The ship was off Land's End, Cornwall on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Chester, Cheshire.[1]
The ship was driven ashore at . She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[4]
Demerary
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick.[3]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Swansea, Glamorgan.[5]
Four Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[6]
Friends
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at , County Limerick. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[3]
George
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven.[4]
Hazard
United Kingdom
The collier, abrig, was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hull, Yorkshire.[3][5]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick.[3]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Machias Seal Island, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[7]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Poolvash Bay, Isle of Man with the loss of all but three of her thirteen crew.[6] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Dublin.[8]
Mary
United Kingdom
The collier sank in the Humber off Sunk Island, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland.[3][9]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Lytham St. Annes with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10][5]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Patrington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Hull.[9]Providence was later refloated.[3]
Rambler
United Kingdom
The ship sank on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Cork to Hull.[9]
Rosa
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Westport. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Galway.[3]
Thermutis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3]
Thomas & Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at , County Clare. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Limerick.[3]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Alexander Mansfield
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Poolbeg, Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Dublin.[3]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3]
L'Emulation
France
The brig was abandoned in the English Channel8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) south south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Marlborough (United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Crequir" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[9]
Réunion
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Calais. Her crew were rescued by the Calais Lifeboat.[11]
Thames
British East India Company
The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex with the loss of twelve of her 140 crew. She was on a voyage from London to China. Thames was refloated on 22 February and towed to Gravesend, Kent.[12][13][14]
4 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Martin
United Kingdom
The brig departed from Limerick for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[15]
York
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[16]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Lonsdale
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the Irish coast about this date, She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
Flora
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Limerick, United Kingdom.[17]
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[3] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick. Nancy was refloated the next day.[8]
Thalia
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool.[18][19]
York
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands.[20]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Sophia
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Stockholm.[21]
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (48°43′N26°00′W / 48.717°N 26.000°W / 48.717; -26.000) with the ultimate loss of two of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued on 11 February by Rose (United Kingdom. British Army was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
Earl Spencer
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in , Shetland Islands with the loss of a crew member.[22]
Homer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[8]Homer was refloated in late February and taken in to Greenock.[23]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , County Londonderry.[17] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[8]
The junk ran aground on a reef in the Gaspar Strait. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.
7 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[6]
Lily
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Westport, County Mayo. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[21]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Solva, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[8]
Ranter
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on as voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[16]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Solva. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Bristol Channel.[8]
The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean off port Isaac, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of two of the 40 people on board. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[6][20]
Expedition
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carmarthen. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Carmarthen.[6]
Medford
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.[16] She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Cork, United Kingdom.[19]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Forest
United Kingdom
The brig struck the Runnel Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued by David Waters (United Kingdom).[20]
Mary Charlotte
British North America
The ship was lost at Montego Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[7]
The ship was wrecked on Oronsay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[25]
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Royal Oak was refloated on 13 February and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[19]
The ship ran aground off Dunkerque, Nord, France. She sank the next day. Noytgedagt was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[26]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Franciscus
Hamburg
The ship was captured by two pirateschooners off Cayo Confito, Cuba. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Minerva. Her crew survives. Franciscus was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba.[29]
The ship was severely damaged by fire at North Shields, County Durham.[26]
15 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Mars
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[28]
Mary Ann
United States
The ship was wrecked on Dutch Island, Rhode Island. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island.[30]
16 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[21]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Preston, Lancashire.[26]
Moffatt
British East India Company
The East Indiaman ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[26]Moffatt was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at , Pembrokeshire, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London[27]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Grenada. She was on a voyage from Tobago to New Brunswick, British North America.[31]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Oronsay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[22][32]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Lonsdale
United Kingdom
The ship departed from São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
21 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Nile
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Long Branch, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New York.[2]Nile was refloated on 6 March and arrived at New York on 20 March.[33]
The ship collided with Trusty (United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea with the loss of five lives. Nonsuch was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[35]
Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Placentia, Newfoundland. British North America Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[36]
Wilhelmina Scott
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Douglas, Isle of Man.[23]
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire by Margaret and Ann (United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Margaret and Ann.[38]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1822
Ship
Country
Description
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London. Eagle was refloated on 1 March and put back to Rotterdam.[37]
The brig was captured by pirates off Cape San Antonio, Cuba and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[41]
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Limerick for a port in Cumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[42]
Galen
United States
The ship was driven ashore at the Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[35]
Hawker
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bainbridge (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Burran Point". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[26]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland.[23]
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Ayr.[21]
Neptune
France
The ship foundered off Barcelona, Spain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[21]
Paquete de Madeira
Portugal
The ship was lost at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Madeira to Oporto.[18]
Peperboom
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom in early February.[27]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Heligoland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[16]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Bristol, Gloucestershire for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[40]
References[]
^ ab"From Lloyd's List – April 23". Caledonian Mercury. No. 15704. 29 April 1822.