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List of shipwrecks in February 1872

October 31, 2023

The list of shipwrecks in February 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1872.

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1 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Angelus   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Bee   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Lossiemouth.[2][3]
Eclipse   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan.[4]
Express   Jersey The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[1] She was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana. She was later refloated and put in to Gravesend, Kent.[5]
Glenmark   United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Lyttelton, New Zealand for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6]
Henry Cook   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Strangford, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[4]
Stowell   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in St Brides Bay.[1]
Victor   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilroot, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Lisbon, Portugal.[4][1]

2 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Elphinstone   Sweden The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Darien, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[1]
Fige Rohoman   India The brig sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Galle, Ceylon.[7]
Unnamed   Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore at Longman Point, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom.[1]

3 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1872
Ship Country Description
British Prince   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the South Carrs Rocks, of the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Calcutta, India.[8][9]
Herman E. Poole   United States The schooner broke from her moorings, drifted out of the harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts and was lost in a violent snow storm.[10]
Joe Abrahams   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Braunton, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshshire to Bideford, Devon.[11] She was later refloated and taken in to Appledore, Devon.[12]
Johannes   Germany The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off "Saint Sebastian Island". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Hamburg.[13]
Joseph and Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Porthcawl. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14]
Marian Ridley   Newfoundland Colony The brig was wrecked on the Cobblers.[15]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner collided with at tug and sank in the Bristol Channel. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lundy Island to Bideford.[11][3]

4 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Perseverante   France The schooner was run into by the steamship Edward Williams (  United Kingdom) and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Orfordness, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her five crew.[16][17]

5 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Ariel   United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon whilst on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18]
Fredericke   Germany The ship was abandoned off Sines, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to Bremen.[19]
Minnesota   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[3] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.[20]
Reward   United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[11][3][21]
Roxburgh Castle   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[5]
Starling   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat.[11][3]
Vesper   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and sailed for Sunderland.[21][12]

6 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Agnes   United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Finzel (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Finzel. Agnes was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Folkestone, Kent.[22]
Cæsar   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Huelva, Spain.[23]
Laura and Isabel   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was refloated and towed in to Dundalk, County Louth.[12]

7 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Bertha   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Hirsholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Aarhus, Denmark.[19] She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[24][25]
Colorado   United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Arabian (  United Kingdom) in Liverpool Bay and was beached at Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of six lives. Survivors from her 146 passengers were taken off by Arabian. Colorado was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States[26][27][28] She subsequently broke in two.[20]
Constance   United States The barque was driven ashore near "Passaroeng", Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and towed in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[12]
Haring   United Kingdom The ship sank at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12][16]
William and Charles   United Kingdom The schooner struck the wreck of the steamship Ada (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Olive Leaf (  United Kingdom). William and Charles was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[29][19]
Two unnamed vessels   United Kingdom The screw hoppers were run into by the steamship Bivouac (  United Kingdom) and sank at South Shields.[16]

8 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Carolina   United States The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Galveston, Texas. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[30]
Fifeshire   United Kingdom The steamship struck the quayside at Craig, Forfarshire and was severely damaged.[31]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Tayport, Fife to Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[32]

9 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Douro   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated but consequently foundered.[22]
Electra   United Kingdom The steamship collided with Dhollerah (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her twenty crew survived; her captain was rescued by Dhollerah. Other survivors were rescued by Colon (  Italy). Electra was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. Also reported that eighteen lives were lost.[22][33][34]
Frederick   United Kingdom The brig collided with a brig and the brigantine Helen (both   United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She put in to Ramsgate, Kent.[34]
Stampede   Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Albert the Good (  United Kingdom). Stampede was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Cárdenas, Cuba.[35]
Trent   Fiji The schooner was holed by a swordfish and sank off Nukufetau.[36]

10 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Charlotte   Germany The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen.[23]
Friedrike   Germany The ship was driven ashore at St. Ubes, Portugal.[37]
Laurel   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[22]
Napier   United Kingdom The brig departed from Fernandina, Florida, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38]
Surprise   United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nile (  United Kingdom) with the loss of three lives.[39]
Ubbina   United States The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40]
White Rose   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Saquarema, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Ballestas Island, Peru to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22][41]

11 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Clarendon   United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Talavera (  United States). Clarendon was on a voyage from the Guañape Islands, Peru to Falmouth, Cornwall.[42]
Dwina   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[41]
Nancy   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Garlieston, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Douglas, Isle of Man.[43]
Verden   Norway The barque collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued by Maggie (  United Kingdom). Verden was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Chania, Greece and Odessa, Russia.[44][45]

12 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Frankfurt   Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremen.[30][46]
Ionian   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[43]

13 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Dart   United Kingdom The schooner sank in Runswick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Sandsend, Yorkshire.[47]
Favourite   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[43] She was on a voyage from Olhão, Portugal to Hull.[48]
George   United Kingdom The brigantine was destroyed by fire in the River Suir. Her crew were rescued.[47] She was on a voyage from Cork to Neath, Glamorgan.[48]
Mary Dixon   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Lough Swilly.[43] Her crew were rescued.[37]
Sarah Cooper   United Kingdom The schooner sank off Monrovia, Liberia. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Shamrock   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tonamore Point, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[43]
Surprise   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sheaf Rock, off Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Hartlepool, county Durham.[47]
Zwolte   Netherlands The derelict galiot drove ashore north of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[30][48]

14 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Adler   Germany The ship ran aground on the Gelbsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to an English port.[44][45] She was refloated and towed in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[23]
Beatrice   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk.[47]
Ethel   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire.[37]
Harry Booth, or
Mary Booth 		  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers.[50][13]
Ispahan   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Malta for Dunkerque, Nord, France. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered off Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of all on board.[51]
Levant   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Clyde to Grenada.[37] She was refloated.[5]
Northumbria   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clough, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Trinidad.[30][37]

15 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Active   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Nairn.[52]
Florine   United Kingdom The ship was driven out to sea from Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion during a cyclone. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53]
Frances   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[37]
Iron Era   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London. She was refloated.[37]
Montana   United States The ship was destroyed by fire off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew took refuge on the island, from where they were rescued on 20 February by the barque Trencaneau (  United Kingdom). Montana was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Hong Kong.[54][55]

