List of shipwrecks in January 1861

The list of shipwrecks in January 1861 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1861.

1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1861
Ship State Description
Aire   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by Bostonian (  United States). Aire was on a voyage from Woolwich Dockyard, Kent to Malta.[1][2]
Amoor   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was lost between Jersey, Channel Islands and Portbail, Manche, France.[3] She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.[2]
Ardville   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her 25 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to London.[4] Ardville was later refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[5]
Caroline   United States The 112-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was sunk by ice on the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana.[6]
Ceres   Norway The brig was driven ashore in Bridgwater Bay. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 9 January and taken in tow for Cardiff.[7]
Cleadon   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Pakefield Flat, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Imperial (  United Kingdom) and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[8]
Cordelia   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[9]
Crima   Kingdom of Hanover The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Beadnell, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[10][9]
Duguay Trouin   France The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew took to a boat, and reached the North Sand Head Lightship (  Trinity House). Duguay Trouin was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Antwerp, Belgium.[10][11] She was refloated with assistance from the Walmer Lifeboat.[12]
Eidsvold   Norway The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset United Kingdom.[13] She was later refloated and found to be severely damaged.[7]
Guttenberg   Hamburg The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Six of her 32 crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg.[10][1][14][15]
Henrietta Alberdina   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ambleteuse. She was on a voyage from Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[11][13]
Isabella   United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by North American (  United Kingdom). Isabella was on a voyage from Saint Andrew, Barbados to Baltimore, Maryland.[16]
Johannes   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Bremen.[9]
John Wesley   Guernsey The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked between Compton Bay and Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the Brooke Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Alderney to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[1][17]
Lelia   France The ship collided with Wilhelm Tersmeden (Flag unknown) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Wilhelm Tersmeden. Lelia was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[1]
Lively Nelly, or
Lovely Nelly
  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitley, County Durham with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cullercoats Lifeboat Percy (  United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[10][12][14][17][15]
London   United Kingdom The brig foundered off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Commerce (  United Kingdom). London was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a French port.[18][19]
Lord Hawkesbury   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Sunderland,[14] or Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[19]
Maid of the Seas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee, India.[13]
Maria Hardy   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[18] Maria Hardy was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[5]
Miss Nightingale   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[14] She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Chester, Cheshire.[19]
Nugget   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[13]
Oak   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland.[20]
Orion   United Kingdom The brig foundered off South Shields with the loss of all hands.[13]
Queen   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with a steamship and sank in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by the tug Enterprise (  United Kingdom). Queen was on a voyage from Liverpool to Holyhead, Anglesey.[9]
Salus   United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire with the loss of eight or ten of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[8][21]
San Basilio   Ottoman Empire The brig was wrecked at Varna. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Saucy Nancy   United Kingdom The brig foundered off South Shields with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cullercoats Lifeboat Percy (  United Kingdom).[15]
Sylvanus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea.[13]
Thames   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to South Shields.[13]
Timbuctoo   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ross, Northumberland.[10][8] Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[18]
William   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea.[13]
Unnamed   Board of Customs The cutter struck the pier at Great Yarmouth and was severely damaged. She was taken in to port, where she sank.[22]

2 January

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List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1861
Ship State Description
Agathi Tiebi Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Trieste.[23]
Bloomer   United Kingdom The brigantine departed from Cork for Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24]
Coquetdale   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage for Alexandria, Egypt to Sunderland, County Durham.[1][19]
Elizabeth And Cicely   Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[1][9] She was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Dover, Kent.[25]
Mauruca   Ottoman Empire The brig was driven ashore and sank at Souda, Crete. She was on a voyage from Rettino to Canea.[26]
Queen Victoria   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Plymouth Sound. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Keyham, Devon.[27] She was declared a total loss.[3] Queen Victoria was refloated on 28 January and beached at Cremyll, Cornwall.[28] She was refloated on 13 March and taken in to Plymouth[29][30]
Union   France The brig was abandoned 24 nautical miles (44 km) south south west of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Leonie Celine (  France). Union was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[5]
Vedra   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Sunderland for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 21 crew.[31][32]
Washington   United States The ship was driven ashore in Mobile Bay. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[33] She was refloated on 7 January.[34]
Wilhelmine Marie   Hamburg The barque sank in Puerto Inglese Bay, Juan Fernández Islands, Chile. Her twelve crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mejillones, Chile to a European port.[35][36]

