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List of shipwrecks in February 1868

The list of shipwrecks in February 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1868.

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1 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1868
Ship State Description
Dependent   United Kingdom The ship collided with John Paxton (  United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Monmouthshire with the loss of a crew member[1]
Edwin   United States The barque was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1]
Elinor   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Sandsend, Yorkshire. She was refloated but had to be beached.[1]
Floen   Norway The barque was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cuba.[2]
Flying Fish   United Kingdom The smack struck the wreck of Lord Clyde (  United Kingdom) and sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew survived.[3]
Harriet   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Secret (  United Kingdom) and taken in to Sutton Pool.[4]
Jessie   United Kingdom The ship sank at East Point, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 10 February and towed in to Newport for repairs.[5]
John and William   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Amlwch, Anglesey. Shew as on a voyage from Dublin to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Kyanite   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew took to a boat, but were blown out to sea. They got onto the New Sand Float, from where they were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lyme Regis, Dorset to Hull, Yorkshire.[1][6] Kyanite was refloated on 8 February and taken in to Grimsby Lincolnshire.[7]
Mary and Grace   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dublin.[8]
Melby   United Kingdom The brig collided with another vessel. She was taken in tow by two tugs but drove ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[9][1]
Mistley   United Kingdom The fishing smack was abandoned on the Dog Head Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[10][7]
Parana   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from the Mediterranean to London.[11][2]

2 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1868
Ship State Description
Amazon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mazagan, Morocco and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from London to Mazagan.[12]
Glendevon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Stiff. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She had become a wreck by 6 February.[13]
Marie Emilie   United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Seaham, County Durham.[14]
Mary and Grace   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bangor.[15][16]
Otago   The schooner was wrecked south of Oamaru. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Star of Tasmania   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Oamaru with the loss of four lives.[18][19][20]
Water Nymph   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Oamaru.[18][21][17]
William Uriskin   New Zealand The steamship was wrecked at Oamaru with the loss of two lives.[17][22]

3 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1868
Ship State Description
Alpha   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by the brig Adra (  Sweden).[4]
Azorean   United Kingdom The brig sank on the Girdler Sand. Her crew were rescued by a lugger. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan[1][6]
Breeze   New Zealand The schooner went ashore and was wrecked at Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[23]
Circassian   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Rodosto, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Varna, Ottoman Empire to an English port. She was a total loss.[1]
Coyattin   Prussia A mutiny occurred on board the barque. Her coolies murdered the ship's crew. Coyattin was on a voyage from "Cowag" to Arequipa, Peru. The coolies attempted to sail her to China, but it was presumed she was subsequently wrecked.[24]
Echunga   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Napier, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[23]
Fortune   New Zealand The 160-ton brig was wrecked 10 miles (16 km) south of Hokianga, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. Only one of the crew of eight was saved.[25]
Hoogezand   Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Great Vogelsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a pilot schooner. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Harburg.[26]
Otago   New Zealand The 26-ton ketch was wrecked 8 miles (13 km) north of Oamaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[25]
Sea Bird   New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[25]
Star of Tasmania   Tasmania The ship was wrecked at Oamaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. Five lives were lost.[27]
Symmetry   United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Oran, Algeria and was scuttled.[7]
Tugela   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Water Nymph   New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Oamaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[25]

4 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1868
Ship State Description
Challenge   New Zealand The ketch went ashore and was wrecked at Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country.[29]
Fowler   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off the Well Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[30]
Industry   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Visschers (  Netherlands).[13] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[31] The derelict Industry was driven ashore at Lemvig, Norway on 7 February.[10][14]
Josephine   France The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Joseph and Anne (  United Kingdom).[3]
Rambler   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Cunslyon". She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Galway.[32]
Riga   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Rover's Bride (  United Kingdom). Riga was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[3]
Stettin   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore by ice near Pillau, Prussia.[7]
William Miskin   New Zealand The 142-ton screw steamer was wrecked at Timaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. One crewman drowned.[33]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bristol Channel off Clevedon, Somerset.[34]

5 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1868
Ship State Description
Lessborough   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sark, Channel Islands.[35]
Nederland   Netherlands The ship collided with Kortenaar (  Netherlands) and was run ashore at Rotterdam, South Holland.[36]
Riga   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off the Newarp Lightship (  Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Smyrna   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Kristiansand, Norway for Hull, Yorkshire. Subsequently foundered off Skagen, Denmark on or about 9 February with the loss of all hands.[37]
Thomas   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[38]

