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The list of shipwrecks in February 1840 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1840 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on a reef off St. George's, Bermuda . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to an Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 1]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Saint Peter Port , Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Saint Peter Port. She was subsequently run into by Beverley ( United Kingdom ).[ 2]
Cygnet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of Hœdic , Morbihan , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paimbœuf , Loire-Inférieure , France to an English port.[ 3] [ 4]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Sanlúcar de Barrameda , Spain. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to London .[ 5] Emma was later refloated and put back to Seville, where she arrived on 24 April.[ 6]
Gipsy
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Elbow End Bank off the mouth of the River Tay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Dundee , Forfarshire . Gipsy was refloated and taken into Dundee.[ 7]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Tees by London ( United Kingdom ).[ 8] [ 9] [ 2]
Julie
France
The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque , Nord . Julie was refloated and taken into Vlissingen.[ 10]
Lady of the Isles
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby , Pembrokeshire . She was later refloated.[ 11] [ 7]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tenby.[ 11]
Petit Glaneuse
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames as Erith , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Barfleur , Manche to London .[ 12]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Hartlepool , County Durham and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Stockton-on-Tees .[ 13]
Ruby
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Elbow End Bank. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 13] [ 7]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Craip Leith", Lothian . She was refloated and taken into Dunbar , Lothian for repairs.[ 7]
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Adeona
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 8]
Amelie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Gâvres , Morbihan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 14] [ 2]
Friede
Lübeck
The ship ran aground off Læsø , Denmark and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lübeck.[ 15]
Gowlands
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Calshot Spit, in the Solent . She was on a voyage from Southampton to Lymington , Hampshire . Gowlands was refloated on 25 February and resumed her voyage.[ 16]
Henrietta
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Bahía Blanca , Argentina.[ 17]
Lady Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Crow Sound, Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Cowes , Isle of Wight .[ 2]
Louise
France
The ship was wrecked at Barreiro, Portugal . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas's to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 18]
Robert Jardyne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Annal Sandbank, off Montrose, Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 19]
Terre-Neuvier
France
The ship was driven ashore on the south east point of Heneaga . She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes , Haiti to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 20]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
France
The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure and was damaged. She put back to Havre de Grâce.[ 21]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Terceira Island , Azores to Portsmouth.[ 22] Charlotte was refloated.[ 12]
Elada and Antoine
France
The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce and was damaged. She put back to Havre de Grâce.[ 21]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Fernando de Noronha , Brazil . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lima , Peru to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 23]
Jeune Elise
France
The ship was driven ashore at South Lancing , Sussex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Calvados to Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex.[ 8] [ 9] Jeune Elise was refloated on 6 February and taken into Shoreham-by-Sea.[ 21]
Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore crewless at Poole, Dorset . She was on a voyage from London to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 22]
Surprise
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Ilfracombe , Devon . Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Auguste
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer , Finistère . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Bolett
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Douarnenez , Finistère with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Le Croisic , Loire-Inférieure , France.[ 4]
Ceurrieur
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Cinq Frères
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Cordelia
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal , County Cork to London .[ 8] [ 24]
Edouard
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Elizabeth and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance , Cornwall .[ 21]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Santa Lucía de Tirajana , Canary Islands . She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to London.[ 5]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Schiedam , South Holland .[ 21]
Familien
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Douarnenez.[ 4]
Fils Unique
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Jeune Adolphe
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Jeune Victor
France
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine .[ 8] [ 25]
Liffey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Porsalle , Finistère , France with the loss of three of her crew.[ 26]
Louise Gabrielle
France
The ship was destroyed by fire at New Grimsby , Isles of Scilly , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais .[ 4]
Pierre Marie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Camaret-sur-Mer. Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Finistère.[ 27]
Siren
New South Wales
The brig struck the Tory Shoal, in Kaipara Harbour , New Zealand and wad damaged. She was consequently condemned.[ 28] [ 29]
St. Lawrence
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) from Tralee , County Kerry . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Caernarfon .[ 14]
Symmetry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued.[ 2]
William Randfield
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portreath , Cornwall with the loss of five of her eight crew.[ 21] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Bolivar
Spain
The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta , Republic of New Granada to Cádiz .[ 33]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on Priestholm , Anglesey , at the entrance to the Menai Strait . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to County Clare .[ 14] She was refloated on 3 March and taken into Beaumaris , Anglesey .[ 34]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cardigan . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford .[ 2] Elizabeth was refloated the next day.[ 35]
Hero
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Bude , Cornwall with the loss of all eleven crew. She was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to London .[ 21] [ 30] [ 32]
Kitty
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Clonakilty , County Cork to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 3]
Lamia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 21] She was later refloated.[ 3]
Lion
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[ 14]
Liverpool
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked near Padstow , Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[ 35] [ 32]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal , County Cork.[ 21] She was later refloated.[ 3]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Aberavon , Glamorgan.[ 21] She was later refloated.[ 3]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Swansea.[ 21] She was later refloated.[ 3]
Mercury
