# List of shipwrecks in January 1841

The list of shipwrecks in January 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1841.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Guernsey Lily | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on the Minquiers, off Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. |
| Ida | Prussia | The schooner ran aground at Riga, Russia. She was refloated the next day and put back to Riga. |
| Lady Middleton | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | Portugal | The schooner was discovered abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by the barque Johanna Maria ( Denmark). Five men were put on board and she was taken into Madeira. |
| Clonmel | New South Wales | The paddle steamer was wrecked at Corner Inlet. All on board were rescued. |
| Freden | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground off Nysted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to "Rannes". |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. |
| Jemima | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. She was on a voyage from London to Bayonne. |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Loyal William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Inverkip, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Loyal William was refloated on 11 January and resumed her voyage. |
| Permit or Pursuit | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from St. Davids to Pernambuco, Brazil. |
| President | United States | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adolphe | France | The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( Trinity House). |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Strangford, County Down. |
| Caspian | United States | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was still aground on 14 January. |
| Elizabeth | United States | The ship ran aground at New Orleans. |
| Eucharist | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Flora | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Antwerp. |
| Gesina | Bremen | The galiot was driven ashore at Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bremen. Gesina was refloated and taken into Bremen. |
| Henry Davenport | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Port Mattoon". She was on a voyage from Halifax to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Old Grimsby, Isles of Scilly. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, off Southport. She laden with Pig iron on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Jean et Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore east of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Boulogne. |
| Jean Gordon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ayr. Lloyds Register 1840 and Ayr Observer Jan 5 say it was the Jane Gordon. |
| Lavinia | Guernsey | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Lavinia was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 3 January and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs. |
| Maria Aletta | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 7 January. |
| Mary Walker | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Girvan Bay, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to the Clyde. |
| Nicolina Emilia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Ocmulgee | United States | The ship ran aground at New Orleans. |
| Pink | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by a Barking smack. |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Leith. Sarah Jane was refloated on 6 January and towed into Leith. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ancelle | United States | The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Barbary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Woodbridge, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Woodbridge. Barbary was refloated on 6 January and taken into Harwich. |
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. Dart was refloated and taken into Wivenhoe, Essex. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 9 January and taken into Wicklow for repairs. |
| Fleece | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 5 January and subsequently resumed her voyage. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 8 January. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to South Shields, County Durham. Industry was refloated on 6 January and proceeded for Newcastle upon Tyne. |
| James Dean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. James Dean was refloated and taken into Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Ligonier | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Londonderry | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newburgh, Fife. She was refloated on 8 January. |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sank in Lough Swilly or the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Riga | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlpool. Riga was refloated on 7 January. |
| Robust | United Kingdom | The ship lost her rudder in Saint Tudwal's Islands and was consequently beached at Aberdyfi, Merionethshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Robust was refloated the next day and taken into Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. |
| Sarah and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London. Sarah and Elizabeth was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Sirocco | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 7 January and towed into Grimsby for repairs. |
| Sultana | United Kingdom | The ship was struck by lightning in the Pelawan Passage and was destroyed. Forty-one people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to China. |
| Thames | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Jackey's Rock (grid reference SV83600639) in the Isles of Scilly, with the loss of all but two of the 65 people on board. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near North Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Crail, Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Trafalgar was refloated on 27 January and taken into Sunderland. |
| Vegesack | Bremen | The ship sank off Fedderwarden. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. |
| Vine | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was later refloated and taken into Grimsby for repairs |
| Young Alexander | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Scrabster, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Xenophon. |
| Earl of Bridgewater | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the steamship Merlin ( United Kingdom) and foundered at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Edward Woodhouse | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the "Freas Islands", Spain with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| James Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon, Ayrshire. James Hamilton was refloated. |
| Jemima | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bilboa, Spain. |
| Le Jeune Ruffin | France | The schooner was wrecked near "Guccho", Spain with the loss of two lives. |
| Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Matilda was later refloated |
| Ninus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Scratby, Norfolk. |
| Osnaburgh | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked north of North Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Renfrew to Newcastle upon Tyne. Osnaburgh broke up in March. |
| Theodore Kerner | Netherlands | The ship ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. Theodore Kerner was refloated on 6 January. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 11 January. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. |
| Zena and Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barnstaple, Devon. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dorade | France | The ship was driven ashore at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Marseille. |
| Garrick | United States | The ship was driven ashore 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York, United States. Garrick was refloated on 24 January and taken into New York. She was deemed repairable. |
