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The list of shipwrecks in February 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1870.

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1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1870
Ship State Description
Brunette  United States During a voyage from New York City to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the 274-gross register ton steam screw cargo ship sank with the loss of two lives six minutes after colliding with the steamer Santiago de Cuba (flag unknown) in the North Atlantic Ocean off Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, in 75 feet (23 m) of water. There were 11 survivors. Brunette's wreck is known as the "Doorknob Wreck."[1]
Cruizer  United Kingdom The paddle tug was driven ashore in Porlock Bay. Her crew survived.[2][3]
Danube  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Jersey, Channel Islands.[2]
Hygeia  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged by fire at Ancona, Papal States.[4]
Jenny  United Kingdom The ship collided with the brig Maria ( United Kingdom) and sank off Spurn Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Thisted, Denmark to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]
Louisa Ann Fanny  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Gothenburg. She was refloated.[2]
Mellna  Hamburg The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Embla ( Norway). Mellna was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg. She was subsequently taken in tow by Antagonist ( United Kingdom).[5]
Rival  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the mouth of the River Plate whilst on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6]
Sheffield  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[7]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[2]
Zenobe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Kirkcudbright.[2]

2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1870
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at London.[8]
Helen Scott  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[5]
Marwell  New Zealand The 28-ton cutter hit rocks near Tiritiri Matangi Island in the Hauraki Gulf while laden with kauri gum and timber.[9]
Navita Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked at Head's Harbour. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Havana, Cuba.[10]
Olive M. Rourke Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Wexford, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Santa Maria Island, Azores on 28 May by Moshesh ( France).[11]
River Jumna  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12]
Ystavet  United Kingdom The ship put in to Penang, Straits Settlements on fire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rangoon, Burma.[13]

3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1870
Ship State Description
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Elbury Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France.[14]
Flora  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Barnard Sand. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hull, Yorkshire.[15][16]
Lady Cartier  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[15]
Malika  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Embla ( Norway). Malika was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg. She was towed in to Dartmouth, Devon by the tug Guide ( United Kingdom).[17]
Martha Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked at Brandon, County Kerry, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[5][18][19]
No-name  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Liscannor Bay.[15]
Sarah Hughes  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Warrenpoint, County Down.[15]
Transit  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated.[15]
Waterlily  United Kingdom The abandoned barque came ashore and was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Cabo Mondego, Portugal. She had been on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India. Her crew were presumed to have been lost.[20][21][22]

4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1870
Ship State Description
Artemis  Greece The brig was holed by ice and sank at Brăila, Ottoman Empire.[23]
Advance, and
Ashford 		 United Kingdom The steamship Ashford collided with the steamship Advance ( United Kingdom) and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Advance, which subsequently sank off Ryhope, County Durham.[14][24][25][26] All on board Advance were rescued by the tug Fiery Cross ( United Kingdom).[27]
Elize  France The brigantine was wrecked in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure.[28]
Flamingo  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off the coast of County Clare with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29]
Florence Pope  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Liverpool.[30][31]
Hurry Seedee  India The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by William Fairburn ( United Kingdom). Hurry Seedee was on a voyage from Calcutta to the Maldive Islands.[32]
Luther  United Kingdom The ship collided with Bonny ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Sloyne. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[5]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pittenweem, Fife.[20]
'Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Kingsbridge, Devon, United Kingdom with loss of life.[33]

5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1870
Ship State Description
Petrino Palazo  Italy The schooner was driven ashore near Lagos, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[26][34]

6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1870
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Duncansby Head, Caithness with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to a Norwegian port.[35][36][37]
Eureka United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of three of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon.[38]
Eva  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Banff, Aberdeenshire with the loss of one of her six crew.[20][26]
Harriette  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Gloucester.[39]
Hebes  United Kingdom The schooner ran ashore and was wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[20][40]
Hero  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard.[41]
John Bell  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Red Bay, Ireland to Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.[39][42]
Medea  United Kingdom The brig ran ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Newcastle upon Tyne.[20] She was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Bridlington.[43][40]
Toni  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[34][31][41]

