List of shipwrecks in January 1861

The list of shipwrecks in January 1861 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1861.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Aire	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by Bostonian (United States). Aire was on a voyage from Woolwich Dockyard, Kent to Malta.
Amoor	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was lost between Jersey, Channel Islands and Portbail, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.
Ardville	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her 25 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Macao, China to London. Ardville was later refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.
Caroline	United States	The 112-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was sunk by ice on the Wabash River at Terre Haute, Indiana.
Ceres	Norway	The brig was driven ashore in Bridgwater Bay. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 9 January and taken in tow for Cardiff.
Cleadon	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Pakefield Flat, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Imperial (United Kingdom) and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Cordelia	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.
Crima	Kingdom of Hanover	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Beadnell, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.
Duguay Trouin	France	The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew took to a boat, and reached the North Sand Head Lightship ( Trinity House). Duguay Trouin was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated with assistance from the Walmer Lifeboat.
Eidsvold	Norway	The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset United Kingdom. She was later refloated and found to be severely damaged.
Guttenberg	Hamburg	The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Six of her 32 crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg.
Henrietta Alberdina	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ambleteuse. She was on a voyage from Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
Isabella	United States	The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by North American (United Kingdom). Isabella was on a voyage from Saint Andrew, Barbados to Baltimore, Maryland.
Johannes	Kingdom of Hanover	The ship was driven ashore at Bremen.
John Wesley	Guernsey	The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked between Compton Bay and Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the Brooke Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Alderney to Guernsey, Channel Islands.
Lelia	France	The ship collided with Wilhelm Tersmeden (Flag unknown) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Wilhelm Tersmeden. Lelia was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.
Lively Nelly, or Lovely Nelly	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitley, County Durham with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cullercoats Lifeboat Percy (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.
London	United Kingdom	The brig foundered off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Commerce (United Kingdom). London was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a French port.
Lord Hawkesbury	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Sunderland, or Hartlepool, County Durham to London.
Maid of the Seas	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee, India.
Maria Hardy	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Maria Hardy was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.
Miss Nightingale	United Kingdom	The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Chester, Cheshire.
Nugget	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.
Oak	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland.
Orion	United Kingdom	The brig foundered off South Shields with the loss of all hands.
Queen	United Kingdom	The Mersey Flat collided with a steamship and sank in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by the tug Enterprise (United Kingdom). Queen was on a voyage from Liverpool to Holyhead, Anglesey.
Salus	United Kingdom	The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire with the loss of eight or ten of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.
San Basilio	Ottoman Empire	The brig was wrecked at Varna. Her crew were rescued.
Saucy Nancy	United Kingdom	The brig foundered off South Shields with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cullercoats Lifeboat Percy (United Kingdom).
Sylvanus	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea.
Thames	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to South Shields.
Timbuctoo	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ross, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.
William	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea.
Unnamed	Board of Customs	The cutter struck the pier at Great Yarmouth and was severely damaged. She was taken in to port, where she sank.

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Agathi Tiebi	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore at Trieste.
Bloomer	United Kingdom	The brigantine departed from Cork for Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Coquetdale	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage for Alexandria, Egypt to Sunderland, County Durham.
Elizabeth And Cicely	Guernsey	The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. She was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Dover, Kent.
Mauruca	Ottoman Empire	The brig was driven ashore and sank at Souda, Crete. She was on a voyage from Rettino to Canea.
Queen Victoria	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in Plymouth Sound. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Keyham, Devon. She was declared a total loss. Queen Victoria was refloated on 28 January and beached at Cremyll, Cornwall. She was refloated on 13 March and taken in to Plymouth
Union	France	The brig was abandoned 24 nautical miles (44 km) south south west of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Leonie Celine (France). Union was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.
Vedra	United Kingdom	The steamship departed from Sunderland for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 21 crew.
Washington	United States	The ship was driven ashore in Mobile Bay. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 7 January.
Wilhelmine Marie	Hamburg	The barque sank in Puerto Inglese Bay, Juan Fernández Islands, Chile. Her twelve crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mejillones, Chile to a European port.