6 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1868
Ship State Description
Admiral   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35][39] She was refloated.[38]
Eleanor   United Kingdom The schooner was run ashore at "Landsend", Yorkshire and was wrecked.[35]
George Robinson   United Kingdom The ship sank off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Mantura   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool.[39]
Marie   Denmark The koff was wrecked on Hirsholmene. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Præstø to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[40][38]
Mary and Ann   United Kingdom The snow foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[13][14]
Seagull   United Kingdom The paddle steamer collided with the paddle steamer Swan (  United Kingdom) and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of one of the 23 people on board. Seagull was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[26][39][41]
Venise   United Kingdom The brig struck the Ploughseat Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Unnamed   France The schooner foundered off Bolt Head, Devon, United Kingdom.[35]

7 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1868
Ship State Description
Lizzie F. Choate   United States The cargo schooner was lost, apparently swamped and waterlogged, in the Gulf Stream while on the passage from New York City to Antigua. Her Captain and 2 crewmen died. Survivors taken off by brig J. S. Wright (  United Kingdom) 5 days later.[42]

8 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1868
Ship State Description
Concordia   Rostock The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Kiel, Prussia.[40]
Fox   United Kingdom The sloop sank on the Ferrier Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 11 February and towed in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[13]
Jane   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Skerries, County Dublin with the loss of four lives.[38]
John Watt   United States The ship caught fire at Calicut, India and was scuttled.[43] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, India.[44] She was refloated on 14 February.[45]
Marietta   France The ship was wrecked at Hope Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure to Plymouth, Devon.[46]
Providence   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck in the English Channel off Dungeness. She consequently foundered off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Jeune Emile (  France). Providence was on a voyage from London to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[30][47]

9 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1868
Ship State Description
Admiral Jarvis   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Woodbridge, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[38]
Æneas   United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Bolton Rocks, near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Wexford.[48]
Bessy   Newfoundland Colony The ship was driven ashore at Saint John's. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Havana, Cuba. She was consequently condemned.[49]
Eagle Wing   United Kingdom The schooner collided with HMS Britannia (  Royal Navy) on being launched at Dartmouth, Devon and was severely damaged.[38]
Ella   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Jardinelle's Reef, south of Cuba. Five crew were rescued by Dolphin (  United Kingdom). Ella was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[50]
Esmerelda   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Melbourne, Victoria.[51]
Jane   United Kingdom The schooner struck Carr's Rock, off the Giant's Causeway, County Antrim and sank with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[52]
Lizzie F. Choate   United States The ship foundered with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by J. and G. Wright (  United States). Lizzie F. Choate was on a voyage from New York to Antigua.[53]
Star   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex in a leaky condition.[54][38][14]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Buckhaven Fife. She was on a voyage from Largo, Fife to Leith, Lothian.[48]

10 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1868
Ship State Description
Eleanor   United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[14]
Elizabeth Wright   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[14]
Jane and Margaret   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the yawl Anna Maria (  United Kingdom). Jane and Margaret was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[54][38][14][55]
Kate Agnes   Canada The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. Eleven of the fifteen people on board were rescued by the Irvine Lifeboat; the rest reached shore in a boat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon, Ayrshire.[56]
Kennett   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Conine, County Waterford. She was refloated.[54]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. Her crew got on board the Formby Lightship (  Trinity House). Mary was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to the River Tyne.[54][38] She was refloated on 17 February and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[57]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charlestown, Cornwall. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[5]
Schwalbe   Prussia The ship was wrecked at Wyk auf Föhr. She was on a voyage from Emden to London, United Kingdom.[54][38]

11 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1868
Ship State Description
Amanda Guion   United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship Huntress (  United Kingdom).[58]
Auria   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a sinking condition.[38]
Chin Chin   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Rodrigues. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Croisic   France The schooner was driven ashore at Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[60]
Kate   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Inverness.[60]
Mary Sanders   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Queen's Channel and was beached. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated on 16 January and towed in to Runcorn.[30]
Renata   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Callao, Peru. She was refloated the next day,[60][5] and put in to London in a leaky condition.[61]

