List of shipwrecks in January 1826

The list of shipwrecks in January 1826 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during January 1826.

1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Carolina Frederica Stettin The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London, United Kingdom. Carolina Frederica was later refloated.[1]
Fisher  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian, to Aberdeen.[2]
George  United Kingdom The smack foundered in Loch Eriboll. Her five crew were rescued by Trader ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo, to London.[3]
Haabet  Russia The ship was wrecked on Mousa, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Riga to Toulon, Var, France.[4]
Ida Margaretta  Denmark The ship was wrecked on the Double Headed Shot Key, in the Caribbean Sea. Her thirteen were rescued on 4 January by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba, to Hamburg.[5][6]
Margaret & Jean  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on av oyage from Seville, Spain to London.[7]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Wicklow Head. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Dublin.[9]

2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Centaurus  Spain The ship was wrecked at Marbella. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Londonderry, United Kingdom[10]
Colombia  United States The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[11]
Delight  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated on 26 January.[12]
Elvira  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[11]
Flight  United States The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated on 5 January.[11]
James Monroe  United States The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[11] She was refloated on 6 January with assistance from HMS Thetis ( Royal Navy).[13]
Jeune Laure  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Martinique.[11] Jeune Laure was refloated in mid-January with assistance from HMS Thetis ( Royal Navy).[14]
Zes Gebroeders  Netherlands The ship was abandoned off Texel, North Holland. She was subsequently taken in to the Nieuw Diep.[15]

3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Bien Heureux  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Teignmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Brest, Finistère.[15]
Delight  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bridlington.[15]
Elizabeth and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to London.[16]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Annatto Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica.[17]
Fame,
Highlander		  United Kingdom The ships were in collision in the Clyde and were beached. Fame was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. The paddle steamer Highlander was on a voyage from Tobermory, Mull to Greenock. She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock in a leaky condition.[15]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[8]
Oscar  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at "Bacares". She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Málaga, Spain and Cette, Hérault, France.[11]
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from London to Dundalk, County Louth.[18] She was later refloated and taken in to Warren Point, County Antrim.[19]
Swiftsure  United Kingdom The schooner as wrecked on a reef off the Braco Group.[17]

4 January
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Antigone  France The ship was driven ashore in the Garonne at Bordeaux, Gironde. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Martinique. Antigone was later refloated.[7][19]
Barcelona  Spain The ship was lost near Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[20]
Elizabeth & Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[15]
Schofield  United Kingdom The ship departed from Bangor for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21]

5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Clarion  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Hesper  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Narbonne, Aude, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[4][22]
Intrepid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Skerries, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[18][23]
Iris  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France.[13]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Dunmore East, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[18]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Felskago Reef. Her crew were rescued.[24]

6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Aronta Kingdom of Sardinia The ship struck the mole and sank at Genoa. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Genoa.[22]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Dundalk, County Louth.[18][23]
Fame  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Drogheda, County Louth.[18][23]
Letitia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to Dublin.[18][23] Letitia was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Dublin.[7]
Margaret and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Newry, County Antrim. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Newry.[25]
Marian  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Dublin.[18][23][26]
Marie Anne  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Marie Anne was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate in a waterlogged condition.[23]
Robinson Potter  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to Providence, Rhode Island.[27]
Sampson  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore at Dublin.[18][23]

7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°29′N 10°19′W). Her twelve crew were rescued by Frances ( United States). She was on a voyage from St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, British North America, to Leith, Lothian.[22][28][29]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of three of her crew. Two of the crew of Joseph ( United Kingdom), which went to her assistance, were also lost. Catherine was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to London.[8][26]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shot Keys.[10]
Fisher  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Boddam, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian, to Aberdeen.[18]
Hector  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Embden to Gibraltar.[23]
Oscar  Sweden The ship was wrecked at Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cette, Hérault, France.[29]

8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Arabella  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Jupiter ( United Kingdom).[22]
Cumberland  United States The ship was run into and sunk at Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom, by Mercator ( Sweden).[26]