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Bostonian	United States	The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Honois Rocks, 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of six of the 23 people on board, including two survivors of Aire (United Kingdom). Bostonian was on a voyage from New York to London.
Gleaner	United Kingdom	The schooner capsized and sank at Mazagan, Morocco with the loss of a crew member. Her captain was rescued by Trinidad (United Kingdom).
Hamelin	France	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Barnegat, New Jersey, United States with the loss of all but one of her crew.
Hebe	New South Wales	The brig ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Reef. She was on a voyage from Hokianga, New Zealand to Sydney. She was refloated and taken in to Sydney.
Idas	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°06′N 38°49′W). Her crew were rescued by Mercury (United States).
Jacques Langlois	United Kingdom	The ship ran ashore at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. She was later refloated.
Lord George Bentinck	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Natal, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.
Mary Jane	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Scarweather Sands in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan, Wales by the Porthcawl Lifeboat. She was repaired and returned to service.
Mountain Maid	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port.
New Angelica	Greece	The brig was wrecked on the North Cachopa Rocks, in the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorga to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.
Queen	United Kingdom	The ship sank off Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Holyhead, Anglesey.
Sappemeer	Netherlands	The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Philosopher (United Kingdom). Sappemeer was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba.
Uncle Sam	United Kingdom	The barque was run down and sunk 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of the Hole in the Wall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.
Virginia	Malta	The ship was wrecked at "Vallona". Her seven crew were rescued.

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Batavia	Netherlands	The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in tow for London, United Kingdom.
Boston	United Kingdom	The Yorkshire Billyboy was severely damaged by fire at Blaydon-on-Tyne, County Durham.
Falcon	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
Frontier City	United States	The 144-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Mississippi River at Napoleon, Arkansas, at the head of Smith's Cut-off near the mouth of the Arkansas River.
Hedwig	Sweden	The schooner was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Oporto.
Henry	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.
Lord George Bentinck	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Durban, Cape Colony.
Retreat	United Kingdom	The brig struck a sunken rock off Laggan, Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to New York, United States. She was consequently beached in Loch Indaal. Retreat was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Troon, Ayrshire.
Sandade	Portugal	The full-rigged ship ran onto rocks in the Douro.
Templar	United Kingdom	The schooner collided with the sloop Collingwood (United Kingdom) and then ran aground off the coast of Lincolnshire. Shew as on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.
Warwick	United States	The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Monte Video, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Monte Video. She was consequently condemned.
Zenobia	Sweden	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kenfig, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Acorn	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Harwich.
Bruiser	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.
Conquest	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Moriches, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to New York City, United States.
David Brown	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All 48 people on board took to two boats; twenty of them in one boat were rescued by the barque Sea Wave (United Kingdom). Twenty-eight people in the other boat were reported missing. David Brown was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Fortune	United States	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Maggara, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Palma de Mallorca, Spain and New York.
Henry	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at West Hartlepool, County Durham.
Macaulay	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Raisbeck	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to Newcastle upon Tyne in a leaky condition.
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby in a leaky condition.
Sanatoga	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Crookhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Arethusa	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her eight crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.
Brandywine	United States	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Churchtown, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Mobile, Alabama.
Diadem	United Kingdom	The ship collided with Caledonian and sank in the Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued by Caledonian.
Ernani	Austrian Empire	The polacca was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Almeria, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Glenlyon	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Annapolis (United States). Glenlyon was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool.
Hesperus	United States	The ship was destroyed by fire at Woosung, China. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Woosung.
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Bottle Creek Reef, in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Cuba.
Ocean Bride	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Gryees Rocks, off Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.
Raisbeck	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at South Shields. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a severely leaky condition.
T. Raymond	United States	The schooner was driven ashore on Lovells Island, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from "Wilmington, Nova Scotia" to Boston, Massachusetts. She was later refloated and taken in to Boston.
William and James	United Kingdom	The schooner was discovered abandoned north of Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London. She was towed in to South Shields in a derelict condition by the tug Liberty (United Kingdom).

