# List of shipwrecks in February 1883

The list of shipwrecks in February 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1883.

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship William Coulman in the Humber and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Hull, Yorkshire in a severely leaky condition. |
| Barcelona | Germany | The steamship struck a sunken wreck in the Red Sea and was holed. She put in to Port Said, Egypt waterlogged at the bow. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London, United Kingdom. |
| Golden Horn | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Gareloch, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Hyaena | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Fethard-on-Sea, County Wicklow. She was later refloated and taken in to Fethard-on-Sea for repairs. |
| Plassey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandgate, Kent with the loss of two of her six crew. |
| Spanker | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |

## 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat foundered off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by a steamship. |
| Copia | United Kingdom | The steamship departed from Portland, Dorset for Messina, Sicily, Italy. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Salcombe, Devon. |
| Kenmure Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. There were sixteen survivors from the 50 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The smack sank in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lovebud | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked off Ramsey, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off the north Wales coast with the loss of her captain. Two survivors were rescued by a steamship. |
| Matilda Hilyard | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked of Cádiz, Spain. |
| Nellie, and Prince | United Kingdom | The steamship Prince collided with the smack Nellie at Dover, Kent. Both vessels were severely damaged. |
| Rumbold | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Storm Nymph | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near the entrance of Newquay harbour, Cornwall. One member of crew jumped overboard and was not seen again, the rest were saved by the rocket apparatus. Storm Nymph was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall. |
| Strathspey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the wreck of James ( United Kingdom) off Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Tacoma | United States | The steam collier was wrecked at Umpquah City, Oregon with the loss of nine of her crew. |
| Taunton Packet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the Bishop's Rock with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New Ross, County Wexford. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The steamship sank off Cape Cornwall with the loss of all hands. Witnessed by the barquentine Nellie S. ( United Kingdom). |
| Unnamed | France | The chasse-marée collided with the steamship Hilda ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Solent 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. A boat from Hilda which was sent to rescue her crew was reported lost with five crew aboard, but put in to Alum Bay. |

## 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avon | United Kingdom | The trow foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Canon Harrison | Canada | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 23°40′W﻿ / ﻿44.000°N 23.667°W﻿ / 44.000; -23.667). Her crew were rescued by the barque Gimello ( United Kingdom). Canon Harrison was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Harkaway | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Lannion, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Julia Matilda | Norway | The brigantine was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Harbinger ( United Kingdom). |
| Kalmia | Newfoundland Colony | The ship ran aground on the Sandown Rock, in Trepassey Bay. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Saint John's. She was later refloated with assistane from the steamship Hermes (Flag unknown). |
| Lass o'Gowrie | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with the steamship John Ormston ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex with the loss of her captain. Her mate was rescued by John Ormston. |

## 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Zephyr | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. Her seven crew got aboard the Blackwater Lightship ( Trinity House), from where they were rescued by the Cahore Lifeboat. Zephyr was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork. |

## 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elvira | Sweden | The brig collided with the steamship Thomas Turnbull ( United Kingdom) off Cape Palos, Spain and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cartagena, Spain in a sinking condition. |

## 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Alice Fisher | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Scar, off Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Connah's Quay, Flintshire to Workington, Cumberland. She was refloated, but had to be beached, being severely leaky. |
| Bertha | France | The ship foundered in the Great Silver Pit, 70 nautical miles (130 km; 81 mi) east by south of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg, Germany and/or Toulon, Var. |
| Cactus | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Tom Perry ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Cactus was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Gravesend, Kent. |
| Charlotte | Germany | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Stronsay, Orkney Island, United Kingdom. Her 25 crew were rescued but her captain refused to abandon ship. She was on a voyage from Bremen and/or Antwerp, Belgium to New York, United States. |
| Clara | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "M'Cammon", County Down with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Etta | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon. |
| Ocean Monarch | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered in the Great Silver Pit with the loss of all hands. . |
| Orion | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Texel. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Royal Sailor | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in The Downs. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Motril, Spain. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Savant | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked off Crail, Fife with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Collydram", Argyllshire with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Anna Louise | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard using breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Beatrice | United Kingdom | The ship departed from the Llico River for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Daisy | United Kingdom | The tug stuck a floating log in the Clyde and sank. She was refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Stag Rock. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Brilliant ( United Kingdom). |
| Lina | Norway | The schooner struck rocks and sank off Deerness, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. |
| Lorely | Germany | The barque was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her 12 crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom. She later floated off and came ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |
| Surprise | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked west of Overton Mere, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. The ship's dog survived. She was on a voyage from Paimpol, Finistère to Swansea, Glamorgan. |