9 January
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
HMS Algerine  Royal Navy The 10-gun brig-sloop foundered in the Bay of Egina.[30]
Bien-Heureux  France The ship was wrecked off the Ness, Teignmouth, Devon[31]
Nymph  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Albion ( United Kingdom). Nymph was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire She was boarded by some of the crew of Albion and towed in to Cork.[22]

10 January
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Cora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Tangier, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[32]

11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Crisis  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cowes, Isle of Wight for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship struck the Catchops rocks, at the mouth of the Tagus and was abandoned by her crew. She subsequently came ashore and was severely damaged. Fanny was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dartmouth, Devon and Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Aurora ( Royal Navy) and anchored off the Belém Tower.[13][14]

12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Martha  United Kingdom The ship departed from British Honduras for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[34]

13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Riseborough ( United Kingdom). Lavinia was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Dublin.[35]

14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, British North America to Leith, Lothian. She subsequently came ashore on the west coast of South Uist, Outer Hebrides on 9 February.[36]
Bristol  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Ballinscillig Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, to Youghal, County Cork.[37]

15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Sandy Cove Island, County Cork, with the loss of a crew member.[38]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk by Speke ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. Jane was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal, to London.[4]
Liddell  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Carabournow", Russia. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Doumouzden", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[39]

16 January
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Sinclair Grenada The drogher was wrecked in Grenville Bay.[13]
Two unidentified schooners Unknown Both on the Seven Stones Reef, Cornwall, one disappeared from view immediately and the second was lost with all hands.[40]

17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Delight  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Evander  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tiree. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[12]

18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Havana Packet  Hamburg The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]

19 January
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Amitie  France The ship departed from Martinique for Dunkerque, Nord. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[43]
Hendrica Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Gothenburg. She was later refloated and taken in to "Karingoen" and then Marstrand.[20]

20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[4] She was refloated on 25 January and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[11]
Sector  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island.[20]

21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
City  United Kingdom The ship departed from Dublin for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[32]
Erin  United Kingdom The ship was drive ashore at "Crio Nero", Greece.[44]

23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Jane  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[45]
Juno  United Kingdom The ship departed from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered in the atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[46]

24 January
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship struck a reef or wreck and was consequently beached at Panama City, Gran Colombia.[47]

25 January
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Boldon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[13]
Collingwood  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Flamborough Head, Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[48] Collingwood was refloated on 9 February and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[49]
Europe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Scarborough.[13]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head.[13]

27 January
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Albion  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Havana, Cuba.[50]

29 January
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
John and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at New Grimsby, Scilly Isles with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Hull, Yorkshire.[51][52]
Minerva  France The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gravelines, Nord.[52]

30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Molly  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Isle of Glass Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from County Clare to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[53]

31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Omnium  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Hull, Yorkshire.[54] Omnium later floated off and came ashore at "Warburg".[55]
Zealous  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Aberdeen and sank.[41]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1826
ShipCountryDescription
Anna  United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Nicobar Islands to Rangoon, Burma. At least two of her crew survived.[56]
Aris  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Friesland, Netherlands.[13]
Bellisarius Flag unknown The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America before 9 January.[57]
Blossom  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cape Wrath, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Drontheim, Norway to Dundalk, County Louth. Ceres was later refloated and repaired.[10]
Eliza and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex before 7 January. Her crew were rescued.[59]
Espoir  France The ship was lost at Saint-Louis, Senegal before 3 January.[10]
Ida Margaretta  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Double Headed Shot Keys before 4 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[10]
Neptune  Spain The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Málaga to Matanzas, Mexico. Her crew survived.[60]
New Friendship  United Kingdom The ship struck a reef and sank off Greenore Point, County Louth.[13]
Prince Coburg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands to Sligo. Prince Coburg was later refloated and taken in to Stromness.[61]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Præstø, Denmark, in early January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Hull, Yorkshire.[62]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Trapani, Sicily before 3 January.[11] She was on a voyage from Trapani to Dublin. Sisters was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Trapani.[20]

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Ship events in 1826
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Ship commissionings: 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831
Ship decommissionings: 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831
Shipwrecks: 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831

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