7 February

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List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1870
Ship State Description
America  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Oaze Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies. She was refloated and put back to London.[44]
Antias  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[4]
Brownlow  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middlegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port.[45] She was refloated on 17 February.[46]
Elizabeth A. Bird  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[34] She was later refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[47]
Hebe  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the North Sand, in the North Sea.[41]
Janette  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Sligo. She was on a voyage from Oyster Island, County Sligo to Sligo.[26][34]
Marion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Hull, Yorkshire.[26]
Oregon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cournanisi Rock, off Cape St. Angelo, Ottoman Empire. Her sixteen crew survived.[48] She was on a voyage from Angostura to Cartagena, Spain.[49][50]
Orestes  United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at Hartlepool.[40]
Pilot  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool. Her eight crew were rescued by the West Hartlepool Lifeboat.[4]
Pool  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the North Sand.[41]

8 February

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List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1870
Ship State Description
Admiral  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat.[51]
Adret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inchcolm, Fife. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She subsequently floated off and ran aground on the Drum Sands. She was taken in to Granton, Lothian on 5 March in a capsized condition.[52]
Albion  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Hartlepool.[53]
Aurora  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Gravelines, Nord to Ipswich, Suffolk.[37]
Biago Asserto Flag unknown The ship ran aground at the entrance to Lough Foyle.[54]
Dasso  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) north west of Heligoland with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[21]
Emma  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Mussel Craig, off Collieston, Aberdeenshire and was wrecked with the loss of all on board.[29][53]
Freden Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.[41][37]
Helena  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Northumberland ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[55][53] Helena was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Pará, Brazil.[29]
Henry  Norway The brigantine was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her ten crew.[56]
Herbert Birch  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[57][58]
Hutoka  United Kingdom The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship put in to Hartlepool, where she sank.[60] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham.[61]
Lady Clarke  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Adra, Spain.[39]
Light of the Harem, or
Pride of the Harem 		 United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[55][53]
Margheramore  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak, caught fire and was destroyed. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[54]
Martha Lloyd  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to Ipswich. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Alfred, the paddle tug Reaper and the yawl Trio (all  United Kingdom).[58][62]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Silloth, Cumberland.[58]
Mary Stewart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[54]
Onward  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Lough Foyle.[58]
Panope  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham.[53] Her crew were rescued.[40]
Paquita  Spain The barque was lost off "Gunabo Point".[63]
Parnaby  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Middleton Sand, off the coast of County Durham.[54]
Peacock  United Kingdom The brig struck the pier at Blyth, Northumberland and was beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Blyth.[58][53]
Star of Ind  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[38][51]
Sundew  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland.[54]
Susan Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[54]
Susannah  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Black Middens with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus, but a rescuer lost his life. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[38][55][29]
Tasso  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) off Heligoland with the loss of six of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Elbe ( Bremen).[64][65][66] Tasso was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[13]
Troubadour  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Brake Sand, off the east Kent coast. She was refloated.[58]

9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1870
Ship State Description
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[54][67]
Bessie Mitchell  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk off Lundy Island, Devon by the brig Volage ( United Kingdom). Her crew survived. Bessie Mitchell was on a voyage from Briton Ferry, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire.[21][68][60]
Jacana  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smacks Mary Ann and Rapid (both  United Kingdom). Jacana was on her maiden voyage, from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cork.[69][70][61]
Mary Walker Canada Canada The schooner was wrecked at Southwest Harbor, Maine, United States.[71]

10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1870
Ship State Description
Junon  France The lugger foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a British steamship.[39] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Pont-Audemer, Eure.[21][72][60]
Maggie Hayes  United States The steamship suffered a boiler explosion at Helena, Louisiana with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[73][74]
Renown  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Sir Edward Pellew Group of Islands, Northern Territory, South Australia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam to Yokohama, Japan.[75]