16 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Margaret Nixon   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition[45]
Sarah   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundrum to the Bristol Channel.[45]
Scarba   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim.[56]

17 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Famille   France The ship departed from Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies for Melbourne, Victoria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
Springbok   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[45]
No. 12   Belgium The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by a barque off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. All on board survived.[45]

19 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Lanercost   United Kingdom The barque was sighted off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38]
Lequille   United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Anapolis, Maryland to the West Indies.[58]
Scarba   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock, of the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast.[25]

20 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Heathcote   New Zealand The 22-ton ketch became wrecked after stranding at the entrance of Whanganui Inlet.[59]
Valparaiso   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lagartija Island, Chile. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calbuco to Ancud, Chile.[60][61][62]

21 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Britannia   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[23]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
Ghint   Denmark The barque was run into and sunk 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Hong Kong by the paddle steamer Geelong (  New Zealand). Her crew were rescued. She was then run into by the steamship Arretoon Apcar (Flag unknown).[64]

22 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Auray   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Keitum, Sylt. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hamburg. She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked.[65]
Ivanhoe   United States The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida for Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[66]

23 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Alix   France The schooner was wrecked on Flores Island, Azores with the loss of nine of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[67][68]
Aristis   Greece The brig was driven ashore at Yevpatoria, Russia.[69]

24 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1872
Ship Country Description
General Banks   United States The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Sarah Crowell (  Canada.[70]
Miranda   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Onehunga   New Zealand The 61-ton schooner hit rocks and foundered while trying to leave Oamaru Harbour in a heavy swell.[71]

25 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Charlotte Maule   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Elie, Fife.[9][14]
Gleaner   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Leven, Fife. She was on a voyage from the River Spey to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and towed in to Leith.[72]
Harlequin   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[9][73] She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis.[14]
Marshall   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen.[9]
Westborough   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwegat. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands.[9]
Unnamed flag unknown The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin, Northumberland.[72]

26 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and found to be leaky.[74]
Glenalva   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to Warkworth, Northumberland. She was refloated.[65]
Hector   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[75]
Maria   New South Wales The ship was wrecked off Palm Island, Queensland with the loss of 35 of the 47 people on board. Some of the victims survived the wreck, but were murdered by the local Aboriginal people. She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Guinea.[76][77][78]
Sylvanus   United Kingdom The polacca capsized at Penarth, Glamorgan.[73]
Telegraph   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dundrum, County Down to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[73]
T. Orion   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated the next day and was taken in to Wisbech for repairs.[79]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[74]

27 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Christianden IX   Denmark The ship was sighted off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
Emiliano   Spain The steamship Parthia collided with the steamshipe Nina (both   United Kingdom) in the River Mersey. Nina heeled over onto Emiliano, which was severely damaged. She was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[14][80]
Gwalior   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[65]
Pawnee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands, County Down and was wrecked. SHe was on a voyage from Dublin to Ayr.[14][73]
Thomas and Kate   Jersey The ship sank in the Carlingford Lough. Her crew were rescued.[73] She was on a voyage from Carlingford, County Louth to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated in early March and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Down.[81]

28 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Donna Maria   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[73][65]
Prince of Wales   United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberstone, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Ipswich, Suffolk.[65]

