The list of shipwrecks in February 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1842 .
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Mulliet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to South Shields , County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.[ 6]
Success
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to South Shields. She was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.[ 6]
Thomas Tyson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Indian Rocks, in the West Indies . Her crew survived.[ 13]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated and taken into Bridlington in a leaky condition.[ 5]
Victory
United States
The ship was wrecked on Caja de Muertos , Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to Liverpool, New York .[ 14]
William Salter
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground off Point Nepean , New South Wales and was consequently beached at Pope's Eye. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Province of Canada , British North America to Sydney , New South Wales.[ 15]
List of shipwrecks: February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Arden
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Bodfean , Caernarfonshire . Three crew were rescued by a lifeboat .[ 20]
Balloon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Bridlington to Whitby , Yorkshire . Balloon was later refloated and taken into Bridlington.[ 17]
Ocean Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Roundstone Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to London . She was later refloated.[ 21]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Garron Point, County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Gibraltar .[ 22]
Solway
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire. Her eleven crew were rescued.[ 20]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked at Port Mooar, near Maughold Head , Isle of Man . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood , Lancashire to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 23] [ 17] [ 21]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Alerte
Denmark
The brig was wrecked near San Juan, Puerto Rico .[ 39]
City of Limerick
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire in Black Sod Bay . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Limerick .[ 28]
Emma
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°20′N 20°15′W / 49.333°N 20.250°W / 49.333; -20.250 ). Her crew were rescued by Bayman ( United Kingdom ). Emma was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 30] [ 40]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goswick Ridge, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland . She was refloated and taken into Lindisfarne .[ 2]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Plough Seat, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and put into Lindisfarne in a severely damaged condition.[ 16]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore in the River Tay and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken into Arbroath , Forfarshire .[ 16]
Majestic
United Kingdom
The steam tug was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland.[ 2] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland for repairs.[ 41]
Paul Jones
United States
The ship was wrecked on Saint Domingo . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 38]
Trevennance
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Port Talbot , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Swansea , to Port Talbot. Trevennance was refloated on 17 February.[ 42] [ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Flora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Arran , Inner Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands .[ 48]
Kent
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Barton on Sea , Hampshire . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Torquay , Devon to Southampton , Hampshire.[ 41] [ 48]
Saladin
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 24]
Scipio
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Belmullet , County Mayo with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Trinidad .[ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Ann and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was refloated and taken into Bridlington.[ 41]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off Oporto , Portugal and was holed. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London . She was towed into Vigo , Spain.[ 35]
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Adelphia
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by HMS Medusa ( Royal Navy ). She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 38] [ 55]
Adonia
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked near Portavogie , County Down . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Plymouth , Devon .[ 25] [ 56]
Camilla
United States
The ship ran aground off "Wittenburgen". She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Hamburg . Camilla was later refloated.[ 37]
Cruikston Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Savannah, Georgia , United States. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Savannah.[ 24] She had been refloated by 19 March.[ 9]
Diana
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Buddon Ness , Forfarshire .[ 57]
Fifeshire
United Kingdom
The barque sank after hitting Arrow Rock at the entrance to Nelson Harbour , New Zealand. She was outward bound from Nelson to China.[ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east of the Farne Islands , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limekilns , Fife to Travemünde , Prussia .[ 61]
Lady Selina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Skomer , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Llanelly , Glamorgan .[ 62]
Lord Abercrombie
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked near Workington , Cumberland . Her crew were rescued.[ 54]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright .[ 63]
Tiger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into Elizabeth ( United Kingdom ) and then driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo .[ 63]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Caldee
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow on or after 26 February. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Mauritius . Caldee was later refloated and put back to Greenock, where she arrived on 9 March.[ 66]
Clyde
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Tampico , Mexico. She was refloated on 11 February and taken into Belfast , County Antrim .[ 21]
Elizabeth
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cádiz , Spain. She was refloated and consequently put into Nassau, Bahamas , where she arrived on 1 March.[ 67]
Faulkland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before 9 February with the loss of all but her captain.[ 52]
Gjemsoe Kloster , Glernso Kloster or Gremso Kloster
Norway
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norway between 1 and 12 February. She was on a voyage from Langesund to a French port. The ship was driven ashore at Soggendal on 12 February.[ 37] [ 43] [ 46]
Halvert
France
The ship was wrecked near Brest , Finistère in the week ending 7 February. Eleven crew survived.[ 68]
Isabel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Stampalia , Greece . She was on a voyage from Adalia , Ottoman Empire to London .[ 69]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Roseneath Point , Dunbartonshire before 12 February.[ 22]
Mary Dixon
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore at "Fort Drake".[ 15]
Melona
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Jersey , Channel Islands . Melona was refloated and proceeded on her voyage, but put into Ramsgate , Kent , where she arrived on 1 March.[ 63]
Oceana
France
The ship was wrecked in Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 70]
Victor
France
The ship was wrecked on the Almadies, off the coast of Senegal before 5 February. All on board were rescued.[ 71]
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