| Horatio | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Rutland Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to the Clyde. Horatio was refloated but ran aground and capsized. She was refloated the next day. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth. |
| Christine Louise | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Hamilton Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| George McLeod | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Rothesay Bay. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Gustava | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Schaarhorn. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. Gustava was refloated and taken into Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. |
| Hamies | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Hebbles Lightship | Trinity House | The lightship was driven ashore by ice near Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Mersey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged by ice near Hull. She was on a voyage from Hull to Savannah, Georgia, United States. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abeona | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Grace Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the United States and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland. Grace was refloated the next day and taken into Norfolk, Virginia. |
| Horatio | Guernsey | The ship struck a sunken rock at Saint Sampson, Guernsey and was beached. She was on a voyage from Saint Sampson to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Fainly". She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto rocks and wrecked at Jersey, Channel Islands. |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annas | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Brest Rock and sank off the coast of Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Arctic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. |
| Earl of Selkirk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Preston, Lancashire. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Cape Mondego, Portugal with the loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to St. Ubes, Portugal. |
| Hawk | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the "Isle of Brewer", off the east coast of Africa. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jonge Kea | France | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Rye. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 16 January and taken into Rye. |
| Ocean | United States | The schooner was wrecked at "Chimlico", British Honduras. |
| Penelope | United Kingdom | The ship sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Filey Brig, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and beached. Sovereign was subsequently towed into Scarborough, Yorkshire. |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Filey. She was refloated on 9 January and taken into Scarborough, Yorkshire. |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alberdina | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore near Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom to a port in East Frisia. |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and was severely damaged. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Alexander subsequently broke up. |
| Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bland's Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked by ice off Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. |
| John Barrow | 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 Sandon to Whitby, Yorkshire. John Barrow was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Mercy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Flamborough Head and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Sunderland. |
| Northern | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Harlingen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen. |
| Orwell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked by ice off Harlingen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen. |
| Southwick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Rye, Sussex and Dungeness, Kent. |
| Unanimity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wainfleet. |
| Waterford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wainfleet. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aberdeenshire | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and proceeded for Harwich, Essex. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dolphin Point, Lincolnshire, at the mouth of the Humber. |
| George | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken into Cardiff for repairs. |
| Pomona | Jersey | The ship was in collision with John Bentley and foundered off The Smalls. Her crew were rescued by John Bentley. Pomona was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. |
| Brack | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Knowl. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Brack was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Clifton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Ravenglass, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Lancaster, Lancashire. |
| Danube | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Royan, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |

## 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Susanna | Netherlands | The ship departed from Surinam for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| François | France | The ship was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales. |
| Pearl | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Kitts. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Jackson, New South Wales to China. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged by a high tide at Seaham, County Durham. She was taken into North Shields for repairs. |
| Crown | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was later refloated. |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
| Halcyon | United Kingdom | The ship was set afire and damaged at North Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. She was refloated on 16 January. |
| Moy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Moy was refloated on 16 January and taken into Rothesay, Bute for repairs. |
| Permanent | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Southwold, Suffolk to London. She was refloated and put into Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. |
| Severn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated. |
| Sunderland | United Kingdom | The dredger was driven out to sea from Sunderland, County Durham. She was towed into Hartlepool, County Durham tomorrow. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Broad Oak | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. Broad Oak was refloated on 17 January and taken into Liverpool. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The sloop sank at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Staintondale, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ramier | France | The brig was driven ashore between Marazion and Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a steamship and was consequently beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Larne, County Antrim. She was refloated. |
| Wilhelmine Lucia | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. Wilhelmine Lucia was refloated on 18 January and taken into the Nieuw Diep. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Barbara | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Beatitude | United Kingdom | The brig was driven out to sea from the River Wear by ice. She was taken into Seaham, County Durham the next day. |
| Benton | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Boreas | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Borough | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Coajutor | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Deux Amis | France | The crewless ship was driven out to sea from the River Wear by ice. She was taken into Seaham the next day. |
