List of shipwrecks in February 1847

The list of shipwrecks in February 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1847.

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1 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Bronett  United Kingdom The Humber Keel sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew survived. She was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[1]
Langton  United Kingdom The flat ran aground and sank at New Brighton, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Monarch  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Aberdeen.[3]
Prince George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dardanelles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Villaregas" to Odessa.[4][5]

2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Catherina  Kingdom of Hanover The ship foundered off Wangeroog. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel to London, United Kingdom.[6]
Dora  United Kingdom The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7]
Iodine  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire.[8]
Lydia  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Portland Bay.[9] She was on a voyage from Port Fairy, New South Wales to London.[10]
Meta  United States The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Guste. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Bremerhaven.[3]
Nouveau Tropique  France The ship was wrecked at Île Bourbon.[11]
Progress  United Kingdom The schooner ran agrount on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]

3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Magnet  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Harlingen to London.[12][8]
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portishead, Somerset.[13]
Theresa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Lilstock and Sheraton, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bridgwater, Somerset. Theresa was refloated and taken in to Watchet in a derelict condition.[14]
HMS Thunderbolt  United Kingdom The Driver-class sloop struck rocks off Cape Recife and was beached in Algoa Bay, where she was wrecked. Her crew survived.[15]

4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Amazone Martinique The schooner was wrecked on Acklins Island, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[16]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Kingsdown and Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[13]
Sharp  United Kingdom The cutter was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London.[17]
Venskab  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Nakkehead Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to an English port.[6]

5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Bambro' Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hull, Yorkshire.[1]
Belvidere  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen.[18]
Droningen  Norway The ship was discovered abandoned and derelict in the North Sea and was taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to "Tregnier", France.[3]
Four Sodskene  Norway The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bergen. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Bergen.[19]
Terpsichore  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Puerto Real. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Havana, Cuba.[20]

6 February
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Johannes  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Memel with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Memel to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[21]
Udney  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the schooner Archer ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew survived.[22][23] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[24]

7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Anna Elsabe  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Nyborg, Denmark.[25]
Brothers  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Brig Rocks. She was refloated and taken in to Groomsport, County Down in a leaky condition.[18]
Consbrook  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Burial Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[26]
Echo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Nyborg.[25]
Woodmansterne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Coringa, India.[27]

8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Charles British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[28]
Chillena  United Kingdom The ship struck the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[18]
Elisas Minde  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Agger Canal, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Aalborg.[29]
Maria  Sweden The ship ran aground and sank at Gothenburg with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[25][30]
Sir Edward  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[18]
True Blue  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Battery Point, Devon. She was refloated and beached at Plymouth.[22]

9 February
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza Burns  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Dunbar, Lothian. No further trace, presumed subsequnently foundered with the loss of all hands.[31]
Little Pet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Crow Sound, Isles of Scilly. She was refloated.[6]
Mary Ellen  United States The ship was wrecked off Pulo Subi with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Whampoa, China to New York.[32]
Suomi  France The ship was wrecked near Oran, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude to Oran.[33]

10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Adventure  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the entrance to the Sound of Mull.[34]
Bonne Marie  France The ship was driven ashore near Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Charles  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 11 February.[26][35]
Eliza, or Idea  United Kingdom The abandoned barque was driven ashore on Enniskea Island, County Mayo.[36]
Mary Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno for repairs.[37]
Santa Trinita  Greece The brig was driven ashore at Livorno.[37]
Vestal  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Livorno. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno for repairs.[37]

11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Chusan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to New Orleans, Louisiana.[38]
Due Amici Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Paterno with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[39]

12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
John William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Uggerslev, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantzic. She was refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark before proceeding on her voyage.[40][41]
Rose  United Kingdom The barque struck a sunken rock and sank off Jethou, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[42][35]
Sir Henry Huntly  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[43]
Tweed  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Alacranes Reef in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of 72 of the 151 people on board. Survivors were rescued on 17 February by the brig Emilio ( Spain).[44][45][46] Tweed was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[47]

13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Barbary  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Clyde  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[25][49]
Earl of Selkirk  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dundalk, County Louth. She was refloated.[23]
Entran  United States The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]
Hawarden Castle  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by HMS Pigmy ( Royal Navy). Hawarden Castle was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[21]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Maryport. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Maryport.[50]
Leonida  Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked on the Capo Bianco Shoal, off the coast of Elba, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[39]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship was beached in False Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall.[51] She had become a wreck by 6 March.[52]
Tino  United Kingdom The ship collided with a schooner off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and was consequently beached at Skegness, Lincolnshire. She was repaired and resumed her voyage.[42]
Zarna  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued on 20 February by HMS Stromboli ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Christiansand, Norway.[4][53]

