List of shipwrecks in February 1854
The list of shipwrecks in February 1854 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1854 .
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Boulmer Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Leith , Lothian . She was refloated and put in to Warkworth, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[ 1]
Aurora
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Ålesund . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Fredrikshald .[ 2]
Courier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Rhoscolyn Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Courier ( United Kingdom ) and taken in to Liverpool.[ 3] [ 4]
Mary T. Starrett
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Westmoreland ( United Kingdom ) and she was scuttled. Mary T. Starrett was on a voyage from New York to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inféreieure , France.[ 5]
Trader
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the schooner Delta ( United Kingdom ) at Whitby , Yorkshire and was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Maldon, Essex . She was refloated and taken in to Whitby.[ 1]
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
America
British North America
The full-rigged Cape Horner struck the Seven Stones reef , off Land's End , Cornwall , England , United Kingdom , and sank within an hour. She was sailing from Callao , Peru , to Queenstown , County Cork , and London with guano . Her crew were picked up by the pilot boat New Prosperous ( United Kingdom ) and landed near St Ives , Cornwall.[ 6] [ 7]
Daring
United Kingdom
The brig was damaged by fire at Melbourne , Victoria .[ 8]
Lontra
Portugal
The brigantine ran aground at Youghal , County Cork , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Cork . She was refloated on 12 February and towed in to Youghal.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Queen of Scotland
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground in the Humber . She was refloated on 15 February.[ 12]
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The brig was holed by ice at New York , United States.[ 13]
Anne
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Sunderland.[ 14] [ 1]
British Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 5 February and resumed her voyage.[ 15]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The sloop struck rocks and sank at Emanuel Head, Lindisfarne , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 9]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The smack struck the wreck of Secret ( United Kingdom ) at Appledore , Devon and was damaged. She was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Appledore to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 10]
Margaret Skelly
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Calcutta , India .[ 16]
Nymph
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Faqueers Reef, off Akyab , Burma .[ 17]
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Betsey and Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Saltscar Rocks, Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Perth to London . She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham in a severely leaky condition.[ 1]
Doras
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground and was damaged on the Carmel Wars Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland .[ 18]
Eliza and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 10]
Fairy Queen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Salthouse , Norfolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 10]
Harlequin
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Teignmouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Teignmouth. She was refloated and taken in to Teignmouth.[ 10]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Duddon Sands, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Maryport , Cumberland.[ 18]
Marie Juliette
France
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Urville, Manche . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 5]
Oberon
Lübeck
The schooner was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea off Schouwen , Zeeland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Málaga , Spain.[ 19] [ 9] [ 1]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk. She was refloated.[ 10]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with the assistance of a Board of Customs cutter and the tender Fly ( United Kingdom ).[ 1]
Soho
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore west of Portgordon , Moray . She was on a voyage from Portsoy , Aberdeenshire to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 20]
Valleyfield
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by John Sheppard ( United Kingdom ). Valleyfield was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London .[ 13]
5 February
6 February
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Amanda
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marshfield, Massachusetts . She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 24]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Hope , Orkney Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 5]
Irene
Prussia
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Barcelona , Spain. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 1]
Jernbarden
Norway
The ship was wrecked off Molde . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Moss .[ 25] [ 26]
Premium
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover , Kent . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Southampton , Hampshire . She was refloated and put in to Dover in a leaky condition.[ 14] [ 1]
Reform
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lerwick , Shetland Islands .[ 27] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dublin . She was refloated on 10 May and taken in to Lerwick.[ 28]
Three Kenner
Norway
The ship was driven ashore in the Bommelfjord. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire , United Kingdom to Drammen .[ 29]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Zoutkamp , Groningen , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Málaga , Spain.[ 30] [ 31]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Dunbar , Lothian. She was on a voyage from Clackmannan to London . She was refloated on 24 February and taken in to Hartlepool , County Durham for repairs.[ 32]