| Earl Durham | United Kingdom | The steamship was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by a canal boat and sank at Upton Bridge, Worcestershire. She was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Worcester. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Epsilon | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Era | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out to sea from the River Wear with only the ship's dog on board. |
| Farnacres | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Felicité | France | The ship was wrecked by ice in the River Wear. |
| Gamma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out to sea from the River Wear with only a boy on board. She was subsequently taken into Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| George and Ann | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Hare | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven out to sea by ice in the River Wear. She came ashore at Sunderland, County Durham and was wrecked. |
| Hiram | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Hythe | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea between St. Abbs Head and Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her seven crew were rescued by fishing boats from Eyemouth. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | Captain Craike's ship was damaged by ice at Sunderland. |
| Jane Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Jantina | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked by ice in the River Wear. |
| Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out to sea from the River Wear. No further trace. |
| John and Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Kent | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Kirton | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Leader | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. |
| Mars | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east south east of Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the brig George ( United Kingdom). |
| Mary Tiffin | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Newby | United Kingdom | The brig capsized and was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear with the loss of one of her eight crew. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Novel | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Ovis | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Petrel | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom | The brig was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Preston | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Resource | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Rosebud | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked by ice in the River Wear. |
| Safety | United Kingdom | The paddle tug was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Sunderland Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Tyro | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Valiant | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Virgil | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice in the River Wear. |
| Waverley | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice at Sunderland. |
| William Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice in the River Wear. |
| Young Wilson | United Kingdom | The brig was driven out to sea from the River Wear by ice. She was taken into Seaham the next day. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cato | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out of port and abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken into Sunderland, County Durham on 20 January. |
| Holland | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the North Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Skelliften | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near "Tragoe Hafen". She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Stockholm. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilroot Point, County Antrim. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clio | Belgium | The ship ran aground on the Paardemarkt Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Antwerp. Clio was refloated but ran aground off Knokke. She was refloated and taken into Ostend, where she sank. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Strum Head, Wales. Her crew were rescued. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Dulas, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to St. Ubes, Portugal and the River Plate. |
| Margaret and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Banff, Aberdeenshire. |
| Osceola | United States | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tyrone ( United Kingdom). Osceola was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Andrews | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jeune Henri | Belgium | The ship was holed by floating ice and sank in the Scheldt near Lillo. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Antwerp. Jeune Henri was refloated and beached. She arrived at Antwerp on 3 February for repairs. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. |
| Rothesay | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on a reef off New Providence, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Havana, Cuba. |
| Venezuela | United States | The brig was wrecked on the Bocas. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to La Guaira, Venezuela. |
| Young | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Accélére | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville, Algeria. |
| Adolphe | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Alfred et Delie | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Balthazar | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Chamcook | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ballywater, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and arrived at Liverpool on 23 January. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Swimmeno". She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Ancona, Papal States. |
| Émélie | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Hirondelle | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Jeune Clemène | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Jules Felix | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Justa | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Cádiz. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cádiz. |
| Marne | French Navy | The corvette was wrecked at Phillippeville with the loss of 57 of her crew. |
| Mathilde | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Messager de Syrie | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and sank off Rasvåg, Norway with the loss of nine of the fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Wismar. |
| Nouveau Théodore | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Octavie | France | The ship was wrecked at Philippeville. |
| Tiber | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Algiers, Algeria. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alphonse | France | The ship was driven ashore near Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Antwerp, Belgium |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all hands. |
| Euphrates | France | The ship departed from Toulon, Var for Algiers, Algeria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Julius | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore near Ambleteuse. |
| Najaden | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Valderøy. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 21 February and taken into Tanager. |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east by south the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House). |
| Royal Frederick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London. She was refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent. |
