List of shipwrecks in February 1844

The list of shipwrecks in February 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1844.

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1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1844
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donegal.[1] She was on a voyage from Donegal to London. She was refloated on 5 February and resumed her voyage.[2]
Choice  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Barrows Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[3]
Deveron  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Almería, Spain. She was refloated and beached at Ramsgate, Kent.[4] Deveron was refloated the next day and taken in to Ramsgate.[5]
James  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 South Shields to Cullen, Morayshire. She was refloated and beached at South Shields.[5]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Belfast ( United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Honfleur, Calvados, France.[5]
Ligure Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Genoa.[6]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was refloated.[3]
Stirling  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk with the loss of six of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[4][7]
Urchin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to London.[8]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1844
Ship State Description
Caroline United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The cutter was driven ashore and severely damaged in St. Brélades Bay.[3] She was refloated on 4 February and was towed in to Saint Helier.[9]
Cinq Sœurs  France The ship was wrecked near Carloforte, Kingdom of Sardinia with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Rio Hacha, Republic of New Granada to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[10]
Daniel  United Kingdom The flat sank off New Brighton, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued by the Magazines Lifeboat.[11]
Finland Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked on the Fish Keys, off Crooked Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Havana, Cuba.[12]
Johanna  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Inner Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[13]
Penryn Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[5] She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Dublin.[3]
Rudolf Morgan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dublin.[3]
Woodland Castle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Red Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Galway to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1844
Ship State Description
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 14 February and taken in to Constantinople.[14][15]
Intrepid  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, india to London.[16]
Josephine  France The ship was driven ashore in the "St. Ware de la Hague River". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Paimpol, Côtes du Nord.[17][18]
Palestine  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Twenty-one of her crew were rescued by Solway ( United Kingdom), the other thirteen crew reached Île Bourbon in the ship's cutter. Palestine was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bombay, India.[19]
Salome  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople. She was refloated on 14 February and taken in to Constantinople.[14][15]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1844
Ship State Description
Harp  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Rialto ( United Kingdom). Harp was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Barbadoes.[20][21]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1844
Ship State Description
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ailsa Craig. She was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[9]
Brodie  United Kingdom The ship struck the Heaps, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Prussia to London. She was refloated and put in to Wivenhoe, Essex, in a leaky condition.[5]
Carolina  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana.[22]
Halifax United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America. The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean Her crew were rescued by Gleaner ( United Kingdom). Halifax was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Antigua.[23] She was subsequently towed in to Bermuda by Gleaner.[24]
Julia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to London. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce in a sinking condition.[2]
Margaret  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Cape Farina, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Octarara  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°49′N 68°22′W / 38.817°N 68.367°W / 38.817; -68.367). Her crew were rescued by Mary Frances ( United States). Octarara was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to New York.[20]
Paris  United Kingdom The ship struck the West Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Wivenhoe in a leaky condition.[5]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1844
Ship State Description
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated but was beached.[9]
Caravan  Denmark The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.[25]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Port Maria, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[26]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1844
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated.[9]
Ann and James  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Rosa ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[27]
Java  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated on 11 February and towed into Bordeaux by the steamship Duc d'Orleans ( France).[10]
Marsden  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated.[9]
Soleil d'Austerlitz  France The ship was driven ashore near Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[6]
Velocity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bude, Cornwall.[27]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Walney Island, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[27]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1844
Ship State Description
Brisk  United Kingdom The cutter was driven ashore near Castle Cornet, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated the next day.[28]
Eagle  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore near Formby, Lancashire.[9]
Eleanor Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was cut through by ice and sank on the Hollis Flat. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Alexandria, Province of Canada.[29]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Ayr.[30] She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Ayr.[31]
Java  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on the Grand Bank. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[32]
