List of shipwrecks in January 1880
The list of shipwrecks in January 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1880.
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1 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Constance | ![]() | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to King's Lynn.[1] |
Cyrenian | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 3 January and resumed her voyage.[2] |
Dart | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballynass, County Londonderry. She was refloated.[3] |
Ferda | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Teufelsbrake and sank. Her crew survived. .[4] |
George Bell | ![]() | The ship was holed by ice at Bremen, Germany and was beached.[5] |
Jeune Narcisse | ![]() | The ship collided with the barque Emma (![]() |
Maid | ![]() | The barque caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[6] |
North Carolina | ![]() | The iron hulled bark ran aground was wrecked on a reef 8.5 N.M south west of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, Bermuda.[7] |
Rumney | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bordeaux. She was refloated.[3] |
Troubador | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Iona, Inner Hebrides. Her six crew survived.[5] |
Tryphena | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Runcorn, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Runcorn. She was refloated.[8] |
2 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Atlante | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden with the loss of all hands.[2][9] |
Amcott or Amholt | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Middle Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to the River Tyne. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10][8] |
Charles T. Elwell | ![]() | The barque departed from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all fifteen people on board.[11] |
Cleanthes | ![]() | The steamship was run into by the steamship Bengore (![]() |
Elcano | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Chicken Head, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She broke up on 28 January.[15] |
Eleanor Jane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Balls Bluff".[16] |
Faid Rabani | ![]() | The brig struck a rock off Coquet Island, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was being towed from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to South Shields, County Durham.[13][17][18] |
Karen Bothilde | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden with the loss of all hands.[2] |
Madoya | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Grand Menan, Nova Scotia.[16] |
Marie Leonie | ![]() | The schooner was beached at Greencastle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bowling, Dunbartonshire.[4] |
Pearl | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Medulse Rocks, off Inchcolm, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
St. Nicholas | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was destroyed by fire the next day.[4] |
Thetis | ![]() | The ship was taken in to Langesund, Norway in a capsized condition. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Sunderland, County Durham.[4] |
3 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Bee | ![]() | The smack capsized off Whitehead, County Antrim. Her three crew survived.[20] |
Benace | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at "Punta Fe Resena", Austria-Hungary.[14] |
Derwent | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs.[4] |
Eunomia | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Goole. She was refloated.[4] |
Formosa | ![]() | The full-rigged ship struck a rock and sank in the Alas Strait. Her crew were rescued by the steamship William Mackinnon (![]() |
Geertina | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Makassar, Netherlands East Indies and was beached at "Maloangin". Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Maritime Union | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Ruytiegen Bank. She was on a voyage from Lobos to Antwerp. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
Mary | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near the Tarbat Ness Lighthouse, Ross-shire. She was on a voyage from Portmahomack, Ross-shire to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[2][8][4] |
Prairie | ![]() | The brig was driven and wrecked ashore at the entrance to Kaipara Harbour[23] |
Rathmore | ![]() | The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Bombay, India. Presumed subsequently foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all 32 crew; lifebuoys from the ship washed up on Malta on 8 and 25 February.[24][25][26] |
Senator | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Flensburg, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshald, Norway.[8] |
Spanker | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Buttermilk Channel. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to New York.[27] |
St. Louis | ![]() | The barque collided with a steamship and sank in the Irish Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) west south west of the South Stack, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the steamship William Griffiths (![]() |
Strelna | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore in the Scheldt near Baarland, Zeeland, Netherlands. She broke in two and was a total loss. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[2][31] She was refloated in mid-February and towed in to Antwerp.[32] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The ship foundered off Rethymno, Crete with the loss of all thirteen crew.[33][34][35] |
4 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Banshee | ![]() | The schooner sank in the Gare Loch. She was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[36] |
Euphony | ![]() | The barque was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[29][17] |
Kate | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[37] |
Lioness | ![]() | The barque ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Stockton-on-Tees.[38] |
Maria Salome | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Camponeza (![]() |
Osmo | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of four tugs and towed in to Dover, Kent.[2] |