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The schooner sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Arethusa	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.
Balance	Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	The brig was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
Birmingham	United States	The ship was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from Mobile to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Harlequin	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby.
Nuevo Antiquoia	Flag unknown	The ship was lost near "Honda". She was on a voyage from "Conjo" to "Honda".
Prince of Wales	New South Wales	The schooner was wrecked on the Point Lonsdale Reef. Her crew were rescued.
Rosalia	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	The brig ran aground at Cagliari, Sardinai. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.
Thorbecke	Netherlands	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gravelines, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Seville, Spain.
Trafalgar	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
British Emperor	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts.
Henri François	France	The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom.
Salacia	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Cyrus (United Kingdom). Salacia was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.
Surinam	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Waterloo, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valencia, Spain. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.
Victoria	Austrian Empire	The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Félicité (France). Victoria was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gibraltar. She floated off and was discovered off North Foreland, Kent. She wastaken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Adoloi	Austrian Empire	The barque was driven ashore in the Bosphorus, She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port.
Adventure	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seascale, Cumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.
Ellen	United Kingdom	The trow capsized and sank in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset with the loss of all four crew.
John and Edward	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned between The Manacles and Black Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Newport, Monmouthshire.
Maude	British North America	The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (51°11′N 23°30′W). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Asia (United Kingdom). Maude was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Gloucester.
Shamrock	New South Wales	The brig was wrecked at Palliser Bay, New Zealand. She was en route from Auckland to Otago, when she was caught in a severe gale with mountainous seas. Her sails were all blown out. The captain steered the vessel onto the beach at Whangaimoana so as to avoid the danger of being dashed on the rocks.
Susan Henry	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned north of Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Horsens, Denmark. She was later taken in to Fredrikshavn.
William Jenkins	United States	The 1,011- or 1,012-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned at Savannah, Georgia.

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Acheen	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Largo, Fife. She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.
Bakker	Netherlands	The ship ran aground on the Pampus, off the coast of Zeeland. She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis by a tug.
Dionisio	United States of the Ionian Islands	The schooner was driven ashore at Valona, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Corfu.
Haberdina	Netherlands	The galiot ran aground on the South Pampus, off the coast of Zeeland. She was later refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, having been severely damaged by ice.
Lena	United Kingdom	The brig was discovered abandoned in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sandbank by the steamship Hawke (United Kingdom). She was towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. She had been on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Luçonnais	France	The schooner was abandoned in ice off L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, Vendée. She was subsequently taken in to Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Inférieure.
Mary Miller	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Odessa.
Sinope	United Kingdom	The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon and sank. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.
Virginia	Malta	The ship was wrecked near Valona. She was on a voyage from Malta to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Invention	Denmark	The ship was driven ashore by ice 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
Isabella Anderson	United Kingdom	The smack was wrecked at Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burghead, Moray to Keiss, Caithness.
Samuel and Ann	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was later refloated and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.
St. Croix	Jersey	The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Jersey to North Berwick, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Ada	New Zealand	The steamer was wrecked at the mouth of the Clutha River, New Zealand. She hit the bar at the river's mouth and was holed. The crew and all seven passengers landed safely.
A. D. Wheddon	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.
Alma	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Almana	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Amelia	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Ann	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Ayr.
Barbara	United Kingdom	The steam lighter was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Birkby	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Blanch	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Bucephalus	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Sandhale Flat, off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was refloated.
Burnside	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at the Roan Heads, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and found to be leaky.
Ceres	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Clyde	United Kingdom	The lighter was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Dalhousie	United Kingdom	The barque was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Druid	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Edgar	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Elbe	Flag unknown	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Elfin	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Fairly	United Kingdom	The smack was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Forest Queen	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Gartha	United Kingdom	The steam lighter was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Glasgow	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Globus	Bremen	The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Morning Star (United States). Globus was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States.
Haba	United Kingdom	The brigantine was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Hesperus	United States	The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Hilja	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Liverpool, Lancashire
Jessie, and Lady Kelburne	United Kingdom	The steam lighter Jessie was driven into the paddle steamer Lady Kelburne by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow and was severely damaged. Lady Kelburn was damaged at her stern.
John Lawson	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Julez	France	The brigantine was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Kandy	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
King of the Forest	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Magnus Troll	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Marcellus	United Kingdom	The barque was severely damaged by ice and sank in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Margaret Jane	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Martin	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
McAlpine	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore by ice in the River Tweed. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.
M. H. Hine	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Molly	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Molly Bawn	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Oddfellow	United Kingdom	The lighter was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Pearl	Isle of Man	The smack was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Phoenix	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Sprat Sand and was damaged. She was refloated.
Pinta	United Kingdom	The ship was sunk by ice in the Black Sea off Tulcea, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from the Danube to an English port.
Pioneer	United Kingdom	The steam lighter was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow. Her crew were rescued by a tug.
Planet	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.
President	United Kingdom	The smack was driven from her moorings by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Prima Donna	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Queen of the Fleet	United Kingdom	The brig was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Raven	United Kingdom	The lighter was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Robert	United Kingdom	The steam lighter was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Robert and Ann	United Kingdom	The steam lighter was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow. Carried downstream, she struck the piers of a bridge and broke in two.
Roseneath	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Rump	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Sainte Fleur	France	The schooner was wrecked on the Castel Rhins Rocks, on the coast of Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.
Scipione	Austrian Empire	The brig was wrecked at Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port.
Spartan	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
St. Andrew's	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Braystones, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.
St. Magnus	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Susan	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Coronet (United Kingdom). Susan was on a voyage from New York, United States to Plymouth, Devon.
Swift	New Zealand	The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Warehama River, on New Zealand's North Island east coast. She hit the bar at the river's mouth during a heavy gale. The crew and all seven passengers landed safely.
Swift	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Trojan	United Kingdom	The barque was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Utopia	United Kingdom	The brigantine was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Vigilant	United Kingdom	The barque was severely damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Virginia	United States	The full-rigged ship was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.
Wyre	United Kingdom	The schooner was damaged by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow.

