# List of shipwrecks in February 1850

The list of shipwrecks in February 1850 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1850.

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Berkshire | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Wellington, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from London to Wellington. She was refloated but drove ashore. She was again refloated and taken in to Wellington in a severely damaged condition. |
| Glencairn | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman, a barque, was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Cork. |
| Jules Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Équihen, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Dunquerke Nord. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from the Cameroons to Liverpool. Mary was refloated on 6 February and beached near "Voel Nant", where she subsequently broke up. |
| Thomas Dempsey | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Trinidad. |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States. |

## 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Berendina | Netherlands | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey. |
| Havanne | France | The ship was driven ashore at wrecked on the coast of "Cataret". She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) off the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. |
| Josephine | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime to Abbeville, Somme. |
| Julie and Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque, Nord. |
| Lima Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in St. George's Bay, Ottoman Lebanon. |
| Minerva | France | The ship was driven ashored at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Requiter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. |
| Temistocle | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore near Brindisi. She was on a voyage from Brindisi to Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Voltigeur | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Brindisi. She was on a voyage from Brindisi to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |

## 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandre | France | The ship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord. She was refloated and put in to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. |
| Mary Ann and Jane | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak off the Hale Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by Cresswell ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann and Jane was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her captain was rescued by a pilot's coble. The crew took to a boat, they were rescued by the brig Royal Oak ( United Kingdom). |

## 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |
| Arrow | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St. Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Patches, in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Mochras, Caernarfonshire. |
| Marie | France | The ship was lost off Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord. |
| Vanguard | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on a reef off Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued by Thames ( United Kingdom). |

## 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice William | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Caernarvon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Coldstream | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana. |
| Edward Auld | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Londonderry. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lancing, Sussex. |
| Jessie Cook | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Coultersay, Islay to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Walsoorden, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London. |
| Killury | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore on Islay. |
| Lady Fife | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Lancashire with the loss of all hands. She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered on the Greengrounds, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Liverpool. She was refloated and beached at Seacombe, Cheshire. |
| Orn | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the Punta Reefs, off Havana. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana. |
| Pilot | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked on Knobby's Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Sydney. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Morfa, Glamorgan. She broke up on 11 February. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The West Indiaman, a barque, was presumed to have foundered off Margate, Kent with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Islay to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated on 12 June and sailed to Whitehaven for repairs. |
| Witch | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven into a coal hulk then into the paddle steamer Dryad ( United Kingdom) and severely damaged at Woolwich, Kent. |