3 January

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List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1861
Ship State Description
Bostonian   United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Honois Rocks, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of six of the 23 people on board, including two survivors of Aire (  United Kingdom). Bostonian was on a voyage from New York to London.[1][3][2][37]
Gleaner   United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank at Mazagan, Morocco with the loss of a crew member.[38] Her captain was rescued by Trinidad (  United Kingdom).[5]
Hamelin   France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Barnegat, New Jersey, United States with the loss of all but one of her crew.[39]
Hebe   New South Wales The brig ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Reef. She was on a voyage from Hokianga, New Zealand to Sydney. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney.[40]
Idas   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°06′N 38°49′W / 43.100°N 38.817°W / 43.100; -38.817). Her crew were rescued by Mercury (  United States).[41]
Jacques Langlois   United Kingdom The ship ran ashore at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[23] She was later refloated.[42]
Lord George Bentinck   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Natal, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Mary Jane   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scarweather Sands in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales by the Porthcawl Lifeboat. She was repaired and returned to service.[44][45]
Mountain Maid   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port.[46][47]
New Angelica   Greece The brig was wrecked on the North Cachopa Rocks, in the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorga to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[45]
Queen   United Kingdom The ship sank off Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Holyhead, Anglesey.[1]
Sappemeer   Netherlands The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Philosopher (  United Kingdom). Sappemeer was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba.[48][5]
Uncle Sam   United Kingdom The barque was run down and sunk 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of the Hole in the Wall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[49]
Virginia   Malta The ship was wrecked at "Vallona". Her seven crew were rescued.[50]

4 January

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List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1861
Ship State Description
Batavia   Netherlands The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in tow for London, United Kingdom.[23]
Boston   United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was severely damaged by fire at Blaydon-on-Tyne, County Durham.[8]
Falcon   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51][8]
Frontier City   United States The 144-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Napoleon, Arkansas, at the head of Smith's Cut-off near the mouth of the Arkansas River.[52]
Hedwig   Sweden The schooner was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Oporto.[5]
Henry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[8]
Lord George Bentinck   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Durban, Cape Colony.[53]
Retreat   United Kingdom The brig struck a sunken rock off Laggan, Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to New York, United States. She was consequently beached in Loch Indaal.[54][55] Retreat was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Troon, Ayrshire.[5]
Sandade   Portugal The full-rigged ship ran onto rocks in the Douro.[5]
Templar   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the sloop Collingwood (  United Kingdom) and then ran aground off the coast of Lincolnshire. Shew as on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[8]
Warwick   United States The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Monte Video, Uruguay.[56] She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Monte Video. She was consequently condemned.[57]
Zenobia   Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kenfig, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[45]

5 January

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List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1861
Ship State Description
Acorn   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[58][59] She was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Harwich.[25]
Bruiser   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands.[58] She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.[23]
Conquest   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Moriches, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to New York City, United States.[60][61]
David Brown   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All 48 people on board took to two boats; twenty of them in one boat were rescued by the barque Sea Wave (  United Kingdom). Twenty-eight people in the other boat were reported missing. David Brown was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Fortune   United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Maggara, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Palma de Mallorca, Spain and New York.[63]
Henry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at West Hartlepool, County Durham.[58]
Macaulay   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[60][61]
Raisbeck   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to Newcastle upon Tyne in a leaky condition.[8]
Rose   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby in a leaky condition.[58]
Sanatoga   United States The ship was driven ashore at Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[59]

6 January

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List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1861
Ship State Description
Arethusa   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her eight crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[46][58][64][8]
Brandywine   United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Churchtown, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Mobile, Alabama.[65][23]
Diadem   United Kingdom The ship collided with Caledonian and sank in the Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued by Caledonian.[59]
Ernani   Austrian Empire The polacca was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Almeria, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[58][59]
Glenlyon   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Annapolis (  United States). Glenlyon was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool.[33]
Hesperus   United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Woosung, China. Her crew survived.[66] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Woosung.[67]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bottle Creek Reef, in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Cuba.[68]
Ocean Bride   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gryees Rocks, off Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[69]
Raisbeck   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a severely leaky condition.[58]
T. Raymond   United States The schooner was driven ashore on Lovells Island, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from "Wilmington, Nova Scotia" to Boston, Massachusetts.[70] She was later refloated and taken in to Boston.[71]
William and James   United Kingdom The schooner was discovered abandoned north of Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London. She was towed in to South Shields in a derelict condition by the tug Liberty (  United Kingdom).[58][59][8]