29 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1872
Ship Country Description
Aura   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground at Cádiz, Spain.[67]
Curlew   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat ran aground in Liverpool Bay.[65]
Freddy   Norway The steamship ran aground at Tønsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Tønsberg.[69]
San Giacomo Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[75] She was refloated on 2 February and towed in to Queenstown.[82]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1872
Ship Country Description
Abiunfelle   Norway The barque was wrecked off "Cannon Bruc", Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Matamoros, Mexico.[41]
Agnes Jack   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Cork.[5]
Anna Howitz   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishmurray, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Sligo.[20]
Ann Coppin   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[83]
Antje   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Ventejagers Gat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[25]
Anven   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.[2]
Atlantic   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Baltic   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from New York to St. Mary's.[37][25]
Barth   Germany The barque was abandoned at sea.[30]
Berhampore   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
British Crown   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lagos, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Águilas, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[84]
Burgh   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Ranza Fullah Channel, in the Hooghly River. She was refloated.[41]
Captain Cook   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby.[25]
Chadiconne   France The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde.[84]
Chu-Kiang   China The steamship was wrecked on "Reef Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong.[85]
Cleo   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Queenstown.[86]
Concordia   France The barque was wrecked at Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada.[87]
Diana   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Lagos. She was refloated.[88]
Elizabeth Fry   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[39]
Elsey   United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Inagua, Bahamas to Boston, Massachusetts.[41]
Emanuel   French Guiana The ship was wrecked at La Parguera, Puerto Rico. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Haiti.[9]
Emeline   Chile The coaster, a schooner, collided with Margaret (  United Kingdom) and sank at Valparaíso on or before 17 February.[44][45][9]
Emilie   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on "Svittengen". She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a leaky condition.[43]
Ernst von Homeyer   Germany The barque was run into by vessel and was abandoned off the Spanish coast. All on board were rescued.[85] She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ernst von Homeyer was subsequently discovered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°50′N 9°34′W / 45.833°N 9.567°W / 45.833; -9.567) by the barque Riccardo (  Austria-Hungary), which put five of her ten crew on board. She was taken in to the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 14 February.[47][48][37]
Euxine   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Pensacola, Florida, United States between 6 and 13 February.[43]
Faith   United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[19] She was later refloated.[44]
Firmenza   Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cascais. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon.[41]
Floris   Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Samarang, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[89]
Glad Tidings   United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[41]
Glemt   Siam The ship collided with the steamship Geelong (  Victoria) and sank at Hong Kong.[41]
Golden Era   Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Prince Edward Island, Canada.[19]
Good Intent   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Hewett's Gat, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[12]
Goodwood   United Kingdom The barque foundered off "Kutale Island", in the Sea of Marmara. She was on a voyage from Thessaloniki, Greece to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[75][14]
Hans Tode Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cascais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon.[41]
Harriet   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. SHe was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Queenstown.[25]
Heart of Oak   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked between Newhaven and Seaford, Sussex.[25][23]
Heltos   Norway The ship was driven ashore at Cape Sestos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrogl, Russia to Malta.[5]
India   United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida.[37]
Jarvan   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony.[2]
Jessie Eaton   United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at Lagos and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Lagos to London.[88]
Johannes Flag unknown The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Goatzacoales River. She was refloated two days later.[19]
John Campbell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Darien, Georgia, United States.[37]
John Greenway   Canada The ship was destroyed by fire at Pictou, Nova Scotia.[89]
Johnny   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Oskarshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Westervik, Sweden. She was refloated.[19]
Jonge Cornelis   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Jagersgate. She was on a voyage from Batavia to a Dutch port. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[12][19]
Jonge Jan   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Ventejagers Gat. She was on a voyage from Bantam, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. She was refloated.[19]
Kalodyne   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Mauritius.[87]
Kehrwieder   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Nyborg, Denmark. She was on a voyage from an African port to Flensburg. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[25][89]
Lady Melville   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Calcutta. She was refloated but ran aground again.[84]
L. A. Foster   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated.[41]
La Gloire   Belgium The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp. She was refloated and taken in to Staten Island.[5]
Landscape   United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[41]
Leda   France The schooner collided with the steamship Ledgemoor (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[88]
Leo   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire.[24]
Lively   United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Deerhound (  United Kingdom) and sank. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent.[2]
Lord Derby   United Kingdom The barque sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex.[2]
Maidit   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Pekela, Groningen. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.[41] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23]
Marcelle   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[44]
Margaret Pugh   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Heligoland. She was refloated.[19]
Marie   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Granville, Manche, France.[12]
Mario   Austria-Hungary The ship was wrecked at San Domingo.[19]
Mars   Germany The ship ran aground on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Vindava, Courland Governorate. She was refloated.[19]
Mary   United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated and taken in to a port in Delaware.[12]
Mary Ann May   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked west of St Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[41]
Mary Lawson   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Dundalk. She was refloated and taken in to Dundalk in a severely leaky condition.[41]
May Queen   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brill, near Sourabaya. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Hong Kong.[47][30]
May Queen   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at a port in Surinam.[73]
Midlothian   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Tobago. She was refloated and towed in to The Downs.[44]
Militad   United States The ship ran aground on the South Breakers, off the coast of South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Pensacola. She was refloated and taken in to Charleston, South Carolina.[14]
Miniotto   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. SHe was on a voyage from South Shields to Cartagena, Spain.[11]
M. Louisa   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked, She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cienfuegos, Cuba.[83]
Moir   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Corran, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Inverness-shire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[90]
Myrtle   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition on or before 14 February. Her crew were rescued by the smack Star (  United Kingdom).[47][48] She came ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and was wrecked.[37]
Nemesis   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was refloated.[25]
Newry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Blockhouse Island".[20]
Oriental   France The barque was destroyed by fire at sea. All 73 people on board took to three boats; they were rescued two days later by the barque Delta (  United Kingdom). Oriental was on a voyage from Bordeaux to New Caledonia.[89][91]
Panuco   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Vera Cruz.[44][83]
Peruvian Congress   Canada The ship caught fire at Cardiff and was scuttled.[9]
Polar Star   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[88]
Princess Royal   United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth.[41]
Pye   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Brouwershaven, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dordrecht, South Holland.[88]
Rainbow   Canada The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Barbuda. She was declared a total loss.[9]
Robert Fletcher   United States The ship was driven ashore at East Moriches, New York. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York City.[89]
Rosetta   United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Baltimore, Maryland.[19] She was refloated and towed in to Norfolk, Virginia.[20]
Sabra Moses   Canada The ship was sunk by ice at Newcastle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[44][83]
Samuel G. Reed   United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to New York. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. It was intended that she would be repaired at Singapore, Straits Settlements.[22]
San Nicholo Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Rhodes, Greece.[41]
Sophie   United States The barque was wrecked on Honshu, Japan.[87]
Stirling Castle   United Kingdom The tug sank at Peterhead. She was a total loss.[88]
S. Vito   Italy The ship was wrecked near Trapani, Sicily.[12]
Theixioni   Greece The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[83]
Triumph   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the tug Warrior (  United Kingdom) and sank off the Middle Mouse Sand, in Liverpool Bay.[25] She was refloated on 12 July 1873 and beached at Cemaes, Anglesey.[92]
Two Sisters   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Hood, Nova Scotia.[23]
Viola   United States The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Cornwallis River to Boston, Massachusetts.[24]
Waldemar   Denmark The steamship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull to Königsberg and/or Pillau, Germany.[2][11][3] She had been refloated by 3 February and had resumed her voyage.[12]
Wando   United States The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba.[44]
William and Ann   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gladstone (  United Kingdom).[45]
Zephyr   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Oporto, Portugal.[25]

