List of shipwrecks in 1815
The list of shipwrecks in 1815 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1815.
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January[edit]
1 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Flora | Denmark | The ship was wrecked near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[1] |
2 January[edit]
For the loss of the Prussian ship Nimrod on this day, see the entry for 29 December 1814.
3 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Atalanta | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The privateer Lawrence ( United States) captured and burnt the schooner, which was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Martinique.[2] |
Henrietta | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ringkøbing. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[3] |
Oscar | Sweden | The ship struck the Kentish Knock and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to Gibraltar. Oscar was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate.[4] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to "Ross". William was refloated on 6 January and taken in to Passage West, County Cork.[5] |
5 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire whilst on a voyage from Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria to London. Her crew were rescued by HMS Ethalion ( Royal Navy).[1] |
6 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Barcelones | Spain | The ship was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Trinidad.[6] |
Bush & Dreghorn | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near the "Tower of Montreuil". She was on a voyage from Naples to Gallipoli, Apulia.[7] |
Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a galiot in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. She consequently foundered with the loss of two of her crew.[8] |
7 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Leicester | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven onto a rock at Jersey, Channel Islands and was wrecked.[9] |
8 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hienrika | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Lovisa to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Hienrika was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[5] |
9 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Venus ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and sank with the loss of two of her crew.[9] She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[10] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Cork (city) to Dublin.[8] |
Wilhelmina Frederica | Sweden | The ship departed from Saint Barthélemy for Gothenburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] |
Zyfard | France | The ship was wrecked in Fontarabia Bay. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[12] |
10 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Gold Hunter | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. All on board were rescued.[3] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Cullen Bay with the loss of 22 of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Greenock.[13] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[14] |
Wenshambminde | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Yell, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trondheim, Norway to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15][16] |
Wilhelmina | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France.[17] |
11 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Arianus Marinas | Dutch East India Company | The East Indiaman capsized at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was declared a total loss.[1] |
Armin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire.[18] |
Captain Jackson | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in Bridlington Bay by Peggy ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[19] |
Fortitude | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Isle of Rhum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[20] |
Hawk | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[18] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[19][18] |
Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[19] |
Sheffield | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[9] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thorne, Yorkshire to London.[18] |
Sir John Moore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Rotterdam.[21] Sir John Moore was refloated on 13 January and taken in to Texel, North Holland.[17] |
Twee Gebroeders | Netherlands | The schuyt was driven ashore and wrecked at Freiston, Lincolnshire with the loss of three lives.[22] |
Udny | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Aberdeen for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace; presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[23] |
12 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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General Wellesley | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The East Indiaman, which had been captured by the privateer Yankee ( United States), was wrecked at Charleston, South Carolina, United States with the loss of more than 50 of her crew. She had been on a voyage from London to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies at the time of her capture.[2][24] |
Laurel | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) north of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by a French fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Lys, France to Gravesend, Kent.[25] |
13 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Hansens Haab | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Larvik to London, United Kingdom.[26][27] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to London.[1] |
Laurel | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) south west of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[17] |
Neptunus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork (city) to Dram, Norway.[1] She was refloated on 30 January.[28] |
14 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Lord Wellington | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Expedition ( United States).[29] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba.[30] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana and Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[31] |
Supply | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
15 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Demerara.[32] |
Neptune | Jersey | The ship foundered off Otranto, Kingdom of Sicily. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of Sicily to Cádiz, Spain.[33] |
16 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Bengal | British East India Company | The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Point de Galle, Ceylon.[34][35] |
17 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Spiekeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[26] |
Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She refloated the next day but consequently foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Gipsey ( United Kingdom).[36] |
Emmerson | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Ranger ( United States). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jamaica.[29] |
Robert | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer America ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.[37] |
Vigilante | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Mandal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Christiansand, Norway.[26] |
18 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Armen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[17] |
