# List of shipwrecks in January 1821

The list of shipwrecks in January 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during January 1821.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the ultimate loss of ten of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Endeavour ( United Kingdom). Henry was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin. |
| Rolla | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastham, Massachusetts with the loss of eight lives. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe and St. Thomas, Virgin Island to New York. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Maria | Netherlands | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ferdinand | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde France. |
| Gothenburg | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Marmion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Hindebank. She was later refloated and beached on Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Ontario | United States | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Timor, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from New York to Canton, China. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bounty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly. |
| John & Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dorah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bélem, Portugal. She was later refloated. |
| Indian Packet | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Table Bay. |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cromore Point, County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galway to Dublin. |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Actress | United States | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gibraltar. She was later refloated. |
| Adeline | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated. |
| Anna Louisa | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz, Spain. |
| Conceicão | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated. |
| Fortuna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cádiz. |
| Hero | Gibraltar | The sloop was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Jane & Mary | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America for Madeira, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Olive | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Fife Ness with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Superior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Malta. |
| William | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Chipiona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Cádiz. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and William | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (41°07′N 17°58′W﻿ / ﻿41.117°N 17.967°W﻿ / 41.117; -17.967). Her crew were rescued by Union ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Terceira, Azores, Portugal. |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Waterford. |
| Cora | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Blyth, South Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Foyle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballycotton, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Londonderry. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Portaferry, County Down and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim. Ann was later refloated and taken in to Portaferry. |
| Katherine | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Bermuda. |
| Philo | United States | The ship capsized with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts. She was later righted and taken in to Charleston, South Carolina, where she arrived in late March. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Swift Packet | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in Belfast Bay and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dumbarton. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amiable Fanny | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was wrecked at Mogador, Morocco. |
| Delegate | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°44′N 67°28′W﻿ / ﻿38.733°N 67.467°W﻿ / 38.733; -67.467). Her crew were rescued by Marchioness of Queensbury Packet ( United Kingdom). |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Birch | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Jamaica. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. |
| Ebe | Austrian Empire | The ship foundered off Corfu, Greece. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ré | Austrian Empire | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Istrian coast. Her crew were rescued. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Margaretta | Kingdom of Hanover | The galliot was driven out to sea crewless from Oporto, Portugal. |
| Fair Hibernian | United Kingdom | The ship capsized with the loss of three of her crew. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Vila do Conde, Portugal. |
| Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Oporto. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Dublin. Matilda was later refloated. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged in the Douro and was beached at Oporto. She was later refloated. |
| Santa Antonio Vencedor | Spain | The coaster sank at Oporto. |
| Senhora da Panta | Portugal | The yacht was wrecked at Oporto. |
| Triumfo da Inveja | Portugal | The yacht was wrecked at Oporto. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |

## 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barrett | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ann ( United Kingdom). Barrett was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Convention | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on "Hesselae", in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from St Martin's to Pillau. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Margaretta | Kingdom of Hanover | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Azurara, Portugal. |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newfoundland for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |
| Fair Hibernian | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal with the loss of three or four of her crew. |
| Matilda | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Sampayo, Portugal. |
| Providence | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at "St. Eulabe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to St. Sebastian's. |
| Thomas Durham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay with the loss of all hands. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Buncrana, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. Industry was subsequently refloated with assistance from HMRC Townsend ( Board of Customs). |
| Krone | Unknown | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Neptune ( United States). Krone was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
| Providentia | France | The ship was wrecked near Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure to Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Wrath, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Portmahomack, Ross-shire. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Troon, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Isle of Islay with the loss of all five crew. |
| Venelia | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. All on board were rescued by Swift ( United Kingdom). Isabella was observed on fire on 22 January. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Loop Head, County Clare. She was on a voyage from London to Limerick. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The ship departed from St. Mary's, Africa for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mars | United States | The ship was driven into the quayside at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom and sank. She was declared a total loss. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Russell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently foundered whilst making for Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. Russell was on voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Levant | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Almeira Bay. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Ancona, Papal States. |
| Orpeo | Spain | The ship was wrecked at A Coruña with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to A Coruña. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and consequently foundered off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope for Peace | United States | The ship capsized in the Gulf Stream and was subsequently driven ashore on the coast of East Florida, New Spain on 30 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Charleston, South Carolina. |
| Lady | Guernsey | The ship was wrecked on the English Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Two Sisters | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship foundered off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Pillau, Prussia and Ventava, Courland Governorate. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Supply | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the coast of East Florida, New Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Havana, Cuba. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush, County Clare She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Cork. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cannon Rock, in the Irish Sea off Strangford, County Antrim with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Virginie | France | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Cayenne to Bordeaux, Gironde. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harrington | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in a squall at Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to London. Harrington was righted the next day. |
| Intrepid | United States | The ship was wrecked at Jacmel, Haiti. |
| Magnamine | France | The ship was driven ashore at Marennes, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Marennes to Antwerp, Netherlands. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 25 leagues (75 nautical miles (139 km)) south of the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Foreness Point, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. |
| Felix Aurora | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on the Cabidello Sands, off Oporto. Her crew were rescued. |
| Teresa | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1821 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amitie | France | The ship was lost in the Bay of Sior. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Bulmer | United Kingdom | The ship sailed from Madras on 28 December 1820 and encountered a hurricane that so damaged her that on 6 January 1821 she stopped at Sadras Roads. There she was surveyed, condemned, and sold for breaking up. |
| Cora | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the New Shetland Islands. |
| Dominica Packet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Midas ( United States). Dominica Packet was on a voyage from Londonderry to New York, United States. |
| Estrella | Portugal | The ship was lost near Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from the Algarve to Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Four Sons | United Kingdom | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Tobago. Her crew were rescued. |
| Freundschaft | Bremen | The ship was wrecked by ices in the Hoogenweg. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Tramore Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghall, County Cork. |
| Henry Newport | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Endeavour ( United States). |
| Indefatigable | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with HMS Leveret ( Royal Navy) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Abeona ( United Kingdom). Indefatigable was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. She came ashore at Land's End, Cornwall on 1 February. |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from London to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Courantine River, Demerara in early January. |
| Seaflower | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 29 January. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire to Hull, Yorkshire. Seaflower was taken in to Hull by a pilot boat on 29 January. |
| St. Giuseppi | Malta | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Malta to Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Tamar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the "Bocas", She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Trinidad. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Venus ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Quebec, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Thomas & Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 January She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool. |