Ino  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Guernsey, Channel Islands and was severely damaged.[32]
Seaforth  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore near Formby.[9]
Velocity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bude, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Bude.[33]
HMS Wilberforce  Royal Navy The paddle steamer ran aground on the Dog Island Rocks, in the Gambia River and was holed.[34] She was condemned in February 1845.[35]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1844
Ship State Description
Baronet  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Galeta Island, Algeria. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1844
Ship State Description
Allioth  United States The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[36]
Cosmopolite  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Lillegrund, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[37]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated the next day and towed in to the River Thames.[32]
Talbot  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Santa Maria, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Trieste.[38]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[32]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1844
Ship State Description
Aurora Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was lost near Cape St Angelo, Greece. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt Eyalet to Genoa.[6]
Franconian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[28]
Guden  Portugal The ship was driven against the pier and severely damaged at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[17]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a leaky condition.[28]
Scothie  Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked near Gallipoli with the loss of over 300 lives. There were seven survivors. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople.[15][39]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1844
Ship State Description
Jane Walker  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36]
Jean  United Kingdom The ship departed from Kirkcaldy, Fife for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[10]

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13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1844
Ship State Description
Jupiter  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[34]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1844
Ship State Description
Jean and Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London.[10]
Lord Douglas  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10][41]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[41]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship struck the Whitby Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued.[41] She drove ashore at Whitby on 17 February and was wrecked.[42]
Rival  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated.[10]
Seine  France The barque collided with Virginia ( United States) and foundered in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[43]
Simon Glover  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Penare, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gibraltar and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated on 17 February and taken in to Mevagissey, Cornwall.[44]
Venezuela  Hamburg The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[45]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1844
Ship State Description
Auroy  France The ship was wrecked on the Epinette Rock, off the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime. Seven of her crew were rescued.[20]
Brutus  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Moy. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to London.[46] Brutus was refloated on 19 February.[47]
Coaxer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Great Reef, in the Rhio Strait. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London.[48] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[49]
Fontenoy  United Kingdom The ship collided with Garland ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Pellier", Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[50]
Perseverance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The schooner was wrecked in Moreton Bay. All on board were rescued.[51]
Splendid  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in the Monarch Islands, Outer Hebrides with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[52][53][54]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1844
Ship State Description
Defence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to London. Defence was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[44]
Gilmerton  United Kingdom The ship struck the Neverston Rock, off the Farne Islands, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London.[42]
Marianne  Prussia The ship was sunk by ice off Swinemünde. She was on a voyage from Swinemüne to Dantzic.[55]
Town of Dundee  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Gulbar Sand, off the coast of County Wexford.[42]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1844
Ship State Description
Charles  Belgium The brig ran aground in the Makassar Strait off the coast of Borneo and was abandoned by her crew.[56]
Jeune Catherine  France The ship was wrecked on the Caignard Rock, off Pleumeur-Bodou, Côtes-du-Nord with the loss of fifteen of her 21 crew.[29]
Mentor  Bremen The ship was driven ashore on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Trinidad de Cuba, Cuba to Bremen.[31] Mentor was refloated on 19 May and taken in to Cuxhaven.[57]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1844
Ship State Description
Aisthorpe  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and damaged 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Ravenglass, Cumberland.[17][37][43]
Alecto  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the River Thames at Cuckold's Point, Kent. She was subsequently run into by another vessel and was severely damaged.[43]
Clipper United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Guiana The sloop capsized in the Demerara River with the loss of six lives.[58]
Compte de Foi  France The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Caen, Calvados.[23]
Royalist  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Calderfoot", Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[17][43] She was refloated on 21 February and towed in to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[59]
Shannon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven.[17][43] She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Whitehaven.[60]
Skylark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ebenfoot", Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[17][43]
Thomas Smith  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Guadeloupe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel off St. Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Mawes, Cornwall to Rochester, Kent.[46]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1844