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Morriscastle , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued.[ 19]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.[ 36] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 2]
Perth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Neath , Glamorgan to Padstow , Cornwall .[ 21] She was later refloated.[ 3]
Robinson
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Messina , Sicily . She put into Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire in a sinking condition.[ 30]
San José
Spain
The felucca was abandoned. All nine people on board were rescued by Vittorioso ( Malta ) before she foundered.[ 37]
Sarah Nicholson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Barbas Point, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire. Sarah Nicholson was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 18]
Tar
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) south west of The Needles , Isle of Wight . with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 21] [ 14]
Tiber
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Priestholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Falmouth.[ 14]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Port Patrick , Wigtownshire .[ 38]
Charlotte
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Wresen Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands. Charlotte was refloated and taken into Nyborg , Denmark.[ 15]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Paternoster Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to St Helena Bay .[ 39]
Thames
United Kingdom
The ship was dismasted and abandoned off St. Ives, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . Thames was taken into St. Ives.[ 2]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The two-masted ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sybel Head, County Kerry .[ 3]
William and Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Newtownness, Pembrokeshire .[ 3]
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Atlas
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore at the Three Crowns Battery, Copenhagen . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to St. Ubes , Portugal. Atlas was refloated and put back to Copenhagen.[ 40]
Aurelia
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate , Kent .[ 14] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Bermuda .[ 2]
Babette
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ystad , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liebau , Prussia to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 41]
Brothers and Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 19]
Duke of Buccleugh
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Palmiras Reef with the loss of a passenger. Survivors were rescued by Miranda ( United Kingdom ). Duke of Buccleuch was on a voyage from London to Calcutta , India .[ 42] [ 43]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore , Islay and was scuttled.[ 44] She was refloated on 19 February and taken into Bowmore.[ 45]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Vila Nova , Terceira Island , Azores with the loss of two of her crew.[ 46]
Fergus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Galway .[ 31]
Haytons
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Cairnbulg -riggs, Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dingwall , Ross-shire to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 47] [ 48] [ 49]
Jessy
United Kingdom
The ship struck Whitby Rock and was severely damaged.[ 3] [ 38]
Little Sam
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by Albion ( United Kingdom ) and sank in Filey Bay with the loss of a passenger. Her crew were rescued by Albion . Little Sam was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyneto Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 3] [ 31]
Mabon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank off Eyemouth , Berwickshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Leith , Lothian .[ 19] [ 31]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Hope ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Hope .[ 3] [ 31]
Nepean
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Portland Bill , Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Bridport , Dorset.[ 14] [ 50]
Ochiltree
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Lough Swilly.[ 26] [ 4]
Port Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland . She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Leith . Port Packet was later refloated and taken into Blyth, Northumberland .[ 3] [ 26] [ 50]
Shark
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at "Bunoran", County Galway . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 51]
Theodore
United States
The ship was lost off Cape Raynett, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes , Haiti.[ 52]
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Blackwater . She was on a voyage from Youghal , County Cork to London .[ 26] Alfred was refloated the next day.[ 53]
Antelope
United Kingdom
The ship collided with John Clifton ( United Kingdom and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 38]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Emma ( United Kingdom ). Industry was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to London .[ 27]
Mermaid
United Kingdom
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Maria, Jamaica . Her crew were rescued.[ 33]
Powhattan
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes , Lancashire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 3] Powhattan was refloated on 17 February and taken into Liverpool.[ 44]
Sarah
Jamaica
The sloop was wrecked on Galina Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Dry Harbour .[ 33]
Sybil
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan . She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 54]
Topaz
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Eliza ( United Kingdom ) off Flamborough Head and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to London .[ 38] [ 26]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Anna Agatha
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Angle, Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 47]
Demuth
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Tønning . She was on a voyage from Tønning to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 15] [ 27]
Gipsy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 26]
Havre
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Cobh , County Cork , United Kingdom. All twenty people on board were rescued by a pilot boat . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool.[ 55] [ 35]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Dart
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Campbeltown , Argyllshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 56]
Economy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was later refloated.[ 53]
Espeleta
France
The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais . She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 57] Espeleta was refloated on 17 February and towed into Boulogne.[ 58]
Jean Bart
France
The ship struck the pier and sank at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Bordeaux , Gironde.[ 19]
Kezia
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London .[ 47] [ 31]
Majestic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Mull . She was refloated on 16 February.[ 45]
Martha Harrison
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Bunowen Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 53]
Sara
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between the mouth to the Knasborg Stream and "Napliert", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Down to Aarhus , Denmark.[ 41] [ 59]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship struck the North Carr Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire , and foundered. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 47] [ 48]
British Heroine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven , Isle of Man She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to New Orleans , Lincolnshire .[ 27]
Cato
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Stromness , Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Galway .[ 44] Cato was refloated on 26 February and resumed her voyage.[ 60]
Orders
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Selby , East Riding of Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham . Orders was later refloated.[ 47]
