List of shipwrecks in February 1873

The list of shipwrecks in February 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1873.

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1873
Ship State Description
Clan Alpine  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Black Head, Cornwall with the loss of thirteen of the 30 people on board. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1][2]
Clotilde  France The lugger foundered off Hartland Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hampshire ( United Kingdom).[1]
Dasher  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork.[1]
Eastwood Canada Canada The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
Humber  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to London.[4] The wreck was refloated on 4 February and towed in to Whale's Cove.[5]
James  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down.[6]
Jeune Austerlitz  France The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère. She was refloated on 3 February and taken in to New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly.[7]
Josephine Anais  France The schooner was driven ashore in Cawsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Cardiff.[4]
Laura  Netherlands The barque collided with the steamship Periere ( France) 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom and was abandoned in a waterlogged condition. Ten of her twelve crew were rescued by Periere, the other two were reported missing. Laura was on a voyage from Stettin to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[1][8]
Marie Emiline  France The ship was driven ashore in Mounts Bay. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[9][4]
Mary T. Young  United States The fishing schooner went ashore three miles below Race Point Light, and became a total loss. Crew saved.[10]
M. McFarlane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Currituck Inlet.[4] She was on a voyage from London to Baltimore, Maryland.[11] She was a total loss.[12]
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south west of Cork. Her crew were rescued by Nerio (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey). Rambler was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[13][14][15]
Regeneration  France The barque was driven ashore at Mizen Head, County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a French port to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[2][4]
Sarah  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Balbriggan, County Dublin with the loss of all five crew. The Balbriggan Lifeboat capsized whilst going to her assistance with the loss of nine of her eleven crew.[16][2][4][17]
Sophia  Netherlands The schooner ran aground on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated on 15 January and towed in to Harwich, Essex by the tug Gleaner ( United Kingdom).[18][4]
Tres Adelphi Trieste The ship was driven ashore at Cape Pala, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Trieste to London. She was refloated on 6 February.[19]
Trot  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Glandore, County Cork,[1] or at Landore, Glamorgan.[6] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[1]
Woodham  Norway The steamship ran aground on the Chilton Ledges, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her nineteen crew were rescued by the Brightstone Lodge Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to New York, United States. Woodham was refloated on 27 April with assistance from the tugs Camel, Grinder (both  United Kingdom), Robin Hood and Victoria (both  United Kingdom) and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, where she sank.[20][4][21]
Young Marquis  United Kingdom The brigantine struck a floating baulk of timber in the Bay of Biscay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Seville, Spain.[22]

