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The list of shipwrecks in February 1841 includes
ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February
1841 .
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Christian
United Kingdom
The
sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the
River Tay . Her crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat.
[1]
Criterion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Arklow ,
County Wicklow . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Dublin to Arklow and
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland .
[2]
Elton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the
Haisborough Sands , in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.
[3]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Drogheda ,
County Louth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from
Troon ,
Ayrshire to
Dublin .
[4]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the
Irish Sea . She was refloated and taken into Dublin. Ocean was on a voyage from
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan to
Dundalk , County Louth.
[4]
Reaper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven wrecked on the Hook Sand, in the
English Channel off the coast of
Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Poole, Dorset .
[5]
[6]
2 February
3 February
4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Devon
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off Black Head,
Cornwall and foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south south east of
Penzance . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Exeter ,
Devon to
Newport, Monmouthshire .
[11] Earl of Devon was refloated on 11 August 1842 and taken into Penzance.
[12]
Emilie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Brier Island ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America .
[13]
Joshua Sears
United States
The ship ran aground off
Bermuda and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
Barbadoes . Joshua Sears was refloated and taken into
Hamilton, Bermuda .
[14]
Vernon
United Kingdom
The ship was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to
Cowes ,
Isle of Wight . Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.
[15]
William and Haldimend
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
London to
Ipswich ,
Suffolk .
[11]
[16]
5 February
6 February
7 February
8 February
9 February
10 February
11 February
12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
British Lady
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Chimlico",
British Honduras . Her crew were rescued.
[36]
Darlington
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Flamborough Head ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from
London to
Stockton-on-Tees ,
County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[6]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the
North Sea off
Whitby ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from
South Shields , County Durham to London.
[32]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Forty-nine Bank, off
Berbice ,
British Honduras .
[37]
Memphis
United States
The ship was wrecked near
New York . She was on a voyage from
New Orleans ,
Louisiana to New York.
[38]
[13]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of
Campbeltown ,
Argyllshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Dublin to
Saltcoats ,
Ayrshire .
[39]
Shakspeare
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore and damaged at Kelderstell,
Yorkshire . She was refloated the next day and put into
South Shields ,
County Durham .
[24]
[27]
Topaz
United States
The ship departed from
Boston, Massachusetts for
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[15]
13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Claudine
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at
Cap Gris Nez ,
Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from
Batavia ,
Netherlands East Indies to
Amsterdam ,
North Holland . She was later refloated.
[24]
Hectorine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Kirkcudbright ,
Wigtownshire . She was on a voyage from
Dundalk ,
County Louth to
Glasson Dock ,
Lancashire . Hectorine was refloated on 18 February.
[29]
John Watson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the
North Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from
Hull ,
Yorkshire to
Leith ,
Lothian . John Watson was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[24]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The
sloop ran aground on the Horse Shoe Bank, in the
English Channel . She was on a voyage from
Shoreham-by-Sea ,
Sussex to
Runcorn ,
Cheshire .
[40] Mary Anne was refloated on 20 February and taken into
Teignmouth ,
Devon for repairs.
[29]
Robert and Henry Allan
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore near
Flamborough Head ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from
London to
Hartlepool ,
County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[6]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Miranda (
United Kingdom ) off
São Miguel Island ,
Azores and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently drove ashore on the island and was wrecked.
[41]
Siluria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in Wigton Bay. Her crew were rescued.
[35]
Swift
United Kingdom
The
smack was run down and sunk in the
Irish Sea off
The Skerries ,
Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by Rival (
United Kingdom ).
[24]
14 February
15 February
17 February
18 February
20 February
21 February
22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
British Oak
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Portsmouth ,
Hampshire . British Oak was refloated and taken into
The Downs .
[22]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Rye, Sussex . She was on a voyage from
Teignmouth ,
Devon to
Hull ,
Yorkshire . Liberty was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[22]
Thames
United Kingdom
The
convict ship capsized in the
River Thames at
Deptford ,
Kent . She was righted the next day.
[51]
Undaunted
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
St Combs Head ,
Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from
New Brunswick ,
British North America to
Alloa ,
Clackmannanshire .
[52]
23 February
24 February
25 February
26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked on the Herne Sand, in the
North Sea off
Reculver ,
Kent . All nine people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
London to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[56]
[57] Amelia was refloated on 26 March with the assistance of six
smacks and towed into
Whitstable , Kent.
[58]
Gratitude
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Volant (
United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.
[45]
Kate
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Black Castle,
Wicklow . She was on a voyage from
Runcorn ,
Cheshire to Wicklow.
[53]
London
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Quern Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Sandwich, Kent . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.
[45]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was refloated and taken into
Sheerness , Kent.
[45]
27 February
28 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1841
Ship
State
Description
Alexander McLeay
New South Wales
The
cutter ran aground and was wrecked at
Sydney . She was on a voyage from Sydney to the
Clarence River .
[69]
Benson
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean before 26 February.
[34]
Brutus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off
Harwich ,
Essex . She was refloated and towed into Harwich by Endeavour (
United Kingdom ).
[55]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Youghal ,
County Cork . She was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal. Eliza was refloated on 27 February.
[64]
Leighton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Aberystwyth ,
Cardiganshire . She was refloated on 14 February and taken into Aberystwyth.
[40]
Maidstone
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Lavernock Point ,
Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to
London .
[18]
[70] Maidstone was refloated on 21 February and towed into Newport in a waterlogged condition.
[29]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a
brig and foundered in the
North Sea off the coast of
County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
South Shields , County Durham to
London .
[71]
[21]
Mary Ann and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Truro ,
Cornwall . She was refloated on 12 February and taken into Truro for repairs.
[18]
Montcalm
United Kingdom
The ship sank at
North Shields , County Durham.
[6]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the mouth of the
Black River ,
Mosquito Coast . All on board were rescued.
[72]
San Joaquim
Spain
The
brig was wrecked near "Naino",
China . Her crew were rescued and the vessel was burnt.
[73]
Sesostris
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in
Machrihanish Bay . She was on a voyage from
Pictou ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America to the
Clyde .
[39]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the
Madura Strait . She was on a voyage from
Sourabaya ,
Netherlands East Indies to
London . Superior was refloated and put back to Sourabaya.
[74]
Vixen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in
Studland Bay . She had been refloated by 12 February.
[18]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
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