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The list of shipwrecks in February 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1868.

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1868
Ship State Description
Dependent  United Kingdom The ship collided with John Paxton ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Monmouthshire with the loss of a crew member[1]
Edwin  United States The barque was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1]
Elinor  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Sandsend, Yorkshire. She was refloated but had to be beached.[1]
Floen  Norway The barque was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cuba.[2]
Flying Fish  United Kingdom The smack struck the wreck of Lord Clyde ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew survived.[3]
Harriet  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Charente. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Secret ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Sutton Pool.[4]
Jessie  United Kingdom The ship sank at East Point, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated on 10 February and towed in to Newport for repairs.[5]
John and William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Amlwch, Anglesey. Shew as on a voyage from Dublin to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[1]
Kyanite  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew took to a boat, but were blown out to sea. They got onto the New Sand Float, from where they were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lyme Regis, Dorset to Hull, Yorkshire.[1][6] Kyanite was refloated on 8 February and taken in to Grimsby Lincolnshire.[7]
Mary and Grace  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Dublin.[8]
Melby  United Kingdom The brig collided with another vessel. She was taken in tow by two tugs but drove ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[9][1]
Mistley  United Kingdom The fishing smack was abandoned on the Dog Head Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[10][7]
Parana  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from the Mediterranean to London.[11][2]

2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1868
Ship State Description
Amazon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mazagan, Morocco and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from London to Mazagan.[12]
Glendevon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Stiff. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She had become a wreck by 6 February.[13]
Marie Emilie  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Seaham, County Durham.[14]
Mary and Grace  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bangor.[15][16]
Otago United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The schooner was wrecked south of Oamaru. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Star of Tasmania  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Oamaru with the loss of four lives.[18][19][20]
Water Nymph  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Oamaru.[18][21][17]
William Uriskin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The steamship was wrecked at Oamaru with the loss of two lives.[17][22]

3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1868
Ship State Description
Alpha  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by the brig Adra ( Sweden).[4]
Azorean  United Kingdom The brig sank on the Girdler Sand. Her crew were rescued by a lugger. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan[1][6]
Breeze United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner went ashore and was wrecked at Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[23]
Circassian  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Rodosto, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Varna, Ottoman Empire to an English port. She was a total loss.[1]
Coyattin  Prussia A mutiny occurred on board the barque. Her coolies murdered the ship's crew. Coyattin was on a voyage from "Cowag" to Arequipa, Peru. The coolies attempted to sail her to China, but it was presumed she was subsequently wrecked.[24]
Echunga  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Napier, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[23]
Fortune United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The 160-ton brig was wrecked 10 miles (16 km) south of Hokianga, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. Only one of the crew of eight was saved.[25]
Hoogezand  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Great Vogelsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by a pilot schooner. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Harburg.[26]
Otago United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The 26-ton ketch was wrecked 8 miles (13 km) north of Oamaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[25]
Sea Bird United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Haumuri Bluff, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[25]
Star of Tasmania United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Tasmania The ship was wrecked at Oamaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. Five lives were lost.[27]
Symmetry  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Oran, Algeria and was scuttled.[7]
Tugela  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony. Her crew were rescued.[28]
Water Nymph United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Oamaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. All hands were saved.[25]

4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1868
Ship State Description
Challenge United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The ketch went ashore and was wrecked at Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country.[29]
Fowler  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off the Well Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[30]
Industry  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Visschers ( Netherlands).[13] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields, County Durham.[31] The derelict Industry was driven ashore at Lemvig, Norway on 7 February.[10][14]
Josephine  France The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Joseph and Anne ( United Kingdom).[3]
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Cunslyon". She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Galway.[32]
Riga  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Rover's Bride ( United Kingdom). Riga was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[3]
Stettin  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore by ice near Pillau, Prussia.[7]
William Miskin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The 142-ton screw steamer was wrecked at Timaru, New Zealand, during the Great storm of 1868, a cyclone which swept much of the country. One crewman drowned.[33]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bristol Channel off Clevedon, Somerset.[34]

