The list of shipwrecks in February 1826 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during February 1826.
1 February
2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Argo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Burrow of Ballateigue. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alicante , Spain to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 2]
Hercule
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gonaïves , Haiti. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince , Haiti to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 3] She was later refloated and returned to Port-au-Prince for repairs.[ 4]
Hinchinbrook Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Alderney , Channel Islands . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset , to Guernsey , Channel Islands.[ 5] [ 6]
Jupiter
France
The ship was in collision with Louise ( France ) and foundered. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 7]
3 February
4 February
5 February
6 February
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Holyhead Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Sandwich, Kent .[ 6]
Emelia
Sweden
The brig was wrecked at Wexford , United Kingdom , with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alicante , Spain to Belfast , County Antrim , United Kingdom.[ 12] [ 5]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin .[ 5]
Ida
Sweden
The ship was wrecked off Penzance , Cornwall , United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Stockholm .[ 13]
Laura
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Salacia ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off Huntclif Foot, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Salacia .[ 5]
Paragon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Demerara .[ 14] She was refloated on 21 February.[ 15]
7 February
8 February
10 February
11 February
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Mary Emily
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Turks Islands . She was on a voyage from New York to Jamaica.[ 3]
13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Alice and James
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock in the River Shannon and capsized. She was declared a total loss. Alice and James was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 12] [ 23]
Frances & Mary
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean but was kept afloat by her cargo of timber. Ten of the sixteen people on board survived long enough to be rescued on 7 March by HMS Blonde ( Royal Navy ). She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 24] Frances & Mary was towed in to Milford Haven by HMS Diamond ( Royal Navy ), arriving on 25 September.[ 25]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus , County Antrim .[ 26]
Marquis of Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Castlemaine, County Kerry with the loss of two of her crew.[ 27] She was on a voyage from Demerara to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 21]
Potomac
Netherlands
The ship ran aground in the Scheldt near Antwerp . She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Antwerp.[ 10]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bonmahon , County Waterford . She was on a voyage from Cork to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 26] Victory was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Dungarvan , County Waterford.[ 17]
14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Espadarte
Brazil
The smack was lost off "Colores".[ 28]
Prince of Waterloo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Alexandria , Egypt . She was refloated the next day.[ 29]
15 February
16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Frederica
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. Frederica was on a voyage from "Frederica" to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 26] She was taken in to North Shields on 21 February,[ 20] where she was repaired.[ 15]
Gertrude
France
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Inagua , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes , Haiti to Caen , Calvados .[ 30]
17 February
18 February
19 February
20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Amelia Elizabeth
Netherlands
The ship capsized at Penzance , Cornwall , United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 34]
Amos Botsford
United Kingdom
The brig , on her maiden voyage, was driven ashore and severely damaged at the mouth of the River Ribble . She was on a voyage from the Bay of Fundy to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 31] She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Liverpool.[ 35]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mockbeggar , Cheshire .[ 20] [ 21]
Jane
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby , Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia and Bristol, Massachusetts to Liverpool.[ 20] [ 21] [ 32]
Prosperity
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Arendal , Norway. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Dublin . Prosperity was subsequently taken in to Arendal.[ 36]
Robert Taylor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Oost and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg .[ 37] [ 38]
Viscountess Downe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Oost and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[ 37]
24 February
25 February
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Adriana
France
The ship departed from New York , United States for Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 40]
Arcadian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Stromness , Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Waterford .[ 22]
Mary Francis
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Holyhead , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Drogheda , County Louth . Mary Francis was refloated and taken in to Holyhead.[ 41]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London .[ 42]
27 February
28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Adele
France
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 39]
Joseph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 45]
Phœnix Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk off Souter Point , County Durham by Phœnix ( United Kingdom ). Phoenix Packet was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Leith , Lothian .[ 34]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the Souter Lighthouse , County Durham by Phœnix ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Leith , Lothian .[ 45]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hamburg .[ 46]
Viss-Doune
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hamburg.[ 46]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1826
Ship
State
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea in late February with the loss of all 43 people on board. she was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth , to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 47]
Betsey Clarke
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Brabander ( Netherlands ). Betsey Clarke was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to London .[ 48]
Bonne Mère
France
The ship was driven ashore crewless at Sanlúcar de Barrameda , Spain.[ 7]
Brunswick
British North America
The ship was wrecked in the Tusket Islands , Nova Scotia in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 3]
Chart
Jamaica
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Keys .[ 49]
Clio
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Wexford in early February. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to Liverpool.[ 5]
Dan
France
The ship was sighted off Ceylon whilst on a voyage from Madras , India to Bordeaux , Gironde . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 50]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Berbice .[ 29]
Joseph
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex in late February.[ 46]
Moses Bottsford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes , Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool.[ 21]
Stadt von Emden
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore at La Tremblade , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Cork , Netherlands to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 26]
Vos
Netherlands
The ship was lost near Dordrecht , South Holland before 21 February. She was on a voyage from Ferrol , Spain to St. Ubes , Portugal and Bergen , Norway.[ 51]
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