11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1870
Ship State Description
Alert  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Drum Sand, in the Firth of Forth off Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[21][72][60]
Bluebell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Warrenpoint, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Warrenpoint.[72] She was refloated and towed in to Warrenpoint.[13]
Carmela  Malta The ship was wrecked at Mogador, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[52]
Dordrecht  Netherlands The ship capsized and was severely damaged.[72]
Edith May  United Kingdom The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Cádiz, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]
Hermit  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]

12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1870
Ship State Description
Advance  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sylvanus Blanchard ( United States). Advance was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium.[77][78]
Anna Lena  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland.[39][79][80]
Courser  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of five of her six crew.[39] She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France to Torbay, Devon.[79]
Eglantine  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Walmer. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Dover, Kent.[79][80]
Falcon  United Kingdom The ship departed from Tripoli, Vilayet of Tripolitania for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[81]
Glendower  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. All on board were rescued by local boatsmen, the Coastguard and the Kingsdown Lifeboat Sabrina ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Glendower was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[39][79][82][83] She was refloated on 19 February and taken in tow for London.[23]
Hillechiena Amalia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Rhône. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Cette, Hérault, France.[84]
James Evans  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and sank at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[79][85]
Racine  France The schooner was driven ashore at Walmer with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Antwerp, Belgium.[39]
Richard  United Kingdom The schooner was run ashore at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Wicklow.[61]
Sheffield  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[39][13]
Triton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Loup Garon Shoal, off Martinique. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Helena and/or Saint Lucia.[86][87]
Ursus Minor  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[79][88]
William Harper  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer. Her crew were rescued.[39]
Two unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The schooners were driven ashore at Binstead, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[39]

13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1870
Ship State Description
Alladin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Huelva, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[84]
Betsey  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset.[43]
Bowes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[79][89]
Giovanni A.  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[39][79]
Glenmore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Wexford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[79][90]
Johanna  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Gorleston. She was on a voyage from Venice, Italy to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[61]
Maude Annie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Newport, Monmouthshire.[79] She was refloated on 23 February and taken in to Wexford.[90]
Scotia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued by the Caernarfon Lifeboat John Gray Bell ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Scotia was on a voyage from Dublin to Caernarfon. She floated off the next day and drove out to sea. She was taken in to Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[43]
Sea Queen  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Barnard Sand and consequently foundered in the North Sea off the Cockle Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of all 24 crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Málaga, Spain.[91][92][61]
St. Syren  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Martinique.[39]
Temperance  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan.[84]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Penarth.[84]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her eighteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[39]

14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1870
Ship State Description
Admiral Nelson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The schooner struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and became leaky. She was subsequently driven against the pier and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Admiral Nelson was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[79][88][61]
Adventure  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork or Kingstown, County Dublin.[45][89]
Ajax  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[79]
Ann Mitchell  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Palermo, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated but had to be beached at Shotley, Suffolk.[79][93][61]
Bawes  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her seven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[94][85]
Bethell  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her five crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[94][89]
Chance It  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[84]
Eleferotreo  Greece The schooner was driven ashore near "Bari", on the east coast of Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[95]
Elizabeth Ray  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Corton, Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Leicester ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Elizabeth Ray was subsequently reboarded by for of her crew who sailed south, intending to put in to Harwich, Essex.[61][96]
Favourite  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth with the loss of one of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat Duff ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Favourite was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London.[79][97][82]
Favourite  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[79][98]
Fratelli Uniti  Italy The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Black Sea to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[99]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[79]
George  United Kingdom The ship sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[47]
Glaneuse  France The ship was driven ashore at Gravelines, Nord. Her crew were rescued.[23]
John Herman  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[79]
Lucy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall with the loss of two of her seven crew. Four of her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. Her captain refused to leave the vessel.[91]
Mary  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in the Cud Channel. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat.[100]
Mira,or
Riva 		Canada The ship was wrecked on the Outer Dowsing Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of nine of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from a port in Nova Scotia, Canada to South Shields, County Durham, or from South Shields to London and/or New York, United States.[79][101][102] Also reported as Riva, on a voyage from South Shields to Boston, Massachusetts, United States with ten crew and a pilot on board.[103]
Ocean Spray  United Kingdom The ship released a message in a bottle on this date stating that she was in a sinking condition. The bottle came ashore on the coast of Nairnshire in mid-April.[104]
Peleta  Spain The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°48′N 13°30′W / 39.800°N 13.500°W / 39.800; -13.500). Her eleven crew were rescued by Briton ( United Kingdom). Peleta was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bilboa.[105]
Primus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lowestoft whilst evading a collision with the barque Victoria ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft.[45][88]
Prince Albert  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.[79][61]
Robert Nicol  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by the barque Azow ( Norway). Robert Nicol was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dieppe.[63][106]
The Queen  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk, according to a message in a bottle that washed up on the Norfolk coast on 24 February.[107]
Union  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[79][93]
Victoria  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk with the loss of twelve or thirteen of her seventeen or eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Barcelona, Spain.[79][91][66][97][88]
Zemidar  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Dumbarton.[47]

