The ship was lost at Petit Trou, Dominican Republic.[1]
2 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged on the Krantsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[2]
General Washington
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in False Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Antigua and Virginia.[3]
John Bergwin
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Galway, United Kingdom. John Bergwin was later refloated with assistance from (Royal Navy).[4]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Guadeloupe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Coll, Inner Hebrides with the loss of four of the eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][6]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) south east of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cork to London[7][8]
Minerva
United States
The ship was lost near Edisto Island, South Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Charleston, South Carolina.[9]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Antwerp.[10]
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Valparaíso, Chile. Kingsmill was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[11]
The East Indiaman foundered off Christmas Island with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[12][13]
Crew abandoned her off Borneo as she was in a sinking state.[14]
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington, Cumberland.[5]
Johns
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was towed in to Peel, Isle of Man the next day. Johns was on a voyage from Dublin to the Clyde.[15]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Terravecchia, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. All on board were rescued.[15]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. Commerce was later refloated and taken in to Poole.[2]
Countess of Bute
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Sandy Reef Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Montego Bay, Jamaica.[19]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Messina. She was later refloated.[17]
The brig was wrecked at Tunis. Her crew were rescued.[20]
San Michael
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Tunis. Four crew were rescued.[20][21]
Thomas & William
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. Thomas & William subsequently came ashore at Margate, Kent.[2]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Auspicious
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank at New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly.[25] She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. Auspicious was later refloated and taken in to New Grimsby.[26]
The ship was wrecked off Anegada, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.[19]
24 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Peggy and Kitty
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[32]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire off Lowestoft, Suffolk and was beached.[30]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Dingle, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34]Mary was refloated on 3 March and taken in to Dingle.[17]
27 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Atlantic
United Kingdom
The ship sank on the North Bull, Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[15]
Friend's Increase
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides with the loss of three of her crew,[4] or all hands.[35]
The ship was lost off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from "Frederica" to Amsterdam, North Holland.[22]
Island
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore and sunk by ice at Bremen. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to Bremen.[3]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Apropos
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast in early February. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Apropos was later refloated and put back to Bergen.[25]
The ship was driven ashore at Nursapura, India.[38] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bengal via Madras.[39][40]Brilliant was later refloated and taken in to Coringo, India. She was subsequently returned to service in July 1822.[38]
Cardillec
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The brig was lost off Capo Passero, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Malta to Messina.[41]
Erve
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship was lost off Augusta, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Corfu, Greece to Messina, Sicily.[41]
The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland before 5 February. She was refloated on that date.[4]
Johns
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Tusket Bell Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[36]
Oak
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Harwich, Essex before 14 February. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London. Oak was refloated on 14 February.[4]