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Black Monster	United States	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Petigrew (United States). Black Monster was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
David Faye	Norway	The barque ran aground off Ursholmen, Sweden and sank. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Christiania.
Javaan	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Texel, North Holland in a leaky condition.
Maesi	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
Prince Alfred	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith to London.
Tinos	United States	The barque was wrecked near Hakodate, Japan. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Caroline E. Foote (United States. Tinos was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to a port in Japan.
Trump	United Kingdom	The paddle tug was holed by ice and sank at North Shields, County Durham. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Activa, and Marquis de la Victoria	Spain	The steamship Marquis de la Victoria collided with the schooner Activa. Both vessels were severely damaged. Marquis de la Victoria put in to Ceuta in a sinking condition. Activa was towed in to Málaga in a wrecked condition by the full-rigged ship Emilia Eloise ( Kingdom of Sardinia).
Britannia	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.
Candour	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated on 25 January and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Charlotte Knuth	Denmark	The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Korsør.
Christina	Sweden	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton, County Durham.
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
Emily	United Kingdom	The Mersey Flat collided with Saratoga (United States) and sank in the River Mersey.
Ernest Arthur	France	The schooner foundered off Guilvinec, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Luçon, Vendée to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.
James Watt	United Kingdom	The steamship was sunk by ice in the Clyde at Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew survived.
Janus	British North America	The brigantine departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Margaret and Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dundalk. She was refloated and taken in to Dundalk, where she sank.
Mary Carson	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued on 16 January by Henry Brigham (United States). Mary Carson was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.
Messenger	Jersey	The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Jersey. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.
Pearl	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drogheda, County Louth. She was subsequently taken in to Howth, County Dublin.
Sarah Love	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground and broke her back on the Rose Bank, in the English Channel off Camber, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Saint Vincent to London. She was refloated with assistance of the tug Nelly (United Kingdom) and taken in tow for London.

