List of shipwrecks in February 1843
The list of shipwrecks in February 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1843 .
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Morecambe Bay . She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 1] She was refloated the next day and towed into Glasson Dock , Lancashire.[ 2]
Algonquin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Liverpool.[ 3]
Broad Oak
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia , Brazil .[ 4] She was refloated on 7 February and resumed her voyage.[ 5]
Brothers
New South Wales
The ship capsized and sank in a squall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Nicholson to Akaroa , New Zealand.[ 6]
Chevalier
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Rennoe" with the loss of at least nine lives.[ 7]
Childe Harold
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Aberdeen . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 8]
Finish
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Grangemouth , Stirlingshire .[ 2]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Castletown River . She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Liverpool.[ 8]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship departed from South Shields , County Durham for Inverness . Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, a boat came ashore at Blyth, Northumberland .[ 9] [ 10]
Nancy
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River .[ 6]
Shamrock
New South Wales
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in Moreton Bay . All on board survived.[ 11]
Wilberforce
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Maranhรฃo , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Maranhรฃo.[ 12]
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Cupido
Papal States
The ship departed from Torrevecchia Teatina for Riga , Russia . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 13]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sydney, Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from Sydney to a British port.[ 14]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire .[ 15] She was refloated on 5 February.[ 16]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Suffolk with the loss of all four crew.[ 17]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Castletown River . She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 15]
Louise and Elise
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Colorado Reef. She was on a voyage from Comarca Lagunera , Mexico to Hamburg. She was refloated on 5 February and put into Havana , Cuba , where she arrived on 16 February.[ 18]
Volant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Dunkeechen, County Mayo with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands .[ 19] [ 8]
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Agnes Lea
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at South Shields , County Durham . She was righted and beached.[ 16] She was refloated on 16 February and taken into South Shields for repairs.[ 14] [ 20]
Blucher
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Northumberland with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Warkworth, Northumberland .[ 21] [ 15] [ 22] [ 23]
Bolina
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Clea Ness, Lincolnshire She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and taken into Grimsby .[ 24]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay, Orkney Islands .[ 25]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Cowes , Isle of Wight to Sunderland. Ceres was refloated and taken into Grimsby.[ 16] [ 24]
City of Hamburg
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was driven ashore on the Jarrow Slake. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[ 16] [ 20]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire .[ 15] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Whitby.[ 26]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member.[ 27]
Henry and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Margaret's Hope , Orkney Islands.[ 28] [ 29]
Indian
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at South Shields and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[ 16] [ 20] She was subsequently repaired.[ 30]
Judith
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields.[ 16] [ 20]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Arbroath , Forfarshire for London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 31]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Saltburn-by-the-Sea , Yorkshire with the loss of five of her six crew.[ 8] [ 32]
P. J. Nugent
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhyl , Denbighshire . She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 15]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The pilot boat foundered off Portlooe , Cornwall with the loss of both crew.[ 33]
Salus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishtrahull with the loss of all on board.[ 19] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara , British Honduras .[ 34]
Sara Anna Cornelia
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton , Sussex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Rotterdam , South Holland . She was refloated and taken into Littlehampton.[ 8]
Scotland
British North America
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the "Guaydore River", County Donegal , Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina , United States.[ 7] [ 35]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Skomer , Pembrokeshire with the loss of all seven crew.[ 30] [ 36]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 24]
William and Ann
United Kingdom
The collier , a brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay , Yorkshire with the loss of all six crew and six lifeboatmen.[ 37] [ 15] [ 16] [ 8]
William and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harbour Cove, Cornwall .[ 15]
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grantown-on-Spey , Morayshire .[ 15]
Belt
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of Caister-on-Sea , Norfolk .[ 15]
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on The Skerries , in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim .[ 38]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The schooner was run ashore east of Whitstable , Kent .[ 8]
Chatty or Chertsey
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington , Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[ 25] [ 39]