| Zephyr | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down off the Wolf Rock, Cornwall by T. H. Adami ( United States). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Larache, Morocco to Dublin. Zephyr was towed into Falmouth, Cornwall by Josephine ( United Kingdom). She arrived on 28 January. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Mauritius for Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Eden or Ellen | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by Esker ( United Kingdom). |
| Hunter, and Robert | United Kingdom | The ships collided and sank in the North Sea off the Inner Dowsing Lightship ( Trinity House). Both crews were rescued by Halifax ( United Kingdom). Hunter was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham, Robert was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. |
| Patsey or Rothesay | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Caicos Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to the Clyde. |
| Sir Edward Banks | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground off Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 27 February and towed into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland by William Joliffe ( United Kingdom). |
| Tory | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Half Moon Shoal, in the Palewan Passage. She was abandoned two days later. Tory was on a voyage from Singapore to China. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew survived. Ellen was on a voyage from the Humber to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Henry Cotes | 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 Blyth, Northumberland to London. Henry Cotes was refloated the next day with the assistance of four smacks. |
| Mariner | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. A crew member of Advance ( United Kingdom) was lost attempting to rescue the crew of Mariner. |
| Morgan | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Beacon Rock, off Puffin Island, Anglesey and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Esk | 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 Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Esk was refloated the next day with assistance from three smacks. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Mixon Sands, in the Bristol Channel. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bideford, Devon. |
| Jenny | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel 50 nautical miles (93 km) off St. Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescuedby Orient ( United Kingdom). Jenny was on a voyage from Eden, County Antrim to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Louise | France | The ship ran aground on a reef off Key West, Florida Territory. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havana, Cuba and Bordeaux, Gironde. Louise was refloated on 29 January and taken into Key West, where she was condemned. |
| Monkey | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Ostend, West Flanders. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Antwerp. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acheron | France | The ship departed from Algiers, Algeria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Caroline | Grenada | The cutter was wrecked on a reef in Bacolet Bay. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Mixon Sand, in the Bristol Channel and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bideford, Devon. |
| Merchant | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich. |
| Renard | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St Alban's Head, Dorset, United Kingdom. SHe was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Pernambuco, Brazil. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beaseley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. |
| Bristol Packet | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Port Talbot and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently became a wreck. Bristol Packet was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Justine | Denmark | The ship ran aground at "Shipshaven". She was later refloated and taken into port. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground at Goedereede, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Royal Mint | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Cabaritta Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Morant Bay to Salt River. She was refloated on 29 January and taken into Salt River. |
| Vierge Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Alicante, Spain and Antwerp, Belgium. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daniel | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Gloucester. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. |
| Vesper | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was in collision with Argus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. The wreck was dispersed by explosives in July 1842. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point de Galle, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Galle, Ceylon to London. |
| Prima | Jersey | The ship was run down in the English Channel by a steamship. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently taken into Jersey. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Tabasco, Mexico. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leer, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She consequently sank off Sandown Castle, Kent. Her crew were rescued. Industry was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Caroline Islands. Her crew reached Manila, Spanish East Indies in her long boats. |
| John and Mary | Isle of Man | The smack was driven against the pier and severely damaged at Peel. |
| New Volunteer | Isle of Man | The smack was wrecked at Douglas. Her crew were rescued. |
| Vesta | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the brig Sarah and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | Isle of Man | The ship was run down and sunk off Ailsa Craig by Lune ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gloucester. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. She was refloated on 3 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Nancy | United States | The schooner was wrecked off Georgetown, South Carolina. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in West Angle Bay, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 27 January and taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk on or before 17 January with some loss of life. |
| Christina | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Saint Domingo. |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 January. |
| Eliza Ellen | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Devils Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Canso to Halifax. |
| H.T.M. | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 16 January. |
| Irene | United States | The ship was wrecked near Stockholm, Sweden before 8 January. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to New York. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship departed from South Shields in late January for a Scottish port. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands; a boat from the vessel came ashore at Craster, Caithness on 9 February. |
| James Andas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kåseberga, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. James Andas was refloated and taken into Ystad for repairs. |
| New Felicity | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel before 24 January. |
| Philestrus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay with the loss of nineteen of her 22 crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Phœbus | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Halifax. |
| Prince Regent | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the River Towy before 21 January with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The sloop sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 20 January and taken into Grimsby in a severely damaged condition. |
| Tonkea | France | The ship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Tonkea was refloated on 16 January and taken into Rye. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Arbroath, Forfarshire. Victoria was refloated on 13 January and taken into Dundee, Forfarshire. |