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Angia	Jersey	The barque was severely damaged in an accident in a floating dock at Jersey.
Bolderaa	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. She had been refloated by 16 January.
Charles Henry	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, was abandoned by all but her captain in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south east of the mouth of the River Humber. One crew member drowned. Survivors were rescued by the collier brig Elizabeth Young (United Kingdom).
Cockermouth Castle	United Kingdom	The collier was wrecked on the Inner Dowsing Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.
Gleanings	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Pilot (United Kingdom).
Industrie	Belgium	The full-rigged ship ran aground at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Ostend.
Mariner	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Brixham, Devon to North Shields, County Durham.
Mayor	United Kingdom	The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Victoria (United Kingdom) Mayor was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.
Melanie	United Kingdom	The ship departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Patrick Down	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Kingstown, County Dublin.
Scandinavian	Sweden	The barque was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.
Sirocco	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex with the loss of a crew member.
Test	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Cahore, County Wexford. Her thirteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.
Theodore	France	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Skinningrove, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.
Wax	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off the Skerries with the loss of all hands.
Zephyr	United Kingdom	The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Queen Victoria (United Kingdom). Zephyr was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Aid	United Kingdom	The ship capsized off Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Anfion	Austrian Empire	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary Crocker (United Kingdom). Anfion was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork, United Kingdom.
Beulah	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She floated off but was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton.
Calhoun	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore by ice between Bedloe Island and Ellis Island, New York City, United States. She was later refloated.
Fearless	United States	The ship was driven ashore by ice between Bedloe Island and Ellis Island. She was later refloated.
Glycine	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure.
L. N. Godfrey	United States	The schooner collided with Perthshire (United Kingdom) and was abandoned off Alexander, Virginia. Her crew were rescued by Perthshire. L. N. Godfrey was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to New York.
Moustria	Belgium	The schooner sank at Ostend, West Flanders. She was refloated on 20 January and placed under repair.
William Peill	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of the mouth of the Rio Grande. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Weser	French Navy	The transport ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Mekong River.

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Alma	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship foundered in the Indian Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay and Kurrachee, India.
City of York	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at the Haulbowline Lighthouse, County Down. She was refloated on 19 January and towed in to the Greencastle Roads in a severely damaged condition. City of York subsequently drove ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Warrenpoint, County Down in a waterlogged condition.
Colona	France	The schooner was driven ashore at Plounéour Point, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She had broken up by 24 January.
Parland	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked on Beata Island, Dominican Republic. Her crew survived.

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of six of her 22 crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, and Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.
Boston	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore by ice on Spectacle Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. She was later refloated and towed in to Boston.
Hebe	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day.
Rieka	Netherlands	The galiot foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the barque Vasco de Gama ( Kingdom of Sardinia). Rieka was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.
Robert	France	The ship struck a rock in the Raz de Sein and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. She put in to Abrevach, Finistère in a leaky condition.

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a leaky condition.
Evangelistria	Greece	The brig was driven ashore at Chania.
Orient	Stettin	The ship was damaged by ice off Malmö, Sweden. She was taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark on 28 January for repairs.
Versailles	France	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in North Bay, County Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Shanghai, China.

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Eclipse	United Kingdom	The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Yare. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. She was refloated and placed under repair.
Mœander	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Dewi Wynn	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked at Cardigan, Wales. Her eight crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cardigan. She was later refloated and taken in to Pwllcam in a severely damaged condition.
Famous	United Kingdom	The schooner sprang a leak and was beached south of Warkworth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.
Hardy	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. All on board were rescued by the schooner Gipsey (United Kingdom). Hardy was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana.
Joanna	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Dungarvan, County Waterford.
Ploughboy	United Kingdom	The Yorkshire Billyboy sank in the Nieuw Diep. she was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.
Samuel Wilmington	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.
Thomas Mahoney	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Dungarvan.
West Rocks	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground at Dungarvan.

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Angelita	Spain	The ship ran aground in the Elbe and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Luis (Spain). Angelita was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.
Cora Anderson	United States	The 658-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at Eagle Bend, Mississippi. She was refloated and returned to service.
Faithful	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of "Requitas", Spain. She was on a voyage from Malta to London, or from the Danube to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was later refloated and taken in to "Requitas".
Magnet, and Sarah Anne	United Kingdom	The tug Magnet suffered an engine failure whilst towing the schooner Sarah Anne. She was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Rocks, near Neath, Glamorgan. Sarah Anne was also driven ashore.
New York	Hamburg	The steamship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. She was refloated on 24 January and resumed her voyage.
Surprise	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana to Queenstown, County Cork.