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The list of shipwrecks in February 1872 includes ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during February 1872 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources February 1872MonTueWedThuFriSatSun1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 Unknown dateReferences1 February editList of shipwrecks 1 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAngelus nbsp United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Bridlington Yorkshire Her crew were rescued 1 Bee nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Lossiemouth Moray She was on a voyage from Ipswich Suffolk to Lossiemouth 2 3 Eclipse nbsp United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ardrossan Ayrshire She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan 4 Express nbsp Jersey The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex 1 She was on a voyage from London to Demerara British Guiana She was later refloated and put in to Gravesend Kent 5 Glenmark nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Lyttelton New Zealand for London No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 6 Henry Cook nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Strangford County Down She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to Pensacola Florida United States 4 Stowell nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in St Brides Bay 1 Victor nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kilroot County Antrim Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard She was on a voyage from Ayr to Lisbon Portugal 4 1 2 February editList of shipwrecks 2 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionElphinstone nbsp Sweden The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Hull Yorkshire United Kingdom to Darien Georgia United States She was refloated and put in to Grimsby Lincolnshire United Kingdom in a leaky condition 1 Fige Rohoman nbsp India The brig sprang a leak and foundered Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Galle Ceylon 7 Unnamed nbsp Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore at Longman Point Inverness shire United Kingdom 1 3 February editList of shipwrecks 3 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionBritish Prince nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the South Carrs Rocks of the coast of Northumberland She was on a voyage from Dundee Forfarshire to Calcutta India 8 9 Herman E Poole nbsp United States The schooner broke from her moorings drifted out of the harbor of Gloucester Massachusetts and was lost in a violent snow storm 10 Joe Abrahams nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Braunton Devon She was on a voyage from Newport Monmoutshshire to Bideford Devon 11 She was later refloated and taken in to Appledore Devon 12 Johannes nbsp Germany The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles 560 km off Saint Sebastian Island Her crew survived She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Hamburg 13 Joseph and Mary nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Porthcawl She was refloated and resumed her voyage 14 Marian Ridley nbsp Newfoundland Colony The brig was wrecked on the Cobblers 15 Mary nbsp United Kingdom The schooner collided with at tug and sank in the Bristol Channel All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Lundy Island to Bideford 11 3 4 February editList of shipwrecks 4 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionPerseverante nbsp France The schooner was run into by the steamship Edward Williams nbsp United Kingdom and sank 10 nautical miles 19 km off Orfordness Suffolk United Kingdom with the loss of two of her five crew 16 17 5 February editList of shipwrecks 5 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAriel nbsp United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the English Channel off Start Point Devon whilst on a voyage from London to Sydney New South Wales No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 18 Fredericke nbsp Germany The ship was abandoned off Sines Portugal She was on a voyage from Zakynthos Greece to Bremen 19 Minnesota nbsp United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Longsand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex 3 She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Cartagena Spain 20 Reward nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Robin Hoods Bay Yorkshire where she was wrecked Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from North Shields Northumberland to Rouen Seine Inferieure France 11 3 21 Roxburgh Castle nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands Kent She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola Florida United States 5 Starling nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Filey Yorkshire Her crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat 11 3 Vesper nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed Northumberland She was on a voyage from Dundee Forfarshire to Sunderland County Durham She was refloated the next day and sailed for Sunderland 21 12 6 February editList of shipwrecks 6 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAgnes nbsp United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Finzel nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the North Sea off Orfordness Suffolk Her crew were rescued by Finzel Agnes was on a voyage from Blyth Northumberland to Folkestone Kent 22 Caesar nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Huelva Spain 23 Laura and Isabel nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay She was refloated and towed in to Dundalk County Louth 12 7 February editList of shipwrecks 7 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionBertha nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Hirsholmene Denmark She was on a voyage from Charlestown Cornwall to Aarhus Denmark 19 She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn Denmark in a severely leaky condition 24 25 Colorado nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Arabian nbsp United Kingdom in Liverpool Bay and was beached at Crosby Lancashire with the loss of six lives Survivors from her 146 passengers were taken off by Arabian Colorado was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire to New York United States 26 27 28 She subsequently broke in two 20 Constance nbsp United States The barque was driven ashore near Passaroeng Netherlands East Indies She was refloated and towed in to Sourabaya Netherlands East Indies 12 Haring nbsp United Kingdom The ship sank at New York United States She was on a voyage from Maracaibo Venezuela to Falmouth Cornwall 12 16 William and Charles nbsp United Kingdom The schooner struck the wreck of the steamship Ada nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the North Sea Her crew were rescued by the smack Olive Leaf nbsp United Kingdom William and Charles was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Exeter Devon 29 19 Two unnamed vessels nbsp United Kingdom The screw hoppers were run into by the steamship Bivouac nbsp United Kingdom and sank at South Shields 16 8 February editList of shipwrecks 8 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionCarolina nbsp United States The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank in the Irish Sea She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom to Galveston Texas She was refloated and put back to Liverpool 30 Fifeshire nbsp United Kingdom The steamship struck the quayside at Craig Forfarshire and was severely damaged 31 Unnamed nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Firth of Forth She was on a voyage from Tayport Fife to Broughty Ferry Forfarshire She was refloated 32 9 February editList of shipwrecks 9 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionDouro nbsp United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Corsewall Point Wigtownshire She was on a voyage from Greenock Renfrewshire to Pernambuco Brazil She was refloated but consequently foundered 22 Electra nbsp United Kingdom The steamship collided with Dhollerah nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness Kent Her twenty crew survived her captain was rescued by Dhollerah Other survivors were rescued by Colon nbsp Italy Electra was on a voyage from Lisbon Portugal to London Also reported that eighteen lives were lost 22 33 34 Frederick nbsp United Kingdom The brig collided with a brig and the brigantine Helen both nbsp United Kingdom and was severely damaged She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro Brazil She put in to Ramsgate Kent 34 Stampede nbsp Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued by Albert the Good nbsp United Kingdom Stampede was on a voyage from Saint John New Brunswick to Cardenas Cuba 35 Trent nbsp Fiji The schooner was holed by a swordfish and sank off Nukufetau 36 10 February editList of shipwrecks 10 