List of shipwrecks in January 1851

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The list of shipwrecks in January 1851 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1851.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Alessandro il Grande Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Galway to Cardiff. [1]
Henriette RoyenCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to the Cape Verde Islands. [2]
MiddletonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven into an Ottoman Navy frigate and severely damaged at Beyrout, Ottoman Syria and was consequently beached. [3]
Speedy Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. [4] [5] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Margate. [6]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
CampistaFlag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil The patache was wrecked on Victoria Island with the loss of nine of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Santa Catarina Island to Rio de Janeiro. [7] [8]
ClaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobbler Rocks, off Barbadoes. [9]
David KeyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pittenweem, Fife. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pittenweem. She was refloated and taken in to port. [10]
FreemanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. [6]
Lord SandonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Eastern Bank, off the coast of Georgia, United States. She was refloated but drove onto the South Breaker Shoal and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York and Savannah, Georgia. [11]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
ClaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobbler Rocks, off the coast of Barbadoes. [12]
TasmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lonsdale Reef, off the coast of South Australia. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney in a leaky condition. [13]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
CatoAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Trieste. She was refloated the next day and put in to Gibraltar. [14]
Veran Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The barque was driven ashore in Ringabella Bay, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork. [15]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Charlestown, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Charleston. [16]
CitoFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner struck rocks at Tarifa, Spain and was severely damaged. She was taken in to Gibraltar in a severely leaky condition. [17]
MalvinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shoebury Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and beached at Southend. [18]
MinervaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. [18]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [18]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Allen KingFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The brig was wrecked on the Ambergris Reef, off the coast of British Honduras. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Belize City, British Honduras. [19] [20]
Camerton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Ross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire. [2] She was refloated and completed her voyage. [21]
New York TraderFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Ambergris Reef, off the coast of British Honduras. [22]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AnaFlag of Chile.svg  Chile The barque was wrecked on the Chala coast, Peru. Her crew were rescued. [23]
DaringCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Blackshaw Bank, in the Solway Firth. Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to the Clyde. She was refloated on 26 January. [24] [25] She was refloated on 26 January. [26]
Faedrenes Minde Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore at Nyborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to the West Indies. [27]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Lancaster, Lancashire. [16]
Providence Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. [16]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
ArtaFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig ran aground off Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated. [28]
Charles HayleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ketch was wrecked on the Woolsterners, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex with the loss of all hands. [29]
HeroineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven onto Carpenter's Rock, in the Cattewater. She was refloated. [1] [30] [31]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the barque Superb (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of the Isles of Scilly and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to London. She was reboarded the next day and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [32]
Lovely LassCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Whitehaven. [16]
Three BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Plymouth, Devon. [1] [30] She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth. [31]
TravellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands. [33]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was lost in the Roman River, British Honduras. [34] Her crew were rescued. [20]
William HogarthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated on 11 January. [35]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Union (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ann was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. [36]
Anna MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. [37] She was on a voyage from Bullo Pill, Gloucestershire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [38]
AntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Grimsby. [14] [29]
BerbiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on the Nass Sands, Somerset. [37] Her crew were rescued. [29] She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Aberdeen. She was refloated on 4 February and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [12]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayre Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool, Lancashire. [16] [30] [39]
Catherina ElizabethNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [24] [40] [27]
Ceres Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was in collision with the barque Maidstone (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered off Garrison Point, Sheerness, Kent. [41]
ClaydonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Llandudno Bay. [29] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bangor, Caernarfonshire. [40] [27]
Courier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was wrecked at Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. [42] She was on a voyage from Jersey to Bordeaux, Gironde, France and Mauritius. [43]
DolphinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Avon. Her crew were rescued. [44] She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Bristol. [38]
EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore near Abergele, Flintshire. [30] Her crew were rescued. [39]
HazardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the Nass Sands. [37] She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [32] Hazard was refloated on 15 January and taken in to Bristol. [42]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Seaham, County Durham. [32] [45]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore near Rhyl, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued. [39]
