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The list of shipwrecks in February 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1881.

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1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1881
Ship State Description
Gwendoline  United Kingdom The steamship sank at South Queensferry, Lothian.[1]
Harvest Queen  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Chappel Rock, off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[1]
Primus  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Cardiff. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She dragged her anchors the next day and was driven into the brigantine Nadir ( Austria-Hungary). She was taken in to Cardiff.[3]
Senior  Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland.[1]

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2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1881
Ship State Description
Antonio Ottone  Italy The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[4]
Pacific  Norway The brigantine was wrecked on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Santos, Brazil.[5]
Pepe Tono  Spain The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Barcelona. No further trace.[6]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground off Southend, Essex. She was refloated.[3]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was run down and sunk off in the Atlantic Ocean the south coast of Spain by the barque Alexandra ( United Kingdom).[2]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1881
Ship State Description
City of Richmond  United States The ship was driven ashore at "Port Rhylfydd", Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescueed.City of Richmond was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[7][8] She broke up on 4 March.[9]
Mary Stuart Canada Dominion of Canada The ship ran aground on the Shingles Sands, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. Twenty Margate boatmen went aboard and she made for London, United Kingdom.[10]
May Queen  United Kingdom The dandy was driven ashore at Saltfleet Haven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[8]
Nano B.  Austria-Hungary The barque was wrecked at Lagos, Portugal with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Egypt.[7]
Sceptre  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Ketelplaat, in the Scheldt.[7]
Stamford  United Kingdom The steamship struck the west point of Ouessant, Finistère, France and foundered with the loss of thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[11][8]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1881
Ship State Description
Astarte  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Ringfadd Point, County Down. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[10]
Bremen  Germany The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Levenwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of thirteen of her twenty crew.[12]
City of Dublin  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Kron Prinz Wilhelm ( Germany) and sank in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven, Germany with the loss of six of her crew.[8]
Nestor  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[10]
Sarah Mandell  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Dordt, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace.[6]
State of Florida  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Machray Bay, Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from New York to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated.[10]
Tay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south west of Port Soderick, Isle of Man. Her crew survived.[10]
Tordenskjold Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[10]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Ringfadd Point. She was refloated and taken in to Glasgow.[13]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1881
Ship State Description
Broomhill  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her 18 crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat Florence Nightingale ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[14] She was refloated and beached.[4]
Charles  United Kingdom The ship departed from Youghal, County Cork for Pont-Audemer, Eure, France. No further trace,.[15] reported missing.[16]
Electra  United Kingdom The ship departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Fareham, Hampshire. No further trace, reported missing.[15]
Glenisla  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[17]
Kismet  United States The ship departed from Bahia, Brazil for New York. No further trace, reported overdue.[18]
Ocean King  United Kingdom The barque struck a rock and foundered off Port Nolloth, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Port Nolloth.[14]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1881
Ship State Description
Lizzie Stuart  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bilbao, Spain and was holed. She put back to Bilbao.[19]
Loyal  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the Spurn Point Lifeboat. She subsequently became a wreck.[17]
Maira Leonie  France The ship ran aground and sank at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Dunkerque, Nord.[17]
T. J. Mitchell  United States The schooner sank in a storm in Pensacola Bay.[20]
Wave  United Kingdom The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Catania, Sicily, Italy. No further trace, reported missing.[21]
Zuma  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in The Wash and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and towed in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[2]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1881
Ship State Description
Assistance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The schooner ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Eling, Hampshire.[4]
Bohemian  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Mizen Head, County Cork with the loss of 35 of the 57 people on board, and that of a rescuer. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22][12][23]
Bransty  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Long Rocks, in Dundrum Bay. Her six crew were rescued by the Dundrum Lifeboat Pyrella ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Bransty was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Bristol, Gloucestershire[12]
Clodagh  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Ballynane, County Kerry. No further trace, reported missing.[24]
Durham Packet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham. Her seven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[12][17]
Ella Beatrice  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the north coast of Japan 50 nautical miles (93 km) from Hakodadi. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Shanghai, China.[25][26]