7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Bonadventure
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rhosneigr , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 14] She was refloated on 13 February.[ 5]
Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Liverpool. She was refloated.[ 33]
Cherie
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground and was severely damaged at Dunkerque , Nord . She was on a voyage from Pontrieux , Côtes-du-Nord to Dunkerque. She was refloated and taken in to Dunkerque in a sinking condition.[ 34]
Clydesdale
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Breton, on the south coast of Cuba . Her crew were rescued by a Spanish ship. She was on a voyage from Saint Croix to Cienfuegos , Cuba.[ 35] [ 36]
Hylton
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west by south of Holyhead , Anglesey.[ 14]
Vivid
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Zeehanden Platt, in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 30]
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the Isles of Scilly . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kinsale , County Cork to Cork and London .[ 37] [ 38]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 18]
Heather
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 1]
Manhattan
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom . She was refloated the next day.[ 39] [ 33]
Queen of the Seas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland , British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[ 33]
San Francisco
United States
The clipper was wrecked at San Francisco, California . She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco.[ 40]
Secret
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Limerick . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[ 5] She was refloated.[ 41]
9 February
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Aimable Thérése
France
The ship ran aground and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Cannes , Alpes-Maritimes .[ 42]
Columbus
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked on Borkum . Three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Papenburg .[ 25]
Constellation
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Matanzas , Cuba . She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to the Clyde . She was refloated and rescued her voyage.[ 43] [ 44]
Emilie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Birkenhead , Cheshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Africa. She was refloated the next day.[ 19]
James Niles
United States
The steamboat sank in the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky with much loss of life.[ 45]
Medora
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Porto Plata , Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from Porto Plata to the Clyde . She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Porto Plata in a waterlogged condition.[ 46] [ 40]
Menai
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Calais , France. She was on a voyage from London to Calais.[ 19]
11 February
12 February
13 February
14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Amsterdam
Netherlands
The koff was discovered abandoned in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom and Amsterdam , North Holland . She was towed in to Texel , North Holland.[ 50]
Glenburn
United Kingdom
The barque was run into by the tug Hope ( United Kingdom ) and was consequently beached in the River Thames . She was on a voyage from London to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 51]
Nora
Norway
The ship was driven ashore north of Trondheim . She was on a voyage from London to Christiania .[ 24]
Sofia
Grand Duchy of Finland
The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Lübeck .[ 52]
Washington
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was wrecked on Thornby Island, off Hirtshals , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 26]
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Les Deux Frères , andVolunta
France United Kingdom
The West Dock at Hartlepool , County Durham was drained to a depth of 11 feet (3.4 m) to enable some masonry repairs to be done, This caused the brig Volunta to heel over and sink the lugger Les Deux Frères . Her crew escaped before she sank.[ 26]
Maren Christine
Duchy of Holstein
The ship ran aground on the Bjornegrund and was damaged. She was refloated and consequently beached at "Albue", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Perth , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Nakskov for repairs.[ 53] [ 54]
Mary
British North America
The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors took to the longboat ; they were rescued five days later. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 55]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the breakwater and severely damaged at Porthcawl , Glamorgan .[ 12]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The ship sank near Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of three of her crew.[ 12]
16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Bisaieul
France
The chasse-marée was driven ashore and wrecked at Brancaster , Norfolk , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Brest , Finistère .[ 56]
Columbus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Norden , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 15]
Jacob Bell
United States
The pilot boat went ashore in a gale at the Sandy Hook beach with a loss of all the crew.[ 57]
Lucifer
Russia
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at the Belém Tower , Lisbon , Portugal.[ 32]
Naiad
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated the next day.[ 26]
Resolution
British North America
The brigantine was wrecked on the Black Ledge, off Whitehead, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 58]
Virginie Augustine
