List of shipwrecks in February 1841
The list of shipwrecks in February 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1841 .
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Christian
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay . Her crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat.[ 1]
Criterion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Arklow , County Wicklow . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Arklow and Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 2]
Elton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 3]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Drogheda , County Louth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Dublin .[ 4]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea . She was refloated and taken into Dublin. Ocean was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Dundalk , County Louth.[ 4]
Reaper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven wrecked on the Hook Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Poole, Dorset .[ 5] [ 6]
2 February
3 February
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Devon
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off Black Head, Cornwall and foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south south east of Penzance . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 11] Earl of Devon was refloated on 11 August 1842 and taken into Penzance.[ 12]
Emilie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Brier Island , Nova Scotia , British North America .[ 13]
Joshua Sears
United States
The ship ran aground off Bermuda and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Barbadoes . Joshua Sears was refloated and taken into Hamilton, Bermuda .[ 14]
Vernon
United Kingdom
The ship was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Cowes , Isle of Wight . Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 15]
William and Haldimend
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ipswich , Suffolk .[ 11] [ 16]
5 February
6 February
7 February
8 February
9 February
10 February
11 February
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
British Lady
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Chimlico", British Honduras . Her crew were rescued.[ 36]
Darlington
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 6]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the North Sea off Whitby , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London.[ 32]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Forty-nine Bank, off Berbice , British Honduras .[ 37]
Memphis
United States
The ship was wrecked near New York . She was on a voyage from New Orleans , Louisiana to New York.[ 38] [ 13]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Campbeltown , Argyllshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saltcoats , Ayrshire .[ 39]
Shakspeare
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Kelderstell, Yorkshire . She was refloated the next day and put into South Shields , County Durham .[ 24] [ 27]
Topaz
United States
The ship departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 15]
13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Claudine
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Cap Gris Nez , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam , North Holland . She was later refloated.[ 24]
Hectorine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright , Wigtownshire . She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Glasson Dock , Lancashire . Hectorine was refloated on 18 February.[ 29]
John Watson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Leith , Lothian . John Watson was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 24]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Horse Shoe Bank, in the English Channel . She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 40] Mary Anne was refloated on 20 February and taken into Teignmouth , Devon for repairs.[ 29]
Robert and Henry Allan
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 6]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Miranda ( United Kingdom ) off São Miguel Island , Azores and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently drove ashore on the island and was wrecked.[ 41]
Siluria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in Wigton Bay. Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Swift
United Kingdom
The smack was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off The Skerries , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by Rival ( United Kingdom ).[ 24]
14 February
15 February
17 February
18 February
20 February
21 February
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
British Oak
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Portsmouth , Hampshire . British Oak was refloated and taken into The Downs .[ 22]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex . She was on a voyage from Teignmouth , Devon to Hull , Yorkshire . Liberty was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 22]
Thames
United Kingdom
The convict ship capsized in the River Thames at Deptford , Kent . She was righted the next day.[ 51]
Undaunted
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at St Combs Head , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from New Brunswick , British North America to Alloa , Clackmannanshire .[ 52]
23 February
24 February
25 February
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Herne Sand, in the North Sea off Reculver , Kent . All nine people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 56] [ 57] Amelia was refloated on 26 March with the assistance of six smacks and towed into Whitstable , Kent.[ 58]
Gratitude
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Volant ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[ 45]
Kate
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Black Castle, Wicklow . She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Wicklow.[ 53]
London
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Quern Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Sandwich, Kent . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 45]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated and taken into Sheerness , Kent.[ 45]
27 February
28 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Alexander McLeay
New South Wales
The cutter ran aground and was wrecked at Sydney . She was on a voyage from Sydney to the Clarence River .[ 69]
Benson
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 February.[ 34]
Brutus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Harwich , Essex . She was refloated and towed into Harwich by Endeavour ( United Kingdom ).[ 55]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Youghal , County Cork . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal. Eliza was refloated on 27 February.[ 64]
Leighton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire . She was refloated on 14 February and taken into Aberystwyth.[ 40]
Maidstone
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lavernock Point , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London .[ 18] [ 70] Maidstone was refloated on 21 February and towed into Newport in a waterlogged condition.[ 29]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a brig and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 71] [ 21]
Mary Ann and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Truro , Cornwall . She was refloated on 12 February and taken into Truro for repairs.[ 18]
Montcalm
United Kingdom
The ship sank at North Shields , County Durham.[ 6]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the mouth of the Black River , Mosquito Coast . All on board were rescued.[ 72]
San Joaquim
Spain
The brig was wrecked near "Naino", China . Her crew were rescued and the vessel was burnt.[ 73]
Sesostris
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Machrihanish Bay . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America to the Clyde .[ 39]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Madura Strait . She was on a voyage from Sourabaya , Netherlands East Indies to London . Superior was refloated and put back to Sourabaya.[ 74]
Vixen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay . She had been refloated by 12 February.[ 18]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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