5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1868
Ship State Description
Lessborough  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sark, Channel Islands.[35]
Nederland  Netherlands The ship collided with Kortenaar ( Netherlands) and was run ashore at Rotterdam, South Holland.[36]
Riga  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Smyrna  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Kristiansand, Norway for Hull, Yorkshire. Subsequently foundered off Skagen, Denmark on or about 9 February with the loss of all hands.[37]
Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[38]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1868
Ship State Description
Admiral  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tybee Island, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35][39] She was refloated.[38]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The schooner was run ashore at "Landsend", Yorkshire and was wrecked.[35]
George Robinson  United Kingdom The ship sank off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Mantura  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool.[39]
Marie  Denmark The koff was wrecked on Hirsholmene. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Præstø to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[40][38]
Mary and Ann  United Kingdom The snow foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[13][14]
Seagull  United Kingdom The paddle steamer collided with the paddle steamer Swan ( United Kingdom) and sank off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of one of the 23 people on board. Seagull was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[26][39][41]
Venise  United Kingdom The brig struck the Ploughseat Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Unnamed  France The schooner foundered off Bolt Head, Devon, United Kingdom.[35]

7 February

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List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1868
Ship State Description
Lizzie F. Choate  United States The cargo schooner was lost, apparently swamped and waterlogged, in the Gulf Stream while on the passage from New York City to Antigua. Her Captain and 2 crewmen died. Survivors taken off by brig J. S. Wright ( United Kingdom) 5 days later.[42]

8 February

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List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1868
Ship State Description
Concordia Rostock The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Kiel, Prussia.[40]
Fox  United Kingdom The sloop sank on the Ferrier Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 11 February and towed in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[13]
Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Skerries, County Dublin with the loss of four lives.[38]
John Watt  United States The ship caught fire at Calicut, India and was scuttled.[43] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, India.[44] She was refloated on 14 February.[45]
Marietta  France The ship was wrecked at Hope Cove, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure to Plymouth, Devon.[46]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck in the English Channel off Dungeness. She consequently foundered off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Jeune Emile ( France). Providence was on a voyage from London to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[30][47]

9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1868
Ship State Description
Admiral Jarvis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Woodbridge, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[38]
Æneas  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Bolton Rocks, near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Wexford.[48]
Bessy Newfoundland Colony The ship was driven ashore at Saint John's. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Havana, Cuba. She was consequently condemned.[49]
Eagle Wing  United Kingdom The schooner collided with HMS Britannia ( Royal Navy) on being launched at Dartmouth, Devon and was severely damaged.[38]
Ella  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Jardinelle's Reef, south of Cuba. Five crew were rescued by Dolphin ( United Kingdom). Ella was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[50]
Esmerelda  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Melbourne, Victoria.[51]
Jane  United Kingdom The schooner struck Carr's Rock, off the Giant's Causeway, County Antrim and sank with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[52]
Lizzie F. Choate  United States The ship foundered with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by J. and G. Wright ( United States). Lizzie F. Choate was on a voyage from New York to Antigua.[53]
Star  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex in a leaky condition.[54][38][14]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Buckhaven Fife. She was on a voyage from Largo, Fife to Leith, Lothian.[48]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1868
Ship State Description
Eleanor  United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[14]
Elizabeth Wright  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[14]
Jane and Margaret  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off and sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the yawl Anna Maria ( United Kingdom). Jane and Margaret was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[54][38][14][55]
Kate Agnes Canada Canada The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. Eleven of the fifteen people on board were rescued by the Irvine Lifeboat; the rest reached shore in a boat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon, Ayrshire.[56]
Kennett  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Conine, County Waterford. She was refloated.[54]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. Her crew got on board the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House). Mary was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to the River Tyne.[54][38] She was refloated on 17 February and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[57]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charlestown, Cornwall. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[5]
Schwalbe  Prussia The ship was wrecked at Wyk auf Föhr. She was on a voyage from Emden to London, United Kingdom.[54][38]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1868
Ship State Description
Amanda Guion  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship Huntress ( United Kingdom).[58]
Auria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a sinking condition.[38]
Chin Chin  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Rodrigues. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Croisic  France The schooner was driven ashore at Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[60]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Inverness.[60]
Mary Sanders  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Queen's Channel and was beached. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated on 16 January and towed in to Runcorn.[30]
Renata  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Callao, Peru. She was refloated the next day,[60][5] and put in to London in a leaky condition.[61]