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionCharlotte nbsp Germany The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland She was on a voyage from Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States to Bremen 23 Friedrike nbsp Germany The ship was driven ashore at St Ubes Portugal 37 Laurel nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Warrenpoint County Antrim She was on a voyage from Swansea Glamorgan to Newry County Antrim 22 Napier nbsp United Kingdom The brig departed from Fernandina Florida United States for Liverpool Lancashire No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 38 Surprise nbsp United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nile nbsp United Kingdom with the loss of three lives 39 Ubbina nbsp United States The ship departed from Baltimore Maryland for Marseille Bouches du Rhone France No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 40 White Rose nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Saquarema Brazil Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from the Ballestas Island Peru to Falmouth Cornwall 22 41 11 February editList of shipwrecks 11 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionClarendon nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued by the barque Talavera nbsp United States Clarendon was on a voyage from the Guanape Islands Peru to Falmouth Cornwall 42 Dwina nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Donna Nook Lincolnshire She was refloated and taken in to Hull Yorkshire 41 Nancy nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Garlieston Wigtownshire She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Douglas Isle of Man 43 Verden nbsp Norway The barque collided with another vessel in the Atlantic Ocean She was abandoned the next day Her crew were rescued by Maggie nbsp United Kingdom Verden was on a voyage from London United Kingdom to Chania Greece and Odessa Russia 44 45 12 February editList of shipwrecks 12 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionFrankfurt nbsp Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog She was on a voyage from New Orleans Louisiana to Bremen She was refloated and taken in to Bremen 30 46 Ionian nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Bull Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire She was on a voyage from Taganrog Russia to Hull Yorkshire She was refloated and completed her voyage 43 13 February editList of shipwrecks 13 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionDart nbsp United Kingdom The schooner sank in Runswick Bay Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Hartlepool County Durham to Sandsend Yorkshire 47 Favourite nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet Lincolnshire 43 She was on a voyage from Olhao Portugal to Hull 48 George nbsp United Kingdom The brigantine was destroyed by fire in the River Suir Her crew were rescued 47 She was on a voyage from Cork to Neath Glamorgan 48 Mary Dixon nbsp United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Lough Swilly 43 Her crew were rescued 37 Sarah Cooper nbsp United Kingdom The schooner sank off Monrovia Liberia Her crew were rescued 49 Shamrock nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tonamore Point County Donegal Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Ardrossan Ayrshire to St Jago de Cuba Cuba 43 Surprise nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sheaf Rock off Portland Bill Dorset Her crew were rescued 43 She was on a voyage from Bridport Dorset to Hartlepool county Durham 47 Zwolte nbsp Netherlands The derelict galiot drove ashore north of Scarborough Yorkshire 30 48 14 February editList of shipwrecks 14 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAdler nbsp Germany The ship ran aground on the Gelbsand in the North Sea She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to an English port 44 45 She was refloated and towed in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition 23 Beatrice nbsp United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell Suffolk 47 Ethel nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hull Yorkshire 37 Harry Booth orMary Booth nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers 50 13 Ispahan nbsp United Kingdom The steamship departed from Malta for Dunkerque Nord France No further trace presumed subsequently foundered off Brest Finistere France with the loss of all on board 51 Levant nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Passage West County Cork Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from the River Clyde to Grenada 37 She was refloated 5 Northumbria nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clough County Down She was on a voyage from Troon Ayrshire to Trinidad 30 37 15 February editList of shipwrecks 15 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionActive nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead Aberdeenshire Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Nairn 52 Florine nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven out to sea from Sainte Suzanne Reunion during a cyclone No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 53 Frances nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dimlington Yorkshire Her crew were rescued by a smack She was on a voyage from Gothenburg Sweden to London 37 Iron Era nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore She was on a voyage from Rotterdam South Holland Netherlands to London She was refloated 37 Montana nbsp United States The ship was destroyed by fire off St Paul Island Nova Scotia Canada Her crew took refuge on the island from where they were rescued on 20 February by the barque Trencaneau nbsp United Kingdom Montana was on a voyage from Boston Massachusetts to Hong Kong 54 55 16 February editList of shipwrecks 16 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionMargaret Nixon nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft Suffolk in a leaky condition 45 Sarah nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum County Down She was on a voyage from Dundrum to the Bristol Channel 45 Scarba nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock She was on a voyage from Cardiff Glamorgan to Belfast County Antrim 56 17 February editList of shipwrecks 17 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionFamille nbsp France The ship departed from Cheribon Netherlands East Indies for Melbourne Victoria No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 57 Springbok nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand in the North Sea She was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to Messina Sicily Italy She was refloated and put in to Grimsby Lincolnshire 45 No 12 nbsp Belgium The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by a barque off Hastings Sussex United Kingdom All on board survived 45 19 February editList of shipwrecks 19 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionLanercost nbsp United Kingdom The barque was sighted off Fortress Monroe Virginia United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore Maryland United States to Belfast County Antrim No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 38 Lequille nbsp United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Anapolis Maryland to the West Indies 58 Scarba nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock of the coast of County Down She was on a voyage from Cardiff Glamorgan to Belfast 25 20 February editList of shipwrecks 20 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionHeathcote nbsp New Zealand The 22 ton ketch became wrecked after stranding at the entrance of Whanganui Inlet 59 Valparaiso nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lagartija Island Chile All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Calbuco to Ancud Chile 60 61 62 21 February editList of shipwrecks 21 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionBritannia nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown Argyllshire She was on a voyage from Greenock Renfrewshire to Cardiff Glamorgan She was refloated and put back to Greenock 23 Eliza nbsp United Kingdom The ship departed from Savannah Georgia United States for London No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 63 Ghint nbsp Denmark The barque was run into and sunk 2 nautical miles 3 7 km off Hong Kong by the paddle steamer Geelong nbsp New Zealand Her crew were rescued She was then run into by the steamship Arretoon Apcar Flag unknown 64 22 February editList of shipwrecks 22 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAuray nbsp Germany The ship was driven ashore at Keitum Sylt She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hamburg She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked 65 Ivanhoe nbsp United States The ship departed from Pensacola Florida for Sunderland County Durham United Kingdom No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 66 23 