12 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1868
Ship State Description
Beta   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore.[62]
Chevalier   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[62]
Clara and Jane, or
Clara and Jenny 		  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Borkum, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[63][12][61]
Electric   United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore near Aden with the loss of one life. She was refloated.[64]
Frank   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily, Italy to London.[40][65]
Franziska Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Jutland.[62]
Hercules   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her six crew were rescued by a galiot. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[66]
Inverrugie   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande do Norte.[28]
Margaret   Gibraltar The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[65]
Meteor   Rostock The brig was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Gibraltar with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage form Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[40][65]
Solitario   Italy The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar with the loss of six of her ten crew.[65] She subsequently became a wreck.[46]
Virginia   United States The ship was wrecked at Bluefields, Nicaragua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Colón, United States of Colombia to Minatitlán, Mexico.[67][68]

13 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1868
Ship State Description
Comorn   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from an English port to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[63]
Demerara   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandgate, Kent.[12] She was on a voyage from London to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Dover, Kent.[30]
Javadette   Netherlands The brigantine ran aground at Berbice, British Guiana. She was on a voyage from Berbice to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Trinidad on 21 February in a leaky condition.[68]

14 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1868
Ship State Description
Comorn   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[12]
Jane and Ellen   United Kingdom The ship was run into by the brig Marwood (  United Kingdom) off Staithes, Yorkshire and was abandoned by all but her captain, her crew getting on board Marwood. Jane and Ellen was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Seaham, County Durham. She was towed in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[61]
Mary Scott   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Crail, Fife in a capsized condition and was wrecked.[12][69]
Rose   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.[30]

15 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1868
Ship State Description
Abbey   New South Wales The wooden brigantine was wrecked three miles north of Crowdy Head in a gale.
Aurora   Canada The steamship sank at Lachine, Quebec.[70]
Doris   Rostock The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) east north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[57][30]
George   United Kingdom The smack collided with the steamship Phoenix (  Denmark) in the River Humber and was abandoneed by all but one of her crew, who were rescued by Phoenix. The remaining crew member ran her ashore and she sank.[37]
Industrie   United Kingdom The brig capsized and sank in the Clyde at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on under tow from Greenock to Glasgow.[30] Industrie was righted on 20 February and found to be severely damaged.[71]
Mystery   Canada The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[72]
Rose   United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Bowling Rocks, on the coast on Northumberland.[12]
Young Louisa   Jersey The ship ran aground on The Shingles. She was refloated the nextday.[72]

16 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1868
Ship State Description
Esmeralda   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Broughton Island, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, New South Wales. She had been refloated by 27 February and taken in to Sydney.[20]
Londonderry   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated the next day.[30][47]
Marie Elize   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Stettin. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin.[73]
Milo   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was refloated with assistance from Wanderer (  United Kingdom) and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[72]
Patty and Polly   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon.[57]
Sandringham   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Queenstown, County Cork.[74][75]
Sea Belle   New Zealand The 27-ton cutter was wrecked after being stranded on a sandspit at Whangapoua, New Zealand.[29]
Superior   United Kingdom The barque was run down and sunk off Ramsgate, Kent by the steamship Lena (  United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her crew. Superior was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Santander, Spain.[76][30]
Woodlark   New Zealand The brig was wrecked while carrying cargo from Sydney to Newcastle.

17 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1868
Ship State Description
Betty   Netherlands The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and put in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[57][30]
Eureka   United States The ship caught fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[57]
Fuschia   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[30]
Scotia   United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks at Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire and was holed. She was beached at Aberdeen.[77] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[61]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were damaged by fire at Antwerp.[30]

18 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1868
Ship State Description
Acadia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[78]
Anna   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dénia, Spain.[79]
Anna Catharina   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dénia.[79]
Batavier   Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated the next day.[31]
Cheviot   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Matanzas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Portland, Maine, United States.[80]
Cwmsymlog   United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Tralee, County Kerry. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81]
Killarney   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and put back to Goole in a leaky condition.[79]