Daphne
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Cheval Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France.[ 38]
Duke of Clarence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 15]
Envy
Gibraltar
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Oran , Algeria .[ 31] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Oran.[ 40]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Blyth, Northumberland .[ 38]
Hercules
France
The ship was wrecked in the Petit-Rhรดne , She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne to Cette , Hรฉrault .[ 25]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Margate , Kent .[ 41]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in Belfast Lough . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico , Florida Territory . She was subsequently boarded by a pilot and taken into Belfast , County Antrim.[ 42]
Joan
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Ramsey, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire .[ 7] [ 19] [ 43]
Johns
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey.[ 38] She was refloated and taken into Ramsey.[ 19]
John Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Leith , Lothian . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Inverkeithing , Fife.[ 16]
Lawrence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham , Norfolk .[ 15] [ 8]
Leeds
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[ 15] [ 8] She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 24]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Saltburn-by-the-Sea , Yorkshire with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 15] [ 27]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth to London.[ 8]
Mary and Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship, a brig or smack , was driven ashore and wrecked at Findon, Aberdeenshire with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Leith , Lothian [ 16] [ 27]
Pansey
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore between Mablethorpe and Trusthorpe , Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 38] [ 24]
Rochester Castle
United Kingdom
The crewless brig or schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland .[ 16] [ 27]
Rolina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire . She was refloated and taken into Grimsby .[ 16]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne . Her crew were rescued.[ 34]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Staithes , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 27] [ 44]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 15] [ 24]
5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Amanda
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon for Seville , Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 45]
Ann
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cayeux-sur-Mer , Somme , France. All ten people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London .[ 7]
Aust
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex . Her crew were rescued.[ 46] [ 38]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable , Kent .[ 15]
Helen Marie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point , Yorkshire and capsized with the loss of five of her crew.[ 7]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Margate , Kent .[ 4]
Jane Lockhart
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Cowes , Isle of Wight . She was raised and refloated.[ 16]
Jessie Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground of the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[ 16] She was refloated on 12 February.[ 47]
Larkins
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was driven onto the Walpole Rock, Margate. She was on a voyage from China to London.[ 48] [ 15] She was refloated between 10 and 13 February.[ 34]
Leocadie
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Lavredo", Spain. She was on a voyage from Gijรณn , to Adra, Spain .[ 49]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to London.[ 15]
Mary Garde
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[ 15]
Minerva
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Cowes , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Sweden to Barcelona , Spain.[ 15] She was refloated the next day and taken into Cowes.[ 16]
Norma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from London to Tobago .[ 15] She was refloated the next day and taken into Lymington , Hampshire .[ 16] [ 19]
Reliance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven out to sea from Bridlington , East Riding of Yorkshire .[ 8] She came ashore and wrecked at Cowden, Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 16]
Rival
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cowes.[ 15] She was refloated the next day and taken into Cowes.[ 16]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in The Wash and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 15]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby.[ 16]
6 February
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme , Somme , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London .[ 38]
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to the Humber .[ 7]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Theddlethorpe , Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[ 38]
Brilliante
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked at "Porto Oliveto".[ 30]
Clements
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Doctors Cove, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick , British North America to Demerara , British Honduras .[ 50]
Diadem
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne , France.[ 38]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank near Pole Head, Newfoundland , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cรกdiz , Spain to St. John's, Newfoundland .[ 51] [ 52]
Eliza Russel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cรกrdenas, Cuba .[ 3]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen , Denmark to South Shields.[ 7]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued.[ 38] She was on a voyage from Perth to London.[ 53] Fame had become a wreck by 22 February.[ 49]
Gazelle
France
The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Jean Marie
France
The ship was wrecked on the Cornet Rocks, Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Infรฉrieure to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 7]