Enterprize | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[18] |
Perseverance | Grenada | War of 1812: The schooner, which had been captured by a privateer on 25 December 1814 off Demerara, was set afire and sunk off Tobago.[38] |
HMS Sylph | Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war was wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States with the loss 111 of her 117 crew.[24][39][40] |
19 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Chance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[18] |
William Smith | United Kingdom | The sloop capsized in the English Channel off Maisy, Calvados, France.[41] |
20 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Daughter Alida | France | The ship was beached at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Lys.[42] |
Jeannie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to London.[18] |
William | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (42°39′N 16°40′W / 42.650°N 16.667°W) by the privateer Reindeer ( United States). She was set afire and sunk. William was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.[43][44] |
21 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Enterprize | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Santa Martha.[31] |
Good Hoop | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[17][36] |
22 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Lady Sherbrooke | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, Nova Scotia, to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[15] |
23 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Bennett | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Naples. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[45] |
Hector | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain due to her pumps being choked. Her crew were rescued by a Portuguese ship. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cádiz, Spain.[46] |
24 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria Johanna | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore in the Loire by ice.[12] |
São Joan Baptista | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore in the Loire by ice. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[12] |
25 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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General Wellington | Spain | The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[47] |
Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon.[48] |
Lord Nelson | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated.[47] |
Prince Regent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Malta to Havana, Cuba. Prince Regent was later refloated.[47] |
Tres Irmanos | Spain | The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[47] |
26 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Aberdeen | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[14][43] |
Enighton | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from Long Island, New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49] |
Vriesland | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Cádiz, Spain.[3] |
William and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.[3] |
27 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Argyle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Pordallan". She was on a voyage from Dublin to Plymouth, Devon.[12] |
Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands.[43] |
Commerce | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
Durham Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Cley-next-the-Sea and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. All nine people on board were rescued.[3][14][23][50] She was later refloated and taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk.[20] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
Fountain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Sunderland.[43] |
Gute Hoffnung | Sweden | The ship ran aground at Londonderry, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She put into Tulmore Bay where two of her crew were lost abandoning ship.Gute Hoffnung was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom.[12] |
Henrietta | United Kingdom | The sloop sank at Sunderland with the loss of all four crew.[14][43] |
John and Sarah | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven onto rocks in Tor Bay and wrecked.[3] |
Lark | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Boulmer and Howickburn, Northumberland with the loss of six of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[51][52] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[49] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Aberdeen with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[43] |
Queen Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of four of the seventeen people on board, and that of two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[23] |
Spring | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[12] |
Success | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields with the loss of three of her crew.[14] |
Thames | United Kingdom | The smack foundered at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[43] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Firth of Tay. She was on a voyage from London to Perth.[52] |
Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry.[12] |
28 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alecto | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Alecto was later refloated.[12] |
Betsy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her nine crew were saved by the Hartlepool lifeboat.[53] |
Courier | Unknown | The ship sank in the Tagus.[20] |
Golden Fleece | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[3][36] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex having sprung a leak and been abandoned by her crew on 18 January.[3] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Tyne.[43] She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland.[54] |
Success | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham with the loss of three of her crew.[3] She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to South Shields.[50] |
Whitton | United Kingdom | The transport ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Alliance ( United Kingdom) rescued all aboard.[55] |
29 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[3][50] |
Boscastle | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the Bristol Channel off Aberthaw, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boscastle, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[20] |
Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Aberdeen with the loss of all but her captain.[54] |
Frorsoket | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[3] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno, Kingdom of Etruria.[15] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands.[54] |
Superb | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Hope at Plymouth, Devon and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hope was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[54] |
Thames | United Kingdom | The smack was lost at Aberdeen with the loss of all hand and two passengers. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[44] |
30 January[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alonzo | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla to a Mediterranean port. Alonzo was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[54] |
Anna Amanda Amelia | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to a Mediterranean port.[14][43] |
Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Mogador, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Mogador to London.[56] |
Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Lidney, Gloucestershire with the loss of all habnds. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Gloucester.[12] |
Weender | Danzig | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainsfleet. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London.[14][43] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Agriculture | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Holmpton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[19] |
Byden | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Carlshamn, Sweden.[2] |
Carlotta | Sweden | The ship was wrecked off "Skagar". She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Oporto, Portugal.[1] |
Chances | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Hornsea, Yorkshire.[17] |
Christiana Augusto | Portugal | The ship sank at Oporto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Oporto.[12] |
Clara | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire.[42] She was refloated on 26 January and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[50] |
Cornwallis | East India Company | The East Indiaman was wrecked at Trincomalee, Ceylon.[57] |
Diligentia | France | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt, She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to Lisbon, Portugal.[58] |
Don | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Newton. Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Holderness with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[60] |
Drie Verbundenten | Bremen | The ship foundered on a voyage from Bremen to London.[9] |
General Picton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[10] |
George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[43] |
Harriet | Norway | The ship was wrecked near Christiansand. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to a Norwegian port.[8] |
Hercules | Danzig | The ship was lost off Cape Wrath, Sutherland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[48] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Druridy Sands", Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New Brunswick.[61] |
Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off St. Andero, Spain.[17] |
Neptunus | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Lisbon.[1] |
New Hoffnung | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[8] |
Oceanus | Denmark | The ship was wrecked at Cherbourg, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Copenhagen.[62] |
Post Boy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Greenock.[17] |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figuera da Foz.[42] |
Tartar | United Kingdom | On 29 January 1815 the ship sailed from Liverpool to Bermuda. A few days later she was totally lost at Castle Maine, Ireland.[63] |
Theodore | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Amsterdam, North Holland.[42][48] |
Theodore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5] |
Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[58] |
Thorley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire.[1] She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
Tschastlief | Russia | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Reval to Stockholm, Sweden.[19][64] |
Unknown, unknown | United Kingdom | War of 1812:The two vessels were captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean and were scuttled.[65] |
Vrow Anna | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven Kingdom of Hanover at the end of January. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[51][59] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Druridy Sands". Her crew were rescued.[59] |
Zephyr | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk.[64] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire and London.[66] |
Zephyr | France | The ship was wrecked at "Socoa". She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[3] |
February[edit]
1 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Charsten & Peter | Norway | The ship was lost near Aberdeen, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from North Bergen to Bilboa, Spain.[12] |
2 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | United Kingdom | The transport ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia on or about 2 February with the loss of all on board, more than 250 people. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Gibraltar.[67] |
3 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Corunna | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk in an action with a privateer off Grenville, Grenada. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[38] |
Fountain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[14] |
Johanna | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean (38°37′N 10°20′W / 38.617°N 10.333°W) by the privateer Macedonian ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily. She was set afire and sunk.[46] |
John | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The brig was captured off Montserrat by the privateer Ultor ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Martinique to Antigua. She was set afire and sunk.[38] |
Maria Annabella | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The brig was captured off Montserrat by the privateer Ultor ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Dublin to Saint Kitts. She was set afire and sunk.[38] |
4 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Experiment | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[51] |
Louise Rosalie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Saltdean, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hull, Yorkshire.[12] |
St. Jean | France | The ship was lost in Mount's Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme.[55] |
5 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Chasten and Peter | Denmark | The galiot was wrecked at Aberdeen, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bilbao, Spain.[14] |
6 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Beatrix | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[51][59] She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[20] |
Triumvirate | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and sunk by the privateer Macedonia ( United States).[68] |
7 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Lord Duncan | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Morgiana ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bermuda. She was set afire and sunk.[69] |
9 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Martin | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Chasseur ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Aruba. She was set afire and sunk.[30] |
10 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Francille | France | The ship was wrecked near A Coruña, Spain with the loss of eight lives.[70] |
Hector de Groot | Netherlands | The East Indiaman was sighted in the Strait of Sunda. no further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London, United Kingdom.[71] |
11 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Economy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[72] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Poole.[20] |
13 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Starling | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Birling Gap, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London.[20][73] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Smalls and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by General Brock ( United Kingdom).[15][74] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figueira, Portugal.[15] |
14 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at A Coruña, Spain.[70] |
Economy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[75] |