Ship State Description
Arabian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61]
Asenath  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of her captain.[37]
Hannah Malvina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[37] Part of the wreck subsequently came ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk on 22 February.[52]
Harriet  United Kingdom The flat sank near Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Home  United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire at North Shields, County Durham.[37]
Industrie  France The ship was driven ashore near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Morlaix, Finistère.[62]
Nickerie  Netherlands The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Western Rocks, in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[63][64][65]
Thomas & Ann  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore near Rhyl. Her crew were rescued.[43]
William and Nancy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Sheerness, Kent.[37][66]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1844
Ship State Description
Ann United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cape Colony The schooner was wrecked at Mauritius.[67]
Augustine  France The brigantine was wrecked at Bois Rouge, Île Bourbon.[68]
Favourite  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and was damaged. She was refloated.[59]
Gerdtjes  Bremen The ship was wrecked on the Neutrack. She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel, Kingdom of Hanover to Bremen.[69][70]
Gipsey  United Kingdom The schooner was lost at Sainte-Marie, Île Bourbon. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Jacques Cartier  France The ship was wrecked at Bois Rouge.[68]
Julie  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Sainte-Marie. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on "Parris Island", Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[71]
Primrose  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Savannah. She was later refloated.[72]
Redcliff  United Kingdom The galiot was in collision with a brig in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Redcliff came ashore on the Île de Quéménès, Finistère, France on 25 February and was wrecked.[31][70][60]
Stavanger Packet  Norway The ship capsized in the Gottefiord with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Hamburg.[72]
Surat Merchant Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on a reef off Mauritius during a hurricane.[73]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1844
Ship State Description
Antelope  Bremen The brig ran aground on the Krautsand, in the North Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.[29][70]
Appolon  France The ship ran aground off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged. She was refloated but was consequently beached.[62]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mauritius. She was later refloated.[74]
Elberfeldt  Netherlands The paddle steamer broke in two and foundered 35 nautical miles (65 km) east of North Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Brielle, South Holland to London, United Kingdom. Survivors were rescued by the galiot Charlotte ( Netherlands).[75][76][8]
Enigkeit  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Wittow, Prussia and was subsequently wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bornholm to Copenhagen.[25]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The flat was wrecked at Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Express  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Stony Binks, off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to London. She was refloated but had to be beached.[71]
Gipsy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on The Naze, Essex. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[71]
Jean  United Kingdom The ship departed from Kirkcaldy, Fife for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[77]
Leslie  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[6][54]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank between the Shipwash and Whiting sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the brig Sussex and paddle steamer Ramona (both  United Kingdom).[52][78]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1844
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was refloated.[52][31]
Farmer  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dundee, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[79][62][54]
John and Hannah's Endeavour  United Kingdom The sloop was run down and sunk off Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the brig Prince Regent ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued by Prince Regent.[80][81] John and Hannah's Endeavour was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leeds or Wakefield, Yorkshire.[52]
Leslie  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[79][62]
Margaret  United States The ship was wrecked on the Fish Reef Key. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Nassau, Bahamas.[82]
Mary and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen.[62] She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Aberdeen.[83]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Aberdeen with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stirling to Aberdeen.[84]
Oswy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Worthing, Sussex. She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Littlehampton, Sussex.[69][70]
Primrose  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore north of Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[52] She was refloated on 3 March and taken in to Bridlington.[38]
Stour  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Littlehampton, West Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was later raised.[52][81]
Sussex  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[52] She was refloated on 6 March.[14]
Swan  United Kingdom The sloop struck a sunken rock in the Strait of Lungha and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
Union United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Antigua The drogher, a sloop, was wrecked at Montserrat.[85][86]
Willing Maid  United Kingdom The yawl capsized at Scarborough. Her crew survived.[80]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1844
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) south of Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Perth.[62][87]
Ann and Margaret  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat.[79]
Arthur  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France. She was later refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce.[50]
Caledonia  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[6] She was on a voyage from London to Inverness.[54]
Dispatch  United Kingdom The ship sank off Black Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Strangford, County Antrim.[84]
