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List of shipwrecks in January 1828

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The list of shipwrecks in January 1828 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1828.

1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1828
Ship State Description
Adele  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[1]
Aimable Adela  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1][2]
Angelem  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1]
Cambria  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Swansea.[3]
Croith  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[2]
Croisie  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1]
Esperance  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of at least three lives.[4]
Laurie  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked at Walberswick, Suffolk.[5]
Messager  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Martinique.[1]
Mor Mar  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[2]
Pacifique  France The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg.[1]
Societé  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cherbourg.[1]

2 January

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List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1828
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[6]
George IV  United Kingdom The ship departed from Lymington, Hampshire for Brighton, Sussex. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[7]

3 January

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List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1828
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Dog Island, Clifden, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[8]
Lovir  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[9]

5 January

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List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1828
Ship State Description
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dragør, Norway.[10]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[11]

7 January

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List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1828
Ship State Description
Chelsea  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Agaphea ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[12]
General Moore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Bury, Lancashire[13]
Goytree  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tenby.[13]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on the next tide but consequently sank.[14]
John  United Kingdom The ship struck sunken wreckage off Bridlington, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat.[15]
Joseph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Ballycotton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal, County Cork.[16]
Larch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[8]

8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1828
Ship State Description
Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was lost at the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all hands.[9][16]

9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1828
Ship State Description
Matilda  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the River Plate.[17]

10 January

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List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1828
Ship State Description
Annesley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk or Seaford, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[2][18]
Centurion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to London.[16][19]
May  United Kingdom The coaster foundered in the North Sea off Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire with the loss of all three crew.[20] She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Selby, Yorkshire.[21]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship struck the breakwater and sank at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Plymouth.[18] Her crew were rescued by Hayden ( United Kingdom).[16]

11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1828
Ship State Description
Broughton Tower  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head, Cumberland. Her crew surviveded.[22]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head with the loss of two of her crew.[22][23]
Westmorland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Bees Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland[22][23]

12 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1828
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Llanmadoc, Glamorgan and was abandoned by her crew, she was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barnstaple, Devon.[9]
Charles  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off Ryhope, County Durham with the loss of all six of her crew.[24]
Larina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Salcombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[25]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Strangford, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[7][26]

13 January

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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1828
Ship State Description
Archangelo Raphael Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The polacca was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Apulia, to London, United Kingdom.[27]
Cato  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[27]
Heyden  United Kingdom The transport ship was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[27]
Hussaren  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Pegwell Bay, Kent. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to London.[16][28]
Jessie Lawson  United Kingdom The ship was driven into Indian Trader ( United Kingdom) during a gale. She then ran aground and was wrecked in Mountbatten Bay. All on board survived. Jessie was on a voyage from London to Van Diemen's Land.[16][27]
John and Robert  United Kingdom The transport ship broke free from her moorings when Tajo ( Portugal) was driven into her. She then went ashore and was wrecked in Mountbatten Bay. Her crew survived.[27]
Juno  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire by Alert ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[19]
Jupiter  Sweden The barque was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from the Mediterranean to Christiana, Norway.[27]
Lady Dundas  United Kingdom The schooner was run into and severely damaged by HMS Conflict ( Royal Navy). She sank the next day when the two vessels were parted.[27]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay. She was refloated on 15 January.[27]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Bovisand Bay.[27]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Bridlington Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Blakeney, Norfolk to "Barhead".[29]
Sarah  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Poole, Dorset.[16]
Selina  United Kingdom The West Indiaman was wrecked on Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of all hands.[27]
Speculation  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Mountbatten Bay.[27]
Stephen Knight  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Deadman's Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to London.[27]
Union  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Yealm, Devon. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[30]
William and Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Mount WisePlymouth. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to HMNB Devonport.[27]

14 January

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List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1828
Ship State Description
Rein Deer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship departed from Newfoundland for Halifax, Nova Scotia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[31]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[27]

16 January

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List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1828
Ship State Description
Hawk or Hawke  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Garroch Head, Isle of Bute with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Demerara.[21][32]
Lawrence  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[33]
Mountaineer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
Reaper  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh, Suffolk with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[25]
Sarah Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[12][34]
St. Lawrence  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west of the Shetland Islands with the ultimate loss of six of her nine crew.[35]

17 January

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List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1828
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at North Shields, County Durham.[36]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[21]
John and Grace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Leda  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[37]
Thames  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[19]

18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1828
Ship State Description
Malvina  United Kingdom The ship sank at South Shields, County Durham.[21]
Middelburg  Netherlands The ship was lost on the Banyard Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders.[37]
Three Friends  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the River Shannon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Terceira, Azores, Portugal.[30][38]

19 January

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List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1828
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Donegal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County Donegal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]

20 January

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List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1828
Ship State Description
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near St. Bees, Cumberland.[26]

21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1828
Ship State Description
Rosamond  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Humber by HMS Sapphire ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued by HMS Sapphire.[37][39]

22 January

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List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1828
Ship State Description
Calista  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Madeira, Portugal.[40]
Doris  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[41] Doris was refloated in early February and taken in to Boulogne.[12]

23 January

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List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1828
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitehaven, Cumberland and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Whitehaven.[30]

24 January

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List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1828
Ship State Description
Mars  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and beached at Broadstairs, Kent.[37]

25 January

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List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1828
Ship State Description
Duchess of Gloucester  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Tobago. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Trinidad.[42]
Theresa  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Alexandria, Egypt.[43]

26 January

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List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1828
Ship State Description
Camel  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]
Stirling  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked near Fort William, Scotland, Inverness-shire with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[44]

27 January

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List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1828
Ship State Description
Buckers  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Antigua. She was on a voyage from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Antigua.[42]

28 January

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List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1828
Ship State Description
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Bay of Fundy. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[45]

29 January

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List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1828
Ship State Description
James & Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bamburgh, Northumberland.[46]

30 January

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List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1828
Ship State Description
Lawrence  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[34]

31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1828
Ship State Description
HMS Cambrian  Royal Navy The frigate was in collision with HMS Isis off Gramvousa, Crete and the run aground, Her crew were taken off and she was subsequently wrecked.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1828
Ship State Description
David Cannon  United States The ship was driven ashore at Barmouth, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[47]
Express  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Moy at Ballina, County Mayo.[48]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool.[48]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Fundy before 28 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[49][50]
La Seine  France The brig was wrecked on the coast of Jutland.[6]
Les Deux Amis  France The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom in late January.[30]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship struck the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea and foundered. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Dublin.[16]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kinsale, County Cork.[16]
Pelican  United Kingdom The ship sank in King's Dock, Liverpool in early January.[47]
Prosperity  United Kingdom The ship was blown out to sea from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[50]
Thomas Bouche  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Marden Rocks, Larne Lough. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[22] She sank on 31 January.[12]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Hamburg before 19 January.[30]
Woodman  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked north of the Gut of Canso.[50]

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