Queen of Mistley | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna, Brazil to Harburg, Germany.[2][31][20] She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to Harburg.[40] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked off Andros, Greece.[31] |
5 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Alcyon | ![]() | The steamship struck a rock and was run ashore near "Agle". She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[17] |
Benguela | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Long Reef, at the mouth of the Gambia River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate. She was refloated and taken in to Bathurst for repairs.[41][42] |
Florence May | ![]() | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Coveness, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Dispatch (![]() |
Grietje | ![]() | The ship was damaged by ice and was towed in to Landskrona in a severely leaky condition.[17] |
Highmoor | ![]() | The barque ran aground in the Zuidergat. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[28][29] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of six tugs and taken in to Antwerp.[43][14] |
Osmo Romo | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Copt Rocks. She was refloated.[44] |
Valdemar | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated.[29] |
6 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Adela | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Aldborough | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore near Calais, France.[43] |
Alpha | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Altyre | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated.[46] |
Banangara | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Banner | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Dod's Bank, in the River Carron. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[43][40] |
Charity | ![]() | The brig ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Maassluis.[30] |
Dawn | Flag unknown | The schooner was feared to have foundered in the Flying Foam Passage, off the coast of Western Australia, in a storm.[45] |
Emma | Flag unknown | The ship was damaged in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Ethel | Flag unknown | The ship sank in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Florence | Flag unknown | The ship capsized in a storm in Western Australia with the loss of a crew member.[45] |
Fortescue | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Kate | Flag unknown | The ship capsized in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Mary Elizabeth | ![]() | The schooner collided with the brig Salisbury (![]() |
Morning Star | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in a storm in Western Australia with the loss of her owner.[45] |
Nautilus | Flag unknown | The ship was damaged in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Sally | ![]() | The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twenty crew were rescued by the barque Ernesto Parodi (![]() |
Sarah | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
Scottish Knight | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached off the Sandy Cape, Queensland and was consequently beached at Gladstone, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to London.[51][52] |
Uhlenhorst | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Argentina (![]() |
Verity | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cleggan, County Galway, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford, United Kingdom to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[43] The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[54] |
Yule | Flag unknown | The ship was damaged in a storm in Western Australia.[45] |
7 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Arlington | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Elbe.[14] |
Bosphorus | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[55] |
Colina | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14] |
Dagmar | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak and foundered off the Paternosters with the loss of five of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Aderton Syskon (![]() |
Emily | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore near Bo'ness, Lothian.[14] |
George and Mary | ![]() | The smack was abandoned at sea. Her four crew were rescued by the steamship Othello (![]() |
Honor | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore near Pola. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Trieste.[14] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[52] |
Jane | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[14] |
John Bladworth, and William Coulman | ![]() | The steamship collided in the River Ouse at Swinefleet, East Riding of Yorkshire and were both severely damaged. John Bladworth was on a voyage from Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands to Goole, Yorkshire. William Coulman was on a voyage from Goole to Rotterdam, South Holland. Both vessels were taken in to Goole for repairs.[56] |
Jubilee | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Burntisland, Fife. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14] |
Lühe | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Hamburg.[14] She was later refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[40] |
Maira Dunan | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°24′N 43°36′W / 42.400°N 43.600°W / 42.400; -43.600). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Columbia (![]() |
North Star | ![]() | The full-rigged ship departed from Pensacola, Florida for Swansea. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew.[58] |
Northumbria | ![]() | The barque was destroyed by fire at Bremerhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Banana, Congo Free State to Rotterdam.[14] |
Unity | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Clifden, County Galway, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew.[55] |
8 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Alice Lea | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Virginia 3+1⁄2 nautical miles (6.5 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 8, 5th District. Her nine crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Most of her cargo was salvaged by a wrecking company. One wrecking company employee drowned on 23 January when a boat was swamped.[59] |
