The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. Naylor was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[2]
3 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Jason
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. Jason was refloated on 6 November and resumed her voyage.[3]
4 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Thomas
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Barley-Corn (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Wexford.[4]
5 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[5]
The ship was in collision with Reliance (United Kingdom) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Both vessels sank, their crews were rescued.[7]
Prince of Saxe-Coburg
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Brighton. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Sussex
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Brighton. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[3][5]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to an Irish port.[8]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Brighton. Her crew were rescued.[3][5]
Vine
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Brighton. Her crew were rescued.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[8]
The ship was wrecked on the Southern Fourth Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[12][13]
Eleanora
Elbing
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Elbing to London, United Kingdom.[14][15]Eleanora was refloated in mid-December.[16]
Oaks
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Margate, Kent with the loss of all hands.[7] She was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[8]
Tobago
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Demerara. She was on a voyage from Demerara to London.[17]
9 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Biene
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore near Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stettin.[18]
Colina
Norway
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Bergen. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Bergen.[19]
Gustaff
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Riga, Russia.[18]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Whitford Sher, off , Glamorgan and sank. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank off Swinemünde.[18]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton.[8]
11 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Amelia
Russia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swinemünde, Prussia.[20]
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]
Diligence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Wicklow. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Diligence was refloated on 16 November and resumed her voyage.[23]
Freedom
Sweden
The ship departed from New York, United States for Gothenburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24]
Heart of Oak
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford. Her crew were rescued by Reffley (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Baltimore, County Cork to Liverpool.[20]
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Blucher Packet (United Kingdom). Plover was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool.[18]
Sherburn
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Christiansø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[26]
14 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Brigetta Sophia
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Copenhagen.[27]
Odin
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from to Lisbon, Portugal.[15]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Antigua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Saint John, New Brunswick.[28]
Divina Providencia
Portugal
The ship departed from Oporto for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[29]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship, which had sprung a leak two days earlier, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mayflower. She was on a voyage from Quebec, British North America to Ayr.[30]
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia. Glasgow was refloated on 20 November and taken in to Rønne, Denmark.[26]
Peter Elizabeth
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Frederickstadt.[20]
The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamica. Isabella was later refloated and taken in to St. George's, Bermuda.[32]
19 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Atlantic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Atlantic was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[18]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[33]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Drogheda, County Louth for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27]
Mary and Susan
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland. Hew crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[20]
20 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Brazil.[9]Ceres was later refloated and taken in to Dublin.[26]
Essex
United States
Essex
A sperm whale rammed and sank the whaler in the Pacific Ocean with the ultimate loss of twelve of her twenty crew.
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued.[34] She was on a voyage from Wick to an Irish port.[35]
Friends
United Kingdom
The sloop caught fire, exploded and sank at Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[36]
Hazard
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ramsgate.[18]
Jane McCleary
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37]
Nepeau
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bridport, Dorset. Nepeau was refloated on 4 December.[19][18][35]
21 November[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1820
Ship
Country
Description
Bordeaux Packet
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[9]
Helena
Russia
The ship was lost in the , Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[18]
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex by Mary (United Kingdom). Success was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and returned to London.[18]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Odessa, Russia.[41] She subsequently broke up.[42]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[43]
John & James
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off , County Louth and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Waterford. John and James was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford.[27]
Truro
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[9]
The ship ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stettin. Neutralitat was later refloated and taken in to Harlingen, Friesland.[15]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Hogland, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[41]
Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Hogland. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[52]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Gijón, Spain for London. Presumed subsequently lost with all hands. One of her boats was discovered off the coast of County Clare in March 1821.[53]
The ship was wrecked at Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[20]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Whitehaven, Cumberland for Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[22]
The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick for Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands in mid-November. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54]
Valentine
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall.[55]
West Indian
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued.[56]
References[]
^"Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 15529. 23 December 1820.