19 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1868
Ship State Description
Alagoas   Brazil Navy Paraguayan War, Battle of Humaitá: The Pará-class monitor was beached in the Paraguay River upstream of Humaitá, Paraguay following damage inflicted in the battle.[82]
Ann   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthcawl, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by the Porthcawl Lifeboat Good Deliverance (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Ann was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[73][83]
Commissioner   United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sank in the Humber by the steamship Schwalbe (  Bremen). Her crew were rescued by Schwalbe.[37]
Buoy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey.[46]
Catherine   United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[31]
Catherine   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Dutchman's Bank with the loss of her captain.[84]
Collier   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Corby Castle   United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch, Anglesey.[73]
Dee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Devonia   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands, at least five lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Swansea.[86][87][88]
Electric   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Point of Ayr, Cheshire or the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[87][71]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Endeavour   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[85]
Estella   United Kingdom The tug collided with the ferry Mayflower (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Mayflower.[87]
Fanny Truss   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Gem   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Gipsey   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat.[89] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[73]
Gloucester Packet   United Kingdom The smack was abandoned off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Both crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat.[90]
Hannah   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Jarapa   Netherlands The barque was driven ashore on Salt Island, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool.[89][91] She was later refloated and towed in to Liverpool by the tugs Reliance and Tiger (both   United Kingdom).[46]
Jenny Jones   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of all eight crew.[78][73][92]
Jeune Joseph   France The schooner was wrecked on the north Devon coast with the loss of all eight crew.[93]
Johns   United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and sank off the Godrevy Lighthouse, Corwnall. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to London.[94]
Juno   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[46][85]
Lady Helena   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Lightning   United Kingdom The smack ran aground at Brixham, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to Brixham in a waterlogged condition.[73]
Lily   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46][85]
March   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Moelfre Bay. Her three crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat.[90]
Margaret   United Kingdom The Amlwch-registered ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46][95]
Margaret   United Kingdom The Chester-registered ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[46][85]
Mary and Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Mary Louisa   United Kingdom The ship collided with E. H. Taylor (  United States) and sank in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by E. H. Taylor. Mary Louisa was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Runcorn.[96]
Mountain Maid   United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch.[46]
Pará   Brazil Navy Paraguayan War, Battle of Humaitá: The Pará-class monitor was beached in the Paraguay River upstream of Humaitá following damage sustained in the battle.[82]
Phantom   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brixham.[43]
Princess Amalia   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in Lligwy Bay with the loss of both crew.[85]
Prince Waterloo   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[85]
Prize   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Quatre Sœurs   France The schooner was wrecked at Cape Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[86][97]
Richard   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in Moelfre Bay. Her three crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat. She was subsequently taken in to the Menai Strait.[85][90]
Souvenir   France The brigantine was wrecked at Hartland Point with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[31][93]
Sparling   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Stag   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Success   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Tamandaré   Brazil Navy Paraguayan War, Battle of Humaitá: The ironclad gunboat was beached in the Paraguay River upstream of Humaitá following damage sustained in the battle.[82]
Tan Tivy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46][85]
Thames   United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch.[46]
Thomas   United Kingdom The schooner sank at Amlwch.[73]
Victoria   United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch.[73]
Wepre Lass   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[46][85]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The gig capsized whilst going to the aid of Gipsey (  United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her two crew. The survivor was rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat.[89]
Eleven unnamed vessels Flags unknown Seven schooners and four sloops were driven ashore in Moelfre Bay.[89]

20 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1868
Ship State Description
Batavier   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom.[31]
Ceres   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghal, County Cork.[43]
Johan   Norway The schooner foundered off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Aalborg, Denmark.[31]
North Star   Isle of Man The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Seaton Point, Cumberland. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Peel.[49][98]
Parary   Portugal The barque was destroyed by fire at Pernambuco, Brazil.[74][75]

21 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1868
Ship State Description
Banff   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham.[43]
Bellona   United Kingdom The smack was run ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[96]
HMS Leven   Royal Navy The Algerine-class gunboat ran aground off "Eunoe Islet", China. Subsequentlyb refloated, repaired and returned to service.[99]
Nithsdale   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[31]
Prompt   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Wisbech.[43]