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Calcutta, India.
Ellen and Henry	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. She was refloated.
George Lawrence	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Briton Ferry. She was refloated.
Jany and Harry	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Briton Ferry. She was refloated.
Springbok	United Kingdom	The ship put in to Falmouth, Cornwall on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony to London.
Yssel	Netherlands	The ship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep near Huisduinen, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was later refloated and taken in to "Mieiuvediep".

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Catharine and Ann	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and put in to Fowey, Cornwall in a leaky condition.
E. G. Stolterfoht	United States	The brig capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Erin	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Londonderry.
Jane and Ann	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.
La Reine le Breton	France	The ship was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Amsterdam, North Holland.
Spring	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving on 30 January.
Union	Duchy of Holstein	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kiel, Prussia.

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Antoinetta	Austrian Empire	The ship was wrecked in the Krka. She was on a voyage from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to Sebenico, Austrian Empire (now Šibenik, Croatia).
Artagnan	Sweden	The schooner ran aground on "Lisburne". She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to "Wargo" in a leaky condition.
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship struck The Manacles and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. She put in to Fowey, Cornwall in a leaky condition.
City of Boston	United States	The ship departed from New York for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Don Juan	France	The ship was lost in the Bahama Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to China.
Empress Eugenie	United Kingdom	The steamship sprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east of Point Lynas, Anglesey. All 34 people on board were rescued by the paddle steamer Countess of Galloway (United Kingdom). Empress Eugenie was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.
Florence	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Dingle Bay with the loss of twelve of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from the Rio Benito to Liverpool.
Henri IV	France	The steamship was wrecked at "Amastra", Ottoman Empire. All on board were rescued by Telemarque (France).
Juno	Sweden	The schooner was wrecked at Nidingen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Landskrona.
Mercy	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to a Welsh port.
Sully	France	The steamship was wrecked at Trebizond, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Adeline	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.
Ann Duncan	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Vourla, Ottoman Empire.
Barker	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated then next day and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham for repairs.
Bijou	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all but her captain.
Blue Jacket	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.
Bradore	Jersey	The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Terceira Island. Her crew were rescued. She was repaired.
Cotfield	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°18′N 40°20′W). Her crew were rescued by the barque William and Jane (United Kingdom). Cotfield was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.
Fanny Gann	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.
Frolic	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.
Galced	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Terceira Island. She was consequently condemned.
Jeune Adele	France	The lugger was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Requejada", Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.
Magyar	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, was run down and sunk in the North Sea by the steamship Rouen (United Kingdom) with the loss of six of her eight crew. The survivors were rescued by Mary (United Kingdom) and Rouen. Magyar was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Exmouth, Devon.
Michael Angelo	France	The ship was wrecked on the Great Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.
Mignon	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island with the loss of all hands.
Orange Blossom	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island. Her crew survived.
Palestine	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, was run into by the steamship Carron (United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. Her crew survived.
Prudence	France	The schooner was abandoned in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Portuguese port to Paimpol, Finistère. She was taken in to Brest, Finistère on 29 January.
Serpent	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on São Miguel Island with the loss of all hands.
Susannah	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated on 28 January and taken in to Hartlepool.
Telemach	United Kingdom	The ship struck the quayside, ran aground, broke her back and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool.
Terpsichore	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to South Shields. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields in a severely leaky condition.
Waterwitch	Guernsey	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island. Her crew were rescued.
Wave Queen	Jersey	The ship was driven ashore on Terceira Island. Her crew were rescued.

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Hero	United States	The whaler collided with Jane Lakey (United Kingdom) and was then driven ashore in Algoa Bay, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.
Levetzore	Flag unknown	The ship struck a rock and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Alexandria.