2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1873
Ship State Description
Acclere, and
Henriette 		 France The brig Acclere was driven into Henriette at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Both vessels were severely damaged and were beached. Acclere was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Henriette was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[4]
Ada  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Malahide, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. She was refloated on 12 February and taken in to Dublin.[19]
Aimable Rose  France The ship was wrecked at Le Conquet, Finistère with the loss of all but three of her crew.[23]
Alarm  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°45′N 43°08′W / 41.750°N 43.133°W / 41.750; -43.133). Her twenty crew were rescued by Tre Sostre (Flag unknown). Alarm was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool.[24]
Albert, or
Alert 		 United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Penzance, Cornwall.[1][4]
Aneurin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Porthdinllaen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[1][4]
Anna Agathe  France The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff.[4]
Belle  United Kingdom The schooner sank off the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by the steamship John Cory ( United Kingdom). Belle was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Harrington, Cumberland.[25][20]
Bois Chollet  France The brig was wrecked at "Porsmoguer", Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Brest, Finistère.[23]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Penarth with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Gloucester and/or Lydney, Gloucestershire to Cardiff.[1][20][26]
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dublin.[4]
City of Rotterdam  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Hansa ( Germany) and sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Covent Garden Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat was driven ashore at Porthminster, Cornwall whilst going to the assistance of the schooners Mary Ann and Rambler (both  United Kingdom). She was refloated and completed her mission.[20]
Covent Garden Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat was driven ashore a second time. She was going to the assistance of the brig Francis ( United Kingdom). She was refloated and completed her mission.[20]
Daniele Manin  Italy The barque foundered in the Irish Sea 23 nautical miles (43 km) north west of Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of the thirteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Margaret ( United Kingdom).[23] Daniele Manin was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.[27]
Deux Sœurs et Marie  France The ship was lost in the Bay of Ilieu. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Brest.[23]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff.[20][26]
Emilie  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Erin  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Cardiff.[20][4]
Euphémie  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Parthgwidder", near St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat Covent Garden ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[9][26]
Francis  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives. Her six crew were rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat Convent Garden ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[20][9]
Friend's Endeavour  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset.[28]
G. and W. Jones  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hayle, Cornwall.[29] She was refloated on 14 February.[30]
Iris  France The schooner was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom.[4]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The ship collided with a Greek brig and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the brig. She was subsequently taken in to the Isles of Scilly.[7]
John Scott  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilcoole, County Wicklow with the loss of all but one of her seven crew.[1][31] She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Kingstown, County Dublin.[32]
John Smith  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of all six crew.[20]
Leon Marie  France The cutter was wrecked on Guernsey, Channel Islands.[1]
Mary  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Alexandria, Egypt.[4]
Maria Natalia  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All nine people on board were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to Penarth.[4][33]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat Covent Garden ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[20][9]
Mathilde  Austria-Hungary The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Maury ( United Kingdom). Mathilde was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trieste.[34]
Mincarlo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Porthdinllaen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn to Poole.[1][4]
Miss Madocks  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Porthdinllaen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1][4]
Monarch United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Fowey, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Fowey Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day.[26]
Orich  Austria-Hungary The ship was driven ashore at Penarth. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Cardiff.[4]
Penseé  France The ship was wrecked at "Porsmoguer". She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bordeaux, Gironde.[23]
Pierre Marie  France The ship sank at St. Ives.[4]
Polmaise  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to London.[35]
Rambler  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat Covent Garden ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[20][9]
Rose  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat.[2][4]
Satellite  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) off the Isles of Scilly. Two of her crew were reported missing. Thirteen survivors were rescued by the steamship Bywell Castle ( United Kingdom). The next day, the ship was discovered in a sinking condition by Lindsay ( United Kingdom). Only her captain and cook were on board; her cook was rescued by Lindsay but her captain refused to leave. Satellite was on a voyage from Cardiff to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[13][36][37]
Stag  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Clovelly, Devon. Her three crew were rescued after a man swam out to the ship with a lifeline. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barnstaple, Devon.[1][38][7]
St. Malo  France The ship was wrecked at "Porsmoguer". She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[23]
Una  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack British Lass and was beached at Portland. She was on a voyage from Fareham, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[28]
Wemyss  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in St Andrews Bay with the loss of all four crew.[31]
Wilson  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued by the Drogheda Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff.[9]

3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1873
Ship State Description
Anglian  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned off the Longships, Cornwall in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Marina ( United Kingdom). Anglian was towed in to Penzance, Cornwall by the steamship Grebe ( United Kingdom) the next day.[25][39]
Eugene  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dale, Pembrokeshire.[4]
Friend's Endeavour  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset.[40]
James R. Bayley  United Kingdom The schooner capsized off Puffin Island, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She drove onto the Dutchman's Bank and was wrecked.[25][41] She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to a British port.[8]
Josephine Louise  France The lugger was wrecked at Cawsand, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[1]
Knight Templar  United Kingdom The steamship foundered 80 nautical miles (150 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Gateside ( United Kingdom). Knight Templar was on her maiden voyage, from Cardiff to Bombay, India.[39][42]
Maria Saletta  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her three crew were rescued by Aurora ( United Kingdom). Maria Saletta was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[43][44]
Mary Russell  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Dunwich, Suffolk.[45]
Mio Moro  Austria-Hungary The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by City of Brooklyn ( United States). Mio Moro was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trieste.[43][44]
Neptun  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Grimstad to Philadelphia.[9]
Reste  Spain The brigantine foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lisbon ( United Kingdom). Reste was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba.[43]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall.[1]
Sarpsborg  Norway The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. The Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) lost a crew member going to her assistance. Sarpsborg was on a voyage from Christiania to Cardiff. She was refloated with the assistance of the Kingsdown and Ramsgate Lifeboats and proceeded for London, United Kingdom.[1][31]
Sytende Mai  Norway The schooner was driven ashore south of Seaton Carew, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat Charlotte ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[26][46]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dale.[4]
Tryphemia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dale.[4] She was later refloated.[47]
Violette  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Mouth Mill, between Clovelly and Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1][4]
Windsor  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Rock Channel. Her 60 passengers and some of her crew were taken off by the Hoylake Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[46]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine foundered in heavy seas on the Seven Stones Reef, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall with the loss of all hands. The schooner Aimable Jeanie ( France) was unable to provide assistance.[48][7]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea.[1]

