# List of shipwrecks in January 1844

The list of shipwrecks in January 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1844.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| British Oak | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Rock Angus. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Rush, County Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Perth to Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Marys | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked near Achininver, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Angelina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Luing. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. Angelina was refloated and taken into Easdale in a leaky condition. |
| Cynthia Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Carron Rock. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated the next day. |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated. |
| Jane and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 5 January. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London. |
| Sir James Gordon | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh Norfolk. Her crew were survived. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham. |
| St. John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay off Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Jersey | The schooner ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Manningtree, Essex. She was refloated the next day and put into Mistley, Essex. |
| Amitie | France | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Mauritius. She was later refloated. |
| Bordeaux | France | The ship was driven onto a reef off Mauritius. All on board were rescued. She had been refloated by 2 February and taken into Mauritius for repairs. |
| Cosacco | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore at Sigri, Greece. She was on a voyage from Galați to Constantinople and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated on 4 January and towed into Sigri. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Keys, off Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Cork. |
| Hercules | United States | The ship struck the Brake Sand, in the North Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to New York. |
| Hugh Mathie | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman, on her maiden voyage, was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius with the loss of a crew member. She was later refloated but ran aground on a reef and was wrecked. |
| Malay | India | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Mauritius. All on board were rescued. |
| Marion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Mauritius. All on board were rescued. |
| Susanna Cummin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was refloated. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Shepherdess | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Mississippi River near Cahokia, Illinois with the loss of 70 to 100 lives. |
| Theodore | France | The ship was wrecked off Île Pélee, Seine-Inférieure with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Walger | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off the American coast. Her crew were rescued by the barque Pons ( United States). Walger was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to New York. |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cowndon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. She was refloated and beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk and was subsequently taken into Great Yarmouth. |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Traverse, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was later refloated. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Saltstone Rocks, off Boyndie, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burghead, Morayshire to Aberdeen. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Hare Island, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Galway to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cap Camarat, Var, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Margarets | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Cape Farina, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Napoleon | France | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Maracaibo, Venezuela. She was refloated and taken into Maracaibo. |
| Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius. She was later refloated. |
| Tra Brodre | Sweden | The ship ran aground off Grasgard with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to an English port. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antonio | Bremen | The ship was wrecked east of Tromøya, Norway. |
| Averhof | Prussia | The ship was wrecked off Merdø, Norway with the loss of all hands. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the River Tay. She subsequently drove ashore and was damaged. |
| Edward | Stettin | The ship was wrecked near the entrance to the Agger Canal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Kingston | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. She put into Christiansand, Norway. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She floated off and was driven ashore at Cahore Point, County Wexford, where she subsequently became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bombay, India. |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and was damaged off Bandon, County Cork. |
| Providence | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Mobile, Alabama. |
| Stephens | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the River Tay. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cambridge | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven onto the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Helen | United States | The ship ran aground off Ice Island, in the Gaspar Strait. She was refloated on 10 March. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Rika | Prussia | The ship was wrecked off Justøy, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to London, United Kingdom. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Herd Sand, off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Shields. |
| Assiduous | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Shields. |
| Castor | United Kingdom | The sloop collided with the schooner Speedy ( Jersey) and foundered off Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of one of her two crew. |
| David and Robert | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Tarbert, Ayrshire. |
| Erin | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. |
| Familien | Netherlands | The ship ran aground at "Graedyh", Denmark. She subsequently put into Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Nieuwstadt, Limburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Guardiana | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was refloated on 17 January. |
| Johanna Maria Christina | Netherlands | The ship capsized at Amsterdam, North Holland. She was later righted. |
| Lisette | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Buccari, Austrian Empire. |
| Woodbine | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Yarmouth. |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baronet | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Galita" or the "Island of Galati". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Dorothy Gales | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portneyon Point, Glamorgan. |
| Elizabeth and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Branshay Bay, Orkney Islands. she was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 11 January and taken into Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. |
| Lawson | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mark Breeds | 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 Tralee, County Kerry to London. She was refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent. |
| New Flora | United Kingdom | The fishing smack collided with Rebecca ( United Kingdom) and foundered off the Kentish Knock. |
| Old Year's Gift | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thomas and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was dismasted off Lough Swilly and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a Dutch galliot off Trevose Head, Cornwall and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was towed into Padstow, Cornwall the next day in a waterlogged condition. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alerte | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and assisted into Wivenhoe, Essex. |
| Jane White | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was righted the next day. |
| John and Robert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Foreland Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by a sunken rock off Jersey, Channel Islands. She put into Jersey the next day. |