15 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lord Nelson | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira, Portugal by USS Constitution ( United States Navy). She was set afire and sunk.[76] |
Vrede | France | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Lys to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[72] |
17 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
North Star | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[7] |
19 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Stag | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Lanzarote, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Lanzarote to London.[77] |
20 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at The Nore. Her crew were rescued.[46] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[74] |
Hythe | United Kingdom | The transport ship was lost at Senegal. She was on a voyage from London to Senegal.[78] |
Lady Troubridge | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt off Barbadoes by the privateer John ( United States.[29] |
Prince Oscar | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Brazil.[15] |
Vrouw Wilhelmina | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Monster, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to London.[15] |
21 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Enterprize | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered whilst on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Santa Marta.[30] |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peel, Isle of Man. All 25 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79] |
22 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Pile of Foudry. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] |
24 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Active Jane | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured and burnt by the privateer Grand Turk ( United States). She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Maranhão, Brazil.[11] |
Louisa | British North America | The schooner was wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[29] |
25 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61] |
26 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Statira | Royal Navy | The Lively-class frigate struck a rock and foundered off Little Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[30][80] |
27 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Statira | Royal Navy | The Lively-class frigate was wrecked on Heneaga, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
Wilhelmina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[67] |
28 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ino | United States | War of 1812: The privateer was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina, by HMS Severn ( Royal Navy), which destroyed her.[30] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alfred | Portugal | The ship was wrecked near Oporto. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Lisbon.[72] |
Andromeda | United Kingdom | The transport ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all on board.[67] |
Annehetta | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Sound of Mull. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Lewis to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
Anonyme | France | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime.[20] |
Diamond | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hamburg.[20] |
Enfant Gheri | France | The ship was lost near "Choisie" whilst bound for Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[72] |
Fairy | British North America | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Favourite | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was wrecked in the New Inlet, North Carolina, in mid-February. She had been captured by the privateer Warrior ( United States) on 27 January whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Alicante, Spain.[81][56] |
Hedwig Fortuna | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at Dagerort. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Karlshamn.[15] |
Henrietta | The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Libava to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[26] | |
Hirondelle | France | The ship was lost on the Bec du Raz.[82] |
Lord Hood | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was driven ashore at Bilbao, Spain early in February crewless and with her masts cut away. She had been captured in September 1814 by the privateer Scourge ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[26] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Syros, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[30] |
Renovation | United Kingdom | The transport ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all on board.[67] |
Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Castlemaine, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[72] |
Tres Amigos | Spain | The ship was lost near "Castros" she was on a voyage from London to Bilbao.[72] |
Unknown | United Kingdom | War of 1812:The vessel was captured by Privateer America ( United States) in the Atlantic Ocean and was scuttled in the first two weeks of February.[83] |
March[edit]
3 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Vine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Ravenglass, Cumberland.[84] |
5 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Fair Cambrian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick. Fair Cambrian was refloated and taken in to Limerick on 7 March.[70] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70] |
6 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Sophia | United Kingdom | The ketch was run down and sunk off Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[2] |
7 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Anna Sophia | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near Galway, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Limerick, United Kingdom to Cádiz, Spain.[70] |
Lady of the Lake | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured by the privateer Young Wasp ( United States). She was subsequently recaptured but was lost off Bermuda. Lady of the Lake was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to the West Indies.[11] |
L'Auguste | France | The brig was lost near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[70] |
Santa Anna | Bermuda | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Amelia Island, East Florida. New Spain.[76] |
Sir Charles Cotton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[32] |
8 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Cork for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] |
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Abbotsbury, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Ferrol, Spain to Poole, Dorset.[70] |
Flora | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at Hook of Holland, South Holland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam, South Holland.[32] |
9 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Harlequin | France | The ship was driven ashore at Calais. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[70] |
Illierienne | France | The ship ran aground in the Seine near Havre de Grâce.[32] |
10 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Cygnet | Royal Navy | The Merlin-class ship-sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Berbice.[76] |
11 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Queen Charlotte | United Kingdom | The transport ship ran aground at The Needles, Isle of Wight. All on board were rescued.[70] |
Vrouw Annejena | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London, United Kingdom.[38] |
