# List of shipwrecks in February 1843

The list of shipwrecks in February 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1843.

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Morecambe Bay. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and towed into Glasson Dock, Lancashire. |
| Algonquin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. |
| Broad Oak | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated on 7 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Brothers | New South Wales | The ship capsized and sank in a squall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Nicholson to Akaroa, New Zealand. |
| Chevalier | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Rennoe" with the loss of at least nine lives. |
| Childe Harold | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Finish | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Inverness. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands, a boat came ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Nancy | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River. |
| Shamrock | New South Wales | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in Moreton Bay. All on board survived. |
| Wilberforce | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Maranhão, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Maranhão. |

## 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cupido | Papal States | The ship departed from Torrevecchia Teatina for Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Sydney to a British port. |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 5 February. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Suffolk with the loss of all four crew. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Castletown River. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Louise and Elise | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Colorado Reef. She was on a voyage from Comarca Lagunera, Mexico to Hamburg. She was refloated on 5 February and put into Havana, Cuba, where she arrived on 16 February. |
| Volant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Dunkeechen, County Mayo with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. |

## 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes Lea | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at South Shields, County Durham. She was righted and beached. She was refloated on 16 February and taken into South Shields for repairs. |
| Blucher | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Warkworth, Northumberland. |
| Bolina | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Clea Ness, Lincolnshire She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken into Grimsby. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay, Orkney Islands. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Sunderland. Ceres was refloated and taken into Grimsby. |
| City of Hamburg | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore on the Jarrow Slake. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Whitby. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. |
| Henry and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. |
| Indian | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at South Shields and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was subsequently repaired. |
| Judith | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Arbroath, Forfarshire for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire with the loss of five of her six crew. |
| P. J. Nugent | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire. |
| Rob Roy | United Kingdom | The pilot boat foundered off Portlooe, Cornwall with the loss of both crew. |
| Salus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inishtrahull with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Honduras. |
| Sara Anna Cornelia | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and taken into Littlehampton. |
| Scotland | British North America | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the "Guaydore River", County Donegal, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The brig foundered off Skomer, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all seven crew. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. |
| William and Ann | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire with the loss of all six crew and six lifeboatmen. |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harbour Cove, Cornwall. |

## 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grantown-on-Spey, Morayshire. |
| Belt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner was run ashore east of Whitstable, Kent. |
| Chatty or Chertsey | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Daphne | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Cheval Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. |
| Duke of Clarence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Envy | Gibraltar | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Oran, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Oran. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Hercules | France | The ship was wrecked in the Petit-Rhône, She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Cette, Hérault. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. |
| Jemima | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Florida Territory. She was subsequently boarded by a pilot and taken into Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Joan | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire. |
| Johns | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey. She was refloated and taken into Ramsey. |
| John Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Inverkeithing, Fife. |
| Lawrence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. |
| Leeds | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire with the loss of all but one of her six crew. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth to London. |
| Mary and Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship, a brig or smack, was driven ashore and wrecked at Findon, Aberdeenshire with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Leith, Lothian |
| Pansey | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore between Mablethorpe and Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Rochester Castle | United Kingdom | The crewless brig or schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Rolina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken into Grimsby. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |

## 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amanda | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Dartmouth, Devon for Seville, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France. All ten people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. |
| Aust | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable, Kent. |
| Helen Marie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire and capsized with the loss of five of her crew. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. |
| Jane Lockhart | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was raised and refloated. |
| Jessie Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground of the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 12 February. |
| Larkins | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was driven onto the Walpole Rock, Margate. She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated between 10 and 13 February. |
| Leocadie | France | The ship was driven ashore at "Lavredo", Spain. She was on a voyage from Gijón, to Adra, Spain. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to London. |
| Mary Garde | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. |
| Minerva | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated the next day and taken into Cowes. |
| Norma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Tobago. She was refloated the next day and taken into Lymington, Hampshire. |
| Reliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven out to sea from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She came ashore and wrecked at Cowden, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rival | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cowes. She was refloated the next day and taken into Cowes. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in The Wash and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. |

## 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to London. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Humber. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Brilliante | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Porto Oliveto". |
| Clements | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Doctors Cove, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Demerara, British Honduras. |
| Diadem | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and sank near Pole Head, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| Eliza Russel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Cárdenas, Cuba. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to South Shields. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. Fame had become a wreck by 22 February. |
| Gazelle | France | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jean Marie | France | The ship was wrecked on the Cornet Rocks, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Jessie Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. |
| Lady Sarah Maitland | United Kingdom | The ship was struck a rock and was damaged at Upper Prospect Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was refloated. |
| Minerva | France | The ship ran aground at Boulogne. |
| Victoire d'Intel | France | The ship struck the Becel Lau Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Peniche, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure to Peniche, Portugal. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Cockenzie and Prestonpans, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. |
| Betsy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Dorothea | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Madoc, Caernarvonshire. |
| Freeman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Goldfinch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire. |
| Helen Stuart | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Malvina | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| North America | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Shrewsbury River, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. |
| Rob Roy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. |
| Romeo | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on St. Patrick's Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was later refloated and taken into port. but subsequently became a wreck. |
| Stokesly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Middlesbrough. She was refloated. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. |
| Thomaston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "The Jarrow", County Durham. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Cockenzie and Prestonpans. Her crew were rescued. |
| William Donaldson | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Hate with the loss of all but one of her crew. |