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland , United Kingdom to Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure .[ 56] [ 26]
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Australia
United States
The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York . She was refloated but was run ashore in the River Mersey . She was refloated on 20 February and towed in to Liverpool.[ 13] [ 59] [ 15]
Belle
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at the Dingle. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and taken in to Birkenhead , Cheshire .[ 60] [ 59]
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent , Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Baltrana ( Bremen ). Brilliant was on a voyage from Alicante , Spain to London .[ 61] [ 62]
Cherokee
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay . Some of her crew were taken off by the Liverpool Lifeboat. She then floated off and came ashore at Mockbeggar, Cheshire , where she was wrecked. The remainder of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[ 60] [ 59] Cherokee was refloated on 25 February and towed into the River Mersey .[ 63]
Commodore
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Egremont, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Liverpool.[ 60] She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[ 59]
Coromandel
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with another vessel in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. Two of her three crew got aboard the other vessel. Coromandel then collided with another vessel off New Brighton , Cheshire and capsized. The remaining crew member was then rescued and the vessel came ashore at New Brighton, where she was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ulverston , Lancashire.[ 59] Coromandel was righted the next day.[ 64]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Combe Martin , Devon .[ 23]
Essex
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk with the loss of all fourteen crew.[ 23] [ 65] [ 66]
Evelyne
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London . She was refloated with the aid of three tugs .[ 60] [ 59]
Familiens Haab
Norway
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bergen .[ 67]
Frederick
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Höganäs , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Stettin [ 24]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Runcorn , Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat .[ 59]
Katherine Grolladys
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Roman Rock, off Bird Island , Cape Colony . She was on a voyage from Port Elizabeth , Cape Colony to Liverpool.[ 68]
Laura
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Bree Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Nord , France with the loss of all hands.[ 69]
Mail
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a brig or schooner off Seacombe , Cheshire . She was taken in to Liverpool, where she sank.[ 60] [ 59]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The flat was wrecked on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew survived. She subsequently floated off and came ashore at Hoylake , Cheshire .[ 70] [ 59]
Maria Whitfield
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 65] She was refloated and taken in to Dover , Kent.[ 26]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Royn Sands, in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[ 65]
Unnamed lifeboat
United Kingdom
The lifeboat capsized in Liverpool Bay with the loss of ten of her eleven crew.[ 60] She was going to the aid of Cherokee ( United Kingdom ).[ 66]
18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Brevet , andWindsor
United Kingdom
The brig Windsor was driven into the full-rigged ship Brevet at Liverpool , Lancashire . Both vessels were severely damaged. Brevet was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne , Victoria . Windsor was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barra , Outer Hebrides .[ 59]
Clara Josephine
France
The ship was driven ashore at Vauville, Manche . She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She had been refloated by 6 March and towed in to Cherbourg , Manche .[ 71]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Cromer , Norfolk .[ 23]
Magnet
United Kingdom
The ship was run ashore at Wisbech , Cambridgeshire . She was on a voyage from Wisbech to Seaham , County Durham . She was refloated the next day.[ 23] [ 26]
Mary
United Kingdom
The flat sank at Liverpool. Her crew were rescued.[ 59]
Penninghame
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Salt Island, Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .[ 59]
Rangoon
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Pan Sand, floated off and was driven ashore at Herne Bay , Kent . She was on a voyage from Ceylon to London .[ 23] Rangoon was refloated on 23 February.[ 29]
True Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Royn Sand, in the Lynn Deeps. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by Eagle ( United Kingdom ). True Friends was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 23] [ 26]
Wasp
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[ 59]
W. V. Kent
United States
The ship ran aground in the Victoria Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[ 15]
19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Dolphin
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk .[ 25]
Henry and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Hope , Orkney Islands .[ 71]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 26]
Lark
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Mistley , Essex.[ 72]
Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, off the north Kent coast. Her crew took to the longboat ; they were rescued by the fishing smack Victory ( United Kingdom ).[ 23] [ 26]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Holtenau , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Flensburg , Duchy of Holstein to London .[ 29]
Montezuma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts , United States. She subsequently floated off and was towed in to Liverpool.[ 59]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland .[ 23] [ 26]
