List of shipwrecks in January 1846

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The list of shipwrecks in January 1846 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1846.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1846
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CometCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Cockle Sand. Her crew were rescued by the St. Nicholas Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. [1] [2]
FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Newton", Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. [3] She was refloated on 14 January and taken in to Porthcawl. [4]
FreundschaftFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. she was on a voyage from Stubbekøbing to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. [5]
Jane MorrisonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Manicougan Shoals. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde. [6]
John and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Harwich. [1]
John MowlamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Weymouth, Dorset. [1]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated. [5]
QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Leeds, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 17 January and sailed for Goole, Yorkshire. [7] [8]
Sedinstro Flag of Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.svg Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. [3]
SuperiorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to Sunderland, County Durham. [3] She was refloated on 15 January and taken in to Rye. [4]
SireneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. [9] [10]
SymmetryCivil 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 crew were rescued by the fishing smack Atalanta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [9] [11]
UraniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Attwood Key. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [12] [13]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1846
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Caroline MargarethaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Ulfshale, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Stege. [14]
DeveronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [15]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Knee Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Londonderry. [16]
Marida POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was wrecked near Rostock with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Stettin. [17] [18] [19] [20]
SuccessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. [5]
ToryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was discovered at sea derelict. She was towed in to Calais, France by HMS Widgeon (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [5]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1846
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AchillesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Port Mallespina", Patagonia, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. [21] [22] [23]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia. [24]
BrilliantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Porto de Mello, on the coast of Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. [21] [23]
Caroline LesureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Belfast, County Antrim. Subsequently foundered in the Irish Sea with the presumed loss of all hands. [25]
CatharineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Desejada Islands, off the coast of Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. [22] [23]
ChampionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate. [9]
ConcordiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship, which had been abandoned before 1 January, foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [26]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Camerone's Bay, Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. [21] [22] [23]
EdwardsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. [21] [22]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig or full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Desejada Islands. Her crew were rescued. [22] [23]
Explorer or ExporterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Camerone's Bay. Her crew were rescued. [21] [22] [23]
IntegrityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Camerone's Bay. Her seventeen crew were rescued. [21] [22]
Jane DixsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Desejada Islands. Her crew were rescued. [22] [23]
James DixonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. [21]
Juliana Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brig ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [26]
LarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton. [26] She was refloated on 9 January and taken in to Littlehampton. [27] [28]
Lord ByronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. [27]
ManchesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Delaware River at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [29] She was refloated on 7 January. [6]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged on the coast of Patagonia. [22]
MercyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Bahia de Mallespina, on the coast of Patagonia with the loss of fifteen of her sixteen crew. [21] [22] [23]
MinervaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Bahia de Mallespina. Her crew were rescued. [22] [23]
St. CroixFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. [29] [30]
StewartsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Luce. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Islay, Inner Hebrides. [16]
VelocityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Aberdeen. She was refloated on 6 January. [16]
YarmouthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Waterford. She was refloated and taken in to Waterford. [26]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1846
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AmitieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brigantine was collided with Donna Carmelita (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Donna Carmelita. Amitie was subsequently driven ashore near Seaford, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to the Cape Verde Islands. [9] [31]
CharlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Woolseners, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [11]
CometCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to the River Tees. [1]
EssequiboCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Coblers, off the coast of Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. [32]
JanetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on a sunken rock in the Sound of Mull. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Burghead, Morayshire. [17] [33] She was refloated on 12 January and was beached at Tobermory, Mull. [4]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Gullane Ness, Lothian and was abandoned by her crew. She was discovered derelict in the North Sea on 6 January. Mary was on a voyage from Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire to Leith, Lothian. She was taken in to Canty Bay and then Dunbar, Lothian. [5] [16]
MerlinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish felucca. [7] [6] [34]
SpeyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Irish Sea. [15]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1846
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LeonieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore in St. Mary's Sound, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to St. Mary's. [4] [35] [20]
SyriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Manicougan Shoals. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. [36]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1846
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AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Saint-Frieux", Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Blyth, Northumberland. [16] She was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais in a sinking condition. [20]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Ayr. [16]
Johanna CharlotteFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Brokdorf, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to "Reiersøl". [37]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Anthony AndersonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island, Patagonia, Argentina. Her crew were rescued. [38]
BrideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast. She was refloated the next day. [39]
Eliza HaywardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef off Penguin Island, Patagonia. Her crew were rescued. [38]
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
HarperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
NightingaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
Ocean QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
Prince of OrangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Islandmagee. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Portrush, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day. [39]
RebeccaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Düne, Heligoland and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Friedrichstadt, Duchy of Holstein to London. [18] She came ashore on Heligoland on 11 February in a wrecked condition. [40]
RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef off Penguin Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
StewartsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Sea Lion Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]
Thomas LeechCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, Patagonia, Argentina. [38]
William and HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef off Penguin Island. Her crew were rescued. [38]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
DutchessFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship was wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores, Her crew were rescued. [41]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Terceira, Azores. Her crew were rescued. [29] She was consequently condemned. [42]
GlideawayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for Oporto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [43]
LesbiaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Mytilene, Greece. [15] [44]
Margaret and IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Erribol. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portmahomack, Ross-shire to an Irish port. [45]
ScandinavianFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Wangeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [20]
UnityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Erribol. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire. [45]
WilliamsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Erribol. Her crew were rescued. [45]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Duke of Sussex Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1840).svg Grand Duchy of Tuscany The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Madeira. Her crew were rescued. [46] [47] [48]
JosephineFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the "Four". She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord. [49]
Grecian Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands.svg United States of the Ionian Islands The ship was driven ashore on Cephalonia. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Cephalonia. She was later refloated. [50]
King WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holmes Sandbank, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sierral Leone. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [51]
PossidoneFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was wrecked on a sandbank off the Gallipoli Lighthouse, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [15] [44]
Seven BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Don (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off St. Davids Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Waterford. Seven Brothers was subsequently towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [51]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
JoannaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Hayle, Cornwall for a Mediterranean port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [52]
NordenAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom for Odessa. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53]
OrwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Orwell was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [17] [28]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1846
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ArielFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts. [54]
EmmaFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was holed by ice at Tönning, Duchy of Holstein. [14]
Haytian PacketFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was wrecked on a reef west of the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haïtien to Bremen. [55]
Johann ChristopheAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground off Schulau. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. She was later refloated. [4]
Princess MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground at Tampico, Mexico and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Tampico. She was refloated. [12]
HMRC Sealark HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs The cutter ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. [27]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Eliza Ann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cape Colony The cutter was wrecked at the mouth of the Orange River. [56]
FrancisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated. [7] [57]
Thyme or TimeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork. [35] [20]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of two lives. [20]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Eliza Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamaica The ship was wrecked in St. Ann's Bay. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay to Falmouth, Jamaica. [40]
GiuseppeFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Dear Bank, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [35]
James and ChristianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Sparrow Hawk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to North Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition. [58]
Karen HedvigFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Molilcle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. [7]
TrialCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at "Villanova de San Antonio", Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Ayamonte, Spain. [59] [15]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
AmitieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated. [35]
MargarettaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden to Newfoundland, British North America. [60]
MontezumaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Laguna for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [61]
RobinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Killybegs, County Donegal whilst on a voyage from the Clyde to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [62] [63]
SilesiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Barking smack was abandoned in the North Sea east of Cromer, Norfolk. Her five crew landed at Mundesley, Norfolk on 17 January. [49] [64]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
FranklinAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The barque ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Blankenese She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [7]
JoeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the brig Ocean (Flag of France.svg  France) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Málaga, Spain. [49] [64]
Lady Mary ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground of the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trinidad. She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin in a leaky condition. [65]
SkioldFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Blankenese. [7]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
BombayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She was refloated and put in to Gravesend, Kent. [66]
FourteenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks and sank at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 21 January and beached. [67] [14]
Helena ChristinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on a coral reef. She was refloated and put back to Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [41]
Royal William Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground on the Black Rocks, off the coast of Lothian. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. [68]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Ben LomondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Shap Island" and was beached near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [67] She was refloated in early March and taken in to Greenock for repairs. [55]
CliftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port. She was refloated. [69]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin. [4]
JosephCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. [70]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to Dundee. [60]
ScillyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. Her crew reached shore safely. [71]
Scotia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked on Ellenwood Island, in the Tusket Islands, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick. [15] [50] [54]
Ville de MaransFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. [7] She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. [57]
ZilliCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo da Rocha. Her six crew were rescued by the schooner Carden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Zilli was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Civitavecchia, Papal States. [6] She came ashore near Ericeira, Portugal on 9 February. [15] [41]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strangford, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. [72]
