List of shipwrecks in February 1857
The list of shipwrecks in February 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during February 1857 .
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Leicester
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 1]
Encantador
Brazil
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[ 2]
Gustave
France
The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Sand, at the mouth to the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to Dundee , Forfarshire , United Kingdom .[ 3]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Orange Keys. She was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to the Clyde . She was refloated on 11 February and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas , where she was condemned.[ 4] [ 5]
La Belle Barbarie
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 6] [ 7]
Phaeton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Guichen Bay . All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Adelaide , South Australia .[ 8] [ 9]
Twee Gebroeders
Belgium
The ship sank off the "Hoek van Baarland". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brussels , Brabant to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 10]
Volo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Santoña , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bilbao . She was refloated and taken in to Santoña in a leaky condition.[ 11]
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Cyrus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Sparrow Hawk Sand and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 1]
George Potts
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at South Shields , County Durham .[ 12]
Jeune Looy
France
The fishing smack ran aground and was wrecked at Weymouth, Dorse , United Kingdom .[ 12]
Mabon
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Annot Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire . Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham, to Arbroath , Forfarshire.[ 13] [ 14]
Robert and William
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland . Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Blyth. She was refloated and beached.[ 10]
3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Cargey
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at between Dymchurch and New Romney , Kent . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Odessa .[ 15] She was refloated and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition.[ 12]
Elizabeth Bentley
United Kingdom
The ship put in to Lisbon , Portugal in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was consequently condemned.[ 16]
Hecla
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Norden , Kingdom of Hanover to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 17]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Bondicar , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen .[ 15]
St. Andrew
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Latakia , Ottoman Syria . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Beyrout , Ottoman Syria.[ 18]
Sarepta
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Jaffa , Ottoman Syria .[ 19]
4 February
5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Hope
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 in a leaky condition.[ 24]
Highlander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Poole, Dorset . She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft.[ 17]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Punta Engano, Dominican Republic . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic .[ 25]
Mary Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Talbot , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 24]
Sulli
France
The ship was wrecked at Holyhead , Anglesey , United Kingdom with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 24] [ 26] [ 27]
6 February
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
H. M. Dowd
United States
The tug caught fire and sank at Albany, New York .[ 30]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Ramsgate , Kent .[ 31]
Neptune
Wismar
The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Wismar to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom . She was refloated on 10 February and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 32]
Pomona
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Havana , Cuba .[ 31]
Ravensbourne
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a sunken object and sank off Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to London .[ 33]
R. I. Grant
United States
The tug caught fire and sank at Albany.[ 30]
Ripper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Figueira da Foz , Portugal.[ 34]
Western World
United States
The steamship caught fire at Albany and was scuttled.[ 30]
9 February
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Françcoise
France
The brig ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary . Her ten crew were rescued by the smack New Union ( United Kingdom ). Françoise was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Saint-Louis, Senegal . She was refloated and towed in to Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom.[ 27]
Industria
Portugal
The brig was holed by ice and sank at New York , United States.[ 38] She was subsequently beached.[ 39]
Novar
United Kingdom
The ship struc the Navestone Rock, off the coast of Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Dundee , Forfarshire . She was assisted in to Lindisfarne , Northumberland in a leaky condition.[ 40]
Pensher
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London . She was assisted in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 40]
Queen of the East
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Sines , Portugal.[ 35]
Sardinia
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham.[ 40]
11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
August
Denmark
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Alt Skagen with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom to Bornholm .[ 41]
Golden Star
United States
The ship ran aground on the Gingerbread Ground, off the Bimini Islands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana . She was refloated but found to be severely leaky and was beached. Golden Star was assisted in to Nassau, Bahamas with the aid of the schooner Tweed and nineteen other schooners (all Bahamas ). She sank there whilst under repair.[ 42]
Marco Polo
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Cape St Vincent , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 43]
Redbreast
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faro, Portugal with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 35] [ 36]
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Ballochan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London .[ 32]
