The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Waterford.[1]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto a reef in Hoy Sound and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia, to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[2]
Kammerheere Rosencrantz
Denmark
The ship ran aground at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Africa.[3]
Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop capsized in the English Channel off Dodman Point, Cornwall. The wreck was driven ashore with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Falmouth, Cornwall.[4]
Nereus
United States
The ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland.[5]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The brig sprung a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Three of her eight crew reached Trafaria, Portugal, on 6 January. She was on a voyage from Hull to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6]
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Ballycotton, County Cork, with the loss of 25 of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Jamaica.[4][8][9]
2 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated.[10]
The ship was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Selsker
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on North Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal, to Portsmouth, Hampshire or Dublin.[13][14]
3 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Orford, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[4]
4 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Cecelia
United States
The ship foundered west of Curaçao. She was on a voyage from Curaçao to Gibraltar.[15]
Flora
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Waterford, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[16]Flora was later refloated.[17]
Jason
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to New York City.[18]
Wackzamkeit
Hamburg
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bergen, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Seville, Spain.[19][20]
5 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The brig struck a rock and was wrecked at Crail, Fife. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden, to London.[21][22]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham, to Rochester, Kent.[23]
Hertford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[23]
6 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Æolus or Eolus
Russia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Garron Point, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gamla Karleby, Sweden, to Lisbon, Portugal[21][24]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[21]
Nova Victoria
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lisbon with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil, to Lisbon.[11]
7 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock at Malta and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to Malta.[25]
Otho
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26]
The ship was driven ashore in . She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to the Isle of Man.[27]
Windermere
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of nine of her 23 crew. Three more crew died before the survivors were rescued on 10 January by Venus (Jersey), although two of them died during the rescue. Windermere was on a voyage from Old Calabar, Nigeria, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Banon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Priestholm, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Dublin.[27]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent.[29]
Yarmouth
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Boncas, Cape Salen", Spanish Main. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campeche, Mexico, to London.[30]
10 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Mount Pleasant
United States
The brig departed from Charleston, South Carolina, for Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[31][32]
Seaflower
United States
The ship was lost near Cape Henry, Virginia. Her crew were rescued.[18]
11 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Despatch
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and sank in Galway Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia, to Galway. Despatch was later refloated.[27]
Sea Nymph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[33]
Susan
United States
The ship sprang a leak and became waterlogged whilst on a voyage from Portland, Oregon, to Havana, Cuba. Three survivors were taken off the wreck on 26 January by Bee (British North America).[34]
The ship foundered off the Norwegian coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, to Elbing.[25]
La Française Rosé
France
The ship was driven ashore in Start Bay and wrecked.[35]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Apollo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Eddystone Rocks, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from the Charente to London.[13]
Better Luck Still
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated but collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. Better Luck Still put back to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[33]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[25] She was refloated in late January or early February and sailed for the Dardanelles.[36]
Edward
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Falmouth.[33]
The ship was wrecked on "Fedra Island", off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[17][37]
Lloyd
Jersey
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[38]
Manly
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[39] She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London.[2]Manly was refloated on 16 January and put into Ramsgate, Kent.[33]
Marjory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Odessa, Russia. Marjory was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20][33]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[38]
Cresswell
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off North Shields, County Durham, and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields.[41]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[13]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham.[23]
Jonah
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[13]Jonah was later refloated.[17]
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[23]
Lion
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat[38]
Mackay
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Nevis. Her crew were rescued.[42]
The schooner capsized off the mouth of the Weyma River. Three of those on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Demerara.[43]
Margory
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom, to Odessa.[39]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[13]
The ship was wrecked at , Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to New Providence, New Jersey[11]
Mentor
United States
The ship ran aground on the Silver Keys. She was refloated but subsequently capsized in a squall off Jamaica. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newbern, North Carolina, to Jamaica.[45]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Samuel (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Vaasa, Sweden, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6][46][47]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields, County Durham.[47]
Beresford
United Kingdom
The ship sank at , Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14]
Carl Edward
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[6]
Dallam Tower
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Donaghadee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Donaghadee.[48]
Friendship
United States
The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jérémie, Haiti, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[42]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Oostvoorne, Zeeland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[7]
Dallam Tower
United Kingdom
The brig was friven ashore and wrecked near Millisle, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[52]
Rolla
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Malta to Alexandria.[53]
23 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Maranhao, Brazil, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54]Brothers was later refloated and taken in to Holyhead.[17]
Fountain
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[11]
The brig ran aground on a reef off Nobbys Island. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Port Jackson. Calder was later refloated.[56][57][58]
Vigilance
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Hérault. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia, to Cette, Hérault.[59]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[60] She was refloated in early February.[61]
Maria
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Livorno, Kingdom of Sardinia.[62]
Mentor
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in a squall off the coast of Jamaica. Her crew survived.[42]
Robinson
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[63]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Limerick.[7]
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Armenius
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilnsea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to Bremen.[64]
St. Bento
Portugal
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Terceira.[5][65]
27 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Armenius
United States
The ship was driven ashore at "Kelsey", near the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, to Bremen.[17]
Constant
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Cape Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cubato a Spanish port.[66]
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent, to Whitby.[17]
Victoire
France
The ship was wrecked near Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Dunkerque, Nord.[7]
29 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Better Luck Still
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[17] She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to port.[44]
Governor Myers
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[17]Governor Myers was refloated on 1 February and taken in to port.[44]
James
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Mile Rocks, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire. James was refloated the next day.[20]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[20]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
John and Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Dundee, Forfarshire, with the loss of three of her six crew.[67][68]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset, to Plymouth. Ann was later refloated and taken in to the Cattewater.[20]
Bom Camiñho
Portugal
The ship was wrecked at Muros, Spain. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil, to Oporto.[69]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Leith, Lothian.[70]Britannia was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[49]
The ship came ashore on the "Point of Toward". She was later refloated.[48]
John & Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[65][70]
Lady Coate
United Kingdom
The ship came ashore in the . She was later refloated.[48]
Marian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Islay. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
New Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Selby, Yorkshire.[70]
Nimble
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields.[44]
Prince Ernest
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[60]
The sloop was wrecked on the Longsands, in The Wash with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by a Cromercoble. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[72]
The ship foundered at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire, to London.[60]
William
United Kingdom
The ship came ashore in the Bay of Innerkip. She was later refloated.[48]
Zealous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[70] She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[65]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1823
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[46]Alert was refloated on 3 March and taken in to Hartlepool in a severely damaged condition.[73]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Warren (United States). She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[11][44][74]
Camel
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[46][47]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire on or before 4 January.[24]
Expedition
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[46]
Friends Goodwill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[46]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal, in mid-January for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]
Pacific
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on , Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Pacific was later refloated and taken in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis for repairs, which were completed in mid-November.[11][75]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at North Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated.[41]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[46]
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^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 16182. 25 January 1823.