Emulator | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Goole, Yorkshire.[60] |
Gazelle | ![]() | The brig collided with the steamship Hamsteel (![]() |
Henry Ismay | ![]() | The ship was run down by the steamship Duke of Argyle (![]() |
Nene | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Garwick, Isle of Man with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Douglas, Isle of Man.[61][62][63] |
Stephenson | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance from tugs.[60][36] |
9 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth Kelly | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[64] |
Fanny | ![]() | The schooner was run down and sunk off Queenstown, County Cork by the steamship Bavarian (![]() |
Leversous | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[67] |
Madeira | ![]() | The schooner capsized,was driven ashore and was wrecked off Green Point, Maine, 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of the Passamaquoddy Light. Her five crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. Some equipment was salvaged.[59] |
Regulus | ![]() | The steamship was damaged by fire at Newport, Monmouthshire.[68] |
10 January
Ship | State | Description |
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British Envoya | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Crosby Channel. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68] |
Congo | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Bordeaux, Gironde.[68] |
Elizabeth and Ann | ![]() | The steam wherry was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[36] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[64] |
Finistère | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron, Morbihan.[68] |
Forest Princess | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated with assistance from tugs.[68] |
Hartlepool | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Maryport. She was refloated and taken in to Maryport in a leaky condition.[69] |
Henrietta | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at "Fenedo", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to "Fenedo". She was refloated and found to be leaky.[70] |
Hesperus | ![]() | The dandy was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calstock, Cornwall.[36] |
John and Ann | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore on an island in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Londonderry.[68] |
Otto | ![]() | The barque departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
Palmyra | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Sevastopol, Russia. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[40] |
Salvador | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall.[36] |
Sea View | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Castle Rocks, in Wicklow Bay. She was refloated the next day.[51] |
Urania | ![]() | The steamship foundered in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) west by north of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Golden Island (![]() |
11 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada M. Hallock | ![]() | The schooner struck the Hog Island Shoals, off the coast of Virginia and then drifted ashore 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south east of Life Saving Station No. 9, 5th District. Her four crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service She subsequently broke up.[59] |
Hesperus | ![]() | The ketch was driven ashore at Battery Point under St Ives Head Cornwall, England. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calstock, Cornwall. All four crew were rescued.[73] |
Maynards | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore on Rügen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to London.[36][68] |
Robert and James | ![]() | The Thames barge collided with the Thames barge Pinta (![]() |
Sultan | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Durham at Hull, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was consequently beached.[74] |
Troubador | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated.[68] |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() Flag unknown | ~A steamship and a sailing ship collided in the Gulf of Smyrna. Both vessels sank with the loss of all hands.[75] |
12 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Brilliant | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Roscoff, Finistère, France to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Aberthaw, Glamorgan.[68] |
Cossack | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Humber at Paull Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Königsberg, Germany. She was refloated and put back to Hull.[68][69] |
Fame | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London. She was refloated and put back to Rotterdam in a severely leaky condition,[51] but consequently sank near Maassluis.[76] |
Fanny Atkinson | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Shoals Patch in the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[68] |
Nazarino | ![]() | The ship collided with the steamship Trinacria (![]() |
Philia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Mossel Bay. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
Regina | ![]() | The ship ran aground. She was refloated and towed in to Cuxhaven, Germany.[68] |
Riga | ![]() | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at West Hartlepool, County Durham.[76] |
13 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Areta | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sainte-Marie-la-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Port Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales.[69][70] |
Flying Mist | ![]() | The paddle tug ran ashore near Marsden, County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields. Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[77][51][68] |
Kinghorn | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Amsterdam, North Holland.[69] She was refloated and taken in to IJmuiden, North Holland.[40] |
Ranger | ![]() | The steamship was run into by the steamship Maindee Park and sank in the River Usk. Ranger was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[69] |