Jane AllisonFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Manawagonish Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Digby, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [46]
John DanielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Ilfracombe, Devon. [47] She was on a voyage from Newport to Plymouth, Devon. [29] She was subsequently raised and repaired. [47]
John SparksCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Paracel Islands with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from China to Akyab, Burma. [48]
Lady SaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Long Island New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York City. She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to New York City. [24]
LiskeardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Nass Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth. [14] [49]
Lord CokeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [29] She was refloated on 13 January and resumed her voyage. [43]
Lord WilloughbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Brazil Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Preston, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. [30] [39]
RavenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore near Abergele. [30] Her crew were rescued. [39]
RockshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the South Breaker Shoal, off the coast of Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [24]
StropCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off the mouth of the River Avon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bullo Pill to Cardiff. [29] [44] [50]
TerrorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yawl foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. [49]
UndercliffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was wrecked on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Preston to Liverpool. [39]
William FrederickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with two other vessels and was then driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Panama. [29]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
EdithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [51]
Essex LassCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to Queenstown, County Cork. [52]
EuphemiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Bank. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Newfoundland, British North America. [53]
HazardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Mogador, Morocco. She was on a voyage from London to Mogador. [54] She had become a wreck by 2 February. [46]
Lady Louisa StewartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Rock, off Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Donaghadee, County Down. [32]
LouiseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Abrevach, Finistère France for Gloucester. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55]
PerthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Banff, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dingwall, Ross-shire. [14]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr. [14]
Sarah and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Santa Cruz. [32]
ScioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. [56] [28]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued by Maria (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Victoria was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. [12]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AlfredCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Quiriquina Island, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to a port in Chile. [57]
Beneficienza Flag of the Papal States (1808-1870).svg Papal States The schooner was wrecked at Sidi Mansour, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Malta and Cork, United Kingdom. [58] [59]
LondonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [51]
MariaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was wrecked on the south coast of "Jedderen". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [12]
New CommercialCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Rocky Ledge, off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of eight of the ten people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Santa Martha", on the Spanish Main. [32] [60] [61]
SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop struck the quayside and sank at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen. [14] She was refloated on 15 January and placed under repair. [27]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the south coast of "Jedderen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nysted, Denmark to London. [12]
FranconiaFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of eleven of the 21 people on board. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [32] [45] [62]
GangesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Euboea, Greece. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. [63]
Queen of the IslandsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Overstrand, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [32] [45]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
BarcoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire. [32] [45]
ColoniaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was driven ashore at Fort St. Phillip, Gibraltar. [17] She was refloated on 16 January and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs. [24]
GeyserFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was wrecked on the Danish coast. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Messina, Sicily. [64]
HebeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [14]
JosephineFlag of France.svg  France The schooner foundered off L'Orient, Morbihan with the loss of seven of her eight crew. The survivor was rescued on 16 January by HMS Vivid (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). Josephine was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme to Bordeaux, Gironde. [65] [66]
LivingstoneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [14]
MarieFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore near Fort St. Phillip. [17]
Père EternelFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered off "Cape Lenco", Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. [67] [68]
PhilippineFlag of France.svg  France The bombard was driven ashore at Gibraltar. [17]
RobusteFlag of France.svg  France The barque foundered off Algeciras, Spain with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Senegal. [17]
Valiant Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. [14] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [69]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Camilla Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The ship ran aground on the Benn Rocks, in the Waikeki Channel. She was on a voyage from Auckland to Canterbury. She was refloated, resuming her voyage on 31 January. [70]
ColoniaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay near "San Felipe", Spain. [71]
Happy ReturnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition. [72]
Incognita Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barbadoes The schooner was wrecked on the Weymouth Reef, off Sandy Cay, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Antigua. [19]
Marie RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. [71]
MajesticCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. [73]
MatildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Cruggleton Castle, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garlieston to the Isle of Whithorn. [72]
