# List of shipwrecks in January 1842

The list of shipwrecks in January 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1842.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hercule | France | The ship struck the Pearl Rock, in the Strait of Gibraltar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was subsequently escorted into Gibraltar. |
| Louisa Maria | France | The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Palestine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Susan | Guernsey | The schooner caught fire in the North Sea. She was towed into Sunderland, County Durham by London Merchant ( United Kingdom). |
| Wilhelmine | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Bacili Rocks, in the Adriatic Sea off Hvar, Austrian Empire. She was on a voyage from Norway to Trieste. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Avon | Royal Navy | The paddle steamer caught fire in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Tuskar Rock. the fire was extinguished with assistance from Jenny Jones ( United Kingdom). HMS Avon put into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Padstow, Cornwall. |
| Juliane | Hamburg | The schooner was abandoned in the English Channel 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued before she sank. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Gibraltar. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Astrea | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked off Boa Vista, Cape Verde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Donaldson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank on the Woolpack Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. |
| Henry Davis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burnham Flats, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
| Jean and Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore south of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated but again drove ashore. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. Jean and Margaret was refloated on 15 January and taken into Great Yarmouth for repairs. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dundalk, County Louth. Margaret was refloated the next day. |
| Princess Sophia | Netherlands | The ship ran aground off Willemstadt. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and put into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The sloop collided with the smack Britannia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. |
| Angelique | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated on 7 January and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. |
| Viscount Melbourne | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals, in the China Seas. All on board abandoned ship in five boats, two of which were reported missing. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam. |
| Euro | Trieste | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Trieste to an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary Ann and Martha | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the steamship Royal William ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mira | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Whitehead, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
| Mount Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. |
| Nelly | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Tegeler Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated but consequently sank the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hamburg. |
| Saltram | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, or vice versa. She was refloated on 8 January and resumed her voyage. |
| Spero | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered south east of Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Calais, France. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conservative | United Kingdom | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked on the Tangong Benoa Rocks, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Planter ( United Kingdom). |
| Express | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Friheten | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in the Swine Bottoms. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the Zaan. She was refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey by North America ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. |
| Marianne or Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She capsized the next day and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newquay, Cornwall. |
| Montagnaise | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. |
| New Maria | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of two of her five crew. The survivors were rescued by Endeavour ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to London. |
| Thames | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by New Blossom ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. |
| HMS Volcano | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground and was damaged off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Woolwich, Kent. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Monkey ( Royal Navy) and towed into Woolwich for repairs. |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camilla | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the brig Commodore Napier ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Coquet Island, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her five crew. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Morcanfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 15 January and taken into Warrenpoint, County Down. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Isabella Gordon | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off "Hisker Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. |
| Osage | United States | The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Monte Video, Uruguay and Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| Shenandoah | United States | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. |
| Tyrian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Point Coapu, Mississippi, United States. She was on a voyage from Natchez, Mississippi to Liverpool. |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dunn | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaford, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Seaford. She was refloated on 23 January and taken into Newhaven, Sussex. |
| Industry | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore in Brighouse Bay, Kirkcudbrightshire. All on board were rescued. |
| Iris | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
| James Metcalfe | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Howth, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| William Turcan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She had become a wreck by 13 January. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Morrison | United States | The ship ran aground on the Little Egg Harbour Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Colonsay, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Amulet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Clonea Bay, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Germ | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranbury Head, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Havannah | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the corvette Véloce ( French Navy) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Glasgow. |
| Medus | Jersey | The ship was wrecked at "L'Ararache". Her crew were rescued. |
| Reward | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Hebe ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire in the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal near Gloucester. |

## 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Armena | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the Sandown Fort, Isle of Wight and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 18 January. |
| Baltic | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Studland Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 27 March and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Constante | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Cape Santa Maria, Uruguay. |
| Dibdin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock, Isle of Wight with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to London. |
| George and Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballinacourty, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Instow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barnstaple, Devon. |
| Isadore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated on 26 February and towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| James Murphy | United Kingdom | The ship sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 16 January and put into Swansea for repairs. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore at Soldiers Point, Ireland having run aground off Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. She was on a voyage from France to Southampton. She was refloated on 15 January and taken into Swanage, Dorset. |
| Phoenix | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was later refloated. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Southwick | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Test | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Amatia ( United Kingdom). Test foundered the next day. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Thomas Gales | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. Thomas Gales was refloated on 17 January and taken into Sunderland. |
| Tyne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| William | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartley, Northumberland. |