Vansittart
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate , Kent .[ 26]
William and Sally
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated ashore and beached at Caister-on-Sea where she was wrecked.[ 25] [ 26]
20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Angelina
France
The ship ran aground off Granville, Manche . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 24]
Brontes
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 49]
Moss
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at "Slette", Denmark.[ 24]
Ricardi
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Agger Canal , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Larvik .[ 24]
S. J. Roberts
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Aaricom". She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to New York . She became a wreck on 27 February.[ 35]
21 February
22 February
23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Defiance
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the brig Livingston ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north north east of Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Livingston . Defiance was on a voyage from Folkestone , Kent to Seaham , County Durham .[ 2] [ 32]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked east of Arbroath , Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to aberdeen .[ 32]
Lionel
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by Neptunus ( Norway ). Lionel was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Namsos , Norway.[ 78]
O' Halloran
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Abrolhos Archipelago , Brazil .[ 79] [ 80]
Orline St. John
United States
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of the nine people on board. Survivors were rescued by the barque Saxonville ( United Kingdom ). Orline St. John was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Barbadoes .[ 81]
Trotter
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at the mouth of the River Parrett .[ 2]
Vivid
Victoria
The schooner departed from Melbourne for Circular Head , Van Diemen's Land . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 82]
24 February
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Albert
France
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure . She was refloated by the lugger Buffalo Gal and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent.[ 32]
Ramon
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on Langeoog , Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Hamburg.[ 83]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk.[ 32]
25 February
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Azorean ,Caledonian ,Jane , andIsabella
United Kingdom
The steamship Caledonian was driven into the schooners Azorean and Jane at Cuxhaven . All three vessels were severely damaged' Caledonian subsequently drove into the brig Isabella , which was also damaged.[ 61]
Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Deer Sound. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Kirkwall , Orkney Islands .[ 61]
Oriental
United States
The clipper ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Min .[ 84]
Simlax
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 61]
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Catherina
Duchy of Holstein
The ship ran aground and sank on the Hetterven. Her crew were rescued.[ 85]
Gleaner
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Colt Rock, off Berehaven , County Cork .[ 63]
Harbinger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Barcelona , Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Dover , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 24]
Orleans
United States
The ship struck the Calf of Man , Isle of Man and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom . She was subsequently towed in to Douglas, Isle of Man in a capsized condition by Mona's Queen ( Isle of Man ).[ 42]
Superior
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to a Baltic port.[ 71]
Sylphiden
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore at "Steenberg". She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Copenhagen .[ 71] [ 67]
Thistle
South Australia
The schooner capsized in a squall at Adelaide .[ 86] All on board were rescued.[ 87]
William and Eliza
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by the koff Vaarwel ( Netherlands ).[ 88]
27 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Benjamin Elkin
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Port Fairy , Victoria . She was on a voyage from Port Fairy to London .[ 89]
Catherina
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Hetteoren". Her crew were rescued.[ 78]
Dundee
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Port Fairy.[ 74] [ 89]
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on a reef off Borkum , Kingdom of Hanover and was partly abandoned. Twelve people took to a boat and were presumed to have subsequently been drowned. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg .[ 83]
George and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Courser and sank off Grimsby , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London .[ 32]
Innellan
United Kingdom
The barque was reported to have been wrecked at Port Fairy. She was on a voyage from London to Portland, Maine , United States and Melbourne , Victoria.[ 74] [ 89]
Iris
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Boreas ( United Kingdom ). Iris was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Puerto Rico.[ 90]
J. J. Hathorn
United States
The ship ran aground in the Delaware River . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 35]
Katherine Gwlladys
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Roman River, Cape Colony . She was on a voyage from Port Elizabeth , Cape Colony to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 91] [ 92]
Ocean Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east by south of Whitby , Yorkshire by Policy ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Policy . Ocean Queen was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London.[ 67]
Orlando
United States