4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1873
Ship State Description
Annie Forster  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dakar, Senegal.[43]
Cesarea  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Crown Prince (Canada Canada). Cesarea was on a voyage from the Bull River to Belfast, County Antrim.[49]
Kaloolah  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at "Welcoombe Mouth", near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Cork.[40][28][8]
Leonidas  United States The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Beagle ( United Kingdom). Leonidas was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana.[50]
Sorinto  Norway The barque ran aground in the Whittaker Channel, off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Colchester, Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]
Wilhelmine  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Felina ( Spain). Wilhelmine was on a voyage from Larache, Morocco to Falmouth, Cornwall.[52]
Windsor  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. The Hoylake Lifeboat took off 80 passengers. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[25]

5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1873
Ship State Description
Bons Amis  France The ship was wrecked near "Cinguet", Finistère. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados.[50]
Emilie Castel Marie  Italy The barque foundered off Long Island, New York, United States with the loss of six of her nine crew.[53]
Maria  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Antwerp, Belgium.[54]
Mona's Isle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The paddle steamer ran aground at Ashton, Renfrewshire but got off the same day, undamaged. She was on a voyage to Glasgow, Renfrewshire from the Isle of Man.[55][56]
Rosalie  Sweden The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by North Star ( United Kingdom). Rosalie was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[57]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1873
Ship State Description
Anna Mathilde  Russia The schooner was wrecked at Brekkestø, Norway. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Malmö. Sweden.[23]
Clara  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius. She was refloated the next day.[58]
Daisy  United Kingdom The tug struck a submerged object and sank in the Clyde at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[29] She was refloated on 8 February and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[11]
Grebe  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[29] She was refloated on 9 February and taken in to Glasgow.[11]
Joseph Cape  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Nohoval, County Cork with the loss of all hands.[59]
Mines de Soumah  France The ship sank off "Ayck", Nord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Algiers, Algeria.[50]
Peru  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was partly abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Eight of her 21 crew were taken off by the steamship West ( United Kingdom). The remaining crew were rescued the next day by Invictor ( United Kingdom). Peru was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[60]
Pomona  Netherlands The ship was abandoned off the coast of Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was Vlaardingen, South Holland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was subsequently taken in to Brest, Finistère.[50]
Racer  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius. She was refloated.[58]
Zuleika  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Leila Alice ( United States). Zuleika was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores.[23]

7 February

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List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1873
Ship State Description
Adele et Marie  France The sloop was wrecked in the Bay of Leque. Her crew were rescued.[34]
Emile Ernest  France The schooner was wrecked at "Penhois", Finistère with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marans, Charente-Inférieure.[50]
Ersilias  Italy The ship foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Pola.[13]
Gitana  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Southampton, Hampshire.[14]
Île d'Arais  France The lugger sank north west of the Longships, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Quimper, Finistère.[13]
Mansanito  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Brestrusbrund ( Norway). Mansanito was on a voyage from a port in Georgia, United States to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[50]
Sacra Famiglia  Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west by south of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Impulse ( United Kingdom). Sacra Famiglia was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Barcelona, Spain.[23]