| Chapman | France | The ship was wrecked near "Vernon". She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Conrad | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Blyth. Conrad was refloated the next day. |
| John Lee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Oporto, Portugal with the loss of all hands. |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day. |
| Newport | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Camboy's Rock. She was refloated on 27 January and taken into Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Regent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent. |
| Staatsrad Baud | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore by ice on the Horsens. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was later refloated and taken into the Niewue Diep. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated. |
| Christian | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo da Roca, Portugal. She was abandoned on 18 January, her crew were rescued by Oberon ( United Kingdom). Christian was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Hound | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Figueira da Foz. |
| King William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 17 January and taken into Sunderland. |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the "Inisgrette Lighthouse", County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick. She was refloated. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. |
| 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. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Castletown, Isle of Man to Liverpool. Sarah was refloated on 17 January. |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Sunderland. She was refloated. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Mull. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chance | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Victoria ( United Kingdom). Chance was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
| Eden | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Killough, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Urania | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the Oud Hoofd. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bude, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Bude. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Watson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Arbroath. Watson was refloated and taken into Arbroath. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James & Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cádiz, Spain. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Souter Point, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Fort William, Inverness-shire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Ardent | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and sank near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire with the loss two of her crew. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Leasowe Castle, Cheshire She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Benbow Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Bootle. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Queen of the Isles | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Lyon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Solway | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Porthdinllaen. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes. She was driven higher up the beach on 27 February and was reported to be severely hogged. Solway was refloated on 27 June and taken into Porthdinllaen. |
| Tyro | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock off Planosa and was consequently beached near Portoferraio, Elba, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth to Civitavecchia, Papal States. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Annat Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by the Arbroath Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Thurso, Caithness. |
| Balgowan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated. |
| James Wright | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Civitavecchia, Papal States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Civitavecchia. |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to London. Sovereign was refloated the next day and taken into Southwold. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to Wick, Caithness. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camilla | France | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Southampton, Hampshire or vice versa. |
| Comet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dysart, Fife. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was refloated the next day and taken into Kirkcaldy. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire of Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. |
| Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pill Point, Pembrokeshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Pembroke Dock. |
| George IV | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport to Palermo, Sicily. She was refloated on 26 January. |
| Honour | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at "Tacumstrin", County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hubberston Pill. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Palermo, Sicily. |
| London | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies to Trieste. She was refloated with assistance from the schooner Andaluz ( Spain) and proceeded on her voyage. |
| Marine | United States | The barque was driven ashore south of Thomas Point, Maryland. |
| Renown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Loch Seaforth. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bardsey Island, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Stockton Packet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 28 January and taken into Whitby. |
| Tinker | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen. She was refloated on 1 February and taken into Aberdeen in a severely damaged condition. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harvest | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Coq Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Brest, Finistère, France. |
| Hiram | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 28 January. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. She was refloated and taken into Liverpool. |
| Ceres | France | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Loire near Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Saint Helena and Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Druid | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Kirkcudbright. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was later refloated. |
| Trident | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Porthwen Creek, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Borussia | Dantzic | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Île-d'Aix, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Dantzic. |
| Constantia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 29 January. |
| Corriere di Malta | Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia | The brig was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Venice. She had become a wreck by 28 January. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 29 January and taken into Sunderland. |
| Jonge Jacob | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Altona. |
| Little Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 27 January and taken into Portsmouth. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Isle, Cumberland. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Girvan, Ayrshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 February and taken into Ramsey. |
| Alicia | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Berbice, British Honduras to London. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Kilrush, County Clare. |
| Anne & Betsey | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at New Quay, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington. |
| Argus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Tynemouth, Northumberland. All on board were rescued by rocket Apparatus. Argus was refloated on 31 January. |
| Athelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Northam, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Newport. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Pill Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Cardiff Castle or Cardiff Lass | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. |
| Centurion | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Dee at Greenfield, Flintshire with the loss of three of her four crew. |
| Champlain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Tralee Bay. She was later refloated. |
| Chance | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (37°00′N 8°40′W﻿ / ﻿37.000°N 8.667°W﻿ / 37.000; -8.667). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Braganza ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
| Chester | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Flint. Her crew were rescued. |
| Craig's Eliza or Eliza | United Kingdom | Captain Gray's schooner was wrecked at Tynemouth. Her crew were rescued by Argus ( United Kingdom). |
| Countess of Arran | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rutland, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. |
| Doris | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Mostyn, Flintshire. |
| Eliza Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Alveroe", "Ilvarn" or "Roaine", County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Port Gaverne, Cornwall. She was refloated on 29 January and taken into Padstow, Cornwall for repairs. |
