List of shipwrecks in February 1884
The list of shipwrecks in February 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1884 .
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Lymington , Hampshire .[ 1]
Ben Lomond
United Kingdom
The fishing smack collided with the steamship Forest Queen ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Hull , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Forest Queen .[ 1]
Burncoose
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway , Isle of Lewis , Outer Hebrides .[ 2]
Crown of Denmark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 2]
Edith
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Ardrossan , Ayrshire .[ 3]
Ilva
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool , Lancashire for Pernambuco , Brazil . No further trace, reported overdue.[ 4]
Janetta
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyferris Point, County Down . Her crew were rescued.[ 3]
Nürnberg
Germany
The steamship ran aground in the Patapsco River . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Bremen .[ 1] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 3]
Onwardd
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Pladda , in the Firth of Clyde . Her crew were rescued.[ 3]
Sea Foam
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Port Nolloth , Cape Colony .[ 1]
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Æolus
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea (55°16′N 7°58′E / 55.267°N 7.967°E / 55.267; 7.967 ) with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing cutter Patriksfjord ( Denmark ). Æolus was on a voyage from Brunswick to Hamburg , Germany .[ 5]
Black Swan
United Kingdom
The pilot boat was driven onto the Middlehead Rock, off the Mumbles , Glamorgan and was severely damaged.[ 3]
Crown
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at West Hartlepool , County Durham . Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to West Hartlepool.[ 3]
Gordon
Canada
The barque ran aground on the Malms Rock, in The Downs . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to New York , United States. She was refloated with assistance from the tug George Peabody ( United Kingdom ), which took her in tow.[ 3]
Grique
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Holyhead , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Pernambuco , Brazil .[ 3]
Horatio
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire to Calais , France. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Enterprise ( United Kingdom ) and found to be severely leaky.[ 3]
Macassar
Netherlands
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 3]
Notting Hill
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with and iceberg and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by the steamship State of Nebraska ( United Kingdom ). Notting Hill was on a voyage from London to New York.[ 6] [ 7]
Ruma
Austria-Hungary
The barque ran aground at Ensenada , Argentina and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 3]
Woodbine
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Fleetwood , Lancashire.[ 3]
3 February
4 February
5 February
6 February
7 February
8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Brodrene
Denmark
The ship ran aground at Hjelmem , Norway and sprang a leak.[ 14]
9 February
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Alexandra
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Cardigan . Her four crew were rescued by the lifeboat Lizzie & Charles Leigh Clare ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ). Alexandra was on a voyage from Porthmadog , Caernarfonshire to Carmarthen .[ 17]
Antonietta Costa
Italy
The barque struck Drayston Rock, off Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom. She was assisted in to Sutton Harbour , Devon by the tugs Secret and Vixen (both United Kingdom ) in a severely leaky condition.[ 15]
Cubano
Spain
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 8]
Hugh Roberts
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent . She was on a voyage from London to Guadeloupe . She was refloated and taken in to The Downs .[ 15] [ 18]
Little Racer
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered 25 nautical miles (46 km) west north west of Lundy Island , Devon with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by Eurydice ( Canada ).[ 19] [ 20]
11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Advance
New South Wales
The schooner ran aground in Botany Bay , New South Wales , and was wrecked.
Emily
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground near Brigg's Reef, in the Belfast Lough and sank. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 21]
McClure
United Kingdom
The steamship struck the Barrel Rock and consequently foundered. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the steamship James Hogg ( United Kingdom ). McClure was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork .[ 22]
Samuel
Norway
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked east of Worms Head , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . Her eleven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 18]
Sem
Kingdom of Dalmatia
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore , County Wexford , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands,[ 20] at least seven lives. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to São Vicente , Cape Verde Islands .[ 23]
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Moel Rhewan
United Kingdom
The cargo of the barque shifted during a gale on 9 February causing her to list and she was taken in tow by Upupa (Flag unknown) near the Smalls Lighthouse . Two days later the line broke and Captain Williams refused to leave his ship. Upupa continued on her voyage and on 12 February the crew were taken off by three ships.[ 24]
Samuel
Norway
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked east of Worms Head , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan,to Santos , Brazil .[ 25]
13 February
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Glengarry
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough , Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 23]
Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Lamlash , Isle of Arran . She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Irvine, Ayrshire for repairs.[ 26]
Moratin
Spain
The steamship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent , United Kingdom . She was refloated with assistance from the Margate Lifeboat Friend to all Nations ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ).[ 27]
Soldier Prince
United Kingdom
The steamship caught fire at Carthagena, Spain and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Catania , Sicily , Italy to North Shields , Northumberland .[ 23]
16 February
17 February
18 February
21 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Bogense
Denmark
The ship struck a rock and foundered off Ceuta , Spain. Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Bordeaux
France
The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark.[ 35] She was refloated with assistance from a number of steamships and taken in to Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 34]
Goefredo
Portugal
The steamship , was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Havana , Cuba .