Riga | ![]() | The steamship was damaged by fire at Hartlepool, County Durham.[78] |
Swift | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in Sandside Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[76] |
Texas | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was refloated.[39] |
Union | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was run into and sunk by the steamship Sandsend (![]() |
14 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Aios Kircos | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania.[80] Her crew were rescued.[81] |
Demetrius | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Tripoli.[80] Her crew were rescued.[81] |
Due Fratelli | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Termini. Her crew were rescued.[82] |
Lord Ashburton | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Tripoli. Her eleven crew were rescued.[80][81][83] |
Marchioness of Londonderry | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[84] |
Marion | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Dardanelles.[79] She was refloated.[52] |
Sardonyx | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Ethiopia (![]() |
Sjælland | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Tripoli.[80] Her crew were rescued.[81] |
Thornbury | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Middlesbrough.[84] |
15 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Hockfield | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore near Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[86] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead.[87][88] |
Pleuvre | ![]() | The smack was lost off Tramore, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued.[82] |
Una | ![]() | The ship departed from Roscoff, Finistère, France for Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. No further trace, reported missing.[89] |
16 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles | ![]() | The ship damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[35] |
Express | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cushendall, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Red Bay, County Antrim to Workington, Cumberland.[90][35] |
Ethiopia | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated the next day.[91] |
Greece | ![]() | The steamship was damaged by an explosion in her coal bunker at New York, United States. Two crew were killed and nine were injured. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[57] |
Mikado | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated the next day.[91] |
17 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Mark | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Klein Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies. Her crew were rescued.[92] |
Kirstine | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gioia Tauro, Italy to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[75] |
18 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The Yorkshire billyboy ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[80] She was refloated but consequently foundered off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dartford, Kent.[93][94] |
Etje | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Brake to Tarragona, Spain.[80][94] |
Rotterdam | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was Oporto, Portugal to Hamburg, Germany.[80] She was refloated the next day with the assistance on an icebreaker.[82] |
Thomas Turnbull | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thomas Turnbull was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in tow for Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was consequently abandoned in a severely leaky condition. Her crew were rescued by the tug Express (![]() |
19 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Æolus | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[90] |
Blackpool | ![]() | The ship departed from Wilmington, North Carolina, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, reported missing.[95] |
Clara | ![]() | The schooner was holed by ice and put in to Cuxhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Pernambuco, Brazil.[35][75] |
D. H. Bills | ![]() | The barque departed from Liverpool for Wilmington. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eighteen crew.[96] |
Eagle | ![]() | The ketch sprang a leak and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, where she ran aground. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Colchester, Essex.[90] |
Flying Fish | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Octeville-sur-Mer, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[35] |
20 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Adolf | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Holmstad, Norway to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[82] |
Aronca | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[97][75] |
Jane Morgans | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buncrana, County Donegal. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[98] |
John Byng | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Malta.[90][82] |
Louise Crawshay | ![]() | The paddle steamer collided with the paddle tug Progress (![]() |
Richard Warbrick | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Walcott, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[90] |
William Owen | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Aarhus, Denmark to London. She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[82] |
Bacton Lifeboat | ![]() | The lifeboat capsized at Bacton, Norfolk with the loss of two of her thirteen crew.[100] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Margaret's Bay, Kent, United Kingdom.[82] |
21 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Black Diamond | ![]() | The brigantine ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Guernsey.[101] |
Calvilla | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[102] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Hull.[101] |
Clara Louisa | ![]() | The brigantine was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her seven crew were rescued by the steamship Britannia (![]() |