7 January

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List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1861
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The schooner sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[51]
Arethusa   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[22]
Balance   Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The brig was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[58]
Birmingham   United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama.[60] She was on a voyage from Mobile to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[72]
Harlequin   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[73]
Nuevo Antiquoia Flag unknown The ship was lost near "Honda". She was on a voyage from "Conjo" to "Honda".[74]
Prince of Wales   New South Wales The schooner was wrecked on the Point Lonsdale Reef. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Rosalia   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig ran aground at Cagliari, Sardinai. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London, United Kingdom.[76] She was later refloated.[77]
Thorbecke   Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravelines, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Seville, Spain.[7]
Trafalgar   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[59]

8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1861
Ship State Description
British Emperor   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts.[26]
Henri François   France The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.[42][51]
Salacia   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Cyrus (  United Kingdom). Salacia was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[78][55]
Surinam   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Waterloo, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valencia, Spain.[46][65] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[79]
Victoria   Austrian Empire The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Félicité (  France). Victoria was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gibraltar. She floated off and was discovered off North Foreland, Kent. She wastaken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[65][23][25]

9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1861
Ship State Description
Adoloi   Austrian Empire The barque was driven ashore in the Bosphorus, She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[80]
Adventure   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seascale, Cumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[54]
Ellen   United Kingdom The trow capsized and sank in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset with the loss of all four crew.[81]
John and Edward   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned between The Manacles and Black Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire.[42]
Maude   British North America The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (51°11′N 23°30′W / 51.183°N 23.500°W / 51.183; -23.500). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Asia (  United Kingdom). Maude was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Gloucester.[82]
Shamrock   New South Wales The brig was wrecked at Palliser Bay, New Zealand. She was en route from Auckland to Otago, when she was caught in a severe gale with mountainous seas. Her sails were all blown out. The captain steered the vessel onto the beach at Whangaimoana so as to avoid the danger of being dashed on the rocks.[83]
Susan Henry   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned north of Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Horsens, Denmark. She was later taken in to Fredrikshavn.[41]
William Jenkins   United States The 1,011- or 1,012-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned at Savannah, Georgia.[84]

10 January

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List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1861
Ship State Description
Acheen   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Largo, Fife. She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.[5][85][86]
Bakker   Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Pampus, off the coast of Zeeland. She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis by a tug.[7]
Dionisio   United States of the Ionian Islands The schooner was driven ashore at Valona, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Corfu.[5]
Haberdina   Netherlands The galiot ran aground on the South Pampus, off the coast of Zeeland. She was later refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, having been severely damaged by ice.[85]
Lena   United Kingdom The brig was discovered abandoned in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sandbank by the steamship Hawke (  United Kingdom). She was towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[55] She had been on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[85]
Luçonnais   France The schooner was abandoned in ice off L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, Vendée. She was subsequently taken in to Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Inférieure.[63]
Mary Miller   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar.[80] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Odessa.[33]
Sinope   United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon and sank. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[48][5][87]
Virginia   Malta The ship was wrecked near Valona. She was on a voyage from Malta to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[5]

11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1861
Ship State Description
Invention   Denmark The ship was driven ashore by ice 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[7]
Isabella Anderson   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burghead, Moray to Keiss, Caithness.[5]
Samuel and Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Hartlepool, County Durham.[7] She was later refloated and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[5]
St. Croix   Jersey The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Jersey to North Berwick, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[85]