15 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1870
Ship State Description
Adele  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 60 leagues (180 nautical miles (330 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued by Caton ( United Kingdom). Adele was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Auray, Morbihan.[95][108]
Adolphus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset.[45]
Angelica  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She floated off on 25 February and drove against the breakwater.[109]
Confucius  China The steamship ran aground on a rock in the Yangtze and was wrecked.[110]
Cynthia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland.[45]
Hengist  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portland.[45]
Hope  United Kingdom The smack collided with the smack Vesta ( United Kingdom) and sank off Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Penarth.[95]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[89]
Liberté  Belgium The brig collided with the Bull Lightship ( Trinity House) and was severely damaged at the bow. She was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[45]
Marie Amélie  France The ship was wrecked on Belle Île, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[45][89]
Mersey  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Marathon ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Both crew were rescued by Marathon. Mersey was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tranmere, Cheshire. She subsequently floated and was beached at Liverpool with assistance from the tug Hercules ( United Kingdom).[45][111]
Rosetta  United Kingdom The brig capsized at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[89]
St. Stephen's  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cove, County Cork.[101]
Terschelling  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore between Weymouth and Portland. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to London, United Kingdom.[43]
Trye  Norway The barque ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in the River Thames in a waterlogged condition.[45]
Vedra  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by a Norwegian schooner.[101][102]
William Green  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was wrecked near Cardiff, Glamorgan.[89]
Zuma United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig was driven ashore at Saint Sampson.[45][89]

16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1870
Ship State Description
Grand Frederic  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[112] She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[113]
Lady Sale  United Kingdom The brig was beached at Hartlepool, County Durham and subsequently became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[101][84]
Messenger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Galway. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[84]
Prebislaw Rostock The ship ran aground in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lerwick, Shetland Islands in a leaky condition.[43]
Queen of the Isles  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Brest Rocks, on the coast of Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Troon, Ayrshire.[101]
Skerryvore  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Odessa, Russia.[114]
Undine  United States The brig was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam.[43]
William  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Sandhald, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was refloated and assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a sinking condition.[43]

17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1870
Ship State Description
Clara  Sweden The schooner was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Malmö.[101]
Frunhjelm Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated with assistance from a tug.[101]
Ida  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Orlando, Sicily, Italy.[112][50] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bari, Italy.[49][50]
Magdalene Caroline Wismar The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the Isle of May, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Wismar.[101]
Seine and Tamise No. 1  France The ship struck piles at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to London.[46]
St. Stephens  United Kingdom The ship ran aground a Padstow, Cornwall and was damaged.[46]
Trieste  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to the Niewu Diep.[23][115]
Vision  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland.[101][102]
Volante United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The smack collided with the steamship Forest Queen ( United Kingdom) and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bude, Cornwall to Swansea. She was refloated.[23][116]