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Aid	United States	The 60-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag on the St. Francis River in Arkansas and sank.
Corsair Noir	France	The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Lay. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Angles, Vendée. She was refloated and taken in to Saint-Martin in a sinking condition.
Emma	British North America	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Satellite (United Kingdom). Emma was on a voyage from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Saint John, New Brunswick.
Grossfurst Constantin	Rostock	The steamship was holed by ice and foundered off Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown to Rostock.
Lillydale	British North America	The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. She was refloated on 30 January.
Marie Melanie	France	The lugger struck the quayside at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from a Spanish port to Antwerp, Belgium.
Pilot	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated the next day.
Uredan	Austrian Empire	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Malta.
HMS Wasp	Royal Navy	HMS Wasp The Archer-class sloop ran aground on a reef in Hango Bay and broke her back. She was later refloated and taken in to Mauritius for repairs.

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Alpha	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
Amanda	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated.
Berlin	United States	The full-rigged ship ran aground off "Vinkewisse", Belgium. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.
Berthine	France	The barque was destroyed by fire south of Cabo de Santo Augustinho, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.
Catherina	Denmark	The schooner was driven ashore in the Elbe.
Dolphin	Saint Lucia	The schooner was lost in Dauphin Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dauphin Bay to Castries.
Eva	United Kingdom	The fishing smack ran aground at Dunmore East, County Waterford.
Ferdinand	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Purfleet, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated.
Limerick Lass	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Swanage Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.
Maria Charlotte	France	The lugger was driven ashore at "Waldon". She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Dunkerque, Nord.
Mary	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.
Mary	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
Mellona	Guernsey	The schooner was driven ashore in Robin Hood's Bay. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated.
Melrose	United States	The 177-ton sternwheel paddle steamer sank in the Ohio River at Shawneetown, Illinois, after colliding with Pacific (flag unknown).
Reine Mathilde	France	The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Algiers, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Algiers to Dunkerque, Nord and Antwerp, Belgium.
San Giovanni	Kingdom of Sardinia	The ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Castiglioncello. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Portoferraio, Elba.
Tay	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven onto the Boulmer Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated the next day.

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Boncalais	France	The full-rigged ship ran aground off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.
Madryn	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Hastings. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
Matilda	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Dover. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.
Turner	United Kingdom	The sloop sprang a leak and sank off Kirkcaldy, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Skateraw, Kincardineshire. She subsequently came ashore near Kirkcaldy.
Victor Emmanuel	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight with the loss of sixteen of her twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London.

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1861

Ship	State	Description
Adler	Bremen	The steamship ran aground in the Weser downstream of Weddewarden. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen. She was refloated and completed her voyage.
Albion	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Caen, Calvados, France. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.
James Gibbs	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of County Kerry. Her 21 crew were rescued by a steamship. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bermuda. James Gibbs was taken in to Dingle, County Kerry in early February.
Possidone	Ottoman Empire	The brig was wrecked on "Conigli Island", off Tenedos. Her crew were rescued.
Salacia	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.
Simpson	Bremen	The steamship ran aground in the Weser downstream of Weddewarden. She was later refloated and taken in to Weddewarden.
Spartan	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Min River and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to London. She was refloated and put back to Foo Chow Foo.
Stafette	Prussia	The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Memel.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1861