12 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1861
Ship State Description
Ada   New Zealand The steamer was wrecked at the mouth of the Clutha River, New Zealand. She hit the bar at the river's mouth and was holed. The crew and all seven passengers landed safely.[88]
A. D. Wheddon   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[89]
Alma   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Almana   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Amelia   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Ayr.[5]
Barbara   United Kingdom The steam lighter was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[90][89]
Birkby   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Blanch   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Bucephalus   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sandhale Flat, off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was refloated.[5]
Burnside   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Catherine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Roan Heads, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[85]
Ceres   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Clyde   United Kingdom The lighter was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Dalhousie   United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
Druid   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Edgar   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Elbe Flag unknown The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Elfin   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Fairly   United Kingdom The smack was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Forest Queen   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Gartha   United Kingdom The steam lighter was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[90][89]
Glasgow   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Globus   Bremen The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Morning Star (  United States). Globus was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States.[91]
Haba   United Kingdom The brigantine was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Hesperus   United States The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Hilja   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Liverpool, Lancashire[92][93]
Jessie, and
Lady Kelburne
  United Kingdom The steam lighter Jessie was driven into the paddle steamer Lady Kelburne by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow and was severely damaged. Lady Kelburn was damaged at her stern.[90][89]
John Lawson   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Julez   France The brigantine was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Kandy   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
King of the Forest   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
Magnus Troll   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Marcellus   United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by ice and sank in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5][94]
Margaret Jane   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Martin   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
McAlpine   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore by ice in the River Tweed. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[85]
M. H. Hine   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Molly   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
Molly Bawn   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Oddfellow   United Kingdom The lighter was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Pearl   Isle of Man The smack was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Phoenix   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sprat Sand and was damaged. She was refloated.[63]
Pinta   United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Black Sea off Tulcea, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from the Danube to an English port.[95]
Pioneer   United Kingdom The steam lighter was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[90]
Planet   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[5][96]
President   United Kingdom The smack was driven from her moorings by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Prima Donna   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Queen of the Fleet   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Raven   United Kingdom The lighter was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Robert   United Kingdom The steam lighter was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[90][89]
Robert and Ann   United Kingdom The steam lighter was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow. Carried downstream, she struck the piers of a bridge and broke in two.[89]
Roseneath   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Rump   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Sainte Fleur   France The schooner was wrecked on the Castel Rhins Rocks, on the coast of Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[39]
Scipione   Austrian Empire The brig was wrecked at Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[61]
Spartan   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
St. Andrew's   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Braystones, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[5]
St. Magnus   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
Susan   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Coronet (  United Kingdom). Susan was on a voyage from New York, United States to Plymouth, Devon.[97]
Swift   New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Warehama River, on New Zealand's North Island east coast. She hit the bar at the river's mouth during a heavy gale. The crew and all seven passengers landed safely.[98]
Swift   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
Trojan   United Kingdom The barque was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Utopia   United Kingdom The brigantine was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Vigilant   United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]
Virginia   United States The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[89]
Wyre   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.[5]

13 January

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Ship State Description
Black Monster   United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Petigrew (  United States). Black Monster was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[99]
David Faye   Norway The barque ran aground off Ursholmen, Sweden and sank. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Christiania.[73]
Javaan   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Texel, North Holland in a leaky condition.[41][39]
Maesi   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5]
Prince Alfred   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith to London.[100][5][101]
Tinos   United States The barque was wrecked near Hakodate, Japan. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Caroline E. Foote (  United States. Tinos was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to a port in Japan.[102]
Trump   United Kingdom The paddle tug was holed by ice and sank at North Shields, County Durham.[85] Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[103]

14 January

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Ship State Description
Activa, and
Marquis de la Victoria
  Spain The steamship Marquis de la Victoria collided with the schooner Activa. Both vessels were severely damaged. Marquis de la Victoria put in to Ceuta in a sinking condition. Activa was towed in to Málaga in a wrecked condition by the full-rigged ship Emilia Eloise (  Kingdom of Sardinia).[104]
Britannia   United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[105]
Candour   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Ryde, Isle of Wight.[5] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated on 25 January and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[106]
Charlotte Knuth   Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Korsør.[5]
Christina   Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton, County Durham.[105]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[85]
Emily   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with Saratoga (  United States) and sank in the River Mersey.[100]
Ernest Arthur   France The schooner foundered off Guilvinec, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Luçon, Vendée to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[61]
James Watt   United Kingdom The steamship was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew survived.[107]
Janus   British North America The brigantine departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[108]
Margaret and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dundalk. She was refloated and taken in to Dundalk, where she sank.[63]
Mary Carson   United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued on 16 January by Henry Brigham (  United States). Mary Carson was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[31][109]
Messenger   Jersey The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Jersey. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[5]
Pearl   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drogheda, County Louth. She was subsequently taken in to Howth, County Dublin.[39]
Sarah Love   United Kingdom The barque ran aground and broke her back on the Rose Bank, in the English Channel off Camber, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London.[5][105] She was refloated with assistance of the tug Nelly (  United Kingdom) and taken in tow for London.[5][96]