| Newburg | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France whilst under tow and was run into by another vessel and damaged. She was refloated and towed into Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France for repairs. |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on The Shingles. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherland to New York, United States. She was refloated and towed into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Talbot | Brazil | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Santa Maria, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Trieste. |
| Viscount Downe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amore Jaccarina | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Navarino, Greece. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galați, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Ana | Spain | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Concordia | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Ramsgate. |
| Friends | British North America | The ship was driven ashore at Canso, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. She was refloated on 29 January and resumed her voyage. |
| Gulnare | Bremen | The ship was sighted in the Strait of Sunda whilst on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Hercules | Spain | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana. She was refloated and put into Ramsgate. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Maria Klindburg | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on Staten Island, New York, United States by ice. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Actif | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship struck a floating wreck and foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage form Helsinki to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Active | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She had been refloated by 17 February. |
| Ann Creighton | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Anna Cecilia | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated and put into Margate, Kent. |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Helen Mar | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Java Head, Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Singapore to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barclay | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and put into Donaghadee, County Down. |
| Borussia | Stettin | The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States and the South Seas. She was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition. |
| Catherine | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Beaver River with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Charlotte Ann | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Hindostan | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Suez, Egypt. She was refloated on 16 January. |
| Johanna de Vries | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Trieste. She was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom for repairs. |
| Sarah and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Thomas and James | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Whitby, Yorkshire She was refloated. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Jolly, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Sydney, Nova Scotia. |
| Bolivar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 April and taken into South Shields, County Durham. |
| Jules | France | The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside and sank at Caernarvon. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Caernarvon. |
| Osprey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Calvados, France. |
| William and Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea, presumed subsequently sank. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Pellier", Loire-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Prince Mighete Kourcho | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore at Cap Camarat, Var, France with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ibrailha to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Reparateur | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barcelona, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Port-Vendres, Pyrenées-Atlantiques. |
| Ste Philomene | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cette, Hérault with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Nice, Alpes-Maritimes to Cette. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Martha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Galway. She was refloated and taken into Galway. |
| Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Hoy. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Limerick. She was refloated on 29 January. |
| Rowland Hill | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with an American ship in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of the Isles of Scilly. She was abandoned the next day. Rowland Hill was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was taken into Dover, Kent in a waterlogged condition, arriving on 29 January. |
| Vrow Johanna | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Schulhoek Bank, off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and was towed into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Archangel | Russia | The brig was driven ashore at Bolderāja. |
| Benedict | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore at Bolderāja. |
| Betty | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Bolderāja. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Bolderāja. |
| Heinrich | Prussia | The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Bolderāja. |
| James Wilson | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and towed into New York. |
| Pendocrata | Russia | The brig was wrecked in the Dardanelles. |
| Penelope | Greece | The schooner was wrecked in the Dardanelles. |
| Sankiri | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Mardyck Point, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Oran, Algeria. |
| Thomas Laurence | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at Bolderāja. |
| Wilhelm | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Bolderāja. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Borodino | Portugal | The ship ran aground at New York, United States and was beached. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to the Rio Grande. |
| Edward Goodrich | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pelican Reef, off Barbadoes. She was refloated. |
| Emulous | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Needham's Point, Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day. |
| Giazone | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was lost near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Genoa. |
| Henry Kelsey | United States | The barque was driven ashore at Oistnis Point, Barbadoes. She was refloated. |
| Jeune Louis | France | The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Dénia, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Brest, Finistère. |
| John and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated the next day and taken into Maryport. |
| William | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire. William was refloated on 5 February 1844 and taken into Ayr. |
| William and Betty | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 21 January. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Southwold, Suffolk. |
| Carib | United States | The ship was driven ashore on St. David's Island, Bermuda. she was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the River Plate. She was refloated and towed into Hamilton, Bermuda. |
| Falke | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Bremen. She was refloated on 31 January. |
| Mercurius | Norway | The ship was driven ashore near "Hoiewarde". She was on a voyage from Bergen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken into "Kobervig". |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was refloated on 31 January. |
| Swea | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore in the Elreborgsfjiord. She was refloated. |
| Tricolor | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at "Elreburg". She was refloated. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Créole | French Navy | The Créole-class corvette was driven ashore on Negropont, Greece. She was refloated on 27 January with assistance from HMS Vesuvius ( Royal Navy) and towed into Piraeus, Greece where she sank. She was later refloated. |
| Hacoli | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Canso, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manheim, Province of Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Shepherdess | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and capsized. Her ten crew were rescued by the Deal boats Earl Grey, Po and Sparrow (all United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bartley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed into Belfast, County Antrim in a leaky condition. |
| Don Juan | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Vostizza, Greece. She was later refloated and repaired. |