22 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1868
Ship State Description
Alacer   United Kingdom The Thames barge ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. Alacer was on a voyage from London to Maldon, Essex. She floated off the next day and taken in to Sheerness, Kent.[80]
Antouin   France The smack ran aground on the Black Rock Ledge, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère.[49]
Bernard Barton   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Bank, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[49]
Chester   United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Wylfa, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Flint to Belfast, County Antrim.[49]
Dart   Isle of Man The fishing lugger was abandoned off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the trawl boat Undine   United Kingdom, which towed Dart into Douglas.[100]
John Black   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated and taken in to Bangor, County Down for repairs.[101]
Mary Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cemaes, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Wicklow.[49]
Swan   United Kingdom The schooner collided with Emblem (  United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Emblem. Swan was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Margate, Kent.[49]
Tamar   United Kingdom The brig struck the wreck of Superior   United Kingdom and sank in the Gull Stream. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Concordia (  United Kingdom). Tamar was on a voyage from South Shields to Plymouth, Devon.[49]
Unicorn   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Magheramorne, County Antrim to Belfast.[49]

23 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1868
Ship State Description
Kitty   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the barque Frigate Bird (  Norway) and sank off the "Cabezos". Her seven crew were rescued by Frigate Bird. Kitty was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[102][103]
Mary Emilie   France The brig was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by two brigs, including Fortitude (  United Kingdom).[98]
Melbourne   United Kingdom The ship collided with HMS Viper (  Royal Navy) in the River Mersey and was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104]
Olly   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 25 February.[105]
Omega   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, collided with the Cockle Lightship (  Trinity House) and was abandoned with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cockle Lightship, the Caister Lifeboat Birmingham No.2 and the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Mark Lane (both   Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Omega was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She foundered 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[106][107][83][108][98]
William Barker   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy.[109]

24 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1868
Ship State Description
Red Gauntlett   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Dutch coast. All on board were rescued.[49][98]

25 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1868
Ship State Description
Cornelia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[110]

26 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1868
Ship State Description
Britannia   United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off the Mouse Lightship (  Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.[70]
Zitella   United Kingdom The ship collided with Esther (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Esther.[70]

27 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1868
Ship State Description
City of Melbourne   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne. She was later refloated.[111]
Hero   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Süderoog, Prussia.[44]

28 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1868
Ship State Description
Adelgunde Flag unknown The barque collided with a Dutch brigantine and sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[112]
Belle Francaise   United Kingdom The ship collided with Ellen (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Ellen. Belle Francaise was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[113][114]
Hubertus   United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Sherburn (  United Kingdom). Four of her six crew were reported missing, the rest were rescued by Sherburn.[113][114]
Sampson   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Mercury (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Start Point. Her crew were rescued by Mercury. Sampson was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[112][115][116]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Rhum, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all four crew.[117][118]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine foundered in the English Channel off Worthing, Sussex with the loss of all hands.[113]

29 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1868
Ship State Description
Devonshire   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of all sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[119][113][80]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1868
Ship State Description
Abgyle   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Tory Island, County Donegal before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to the Clyde.[49]
Amelia   France The ship was wrecked at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[78] She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Cayenne, French Guiana.[46]
Amethyst   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Cape Negro.[78][46]
Annie M. Goodwin   United Kingdom The barque was lost near Buenos Aires, Argentina.[119]
Argyle   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newfoundland to the Clyde.[120]
Ariadne   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Torre del Mar, Spain.[57]
Claverhouse   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Euphrates. She was on a voyage from Bushire, Persia to London. She was refloated.[62]
Columbia   Norway The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued four days later by Alimen (  United Kingdom). Columbia was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon, Burma.[121]
Delphin   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore near Kertch, Russia.[78]
Eilea   Hamburg The ship was lost near the mouth of the Rio Grande.[119]
Kornaloff, or
Kornlieff 		  Russia The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria.[46] She was on a voyage from Odessa to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[122]
Light of the Age   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Port Phillip Heads, Victoria before 24 February. All on board were rescued.[112]
M. T. Trueman   United States The ship was wrecked at Trepassey, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[78]
Queen of the Clippers   Canada The schooner was holed by ice at Winkworth, Nova Scotia before 22 February.[123]
S. Deonista   Greece The brig was lost at Patras.[54]
Teresa   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Indian Ocean (11°30′S 37°00′W / 11.500°S 37.000°W / -11.500; -37.000). Her crew were rescued by Eddystone (  United States).[124]
Tigri   Spain The ship ran aground at St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[119]
Unnamed   United States The ship caught fire 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia on or about 10 February. Laden with petroleum, she was still burning on 12 February when discovered by the steamships Palmyra and William Penn (both   United Kingdom).[113]

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