15 January

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Ship State Description
Angia   Jersey The barque was severely damaged in an accident in a floating dock at Jersey.[41]
Bolderaa   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. She had been refloated by 16 January.[110]
Charles Henry   United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was abandoned by all but her captain in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east of the mouth of the River Humber. One crew member drowned. Survivors were rescued by the collier brig Elizabeth Young (  United Kingdom).[105]
Cockermouth Castle   United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[105] Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[111]
Gleanings   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Pilot (  United Kingdom).[63]
Industrie   Belgium The full-rigged ship ran aground at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Ostend.[63]
Mariner   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to North Shields, County Durham.[5][85]
Mayor   United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Victoria (  United Kingdom) Mayor was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[105][85]
Melanie   United Kingdom The ship departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[112]
Patrick Down   United Kingdom The ship foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Kingstown, County Dublin.[5]
Scandinavian   Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[85]
Sirocco   United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex with the loss of a crew member.[113]
Test   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cahore, County Wexford. Her thirteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[114]
Theodore   France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Skinningrove, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.[105][72]
Wax   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off the Skerries with the loss of all hands.[71]
Zephyr   United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Queen Victoria (  United Kingdom). Zephyr was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[105]

16 January

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Ship State Description
Aid   United Kingdom The ship capsized off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[86]
Anfion   Austrian Empire The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary Crocker (  United Kingdom). Anfion was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork, United Kingdom.[115]
Beulah   United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She floated off but was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton.[105][63]
Calhoun   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice between Bedloe Island and Ellis Island, New York City, United States. She was later refloated.[31]
Fearless   United States The ship was driven ashore by ice between Bedloe Island and Ellis Island. She was later refloated.[31]
Glycine   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure.[63][61]
L. N. Godfrey   United States The schooner collided with Perthshire (  United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Alexander, Virginia. Her crew were rescued by Perthshire. L. N. Godfrey was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to New York.[116]
Moustria   Belgium The schooner sank at Ostend, West Flanders. She was refloated on 20 January and placed under repair.[110]
William Peill   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[117][57]
Weser   French Navy The transport ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Mekong River.[118][119]

17 January

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Ship State Description
Alma   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay and Kurrachee, India.[120][121]
City of York   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Haulbowline Lighthouse, County Down.[41] She was refloated on 19 January and towed in to the Greencastle Roads in a severely damaged condition.[33][61] City of York subsequently drove ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Warrenpoint, County Down in a waterlogged condition.[76]
Colona   France The schooner was driven ashore at Plounéour Point, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She had broken up by 24 January.[110][122]
Parland   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Beata Island, Dominican Republic. Her crew survived.[123]

18 January

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Ship State Description
Anna Paulowna   Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of six of her 22 crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France,[41] and Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[110][124]
Boston   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore by ice on Spectacle Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[77] She was later refloated and towed in to Boston.[31]
Hebe   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[41] She was refloated the next day.[61]
Rieka   Netherlands The galiot foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the barque Vasco de Gama (  Kingdom of Sardinia). Rieka was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[41][124]
Robert   France The ship struck a rock in the Raz de Sein and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. She put in to Abrevach, Finistère in a leaky condition.[31]

19 January

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Ship State Description
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a leaky condition.[61][86]
Evangelistria   Greece The brig was driven ashore at Chania.[115]
Orient   Stettin The ship was damaged by ice off Malmö, Sweden. She was taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark on 28 January for repairs.[104]
Versailles   France The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in North Bay, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Shanghai, China.[33]

20 January

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Ship State Description
Eclipse   United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Yare. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. She was refloated and placed under repair.[73]
Mœander   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[33][60][61]

21 January

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Ship State Description
Dewi Wynn   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Cardigan, Wales. Her eight crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat.[125][126] She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cardigan. She was later refloated and taken in to Pwllcam in a severely damaged condition.[71]
Famous   United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached south of Warkworth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[26][86]
Hardy   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. All on board were rescued by the schooner Gipsey (  United Kingdom). Hardy was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana.[60][61]
Joanna   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Dungarvan, County Waterford.[76]
Ploughboy   United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy sank in the Nieuw Diep. she was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[110][111]
Samuel Wilmington   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[110]
Thomas Mahoney   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Dungarvan.[76]
West Rocks   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Dungarvan.[76]