12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1868
Ship State Description
Beta  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore.[62]
Chevalier  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[62]
Clara and Jane, or
Clara and Jenny 		 United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Borkum, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[63][12][61]
Electric  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore near Aden with the loss of one life. She was refloated.[64]
Frank  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily, Italy to London.[40][65]
Franziska Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Jutland.[62]
Hercules  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her six crew were rescued by a galiot. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[66]
Inverrugie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande do Norte.[28]
Margaret United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gibraltar The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[65]
Meteor Rostock The brig was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Gibraltar with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage form Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[40][65]
Solitario  Italy The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar with the loss of six of her ten crew.[65] She subsequently became a wreck.[46]
Virginia  United States The ship was wrecked at Bluefields, Nicaragua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Colón, United States of Colombia to Minatitlán, Mexico.[67][68]

13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1868
Ship State Description
Comorn  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from an English port to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[63]
Demerara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandgate, Kent.[12] She was on a voyage from London to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Dover, Kent.[30]
Javadette  Netherlands The brigantine ran aground at Berbice, British Guiana. She was on a voyage from Berbice to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Trinidad on 21 February in a leaky condition.[68]

14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1868
Ship State Description
Comorn  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[12]
Jane and Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was run into by the brig Marwood ( United Kingdom) off Staithes, Yorkshire and was abandoned by all but her captain, her crew getting on board Marwood. Jane and Ellen was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Seaham, County Durham. She was towed in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[61]
Mary Scott  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Crail, Fife in a capsized condition and was wrecked.[12][69]
Rose  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.[30]

15 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1868
Ship State Description
Abbey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The wooden brigantine was wrecked three miles north of Crowdy Head in a gale.
Aurora Canada Canada The steamship sank at Lachine, Quebec.[70]
Doris Rostock The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) east north east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[57][30]
George  United Kingdom The smack collided with the steamship Phoenix ( Denmark) in the River Humber and was abandoneed by all but one of her crew, who were rescued by Phoenix. The remaining crew member ran her ashore and she sank.[37]
Industrie  United Kingdom The brig capsized and sank in the Clyde at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on under tow from Greenock to Glasgow.[30] Industrie was righted on 20 February and found to be severely damaged.[71]
Mystery Canada Canada The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[72]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Bowling Rocks, on the coast on Northumberland.[12]
Young Louisa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship ran aground on The Shingles. She was refloated the nextday.[72]

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1868
Ship State Description
Esmeralda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Broughton Island, New South Wales. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sydney, New South Wales. She had been refloated by 27 February and taken in to Sydney.[20]
Londonderry  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated the next day.[30][47]
Marie Elize  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Stettin. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin.[73]
Milo  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was refloated with assistance from Wanderer ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[72]
Patty and Polly  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon.[57]
Sandringham  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Gaspar Strait. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Queenstown, County Cork.[74][75]
Sea Belle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The 27-ton cutter was wrecked after being stranded on a sandspit at Whangapoua, New Zealand.[29]
Superior  United Kingdom The barque was run down and sunk off Ramsgate, Kent by the steamship Lena ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her crew. Superior was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Santander, Spain.[76][30]
Woodlark United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Zealand The brig was wrecked while carrying cargo from Sydney to Newcastle.