8 February

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List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1873
Ship State Description
Arab  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the Cockle Lightship ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and was abandoned by her crew. She was towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a derelict condition by a tug and the Gorleston Lifeboat.[50]
Avalon  Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Rotterdam, South Holland.[39]
Elvizia  Italy The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was onh a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Civita Vecchia.[14]
Kate  United Kingdom The steamship sank off the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the smacks Perseverance and Vigilant (both  United Kingdom). Kate was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[18][50][32]
Savannah  United States The barque was wrecked on the Soreno Keys, off the Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued.[13] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Barbadoes.[61]
Young Alfred  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bywell Castle ( United Kingdom).[36]

9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1873
Ship State Description
Frigga  Norway The brigantine was wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Carmarthen, United Kingdom.[58][14][62]
Life Brigade  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Neath, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight crew.[63]
Stornoway, and
unnamed vessel 		 United Kingdom
 Norway 		The barque Stornoway collided with a Norwegian vessel 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Cape de Gatt, Spain and was severely damaged. She put in to Cartagena, Spain. The Norwegian vessel foundered. Her crew were rescued by Stornoway.[43]
Teviotdale  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[58][64]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1873
Ship State Description
Anne Foster  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bywell Castle ( United Kingdom).[36]
Cezarena P.  Italy The barque was wrecked on Tristan da Cunha. Her crew survived.[65] They were taken off the island on 22 February by the brig Emma ( Germany). Cezarina P. was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Rangoon, Burma.[66]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea off the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition.[67]
Grange  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at "Villes Martin", near Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France.[59]
Leda  France The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Ouistreham, Calvados.[22]
Lord John Russell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[44]
Polka  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Torcross, Devon. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durhm to Lisbon, Portugal.[22]
Prince Alfred  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Port Isaac, Cornwall.[22] She was later refloated.[47]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1873
Ship State Description
Bard of Avon  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) east of Bermuda (34°20′N 55°44′W / 34.333°N 55.733°W / 34.333; -55.733). Her crew were rescued by W. J. Starkey (Canada Canada). Bard of Avon was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[68]
George John  Germany The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Orielton (Canada Canada).[69]
Honorine  France The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. She was refloated and taken in to Boulogne in a leaky condition.[22]
Palm Tree  United Kingdom The ship departed from New York, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Artois ( France) and sank east of Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued by Artois.[5]

12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1873
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Havana, Cuba.[71]
Daring  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Sir Henry Havelock ( United Kingdom). Daring was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[72][73]
Harmine  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Stralsund.[19]
Hudson  United States The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and put back to New York.[73]
R. W. Hodgson  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Cape Corobedo, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[71]
Telegram  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Constantia ( Germany). Telegram was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kingston, Jamaica.[74]
Wave  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth, Devon. Wave was refloated with assistance from the Birkenhead Lifeboat and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[22][75]

13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1873
Ship State Description
Topeka  United States The ship departed from Wilmington, Delaware for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine collided with the barque Ben Nevis ( United Kingdom) off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of all hands.[76]

14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1873
Ship State Description
Ben Nevis Canada Canada The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[70]
Harold Haarfanger Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore on Bab-el-Mandeb, Aden Protectorate.[30] She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated and taken in to Port Said, Egypt.[47]
Laura  United Kingdom The schooner foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Venus ( United Kingdom). Laura was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Ipswich, Suffolk.[77][78][30]

15 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1873
Ship State Description
Archer  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[30]
Dorothea  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and a yawl and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[30]
Joseph and Margaret  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Old Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Old Hartlepool. She was refloated.[79]
Quinteros  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay.[80]
Unnamed  Italy The full-rigged ship ran aground in the River Tyne near South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged.[81][47]
Unnamed Canada Canada The barque collided with a steamship off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by the steamship.[82]

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1873
Ship State Description
Eliza  Germany The brigantine was abandoned in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Papenburg.[47]
Norwich  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off the Shinnecock Inlet. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana.[83]