18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1870
Ship State Description
Alliance  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at São Julião, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Loanda, Portuguese West Africa to Lisbon, Portugal.[49][115]
Aquila Meridana  Mexico The schooner collided with the brigantine Fasel ( Portugal) and was beached near Veracruz.[117]
Emma No. 3  United States The steamboat struck a snag in the Mississippi River near Island 35 and heeled over. A stove was upset and she was destroyed by fire with the loss of 70 lives. She was on a voyage from Memphis, Tennessee to Cincinnati, Ohio.[52]
Hermione  United Kingdom The ship departed from Matanzas, Cuba for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[118]
Sea Gull  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Antwerp, Belgium.[84]
Spray  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[63]

19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1870
Ship State Description
Elizabeth and Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Fleetwood Lighthouse and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Preston, Lancashire for repairs.[52]
Fanny Louisa  New South Wales The schooner collided with the steamship New England ( New South Wales) and sank off Shoalhaven.[71]
Flora Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Glückstadt, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Glückstadt. She was refloated and towed in to Glüclstadt in a severely leaky condition.[10]
Germ  United Kingdom The ship capsized at "Whetton" and was wrecked.[119][106]
Restless  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[120][121]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Berbice, British Guiana.[115][106] She was refloated on 23 February and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[10]
William John  United Kingdom The lighter sank at Belfast, County Antrim.[122]

20 February

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List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1870
Ship State Description
Black Prince United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Victoria The steamship was wrecked at Kissing Point, Queensland.[123][124]
Favourite  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Girvan.[125]
Germ  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Ouse at Blacktoft, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[49]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The coal hulk was run into by the steamship Cimbria ( Hamburg) and sank at Plymouth, Devon.[126]
Nalopa Canada Canada The brig was wrecked at Johnstons Point, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[127]

21 February

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List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1870
Ship State Description
Agnes Linck Danzig The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark.[49]
Austicious  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was refloated and subsequently put in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[128]
Hand of Providence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[49]
Robina  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[49]
Surprise  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Inverness to London.[49]
Zephyr  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated but was driven against the quayside and severely damaged.[106]

22 February

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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1870
Ship State Description
Albert  France The brig foundered off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Bridesmaid ( United Kingdom).[106]
Auguste Stralsund The ship foundered in the English Channel off Eastbourne, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all but three of her crew.[129]
Bazar  France The ship was driven ashore at Point Idzella, Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Ajaccio, Sardinia.[130]
Blue Jacket  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smacks Celerity, Eudoxy and Kate (all  United Kingdom). Blue Jacket was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire.[69][107][131]
Confederation  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[90]
Golden City  United States The steamship was wrecked at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. All on board were rescued by the steamship Panama ( United States). Golden City was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Panama City, United States of Colombia.[132][133]
Herlios Seip Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Pentacottah", India. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rangoon, Burma.[134]
Lufredenheit Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord. France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Nikolaieff, Russia to Dunkerque.[52]
Orontes  United Kingdom The ship departed from Villareal, Spain for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[135]
Patriotte  Italy The brig was wrecked on Zakynthos, Greece with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork, United Kingdom.[112][113]
Primrose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[63]
Princess Helena  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Patras, Greece.[109][77]
Sorte  Italy The brig was wrecked at Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, Sardinia.[136]

23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1870
Ship State Description
Clyde  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Gurnard, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[125]
Emblem  United Kingdom The ship collided with Harmony ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She put in to Broadstairs, Kent, where she was beached.[137]
Idalia  United Kingdom The barque was lost in the Gulf of Satalia. Her crew were rescued by a French steamship.[138][117]
Merriman  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Southsea, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken to Spithead.[107]
Worsley  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the cost of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[125][10]