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1868
Ship State Description
Betty  Netherlands The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and put in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[57][30]
Eureka  United States The ship caught fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[57]
Fuschia  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[30]
Scotia  United Kingdom The schooner struck rocks at Girdle Ness, Aberdeenshire and was holed. She was beached at Aberdeen.[77] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[61]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were damaged by fire at Antwerp.[30]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1868
Ship State Description
Acadia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[78]
Anna  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dénia, Spain.[79]
Anna Catharina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Dénia.[79]
Batavier  Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated the next day.[31]
Cheviot  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Matanzas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Portland, Maine, United States.[80]
Cwmsymlog  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Tralee, County Kerry. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81]
Killarney  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and put back to Goole in a leaky condition.[79]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1868
Ship State Description
Alagoas  Imperial Brazilian Navy Paraguayan War, Battle of Humaitá: The Pará-class monitor was beached in the Paraguay River upstream of Humaitá, Paraguay following damage inflicted in the battle.[82]
Ann  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthcawl, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by the Porthcawl Lifeboat Good Deliverance ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Ann was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[73][83]
Commissioner  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sank in the Humber by the steamship Schwalbe ( Bremen). Her crew were rescued by Schwalbe.[37]
Buoy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey.[46]
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[31]
Catherine  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Dutchman's Bank with the loss of her captain.[84]
Collier  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Corby Castle  United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch, Anglesey.[73]
Dee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Devonia  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands, at least five lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Swansea.[86][87][88]
Electric  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the Point of Ayr, Cheshire or the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[87][71]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[85]
Estella  United Kingdom The tug collided with the ferry Mayflower ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Mayflower.[87]
Fanny Truss  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Gem  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Gipsey  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat.[89] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[73]
Gloucester Packet  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Both crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat.[90]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Jarapa  Netherlands The barque was driven ashore on Salt Island, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool.[89][91] She was later refloated and towed in to Liverpool by the tugs Reliance and Tiger (both  United Kingdom).[46]
Jenny Jones  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of all eight crew.[78][73][92]
Jeune Joseph  France The schooner was wrecked on the north Devon coast with the loss of all eight crew.[93]
Johns  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and sank off the Godrevy Lighthouse, Corwnall. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to London.[94]
Juno  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[46][85]
Lady Helena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Lightning  United Kingdom The smack ran aground at Brixham, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to Brixham in a waterlogged condition.[73]
Lily  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46][85]
March  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Moelfre Bay. Her three crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat.[90]
Margaret  United Kingdom The Amlwch-registered ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46][95]
Margaret  United Kingdom The Chester-registered ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[46][85]
Mary and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Mary Louisa  United Kingdom The ship collided with E. H. Taylor ( United States) and sank in the English Channel off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by E. H. Taylor. Mary Louisa was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Runcorn.[96]
Mountain Maid  United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch.[46]
Pará  Imperial Brazilian Navy Paraguayan War, Battle of Humaitá: The Pará-class monitor was beached in the Paraguay River upstream of Humaitá following damage sustained in the battle.[82]
Phantom  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brixham.[43]
Princess Amalia  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in Lligwy Bay with the loss of both crew.[85]
Prince Waterloo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[85]
Prize  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Quatre Sœurs  France The schooner was wrecked at Cape Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[86][97]
Richard  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in Moelfre Bay. Her three crew were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat. She was subsequently taken in to the Menai Strait.[85][90]
Souvenir  France The brigantine was wrecked at Hartland Point with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[31][93]
Sparling  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Stag  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46] Her crew survived.[85]
Success  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46]
Tamandaré  Imperial Brazilian Navy Paraguayan War, Battle of Humaitá: The ironclad gunboat was beached in the Paraguay River upstream of Humaitá following damage sustained in the battle.[82]
Tan Tivy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay.[46][85]
Thames  United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch.[46]
Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Amlwch.[73]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship sank at Amlwch.[73]
Wepre Lass  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Red Wharf Bay. Her crew survived.[46][85]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The gig capsized whilst going to the aid of Gipsey ( United Kingdom) with the loss of one of her two crew. The survivor was rescued by the St. Ives Lifeboat.[89]
Eleven unnamed vessels Flags unknown Seven schooners and four sloops were driven ashore in Moelfre Bay.[89]

20 February

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List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1868
Ship State Description
Batavier  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Brielle, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London, United Kingdom.[31]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghal, County Cork.[43]
Johan  Norway The schooner foundered off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Aalborg, Denmark.[31]
North Star United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Seaton Point, Cumberland. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Peel.[49][98]
Parary  Portugal The barque was destroyed by fire at Pernambuco, Brazil.[74][75]

21 February

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List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1868
Ship State Description
Banff  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham.[43]
Bellona  United Kingdom The smack was run ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[96]
HMS Leven  Royal Navy The Algerine-class gunboat ran aground off "Eunoe Islet", China. Subsequentlyb refloated, repaired and returned to service.[99]
Nithsdale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[31]
Prompt  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Wisbech.[43]