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1873
Ship State Description
Coronation  United Kingdom The ship sank off Aghada, County Cork.[47]
Florence Canada Canada The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Kohinoor ( United Kingdom), which put six of her crew aboard and took her in tow. Florence was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to a British port. Kohinoor towed her in to a port in Surinam.[84]
Jenny  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Henri IV ( France) at Brest, Finistère, France and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Port-Launay, Finistère.[47]
Jeune Caesar  France The ship was wrecked at Saint-Cast-le-Guildo, Côtes-du-Nord. Her crew were rescued.[47]
Lion  New Zealand The 216-ton barque was wrecked on the bar at Whangapoua Harbour whilst outbound for Adelaide, South Australia with a load of timber. Her crew were rescued.[85]
Lizzie Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Acre, Ottoman Syria.[52] She was refloated in late April.[86]
Maggie  United States The ship departed from New York for Seville, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
Magnet  United Kingdom The tug foundered. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Queenstown, County Cork.[87]
St. Antonio  Italy The brig was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea off Castellón de la Plana, Spain. All on board were rescued.[47]
St. Louis  France The steamship collided with the steamship Aix Scheffer ( Netherlands) and was beached. St. Louis was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and taken in to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure for repairs.[5][52]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1873
Ship State Description
Iona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Castlemoyle. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Scrabster, Caithness in a leaky condition.[88]
Kate  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt.[5] She was refloated on 22 February and taken in to Alexandria.[49]
Nestor  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the steamship Bulgarian ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Bulgarian. Nestor was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bilbao, Spain.[61][89]
Tres Marias  Spain The brig collided with the barque Cilaos ( France) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (38°25′N 9°30′W / 38.417°N 9.500°W / 38.417; -9.500) with the loss of 92 of the 213 people on board.[57][90][91]
Rose  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gaza, Ottoman Syria. Her crew were rescued.[74]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1873
Ship State Description
Cervantes  Spain The steamship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Workington.[5]
Citizen F  United Kingdom The steamboat was run down and sunk by another steamboat in the River Thames at Temple. All on bord survived.[92][93][52]
Dagmar  Denmark The steamship ran aground north of "Svineborderne". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[61]
Larnax  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship C. M. Palmer ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent with the loss of three lives. Larnax was on a voyage from London to Mauritius.[61][94] She was refloated on 4 March.[95]
Samuel Abbott  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[5]
Vanguard  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cherbourg, Manche, France.[5]
Victorine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Granville, Manche, France.[5]

20 February

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List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1873
Ship State Description
Killarney  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Goole, Yorkshire.[74]
Marmion  United Kingdom The steam lighter was run into by the steamship Princess Alice ( United Kingdom and sank in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[96]
Otter  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship J. H. Lorentzen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Wold, off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Otter was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium.[74][97]
Surf  United States The ship was driven ashore at Le Moule, Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Le Moule. She was consequently condemned.[84]

22 February

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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1873
Ship State Description
Tennyson  United States The ship foundered off Mauritius with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Warren Hastings ( United Kingdom). Tennyson was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[98][99]

23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1873
Ship State Description
Anna  United Kingdom The ship collided with Auguste Blanche ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Harwich, Essex.[24]
Royal Oak  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. Her four crew survived. she was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Castleford, Yorkshire.[82]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1873
Ship State Description
Concord  United Kingdom The schooner heeled over and sank at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was severely damaged.[12]
Isabella  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Gioja, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands where she sank.[100]
Marianna Pescetto  Italy The barque ran aground off the Barbary Coast and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[100][101]
Nor-Wester  United States The ship caught fire and put in to Key West, Florida. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was a total loss.[100]
Paquebot de Dunkerque  France The ship ran aground on the Nash Sand, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, capsized and was wrecked with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Marquis of Worcester ( United Kingdom). Paquebot de Dunkerque was on a voyage from Clonakilty, County Cork, United Kingdom to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[57]
Precieuse  France The ship ran aground on the Billant Bank, in the Bay of Biscay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[57]
Storm King  United States The ship was damaged by fire at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.[100]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at Cove, Ross-shire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ullapool, Ross-shire to Montrose, Forfarshire. She floated off and sank.[49] Also reported to have struck a rock and sank near Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire.[24]
Wakefield  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[100]
Welkin  United States The ship departed from Cardiff for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[102]