## 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Boulmer Rocks, Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Warkworth, Northumberland. |
| Akbar | United Kingdom | The quarantine hulk was driven ashore at Seacombe, Cheshire. |
| Albert | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Seesand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hamburg. She broke up in early March. |
| Alexandrine | France | The chasse-marée was driven into the schooner Hero and sank in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The schooner sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 15 February. |
| Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore near the Plover Scar Lighthouse, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Peel, Isle of Man to Preston, Lancashire. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Roch Port". She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin. |
| Anne and Catherine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen. |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 8 February. |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven at Speeton, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Spalding, Lincolnshire. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger John Wesley ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Rounding Middle Sand, in The Wash. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Carrywell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of the Heads of Ayr. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Rock Port". She was refloated on 28 February and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Chance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Harwich, Essex. |
| Coquette | United Kingdom | The ship driven ashore at Pill, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Trinidad. She was refloated. |
| Cornwall | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Bristol. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. All on board were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford. Diana was refloated on 9 February and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Duchess of Cleveland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Runton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Duchess of Kent | Isle of Man | The smack was driven against the quayside and sank at Liverpool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool. |
| Duchess of Sutherland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Runton, Norfolk. Her crew survived. |
| Earl of Strathmore | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Thomas and Betsy ( United Kingdom). |
| Edward | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and damaged in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Bridport, Dorset. She was refloated on 8 February. |
| Edward Stanley | New Zealand | The schooner was wrecked at Croixelles Harbour. Her crew were rescued. |
| Galatea | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Dungeness, Kent whilst on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven out to sea crewless from Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Brixham, Devon. |
| Isle of Arran | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer caught fire at Ardrossan, Ayrshire and was scuttled. She was subsequently raised, repaired and returned to service. |
| Jacob | France | The full-rigged ship ran aground off Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and towed in to Portsmouth by the steam tug Echo ( United Kingdom). |
| Jamaica | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Whiteforeland Point, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Trinidad. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of the Heads of Ayr. |
| John P. Whitney | United States | The ship was wrecked in the Victoria Channel off Formby, Lancashire. All 32 people on board took to the boats and were rescued by the tug John Bull ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool. |
| Jubilee | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Brest Rocks, off the coast of Ayrshire in Dunure Bay with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. |
| Levantine | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on her maiden voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Lord Duncan | United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Mawgan Porth, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dartmouth, Devon. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Brest Rocks. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Greenock, Renfrewhire. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was refloated on 10 February. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Liverpool. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Barmouth, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Mary McWhinnie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wilmington, Delaware, United States. |
| Marys | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spit Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition. |
| Mary Slone | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Crigilt", Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of the Heads of Ayr. |
| Narcisso | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. |
| Nonpareil | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Ballina, County Mayo. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The flat sank in the River Mersey. All on board were rescued. |
| Portia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the Gynn, Blackpool, Lancashire. Her eleven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Troon and Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated on 27 February and towed in to Fleetwood, Lancashire. |
| Principe Alberto | Spain | The brig was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall. Her twelve crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using Dennett's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Havana, Cuba. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Morfar", Glamorgan. |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland. |
| Sailors' Home | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the New Brighton Lifeboat. She was refloated on 8 February and taken in to Liverpool. |
| San Spiridone | Greece | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Hare Island, County Galway, United Kingdom. |
| Scotswood | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 9°26′W﻿ / ﻿45.000°N 9.433°W﻿ / 45.000; -9.433) by the barque Ivanhoe ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. |
| Sedulous | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen. |
| Speculation | Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Guernsey. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cardigan with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Limerick. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of the Heads of Ayr. |
| Victoria and Albert | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged by fire at Dungarvan, County Waterford. |
| Vine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and beached at South Shields. |
| Water Nymph | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at the entrance to Loch Ryan with the loss of all six people on board. |
| William | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Morte Point, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Activ | Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Odessa. |
| Africa | France | The brig was driven ashore at West-Cappel, Nord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Alice Kilham | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Ebenezer Muston | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Minch and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. |
| Harlington | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a French fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Jane and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Hamburg. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in Arklow Bay, County Wicklow. |
| Lady of the Lake | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Shoeburyness, Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lucinda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to London. |
| Miner | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Ballydonagur", Isle of Man. |
| Nelly | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven into the schooner John Knox ( United Kingdom) and was then driven ashore in Cartsdyke Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| HMS Onyx | Royal Navy | The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Ostend. She was refloated in mid-March. |
| Quebec | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the pilot cutter Guerilla ( United Kingdom) and sank at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Ramsey, Isle of Man to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Vulcan | Prussia | The ship was driven onto the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea by ice with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom to Memel. She sank the next day. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Downan Point, Ayrshire with loss of life. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Shoeburyness with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to London. |

## 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Drigg, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Zeehondenplaat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Clauchlouden | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Ayr. Her crew were rescued. |
| Griffin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. She had become a wreck by 16 February. |
| Henry G. Hunt | Bermuda | The ship was wrecked near Cabo Corrientes, Cuba, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Harbour, Bermuda to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Hornsea | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |
| Hull Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. |
| Jane and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Neuwerk. She was refloated on 10 February and taken in to Cuxhaven. |
| Louise | France | The ship was driven ashore near Largs, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ayr. Her crew were rescued by the Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. |
| Blacket | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Felisa | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Sebastián with the loss of eleven lives. |
| Hector | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Welvorden". |
| Ino | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. The wreck drove ashore on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherland the next day. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. |
| Minerva | United States | The ship was wrecked on Fire Island, New York. |
| Nimble | United Kingdom | The schooner was destroyed by fire in Ballyhenry Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin. |
| Portly | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) south of Sapientza, Greece with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to the Clyde. |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged and sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Southwold, Suffolk. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alvadio | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. |
| Ceres | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on Anholt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Copenhagen. |
| Charles Buchan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande. |
| Dream | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Ascension Point Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras. |
| Garonne | France | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef, off the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance from the fishing boat Happy Return ( United Kingdom and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Newcastle Trader | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at New Calabar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Calabar to Liverpool. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was refloated on 13 February. |
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. |
| City of London | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Colombo, Ceylon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore crewless near Rhyl, Denbighshire. |
| Jane and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Nepaul | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Cape Colony with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. |
| Newcastle Trader | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Colchester, Essex. |