| George IV | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, Monmouthshire and Palermo, Sicily. George IV was refloated the next day. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Barmston, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 30 January and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
| Henry and William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Liverpool. She was refloated on 28 January and taken into Ramsey. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Allonby, Cumberland. She was refloated on 28 February and taken into Maryport, Cumberland. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Limerick. |
| Kirton | United Kingdom | The brig struck the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered. Her seven crew were rescued. |
| Lansdowne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore, County Waterford. |
| Leonora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Limerick. She was refloated on 1 February. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay off Hoylake, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary and Ann | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary Connolly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in St Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Newport. |
| Norris Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carmarthen Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Gloucester. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel off Llanelly, Glamorgan. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields. Her crew were rescued by Rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Olive | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ringmoylan Point, County Limerick. |
| Pembrokeshire Lass | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Hog Island, County Limerick. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Workington. She was refloated on 29 January. |
| Prosperity | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down. |
| Remke | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked west of Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Rhoda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven into the pier and damaged at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rastoonstown, County Wexford with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Bannow, County Wexford. |
| Sir A. N. McNabb | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Killough, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Stag | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Leasowe Castle, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Liverpool. |
| Thomas Oliver | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Inner Shoals, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Parrett. Her crew were rescued. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was wrecked on the Christchurch Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire with the loss of four lives. |
| Urania | Malta | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Great Saltee, in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of six her seventeen crew, or of eleven of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Parrett. Her crew were rescued. |
| HMS Vindictive | Royal Navy | The Vengeur-class ship of the line ran aground on The Dean, in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day. |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Kilrush. |
| William | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey. |
| Worcester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Parrett. Her crew were rescued. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alderson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Amedie | France | The ship was in collision with some Royal Navy warships and was beached at Sheerness, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Brutus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. The wreck was towed into Belfast, County Antrim on 2 February for repairs. |
| David and John | United Kingdom | The schooner was beached at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bilboa, Spain. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. |
| Hercules | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated the next day and taken into Charleston. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Rye Bay. |
| Lerwick | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyferris, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. |
| Margaret and Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. |
| Olive | Isle of Man | The sloop was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire. |
| Oliver Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Trebarwith, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. |
| Tom | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore between Blackpool and Rossall, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire. Tom was refloated on 30 January. |
| Zelina | France | The ship was driven ashore at Laguna. She was consequently condemned. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ohonia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Liverpool Bay. |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Dispatch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated. |
| Nightingale | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Quaco, New Brunswick. |
| Peruvian | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Vermillion | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daphne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was later refloated. |
| Falkland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Porto Recanati, Papal States with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ancona, Papal States. |
| Hastings | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the West Rocks, off Harwich, Essex. She was refloated the next day. |
| Jackson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trinidad. |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Porto Recanati with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from London to Ancona. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between Cape St. Francis and Flat Rock, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of six of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Trinity, Newfoundland. |
| Zealous | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Coldingham Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wemyss, Fife to Perth. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on a reef off the Caroline Islands. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Jane was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. |
| Velocity | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off the coast of Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Perth, Swan River Colony before 25 January. She was on a voyage from Lombok, Spanish East Indies to Perth. |
| Arcadia | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Pallas Rock, in the Firth of Forth and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian. Arcadia put into Burntisland, Fife. |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dardanelles in early January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Odessa. |
| Ann Bridson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 28 January and taken into Liverpool. |
| Brillante | Spain | The mistico was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 January. Her crew were rescued by Rosa ( Brazil). |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Coringa, India before 22 January. Her crew were rescued. |
| Columbian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Imbros, Ottoman Empire in late January. Her crew were rescued. |
| Columbus | United States | The ship was wrecked near St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from New York to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Framce. |
| Continuation | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the Greenground, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. |
| Diligente | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Dalmatia before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Antwerp. |
| Helene | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark. |
| James and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, France. She broke up on 23 January. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cádiz, Spain. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex, where she arrived on 24 January. |
| Justow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barnstaple, Devon. She was refloated on 25 January and taken into Swansea. |
| Le Marianne Alexandre | France | The schooner was dismasted and abandoned in the English Channel on or before 15 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Maracia was towed into Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom by Princess Royal ( United Kingdom), where she arrived on 16 January. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Berry Island, Bahamas before 14 January. |
| Newburgh | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice off Pillau, Prussia between 2 and 4 January. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pillau. Newburgh was taken into Pillau on 7 January. |
| Providentia | France | The ship was driven ashore between Cádiz and Tarifa, Spain. |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Bristol Channel on or before 25 January. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was driven ashore in Walton Bay. |
| Sarah Moore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Castletown, Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire. Sarah Moore was refloated and put into Port Erin, Isle of Man in a severely damaged condition. |
| Tamenend | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States or vice versa. Tamenend was refloated on 27 January. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Weymouth, Dorset. She was later refloated and put into Weymouth. |