Ship	State	Description
Abeona	United Kingdom	The ship was sunk by ice in the Seine before 16 January. She was later refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.
Adelaide	United Kingdom	The brigantine was abandoned off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland, British North America before 7 January. Her crew were rescued.
Aghia Barbara	Flag unknowm	The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire.
Alfred and Victor	France	The full-rigged ship was wrecked. Three of her crew were rescued by Castro (Flag unknown). Alfred and Victor was on a voyage from Mauritius to Tamatave, Madagascar.
America	United Kingdom	The ship was lost off the Yang-taze Cape, China between 8 and 24 January. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China.
Anna Gezina	Duchy of Holstein	The ship was driven ashore at to Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Glückstadt. She was refloated on 14 January and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.
Aurora	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.
Avondale	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.
Bereldo	Royal Sardinian Navy	The frigate was driven ashore on the coast of Corsica, France.
Bothnia	United Kingdom	The steamship was sighted off Helsingør, Denmark whilst on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 22 crew.
British Queen	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sully, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and taken in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, where she arrived on 10 January.
Caroline	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk off the coast of Cornwall by Eliot (United Kingdom) with the loss of all but one of her crew.
Cicely	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Tavira, Portugal to Torbay.
Clara	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Malmö. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.
Condor	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Poolbeg, County Dublin before 16 January.
Courier	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Blakeney.
Earl of Lonsdale	United Kingdom	The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to the Clyde.
Efthunia	Greece	The brig foundered in the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Enesto Ease	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.
Evangeline	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River before 8 January. SHe was refloated.
Evanghelistra	Ottoman Empire	The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.
Fantome	New Zealand	The schooner left Lyttelton Harbour for Wellington on 7 January and was not seen again. She is likely to have foundered in the same storm which claimed the Shamrock (qv).
Harry Herbert	United Kingdom	The schooner sank off the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 11 January and taken in tow for Liverpool, where she was to be repaired.
Hawthorn	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Dotwick Sand, off the coast of County Durham and sank.
Hercules	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned.
Isabella Davidson	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Troon, Ayrshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Wexford.
Jeune Alexandre	France	The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure before 6 January.
Johanna Roostjee	Grand Duchy of Oldenburg	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hampstead, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to New York City, United States.
John Owens	British North America	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 January. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.
Joseph Howe	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off the Isles of Scilly before 7 January. Her crew were rescued by Indus (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Loando, Portuguese West Africa.
Lord Teignmouth	United Kingdom	The brig foundered off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Lorenza	Austrian Empire	The barque was wrecked in the Dampier Strait, Netherlands East Indies before 15 January. Her crew were rescued.
Louis	France	The ship was lost on the French coast.
Louise and Charlotte	Russia	The brig was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Dunkerque, Nord for repairs.
Loyal	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on "Bintang Island" before 18 January.
Lunan	United Kingdom	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 january.
Marthaja	Norway	The barque was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp. She was refloated on 7 January.
Mary	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar.
Maximilian	Austrian Empire	The ship was driven ashore on Elba, Kingdom of Sardinia before 10 January. She was on a voyage from "Brassa" to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.
Mersey	United Kingdom	The 219-ton Brixham brig was wrecked on the beach at Porthleven, Cornwall.
Meshout	Ottoman Empire	The brig was wrecked at Benghazi, Ottoman Tripolitania before 16 January. Her crew were rescued.
Nea Tichi	Ottoman Empire	The ship was lost.
Nelly	Austrian Empire	The ship foundered off Capraia, Kingdom of Sardinia before 10 January.
Nordby	Norway	The brig foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Christiania.
Orion	United States	The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta, India. Orion was refloated and taken in to Calcutta, where she arrived on 3 January She was declared a total loss.
Pescadora	Spain	The ship was wrecked at Barossa, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cádiz.
Philinci	Belgium	The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Brǎila to Antwerp.
Phœbe	United Kingdom	The ship sank at "Sarkfort".
Ross	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool.
Samaritan	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the French coast.
Siam	British North America	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 January.
San Nicola	Greece	The ship collided with the steamship Baristini (Flag unknown) and sank in the Sea of Marmora before 3 January.
Sophie	France	The schooner was damaged by fire at the Île d'Yeu, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.
Star of the Sea	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 9 January and taken in to Almería, Spain.
Storfursten	United Kingdom	The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian brig.
Sultan	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Great Cumbrae, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Santos, Brazil. She was refloated and towed in to Rothesay, Isle of Bute.
Thetis	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Cardigan. She was refloated.
Thomas Hodgson	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Alert (United Kingdom).
Tres Amigos	Flag unknown	The ship was driven ashore at Syra, Greece before 30 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.
Twee Gebroeders	Netherlands	The ship sank off Vlieland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Harlingen, Friesland.
Wesley	United Kingdom	The steamship was sighted off Helsingør in early January whilst on a voyage from Hull to Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Westfold	United Kingdom	The ship became waterlogged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Wredan	Austrian Empire	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Queenstown, County Cork before 28 January. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Malta.
Wiikingen	Flag unknown	The ship foundered.

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