The list of shipwrecks in February 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1872.
1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
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| Angelus
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 United Kingdom
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The smack was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[1]
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| Bee
|
United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Lossiemouth, Moray. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Lossiemouth.[2][3]
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| Eclipse
|
United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan.[4]
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| Express
|
Jersey
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The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[1] She was on a voyage from London to Demerara, British Guiana. She was later refloated and put in to Gravesend, Kent.[5]
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| Glenmark
|
United Kingdom
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The ship departed from Port Lyttelton, New Zealand for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6]
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| Henry Cook
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore near Strangford, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[4]
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| Stowell
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked in St Brides Bay.[1]
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| Victor
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Kilroot, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Lisbon, Portugal.[4][1]
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2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Elphinstone
|
 Sweden
|
The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Darien, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[1]
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| Fige Rohoman
|
 India
|
The brig sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chittagong to Galle, Ceylon.[7]
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| Unnamed
|
 Netherlands
|
The galiot was driven ashore at Longman Point, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom.[1]
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3 February
4 February
5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Ariel
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was sighted in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon whilst on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18]
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| Fredericke
|
 Germany
|
The ship was abandoned off Sines, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, Greece to Bremen.[19]
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| Minnesota
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[3] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.[20]
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| Reward
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was beached at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[11][3][21]
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| Roxburgh Castle
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida, United States.[5]
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| Starling
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat.[11][3]
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| Vesper
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and sailed for Sunderland.[21][12]
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6 February
7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Bertha
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground and sank at Hirsholmene, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Aarhus, Denmark.[19] She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark in a severely leaky condition.[24][25]
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| Colorado
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship was run into by the steamship Arabian ( United Kingdom) in Liverpool Bay and was beached at Crosby, Lancashire with the loss of six lives. Survivors from her 146 passengers were taken off by Arabian. Colorado was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States[26][27][28] She subsequently broke in two.[20]
|
| Constance
|
 United States
|
The barque was driven ashore near "Passaroeng", Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and towed in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[12]
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| Haring
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sank at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12][16]
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| William and Charles
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner struck the wreck of the steamship Ada ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Olive Leaf ( United Kingdom). William and Charles was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[29][19]
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| Two unnamed vessels
|
United Kingdom
|
The screw hoppers were run into by the steamship Bivouac ( United Kingdom) and sank at South Shields.[16]
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8 February
9 February
10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Charlotte
|
Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen.[23]
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| Friedrike
|
Germany
|
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ubes, Portugal.[37]
|
| Laurel
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Warrenpoint, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[22]
|
| Napier
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig departed from Fernandina, Florida, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38]
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| Surprise
|
United Kingdom
|
The pilot cutter was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Nile ( United Kingdom) with the loss of three lives.[39]
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| Ubbina
|
United States
|
The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40]
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| White Rose
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked at Saquarema, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Ballestas Island, Peru to Falmouth, Cornwall.[22][41]
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11 February
12 February
13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Dart
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner sank in Runswick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Sandsend, Yorkshire.[47]
|
| Favourite
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[43] She was on a voyage from Olhão, Portugal to Hull.[48]
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| George
|
United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was destroyed by fire in the River Suir. Her crew were rescued.[47] She was on a voyage from Cork to Neath, Glamorgan.[48]
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| Mary Dixon
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner foundered in Lough Swilly.[43] Her crew were rescued.[37]
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| Sarah Cooper
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner sank off Monrovia, Liberia. Her crew were rescued.[49]
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| Shamrock
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Tonamore Point, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[43]
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| Surprise
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Sheaf Rock, off Portland Bill, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Hartlepool, county Durham.[47]
|
| Zwolte
|
Netherlands
|
The derelict galiot drove ashore north of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[30][48]
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14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Adler
|
Germany
|
The ship ran aground on the Gelbsand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to an English port.[44][45] She was refloated and towed in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[23]
|
| Beatrice
|
United Kingdom
|
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk.[47]
|
| Ethel
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire.[37]
|
Harry Booth, or
Mary Booth
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Cobblers.[50][13]
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| Ispahan
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship departed from Malta for Dunkerque, Nord, France. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered off Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of all on board.[51]
|
| Levant
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Clyde to Grenada.[37] She was refloated.[5]
|
| Northumbria
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Clough, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Trinidad.[30][37]
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15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Active
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Nairn.[52]
|
| Florine
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven out to sea from Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion during a cyclone. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53]
|
| Frances
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[37]
|
| Iron Era
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London. She was refloated.[37]
|
| Montana
|
United States
|
The ship was destroyed by fire off St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew took refuge on the island, from where they were rescued on 20 February by the barque Trencaneau ( United Kingdom). Montana was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Hong Kong.[54][55]
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16 February
17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1872
| Ship |
State |
Description
|
| Famille
|
 France
|
The ship departed from Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies for Melbourne, Victoria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
|
| Springbok
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[45]
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| No. 12
|
 Belgium
|
The pilot cutter was run down and sunk by a barque off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. All on board survived.[45]
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19 February
20 February
21 February
22 February
23 February
United Kingdom
Sweden
India
Netherlands
United States
Germany
Newfoundland Colony
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Italy). Electra was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London. Also reported that eighteen lives were lost.[22][33][34]
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Belgium
New Zealand
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