## 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Black Prince | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Monkhaven Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Ailsa Craig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Harp | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock at Lamlash, Isle of Arran and was damaged. She put in to Troon in a leaky condition. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Firth of Forth 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Pladda Lighthouse. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Runcorn, Cheshire. |

## 13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred and James | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Camerton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Edouardo | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on the Bank of Achiolu, at the entrance to the Gulf of Burgas. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. |
| Hercule | France | The ship departed from Valparaíso, Chile for San Francisco, Alta California. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Hiram | Prussia | The ship was wrecked in the Îles d'Hyères, Var, France. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Manly | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at North Sunderland, County Durham. |
| William Leveret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at 's-Gravenzande, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Guernsey | The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rye. |
| Argo | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Nash Sand, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Jules et Sophie | France | The ship was wrecked at Cap La Hogue, Manche. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Campeche, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Quatro Fratelli | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore near Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Naples. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The schooner sank in the English Channel east of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Talisman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Inner Knock Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |

## 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arion | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Caesar | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Brammer Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated on 18 February and taken in to Hamburg. |
| Childe Harold | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Dassen Island, Africa with the loss of her captain. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brancaster, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 27 February. |
| First of September | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by ice and sank off Osmussaar, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Floridian, and Helen | United Kingdom | The barque Floridian collided with the brigantine Helen in the Bay of Biscay. Helen sank immediately with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Floridian, which consequently sank the next day. All on board were rescued by the schooner Victoria ( United Kingdom). Floridian was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Helen was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Leith, Lothian. |
| Jantina | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore near Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to London, United Kingdom. |
| Margaret | Bremen | The ship ran aground on the Eversand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 19 February. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to London. |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Barracene Rocks, Devon. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia Mulholland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The brigantine collided with Robert and Betsy ( United Kingdom) and foundered off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Robert and Betsy. Hope was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated the next day and put in to Warkworth, Northumberland. |
| Mary Ridgway | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Quilmes, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Metropolis | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the steamship Camerton ( United Kingdom) and then ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely damaged condition. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Berwick upon Tweed. |

## 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cecrops | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on St. Catherine's Bank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| James White | 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 Hull, Yorkshire to Bombay, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Virginia ( United States). She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Demerara, British Guiana. |
| Rising Sun | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. |

## 18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ewart | Belgium | The ship ran aground off Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Saelarken | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was in collision with the smack Brothers and Sisters ( United Kingdom). She was consequently beached at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Wolfgang | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship ran aground in the Elbe. |

## 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Augusta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to "Corsoer", Denmark. |
| Concordia | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in the Bay of Toaf, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sierra Leone. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. |
| Duchess of Buccleuch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta. |
| Elizabeth Ainslie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Calcutta. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta. |
| Erin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Frey | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) east of Barcelona, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Rio de Pique ( France). Frey was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to New York, United States. |
| Harvest Home | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Cochin to Calcutta. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) west south west of Worms Head, Glamorgan. Her three crew were rescued by the schooner Mystery ( United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ben Lomond | United Kingdom | The ship arrived at Aden from London with her cargo of coal on fire and was scuttled. She was later refloated. |
| Bon Leon | France | The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Luçon to Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Commercial | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off "Tinfla", Greece. All twenty people on board survived. |
| Formosa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Huangpu River downstream of Woosung, China. |
| Hiram | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Porquerolles, Var, France. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Lady Sale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Huangpu River upstream of Woosung. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by Sybil and was beached in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was later refloated and towed upstream in a leaky condition. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Amalia | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice off Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and was beached 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
| William Rodger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda, County Louth. |

