The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat.[1]
Criterion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Arklow and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2]
Elton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin.[4]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated and taken into Dublin. Ocean was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dundalk, County Louth.[4]
Reaper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven wrecked on the Hook Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Poole, Dorset.[5][6]
2 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Achilles
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Clyde between "Dunglass" and Dumbarton. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice and sank off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Medemblik, North Holland.[8]
Risk
United Kingdom
The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued.[9]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Fearney
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered off Burntisland, Fife with the loss of both crew. She was on a voyage from Burntisland to Granton, Lothian.[10]
4 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Devon
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off Black Head, Cornwall and foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south south east of Penzance. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11]Earl of Devon was refloated on 11 August 1842 and taken into Penzance.[12]
Emilie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America.[13]
Joshua Sears
United States
The ship ran aground off Bermuda and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Barbadoes. Joshua Sears was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda.[14]
Vernon
United Kingdom
The ship was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cowes, Isle of Wight. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
William and Haldimend
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ipswich, Suffolk.[11][16]
5 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Boreas
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Exeter, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Dasher
Isle of Man
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Derbyhaven.[18]
William Tell
United States
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogador, Morocco with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by (French Navy).[19]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Vulcan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore by ice on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. Vulcan was later refloated.[20][21][22]
The ship ran aground in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ann Emma was later refloated.[24]
The ship foundered off Islandmagee, County Antrim with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London.[25][26]
Sceptre
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[6]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Dahlia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Bimar Rock, in the Firth of Forth.[25][24] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[27] She was refloated on 12 February and resumed her voyage.[28]
Elizabeth
United States
The ship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
St. Ives
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at St. Ubes, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[29]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Marie Rollandine
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[20][30]
The ship was wrecked on Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25][24]
Billow
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Patchogue, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to New York City.[34]
Estafette
Portugal
The ship was wrecked at St. Ubes. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Planet
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Vila do Conde, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Oporto, Portugal.[29]
William Allen and Brock
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage.[18]
12 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
British Lady
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Chimlico", British Honduras. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Darlington
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[32]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Forty-nine Bank, off Berbice, British Honduras.[37]
Memphis
United States
The ship was wrecked near New York. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[38][13]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saltcoats, Ayrshire.[39]
Shakspeare
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Kelderstell, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and put into South Shields, County Durham.[24][27]
Topaz
United States
The ship departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
13 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Claudine
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was later refloated.[24]
Hectorine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Glasson Dock, Lancashire. Hectorine was refloated on 18 February.[29]
John Watson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. John Watson was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Horse Shoe Bank, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Runcorn, Cheshire.[40]Mary Anne was refloated on 20 February and taken into Teignmouth, Devon for repairs.[29]
Robert and Henry Allan
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Miranda ( United Kingdom) off São Miguel Island, Azores and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently drove ashore on the island and was wrecked.[41]
Siluria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in Wigton Bay. Her crew were rescued.[35]
Swift
United Kingdom
The smack was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off The Skerries, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by Rival ( United Kingdom).[24]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Castor
Russian Empire
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Atherstone, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Stavanger, Norway.[33]
Heroine
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was wrecked near Cap Spartel, Morocco with the loss of 34 of the 60 people on board. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[42][43]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. Robert was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]
Sceptre
United Kingdom
The brig departed from Cork for Galway. She subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[44]
15 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Courier
Hamburg
The ship ran aground off Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Hamburg. Courier was refloated the next day and take into Cuxhaven.[45]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Skerries, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from China to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] She was refloated on 24 January and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey.[17][46]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Hector
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Terceira Island, Azores with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47]
18 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Marathon
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[22]
Prince of Waterloo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 20 February.[29]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Governor Fenner
United States
The ship collided with ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of 120 of the 122 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York. Nottingham was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. She was subsequently towed into the River Mersey.[48]
Percival Foster
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham.[29]
21 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Alice
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her passengers were taken off by ( United Kingdom). Alice was later refloated.[17][49]
Columbia
Hamburg
The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[50]
22 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
British Oak
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire. British Oak was refloated and taken into The Downs.[22]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Hull, Yorkshire. Liberty was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22]
United Kingdom
The convict ship capsized in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. She was righted the next day.[51]
Undaunted
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at St Combs Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[52]
23 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Armadillo
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was righted the next day.[52]
Friends
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[22] She was refloated.[52]
Juliana
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Calais, France. Juliana was refloated and resumed her voyage.[49]
The schooner was holed by an anchor and sank in Bugsby's Hole, in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London.[49][55]
Zephyr
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Apollo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. Shew was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire.[49] She subsequently became a wreck.[45]
Ardwell
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed into Harwich, Essex by (Royal Navy).[56][49]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Herne Sand, in the North Sea off Reculver, Kent. All nine people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[57][58]Amelia was refloated on 26 March with the assistance of six smacks and towed into Whitstable, Kent.[59]
Gratitude
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Volant ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[45]
Kate
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Black Castle, Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Wicklow.[53]
London
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Quern Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sandwich, Kent. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[45]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[45]
First Opium War: Battle of First Bar: The 34-gun sailing vessel, a former East Indiaman, was badly damaged by Royal Navy warships on the Pearl River near in Canton Province and was captured by the sixth rateHMS Calliope (Royal Navy). Calliope′s crew set Cambridge on fire, and she exploded when the flames reached her ammunition magazine.
Hillsborough
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Formby Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Donaghadee, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60][61]
Intrepido
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bache ( United Kingdom). Intrepido was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London.[62]
John
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Silver Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica.[63]
28 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1841
Ship
Country
Description
Acasta
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the American coast.[13]
Beatitude
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the brigVolant ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued by Volant.[64]
Constance
Hamburg
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. Constance was later refloated and taken into Cuxhaven.[65]
Druid
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[66]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into by Robert Browne (United States) and sank at Savannah, Georgia, United States.[67]
The barque caught fire on 28 February 1841 off Kidderpore Dockyard, Calcutta, India. The fire had begun among some bales of cotton and was soon subdued; arson was not suspected.[68]
The cutter ran aground and was wrecked at Sydney. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Clarence River.[70]
Benson
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 February.[34]
Brutus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Harwich, Essex. She was refloated and towed into Harwich by Endeavour ( United Kingdom).[56]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal. Eliza was refloated on 27 February.[65]
Leighton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was refloated on 14 February and taken into Aberystwyth.[40]
Maidstone
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[18][71]Maidstone was refloated on 21 February and towed into Newport in a waterlogged condition.[29]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a brig and foundered 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 London.[72][21]
Mary Ann and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Truro, Cornwall. She was refloated on 12 February and taken into Truro for repairs.[18]
The ship was lost off the mouth of the , Mosquito Coast. All on board were rescued.[73]
San Joaquim
Spain
The brig was wrecked near "Naino", China. Her crew were rescued and the vessel was burnt.[74]
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Machrihanish Bay. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde.[39]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Madura Strait. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to London. Superior was refloated and put back to Sourabaya.[75]
Vixen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. She had been refloated by 12 February.[18]
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