14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Angelina  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Buchan Ness, Aberdeenshire and was damaged. She put in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to London.[36]
Delta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank between the English Stones and the British River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Gloucester.[42]
Effort  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Tralee Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Tralee, County Kerry.[37]
Emilie  France The brig was wrecked on Nash Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of all eight crew.[54] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[17]
Fox  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[42]
Ganges  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Whitby's Passage. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to and English port. She was refloated and taken in to Moulmein.[55]
Highland Lass  United Kingdom The ship struck the Tryham Rock and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bideford, Devon. She floated off and came ashore at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[29]
Honor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35]
Mary Joseph  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day.[17][50]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Belfast, County Antrim.[17]
Rienzi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank on Sully Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[17]
HMS Rodney  Royal Navy The Rodney-class ship of the line ran aground and was damaged at Point St. Angelo, Malta. She was refloated. Repairs were estimated to take a month to complete.[56]

15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Earl Grey  United Kingdom The smack ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was towed off but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[17][36]
Fortuna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mulroy, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Dunfanaghy, County Donegal.[29][23]
Govan  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Joseph Anderson ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was beached in Bootle Bay. Govan was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17][57]
Ivy  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and was severely damaged at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Scarborough.[35]
Jane Tudor  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17][57]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mulroy.[23]
Minervia  United Kingdom The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[21]
Ovis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[42] She was refloated.[17]
Porpoise  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Hebden ( United Kingdom) and sank at Whitby, Yorkshire.[57][35]

16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Commercial  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[29] She was on a voyage from Fisherrow, Lothian to Pettycur, Fife.[58]
Hull  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland.[29]
Norma  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Dunkerque, Nord.[59]
Regina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Killala Bay.[29] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Sligo.[60]

17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Flying Fox New South Wales The cutter was wrecked on South Head. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Shoalhaven.[61][62]
Gaspard  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at "Kernic", Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen.[25] She had become a wreck by 24 February.[33]
Hammonia  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She floated off on 19 February and subsequently ran aground at Glückstadt.[37]
Herald  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras.[63]
William and Sally  United Kingdom The ship ran agroundand was damaged on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Hull. She was refloated.[64]

18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Georgiana  United States The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the Berry Islands. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[65]
Jane  United Kingdom The sloop collided with Cornelius in the North Sea and was abandoned off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Cornelius. Jane was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[25][66][64] She was taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition on 28 February.[67]
Lane  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland whilst on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, United States for Kilrush, County Clare. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68]
Margaret and Graham  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[29][23][30]

19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Clémence  France The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Andreselles, Pas-de-Calais.[29]
Eagle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint Thomas. She was refloated and put in to Grenada.[27]
Janet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[25]
Mary Ellen  United Kingdom The ship collided with Perilla ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel.[29] She was refloated on 23 February and taken in to Newport, Monmouthshire.[31]
Wilhelm  Bremen The ship ran aground on the Robber Platte, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bremen.[19]

20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Commerce  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on Inchgarvie. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Inverkeithing, Fife.[67]
Croft  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[25]
David  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne. She was refloated.[25]
General  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and capsized at Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[69]
Jessie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rhosneigr, Anglesey, She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to London.[25] She was refloated on 27 February and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[70]
Maid of Mona Isle of Man The ship was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba.[71]
HMRC Nimble Board of Customs The cutter struck a rock and sank west of Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the White Sands, in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from Lombok, Netherlands East Indies to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was refloated.[51]
Watchword  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to London. She was refloated the next day and put in to Stangate Creek.[25]

21 February
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Brechin Castle  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of 25 lives. She was on a voyage from Port Adelaide, South Australia to Swansea, Glamorgan.[54][72]
Mazeppa  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank off the coast of Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31]
Tiber  United Kingdom The P&O paddle steamer was wrecked at "Ville de Conde", 12 nautical miles (22 km) from Oporto, Portugal with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Vigo, Spain.[73][74][75][76]

22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Acorn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the La Folle Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was refloated but grounded again. Refloated a second time and completed her voyage.[77]
Bustin  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Punta Reef, off the coast of Cuba and was damaged She was refloated and taken in to Havana, Cuba for repairs.[78]
Duque de Porto  Portuguese Navy The steamship was wrecked on the Felgaieras Rocks, in the Douro at Matosinhos with the loss of all eighteen of her crew.[79][80][81] She was later refloated and beached at the mouth of the Douro.[82]
Louise Bertha  Prussia The ship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Memel.[83]
Two Sisters  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Ouse at Swinefleet, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[84]
Winguard  Norway The ship departed from Torbay for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[85]