Faithful  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Tynemouth Rocks, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Tom Perry ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[12]
Fern  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank near Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[17]
Friendship  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Warkworth, Northumberland.[12]
Hawk  United Kingdom The smack struck the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was beached at Benacre, Suffolk, where she became a wreck. Her crew survived.[17]
J. B. Eminson  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[17]
Julia  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the English Channel off Hayling Island, Hampshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Weymouth, Dorset.[17][23]
Mermaid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from "Stoneham" to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Leith in a leaky condition.[17]
Mischief  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye to Warkworth.[12]
Star of Ipswich  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Seaham. Her crew survived. She subsequently became a wreck.[17]
Sutherland Canada Dominion of Canada The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Garrock Head, Isle of Bute, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Matanzas, Cuba.[17]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Stockton-on Tees, County Durham. She was refloated.[12]
Yorkshire Lass  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Stockton-on-Tees.[12]
Unnamed  Netherlands The fishing smack was run down and sunk by the steamship Braunschweig ( Germany) with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by Braunschweig.[4]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1881
Ship State Description
Bernadette, and
Susanna Elizabeth 		 France
 Netherlands 		The lugger Bernadette collided with the barque Susanna Elizabeth. Both vessels were beached at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland. Bernadette was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland. Susanna Elizabeth was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York, United States.[17][2]
Camera  Spain The steamship ran aground in the Guadalquivir.[5]
Halward  Norway The full-rigged ship was discovered in distress in the North Sea by the smacks Chief and Star (both  United Kingdom). She was towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition on 14 February.[27]
Kron Prinz von Preussen  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore in New Grimsby harbour, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom.[28]
Progress, and
Sirius 		 United Kingdom The steam cutter Progress was run into by the smack Sirius off the mouth of the Humber. Both vessels sank with the loss of a crew member from Progress. Survivors were rescued by a Trinity House steam yacht.[29]
Rowena  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[30]
Triana  Spain The steamship ran aground in the Guadalquivir.[5]
Velasquez  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Guadalquivir.[5]
Unnamed  France A three-masted schooner foundered in Bideford Bay, near Clovelly, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[31][17][19]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1881
Ship State Description
Flora  Norway The barque foundered in the North Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east of Inchcape, Fife, United Kingdom (57°10′N 0°30′E / 57.167°N 0.500°E / 57.167; 0.500). Her eight crew were rescued by the barque Titania ( Norway). .[2]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ketch was abandoned in Perran Bay. Her four crew were rescued by the Newquay Lifeboat Pendock Neale ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Lizzie was on a voyage from Waterford to Falmouth, Cornwall.[13] She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked.[2]
Monsoon  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) west north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Ernest Richards and Miranda (both  United Kingdom). Monsoon was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Payta, Peru.[13]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1881
Ship State Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[2]
Esther  United Kingdom The fishing boat capsized in the Firth of Forth with the loss of all four crew.[32]
Fairfax  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the Crowlink Gap Coastguard Station, Sussex. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Coastguard. Fairfax was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to the River Tyne. She was consequently condemned.[33]
Ridge Park  South Australia The cargo ship sank after hitting the Beware Reef, Cape Conran, Victoria.[34]
Sophia Holton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sussex. Her three crew were rescued by a Coastguard galley and the Rye Lifeboat.[35]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1881
Ship State Description
George and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Goodwick Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Newport, Monmouthsire.[2]
Lady Maxwell  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland and was run into by Alma ( United Kingdom).[2]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1881
Ship State Description
Antonia M, and
Kilkerra 		 Italy
 United Kingdom 		The ships collided at Queenstown, County Cork and were both severely damaged.[5]
John Green  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the South Bull and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Ayr.[19]
Zebu Flag unknown The ship was holed by a pile and sank at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[5]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1881
Ship State Description
Flying Spur  United Kingdom The clipper was wrecked on Martin Vas, North Rock, in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Polly Pickham  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Annstown and Stradbally, County Waterford with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32]
Sylphide  France The brigantine foundered and became a total wreck on the beach at Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. United Kingdom. Her crew were saved by the Prussia Cove rocket appartatus. She was on a voyage from Audierne, Finistère, to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[36]
T F Whiton  United States The barque foundered at Praa Sands, Cornwall. Her crew were saved by the Prussia Cove rocket apparatus and the ship became a total loss after it caught fire. She was on a voyage from Victoria, British Columbia, Dominion of Canada to London, United Kingdom.[36]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1881