## 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship struck on a sunken rock and sank, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Orwell. |
| Jonge Louis | France | The galiot was driven ashore in the Bay of Grand Rosaire. |
| Lady Macnaghten | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated. |
| Margaretta | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her three crew were rescued by a lifeboat. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. |
| Native | United Kingdom | The schooner was plundered and sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of Durlestone Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick. Her captain and mate were subsequently committed for trial in London. |
| Niewland | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Padang, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate in a leaky condition. |
| Pero | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Den Godensight or Gode Hensight | Norway | The ship departed from Mandahl for Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Happy Return | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Ruby ( United Kingdom) and foundered with the loss of all hands off the north coast of Cornwall. |
| Hesperus | 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 South Shields to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Hesperus was refloated and beached at South Shields. |
| Lady of the Lake | United Kingdom | The ship was foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pubrico", Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. |
| Robert | Grenada | The sloop was wrecked off Gouyave. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rose in June | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Puffin Island, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. |
| Teseo | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argyll | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Ribbswall". She was on a voyage from Inverary, Argyllshire to Malahide, County Dublin. |
| Le Jeune Françoise | France | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued by Lady Mary Wood ( United Kingdom). Le Jeune Françoise was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Le Croisic, Loire Atlantique. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg. |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the Tusket Islands, British North America. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently beached at Pubnico Point, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Sir John St. Aubyn Sophia | United Kingdom Cape Colony | The paddle steamer Sir John St. Aubyn was towing Sophia out of Cape Town when the tow rope broke. Both vessels were driven ashore; Sophia was wrecked. Sir John St. Aubyn was also reported to have been wrecked. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cornubia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the "Atacalema Lighthouse". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an American port. |
| Eggardon Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Bastia, Corsica, France. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Bastia. |
| Elbe | France | The steamship was driven ashore at Mostaganem, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Algiers, Algeria to Gibraltar. She had been refloated by 14 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. |

## 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bury | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Runnel Stone. |
| Calla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and taken into Exeter. |
| Content | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a French port. Her crew were rescued by Dolphin ( United States). |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æos | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore on the Binnen Westergrund. She was on a voyage from Çeşme, Ottoman Empire to Swinemünde. She was refloated the next day and taken into Swinemünde. |
| Hull Packet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Boston, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. |

## 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aigle | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime. |
| Aymontimo | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Havana, Cuba, She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana. |
| Herman Willem | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Kramenton, in the Wadden Sea. She was refloated and put into Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. |
| Poland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Langstone, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Emsworth, Hampshire. She was refloated on 16 February and taken into Langstone. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated on 17 February and taken into Great Yarmouth. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clarence | Van Diemen's Land | The ship was destroyed by fire at Hobart. |
| Kandiana | India | The ship was driven into HMRC Bee ( Board of Customs) and then driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to South Shields. |
| Marie George | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Greve de Lacy". She was on a voyage from Limerick to Brest, Finistère, France. |
| True Blue | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 16 February and taken into the Seine. |

## 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked south of Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey. |
| Harrington | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Point Salinas, Portuguese Angola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena and Benguela, Portuguese Angola. |
| Oyster | United Kingdom | The dredging boat was wrecked at Harwich, Essex. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand (Benham) or Gunfleet Sand (newspapers). Her ten crew were rescued by the smacks Atalanta and New Gipsy (both United Kingdom). Traveller was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |

## 18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alcyone | French Navy | The ship sank at Brest, Finistère with the loss of a crew member. |
| Astrea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. She was refloated on 9 March and taken into Weymouth, Dorset. |
| Belle Gabrielle | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Audierne, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Blossom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Lavernock, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. |
| Czar | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by Prince of Wales ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Sheerness, Kent. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. She was refloated. |
| Equity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 28 February and taken into Sandwich. |
| Fly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex. |
| Francis | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Funchal | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at New Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| General Foy | France | The ship was wrecked on the Coubeau Rocks, off the coast of Finistère. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Marans, Charente-Maritime. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. |
| John and Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 20 February. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was refloated but then ran into Pearl ( United Kingdom which was also ashore. Margaret was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was later refloated. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her six crew were rescued by Eugene ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. |
| Mary and Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated on 4 March and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Mary and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. |
| Nevis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Iron Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Whilst ashore, she was run into by Margaret ( United Kingdom) and severely damaged. She was refloated and taken into St. Ives. |
| Vine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Grimsby. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bristol, She was refloated. |
| Whisper | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Boisons Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |

## 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Maritime. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Gijón, Spain. |
| Emerald Isle | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. Emerald Isle was refloated but was consequently beached. |
| Destin | France | The ship was driven ashore near St. Ubes, Portugal. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. |
| Lord Althorp | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Portland. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Olive Branch ( United Kingdom) and was beached at "Guiver", Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| St. Joseph et Assomption | France | The ship was lost in the Bay of Calvaire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her eleven crew were rescued on 21 February by the smacks Atalanta and New Gipsey, with assistance from the paddle steamer Gazelle (all United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| William and Lucy | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Portland. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. She was refloated. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated but collided with the Crosskeys Bridge and sank. |
| Lord Oriel | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the Spit Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Clogherhead, County Louth with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. |
| Maria | Denmark | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stubbekøbing to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Mary Marsden | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Volo, Ottoman Empire to London. She was later refloated. |
| Moy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Jura. She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Clyde. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea 20 to 25 nautical miles (37 to 46 km) off the Spurn Lighthouse, Yorkshire by a schooner. Her crew were rescued by the smack British Hero ( United Kingdom). |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Hector ( United Kingdom). Effort was subsequently discovered by Perseverance ( United Kingdom which put a skeleton crew on board and took her into Scarborough. |
| Jura | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Jura to the Clyde. |

## 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiraal van Heemskerk | Netherlands | The East Indiaman ran aground on the Long Sand or the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from a Dutch port to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated on 23 February and towed into Sheerness, Kent. |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Hurst Castle, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eugene | France | The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Beyrout, Ottoman Syria. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Kingsgate Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to London. She was refloated the next day and taken into Margate, Kent. |
| Jemima | United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Gartsherrie ( United Kingdom). |
| Premium | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 16 March and taken into Sheerness, Kent. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton Burrowes, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Swansea. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork. |
| Bonne Mère | France | The ship was driven ashore between Green Island and Algeciras, Spain. She was later refloated. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Corril", Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| William Cotterell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portrush, County Antrim. |

## 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Allerton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated but was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. |
| Deux Frères | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Mira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales. |
| Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel off Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. |
| X. L. | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of ten of the eleven people on board. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool. |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane Erskine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Motus | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wakona ( France). Motus was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |

## 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bridget | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Monticello ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica. |
| Hottingeur | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City. |
| Medea | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an English port. |
| Panmure | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to South Shields, County Durham. Panmure was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cigne | Spain | The ship was wrecked at Almería. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Adra. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between Almeria and Cape Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Leith, Lothian. |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between Almería and Cape Gatt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dublin. |
| François Honore | France | The ship was wrecked near Almería, Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Frederic | France | The ship was wrecked near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Joven Clarita | Spain | The ship was wrecked near Almería. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was later refloated. |
| Nicoline | Russia | The ship was run down and sunk off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Aid ( United Kingdom). |
| Panther | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. Panther was refloated on 5 April and taken into Liverpool. |
| Palomo | Spain | The ship was wrecked near Almería. She was on a voyage from Palma, Mallorca to Havana, Cuba. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon TweedNorthumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bomanjee Horsmanjee | India | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta. |
| David | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven against the pier at Barcelona, Spain and sank. |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Don Hermanos | Spain | The ship ran aground on the Liquitio Sandbank, in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Santander. |
| Panther | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 5 March and taken into Wexford. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1843 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amalia | Trieste | The ship was wrecked at "San Marino", near Santander, Spain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Trieste. |
| Beer and Wingyett | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Defiance ( United Kingdom). |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated on 25 February. |
| Clarisse | France | The ship was wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure before 6 February. |
| Claude | France | The ship was wrecked in heavy gales on the coast of Caramania, Ottoman Empire before 13 February. She was on a voyage from Tarsus, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, France |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Stockton-on-Tees. She was refloated on 25 February. |
| Francis Ashley | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Loggerhead Key Shoals before 4 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Matanzan", Cuba to New York. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 10 February. |
| Lord Aberdeen | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland before 25 February. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 26 February and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea. |
| Mathilde | France | The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea before 9 February. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was subsequently taken into "Egvaag". |
| Pallion Hall | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, or Honfleur, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Phocion | France | The steamship was lost before 23 February. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The smack was in collision with a brig and foundered off the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex Three of her seven crew were reported missing, four were rescued by Dolphin ( United Kingdom). |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Skomer, Pembrokeshire before 11 February and sank. |
| Thompson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, Bahamas before 1 March. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Verstock | Denmark | The barque was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland with the loss of all but three of those on board. The survivors were rescued on 1 March by Diana ( United Kingdom). Verstock was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Victoria | New Zealand | The brig ran aground at Nelson. She was refloated the next day. |