Emulous  United Kingdom The yawl capsized and sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[88][81]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[79] She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Faversham, Kent.[50]
Esperance  France The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Evadne  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London. Evadne was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth Castle[84][79]
Francis and Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham.[62] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swanage, Dorset.[84]
Frances Mary  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Whitby.[79]
Gillmerton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Navestone Rocks, off the Farne Islands, Northumberland and was abandoned by her crew. She floated off and consequently foundered. Gillmerton was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London.[80]
Jerome  United Kingdom The yawl capsized and sank at Scarborough with the loss of all hands.[88][81]
Magdalene  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of North Berwick, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to the Clyde.[84]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Seaham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[88]
Owen Glendower  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Schulau. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hawrich, Essex to Hamburg. She was refloated on 23 February and taken into Schulau.[79][63][31][89]
Pontefract  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Seaton, County Durham.[62]
Ruby  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Freswick, Caithness with the loss of two of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Ballachulish, Argyllshire.[63][54]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Oxwich Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[52][81] She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Llanelly, Glamorgan for repairs.[90]
Thomas and William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[52][62]
Undine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham.[62]
Unicorn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth Castle with the loss of a crew member.[79] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[62]
William  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London.[79] She became a wreck on 4 March.[69]
Willing Mind  United Kingdom The yawl was wrecked at Scarborough. Her crew survived.[88]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1844
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Stainton, Yorkshire.[52][79]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Newbiggin, Northumberland.[50]
Charlotte Louise  Bremen The brig ran aground on the Hammelwarden, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Greenland. She was refloated on 3 March and taken into Brake, Kingdom of Hanover.[91]
Echo  France The brig ran aground on the Gadges and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Cette, Hérault. She was refloated and put in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[6][92]
Estafette Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne.[93][94]
Fulger  France The ship was wrecked on the Square Handkerchief Reefs, off the coast of Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[95]
Glengarry  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[62]
Lady Harvey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 5 March and taken into Great Yarmouth, where she sank.[60] She was refloated on 7 March.[12]
Margaret and Anna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[52]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1844
Ship State Description
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[62] She was refloated on 3 April and towed in to Sunderland.[96]
Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Carrigart, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[20][38] Ann was refloated on 3 March and taken in to Carrigart.[60]
Constantia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and damaged near Ryhope, County Durham.[50]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Salthouse Bank, in the Irish Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ulverston to Liverpool.[97]
Fairy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Overstrand, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[62]
George  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Hamburg.[98][38] She was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Cuxhaven.[60]
Ionia  United Kingdom The ship departed from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99]
Isis  United Kingdom The ship was lost 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all but her captain.[20]
Jenny  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Redcar, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[100]
Newcastle  United Kingdom The ship sank off Aberdeen. All on board were rescued by the paddle steamer Duke of Wellington ( United Kingdom).[6][50]
Spray  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Gaa Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of two of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[6][54]
Symmetry  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef off the Isle of Pines, Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 8 March.[101]
Thistle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rothesay, Bute and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Belfast, County Antrim.[63]
York Union  United Kingdom The ship was beached south of Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[62] She was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1844
Ship State Description
Blackbird  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Wellheugh Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland with the loss of a crew member.[6]
Brack  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool, County Durham.[6]
Carlisle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 2 March and taken in to Hartlepool.[22]
Choice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 4 March and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[60]
City of Carlisle  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Dog Head Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Skegness Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Honfleur, Calvados, France.[6][64]
Deux Emilies  France The ship was wrecked near Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from "Gigon" to Adra, Spain.[72]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Tally-ho ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in Almería Bay with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Tally-ho. Elisabeth subsequently came ashore and was wrecked between Almería and Cape de Gatt She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Leith, Lothian.[72][102]
