The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the ultimate loss of ten of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Endeavour (United Kingdom). Henry was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin.[1]
Rolla
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastham, Massachusetts with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe and St. Thomas, Virgin Island to New York.[2]
The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America for Madeira, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16]
Olive
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Fife Ness with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[6]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Malta.[12]
William
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Chipiona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Cádiz.[12][13]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballycotton, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Londonderry.[20]
The ship ran aground off Portaferry, County Down and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim. Ann was later refloated and taken in to Portaferry.[15]
Katherine
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Bermuda.[21]
Philo
United States
The ship capsized with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts.[22] She was later righted and taken in to Charleston, South Carolina, where she arrived in late March.[23]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[6]
Swift Packet
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dumbarton.[15][20]
The ship was wrecked at The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[20]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Barrett
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ann (United Kingdom). Barrett was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
Convention
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on "Hesselae", in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from St Martin's to Pillau.[14]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Margaretta
Kingdom of Hanover
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Azurara, Portugal.[27]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newfoundland for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[28]
Fair Hibernian
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal with the loss of three or four of her crew.[12][27]
Matilda
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked at Sampayo, Portugal.[27]
Providence
Sweden
The ship was wrecked at "St. Eulabe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to St. Sebastian's.[29]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay with the loss of all hands.[1]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Buncrana, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. Industry was subsequently refloated with assistance from HMRC Townsend ( Board of Customs).[2]
Krone
Unknown
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Neptune (United States). Krone was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[30]
Providentia
France
The ship was wrecked near Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure to Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands.[31]
The ship was driven ashore near Troon, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Juno
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Isle of Islay with the loss of all five crew.[9][33]
Venelia
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London.[34]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. All on board were rescued by Swift (United Kingdom). Isabella was observed on fire on 22 January.[35]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Loop Head, County Clare. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick.[2][36]
22 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Echo
United Kingdom
The ship departed from St. Mary's, Africa for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37]
Mars
United States
The ship was driven into the quayside at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom and sank.[38][39] She was declared a total loss.[13]
23 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Russell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently foundered whilst making for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. Russell was on voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset.[38][39]
24 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Ancona, Papal States.[35]
Orpeo
Spain
The ship was wrecked at A Coruña with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to A Coruña.[35]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and consequently foundered off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[39]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Hope for Peace
United States
The ship capsized in the Gulf Stream and was subsequently driven ashore on the coast of East Florida, New Spain on 30 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Charleston, South Carolina.[40]
Lady
Guernsey
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[41]
Two Sisters
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship foundered off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Pillau, Prussia and Ventava, Courland Governorate.[42][43]
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Supply
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the coast of East Florida, New Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana, Cuba.[44]
29 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush, County Clare She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Cork.[36]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock, in the Irish Sea off Strangford, County Antrim with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[36]
Virginie
France
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Cayenne to Bordeaux, Gironde.[45]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Harrington
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in a squall at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to London.[46]Harrington was righted the next day.[1]
The ship was wrecked 25 leagues (75 nautical miles (139 km)) south of the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[48]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Foreness Point, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London.[2]
Felix Aurora
Portugal
The ship was wrecked on the Cabidello Sands, off Oporto. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Teresa
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1821
Ship
Country
Description
Amitie
France
The ship was lost in the Bay of Sior. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Bordeaux, Gironde.[13]
The ship sailed from Madras on 28 December 1820 and encountered a hurricane that so damaged her that on 6 January 1821 she stopped at Sadras Roads.[50] There she was surveyed, condemned, and sold for breaking up.[51]
Cora
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the New Shetland Islands.[52]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Midas (United States). Dominica Packet was on a voyage from Londonderry to New York, United States.[35]
Estrella
Portugal
The ship was lost near Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from the Algarve to Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[2]
Four Sons
United Kingdom
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Tobago. Her crew were rescued.[32]
The ship foundered in with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghall, County Cork.[15]
Henry Newport
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Endeavour (United States).[35]
Indefatigable
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with (Royal Navy) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Abeona (United Kingdom). Indefatigable was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[20] She came ashore at Land's End, Cornwall on 1 February.[43]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from London to Southampton, Hampshire.[15]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the , Demerara in early January.[53]
Seaflower
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 29 January. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire to Hull, Yorkshire. Seaflower was taken in to Hull by a pilot boat on 29 January.[2]
St. Giuseppi
Malta
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Malta to Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[31]
Tamar
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the "Bocas", She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Trinidad.[38]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Venus (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Quebec, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
Thomas & Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 January She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool.[54]