Jessie Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[ 38]
Lady Sarah Maitland
United Kingdom
The ship was struck a rock and was damaged at Upper Prospect Harbour , Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia . She was refloated.[ 50]
Minerva
France
The ship ran aground at Boulogne .[ 7]
Victoire d' Intel
France
The ship struck the Becel Lau Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pont-l'Abbรฉ , Finistรจre to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 31]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Peniche, Portugal . She was on a voyage from Le Trรฉport , Seine-Infรฉrieure to Peniche, Portugal .[ 9]
7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Cockenzie and Prestonpans , Lothian . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Betsy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe , Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[ 53]
Dorothea
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Port Madoc , Caernarvonshire .[ 19]
Freeman
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk .[ 24]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Ilfracombe , Devon . Her crew were rescued.[ 38] [ 54]
Goldfinch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough , North Riding of Yorkshire .[ 7]
Helen Stuart
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 38]
Malvina
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea , Norfolk.[ 38]
North America
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Shrewsbury River , New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York .[ 55] [ 56]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[ 19]
Romeo
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on St. Patrick's Island , County Dublin .[ 7] She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was later refloated and taken into port.[ 25] but subsequently became a wreck.[ 30]
Stokesly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough. She was refloated.[ 7]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Thomaston
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "The Jarrow", County Durham.[ 19]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Cockenzie and Prestonpans. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
William Donaldson
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Hate with the loss of all but one of her crew.[ 38] [ 5]
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship struck on a sunken rock and sank, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cรกdiz , Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland , British North America .[ 57]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Orwell .[ 19]
Jonge Louis
France
The galiot was driven ashore in the Bay of Grand Rosaire.[ 25]
Lady Macnaghten
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . She was refloated.[ 19]
Margaretta
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire . Her three crew were rescued by a lifeboat .[ 58]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[ 54]
Native
United Kingdom
The schooner was plundered and sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of Durlestone Head , Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick . Her captain and mate were subsequently committed for trial in London.[ 7] [ 59]
Niewland
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate , Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Padang , Netherlands East Indies . She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate in a leaky condition.[ 54]
Pero
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall .[ 34]
9 February
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Den Godensight or Gode Hensight
Norway
The ship departed from Mandahl for Wick, Caithness , United Kingdom . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 60] [ 61]
Happy Return
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Ruby ( United Kingdom ) and foundered with the loss of all hands off the north coast of Cornwall .[ 34]
Hesperus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham .[ 19] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne , France.[ 54] Hesperus was refloated and beached at South Shields.[ 47]
Lady of the Lake
United Kingdom
The ship was foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire .[ 34]
Prince Albert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pubrico", Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to London .[ 62]
Robert
Grenada
The sloop was wrecked off Gouyave . Her crew were rescued.[ 18] [ 63]
Rose in June
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Puffin Island , Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[ 34]
Teseo
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship capsized at Ramsgate , Kent . She was on a voyage from London to Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies .[ 34] [ 29]
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Argyll
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Ribbswall". She was on a voyage from Inverary , Argyllshire to Malahide , County Dublin .[ 25]
Le Jeune Franรงoise
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Ouessant , Finistรจre . Her crew were rescued by Lady Mary Wood ( United Kingdom ). Le Jeune Franรงoise was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Le Croisic , Loire Atlantique .[ 25] [ 64]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe . She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg .[ 47] [ 28]
Prince Albert
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the Tusket Islands , British North America . She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was consequently beached at Pubnico Point, Newfoundland , British North America.[ 50]
Sir John St. Aubyn Sophia
United Kingdom Cape Colony
The paddle steamer Sir John St. Aubyn was towing Sophia out of Cape Town when the tow rope broke. Both vessels were driven ashore; Sophia was wrecked.[ 65] Sir John St. Aubyn was also reported to have been wrecked.[ 66]
11 February
12 February
14 February
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Aigle
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island , Azores . She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grรขce , Seine Maritime .[ 12]
Aymontimo
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Havana , Cuba , She was on a voyage from Cรกdiz to Havana.[ 18]
Herman Willem
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Kramenton, in the Wadden Sea . She was refloated and put into Terschelling , Friesland . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Hamburg .[ 74]