25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1873
Ship State Description
Adelaide  United Kingdom The oyster smack was driven ashore and sank at Pencwmpoint, Pembrokeshire.[100]
Anne and Alice  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man.[100]
Belfast  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[12] She was refloated.[24]
Buffalo  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[12]
El Cano  Spain The steamship was wrecked on the Pearl Rock, off Gibraltar with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Antwerp, Belgium.[100][103]
Ferozepore  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Express ( United Kingdom). Ferozepore was on a voyage from "Bulsiwer" to London.[104]
Mesopotamia  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was beached at Bushire, Persia.[24] She was refloated on 2 March.[95]
No  Italy The barque collided with Gaston ( France and sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of one life. No was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Genoa.[100]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Clandeboy, County Down. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast.[12] She was refloated and towed in to Belfast.[24]
Petrel United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Port St. Mary.[100]
Prosperity  United Kingdom The yawl sank off Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. A man was rescued by the Abersoch Lifeboat.[105]
Reward  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[88]
Victoria Maria  France The ship was wrecked on Deadman Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[57]
Ythan  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Barry, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[12]
Unnamed  Netherlands The ship was run into by the steamship Swanland and sank at Rotterdam, South Holland.[100]

26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1873
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Drunmore". She was on a voyage from Portwilliam, Dumfriesshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[69]
Clanranald  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. Her nine crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by the brig Express ( Russia). Clanranald was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy.[106][90]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The barque was run ashore at Gibraltar in a waterlogged condition. Her thirteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Messina, Sicily, Italy.[103] She subsequently broke her back and was condemned.[107]
Ellen and Maria  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[88]
Magna Charta  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Abana or Alabama ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Souter Point, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[100][69][108][88]
Minerva  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Blyth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Amble, Northumberland.[88]
Oneco  United States The ship caught fire at Tybee Island, Georgia and was scuttled.[69] She was refloated in March and towed to Venus Point, Georgia.[109]
Tyro  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore on Sanda Island, in the Firth of Clyde.[24] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dundalk, County Louth.[91]
Ulverstone  United Kingdom The collier collided with the barque Concordia ( Austria-Hungary) and sank off Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew survived. Ulverstone was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain.[24][110][82][111]
Witch of the Wave  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Gillespie Burn, in the Bay of Luce. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drummore, Wigtownshire.[24]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1873
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Drummore, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Portwilliam, Wigtownshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[112]
Birmah  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship City of Cambridge ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by the tug Iron King ( United Kingdom). Birmah was on a voyage from Iloilo, Spanish East Indies to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69][113][114] She was refloated on 20 October and beached at Egremont.[115]
Indefatigable, and
White Rose 		 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom 		The ferry White Rose collided with Indefatigable in the River Mersey. Both vessels were severely damaged.[116]
Kate  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Firth of Forth and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Leith, Lothian.[112][82]
Laura  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burcom Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[91]
Mary Williams  United Kingdom The ship departed from Lisbon, Portugal for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[117]
Patrician  United States The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California.[118] Her crew were rescued.[83]
Tunstall  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Broadness Point.[82]
Ville d'Andraix  France The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Black Prince ( United Kingdom). Ville d'Andraix was on a voyage from New York, United States to A Coruña, Spain.[119][120]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1873
Ship State Description
Barracouta  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New York, United States.[121]
Cairngrom  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New York. She was refloated.[121]
Dio Adelphie  Greece The brig sak west of Cape Trafalgar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire[118][121]
Ella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Portrush, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[112] She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Londonderry.[91]
Hadleys  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Aracati, Brazil.[122]
Maranhense Flag unknown The steamship struck the quayside at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom and was severely damaged.[91]
Palestine  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[82]
Pathfinder  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Dover, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Dover.[82]
Patrician  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool.[82]
Robert Irving  United Kingdom The ship sank off Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Douglas.[83]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1873
Ship State Description
Aldana  United States The ship was driven ashore at North Point, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland.[52]
Anne Foster  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued.[36]
Azuline  United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland, County Durham.[123]