Wilhelmine
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore at Barhöft , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Bo'ness , Lothian , United Kingdom to Stettin. Wilhelmine was refloated and taken into Stralsund .[ 27]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Dart
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore near Skipness , Ayrshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 27]
Evenwood
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 27] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London . Evenwood was refloated on 16 February and resumed her voyage.[ 40]
Kennesley
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London.[ 57]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven , Cumberland .[ 47]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Great Orme Head , Caernarfonshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 49]
Roman
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Richard Anderson ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead , Anglesey with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Richard Anderson . Roman was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 61]
Rover
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Lindisfarne , Northumberland .[ 49]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Forked Harbour, Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 67]
John Porter
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Mary's , Newfoundland , British North America .[ 68]
Mary Hartley
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay .[ 40]
Sarah Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore north of Tillen Head , County Donegal and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Barbadoes .[ 40]
Slaney
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Rush Bank. She was later refloated and taken into Wexford .[ 5]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank at Kilrush , County Cork . sHe was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork .[ 59]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Commodore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Cork . She was on a voyage from Cork to Trinidad .[ 5]
Despatch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cant Sand, in the Thames Estuary and sank. She was on a voyage from London to the Isle of Wight .[ 59]
Gowland
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Calship Spit, in the Solent . She was on a voyage from Southampton to Lymington , Hampshire . Gowland was refloated on 25 February and resumed her voyage.[ 77]
Lisette Caroline
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore west of Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex , United Kingdom and capsized. She was subsequently beached and righted. Lisette Caroline was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 5]
Maria Ann
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Gloucester for Portsmouth , Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 78]
Veronica
Hamburg
The ship foundered in the English Channel off The Needles , Isle of Wight . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Nantes , Loire Atlantique , France.[ 59]
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Cemlyn Bay . She was on a voyage from Mostyn , Flintshire to Waterford .[ 5]
June and Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock in St. Helen's Gap, lost her rudder and was driven ashore and wrecked on St Helen's, Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Bangor to London .[ 82]
Medora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Ardmore Bay , where she became a wreck on 23 February. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 77] The Master and three crew were rescued by the Youghal lifeboat, with the RNIPLS Gold Medal awarded to Lt. Richard James Morrison, RN, H.M. Coastguard.[ 83]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Twielenfleth . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg .[ 84]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scheelbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 18]
Thomas Parsons
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by an explosion at Old Calabar with the loss of all but four of her crew.[ 85] [ 80]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Suffolk
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Matanzas , Cuba for Hamburg . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 87]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1840
Ship
State
Description
Aberfoil
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Carabournon", on the coast of the Black Sea , where she had become a wreck by 18 February. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London .[ 1]
Aimable Celeste
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Antonia ( United Kingdom ). Aimable Celeste was on a voyage from Laguna to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 2]
Aimable Marie
France
The ship was beached near Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure with the loss of all hands on or before 9 February. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce.[ 26]
Alexander
United States
The ship was wrecked off Saint Domingo . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Aux Cayes , Haiti.[ 52]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire for Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 103]
Belle of Missouri
United States
The steamship was caught fire and exploded in the Missouri River 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of St. Louis, Missouri with the loss of one life.[ 45]
Carol
New South Wales
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Plenty .[ 104]
Dageraad
Netherlands
The ship foundered off the Île-de-Sein , Finistère , France before 24 February with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alicante , Spain to Gibraltar and Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 16]
Dispatch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay before 5 February. She subsequently broke up.[ 21]
Dorothy
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Cartaretta ( United Kingdom ). Dorothy was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 34]
Espeleta
France
The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina , United States to Dunkerque , Nord . Espeleta was refloated on 17 February and taken into Boulogne.[ 44]
Grace
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 February.[ 14] Her crew were rescued by Unity ( United Kingdom ). Grace subsequently foundered.[ 31]
Guineaman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Africa to London . Guineaman was refloated on 5 February.[ 13]
Henry Volant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ballyshannon , County Donegal . She was refloated on 6 February.[ 19]
James Stevens
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the north coast of Cornwall before 6 February.[ 14]
Kate and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Landguard Fort , Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Harwich. Kate and Jane was refloated on 4 February and taken into Harwich.[ 13] [ 35]
Lisle
France
The ship was wrecked on the Needles Rocks, off the Cape of Good Hope with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 105]
Mercury
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken into Eyemouth , Berwickshire , where she arrived on 19 February.[ 71]
Ontario
British North America
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan on or before 10 February.[ 47]
Plata
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 February. Her crew were rescued by Cora ( United Kingdom ). Plata was on a voyage from Liverpool to Trinidad .[ 106]
Pratt
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to London.[ 107]
Puddy Puddy
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked near the Bay of Islands .[ 104]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The barque foundered 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of Gibraltar with the loss of at least three lives.[ 108]
St. Lawrence
British North America
The ship was driven ashore near Tralee , County Cork on or before 11 February. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to Caernarfon . St. Lawrence later broke up.[ 47]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Limerick . She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork . William was refloated on 6 February.[ 38]
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