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven onto the Herd Sand, off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[27]
Eliza Emma  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham. Her six crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat John Clay ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[27]
Matilda Hilyard  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Llanbedrog Point, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5]
Reaper United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brigantine was driven onto the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[27]
Sylphide  France The schooner was drivena shore and wrecked at Perran, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[27]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: February 1881
Ship State Description
Tantallon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1881
Ship State Description
Kingston  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked on the Shab Aly Reef, in the Red Sea.[38][39] All bar seven of her crew were taken off. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Aden, Aden Colony.[40]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1881
Ship State Description
Flying Spur  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Martinvas Rock, off the coast of the Cape Colony. All on board were rescued by the barque Château Laffitte ( France). Flying Spur was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Negapatam, India.[38]
Glaucus  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at the Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[38]
International  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was later refloated and taken in to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for repairs.[41]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1881
Ship State Description
Caledonia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Oyster Rock, just outside the harbour at Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire, to Guernsey, Sark, and Jersey.[42][43][40]
Isabella  United Kingdom The smack was driven from her anchors in the Kingroad. She drove against the quayside and sank.[44]
Jesse Rhnas  United States The brig was stranded on the East Pensacola Bar on Santa Rosa Island, Florida at the entrance to Pensacola Bay.[20]
Justine  Belgium The fishing sloop was run down and sunk by the steamship Phœnix ( United Kingdom) off the West Hinder Sandbank, in the North Sea. Two of her crew were rescued, others were reported missing.[45]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1881
Ship State Description
Clytie  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off the coast of Essex.[46] Her sixteen crew took to two boats, which were towed in to Harwich by the smack Concord ( United Kingdom). Clytie was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Tarragona, Spain.[40]
James Dale  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (33°56′N 48°16′W / 33.933°N 48.267°W / 33.933; -48.267). Her crew were rescued by the barque Mabor ( Norway). James Dale was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Queenstown, County Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[47]
Polly Peckham  United Kingdom The schooner was stranded on the coast near Waterford. Her captain and mate survived, while five of the crew were lost.[48]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1881
Ship State Description
Doris  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the Belfast Lough by the steamship Thomas Dugdale ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[45]
Tasso  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Telegraphic ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Channel with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by Telegraphic. Tasso was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1881
Ship State Description
Electra  United Kingdom The schooner was run into in the River Tay by the steamship London ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. Electra was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Amble, Northumberland. She put back to Dundee for repairs.[44]
Georgina  United Kingdom The schooner ran ashore on the rocks off Porthoustock, Cornwall. Her crew attracted attention by lighting a tar-barrel; they were rescued by the Porthoustock Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Cork.[49]
Isabel Flag unknown The brigantine was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[50]
Oscar  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Abertay Sands, in the River Tay, and sank. She was on a voyage from Saint Feliu de Guíxols, Spain to Dundee.[44]
Susie May  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[44]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1881
Ship State Description
Bavelaw  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her nineteen crew were rescued by the steamship Austuriano (Flag unknown). Bavelaw was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[30]
Oakworth  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the coast of China. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Shanghai, China.[44]
P. C. Petersen  Norway The barque was towed in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France by the tug Scotia (Flag unknown), being severely leaky.[51]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore and caught fire at Porthoustock, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Porthoustock Lifeboat.[44]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1881
Ship State Description
Eliser Bru  Norway The brigantine was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) west south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom by Carlise Castle ( United Kingdom). Her eight crew were rescued by Carlisle Castle, they were landed on the Isles of Scilly the following day. Eliser Bru was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Stavanger.[52][51]
India  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bells ( United Kingdom). India was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Pirie, South Australia.[53]
Mary and Ann  United Kingdom The ship departed from Leven, Fife for Ipswich, Suffolk. No further trace, reported overdue.[21]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea by the steamship Captain Cook ( United Kingdom).[51]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1881
Ship State Description
Clutha  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the River Tees.[51]
Liverpool  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Valkyrien ( Norway). Liverpool was on a voyage from New York to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[54]
Malleable  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Tees.[51]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1881
Ship State Description
