List of shipwrecks in February 1849

The list of shipwrecks in February 1849 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during February 1849.

February 1849
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1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
George  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked near Santa Cruz.[1]
Jeune Victoire  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Baie des Trépassés. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Argenton to Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère.[2]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
British Queen  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea off Sardinia. Her crew were rescued by Margaret and John ( United Kingdom). British Queen was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Ida United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Absecon, New Jersey, United States.[4]
Lady Constable  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Waterford, She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Waterford. She was refloated and taken in to port.[5]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[6]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Bertrand  United States The ship was beached at Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom, it being suspected her cargo was on fire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[2]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Kitty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gibraltar The schooner was wrecked in the Buceo whilst going to the assistance of Jane ( United Kingdom).[6]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Patriot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fisher's Nose. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Limerick.[2]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Clinton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[2]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cresswell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Kincardine, Fife.[4]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Harriet  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Punta Carretas, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to a British port She was refloated and taken in to Montevideo, Uruguay in a leaky condition.[6]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire. She was refloated on 27 February and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[7]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Lord Sandon  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Kinsale, County Cork.[3]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Guess  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Koolungoo Rocks, off Amoy, China.[8]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Rosalie  Sweden The brig was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Palma, Mallorca, Spain to Gothenburg.[3]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Lord Charles Stuart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[4]
Stonehouse  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[4]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Minquiers, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Newfoundland, British North America.[9]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[9]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande. She was refloated.[9]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Claudine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to London.[10]
Edward Flag unknown The derelict ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Krage", Denmark.[3]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
British Oak  United Kingdom The ship struck the Brimstone, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to London.[3]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Emma Maria  Hamburg The ship was abandoned off the mouth of the Weser with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Rob Roy ( United Kingdom). Emma Maria was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was subsequently towed in to Hamburg by the steamship Elbe ( Hamburg).[3]
St. Marie  France The ship was in collision with Diana ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 27 February and taken in to Folkestone, Kent.[3]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Point Lonsdale, New South Wales. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Rideout  United States The ship was wrecked on the Knech Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen.[3]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Industry  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Cairn Ryan, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Galway to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12]
Salus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on East Mouse, Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Amlwch, Anglesey.[3][13]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Kapstad Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Sutton Pool. She was refloated.[3]
Neptune  France The lugger was wrecked at the mouth of the Loire. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Maritime.[14]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Blue Vein  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[14]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Antigua Planter  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to a drydock.[14]
Ariensis  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[12]
Autumno  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank near Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[12]
Avenger  United Kingdom The schooner was discovered derelict in Bootle Bay and was taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had been on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Runcorn, Cheshire.[3]
Clio  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Princess Channel. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Como  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Dyle  Netherlands The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by HMRC Scout ( Board of Customs). Dyle was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba.[15][16][17]
Elizabeth Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[12]
Eppin  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ramsgate.[7]
Fame, and
Rob Roy		  United Kingdom The brigantine Rob Roy was in collison with the schooner Fame and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Amlwch, Anglesey. Her crew got on board Fame, but it was discovered that she was sinking. All on board took to the boats and reached shore. Fame sank, but Rob Roy was towed in the Amlwch by the steamship Windermere ( United Kingdom). Fame was on a voyage from Liverpool to Youghal, County Cork.[13] Rob Roy was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Liverpool.[7]
Floridian  United States The barque was wrecked on the Longsand with the loss of 171 of the 175 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMRC Peterel ( Board of Customs). Floridian was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York.[15][16][17]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham.[14]
Jeune Flore  France The ship was wrecked at Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[14]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Greencastle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Dundalk, County Louth. She was refloated on 2 March and towed in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[14]
Robert and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the pier and wrecked at West Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of her captain.[12]
Southampton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Tyro ( United Kingdom). Southampton was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[18]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1849
ShipCountryDescription
Abby Pratt  United States The ship was in collision with Cobden ( United States) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[4]
Dankbar  Prussia The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Christiansand, Norway in a leaky condition, arriving on 13 February.[3]
Dos Hermanos  Spain The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Azores before 10 February.[4]
Hart United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at Laxey. She was later refloated.[9]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Geelong, South Australia.[19]
Matthew Harrison United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 February.[4]
Merchant  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 February.[4]
Minerva  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on Balambangan Island. Her crew survived.[20]
Panther  United Kingdom The ship foundered before 4 February. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Quatre Frères  France The ship was wrecked off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Nantes, Loire-Atlantique.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "West India Mails". The Times (20123). London. 10 March 1849. col A-B, p. 8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (20095). London. 9 February 1849. col E, p. 8.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ship News". The Times (20112). London. 1 March 1849. col E, p. 7.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ship News". The Times (20105). London. 21 February 1849. col F, p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20091). London. 5 February 1849. col D, p. 7.
  6. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times (20177). London. 16 May 1849. col F, p. 5.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (20116). London. 6 March 1849. col F, p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20155). London. 20 April 1849. col D, p. 8.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Ship News". The Times (20109). London. 26 February 1849. col F, p. 6.
  10. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20179). London. 18 May 1849. col E, p. 8.
  11. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20214). London. 28 June 1849. col E, p. 7.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ship News". The Times (20113). London. 2 March 1849. col F, p. 7.
  13. 1 2 "Wrecks on the Welsh Coast". The Times (20115). London. 5 March 1849. col C, p. 3.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ship News". The Times (20117). London. 7 March 1849. col B, p. 7.
  15. 1 2 Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 00 950944 2 3.
  16. 1 2 "Dreadful Wreck of an Emigrant Ship - Nearly 200 lives lost". The Times (20115). London. 5 March 1849. col D, p. 8.
  17. 1 2 "Wreck of the Emigrant Ship on the Essex Coast". The Times (20116). London. 6 March 1849. col C, p. 8.
  18. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20130). London. 22 March 1849. col E, p. 7.
  19. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20209). London. 22 June 1849. col F, p. 7.
  20. ↑ "Naval Intelligence". The Times (20157). London. 23 April 1849. col F, p. 7.
  21. ↑ "Ship News". The Times (20092). London. 6 February 1849. col F, p. 7.
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