Surprise
United Kingdom
The ship departed from St. Tudwal's Islands , Caernarfonshire for Bagillt , Flintshire . No further trace, reported overdue.[ 36]
27 February
28 February
29 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1884
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore in Studland Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
Acorn
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of Spain and damaged. She was on a voyage from Avilés , Spain to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Greenock on 28 February.[ 37]
Admiral
United Kingdom
The pilot boat was run down and sunk by the steamship Tivyside ( United Kingdom ) off Penarth , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued by Tivyside .[ 15]
Albertine Meyer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to New York , United States. She was a total loss.[ 14]
Carlin
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Port Glasgow , Renfrewshire . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 14]
Charles Loring
United States
The ship collided with Robert Barr (Flag unknown) off Cape Henlopen , South Carolina and was severely damaged. Charles Loring was on a voyage from Matanzas , Cuba to New York. She put in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 28]
Creole
Canada
The brigantine was driven ashore near Halifax, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from "Burgeo", Nova Scotia to Sydney, Nova Scotia .[ 15]
Duguesclin
France
The barque put in to Tenby , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Seville , Spain. She subsequently sank and became a wreck.[ 18]
Ellide
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by Faith ( United Kingdom ).[ 44]
Franz Covaceviche
Greece
The ship was abandoned off Jersey , Channel Islands . Her eleven crew were rescued by the steamship Rathkenny ( United Kingdom ). Franz Covaceviche was on a voyage from Varna, Bulgaria to Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom.[ 45]
Gem
Isle of Man
The schooner was wrecked at the Point of Ayre .[ 15]
Guy Mannering
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near Belfast , County Antrim . She was later refloated and towed in to Greenock , Renfrewshire by two tugs .[ 34]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore at Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 3]
Hornet
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered off Lundy Island , Devon with the loss of seventeen of her eighteen crew.[ 46]
Huntingdon
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Lough Swilly .[ 3]
Jane Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven onto the Brig Rocks, off Fife Ness , Fife . Her crew survived.[ 12]
Kirkstall
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the wreck of John Girvan ( United Kingdom ) at Weymouth, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Weymouth.[ 28]
Mary Coverdale
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at "Sundly", Öland , Sweden.[ 14]
Marys
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Trimingham , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to Cowes , Isle of Wight .[ 3]
Numa
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Key West, Florida , United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Montevideo , Uruguay.[ 28]
Promise
Isle of Man
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Douglas . Her crew were rescued.[ 3]
Rolandseck
Germany
The steamship was driven ashore at Porto Tolle , Italy . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Venice , Italy.[ 3]
Sleipner
Norway
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean .[ 12]
Thomas Melville
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Patapsco River . She was on a voyage from Benisaf , Algeria to Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was later refloated and taken in to Baltimore.[ 34]
Turgot
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Meloria Bank, off Livorno , Italy. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno.[ 31]
Umatilla
United States
The steamship struck a rock off Cape Flattery , Washington Territory , and sprang a leak. She was towed in to Victoria , British Columbia , Canada , where she sank.[ 18]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Minerstown, County Down with the loss of all five crew.[ 7]
Two unnamed vessels
Flags unknown
The sloops were wrecked on the Clee Ness Sand, off the coast of Lincolnshire.[ 3]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The sloop sank off Grimsby.[ 3]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner foundered off the coast of County Waterford , United Kingdom on or before 15 February with the loss of at least three lives.[ 23]
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