February editList of shipwrecks 23 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAlix nbsp France The schooner was wrecked on Flores Island Azores with the loss of nine of her ten crew She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Havre de Grace Seine Inferieure 67 68 Aristis nbsp Greece The brig was driven ashore at Yevpatoria Russia 69 24 February editList of shipwrecks 24 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionGeneral Banks nbsp United States The schooner was abandoned at sea Her crew were rescued by the barque Sarah Crowell nbsp Canada 70 Miranda nbsp United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued 58 Onehunga nbsp New Zealand The 61 ton schooner hit rocks and foundered while trying to leave Oamaru Harbour in a heavy swell 71 25 February editList of shipwrecks 25 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionCharlotte Maule nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Elie Fife 9 14 Gleaner nbsp United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Leven Fife She was on a voyage from the River Spey to Leith Lothian She was refloated and towed in to Leith 72 Harlequin nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Ooster Bank in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland Netherlands She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Rotterdam South Holland Netherlands 9 73 She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis 14 Marshall nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen 9 Westborough nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Nieuwegat She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Rotterdam South Holland Netherlands She was refloated and towed in to Goeree Zeeland Netherlands 9 Unnamed flag unknown The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin Northumberland 72 26 February editList of shipwrecks 26 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionElizabeth nbsp United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Corton Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and found to be leaky 74 Glenalva nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer Northumberland She was on a voyage from Banff Aberdeenshire to Warkworth Northumberland She was refloated 65 Hector nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby Yorkshire Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Seaham County Durham to Rochester Kent 75 Maria nbsp New South Wales The ship was wrecked off Palm Island Queensland with the loss of 35 of the 47 people on board Some of the victims survived the wreck but were murdered by the local Aboriginal people She was on a voyage from Sydney to New Guinea 76 77 78 Sylvanus nbsp United Kingdom The polacca capsized at Penarth Glamorgan 73 Telegraph nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingstown County Dublin She was on a voyage from Dundrum County Down to Bristol Gloucestershire 73 T Orion nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nene She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Wisbech Cambridgeshire She was refloated the next day and was taken in to Wisbech for repairs 79 Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth Norfolk 74 27 February editList of shipwrecks 27 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionChristianden IX nbsp Denmark The ship was sighted off Fortress Monroe Virginia United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore Maryland to Belfast County Antrim United Kingdom No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands 63 Emiliano nbsp Spain The steamship Parthia collided with the steamshipe Nina both nbsp United Kingdom in the River Mersey Nina heeled over onto Emiliano which was severely damaged She was beached at Tranmere Cheshire United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Manila Spanish East Indies to Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom 14 80 Gwalior nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Aldeburgh Suffolk She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough Yorkshire She was refloated 65 Pawnee nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands County Down and was wrecked SHe was on a voyage from Dublin to Ayr 14 73 Thomas and Kate nbsp Jersey The ship sank in the Carlingford Lough Her crew were rescued 73 She was on a voyage from Carlingford County Louth to Cardiff Glamorgan She was refloated in early March and taken in to Warrenpoint County Down 81 28 February editList of shipwrecks 28 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionDonna Maria nbsp United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Campbeltown Argyllshire She was on a voyage from Irvine Ayrshire to Maryport Cumberland 73 65 Prince of Wales nbsp United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberstone Pembrokeshire She was on a voyage from Bangor Caernarfonshire to Ipswich Suffolk 65 29 February editList of shipwrecks 19 February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAura nbsp Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground at Cadiz Spain 67 Curlew nbsp United Kingdom The Mersey Flat ran aground in Liverpool Bay 65 Freddy nbsp Norway The steamship ran aground at Tonsberg She was refloated and taken in to Tonsberg 69 San Giacomo Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Queenstown County Cork United Kingdom Her crew were rescued 75 She was refloated on 2 February and towed in to Queenstown 82 Unknown date editList of shipwrecks Unknown date in February 1872 Ship Country DescriptionAbiunfelle nbsp Norway The barque was wrecked off Cannon Bruc Jamaica She was on a voyage from Liverpool Lancashire United Kingdom to Matamoros Mexico 41 Agnes Jack nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Queenstown County Cork She was on a voyage from Porthcawl Glamorgan to Cork 5 Anna Howitz nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inishmurray County Sligo She was on a voyage from Odessa Russia to Sligo 20 Ann Coppin nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gourock Renfrewshire She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow Renfrewshire 83 Antje nbsp Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Ventejagers Gat She was on a voyage from Batavia Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis Zeeland 25 Anven nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Skye Outer Hebrides 2 Atlantic nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York United States She was refloated and resumed her voyage 20 Baltic nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island North Carolina She was on a voyage from New York to St Mary s 37 25 Barth nbsp Germany The barque was abandoned at sea 30 Berhampore nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River She was on a voyage from Calcutta India to London She was refloated and resumed her voyage 25 British Crown nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lagos Portugal She was on a voyage from Aguilas Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland 84 Burgh nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Ranza Fullah Channel in the Hooghly River She was refloated 41 Captain Cook nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby North Riding of Yorkshire She was on a voyage from London to Whitby 25 Chadiconne nbsp France The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bordeaux Gironde 84 Chu Kiang nbsp China The steamship was wrecked on Reef Island All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong 85 Cleo nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Cape Fear River She was on a voyage from Wilmington Delaware United States to Queenstown 86 Concordia nbsp France The barque was wrecked at Clayoquot British Columbia Canada 87 Diana nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Lagos She was refloated 88 Elizabeth Fry nbsp United Kingdom The full rigged ship was destroyed by fire Her crew were rescued she was on a voyage from New Orleans Louisiana United States to Liverpool 39 Elsey nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Cod Massachusetts She was on a voyage from Inagua Bahamas to Boston Massachusetts 41 Emanuel nbsp French Guiana The ship was wrecked at La Parguera Puerto Rico All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Haiti 9 Emeline nbsp Chile The coaster a schooner collided with Margaret nbsp United Kingdom and sank at Valparaiso on or before 17 February 44 45 9 Emilie nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Svittengen She was on a voyage from Charlestown Cornwall to Copenhagen Denmark She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn Denmark in a leaky condition 43 Ernst von Homeyer nbsp Germany The barque was run into by vessel and was abandoned off the Spanish coast All on board were rescued 85 She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires Argentina Ernst von Homeyer was subsequently discovered in the Atlantic Ocean 45 50 N 9 34 W 45 833 N 9 