Ephratah | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Demerara, British Guiana. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[101] |
Karoon | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[101] |
Lady Kinnaird | ![]() | The barque was wrecked south of Cape Burr, South Australia.[105] Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port Pirie, South Australia to a British port.[106] |
Pongolia | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from the Natal Colony to London.[102] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[101] |
Tilkhurst | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101] |
22 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Actif, and Sliedrecht | ![]() ![]() | The tugs collided at Antwerp. Actif sank with the loss of twelve lives. Sliedrecht was severely damaged. She was beached at Doel, East Flanders.[65][101][107][108] |
Bertha | ![]() | The Thames barge became stuck under Old Battersea Bridge and was scuttled to prevent the collapse of the bridge.[109] |
Clan Stewart | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Fort Frederik Bank, in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[101] She was refloated with the assistance of seven tugs. |
County of Denbigh | ![]() | The barque was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Astoria, Oregon, United States to Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[110][111] |
Glenavon | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar. She was refloated the next day.[112] |
Glendover | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[101] She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[106] |
Nebo | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[101] |
Relampago | ![]() | The brigantine was wrecked at Povoação, Azores.[113] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The coble was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. Both crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat Burton-on-Trent (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() | The coble was driven ashore at Huntcliff Foot, Yorkshire. Her three crew were rescued by the lifeboat Emma - United Free Gardeners (![]() |
23 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Bengore | ![]() | The steamship foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of thirteen of her nineteen crew.[115] |
Hans Gyde | ![]() | The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Bec d'Ambes. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[116] |
Konigsberg | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Castellamare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy.[116] |
Progress | ![]() | The brigantine was severely holed when she ran aground in Palliser Bay during thick fog. She became a total wreck.[23] |
Sarah Frazer | ![]() | The barque collided with the steamship Sardinian (![]() |
24 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Agenoria | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in a cyclone at Noumea, Society Islands.[118] |
Bangore | ![]() | The steamship was lost 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the coast of Finistère, France. with the loss of thirteen of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Ancient Promise (![]() |
Croix du Sud | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in a cyclone at Pointe de l'Artillerie, Noumea.[118] |
Depeche | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in a cyclone in Vitoe Bay, New Caledonia.[118] |
Dumbea | ![]() | The schooner sank in a cyclone at Noumea with the loss of three lives.[118] |
Esperance | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in a cyclone at Noumea.[118] |
Etoile du Matin | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in a cyclone at Noumea.[118] |
Euphrates | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Elba, Italy to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[116][106] She was refloated with assistance and completed her voyage.[103] |
Gladiateur | ![]() | The schooner sank in a cyclone at Noumea with the loss of six lives.[118] |
Gladiator | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Pomaron, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Pomaron to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[120] |
Glendover | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to the Solent.[116] |
Hovding | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Atherfield, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[116] |
Intimes | ![]() | The ship put into Saint Helena having struck a rock.[121] |
Noumea | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in a cyclone at Noumea.[118] |
Planete | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore in a cyclone at Noumea.[118] |
Reine des Isles | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in a cyclone in the Loyalty Islands.[118] |
St. Vincent | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in a cyclone in the Loyalty Islands.[118] |
Thor | ![]() | The barque was damaged by fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[116] |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() | The ships were driven ashore or sank in a cyclone at Nouméa, Society Islands with the loss of nine lives.[122] |
Three unnamed vessels | ![]() | The steam launches sank in a cyclone at Noumea.[118] |
25 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Charmer | ![]() | The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Red River, Louisiana with the loss of eight of her crew.[123][124] |
Elouse Caroline | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Johnshaven and Gourdon, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[103][125] |
Telguera | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Ardentienne (Flag unknown) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Ardentienne.[103] |
Zingari | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Nethertown, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Silloth, Cumberland.[103] |
26 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Auggantyr | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Plough Seat, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[126] |
Loundon Castle | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. She was refloated.[127] |
