List of shipwrecks in February 1820
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The list of shipwrecks in February 1820 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1820.
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | Unknown date | ||||
References |
1 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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General Miranda | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Tobago.[1] |
2 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Boldon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[2] |
3 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Theodosia | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was abandoned. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to Algoa Bay.[3] |
4 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Janson | Netherlands | The ship was sunk by ice in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Uranie | French Navy | The corvette struck a rock in Berkley Sound, East Falkland, Falkland Islands. She was beached on 6 February in French Bay. Her 120 crew were later rescued by Mercury ( France). Uranie was on a voyage from New Holland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5][6][7][8] |
5 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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New Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[9] |
6 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Diana | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank near Loch Tarbert. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
Louisa Elizabeth | Netherlands | The ship was lost near Hellevoetsluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[9] |
Mary & Betty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at St. Bees Head, Cumberland.[9] |
Moira | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
7 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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John & James | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near St. Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[11] |
9 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Cupido | Sweden | The ship was wrecked in the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Weser to Gothenburg.[12] |
Three Brothers | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[13] |
10 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fox | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a waterlogged condition.[9] |
Harry Morris | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank off Whitby. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[14] |
11 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the Isle of Rhum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15] |
14 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon.[16] |
Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Brighton, Sussex. She was deemed beyond repair.[16] |
16 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ardgowan, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[10] |
17 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Prince's Bay, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Martinique to New York.[10] |
Helen | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New York.[10] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cold Spring Bar, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to New York.[10] |
Midas | United States | The ship was run down and sunk off Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Santo Domingo, Hispaniola to Boston.[10] |
Ogland | Norway | The sloop was wrecked at Burrafeith, Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom.[17] |
Port of Sunderland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Miramichi Bay to Maryport, Cumberland and Kirkcudbright.[18] |
18 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Sans Souel | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off "Point Galico de Zamba". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to India.[3] |
19 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Fortuna | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The schooner was wrecked at Cape Carbonara, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Naples.[13] |
Mars | France | The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Sète, Hérault.[19] |
20 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Belle Adele | France | The ship was wrecked at Wilmington, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Wilmington.[13] |
Quebec Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea. She was taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition the next day.[20] |
William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Ross to Youghal, County Cork.[12] |
22 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Success | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[10] She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2] |
24 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Harbinger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Harbinger was refloated on 26 February.[21] |
Perfect | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Aberdeen.[22] |
25 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Red Wharf Bay with the loss of five of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Providence, Bahamas.[23][12] |
Elizabeth & Sally | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool.[21] |
Friends | United Kingdom | Captain Mearns's sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[23][2] |
Friends | United Kingdom | Captain Payne's ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
San Fidel | Spain | The ship struck rocks off Gibraltar and foundered. She was on a voyage from "Caril" to Algeciras.[19] |
26 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandrine | France | The ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[24] She was refloated on 20 April and taken in to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[25] |
Dolphin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21] |
Flirt | United Kingdom | The ship fouled her anchor and was beached in Swanage Bay. She later sank but was refloated and taken in to Poole, Dorset Flirt was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[26] |
Neapolitan | France | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[15] |
Star | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[27] |
27 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[13] |
Star | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[12] |
28 February[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Armavilla | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (38°N 17°W / 38°N 17°W). Six crew were rescued by John Bulkley ( United Kingdom). Armavilla was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America to Saint Vincent.[28] |
Little Belt | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London.[13] |
Prince Regent | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India and China.[21] Prince Regent was later refloated.[29] |
Respect | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Randers, Denmark.[30] |
Unknown date[edit]
Ship | State | Description |
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Alert | United Kingdom | The brig was struck by lightning off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg.[31] |
Amie | Grenada | The drogher was wrecked at Saint Lucia.[32] |
Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in early February.[33] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[34] |
Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus.[34] |
Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on a sandbank 18 nautical miles (33 km) off mouth of the Demerara River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara.[28] Fame was later refloated but ran aground again in the Demerara River and was subsequently sold. She was refloated in June.[33][35] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[36] |
Heroine | United States | The ship was lost at Bermuda.[10] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abavy" and "Mahacooy" in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Essequibo, British Guiana.[28] |
Jeanne | France | The brig was wrecked near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[37] |
Jubilee | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Coleraine, County Antrim.[9] |
Kitty | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26] |
Lord Wellington | Tortola | The schooner was wrecked on the north coast of St. John, Virgin Islands in mid-February. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Tortola.[13][32] |
Mariner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[16] |
Mary | Grenada | The sloop was wrecked near Levers, Grenada before 9 February.[32] |
May | British North America | The ship was wrecked on "Bridger's Island", New York, United States with the loss of all hands.[13] |
Onderneming | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Amsterdam, North Holland.[4] |
Santa Croce | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Genoa. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[38] |
Sophie | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Honfleur, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to London, United Kingdom.[39] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Islay in mid-February.[14] |
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