567 W 45 833 9 567 by the barque Riccardo nbsp Austria Hungary which put five of her ten crew on board She was taken in to the Isles of Scilly United Kingdom where she arrived on 14 February 47 48 37 Euxine nbsp United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Pensacola Florida United States between 6 and 13 February 43 Faith nbsp United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames at Rotherhithe Surrey 19 She was later refloated 44 Firmenza nbsp Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cascais She was on a voyage from Pernambuco Brazil to Lisbon 41 Floris nbsp Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Samarang Netherlands East Indies She was on a voyage from Java Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam South Holland 89 Glad Tidings nbsp United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and ran aground on the Goodwin Sands Kent She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth Norfolk to Liverpool She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Ramsgate Kent 41 Glemt nbsp Siam The ship collided with the steamship Geelong nbsp Victoria and sank at Hong Kong 41 Golden Era nbsp Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Prince Edward Island Canada 19 Good Intent nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Hewett s Gat in the North Sea She was on a voyage from South Shields County Durham to London She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft Suffolk in a leaky condition 12 Goodwood nbsp United Kingdom The barque foundered off Kutale Island in the Sea of Marmara She was on a voyage from Thessaloniki Greece to Constantinople Ottoman Empire 75 14 Hans Tode Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cascais She was on a voyage from Sunderland County Durham to Lisbon 41 Harriet nbsp United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean SHe was on a voyage from Montreal Quebec Canada to Queenstown 25 Heart of Oak nbsp United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked between Newhaven and Seaford Sussex 25 23 Heltos nbsp Norway The ship was driven ashore at Cape Sestos Ottoman Empire She was on a voyage from Taganrogl Russia to Malta 5 India nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Liverpool She was refloated and taken in to Key West Florida 37 Jarvan nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Harbour Grace Newfoundland Colony 2 Jessie Eaton nbsp United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at Lagos and was severely damaged She was on a voyage from Lagos to London 88 Johannes Flag unknown The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Goatzacoales River She was refloated two days later 19 John Campbell nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Darien Georgia United States 37 John Greenway nbsp Canada The ship was destroyed by fire at Pictou Nova Scotia 89 Johnny nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Oskarshamn Sweden She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Westervik Sweden She was refloated 19 Jonge Cornelis nbsp Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Jagersgate She was on a voyage from Batavia to a Dutch port She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis 12 19 Jonge Jan nbsp Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Ventejagers Gat She was on a voyage from Bantam Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port She was refloated 19 Kalodyne nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Mauritius 87 Kehrwieder nbsp Germany The ship was driven ashore at Nyborg Denmark She was on a voyage from an African port to Flensburg She was refloated and completed her voyage 25 89 Lady Melville nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Calcutta She was refloated but ran aground again 84 L A Foster nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hurst Castle Hampshire She was on a voyage from Portsmouth Hampshire to Poole Dorset She was refloated 41 La Gloire nbsp Belgium The ship ran aground at New York She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp She was refloated and taken in to Staten Island 5 Landscape nbsp United Kingdom The ship foundered She was on a voyage from Amble Northumberland to Boulogne Pas de Calais France 41 Leda nbsp France The schooner collided with the steamship Ledgemoor nbsp United Kingdom and sank in the Bristol Channel 10 nautical miles 19 km off Lundy Island Devon United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member She was on a voyage from Cardiff Glamorgan to Nantes Loire Inferieure 88 Leo nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk She was on a voyage from Hartlepool County Durham to Alexandria Egypt She was refloated and taken in to Hull Yorkshire 24 Lively nbsp United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Deerhound nbsp United Kingdom and sank She was refloated and taken in to Margate Kent 2 Lord Derby nbsp United Kingdom The barque sank in the River Thames at Blackwall Middlesex 2 Maidit nbsp Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Pekela Groningen She was on a voyage from Sourabaya Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam North Holland 41 She was refloated and resumed her voyage 23 Marcelle nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Halifax Nova Scotia Canada 44 Margaret Pugh nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Heligoland She was refloated 19 Marie nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Guernsey Channel Islands She was on a voyage from Plymouth Devon to Granville Manche France 12 Mario nbsp Austria Hungary The ship was wrecked at San Domingo 19 Mars nbsp Germany The ship ran aground on Amager Denmark She was on a voyage from Lubeck to Vindava Courland Governorate She was refloated 19 Mary nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen Delaware She was on a voyage from Palermo Sicily Italy to Philadelphia Pennsylvania She was refloated and taken in to a port in Delaware 12 Mary Ann May nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked west of St Ann s Head Pembrokeshire She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness Lancashire to Llanelly Glamorgan 41 Mary Lawson nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dundalk County Louth She was on a voyage from Chester Cheshire to Dundalk She was refloated and taken in to Dundalk in a severely leaky condition 41 May Queen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brill near Sourabaya Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Bangkok Siam to Hong Kong 47 30 May Queen nbsp United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at a port in Surinam 73 Midlothian nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand She was on a voyage from London to Tobago She was refloated and towed in to The Downs 44 Militad nbsp United States The ship ran aground on the South Breakers off the coast of South Carolina She was on a voyage from Bristol Gloucestershire United Kingdom to Pensacola She was refloated and taken in to Charleston South Carolina 14 Miniotto nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand in the North Sea off the coast of Essex SHe was on a voyage from South Shields to Cartagena Spain 11 M Louisa nbsp United Kingdom The ship was wrecked She was on a voyage from Newport Monmouthshire to Cienfuegos Cuba 83 Moir nbsp United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Corran Inverness shire She was on a voyage from Ballachulish Inverness shire to Dundee Forfarshire 90 Myrtle nbsp United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in a sinking condition on or before 14 February Her crew were rescued by the smack Star nbsp United Kingdom 47 48 She came ashore at Spurn Point Yorkshire and was wrecked 37 Nemesis nbsp United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River She was refloated 25 Newry nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Blockhouse Island 20 Oriental nbsp France The barque was destroyed by fire at sea All 73 people on board took to three boats they were rescued two days later by the barque Delta nbsp United Kingdom Oriental was on a voyage from Bordeaux to New Caledonia 89 91 Panuco nbsp United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Vera Cruz Mexico Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Vera Cruz 44 83 Peruvian Congress nbsp Canada The ship caught fire at Cardiff and was scuttled 9 Polar Star nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Peterhead Aberdeenshire 88 Princess Royal nbsp United Kingdom The ship ran aground She was on a voyage from Seaham County Durham to London She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth 41 Pye nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Brouwershaven Zeeland She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dordrecht South Holland 88 Rainbow nbsp Canada The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Barbuda She was declared a total loss 9 Robert Fletcher nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore at East Moriches New York She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York City 89 Rosetta nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry Virginia She was on a voyage from Demerara British Guiana to Baltimore Maryland 19 She was refloated and towed in to Norfolk Virginia 20 Sabra Moses nbsp Canada The ship was sunk by ice at Newcastle She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Havre de Grace Seine Inferieure France 44 83 Samuel G Reed nbsp United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sumatra Netherlands East Indies before 10 February She was on a voyage from Shanghai to New York She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Batavia Netherlands East Indies It was intended that she would be repaired at Singapore Straits Settlements 22 San Nicholo Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Rhodes Greece 41 Sophie nbsp United States The barque was wrecked on Honshu Japan 87 Stirling Castle nbsp United Kingdom The tug sank at Peterhead She was a total loss 88 S Vito nbsp Italy The ship was wrecked near Trapani Sicily 12 Theixioni nbsp Greece The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly United Kingdom She was refloated 83 Triumph nbsp United Kingdom The schooner collided with the tug Warrior nbsp United Kingdom and sank off the Middle Mouse Sand in Liverpool Bay 25 She was refloated on 12 July 1873 and beached at Cemaes Anglesey 92 Two Sisters nbsp United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Hood Nova Scotia 23 Viola nbsp United States The ship was wrecked She was on a voyage from the Cornwallis River to Boston Massachusetts 24 Waldemar nbsp Denmark The steamship was driven ashore at Torekov Sweden She was on a voyage from Hull to Konigsberg and or Pillau Germany 2 11 3 She had been refloated by 3 February and had resumed her voyage 12 Wando nbsp United States The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean She was on a voyage from New York to Havana Cuba 44 William and Ann nbsp United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on Scroby Sands Norfolk Her crew were rescued by the steamship Gladstone nbsp United Kingdom 45 Zephyr nbsp United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Oporto Portugal 25 References edit a b c d e f Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14824 London 3 February 1872 a b c d e f Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10015 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Times No 27341 London 3 April 1872 col D E p 12 a b c Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14828 London 8 February 1872 p 7 Aldeburgh Ipswich Journal No 6980 Ipswich 13 February 1872 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27510 London 17 October 1872 col F p 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10019 Glasgow 9 February 1872 a b c d e f Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10020 Glasgow 10 February 1872 a b Shipping Intelligence Aberdeen Journal No 6474 Aberdeen 7 February 1872 a b c d e f Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27297 London 12 February 1872 col F p 6 a b c d e f g Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10030 Glasgow 22 February 1872 a b c Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10021 Glasgow 12 February 1872 a b c d e f g h i j k l Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10028 Glasgow 20 February 1872 News of the Day Birmingham Daily Post No 4233 Birmingham 9 February 1872 Accident to an America Steamer Freeman s Journal Dublin 9 February 1872 Guion Line Liverpool and Great Western Steamship Company The Ships List Retrieved 5 March 2021 Loss of a Schooner The Times No 27296 London 9 February 1872 col E p 11 a b c d e f Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10023 Glasgow 14 February 1872 Accident to the Tay Ferries Steamer Dundee Courier No 5782 Dundee 9 February 1872 The Tayport Steamer on the Banks Dundee Courier No 5782 Dundee 9 February 1872 Collision in the Channel Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough No 529 Middlesbrough 12 February 1872 p 3 a b Latest Shipping Intelligence Daily News No 8047 London 12 February 1872 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27322 London 12 March 1872 col F p 10 A Vessel Attacked and Sunk by a Swordfish Preston Chronicle No 1399 Second ed Preston 2 November 1872 a b c d e f g h i j k l Latest Shipping Intelligence Daily News No 8051 London 16 February 1872 a b Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27402 London 13 June 1872 col E p 7 a b Marine Intelligence Newcastle Courant No 10286 Newcastle upon Tyne 16 February 1872 Shipping Disasters Leeds Mercury No 10800 Leeds 20 November 1872 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10022 Glasgow 13 February 1872 Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10054 Glasgow 21 March 1872 a b c d e f g h Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27299 London 14 February 1872 col D p 10 a b c d e f g h i Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10027 Glasgow 19 February 1872 a b c d e f g h Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14837 London 19 February 1872 p 7 Multiple News Items Southampton Herald Vol 49 no 2680 Southampton 21 February 1872 p 2 a b c d e f g Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27300 London 15 February 1872 col C p 7 a b c d e Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14834 London 15 February 1872 The Mails The Times No 27327 London 18 March 1872 col E p 7 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27324 London 14 March 1872 col F p 11 A Bereaved Mother 23 April 1872 The Dangers of the Sea The Times No 27358 London col B p 11 Schooner Ashore at Peterhead Aberdeen Journal No 6476 Aberdeen 20 February 1872 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27426 London 11 July 1872 col E p 10 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27364 London 30 April 1872 col F p 10 Burning of the Ship Montana Freeman s Journal Dublin 10 June 1872 Shipping News Belfast News Letter No 55266 Belfast 1 March 1872 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27534 London 14 November 1872 col A p 9 a b Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27328 London 19 March 1872 col E p 12 Ingram amp Wheatley p 178 Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10060 Glasgow 28 March 1872 Pacific Steam Navigation Company The Ships Lis Retrieved 10 March 2021 The Brazils Birmingham Daily Post No 4287 Birmingham 10 April 1872 a b Supposed Loss of Four Ships with all on Board Dundee Courier No 5904 Dundee 1 July 1872 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27347 London 10 April 1872 col F p 11 a b c d e f Latest Shipping Intelligence Daily News No 8063 London 1 March 1872 Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10133 Glasgow 21 June 1872 a b Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10041 Glasgow 6 March 1872 Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14851 London 6 March 1872 p 6 a b Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27318 London 7 March 1872 col F p 7 Multiple News Items The Standard No 15045 London 18 October 1872 p 5 Ingram amp Wheatley pp 178 179 a b The Storm and Flood Dundee Courier No 5797 Dundee 27 February 1872 a b c d e f g Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14846 London 29 February 1872 p 7 a b Yarmouth The Ipswich Journal No 6985 Ipswich 2 March 1872 a b c Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27313 London 1 March 1872 col E p 7 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27356 London 20 April 1872 col A p 11 India The Times No 27356 London 20 April 1872 col B p 5 A Disastrous Expedition The Times No 27378 London 16 May 1872 col D p 6 Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10047 Glasgow 13 March 1872 The Collision Between Three Steamers in the Mersey The Standard No 14846 London 29 February 1872 p 7 Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10043 Glasgow 8 March 1872 Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10039 Glasgow 4 March 1872 a b c d e Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10029 Glasgow 21 February 1872 a b c Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10016 Glasgow 6 February 1872 a b Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14836 London 17 February 1872 p 7 Latest Shipping Intelligence The Times No 27316 London 5 March 1872 col E p 10 a b c Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10040 Glasgow 5 March 1872 a b c d e f Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10038 Glasgow 2 March 1872 a b c d e Shipping Intelligence Glasgow Herald No 10031 Glasgow 23 February 1872 Dundee Bound Vessel Wrecked Dundee Courier No 5791 Dundee 20 February 1872 Mercantile Ship News The Standard No 14875 London 3 April 1872 Shipping Liverpool Mercury No 7952 Liverpool 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