## 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aimable Eulalie | France | The ship ran aground on the Dufour Rocks. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure in a leaky condition. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Farnham | United Kingdom | The ship was beached near Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Inner Hebrides. |
| Hinderica Jantina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Groningen. |
| Louis | Stettin | The ship was wrecked on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Minerva | British North America | The ship was wrecked on "Fone Island", New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, United States. |
| Van | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex. |
| William Wallace | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Banks. All 8 crew were killed. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alkmaar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated. |
| Fame | France | The ship was destroyed by fire at Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Montevideo, Uruguay. |
| St. Pierre | France | The chasse-marée ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Terra Nova | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at São Paulo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Patagonia, Argentina to Falmouth, Cornwall. |

## 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to London. She was refloated the next day. |
| Expert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Jardanilloes. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition. |
| Hindostan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Bombay, India for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mercurius | United Kingdom | The ship passed through The Downs whilst on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brierly Hill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Salonica, Greece. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated on 2 March and resumed her voyage. |
| New Herald | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. She floated off and was subsequently towed in to Dublin by the schooner Leven ( United Kingdom). |

## 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated the next day. |
| Elizabeth Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
| Mars | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Cape Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline Frances | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground at Langstone, Hampshire. |
| Euphrates | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the La Folle Reef, off the Île à Vache, Saint Domingo. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Jamaica. |
| Home | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Islay and was damaged. She put in to Isleornsay, Skye, Outer Hebrides in a leaky condition. |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abbess, and Pioneer | United Kingdom | The tug Pioneer and her tow, the smack Abbess, ran aground on the Manacles and were severely damaged. They were on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire. They were refloated in a severely leaky condition and taken in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Abbess ran aground and Pioneer was beached there. Abbess was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Porth, Glamorgan. Pioneer was refloated that day and taken in to Neath. |
| Alexandre | France | The ship was wrecked on the Jardinilloes, off the coast of Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Lydia, and Sir Robert Seppings | United Kingdom | Lydia was run into by Sir Robert Seppings and was driven ashore at Point de Galle, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and taken in to Point de Galle. Sir Robert Seppings was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Ceylon to London. She was taken in to Point de Galle for repairs. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown February 1850 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adrien | France | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the Seine. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Abbeville, Somme. |
| Aimable Eleonore | France | The ship was lost off Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. |
| Albatross | France | The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Rose, Île Bourbon before 19 February. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Baltic Sea before 5 February. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs. She arrived on 14 February. |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 10 February. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was refloated on 13 February. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Brown's Bank, off Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Fazet Rohomay | India | The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Bengal (20°30′N 92°30′E﻿ / ﻿20.500°N 92.500°E﻿ / 20.500; 92.500) before 20 February. |
| Francis | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoli before 4 February. |
| Ganymede | British North America | The brigantine ran aground on Key Large before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Hull | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down. She was refloated on 23 February and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Isidore | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Honfleur, Manche between 4 and 9 February. |
| Jupiter | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe downstream of Brunshausen. She had been refloated by 14 February. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by another vessel and was consequently beached at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and towed in to London in a leaky condition. |
| Margaret | Flag unknown | The ship under was wrecked in the Huahine Islands. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay before 11 February. |
| Newport Trader | United Kingdom | The ship sank off the coast of Essex before 18 February. |
| Oru | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Punta Reef, off the cost of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 14 February and taken in to Havana in a wrecked condition. |
| Pictura | Netherlands | The ship was in collision with another vessel and ran aground in the Steinbergscher Vilet. She was refloated and towed in to Dordrecht, South Holland. |
| Rosa | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bantry Bay. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Shearwater Royal Navy) and towed in to Queenstown, County Cork in a leaky condition. |
| Santipetre | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex before 4 February. |
| William Wallace | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank with all 8 hands. |