was refloated and anchored in the River Mersey. [32] | |
| Skyro | The steamship ran aground and sank off Stockholm before 3 February. [6] | |
| St. Mathaus | The ship ran ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Danzig. [31] | |
| Storjohann | Flag unknown | The ship collided with the steamship Para ( |
| Ternen | The brig was abandoned off Porto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was subsequently towed in to Porto. [17] | |
| Thetford | The steamship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland. [14] | |
| Tilly | The brig was wrecked at Angra Pequena, German South West Africa. Her crew were rescued. [44] | |
| Vénétienne | The ship collided with the steamship Echo ( | |
| Wandle | The steamship ran aground at Gibraltar. [6] | |
| William and Sarah | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus Castle, County Antrim and was severely damaged. [11] |