22 January

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Ship State Description
Angelita   Spain The ship ran aground in the Elbe and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Luis (  Spain). Angelita was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[76][77]
Cora Anderson   United States The 658-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Eagle Bend, Mississippi. She was refloated and returned to service.[127]
Faithful   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of "Requitas", Spain. She was on a voyage from Malta to London,[76] or from the Danube to Falmouth, Cornwall.[96] She was later refloated and taken in to "Requitas".[76]
Magnet, and
Sarah Anne
  United Kingdom The tug Magnet suffered an engine failure whilst towing the schooner Sarah Anne. She was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Rocks, near Neath, Glamorgan. Sarah Anne was also driven ashore.[106]
New York   Hamburg The steamship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States.[128] She was refloated on 24 January and resumed her voyage.[129]
Surprise   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana to Queenstown, County Cork.[71]

23 January

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Ship State Description
Catherine   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Calcutta, India.[130]
Ellen and Henry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[70]
George Lawrence   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Briton Ferry. She was refloated.[70]
Jany and Harry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Briton Ferry. She was refloated.[70]
Springbok   United Kingdom The ship put in to Falmouth, Cornwall on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony to London.[76]
Yssel   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep near Huisduinen, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was later refloated and taken in to "Mieiuvediep".[73][31]

24 January

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List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1861
Ship State Description
Catharine and Ann   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and put in to Fowey, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[131]
E. G. Stolterfoht   United States The brig capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[129][73]
Erin   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Londonderry.[73]
Jane and Ann   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[132][96]
La Reine le Breton   France The ship was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Amsterdam, North Holland.[77]
Spring   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving on 30 January.[91][31]
Union   Duchy of Holstein The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kiel, Prussia.[76][70]

25 January

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Ship State Description
Antoinetta   Austrian Empire The ship was wrecked in the Krka. She was on a voyage from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to Sebenico, Austrian Empire (now Šibenik, Croatia).[104]
Artagnan   Sweden The schooner ran aground on "Lisburne". She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to "Wargo" in a leaky condition.[115]
Catherine   United Kingdom The ship struck The Manacles and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. She put in to Fowey, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[70]
City of Boston   United States The ship departed from New York for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[133]
Don Juan   France The ship was lost in the Bahama Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to China.[66]
Empress Eugenie   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east of Point Lynas, Anglesey. All 34 people on board were rescued by the paddle steamer Countess of Galloway (  United Kingdom). Empress Eugenie was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[134][135]
Florence   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dingle Bay with the loss of twelve of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from the Rio Benito to Liverpool.[136][137][73]
Henri IV   France The steamship was wrecked at "Amastra", Ottoman Empire. All on board were rescued by Telemarque (  France).[138][139]
Juno   Sweden The schooner was wrecked at Nidingen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Landskrona.[115]
Mercy   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to a Welsh port.[140][72][122]
Sully   France The steamship was wrecked at Trebizond, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[138][139]

26 January

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Ship State Description
Adeline   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Ann Duncan   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Vourla, Ottoman Empire.[141][95]
Barker   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated then next day and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham for repairs.[96]
Bijou   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all but her captain.[142]
Blue Jacket   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.[142][143]
Bradore   Jersey The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Terceira Island. Her crew were rescued. She was repaired.[49]
Cotfield   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°18′N 40°20′W / 42.300°N 40.333°W / 42.300; -40.333). Her crew were rescued by the barque William and Jane (  United Kingdom). Cotfield was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[144][145]
Fanny Gann   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.[142]
Frolic   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.[142]
Galced   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terceira Island. She was consequently condemned.[49]
Jeune Adele   France The lugger was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Requejada", Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[106]
Magyar   United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship Rouen (  United Kingdom) with the loss of six of her eight crew. The survivors were rescued by Mary (  United Kingdom) and Rouen. Magyar was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Exmouth, Devon.[104]
Michael Angelo   France The ship was wrecked on the Great Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[146]
Mignon   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island with the loss of all hands.[142]
Orange Blossom   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.[142]
Palestine   United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was run into by the steamship Carron (  United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. Her crew survived.[106]
Prudence   France The schooner was abandoned in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Portuguese port to Paimpol, Finistère. She was taken in to Brest, Finistère on 29 January.[115]
Serpent   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island with the loss of all hands.[142]
Susannah   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated on 28 January and taken in to Hartlepool.[77]
Telemach   United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside, ran aground, broke her back and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool.[147]
Terpsichore   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to South Shields. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields in a severely leaky condition.[70]
Waterwitch   Guernsey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Wave Queen   Jersey The ship was driven ashore on Terceira Island. Her crew were rescued.[49]