Poland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Langstone , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Emsworth , Hampshire. She was refloated on 16 February and taken into Langstone.[ 68]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London.[ 68] She was refloated on 17 February and taken into Great Yarmouth.[ 75]
16 February
17 February
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Alcyone
French Navy
The ship sank at Brest , Finistรจre with the loss of a crew member.[ 9]
Astrea
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Dublin to London .[ 75] She was refloated on 9 March and taken into Weymouth, Dorset .[ 84]
Belle Gabrielle
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Audierne , Finistรจre . She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne , Vendรฉe to Cherbourg , Seine-Infรฉrieure .[ 31]
Blossom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Lavernock , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 74] [ 49]
Commodore
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Swanage , Dorset .[ 68] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight .[ 75]
Czar
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by Prince of Wales ( United Kingdom ) and was beached at Sheerness , Kent .[ 68]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New Grimsby , Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. She was refloated.[ 85]
Equity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats . Her crew were rescued.[ 75] She was refloated on 28 February and taken into Sandwich.[ 86]
Fly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill , Sussex .[ 73]
Francis
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness , Kent with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 26] [ 73] [ 68] [ 87]
Funchal
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to London.[ 85]
General Foy
France
The ship was wrecked on the Coubeau Rocks, off the coast of Finistรจre. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Marans, Charente-Maritime .[ 31]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset.[ 75]
John and Richard
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated on 20 February.[ 26] [ 68]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall . She was refloated but then ran into Pearl ( United Kingdom which was also ashore. Margaret was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 73]
Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ubes , Portugal.[ 9] She was later refloated.[ 88]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her six crew were rescued by Eugene ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Rochester, Kent .[ 26] [ 87] [ 89]
Mary and Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 73] [ 75] She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Ramsgate , Kent.[ 3]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire .[ 90]
Nevis
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Iron Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to St. Thomas , Virgin Islands .[ 75]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol , Gloucestershire . Whilst ashore, she was run into by Margaret ( United Kingdom ) and severely damaged. She was refloated and taken into St. Ives.[ 73]
Vine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New Grimsby. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bristol, She was refloated.[ 85]
Whisper
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Boisons Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall , and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 26]
19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Anne
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the La Coubre Lighthouse , Charente-Maritime . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Gijรณn , Spain.[ 9]
Emerald Isle
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull , Yorkshire . Emerald Isle was refloated but was consequently beached.[ 90] [ 91] [ 92]
Destin
France
The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes , Portugal .[ 93]
Industry
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset .[ 26]
Lord Althorp
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Portland.[ 26]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields , County Durham.[ 73]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Olive Branch ( United Kingdom ) and was beached at "Guiver", Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 90]
St. Joseph et Assomption
France
The ship was lost in the Bay of Calvaire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Toulon , Var to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne .[ 94]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her eleven crew were rescued on 21 February by the smacks Atalanta and New Gipsey , with assistance from the paddle steamer Gazelle (all United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London .[ 90] [ 87] [ 95] [ 96]
William and Lucy
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Portland.[ 26]
20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London . She was refloated.[ 57]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Sutton Bridge , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wisbech , Cambridgeshire . She was refloated but collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and sank.[ 90]
Lord Oriel
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Spit Bank, in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 74]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Clogherhead , County Louth with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Dublin .[ 85] [ 97] [ 49] [ 98]
Maria
Denmark
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Poole, Dorset , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Stubbekรธbing to Rouen , Seine-Infรฉrieure , France.[ 99]
Mary Marsden
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Volo , Ottoman Empire to London . She was later refloated.[ 40] [ 93]
Moy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Jura . She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Clyde .[ 100]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea 20 to 25 nautical miles (37 to 46 km) off the Spurn Lighthouse , Yorkshire by a schooner . Her crew were rescued by the smack British Hero ( United Kingdom ).[ 97]
21 February
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Admiraal van Heemskerk
Netherlands