24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1870
Ship State Description
HMS Charybdis  Royal Navy The Pearl-class corvette ran aground between Blunden Island and Pender Island, British Columbia, Colony of British Columbia. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[139]
Clyde  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Qurnod Sand, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[10]
Coquetdale  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and sank in the Schulpengat, off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Leeds ( United Kingdom). Coquetdale was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to Hamburg.[107][90][140][113]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire.[112]
Dorothea  Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Køge to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[107][141][142]
John  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk by the steamship Jason with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Howth, County Dublin to Ayr.[109][143]
Julia  United Kingdom The smack foundered in Portland Race. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Stokes Bay.[107]
Louisa  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Isla de Lobos, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Montevideo, Uruguay.[144]
Pansy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Soldier's Point, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Antrim.[112][137]
Pluto  Austria-Hungary The steamship ran aground near Varna, Ottoman Empire. Her passengers were taken off.[95] She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Varna.[136] She was declared a total loss.[52]
Speakman  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Both crew were rescued by the tug Royal Arch ( United Kingdom. Speakman was on a voyage from Liverpool to Preston, Lancashire.[112][145]

25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1870
Ship State Description
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[112]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay.[146]
Enoch  United Kingdom The ship sank at Courtmacsherry, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal to Courtmacsherry.[112]
Gem  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bruges, West Flanders.[90] Gem was refloated and taken in to Ostend.[113]
Giulia  Italy The steamship was wrecked at Naples.[130]
Hippogriff  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[147]
Idomenes  Austria-Hungary The barque collided with the steamship Earl of Elgin ( United Kingdom) at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was severely damaged.[107]
Leila M. Long  United States The ship ran aground on Meyers Ledge, in the Weser. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bremen.[112][133]
Maria Santissima Rosario  Italy The ship was wrecked at Naples.[130]
Matilda  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnet Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Aberdeen.[90][113]
Medea  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Weser.[112]
Nell Gwyn  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Veulettes-sur-Mer, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port.[113]
Otterburn  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Rosetta, Egypt. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon.[113]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[147]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk.[147]

26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1870
Ship State Description
Otterburn  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Rosetta, Egypt. She was on a voyage from London to Ceylon.[90]

27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1870
Ship State Description
Pomona  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated with assistance.[133]
Preciosa  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea.[148]