The ship ran aground on the Memory Rock, Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to Cowes , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas .[ 93]
Pursuit
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned on the Smithwick Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire . She was later refloated and taken in to Bridlington.[ 32]
Sincerity
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She broke up the next day.[ 42]
Union
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot sprang a leak and was beached on Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Altona .[ 94]
28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Strömstad , Sweden. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 58]
Gem
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was run down and sunk by the schooner Sheraton ( United Kingdom ) off the Heugh Lighthouse , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by Sheraton ( United Kingdom ). Gem was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 32]
Hermes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate . She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 58] [ 88]
HMS Princess Royal
Royal Navy
The Albion -class ship of the line ran aground at Gosport , Hampshire . She was refloated with the aid of the tug Pygmy ( United Kingdom ).[ 95]
Richard Wright
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Violante and was abandoned in the Irish Sea . Her crew were rescued by Violante . Richard Wright was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts , United States. She was taken in to Whitehaven , Cumberland in a derelict condition.[ 42]
San Joseph
United States
The schooner foundered off Cape Horn , Chile. Her crew were rescued by Boa Fortuna ( Portugal ). San Joseph was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Plymouth, United States.[ 96] [ 97]
Smilax
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands , Northumberland .[ 83] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She had broken up by 7 March.[ 98]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tétouan , Morocco. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 94]
Berwick Castle
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Moriarty's Bank before 28 February. Her crew were rescued by Red Rover ( United Kingdom ). Berwick Castle was on a voyage from Hobart , Van Diemen's Land to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 74] [ 99]
Clemence
France
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 February.[ 63]
Columbian
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cornelius Grinell ( United States ). Columbian was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool.[ 80]
Emilie
Norway
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 21 February. Her crew were rescued by Clio ( Hamburg ). Emilie was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 2]
Flight
United States
The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank . lost with all 12 hands.[ 100]
Frederick
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cornelius Grinell ( United States ). Frederick was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America to Liverpool.[ 80]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . She had become a wreck by 19 February.[ 13]
Golden
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at San Diego, California and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to San Francisco, California for repairs.[ 35]
Gold Hunter
United States
The trading schooner sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts for Virginia on the night of 17 February and vanished. Lost with all 5 hands.[ 101]
Gothen
Sweden
The brig was driven ashore at Odessa . She had been refloated by 27 February and taken in to Odessa in a severely leaky condition.[ 52]
Hardiesse
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued.[ 9]
Hendrika Jantina
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 23 February. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Amsterdam , North Holland . She was towed in to Sheerness , Kent , United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[ 2]
Henriette
Netherlands
The ship wrecked on the Tornano Bank, in the Sea of Azov before 27 February. She was on a voyage from Kertch , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 53] [ 9]
H. M. Johnson
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 February.[ 102]
Kate
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Pearl Islands before 6 February.[ 49]
Marco Polo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Melbourne , Australia . All on board were rescued.[ 103]
Matador
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 7 February.[ 48]
Mazeppa
United Kingdom
The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Geelong , Victoria.[ 104]
Napoleon
France
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Friesland , Netherlands before 24 February.[ 94] She was driven ashore on "Inist" on 28 February..[ 83]
Queen of the Isles
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked north of Cape Kalagua, on the west coast of the Black Sea before 2 February with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to a British port.[ 56] [ 64]
Saucy Jack
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Belgian coast on or before 18 February.[ 25]
Tolvo , or Trova
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked north of Cape Kalagua before 2 February. Her crew were rescued.[ 56] [ 64]
Ventus
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Trondheim . She was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Drontheim.[ 49]
Victory
British North America
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Royal Saxon ( United States ). Victory was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to London .[ 105]
Walter Rose
British North America
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cornelia ( United Kingdom ). Walter Rose was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies .[ 27]
Wolf' s Cove
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Stromness , Orkney Islands . She was refloated on 22 February and resumed her voyage.[ 67]
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