Fancy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked between Almería and Cape de Gatt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Dublin.[72]
Felicity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 2 March and taken in to Hartlepool.[22]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 2 March and taken in to Hartlepool.[22]
Giraffe  France The ship was wrecked near Almería. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[72]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 2 March and taken in to Hartlepool.[22]
Isis  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Mumby, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to "Fradrington Bridge".[62]
Joven Clarita  Spain The ship was wrecked near Almería.[72]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Hartlepool.[6] Her four crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat.[50]
Lime  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6]
Lord Howick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kessingland, Suffolk.[62] She was refloated on 29 February and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[63]
Majestic  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Derbyhaven Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the Clyde. She was refloated and put in to Castletown, Isle of Man.[63]
New Eagle  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newarp Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Almería, Spain. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[62][103]
Ninus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Stockton-on-Tees.[60]
Noah's Ark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6]
Ondine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6]
Palermo Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked near Almería. She was on a voyage from Palma di Montechiaro to Havana, Cuba.[72]
Pontefract  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham.[50] She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Stockton-on-Tees.[60]
Robert and William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hunstanton, Norfolk.[62] She was refloated on 1 March and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[20]
Rosehaugh  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6] She was refloated on 2 March and taken in to Hartlepool.[22]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[62][6]
Scipio Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and put under repair.[102]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[62] She was refloated on 3 March.[60]
Tito  Spain The ship was driven ashore near Vigo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Cádiz.[91]
Two Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[62] She was refloated on 3 March and resumed her voyage.[60]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Almería, Spain, Her crew were rescued.[91]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Hartlepool.[6]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1844
Ship State Description
Ann Jenny  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all seven crew.[104]
Ayrshire  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Spruce Bay, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned.[86]
Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at St. Andrews, Fife. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[20][54]
Reliance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Manculla", 80 leagues (240 nautical miles (440 km) north east of Aden. She was on a voyage from Aden to Moulmein.[96]
Two Friends United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba. Two Friends was boarded on 6 March by the crew of John Blake ( United Kingdom), which had also been wrecked on the Coloradoes. She was refloated and sailed to Dartmouth, Devon, where she arrived on 20 April.[85][105]

29 February

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1844
Ship State Description
HMS Creole  Royal Navy The schooner was wrecked off Port Morant, Jamaica.[85]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Welland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[20]
Huntington  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Westport, County Mayo.[29]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Orcombe Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken into Exmouth, Devon in a leaky condition.[20]
Runcina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Portsoy, Aberdeenshire to London.[63] She was refloated on 1 March and resumed her voyage.[20]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1844
Ship State Description
Aquatic  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[106]
Aurora  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 4 February and taken in to Maryport, Cumberland.[1]
Bridget  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Canton ( United States). Bridget was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Carmarthen.[72]
Confidence  United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank, possibly on the 28th. Lost with all 7 hands.[107]
Eunomica  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore east of Calais, France. She was refloated on 8 February.[27]
Farmer's Friend  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was refloated on 29 February and taken into Emsworth, Hampshire.[20]
Father Mathew United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship ran aground off "Ceasar's Creek". She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick to Matanzas, Cuba. She was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory.[36]
Gleaner  United States The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 February. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts.[82]
Grace Darling  United Kingdom The ship was lost at "Tobasco" in early February.[85]
Joseph McCullogh United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked at Martinique. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[36]
Maria  France The ship was wrecked at St. Ubes, Portugal before 25 February. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to St. Ubes.[62]
Norval  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prampram, Gold Coast.[108]
Premier  France The ship was driven ashore on "Sapenze Island". She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated.[72]
Semaphore  France The ship departed from Dunkerque, Nord for Marseille. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[109]
Sophia Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before 18 February. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[110]
Victoria  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at Banagher, County Offaly before 14 February.[41][111]
William and Nancy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She floated off but consequently sank.[106]
William Fulcher  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Negapatam, India. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Madras, India. She was refloated but was consequently condemned.[96]

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