The ship was sunk by ice in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland. Her crew were rescued.[4]
French Navy
The corvette struck a rock in Berkley Sound, East Falkland, Falkland Islands. She was beached on 6 February in French Bay. Her 120 crew were later rescued by Mercury (France). Uranie was on a voyage from New Holland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5][6][7][8]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
New Triton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[9]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank near Loch Tarbert. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
The ship was driven ashore near St. Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[11]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Cupido
Sweden
The ship was wrecked in the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Weser to Gothenburg.[12]
Three Brothers
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[13]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Fox
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a waterlogged condition.[9]
Harry Morris
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank off Whitby. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[14]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Peggy
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the Isle of Rhum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon.[16]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Brighton, Sussex. She was deemed beyond repair.[16]
16 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ardgowan, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[10]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Prince's Bay, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Martinique to New York.[10]
Helen
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New York.[10]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Cold Spring Bar, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to New York.[10]
Midas
United States
The ship was run down and sunk off Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Santo Domingo, Hispaniola to Boston.[10]
Ogland
Norway
The sloop was wrecked at Burrafeith, Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom.[17]
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[10] She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2]
24 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Harbinger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Harbinger was refloated on 26 February.[21]
Perfect
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Aberdeen.[22]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Dolphin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Red Wharf Bay with the loss of five of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Providence, Bahamas.[23][12]
Elizabeth & Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool.[21]
Friends
United Kingdom
Captain Mearns's sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[23][2]
Friends
United Kingdom
Captain Payne's ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington. Her crew were rescued.[23]
San Fidel
Spain
The ship struck rocks off Gibraltar and foundered. She was on a voyage from "Caril" to Algeciras.[19]
The ship ran aground and capsized at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21]
Flirt
United Kingdom
The ship fouled her anchor and was beached in Swanage Bay. She later sank but was refloated and taken in to Poole, DorsetFlirt was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[26]
Neapolitan
France
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[15]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[27]
27 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at , County Wexford, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[13]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[12]
The ship was wrecked at Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London.[13]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India and China.[21]Prince Regent was later refloated.[29]
Respect
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Randers, Denmark.[30]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The brig was struck by lightning off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg.[31]
The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus.[34]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground on a sandbank 18 nautical miles (33 km) off mouth of the Demerara River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara.[28]Fame was later refloated but ran aground again in the Demerara River and was subsequently sold. She was refloated in June.[33][35]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[36]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abavy" and "Mahacooy" in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Essequibo, British Guiana.[28]