Gertrude  Netherlands The steamship collided with the steamship Carbon ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Souter Point, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Carbon. Gertrude was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen, United Kingdom.[51]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1881
Ship State Description
Moderator  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the River Usk by the steamship Harley ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[55]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1881
Ship State Description
Donna Maria Flag unknown The ship collided with the steamship Ravenshoe ( United Kingdom) and sank at Ouistreham, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Wexford, United Kingdom to Ouistreham.[55]
Penguin  France The barque was driven ashore at Cabo de Gata, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Taurida Flag unknown The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse near Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Goole. She was refloated and taken in to Goole.[55]
Una  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Rockabill, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[55]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1881
Ship State Description
Adriana Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[4]
Anna G  Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[45]
August  Germany The barque was wrecked at Saint-Jean-du-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Bella  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Marie, Martinique.[5]
Boomtide  United Kingdom The steamship sank off Sunderland, County Durham. Eighteen of the crew was saved by the lifeboat Florence Nightingale ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[56]
Catalina van Calcar  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bayonne.[4]
Celestial Empire  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hythe, Kent. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[17]
Criterion  United States The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen, Germany.[10]
Criterion  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Her crew were rescued.[19]
David and Kate  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice at "Vogeland", Germany. Her crew survived. shew as on a voyage from Hamburg, Germay to Cork.[45]
Diligentia  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Penarth, Glamorgan.[17]
Dragoon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
Egbert  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[13]
Emma  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Oxwich Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan.[17]
Era United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The barquentine was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[4]
Flaminian  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Ibiza, Spain.[19]
Fortuna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Luce Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[10]
Fairy Queen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Nossi Be, Merina Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bushire, Persia to Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.[17]
Gabrielle  France The ship was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[17]
Gottfried  Germany The ship was driven ashore on Saint Lucia. She was a total loss.[19]
Gustav  Sweden The schooner was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Harlingen, Friesland.[12]
Harry See  United States The schooner was lost near Pensacola, Florida.[20]
Harton, and
Violet 		 United Kingdom The steamships collided in the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland and were both severely damaged.[44]
H. H. Wright  United States The ship was driven ashore at "False Hook". She was on a voyage from New York to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[44]
Imbros  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Sevastopol, Russia. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Sevastopol.[3]
Isabel  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Peter's River, Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all hands.[52]
Johanna H. Cann Canada The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United STates. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to the Hampton Roads, Virginia.[5]
John Kendall  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Cloughey Bay. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Barbadoes.[52]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Salerno ( United Kingdom). Several of her crew got aboard Salerno. Jubilee drove ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. There was no loss of life.[2]
Julia  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Pladden Rocks, at the entrance to the Belfast Lough and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[3]
Little Ross  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Inverness.[5][27]
M. and E. Cann  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Sharps Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry.[3]
Marcellus  France The brig was wrecked at Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Noe  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Mitylene, Lesbos, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Malta on 12 February in a leaky condition.[5]
Norma  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She subsequently broke in two and was declared a total loss.[19]
Polly Pinkham  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Annestown, County Waterford with the loss of five of her crew.[19]
Ranger  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[19]
Redown  United States The brig was wrecked near Passages, Spain. Her crew were rescyed by the steamship Alverton ( United Kingdom). Redown was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Santander, Spain.[57][45]
Roraima Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Shark River, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to New York.[3]
Saphir  Norway The ship was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands.[17]
Severn  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Mayumba ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Mayumba. Severn was on a voyage from Sunderland to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[14]
Solon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Odessa, Russia.[3][8]
Velos  United States The ship was wrecked in the Squan Inlet. She was on a voyage from Ponce, Puerto Rico to New York.[5]
Victory  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecke at Broomhill Point, County Waterford. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[17]
Unnamed vessel Flag unknown The ship was wrecked in Hoblyn's Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[58]

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