Lady BassettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the Cádiz Lighthouse, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [73]
LotusFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the James River. [50]
Red PortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at the mouth of the Douro. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto, Portugal. [74]
SeaflowerFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The ship was run down and sunk by Hope (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to Wilmington, Delaware. [69]
SwiftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the Clyde. [72] [75]
Thomas CookeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from New York for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [76]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
AcapulcoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Penguin Island", Patagonia, Argentina. [38]
Ann and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Spithead, Hampshire. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [77] She was refloated on 11 February and beached in shallow water. [78]
Aurore Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The schooner capsized and was severely damaged at Jersey. [72] She was on a voyage from Jersey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [79]
CommerceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool. [67]
Deux ClementinesFlag of France.svg  France The brig was wrecked at Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Vera Cruz and Laguna [80] [81]
Francis SpaightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Table Bay with the loss of fifteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London. [82]
PapineauCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig departed from Aux Cayes, Haiti for Cork, Ireland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [83]
PheasantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Littlehampton, Sussex. [67]
RebeccaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks and foundered off Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway to London. [17]
HMS Spitfire Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The gunvessel ran aground on Ithaca, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was on a voyage from Malta to the Ionian Islands. She was later refloated and taken in to Corfu, Greece for repairs. [32]
StarlingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yawl capsized off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. All twelve people on board were rescued. [84]
WellingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Annalong, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. [85]
ZephyrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Stronsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands. The ship's cat survived. [29] [86]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
ArabFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. her crew were rescued by Four Brothers (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cork, United Kingdom. [87] [88]
EmblemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool She was refloated. [7]
Gebkea or GelikinCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship struck rocks and sank off Inchkeith. She was on a voyage from Emden to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. [72] [75]
Marens MindeNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Naskau" to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Bergen. [89]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [90] [91]
SavannahFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool. [84]
Scotland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans. [67] [85] [92]
SiddonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated. [7]
Susannah CummingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Southport, Lanashire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. [7] [67] [93] [94]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Guide Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wakapuaka, New Zealand. [95]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was holed by an anchor and beached at Wallsend, Northumberland. She was later refloated and towed in to South Shields, County Durham for repairs. [72]
MelroseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. [72]
MontefioresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The East Indiaman ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. She was refloated and put in to Gravesend, Kent. [45]
RangerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Navigator (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. [85]
SophiaFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bussell (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Sophia was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to New Orleans, Louisiana. [52]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
CotierFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [41]
EscualdunaFlag of France.svg  France The barque was in collision with Ocean (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 70 leagues (210 nautical miles (390 km)) west north west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by Ocean. Escualduna was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was discovered the next day by Ann (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Three men were put aboard but she foundered with their loss. [96] [97] [98] [99]
Milford PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated. [72]
OrionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Liverpool. [98]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
FalklandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Great Bottle Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Port Antonio, Jamaica. [100]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gawling Rocks, off Strangford, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Strangford to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [30]
Neptune Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was wrecked in St. Brelades Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [29]
PeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lady Island, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Troon, Ayrshire. [96]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
AdelaideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim. [101]
AnaxisFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck the St Islec Cayes. She was refloated and taken in to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe in a leaky condition. [54]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [92]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Princess Alice (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned off the Mull of Galloway with the loss of a crew member. [96]
Mary BarbaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Governor Davis (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mary Barbara was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire. [102]
RutlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the South Rock Lighthouse, County Down. Her crew were rescued. [103]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Countess of ErrolCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Norden and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rye, Sussex. [29]
DespatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Gazelle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Gazelle. Despatch was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. [104]
Eliza HilberryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Speed (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Eliza Hilberry was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to London. [87]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [96]
Harmony Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was abandoned in the South Atlantic. [105]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Glasserton, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. [98]
SireneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scoughall, Lothian. She was on refloated. [101]
SophiaFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Africa. [6] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [89]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Catherine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All twenty people on board were rescued by Brarens (Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg). Catherine was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [106] [107] [108]
ConcordiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and put in to Holyhead, Anglesey. [41]
EbenezerSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer with the loss of all hands. [109]
Ellen and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham. [41]
FloraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off Southwold, Suffolk and was damaged. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [29]
IdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 56 people on board were rescued by the schooner Three Sisters (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ida was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire for Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [110]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. [111]
John MitchellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Gaverne, Cornwall. [112]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was wrecked. [101] She was refloated on 30 January and taken in to South Shields in a severely damaged condition. [113]
Waterwitch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was wrecked on the Longsand or the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Scout ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Jersey. [114] [98]
William and HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Islay, She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Dundalk, County Louth. She was refloated and taken in to McDougall's Bay. [115]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
BerthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and completed her voyage on 4 February. [13]
FrederickshanenFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship ran aground on Grassground. She was on a voyage from Reval to Riga. She was refloated. [116]
HarrietAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe downstream of Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana and Matanzas, Cuba. [89]
Jessie ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off the South Rock Lighthouse, County Down and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, to Drogheda, County Louth. She put in to Ballyhury Bay for temporary repairs. [115]
MarthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gijón, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [69] [117]
Prince GeorgeCivil 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. She was refloated on 30 January. [118]
RipleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Corkbeg, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to the Clyde. [101]
SuccessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and put in to Margate, Kent. [98]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
Alfred Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship collided with the steamship Rose ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales) and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brisbane Water to Sydney. [119]
Confiance en DieuFlag of France.svg  France The brig was wrecked at Mersin, Ottoman Empire with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Alexandretta, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [120] [121]
Guide Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The brig was wrecked near Wakapuaka, New Zealand, en route from Sydney. The captain mistook Wakapuaka harbour for French Pass during a gale, and the ship grounded on a sandbar. [122]
UniaoFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The barque was wrecked at Tamatave, Madagascar with the loss of 50 of the 55 people on board. [123] [124]
Young SonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Pittenweem, Fife. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Eyemouth, Berwickshire. [101]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
JacquesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Venelia (Flag of France.svg  France). Jacques was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [23]
PortlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Denison (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Portland was on a voyage from Cuba to London. [55] [125]
ShamrockCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. [98]
VigilantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hartlepool, County Durham. [112] She was later refloated and assisted in the Hartlepool in a leaky condition. [93]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Content (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. Eliza was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She subsequently became a wreck on the Gunfleet Sand. [6]
George IVCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 15 March and taken in to Bideford. [126]
VenusFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Dunkerque. [127] [86]
VigilantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition. [6]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1846
ShipStateDescription
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Robert (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Bee was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire. [128]
Freiderick Wilhelm IV Gdansk flag.svg Danzic The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Danzic. [40] [47] [48]
Marquis of QueensburyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Ness Rocks, Orkney Islands. She was refloated. [117]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara. British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. [89] [128] [93] [36]
MettaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was lost off Westerhever. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Elsfleth. [37]
OrbitCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [127]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Humber at Brough Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Teignmouth, Devon. [6]
Tesoro Flag of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1840).svg Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Livorno. [6]
Trinidad Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pink (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Trinidad was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [23]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1846
ShipStateDescription
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands before 15 January. [4]
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whale Cove, Newfoundland, British North America before 7 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. [15]
Carolina MargarethaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship ran aground off Ulvshale. She was refloated on 2 January and taken in to Stege. [4]
ChilmarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Minorca, Spain before 5 January with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. [98]
DeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras before 20 January. Her crew were rescued. [54]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was lost in the Java Sea. Her crew were rescued. [12]
EstherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sealer was wrecked on South Georgia Island before 1 February with the loss of eleven of her 31 crew. Survivors took to their sloop, Bountiful (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and made for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [129]
Fidele LauriFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked at Fiumicino, Papal States before 2 January. [70]
Henrietta WilhelminaFlag unknownThe long-abandoned and waterlogged ship was driven ashore at Barizo, Spain. [4]
Henry NewellFlag of the United States (1845-1846).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Minorca before 5 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [98]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea before 4 January. She was towed in to Orford Haven, Suffolk on 5 January. [26] [1]
Llantarnam AbbeyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Chimlicon River, Spanish Honduras before 17 January. [55] Her crew were rescued. [54]
MalayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on a reef off "Penguin Island", Argentina. She was refloated and put in to Port Desire, where she was condemned. [38]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Lancashire before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool. She was later refloated. [35]
MaryCivil 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. She was refloated on 2 January and taken in to South Shields. [8]
MiramCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America to Cork. [65]
NeptunusSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship foundered off Stockholm on or before 27 February. [37]
Nicolo PomoFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig was wrecked in the Sea of Marmora before 5 January. [49]
PagodaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 January. Her crew were rescued by Dream (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Pagoda was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. [36]
Patriot19th Century Flag of Malta.svg  Malta The barque was wrecked at Cagliari, Sardinia with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [78] [70]
Reine des AngesFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on Minorca before 5 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Marseille. [130]
TritonFlag of France.svg  France The ship departed from Adra or Almería, Spain for Trieste. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [131]
Wave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The cutter was wrecked at Manawatu. Her crew were rescued. [132]
WidgeonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Calais, France and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. Widgeon was taken in to Calais on 2 January. [9] [133]
William WalkerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Fishermans Island, Maine, United States before 7 January. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint Andrew, New Brunswick, British North America. [29]

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