Olive Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia. [24]
PhilippineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. [71]
RobusteFlag of France.svg  France The ship was struck a sunken rock near Green Island, off Algeciras, Spain and foundered with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Senegal. [71]
Sir Charles Napier Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Gibraltar The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Islote de Sancti Petri. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Madeira. [73]
TentativeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Lisbon, Portugal. [74]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked near Furness Point, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Loch Laxford to Banff, Aberdeenshire. [72] [43]
Constantino Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Kingdom of Sardinia The ship ran aground and was damaged off "Bandal". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Genoa. [24]
FrancesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork. [75] [76]
Happy ReturnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. [27]
LilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [27]
Marie and EmilieFlag unknownThe full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Charlotte Ann (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs. [51]
NarcisseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven onto the Rocques à Deux Têtes, Guernsey, Channel Islands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde. [77]
NautilusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Platters, off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. [72]
Thomas and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to London. [72]
ThornFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Great Key. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Chagres, Panama to New Orleans, Louisiana. [20]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AdeleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Guernsey, Channel Islands. The wreck was taken in to "Salerie", Guernsey on 23 January. [58]
American EagleFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship ran aground on the Ouze Edge Sand, off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and completed taken in to Gravesend, Kent. [77]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a gale at South Shields, County Durham. [3]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. [27]
AntoineFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. [19] Her crew were rescued. [22] She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haïtien. [78]
CanadienneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Banal Isle. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Galway. [79] [80]
Catherine O'FlanaghanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. [27]
Elizabeth FrithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. [19]
FletanFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Morlaix, Finistère and Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées. [27] [81]
George KennethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Ullapool, Ross-shire. she was refloated on 19 January and taken in to Ullapool. [82]
GraceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Preston, Lancashire. She was refloated by the Coast Guard and taken in to Wexford in a derelict condition. [3]
GuerillaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was driven ashoreand wrecked at Newlyn, Cornwall. [27] [83] [79]
Industry Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The smack was wrecked between the Rennies and The Mewstone, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Charlestown, Cornwall. [27]
JosephineFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at "La Petite Eure". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Honfleur, Calvados. [84]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The unmanned schooner was driven ashore at Cushendall, County Antrim. [3]
Princess Helena Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg India The ship ran aground on the Pulicut Shoal. She was refloated but drove ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Madras and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Calcutta. [85]
Robert WatsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was damaged in a gale at South Shields. [3]
ScipioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Warkworth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [27]
StefanoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to London, United Kingdom. [77]
SternFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig was abandoned in the Irish Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Jessie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Stern was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Messina, Sicily. [3]
St. LawrenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven into the brig Cobden ( Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire ) and was abandoned at Queenstown, County Cork. She was later driven into the schooner Undine (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was later reboarded. [77]
TemperanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. [27]
Thomas WrightFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore between Swansea and the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [79] [81] Thomas Wright was refloated on 19 January and taken in to Swansea. [86] [87]
WilsonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Five Mile Point, County Dublin with the loss of four of her crew. Eight people were rescued; her captain was reported missing, feared dead. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool. [88] [80]
WitnessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. [27]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AdèleFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck rocks and sank at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Guernsey. [88]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dover, Kent. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [89]
Fottay Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg India The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Madras. She was on a voyage from Coringa to Madras. [85]
Jane ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sidmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. [90] [91]
JessieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Bridport, Dorset. [79]
LillaFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore near "Faraneau". She was on a voyage from New York to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Marseille. [92]
Mary Ann, or
Mary Caroline
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Lyme Regis, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lyme Regis. She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Lyme Regis. [93] [79] [71]
SkylarkFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Hat's Rocks, in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Waterford, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day. [24] [94]
VriendshapFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked near Fleet, Dorset, United Kingdom. [93] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Harlingen, Friesland. [3]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
ElisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Elbow Sandbank, off the coast of County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Cork. [94]
HellasFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig ran aground at Dungarvan, county Waterford, United Kingdom. She was refloated in May, sailing on 31 May for Cork, United Kingdom for repairs. [95]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the brig Jovial (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned off the coast of Essex. She was subsequently taken possession of by the fishing vessel Flying Fish (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), reboarded by her crew and was taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [96]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Flora Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was wrecked on the Corbière Rocks, Jersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [64] [84]
George BennetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ullapool, Ross-shire. She was refloated and taken in to Ullapool. [24]
HeroineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered off the coast of County Cork. [64] [54] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [97]
Parnitz POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The barque was discovered abandoned 12 nautical miles (22 km) south south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom by Frowning Beauty (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Four crew were put aboard; they took her in to Falmouth, Cornwall. [3]
TroubadourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Narberth, Pembrokeshire with the loss of two or three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [98]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AmaliaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was lost 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [47]
Charles CooperFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) downstream of Calcutta, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London, United Kingdom. [85]
Ellen BrysonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Cape São Roque, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Pernambuco, Brazil. [85]
SolidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the entrance of the Carlingford Lough and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire. She put back to Newry in a leaky condition. [64]
HMS Shearwater Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The ship ran aground in the River Avon. [98] She was refloated. [94]
Two FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cumberland Fort Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon. [94] She was refloated on 17 February and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [55]
WanskapenFlag unknownThe ship ran aground off the east coast of Kent, United Kingdom. [51]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
BarnabyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated. [94]
Mary Jane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamaica The schooner was wrecked in the Chagres River, Panama. [19]
RestlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and sank. Her crew were rescued. [96]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
CharlotteFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Yoff. She was on a voyage from New York to the Gambia River. [99]
Favourite Flag of the United Kingdom.svg South Australia The ship was driven ashore at Swan Point. She was on a voyage from Tahiti to Port Philip. [100]
Johanna ChristianaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The koff was driven ashore on Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to a port in Jutland. She was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Cuxhaven. [12]
ZurichFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Cranberry Inlet. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. [101]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Nostra Señora de la MercedBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground at Dénia. She had been refloated by mid-February and taken in to Dénia. [102]
Robert POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France. [64]
SinbadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Port Talbot. [35]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Charles CooperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated on 27 January and put back to Calcutta. [48]
CompetitorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Mull of Galloway. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Leith, Lothian. She was subsequently towed in to Port William, Wigtownshire [82]
SpyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of the Rock of Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. [73]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Connaught Ranger Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was in collision with Sea Nymph (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey and was beached at Egremont, Lancashire. [54] [103] She was refloated the next day. [35]
Emblem Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 37°04′N46°17′W / 37.067°N 46.283°W / 37.067; -46.283 ). Three surviving crew were taken off by Anna Mary (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Six crew had been taken off on 19 January by an American ship. Emblem was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Barbadoes. [104]
Flora BeatonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [24]
KauukualiiFlag of Hawaii (1896).svg  Kingdom of Hawaii The schooner was lost in the large storm of 25/26 January being driven ashore at Koloa, Hawaii. [105]
Philip OakdenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hebe Reef, at the mouth of the Tamar River. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. [106]
Progressa Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was driven ashore on the Cromwels Rocks. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated and taken in to Waterford, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [54] [35]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from the Mumbles to Port Talbot. [107]
TridentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Berbice, British Guiana. She was refloated but had to be beached. [22] [108]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Ann and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. [54] She was refloated the next day, anchored off the Rock Light and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken in to the Magazines. [26]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. [54]
Nisida StewartFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship, under Captain Fales, was lying at anchor outside the port of Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii prepared to depart for Calcutta, India when a storm caused her to drag anchor and she went onto the reef. [109] She was later refloated and placed under repair. [110]
NoelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Four Acres Bay, near Aberthaw, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [24] [26]
RevancheFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground and was damaged at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated and put back to Charlest. [111]
SwallowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. [24]
Thomas TattershallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with an American ship off Skerries, County Dublin and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire. [112]
VenusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Aberthaw. She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon to Cardiff. [24]
VictoryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [51]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was refloated. [58]