## 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | Guernsey | The brig was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat and by rocket apparatus. She was consequently condemned. |
| Janet Izast | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground and was wrecked on the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. |
| Havre | France | The steamship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Drummore Point, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Nega | Russia | The barque ran aground at South Shields. She was refloated and towed in to South Shields. |
| Padre Madre | Italy | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Thanemore ( United Kingdom). Padre Madre was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Dublin, United Kingdom. |
| Polymnia | Norway | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was subsequently driven ashore on the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Progress | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Tunstall, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adam Smith | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was on a voyage from London to Kirkcaldy. |
| Carl | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to "Faxo". |
| Criccieth Castle | United Kingdom | The brig was presumed lost off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly with the loss of all eleven crew. Wreckage and the body of a crew member washed ashore. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Golden Horn | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and put back to Hartlepool. |
| Isabel | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Honfleur, Manche, France. |
| Ivanhoe | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Caernarfon. She was refloated. |
| Minnie | United Kingdom | The steamship ran agroundon the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 24 February and taken into the River Tyne for repairs. |
| Moth | United Kingdom | The ketch foundered in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of the Old Harry Rocks, Dorset. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Wareham, Dorset. |
| Prinses Marie | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in The Swale. She was on a voyage from Vlissingen, Zeeland to Queenborough, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Timandra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Silloth, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mabel Annie | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank off Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her crew survived. |
| Marnhull | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked on Pakefield Gat, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Kessingland Lifeboat St. Michaels ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Marnhull was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
| Rothbury | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Tasmania | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Don. Her 21 crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Aberdeen. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Madawaska Maid | United States | The fishing schooner was lost off Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |

## 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane Gristow | United Kingdom | The brigantine stranded in Sandown Bay, Isle of Wight with the loss of one of her six crew. |
| Reine des Fleurs | France | The brigantine was driven ashore at West Cross, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Theresa | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked off Worthing, Sussex. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig foundered in the North Sea. |
| Unnamed | Germany | The brigantine was wrecked in Plymouth Sound. |
| Two unnamed vessels | United Kingdom | Two fishing boats were seen bottom up in the North Sea. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camilla | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Erminia | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the steamship Gothland ( United Kingdom) off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea and was severely damaged. Erminia was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was towed in to Harwich, Essex by Gothland. |
| Express | Sweden | The steamship departed from Stockholm for Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland. No further trace, reported overdue. |

## 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adrienne | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ((41°53′N 34°56′W﻿ / ﻿41.883°N 34.933°W﻿ / 41.883; -34.933) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Marcia ( United Kingdom). Adrienne was on a voyage from New York, United States to Ayr. |
| Mary S. Gibson | Canada | The ship was sighted in distress in the Atlantic Ocean 42°50′N 33°50′W﻿ / ﻿42.833°N 33.833°W﻿ / 42.833; -33.833) whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France or Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned at sea. All on board were rescued by the steamship Wellfield ( United Kingdom). Alfred was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| City of Richmond | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The schooner put into Cairnryan, Wigtownshire on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Glamorgan | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of the 51 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Republic ( United Kingdom), which lost a crew member effecting the rescue. Glamorgan was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |

## 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Excel | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Superior ( United Kingdom). |
| Fairy Belle | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Newquay, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Thomas & John | United Kingdom | The dandy ran aground and sank at Newhaven, Sussex. Both crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat Michael Henry ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Thomas & John was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Plymouth, Devon. She subsequently broke up. |

## 18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USS Ashuelot | United States Navy | The Mohongo-class gunboat was wrecked on a rock off East Lamock Island with the loss of eleven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Shantou, China. |
| Hekla | Denmark | The steamship ran aground on the Sydnostgrunden, off Larvik, Norway and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to New York, United States. |