Barracouta  United States The ship ran aground in the Columbia River before 28 February.[118]
Bedlington  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked near Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée with the loss of all but three of her eleven crew.[9][42] She was on a voyage from Les Sables-d'Olonne to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[124]
Blue Jacket  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[24]
Brother's Pride Canada Canada The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 February.[119]
Ceres  Germany The ship was driven ashore before 12 February. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to a Baltic port. She was refloated and put back to Phildadelphia.[19]
Charles S. Baylis  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Mobile, Alabama, United States.[52]
City of Halifax  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony before 11 February.[123]
Coronella  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Ballyferris, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to the Belfast Lough.[49]
Côte d'Or  France The barque foundered off Porto Judeau, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Edwin M. Reed  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Addie M. Bird ( United States). Edwin M. Reed was on a voyage from Baltimore to Boston, Massachusetts.[52]
Elisabeth Taylor  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked off the coast of Wigtownshire.[54]
Ellen Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was later refloated.[74]
Epoque  France The ship was wrecked at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Haiti.[109]
Essex  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Baltic Port, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval, Russia.[74]
Express  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Aracati, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Aracati.[112]
Francois I  France The ship capsized in a dry dock at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was declared a total loss.[23]
G. W. Hunter  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Old Proprietor and was abandoned by her crew. She was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Dublin.[112]
Helen  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to London.[12]
Hidalgo  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Red Sea before 16 February.[71]
Karnak  Germany The steamship ran aground in the Straits of Magellan[28]
Kenilworth  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Strait of Magellan and was consequently beached at "Grapple Harbour". She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire.[119] Temporary repairs were made and she completed her voyage.[125]
Kfarman  Norway The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 February.[77]
Lady Cartier  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Ville de Brest ( France) and sank before 11 February.[22]
Luce Flag unknown The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Cette, Hérault, France.[52]
Margarethe  Germany The brig was wrecked in the Los Roques archipelago, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Maracaibo, Venezuela.[69]
Marie Theres  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hakodate, Japan to Shanghai.[71]
Martha Jane  United Kingdom The derelict ship was beached at Kilmore.[112]
Mirfield  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock off Ouessant, Finistère, France and was holed. An attempt was made to abandon ship, but a boat was swamped with the loss of three lives. The survivors decided to remain aboard. Mirfield was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull. She put in to Plymouth, Devon in a severely damaged condition.[41][8]
Mystery  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground and sank in the River Usk at Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[13]
Naval Reserve  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[112]
Nouvelle Societe  France The ship was driven ashore in Blanc Sablon Cove, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marennes, Charente-Inférieure. She was later refloated and towed in to Brest, Finistère.[5]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy, China. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[29]
Olympia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Turks Islands The schooner was wrecked off Anegada, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Ormoy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Yokohama, Japan to Amoy.[71]
Padowa  Germany The ship was abandoned off La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France[46]
Polonaise  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Masthead Island, Queensland before 4 February. She was on a voyage from Rockhampton, Queensland to London.[54][8]
Primrose  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middlecross Sand. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Alexandria. She was refloated.[24]
Progress  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia, Italy by the steamship Artois ( France).[61]
Reprise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal.[5]
Richard Thompson  United Kingdom The brigantine sank off Coll, Inner Hebrides before 4 February.[34]
Sant Prisco Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated on 28 February.[121]
Secret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Eleuthera, Bahamas before 14 February. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[77]
Sjofrocken Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas before 28 February. She was on a voyage from Minatitlán, Mexico to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[118]
St. Vincent de Paul  France The ship was wrecked on the English coast between 5 and 20 February. A crew member was rescued by the steamship Lloyds ( United Kingdom). St. Vincent de Paul was on a voyage from Hull to San Domingo.[74]
Sunfoo Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore near Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to a British port. She was refloated and continued her voyage, but consequently put in to Malta in a leaky condition.[5]
Superb  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Granville, Manche.[34]
Thorwaldsen  United States The schooner left Newfoundland for Gloucester, Massachusetts on 18 February and vanished. Lost with all 7 hands.[126]
Tstriana Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at "Fedona Point". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[75]
Warberg  Sweden The barque was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to a port on Gotland.[74]
Widdrington  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Denmark.[79]
William  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Dominica to Baltimore.[22]
Young Marquis  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued.[23][36]

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