27 January

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Ship State Description
Hero   United States The whaler collided with Jane Lakey (  United Kingdom) and was then driven ashore in Algoa Bay, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[148]
Levetzore Flag unknown The ship struck a rock and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Alexandria.[123]

28 January

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Ship State Description
Aid   United States The 60-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag on the St. Francis River in Arkansas and sank.[149]
Corsair Noir   France The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Lay. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Angles, Vendée. She was refloated and taken in to Saint-Martin in a sinking condition.[96]
Emma   British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Satellite (  United Kingdom). Emma was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Saint John, New Brunswick.[143]
Grossfurst Constantin   Rostock The steamship was holed by ice and foundered off Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown to Rostock.[141]
Lillydale   British North America The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. She was refloated on 30 January.[77][71][150]
Marie Melanie   France The lugger struck the quayside at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Antwerp, Belgium.[71]
Pilot   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[77] She was refloated the next day.[96]
Uredan   Austrian Empire The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Malta.[77][71]
HMS Wasp   Royal Navy
 
HMS Wasp
The Archer-class sloop ran aground on a reef in Hango Bay and broke her back. She was later refloated and taken in to Mauritius for repairs.[151]

29 January

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Ship State Description
Alpha   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91]
Amanda   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated.[104]
Berlin   United States The full-rigged ship ran aground off "Vinkewisse", Belgium. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.[104][91]
Berthine   France The barque was destroyed by fire south of Cabo de Santo Augustinho, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[152]
Catherina   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore in the Elbe.[31]
Dolphin   Saint Lucia The schooner was lost in Dauphin Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dauphin Bay to Castries.[153]
Eva   United Kingdom The fishing smack ran aground at Dunmore East, County Waterford.[104]
Ferdinand   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated.[91]
Limerick Lass   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Swanage Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[71]
Maria Charlotte   France The lugger was driven ashore at "Waldon". She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Dunkerque, Nord.[104]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[71]
Mary   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[71][28]
Mellona   Guernsey The schooner was driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated.[104]
Melrose   United States The 177-ton sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois, after colliding with Pacific (flag unknown).[154]
Reine Mathilde   France The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Algiers, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Algiers to Dunkerque, Nord and Antwerp, Belgium.[115]
San Giovanni   Kingdom of Sardinia The ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Castiglioncello. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Portoferraio, Elba.[115]
Tay   United Kingdom The schooner was driven onto the Boulmer Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated the next day.[31]

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List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1861
Ship State Description
Boncalais   France The full-rigged ship ran aground off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[104]
Madryn   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Hastings. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[104]
Matilda   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Dover. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[71]
Turner   United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and sank off Kirkcaldy, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Skateraw, Kincardineshire. She subsequently came ashore near Kirkcaldy.[31][131]
Victor Emmanuel   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight with the loss of sixteen of her twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London.[155][31]