## 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Nordstern | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. |
| Sarmatian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Panaroekan, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherland East Indies to Calcutta, India. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Strathdee | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Buenos Ayrean ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Isle of Arran with the loss of all but one of her twelve crew. The survivor was rescued by Buenos Ayrean. Strathdee was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin. |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandre | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. |
| King Arthur | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Bosphorus with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Romania to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |

## 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clementia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Wexford. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Ferro | Germany | The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Hammerin", Denmark. |
| King Arthur | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked near the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus. Thirteen crew took to the ship's boats, which capsized drowning the occupants. Her captain and the remaining crew were saved by the rocket apparatus. |
| Laura Gillies | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gloucester City | United Kingdom | The ocean liner collided with ice floes and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 28 crew were rescued by the steamship Frija (Flag unknown ). Gloucester City was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York. |
| James Wilson | Victoria | The ship departed from Melbourne for Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Washington | Germany | The ship departed from Copenhagen, Denmark for Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Marbella | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the North Gar Sand, at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Pomaron, Portugal. She was refloated with assistance from the tugs Cleveland, Harkaway and Nunthorpe (all United Kingdom) and put back to the River Tees. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ashurst | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and sank at Walney Island, Lancashire. Her crew survived. Shew as on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Morecambe, Lancashire. |
| 'William Dickinson | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south east of Malta. Her crew were rescued, thirteen of them by HMS Hecla ( Royal Navy). |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sligo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Sligo River. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1883 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adèle | Germany | The barque was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Sandy Hook. |
| Alfred | France | The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and beached at Mundesley, Norfolk. |
| Alsatia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. She was later refloated, and taken in to Suez, Egypt for repairs. |
| Ballogie | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Sagres Point, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London. |
| Bennychree | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Peninver, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ayr. |
| Bona Fide | Norway | The barque was wrecked at Jarlshof, Shetland Island, United Kingdom. |
| Boscoppa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Celtic Monarch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen, Germany. She was later refloated. |
| Charm | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated. |
| Clementia | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, County Wexford. |
| Conqueror | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and assisted in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Copernicus | Belgium | The steamship was wrecked at Porto de Pedras, Brazil between 10 and 28 February. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia, Brazil. |
| Danish Monarch | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Morant Cays and was wrecked. |
| Deux Maries | France | The brigantine was wrecked at Porto Plata, Virgin Islands, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. |
| Dream | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak. She was towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham, where she sank. |
| Dryburgh Abbey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Moselle Shoals. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Eddystone | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Aberthaw, Glamorgan. |
| Faraday | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the West Bank, off New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. |
| Figogna | Italy | The barque was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
| Frances | Flag unknown | The barge was wrecked on the West Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of one of her two crew. Her captain was rescued by a Dutch pilot boat. |
| Gironde | France | The chasse-marée was lost off Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hannah and Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She subsequently broke up. |
| Japan | Germany | The barquentine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 February. Her crew were rescued by Galatea ( United States). Japan was on a voyage from New York to London. |
| Jessica | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Talcahuano, Chile to the English Channel. |
| Jessie Shuttleworth | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Tangiers, Morocco with the loss of all hands. |
| Kneginja Milena | Trieste | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fiume, Austria-Hungary to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Knight Templar | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Sevastopol, Russia. |
| Labarronere | Spain | The ship ran aground at Portugalete. |
| Lightning | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Garston to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated on 9 February. |
| Mary Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Savannah River. |
| Minnie Hunter | United States | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Cape Henelopen, Delaware. |
| Parkfield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York. |
| Plate | New South Wales | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the Richmond River. |
| Raffaele | Italy | The brig was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Phillippeville, Algeria to Huelva, Spain. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and found to be severely leaky. |
| Sarah | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 February. |
| Sirena | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Maisí, Cuba. Some of her crew were rescued, others reported missing. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havana, Cuba. |
| Snowdrop | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in the English Channel with loss of life. Some of the bodies of her crew were washed ashore on the Isle of Wight on 5 February. |
| Tees Force | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands, Bahamas before 3 February. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Thetford | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Cienfuegos, Cuba and was damaged. She was refloated and put back to Cienfuegos. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Lymington. Her crew were rescued. |