12 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Latona | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes, France to London.[70] |
Rocket | United Kingdom | The ship sank near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[70] |
Jubilee | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Carlingford Bay and was damageded. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Newry, County Down.[32] Jubilee was later refloated and taken in to Newry.[29] |
13 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ashburton | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[2] |
Sea Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Madeira, Portugal.[32] |
14 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Orient | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Somme. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[67] |
Utile | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Bordeaux, Gironde.[68] |
Vrouw Annejune | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London, United Kingdom.[85] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] |
15 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all but one of her crew.[32] |
Esperanza | Portugal | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Lisbon, Portugal.[68] |
Flora | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam, South Holland.[84] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Oporto, Portugal.[32] |
Pulchera | France | The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure.[68] |
16 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Vrouw Margaretta | Bremen | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from the Weser to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[38] |
17 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[86] |
Vier Gesusters | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[38] |
18 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Iris | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aberg", Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.[30] |
Triore | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at "Hotbeet". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Triore was later refloated.[29] |
Vrundschap | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[68] |
19 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Sidney | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to A Coruña, Spain.[87] |
20 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Antelope | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Greek Islands whilst bound for Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[88] |
Dublin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork and Jamaica.[89] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Gothenburg, Sweden.[90] |
Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Pillau, Prussia and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Pillau.[56] |
HMS Scylla | Royal Navy | The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork. HMS Scylla was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[89] |
21 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Harriet Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank off Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[29] |
23 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Antelope | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Aegean Sea.[33] |
Harriett and Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew.[91] |
Jonge Jan | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Embden to London, United Kingdom.[29] |
24 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Ramsey Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Kirkcudbright, Wigtownshire.[92] |
Wolfe's Cove | United Kingdom | The ship grounded in the River Thames and fell on her side. She was on a voyage to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated and after a survey determined that she had suffered no damage she resumed her voyage.[93] |
25 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Young George | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Tenerife, Spain.[56] |
26 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
HMS Penguin | Royal Navy | War of 1812:The Brig was defeated and captured by USS Hornet ( United States Navy) off Tristan da Cunha in the Atlantic Ocean on the 23rd, and was scuttled on the 26th. 15 KIA and 28 WIA.[94][95] |
27 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexander | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Wyke, Dorset with the loss of at least 130 lives. There were five survivors. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[67][96] |
Betsey | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38] |
Cunningham Boyle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bootle, Lancashire. She refloated but consequently sank. Cunningham Boyle was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool.[38][85] She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Liverpool.[97][98] |
Harrison | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anglesey.[38] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Campbeltown, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[92] |
28 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Norlect, Jutland. She was on a voyage from London to Christiana, Norway.[37] |
29 March[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Bowes ( United Kingdom) rescued Adventure's crew.[99] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Cantick Head, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[90] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Pilot ( United Kingdom). Ann was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to London.[92] |
Antonio | Spain | The ship was lost on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, United States before 9 March.[90] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at "Rogginfleet". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[81] |
HMS Elizabeth | Royal Navy | The schooner capsized in the West Indies with the loss of all hands.[24] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Little Hope Island at the end of March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bermuda and thence to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[100] |
Felicita | Malta | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea whilst on a voyage from Malta to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[29] |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by HMS Ethalion ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[76] |
Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Berbice. She was on a voyage from London to Madeira. Henrietta was refloated and taken in to Demerara, where she arrived on 17 April.[101] |
John & Ann | United Kingdom | War of 1812: The ship was captured on 10 March by the privateer Young Wasp ( United States) whilst on a voyage from Halifax to the West Indies. She was subsequently wrecked at Oracoke, North Carolina, United States.[69] |
Mariner | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on an island west of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[38] |
Martha | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by HMS Ethalion ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cádiz, Spain.[76] |
Martiniquais | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime.[32] |
Mercure | France | The ship was wrecked near Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseillesto Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[29] |
Nostra Senhora de Aguia | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near Le Conquet, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London.[29] |
Pam-be-Civil | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, at the end of March. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Halifax.[100] |
Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the Norwegian coast. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
Theresa | French Empire | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Deux-Nèthes to Bordeaux, Gironde.[38] |
Union | France | The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Oléron. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bordeaux.[38] |
April[edit]
1 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lady Collingwood | United Kingdom | The transport ship foundered in Passamaquoddy Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Castine to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[76] |
Speedwell | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Orient ( United Kingdom)Nova Scotia to Newfoundland, British North America.[37] |
2 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Lady Ranelagh | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Down. Her crew survived.[97] |
3 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Surprise | United States | The privateer ran aground in a storm at Manasquan Inlet on the coast of New Jersey. Fifteen of her crew drowned.[102] |
4 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Clio | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Pillau.[99] She was later refloated and taken in to Pillau.[100] |
Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire near Deptford, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[92] |
5 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Amelia | Stettin | The ship ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[81] |
Goede Hoop | Stettin | The ship was wrecked near Katwijk, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux.[99] |
7 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
British Volunteer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Pillau, Prussia with the loss of a crew member.[37] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pillau.[78] |
Clarendon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to New York, United States.[11] |
Stirling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Memel, Prussia.[86] |
8 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Catherine Maria | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[99] |
Portland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from North Shields to a port in North America.[90] |
Treys Reys | Portugal | The ship was lost in the Bay of Da Cruiz. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Pará, Brazil.[103] |
9 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Edward | Saint Kitts | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint Kitts with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Lucille ( France).[33] |
Vrow Elizabeth | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dort, South Holland to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[31] |
10 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel, Prussia.[86] |
Three Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of all but two of her crew.[104] |
11 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Nantwich | United Kingdom | The ship struck The Smalls and consequently foundered off Grassholm. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[90] |
12 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Newry | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss pff all hands.[105] |
Perthshire | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Ballycronan Bay and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[97][99] |
14 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexander and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast.[99] She was wrecked on 15 April.[106] |
Annabella | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Barmston, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[80] |
Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Padstow.[30] |
Brother and Sister | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[80] |
Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[30] |
Charles | United Kingdom | The transport ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, Lys, France. Her crew were rescued.[99] |
Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Boston, Lincolnshire.[80] |
Constantine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[99] |
Curlew | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[30][80] |
Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on this date.[45] |
Fleece | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby.[80] |
George and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Brancaster and Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[37] |
Harvest Home | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster and wrecked. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Hull, Yorkshire.[80] |
Hind | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Surinam to London.[30] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[37] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Hull to Boston.[80] |
James and Joseph | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[37] |
Kitty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Norfolk coast.[37] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[80] |
Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Weybourne, Norfolk.[37] |
Peterhead | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[80] |
Plymouth | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Whitby.[30] |
Richard and Sarah | United Kingdom | The lugger capsized in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all nine of her crew.[30][31][80] |
Success | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees.[80] |
Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the North Sea off Whitby with the loss of all hands. The wreck later came ashore.[30] |
Three Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby.[80] |
Vrouw Elizabeth | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[80] |
15 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Gainsboro' | United Kingdom | The ship departed from The Down for Sierra Leone. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[107] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. Seven people were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[98][99][108] |
16 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fenix Triumphante | Portugal | The ship put into Dover, Kent, United Kingdom in a severely damaged state and subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands and London, United Kingdom.[30][31] |
19 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Edward | Saint Kitts | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lucille ( France). Edward was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint Kitts.[88] |
21 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Perran Downs, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[37] |
Concord | United Kingdom | The brig foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall.[37] |
Friends Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan.[37][78] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newquay, Cornwall.[37] |
Severine Caroline | Norway | The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre-de-Grâce to Christiansand.[100][109] |
22 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia.[110] |
St. Ives | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[100] She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[109] |
24 April[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[100] |
Portrait | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Charles ( France). She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine, to Curaçao.[33] |
San Pedro de Alcantara |