31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1861
Ship State Description
Adler   Bremen The steamship ran aground in the Weser downstream of Weddewarden. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[115]
Albion   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Caen, Calvados, France. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[156]
James Gibbs   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of County Kerry. Her 21 crew were rescued by a steamship. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bermuda.[157][115] James Gibbs was taken in to Dingle, County Kerry in early February.[82]
Possidone   Ottoman Empire The brig was wrecked on "Conigli Island", off Tenedos. Her crew were rescued.[115]
Salacia   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.[156]
Simpson   Bremen The steamship ran aground in the Weser downstream of Weddewarden.[115] She was later refloated and taken in to Weddewarden.[116]
Spartan   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Min River and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to London. She was refloated and put back to Foo Chow Foo.[158][159]
Stafette   Prussia The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Memel.[31]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1861
Ship State Description
Abeona   United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Seine before 16 January.[63] She was later refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[156]
Adelaide   United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, British North America before 7 January. Her crew were rescued.[60][137]
Aghia Barbara Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[42]
Alfred and Victor   France The full-rigged ship was wrecked. Three of her crew were rescued by Castro (Flag unknown). Alfred and Victor was on a voyage from Mauritius to Tamatave, Madagascar.[23][25]
America   United Kingdom The ship was lost off the Yang-taze Cape, China between 8 and 24 January. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China.[66][67]
Anna Gezina   Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore at to Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Glückstadt. She was refloated on 14 January and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[5]
Aurora   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[70]
Avondale   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[48]
Bereldo   Royal Sardinian Navy The frigate was driven ashore on the coast of Corsica, France.[104]
Bothnia   United Kingdom The steamship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 22 crew.[160]
British Queen   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sully, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and taken in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where she arrived on 10 January.[7][85]
Caroline   United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk off the coast of Cornwall by Eliot (  United Kingdom) with the loss of all but one of her crew.[106]
Cicely   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Tavira, Portugal to Torbay.[31]
Clara   Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Malmö.[110] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[86]
Condor   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poolbeg, County Dublin before 16 January.[41]
Courier   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Blakeney.[61]
Earl of Lonsdale   United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to the Clyde.[161]
Efthunia   Greece The brig foundered in the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[5]
Enesto Ease Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.[161]
Evangeline   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River before 8 January. SHe was refloated.[131]
Evanghelistra   Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.[106]
Fantome   New Zealand The schooner left Lyttelton Harbour for Wellington on 7 January and was not seen again. She is likely to have foundered in the same storm which claimed the Shamrock (qv).[98]
Harry Herbert   United Kingdom The schooner sank off the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 11 January and taken in tow for Liverpool,[7] where she was to be repaired.[100]
Hawthorn   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Dotwick Sand, off the coast of County Durham and sank.[161]
Hercules   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned.[161]
Isabella Davidson   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Troon, Ayrshire.[41] She was later refloated and taken in to Wexford.[31]
Jeune Alexandre   France The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure before 6 January.[28]
Johanna Roostjee   Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hampstead, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to New York City, United States.[58][42]
John Owens   British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 January. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[162][163][164]
Joseph Howe   United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Isles of Scilly before 7 January. Her crew were rescued by Indus (  United Kingdom).[46][58] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Loando, Portuguese West Africa.[65]
Lord Teignmouth   United Kingdom The brig foundered off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[42][8]
Lorenza   Austrian Empire The barque was wrecked in the Dampier Strait, Netherlands East Indies before 15 January. Her crew were rescued.[165]
Louis   France The ship was lost on the French coast.[161]
Louise and Charlotte   Russia The brig was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Dunkerque, Nord for repairs.[76]
Loyal   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Bintang Island" before 18 January.[144]
Lunan   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 January.[82]
Marthaja   Norway The barque was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp. She was refloated on 7 January.[39]
Mary   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[41]
Maximilian   Austrian Empire The ship was driven ashore on Elba, Kingdom of Sardinia before 10 January. She was on a voyage from "Brassa" to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[5]
Mersey   United Kingdom The 219-ton Brixham brig was wrecked on the beach at Porthleven, Cornwall.[166]
Meshout   Ottoman Empire The brig was wrecked at Benghazi, Ottoman Tripolitania before 16 January. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Nea Tichi   Ottoman Empire The ship was lost.[41]
Nelly   Austrian Empire The ship foundered off Capraia, Kingdom of Sardinia before 10 January.[5]
Nordby   Norway The brig foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Christiania.[110][86]
Orion   United States The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. Orion was refloated and taken in to Calcutta, where she arrived on 3 January She was declared a total loss.[34][82]
Pescadora   Spain The ship was wrecked at Barossa, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cádiz.[23]
Philinci   Belgium The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brǎila to Antwerp.[23]
Phœbe   United Kingdom The ship sank at "Sarkfort".[26]
Ross   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[61]
Samaritan   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.[161]
Siam   British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 January.[167]
San Nicola   Greece The ship collided with the steamship Baristini (Flag unknown) and sank in the Sea of Marmora before 3 January.[46][23]
Sophie   France The schooner was damaged by fire at the Île d'Yeu, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[110]
Star of the Sea   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 9 January and taken in to Almería, Spain.[55]
Storfursten   United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian brig.[23]
Sultan   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Great Cumbrae, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Santos, Brazil. She was refloated and towed in to Rothesay, Isle of Bute.[110]
Thetis   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was refloated.[63]
Thomas Hodgson   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Alert (  United Kingdom).[85]
Tres Amigos Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Syra, Greece before 30 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[168]
Twee Gebroeders   Netherlands The ship sank off Vlieland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Harlingen, Friesland.[55]
Wesley   United Kingdom The steamship was sighted off Helsingør in early January whilst on a voyage from Hull to Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[160]
Westfold   United Kingdom The ship became waterlogged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Messina, Sicily, Italy.[161]
Wredan   Austrian Empire The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork before 28 January. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Malta.[141]
Wiikingen Flag unknown The ship foundered.[161]

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