| Mermaid | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Vostizza. She was later refloated. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bertha Laura | Denmark | The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Fanø. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Roskilde. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albertina Amalia | Sweden | The ship was wrecked off "Palminecken" with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gotland to Helsingborg. |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Murragh Spit, off the coast of County Donegal. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Finnis | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London. |
| Marie Magdalene | France | The ship was driven ashore at Pointe de Grave, Gironde. |
| Oriental | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 to 90 nautical miles (150 to 170 km) north west of Malta by the barque St. Lawrence ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Racer ( Jersey). Oriental was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Superbe | France | The ship struck the La Basse Jaune Rock, in Douarneney Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Superbe was refloated and towed into the "Île des Sems". |
| Trafalgar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Hill Wharf Bank, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south east of the Fleetwood Lighthouse, Lancashire. She floated off the next day and sank. Her crew survived. |
| Urania | Prussia | The brig sank at Antalya, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak off the coast of Wigtownshire and was beached in Saltpan Bay. |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Harriot ( United Kingdom) and sank off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. |
| Napoleon-le-Grand | France | The ship ran aground and capsized at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Havre de Gràce to Île Bourbon. |
| Zeeuw | Netherlands | The Dutch government frigate was wrecked on the Banjest Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Middelburg, Zeeland. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Ramsey, Isle of Man to Workington. She was refloated on 29 January and was later taken into Workington. |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Bess | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ironshore, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fly | Jamaica | The ship was wrecked in the Flint River. |
| Lord Willoughby | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the East Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat. |
| Mary Queen of Scots | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated several days later and taken into the Rio Grande. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick. She was refloated on 29 January and taken into Kingstown, County Dublin. |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Great River, Jamaica. |
| Sheraton Grange | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Malta. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Zuidwal. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beata | Denmark | The ship was beached in Stromstad Bay. She was on a voyage from Horsens to Christiana. Norway. |
| Bellona | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Eunomæia | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord. She was on a voyage from Stege to Dublin, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 8 February. |
| Helena | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 4 February and taken into Maryport. |
| Ferris | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London. |
| Margaret | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Nassau, Bahamas. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Thornham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Brest Rock, in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cork to the Clyde. |
| Arninius | Stettin | The brig was wrecked on Vis, Austrian Empire. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. |
| Eliza Stewart | United Kingdom | HMS Serpent and HMS Wolverine shared salvage money for Eliza Stewart and her cargo for assistance they rendered to Eliza Stewart between 29 January and 25 February 1844. |
| Malton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. The wreck was refloated on 5 February and towed into Whitby. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Bahamas Reef. Her crew were rescued. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Phœnix | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Pagansand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. She was refloated on 9 February 1844 and taken into Twielenfleth, Kingdom of Hanover. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl Bathurst | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 5 February and taken into Whitby. |
| Emelie | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Boulogne to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Lamburn | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Rye, Sussex. She was taken into Rye on 2 February in a leaky condition. |
| Malton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. The wreck was refloated on 5 February and taken into Whitby. |
| Marie Therese | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ajaccio, Corsica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Phœnix | Hamburg | The ship was lost on the Pagensand, in the North Sea. |
| Redcliff | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. |
| Syren | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 5 February and taken into Whitby. |
| Welsford | British North America | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Le Bic, Province of Canada. |
| William Ward | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the English Channel off Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. William Ward was on a voyage from Hull to Athens, Greece. She was subsequently taken into Calais. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1844 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Maria | France | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Concarneau, Finistère before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Landerneau, Finistère. |
| Bertha Laura | Denmark | The ship was beached on Fanø. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Roskilde. |
| Black Sea | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered at sea in a derelict condition. She was taken into Calais, France, where she arrived on 1 February. |
| Brigg | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House). She was on a voyage from the River Trent to London. |
| Cosan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. She was on a voyage from the Danube to an English port. |
| Father Mathew | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Caesar's Creek, Florida Territory. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen's to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent before 20 January. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Greyhound | British North America | The schooner departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland for Sydney, Nova Scotia in early January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| James Wilson | United States | The ship was driven ashore near New York. She had been refloated by 19 January and taken into New York. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 13 January. She was taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Johanna | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Inner Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and taken into Cuxhaven. |
| L'Egeria | Brazil | The schooner was run ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone before 21 January whilst engaged in the slave trade and being pursued by HMS Spy ( Royal Navy). She was consequently condemned. |
| Lord Lyndoch | United Kingdom | The transport ship was damaged by fire before 4 January. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Madras, India. |
| Mana | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Mana before 13 January. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Bœuffs, off "Pilior", France before 23 January. Her crew were rescued by St. Louis ( France). Maria was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Kingsgate, Kent before 4 January. |
| Peter Ennes | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Staten Island, New York by ice. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Sicily to New York. She was refloated and taken into port on 26 January. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire on or before 9 January. She was taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Traste | Ottoman Empire | The ship was wrecked in the "Sapenize Islands" before 26 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rodosto to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| William Fulcher | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Karakul", 180 nautical miles (330 km) south of Madras before 1 February. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Madras. |