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The list of shipwrecks in February 1842 includes
ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February
1842 .
1 February
2 February
3 February
4 February
5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Mulliet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
County Durham . She was on a voyage from
Grangemouth ,
Stirlingshire to
South Shields , County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.
[6]
Success
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. She was on a voyage from
Ipswich , Suffolk to South Shields. She was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.
[6]
Thomas Tyson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Indian Rocks, in the
West Indies . Her crew survived.
[13]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Flamborough Head ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk to
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland . She was refloated and taken into
Bridlington in a leaky condition.
[5]
Victory
United States
The ship was wrecked on
Caja de Muertos , Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Saint Vincent to
Liverpool, New York .
[14]
William Salter
United Kingdom
The
barque ran aground off
Point Nepean ,
New South Wales and was consequently beached at Pope's Eye. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Quebec City
Province of Canada ,
British North America to
Sydney , New South Wales.
[15]
7 February
9 February
List of shipwrecks: February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Arden
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked at
Bodfean ,
Caernarfonshire . Three crew were rescued by a
lifeboat .
[20]
Balloon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Bridlington ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Bridlington to
Whitby ,
Yorkshire . Balloon was later refloated and taken into Bridlington.
[17]
Ocean Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in
Roundstone Bay . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
London . She was later refloated.
[21]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at Garron Point,
County Antrim . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Gibraltar .
[22]
Solway
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked at
Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire. Her eleven crew were rescued.
[20]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran ashore and was wrecked at Port Mooar, near
Maughold Head ,
Isle of Man . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Fleetwood ,
Lancashire to
Belfast ,
County Antrim .
[23]
[17]
[21]
10 February
11 February
12 February
13 February
14 February
15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Alerte
Denmark
The
brig was wrecked near
San Juan, Puerto Rico .
[39]
City of Limerick
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire in
Black Sod Bay . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Limerick .
[28]
Emma
United Kingdom
The
barque was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean (
49°20′N 20°15′W / 49.333°N 20.250°W / 49.333; -20.250 ). Her crew were rescued by Bayman (
United Kingdom ). Emma was on a voyage from
Newport, Monmouthshire to
Boston, Massachusetts , United States.
[30]
[40]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goswick Ridge, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Northumberland . She was refloated and taken into
Lindisfarne .
[2]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Plough Seat, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and put into Lindisfarne in a severely damaged condition.
[16]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore in the
River Tay and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken into
Arbroath ,
Forfarshire .
[16]
Majestic
United Kingdom
The
steam
tug was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland.
[2] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into
Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland for repairs.
[41]
Paul Jones
United States
The ship was wrecked on
Saint Domingo . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Cádiz , Spain to
New Orleans, Louisiana .
[38]
Trevennance
United Kingdom
The
coaster was driven ashore at
Port Talbot ,
Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from
Swansea , to Port Talbot. Trevennance was refloated on 17 February.
[42]
[16]
16 February
17 February
18 February
19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Flora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on
Arran ,
Inner Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Troon ,
Ayrshire to
Saint Thomas ,
Virgin Islands .
[48]
Kent
United Kingdom
The
steamship ran aground and was wrecked at
Barton on Sea ,
Hampshire . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Torquay ,
Devon to
Southampton , Hampshire.
[41]
[48]
Saladin
United States
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from
New York to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[24]
Scipio
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at
Belmullet ,
County Mayo with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from
Greenock ,
Renfrewshire to
Trinidad .
[46]
20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Ann and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of
Bridlington ,
Yorkshire . She was refloated and taken into Bridlington.
[41]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off
Oporto , Portugal and was holed. She was on a voyage from Oporto to
London . She was towed into
Vigo , Spain.
[35]
21 February
22 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
26 February
27 February
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Adelphia
United Kingdom
The
sloop foundered in the
Irish Sea off the coast of
Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by
HMS Medusa (
Royal Navy ). She was on a voyage from
Bangor, County Down to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[38]
[55]
Adonia
United Kingdom
The
brigantine was wrecked near
Portavogie ,
County Down . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Ardrossan ,
Ayrshire to
Plymouth ,
Devon .
[25]
[56]
Camilla
United States
The ship ran aground off "Wittenburgen". She was on a voyage from
Charleston, South Carolina to
Hamburg . Camilla was later refloated.
[37]
Cruikston Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of
Savannah, Georgia , United States. She was on a voyage from the
Clyde to Savannah.
[24] She had been refloated by 19 March.
[9]
Diana
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Buddon Ness ,
Forfarshire .
[57]
Fifeshire
United Kingdom
The
barque sank after hitting Arrow Rock at the entrance to
Nelson Harbour , New Zealand. She was outward bound from Nelson to China.
[58]
[59]
[60]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) east of the
Farne Islands ,
Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Limekilns ,
Fife to
Travemünde ,
Prussia .
[61]
Lady Selina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Skomer ,
Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Wexford to
Llanelly ,
Glamorgan .
[62]
Lord Abercrombie
United Kingdom
The
barque was wrecked near
Workington ,
Cumberland . Her crew were rescued.
[54]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Kirkcudbright .
[63]
Tiger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven into Elizabeth (
United Kingdom ) and then driven ashore at
Westport, County Mayo .
[63]
28 February
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1842
Ship
State
Description
Caldee
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the
Irish Sea off the coast of
County Wicklow on or after 26 February. She was on a voyage from
Greenock ,
Renfrewshire to
Mauritius . Caldee was later refloated and put back to Greenock, where she arrived on 9 March.
[66]
Clyde
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the
Belfast Lough . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Tampico , Mexico. She was refloated on 11 February and taken into
Belfast ,
County Antrim .
[21]
Elizabeth
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the
Mississippi River . She was on a voyage from
New Orleans, Louisiana to
Cádiz , Spain. She was refloated and consequently put into
Nassau, Bahamas , where she arrived on 1 March.
[67]
Faulkland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Naples ,
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before 9 February with the loss of all but her captain.
[52]
Gjemsoe Kloster , Glernso Kloster or Gremso Kloster
Norway
The ship foundered in the
North Sea off the coast of Norway between 1 and 12 February. She was on a voyage from
Langesund to a French port. The ship was driven ashore at
Soggendal on 12 February.
[37]
[43]
[46]
Halvert
France
The ship was wrecked near
Brest ,
Finistère in the week ending 7 February. Eleven crew survived.
[68]
Isabel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Stampalia ,
Greece . She was on a voyage from
Adalia ,
Ottoman Empire to
London .
[69]
Jean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Roseneath Point ,
Dunbartonshire before 12 February.
[22]
Mary Dixon
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore at "Fort Drake".
[15]
Melona
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Scarborough ,
Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Jersey ,
Channel Islands . Melona was refloated and proceeded on her voyage, but put into
Ramsgate ,
Kent , where she arrived on 1 March.
[63]
Oceana
France
The ship was wrecked in
Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce ,
Seine-Inférieure to
New Orleans, Louisiana .
[70]
Victor
France
The ship was wrecked on the Almadies, off the coast of Senegal before 5 February. All on board were rescued.
[71]
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Shipwrecks 1840–49, by month
1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849