22 February

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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1868
Ship State Description
Alacer  United Kingdom The Thames barge ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. Alacer was on a voyage from London to Maldon, Essex. She floated off the next day and taken in to Sheerness, Kent.[80]
Antouin  France The smack ran aground on the Black Rock Ledge, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère.[49]
Bernard Barton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Bank, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[49]
Chester  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore at Wylfa, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Flint to Belfast, County Antrim.[49]
Dart United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The fishing lugger was abandoned off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the trawl boat Undine  United Kingdom, which towed Dart into Douglas.[100]
John Black  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated and taken in to Bangor, County Down for repairs.[101]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cemaes, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Wicklow.[49]
Swan  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Emblem ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Emblem. Swan was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Margate, Kent.[49]
Tamar  United Kingdom The brig struck the wreck of Superior  United Kingdom and sank in the Gull Stream. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Concordia ( United Kingdom). Tamar was on a voyage from South Shields to Plymouth, Devon.[49]
Unicorn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Larne Lough. She was on a voyage from Magheramorne, County Antrim to Belfast.[49]

23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1868
Ship State Description
Kitty  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the barque Frigate Bird ( Norway) and sank off the "Cabezos". Her seven crew were rescued by Frigate Bird. Kitty was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[102][103]
Mary Emilie  France The brig was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by two brigs, including Fortitude ( United Kingdom).[98]
Melbourne  United Kingdom The ship collided with HMS Viper ( Royal Navy) in the River Mersey and was beached at New Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104]
Olly  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 25 February.[105]
Omega  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, collided with the Cockle Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Cockle Lightship, the Caister Lifeboat Birmingham No.2 and the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Mark Lane (both Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Omega was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She foundered 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[106][107][83][108][98]
William Barker  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and breeches buoy.[109]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1868
Ship State Description
Red Gauntlett  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Dutch coast. All on board were rescued.[49][98]

25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1868
Ship State Description
Cornelia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Swansea, Glamorgan.[110]

26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1868
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off the Mouse Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.[70]
Zitella  United Kingdom The ship collided with Esther ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Esther.[70]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1868
Ship State Description
City of Melbourne  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at Melbourne, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne. She was later refloated.[111]
Hero  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Süderoog, Prussia.[44]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1868
Ship State Description
Adelgunde Flag unknown The barque collided with a Dutch brigantine and sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[112]
Belle Francaise  United Kingdom The ship collided with Ellen ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Ellen. Belle Francaise was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[113][114]
Hubertus  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk by the steamship Sherburn ( United Kingdom). Four of her six crew were reported missing, the rest were rescued by Sherburn.[113][114]
Sampson  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Mercury ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Start Point. Her crew were rescued by Mercury. Sampson was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[112][115][116]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Rhum, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all four crew.[117][118]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine foundered in the English Channel off Worthing, Sussex with the loss of all hands.[113]

29 February

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List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1868
Ship State Description
Devonshire  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of all sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[119][113][80]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1868
Ship State Description
Abgyle  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Tory Island, County Donegal before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to the Clyde.[49]
Amelia  France The ship was wrecked at Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Canada.[78] She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Cayenne, French Guiana.[46]
Amethyst  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Cape Negro.[78][46]
Annie M. Goodwin  United Kingdom The barque was lost near Buenos Aires, Argentina.[119]
Argyle  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Newfoundland to the Clyde.[120]
Ariadne  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Torre del Mar, Spain.[57]
Claverhouse  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Euphrates. She was on a voyage from Bushire, Persia to London. She was refloated.[62]
Columbia  Norway The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued four days later by Alimen ( United Kingdom). Columbia was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rangoon, Burma.[121]
Delphin Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore near Kertch, Russia.[78]
Eilea  Hamburg The ship was lost near the mouth of the Rio Grande.[119]
Kornaloff, or
Kornlieff 		 Russia The steamship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria.[46] She was on a voyage from Odessa to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[122]
Light of the Age  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Port Phillip Heads, Victoria before 24 February. All on board were rescued.[112]
M. T. Trueman  United States The ship was wrecked at Trepassey, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[78]
Queen of the Clippers Canada Canada The schooner was holed by ice at Winkworth, Nova Scotia before 22 February.[123]
S. Deonista  Greece The brig was lost at Patras.[54]
Teresa  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Indian Ocean (11°30′S 37°00′W / 11.500°S 37.000°W / -11.500; -37.000). Her crew were rescued by Eddystone ( United States).[124]
Tigri  Spain The ship ran aground at St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[119]
Unnamed  United States The ship caught fire 90 nautical miles (170 km) off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia on or about 10 February. Laden with petroleum, she was still burning on 12 February when discovered by the steamships Palmyra and William Penn (both  United Kingdom).[113]

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