28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1870
Ship State Description
Auguste Marie  France The schooner sank at Barra, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord to Iceland.[149] She subsequently floated and drifted out to sea.[148]
Charlotte Louise Marie  France The fishing smack collided with the brig St. Spiridione ( Greece) and sank in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by St. Spiridione.[95]
Cid  Spain The paddle steamer foundered off Cape Sant Antoni. Her crew were rescued.[109]
Columbia  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Englisn port to Stavanger.[109]
Economy  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of all five crew.[142]
Francisco  Italy The brig was wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Navarino, Greece.[150] She was on a voyage from Genoa to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[151]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Whitby. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby in a leaky condition.[152]
Gatesforth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.[109] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hellevoetsluis.[153]
John  Sweden The abandoned schooner was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, County Durham, United Kingdom.[109]
Johns  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the North Gar Sands, at the mouth of the River Tees. Her six crew were rescued by the Middlesbrough Lifeboat Crossley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), assisted by the tug Echo ( United Kingdom). Johns was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[152][154][108]
Rosa Gasparo  Italy The ship was wrecked near Porto-Longone, Elba. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Genoa.[150]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1870
Ship State Description
Adeliza  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Huelva, Spain.[49]
Alessandro  Greece The brig was wrecked at "Riva", Chile.[43][155]
Aline Emma  France The ship was abandoned off the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was subsequently towed in to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure by Suzanne ( France).[39]
Analipso  Greece The brig was wrecked near Anchiale, Ottoman Empire.[43]
Antonio Spain Cuba The coaster foundered off Havana.[63]
Artisan  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on St. Louis Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galveston, Texas, United States.[43][156]
Aspasia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sigri, Lesbos, Greece.[136]
Belle Brandon  United States The fishing schooner was wrecked on Long Island, near Mount Desert, Maine. Crew saved.[157]
Boatswain  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Courantyne River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Berbice, British Guiana.[109][158]
Carausius  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 February. Her crew were rescued by Althea ( United Kingdom). Carausius was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Boston, Massachusetts.[159][160]
Carrie Hill  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[79]
Concordia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Anguilla. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
Constantine  United States The ship was driven ashore in Tarpaulin Cove. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Boston, Massachusetts.[49]
Davila  Spain The steamship collided with the steamship Bilboa ( Spain) and sank at "Zoroza" in late February. All on board survived.[136]
Deva, or
Ed Eva 		 United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Apis Hill". She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar, where she arrived on 19 February.[115][161]
Douwiena Timmens  Netherlands The sloop foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[82]
Elleray  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Chinese waters. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Yokohama, Japan.[79]
Englishman  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth before 20 February.[106]
Evangelista  Greece The brig was wrecked near "Carabournou", Ottoman Empire.[43]
Express  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada. Shew as on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[45]
Felix  Argentina The ship struck the Merilles and the Le Trempe Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Greenock, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires.[49]
Flash  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Inishark, County Galway.[140]
Fortuna  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Manger Key. She was on a voyage from London to Belize City, British Honduras.[58]
Frederic Nicaise  Belgium The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies before 9 February. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to a port in Chile.[159]
George R. Bradford  United States The fishing schooner sank on the way home to Gloucester, Massachusetts in a gale after leaving Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. Lost with all 6 crew.[162][163][164]
Heaton Hall  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Europa ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to a Mediterranean port.[165]
Helios  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cocanada, India.[140]
J. B. V. No.1  United Kingdom The ship damaged by fire at Buenos Aires.[24]
Jilt United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at Deadman Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium. The Coastguard boarded the ship and found two crew dead. It was alleged that her captain had murdered one of them and he was arrested. Jilt was refloated on 16 February with assistance from the tug Dandy (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[155][102]
John Bunyan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida. She was later refloated.[46]
Joseph Frank  United States The ship was driven ashore near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from New York to Cádiz. She was refloated and taken in to Sanlúcar de Barrameda.[72]
Lady Alice Kenlis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dundrum.[79] The hulk eventually ended up on the Sutton Hoo estate.[166]
Leon Crespo  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled "at Chincora". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Valparaíso, Chile.[72][13]
M. and E. Robbins  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Queenstown, County Cork.[167]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 February. Barratry suspected as the cause of loss. She was on a voyage from Cork to Callao, Peru.[60]
Mary  United States The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Callao to Boston, Massachusetts.[46]
Mary Alice Canada Canada The ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[125]
Mary Kelly  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Cárdenas, Cuba.[49]
Myrtle  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of nine smacks and a tug and beached at Harwich, Essex.[69]
Nora  United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and sank. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[79]
Petite Auguste  France The ship was wrecked near Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cádiz.[26]
Reindeer  United States The steamship was wrecked at Port Aransas, Texas.[45]
Republique  France The ship was driven ashore on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique.[26]
Runnymede  United Kingdom The brig was lost on the east coast of Japan.[49]
San Fernando  Spain The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Manila.[115]
Susan H. Gibson  United States The ship was lost on the Spanish Main. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Laguna, Brazil.[45]
Teresina  Italy The schooner was lost near Ostia.[153]
Tulsco  United States The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put back to Philadelphia.[95]
Vasilefs Georgios  Royal Hellenic Navy The ironclad was damaged at sea, dislodging guns in one of her turrets. She put in to Lisbon, Portugal for repairs on 9 February.[45]
Virgendi Begona Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to the Gironde.[54]
Voltigeur  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at West Hartlepool, County Durham.[168]
Westburn  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Pescadores. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo, China to London.[23]
Zwee Bruder Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Pola, Austria-Hungary. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Pola. She was later refloated.[155]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Ventnor, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom before 12 February.[169]

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