Mary | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Nagasaki, Japan. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Nagasaki.[103] She had been refloated by 7 February but was consequently condemned.[128] |
Padilla | ![]() | The tug ran aground and was wrecked at Colón.[129] |
Thetis | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Colón. She was on a voyage from Baranquilla, United States of Colombia to Bremen. She was refloated but had to be beached.[129] |
27 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Albert | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cádiz. She was refloated and taken in to Cádiz in a leaky condition.[130] |
Angelo | ![]() | The barque ran aground in the River Severn at Shepperdine, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom and broke her back. She was on a voyage from New York, United.[92][127][131] |
Condier, or Courier | ![]() | The schooner struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Edmonton (![]() |
Ethel Anne | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Devil's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Liverpool.[133] |
Lyra | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Halliman's Skerries, off the coast of Moray. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Lossiemouth, Moray. She was refloated and taken in to Lossiemouth.[92] |
Margaret Craig | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lebu, Chile.[92] She was on a voyage from the River Plate to a port on the west coast of South America.[130] |
Unnamed | ![]() | The wherry was run down and sunk at Portsmouth, Hampshire by the steamship Princess Alice (![]() |
28 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Colonial Empire | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by Collars (![]() |
Lady Ann | ![]() | The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde.[92] |
Palm | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Kurrachee, India. She was refloated on 30 January and resumed her voyage.[135] |
Sarah Amy | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[130] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[136] |
Viscata | ![]() | The schooner sank off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bantry, County Cork to Liverpool.[129] |
Woodland Lass | ![]() | The ship struck rocks at Redcar. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[130] |
James Barrass | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Brixton, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and resumed her voyage.[130][41] |
29 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Bengal | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[129] She was refloated on 31 January.[39] |
Constance | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Boulogne. She was refloated with assistance from two tugs.[136] |
Easdale | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tighnabruiach, Argyllshire.[117] Her crew were rescued.[120] |
Marie Joseph | ![]() | The schooner was sunk by ice in the Loire. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, South Carolina, United States to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[136] |
Nordpol | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[136][42] |
Northern Chief | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Kingroad, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[137] |
Ocean King | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Hawthorn Hythe, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[129] |
Palm | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[129] She was refloated on 31 January.[39] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship caught fire and was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. The fire was extinguished with assistance from the ferry Promise (![]() |
Zigzag | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[136] |
30 January
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alma | ![]() | The barque collided with the brigantine Heloise (![]() |
Alvarado | ![]() | The steamship struck the mole at Barcelona and sank.[138] |
Anenome | ![]() | The collier, a brig, was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent by the steamship Swiftsure (![]() |
Basviolian | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark.[42] |
Bolivia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Limerick. She was refloated on 1 February with the assistance of three tugs and found to be leaky.[138] |
Elizabeth Latham | ![]() | The schooner ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Workington, Cumberland.[136] She was refloated and towed in to Workington.[137] |
Hamlet | ![]() | The ship departed from New York, United States for Galle, Ceylon. No further trace, reported overdue.[141] |
Iserbrook | ![]() | The burned-out hulk of the brig – destroyed by fire and scuttled on 21 December 1878 and refloated in 1879 – sank again in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.[citation needed] |
Joseph | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Nash Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[133][42] |
31 January
Ship | State | Description |
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Crown Jewel | ![]() | The barque was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[138] |
Maitland | ![]() | The steamship collided with St. Andries (![]() |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Afton | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Point Godavari, India.[103] |
Aghios Minos | ![]() | The brig was sunk by ice off "Chefort".[52] |
Albert | ![]() | The schooner struck a submerged object at Cádiz, Spain and was beached.[92] |
Alexander Mackenzie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Wielingen Sandbank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[30] |
Arab | ![]() | The brig collided with the steamship Farnley (![]() |
Atlas | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on the Rockelais Reef. She was on a voyage from Gonaïves, Haiti to New York. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[97] |
Brisbane | ![]() | The steamship ran aground on a reef in the Arafura Sea. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated four days later and resumed her voyage. She arrived at Singapore on 24 January and was placed under repair.[116] |