The East Indiaman ran aground on the Long Sand or the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies .[ 74] She was refloated on 23 February and towed into Sheerness , Kent .[ 31] [ 72]
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Hurst Castle , Hampshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Portsmouth , Hampshire.[ 74] [ 49]
Effort
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 31]
Eugene
France
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne to Beyrout , Ottoman Syria .[ 31]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Kingsgate Bay , Kent. She was on a voyage from Jersey , Channel Islands to London .[ 74] She was refloated the next day and taken into Margate , Kent.[ 31]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Gartsherrie ( United Kingdom ).[ 101]
Premium
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 74] [ 102] She was refloated on 16 March and taken into Sheerness , Kent.[ 50]
Swan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton Burrowes , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Swansea .[ 85]
23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Youghal , County Cork .[ 100] [ 72]
Bonne Mรจre
France
The ship was driven ashore between Green Island and Algeciras , Spain. She was later refloated.[ 40] [ 103]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Corril", Spain with the loss of a crew member.[ 40] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne , France.[ 69]
William Cotterell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Portrush , County Antrim .[ 87]
24 February
25 February
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Bridget
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Monticello ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America to Jamaica.[ 63]
Hottingeur
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island , New York , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York City .[ 50]
Medea
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Lรฆsรธ , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to an English port.[ 103]
Panmure
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to South Shields , County Durham . Panmure was refloated and taken into Harwich , Essex .[ 30]
27 February
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Cigne
Spain
The ship was wrecked at Almerรญa . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Adra .[ 107]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between Almeria and Cape Gatt , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia , United States of the Ionian Islands to Leith , Lothian .[ 108]
Fancy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between Almerรญa and Cape Gatt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dublin .[ 108]
Franรงois Honore
France
The ship was wrecked near Almerรญa , Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne to Havre de Grรขce , Seine-Infรฉrieure .[ 18]
Frederic
France
The ship was wrecked near Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhรดne .[ 103]
Joven Clarita
Spain
The ship was wrecked near Almerรญa.[ 108]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point , Yorkshire . She was later refloated.[ 9]
Nicoline
Russia
The ship was run down and sunk off the Isles of Scilly , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Aid ( United Kingdom ).[ 51]
Panther
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 109] Panther was refloated on 5 April and taken into Liverpool.[ 51]
Palomo
Spain
The ship was wrecked near Almerรญa. She was on a voyage from Palma, Mallorca to Havana , Cuba .[ 108]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 105] [ 110]
28 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1843
Ship
State
Description
Amalia
Trieste
The ship was wrecked at "San Marino", near Santander, Spain . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Trieste.[ 90]
Beer and Wingyett
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.[ 115] Her crew were rescued by Defiance ( United Kingdom ).[ 8]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham . She was refloated on 25 February.[ 9]
Clarisse
France
The ship was wrecked at Havre de Grรขce , Seine-Infรฉrieure before 6 February.[ 38]
Claude
France
The ship was wrecked in heavy gales on the coast of Caramania , Ottoman Empire before 13 February. She was on a voyage from Tarsus , Ottoman Empire to Marseille , France[ 68] [ 116]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Stockton-on-Tees. She was refloated on 25 February.[ 9]
Francis Ashley
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Key Shoals before 4 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Matanzan", Cuba to New York .[ 3]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was refloated on 10 February.[ 25]
Lord Aberdeen
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands , Northumberland before 25 February.[ 88]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was refloated on 26 February and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea.[ 9]
Mathilde
France
The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea before 9 February.[ 31] She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Saint Petersburg , Russia . She was subsequently taken into "Egvaag".[ 9]
Pallion Hall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harfleur , Seine-Infรฉrieure ,[ 43] or Honfleur , Calvados , France.[ 117] [ 54] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rouen , Seine-Infรฉrieure.[ 43]
Phocion
France
The steamship was lost before 23 February.[ 69]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The smack was in collision with a brig and foundered off the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex Three of her seven crew were reported missing, four were rescued by Dolphin ( United Kingdom ).[ 118]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on Skomer , Pembrokeshire before 11 February and sank.[ 25]
Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef , Bahamas before 1 March. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 52]
Verstock
Denmark
The barque was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland with the loss of all but three of those on board. The survivors were rescued on 1 March by Diana ( United Kingdom ). Verstock was on a voyage from Monte Video , Uruguay to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 62]
Victoria
New Zealand
The brig ran aground at Nelson . She was refloated the next day.[ 119]
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