Hezekiah Williams
United States
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Port Jolly", Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York .[ 44]
Les Amis
France
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom and was abandoned. She was taken in to Harwich , Essex in a severely leaky condition with the assistance of three smacks .[ 27]
Merchant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Torre del Mar , Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 27]
13 February
14 February
15 February
16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Columbian
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Charleston.[ 54]
Ivanhoe
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Bush Rock, off the Farne Islands , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Leith , Lothian . She was consequently taken in to Lindisfarne , Northumberland in a waterlogged condition.[ 27]
Rifleman
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk for repairs.[ 27]
17 February
18 February
19 February
20 February
21 February
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Colipi
Chile
The schooner was wrecked at Coquimbo .[ 59]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killala , County Mayo . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ballina, County Mayo .[ 44]
Madrid
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer struck an uncharted rock and was wrecked at Viana do Castelo , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Southampton , Hampshire to Gibraltar . Her passengers and crew were rescued.[ 60] [ 61] [ 62]
Malta
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was refloated.[ 57]
Rosario , orRosarita
Spain
The full-rigged ship caught fire off Valparaíso , Chile. She was beached with the assistance of HMS Monarch ( Royal Navy ) and was burnt out.[ 63] [ 5] [ 64]
William Hutt
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 57] She was refloated on 22 February.[ 44]
22 February
23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Boadicea
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore in the North East Pass. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 67]
Carlton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Fernando Po , Equatorial Guinea . She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[ 69]
Ludenheit
Prussia
The schooner was wrecked off Varberg , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 38] [ 48]
Ludvig
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Helsingør . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Helsingør.[ 70]
Mary Winch
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Cronstadt , Russia and was ordered to be sunk.[ 20]
24 February
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brist Rock, off the coast of Ayrshire . She was on a voyage from Larne , County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire .[ 65] [ 70]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Gothenburg , Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 71]
Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop was run down in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland by Christian ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Christian . Mary was on a voyage from Arbroath , Forfarshire to Seaham , County Durham .[ 57] Mary was subsequently towed in to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland by the steamship Ayrshire ( United Kingdom ).[ 72]
Niels Gylding
Russia
The ship was in collision with Wynaud ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel . Her cre survived. She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Saint Petersburg .[ 38]
Sea
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 57]
25 February
26 February
27 February
28 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1857
Ship
State
Description
Africano
Portugal
The brigantine sprang a leak off Cape Spartel , Morocco . She was towed in to Gibraltar Bay by the brigantine Vrouw Maria ( Netherlands ) but sank there.[ 85]
Augusta
Norway
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She was refloated on 26 February and taken in to The Downs .[ 39] [ 78]
Barbara Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Black Sea before 20 February.[ 54]
Bienvenue
France
The ship was wrecked at Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 86]
Cathedral
United States
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean . Her 35 crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Abel Tasman Gower and the barque Anne Pitcairn Sharp (both United Kingdom ).[ 87]
Colipí
Chilean Navy
The schooner was wrecked at Coquimbo .[ 63]
Crown
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground between the Ajax and Pacific Reef before 14 February. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . She became severely hogged and was declared a total loss.[ 18]
Douro
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Sulina , Ottoman Empire before 20 February.[ 54]
Florida
United States
The pilot boat was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida before 13 February.[ 18]
Furioso
Austrian Empire
The ship was wrecked at Sulina in late February with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by Barbara ( United Kingdom ).[ 88]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Black Sea before 20 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to a British port.[ 20] [ 54]
James Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Demerara , British Guiana before 9 February. She was later righted.[ 89]
Jeune Clara
France
The ship was wrecked at Bayonne.[ 86]
J. L. Warner
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Wexford on or before 2 February.[ 1]
Maria Eulalie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Bayonne.[ 86]
Oolong
United States
The fishing schooner was lost on Georges Bank . Lost with all 9 crew.[ 90] [ 91]
Samuel Russel
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay in early February.[ 30]
Speedwell
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Port Dundas , Renfrewshire .[ 92] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to Port Dundas.[ 7]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Malta to Tunis , Beylik of Tunis .[ 18]
Sultan
United States
The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay in early February.[ 30]
Thomas Fielden
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Moulmein , Burma to a British port. Although severely hogged , she was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 47]
Troubadour
Spain
The barque was driven ashore on the Isle of Pines , Cuba and was abandoned.[ 93]
Vesper
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Sulina before 20 February.[ 54]
Workington
Victoria
The brig ran aground on Stewart Island , New Zealand, after taking on water during a storm in Foveaux Strait . There were no deaths.[ 94]
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