Emerald IsleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by the tugboat Liver (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) off the Magazines and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. she was consequently beached at Liverpool. [74]
Harmony Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore near Arichat, Nova Scotia. [53]
HeleneNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The jacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Utsira. Her crew were rescued. [68]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition. [35]
John AdamsFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The steamboat struck a sunken object and sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of 123 of the 230 people on board. Some of the survivors were rescued by PeytonFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States. [113]
Lord HowickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sank off Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. [24] [89]
Maria IsabellaFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The schooner ran aground off The Needles, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [114]
Normond MaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck The Manacles and capsized with the loss of six of the seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Falmouth, Cornwall. [115] [58]
PeterelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the pier and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [24]
Sultana Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Lihou, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to the Cape Coast Castle. She subsequently drove ashore in Coles Bay, Jersey. [115]
ThorwaldsenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Hesseloe Reef, in the Kattegat. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Copenhagen. She had sunk by 1 February. [12] [116]
TrafalgarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Ballymacormick Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Fleetwood, Lancashire. [117]
VirgiliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground between "Mysole Island" and "Popa Island" and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to China. [118]
WhitehavenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance from the Liverpool Lifeboat and the tug Express (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and taken in to Liverpool in a sinking condition. [35]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
ChristophFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [116] [119]
Gezina TerinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The koff was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued by Orwell (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ).She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [120] [24] [107]
Victorie Jes MarieFlag of France.svg  France The lugger was driven ashore and severely damaged at Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to the River Tyne. [89]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
ConstitutionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Fisherman Island, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [121]
FerrettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with a brig in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was later taken in tow by a smack but foundered off Dartmouth, Devon. [112]
SkandinavienFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was driven ashore south of Warkworth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [115]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Christine MarieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Agger Canal. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [122]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1851
ShipStateDescription
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Richard Watson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Richard Watson. [123]
HalcyonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Launceston to San Francisco, California, United States. She was refloated, and resumed her voyage the next day. [76]
PatienceFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was run into by Davenport (Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States) and severely damaged at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Odessa. She was taken in to Cowes for repairs. [52]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1851
ShipStateDescription
Aerd van NesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Dingfes Reef, in the Bali Strait before 26 January. She was on a voyage from "Passarouany", Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated and put in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. [124]
AntonaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haïtien. [125]
ArseneFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Eliza (Flag unknown). [56]
AzenoriaFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 January. [74]
EdwinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, preusumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [126]
EugenieFlag of France.svg  France The ship caught fire and sank in the Gironde River near "Puchard" before 15 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to the South Seas. The wreck was towed in to Royan, Charente-Maritime before 19 January [88] [84] [127]
HiberniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Friars, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated on 5 January. [15]
InaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Redonda, Leeward Islands in late January. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [128]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 January. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Frith (Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States)/ Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Newhaven, Connecticut, United States. [117]
JessyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset in mid-January. [93]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Trefaday", Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Youghal, County Cork. She was refloated on 3 January and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey. [15]
Joseph CristalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at San Cataldo di Lecce, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from the Gulf of Venice to Southampton, Hampshire. [129]
Lady WrightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore Salé, Morocco before 15 January. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Rabat, Morocco. She was refloated. [17]
LoyaltyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smacks Aurora's Increase and Tryal (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [130]
MicheleFlag unknownThe ship was lost in the Sea of Marmora in early January. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to London, United Kingdom. [116] [122]
OrezabaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bonny, Africa. She was on a voyage from Bonny to Liverpool. [122]
Prince CharlieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef off "Cape Vilain". She was on a voyage from "Baby Egg Island" to London. She was refloated and put back to Baby Egg Island. [131]
St. ApostoloOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was lost near Mangalia in early January. She was on a voyage from Brăila to a British port. [116]
Three BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 29 January. [112]
TorontoFlag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States The ship was damaged by fire and was abandoned off the Memory Rock. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York. [101]

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