23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Britta Emelia  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Drontheim, Norway in a capsized condition. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[86]
Busy  United Kingdom The smack struck rocks at Stepper Point, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued.[84]
Cuba  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Antigua. Cuba was towed in to Kingstown, County Dublin the next day in a crippled condition.[86]
Elise  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Wick.[87] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wick for repairs.[53]
John Wilson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Port Carlisle, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland.[31][67]
Mercurio  Malta The ship was wrecked on the North Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Malta.[88]
Shannon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the West Indies. She was refloated with assistance from Joseph and William and Tiger (both  United Kingdom).[89]

24 February
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Percival British North America The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Boston, Massachusetts, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90]

25 February
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Dapper  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[87]
Unity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank in the River Tay.[83]

26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February March 1847
ShipCountryDescription
John Bell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tara Bay, County Antrim.[83] She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Portaferry, County Down.[91]
Tipula  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople.[92]

27 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Jane Lowder  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (47°53′N 9°57′W). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Feliz Uniao ( Portugal). Jane Lowder was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Cork.[93][94][95][96]
Johanna  Prussia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa.[69]
Marco Bozzari  Greece The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa.[69]
Ocean  Russia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa.[69]

28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Cornelia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Cork.[97]
Edward Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued.[98]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated on 1 March.[83][39]
Nancy British North America The ship was wrecked on Key Britten. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[99]
Rose  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Old Haven by the steamship Royal Victoria ( United Kingdom) with the loss of seven of her eight crew. The survivor was rescued by Royal Victoria. Rose was on a voyage from London to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated the next day and beached on the Essex bank of the river.[39][100][101][102]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1847
ShipCountryDescription
Amaury  France The ship was driven ashore at the Cordouan Lighthouse before 24 February. Her crew were rescued.[4] She had floated off and drifted out to sea by 25 February.[19] Amaury was subsequently taken in to the Gironde.[39]
Anna  Netherlands The galiot was wrecked on Imbros, Ottoman Empire before 13 February.[33] She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to the Gulf of Saros and Amsterdam, North Holland.[69]
Apollo  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 February.[99] She was discovered by Solon ( United Kingdom on that date and set afire.[103]
Barbadoes  United Kingdom The ship was lost before 7 February. Seven crew were rescued by Camœna and Radius (both  United Kingdom). Barbadoes was on a voyage from Savanilla, Republic of New Granada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104][67]
Brechin Castle  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Pwlldye, Glamorgan on or before 22 February.[25]
Charade  France The steamship was wrecked on the coast of Senegal with the loss of 25 to 30 lives.[105]
Christoph Columb  France The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Danubio Austrian Empire The barque was beached on Bazza Island, Greece after colliding with another vessel. She was on a voyage from Fiume to Hull, Yorkshire.[83][107]
Duke of Oporto  Portugal The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Douro.[108]
Elizabeth British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was towed in to Denman's Bay, County Cork on 21 February.[84]
Eugene  France The ship was driven ashore at Cape Janissary, Ottoman Empire, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated.[83]
Getruida Hendrika Flag unknown The galiot was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom before 25 February.[107]
Glencal  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated on 17 February.[58]
Grecian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Heraclia", Ottoman Empire before 18 February. She was on a voyage from the Danube to an English port. She had been refloated by 26 February and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[92]
Hanover  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Arabian coast 150 nautical miles (280 km) north east of Aden before 26 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden to Ceylon.[109]
Henriette  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Dardanelles before 3 February. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Odessa. She was refloated.[4]
Isabella British North America The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia before 2 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Johns, Newfoundland to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[17]
Izette  United States The barque was driven ashore at Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France before 10 February.[110]
HMS Jackal  Royal Navy The Jackal-class gunvessel ran aground and was damaged at Lisbon.[111]
Lady Reid  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned before 15 February.[21]
Lord Stanley  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire whilst bound for Aden, where she arrived on 2 March.[112]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey before 20 February.[25]
Mogul Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Dardanelles before 3 February. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Ondiaka  United States Mexican–American War: The troopship was wrecked on the coast of Mexico before 4 February. All on board survived, but were taken as prisoners of war by the Mexicans.[113][114]
Oura  Russia The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Dardanelles before 3 February. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Odessa. She was refloated.[4]
Princess Marie  France The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Sea Nymph British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 February.[110]
Sharp  United Kingdom The cutter was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°00′N 11°20′W). Her crew were rescued by the brig Le Jeune Polyxene ( France). Sharp was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London.[83]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for Donegal in early February. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[115]
HMS Thetis  Royal Navy The fifth rate ran aground at Lisbon. She was ordered to Plymouth, Devon for repairs.[111]
William McCulloch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Moville, County Donegal. She was refloated and put back to Londonderry, where she arrived on 24 February.[88]

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Ship events in 1847
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Ship commissionings: 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852
Ship decommissionings: 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852
Shipwrecks: 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852

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