Charley | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[21] |
Concord | ![]() | The lugger struck the Black Rock. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall and beached.[52][86] |
Craigie Lea | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Bull Point, Falkland Islands before 12 January.[144] She was reported to be on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Malden Island.[129] |
Cypriot | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 January. Her crew were rescued. She was towed in to Akassa, Lagos Colony, where she was condemned.[101] |
Edinburgh | ![]() | The steamship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Pampang, Netherlands East Indies for repairs.[127] |
Emerald Isle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Gaspar Strait. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in a leaky condition.[46] |
Ennerdale | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Fawson's Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Gibraltar. She was refloated on 10 January and resumed her voyage the next day.[36][68] |
Felguera | ![]() | The steamship collided with the steamship Ardantinny (![]() |
Fiery Cross | ![]() | The steam trawler ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham in a severely leaky condition.[51][68] |
Galatea | ![]() | The ketch ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 23 January with the assistance of six smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[90][116][106] |
Gerard C. Tobey | ![]() | The ship collided with the steamship City of Savannah (![]() |
Hansa | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen.[2][28] She broke in two on 6 January.[14] |
Henrietta Bubsa | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at "Caixos".[67] |
Hopeful | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore at Cardwell, Queensland on or before 21 January.[103] She was abandoned as a total loss.[101] |
Leopoldine | ![]() | The ship capsized with the loss of all hands.[13] |
Louisiana | ![]() | The steamship ran aground off "Errol Island". She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at New Orleans on 29 January.[32] |
Maggie Burke | ![]() | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama, United States.[4] |
Maria | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on Martinique.[91] She was refloated and towed in to Fort-de-France for repairs.[32] |
Meridian | ![]() | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Ipswich, Suffolk.[79][52] |
Mary and Agnes | ![]() | The smack foundered off the Horse Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Rothesay, Isle of Bute.[90][35] |
Minna | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Marstrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden.[28] |
Mount Stewart | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardtole, County Down. Her crew survived.[28] |
North Carolina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Wester Reef, off Bermuda before 10 January. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently sank.[92][36][68] |
Olive Branch | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore at "Ballyguntin", County Down. She was a total loss.[76] |
Olivet | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay after 13 January. Her thirteen crew were rescued by Bell Starr (![]() |
Ophelia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stavanger, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to the Lofoten Islands, Norway.[67] |
Paralos | ![]() | The barque struck the Bellows Rock and sank off the coast of the Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amboyna Bay to London.[21] |
Paris | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Calais.[2] |
Parmenio | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Formosa. She was on a voyage from Penang, Straits Settlements to "Saiwantoo".[103] |
Penguin | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked on Zuqar Island.[17] |
Railway | ![]() | The schooner grounded at her berth at Berwick upon Tweed and sprang a severe leak.[103] |
Ranavola | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore on the "Isle of Muck", County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[133] She was refloated on 2 February and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[120] |
Resolution | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Salinas, Brazil. Her crew were rescued by the barque Adelaide (![]() |
Rio | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Quequén, Argentina. Her crew were rescued.[68][147] |
Robert Draper | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the North Sea on or before 3 January. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aberdeen.[28] |
Royal Oak | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[90] She was refloated with the assistance of two steamships and towed in to Geestemünde in a leaky condition.[102] |
Sam Slick | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Whithorn to Belfast, County Antrim.[51] |
Thomas and Alice | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Gigha, Inner Hebrides. She was refloated.[46] |
Thor | ![]() | The barque ran aground at New York. She was refloated.[75] |
Tollington | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to an American port.[127] |
Vasco de Gama | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to New York.[69] She was refloated.[52] |
Vetus | ![]() | The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Cette, Hérault, France. She put back to the River Mersey, where she arrived on 29 January.[148] |
William and Elizabeth | ![]() | The smack ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Dispatch.[36][70] |
W. J. Taylor | ![]() | The steamship sank at the mouth of the River Tyne. She was refloated and an attempt was made to take her in to South Shields, County Durham but she sank again.[68] |
Zeno | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore at Spittal Point, Northumberland and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[13][44] |
Zigzag | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[133] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[90] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland.[92] |
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