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The list of shipwrecks in January 1875 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1875.

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1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1875
Ship State Description
Antonio  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Blackpill, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1][2]
Carmella  Austria-Hungary The ship ran aground on the Grado Sandbank, in the Adriatic Sea.[3] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Trieste.[4]
Edwin  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 45 nautical miles (83 km) east of Gibraltar. Some of her crew were rescued by the steamship Wallachia ( United Kingdom) was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[5]
Emma Canada Canada The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 January.[6]
Hannah Hodgson  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Riva, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Feodosia, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[3]
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Mawes, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall.[7]
Surprize  United Kingdom The pilot cutter foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon. Two crew were rescued by the schooner Britannia ( Sweden).[8]
Tunstall  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[1]
William  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Groomsport, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[1]

2 January

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List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1875
Ship State Description
Be Good to Me  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[9]
Britannia  Sweden The schooner ran aground at Port Eynon, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[8]
Curlew  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Campbeltown.[9]
Eclair  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Mystle ( United Kingdom).[10] Eclair was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[3] She subsequently broke in two and was a total loss.[4]
Genesse  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Bonmahon, County Waterford with the loss of three of her twelve crew.[11][12]
Gertrude  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for Málaga, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13]
Helvetia Flag unknown The schooner foundered off Ouessant, Finistère, France.[3]
Johr  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in Loch Ryan. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Girvan, Ayrshire.[9]
Keystone  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Enoch Train ( United Kingdom). Keystone was on a voyage from New York to Belfast.[14]
Mary Tatham  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on a sandbank off the coast of Lancashire. Her four crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat.[15] She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[16]
Minerva  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Rhue, Argyllshire with the loss of one of her three crew.[3][17] She was on a voyage from Connah's Quay, Flintshire to Belfast.[4]
Perica  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and was wrecked on Sanda Island, Argyllshire with the loss of five of the fifteen people on board.[3][18][7][9]
San Marcos  United States The steamship was driven ashore at False Cape, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to New York and Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[3][7] She had been refloated by 7 January and was subsequently taken in to Norfolk, Virginia.[19]
Seaward  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Ballina, County Mayo. She was refloated on 4 January and taken in to Rathmullan, County Donegal.[20]
Solide  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged in Luce Bay. All ten people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[7][9][21]
Vooruit  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[19]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Hoylake, Cheshire.[7]

3 January

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List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1875
Ship State Description
Baron Skene  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands,[22] four or five lives.[17]
Fitzjames  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Adra, Spain.[3]
Sphinx  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Menzaleh ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Sphinx was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3][4][15]
Union Bayonnaise  France The steamship was wrecked between Capbreton and Ondres, Landes with the loss of a crew member. She was reported to be on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom and Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[23]
Uriel  Germany The ship was driven ashore near Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval, Russia.[3]
William Poolman  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was refloated and towed in to The Downs in a leaky condition by the steamship Van der Thaelen ( Belgium).[7] Subsequently towed to Vlissingen by two tugs.[4]

4 January

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List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1875
Ship State Description
Clutha  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[4]
Emmy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Tramore, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Fanny  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and broke her back in Tramore Bay. She was abandoned by her seven crew, who were rescued by the Tramore Lifeboat Tom Egan ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Fanny was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Barbadoes.[3][18][24]
Filomena  Austria-Hungary The brig ran aground at the mouth of the River Lune. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasson Dock, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Glasson Dock.[25][26]
Gwenissa  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked north of the Tuskar Rock. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[3][4] Also reported as wrecked at Waterford.[19]
Hegan  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballymacaw, County Waterford with the loss of a crew member.[3]
Johannes and Emilie  Germany The barque was wrecked at Cape Palmas, Liberia.[27]
Kideren  Norway The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania.[4]
Monrovia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Lagos, Lagos Colony with the loss of two of her crew.[27][28] She was refloated on 8 February.[29]
Pioneer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Laggan. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Belfast, County Antrim.[4]
Rossignol Flag unknown The ship caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan.[4]
Tern  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs.[4]
Zeus  Greece The brig was wrecked near Waterford, with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[30][9]

5 January

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List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1875
Ship State Description
Assora  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lista with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Christiania.[21]
Canova  Norway The schooner was towed in to Gijón, Spain in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Aviles ( France).[21]
Emily Jane, or
Jane Emily 		 United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (38°05′N 38°25′W / 38.083°N 38.417°W / 38.083; -38.417). Her nine crew were rescued by a Norwegian barque. She was on a voyage from the Pacific Ocean to Southampton, Hampshire.[31][32][33][34]

6 January

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List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1875
Ship State Description
Agnes  United Kingdom The fishing boat was sunk by ice at Aberdeen. Her four crew were rescued.[35]
Ariel  United Kingdom The tug collided with the steamship Lord Raglan ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[36]
Cheshire  United Kingdom The ferry, a paddle steamer, collided with the steam flat Merchant ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her 200 passengers were rescued by the tug Flying Childers ( United Kingdom).[37][38] Cheshire was refloated on 9 January. Subsequently rebuilt to include extra watertight compartments and returned to service.[39]
Dorchester  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Gibraltar.[40]
Grey Eagle  United States The ship collided with another vessel and capsized at Baltimore, Maryland.[22][20] She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[26] She was refloated on 23 January.[41]
Hilda  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cascumpec, Prince Edward Island, Canada to an English port.[22][42]
Hugh Streatfield, and
Rajah 		 United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Hugh Streatfield and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. All on board were rescued by Hugh Streatfield, which put in to Great Yarmouth sinking at the bow. Hugh Streatfield was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[43][19]
Lilly  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the River Avon under the Clifton Suspension Bridge. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage but then collided with the steamship Cornwall ( United Kingdom).[14][23]
Lord Strathnairn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent.[14] She was refloated on 9 January and was towed in to The Downs.[22]
Pacific  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Salfningen", Belgium. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Antwerp, Belgium.[23]
Sappho  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Salfningen". She was on a voyage from Bristol to Antwerp.[23]

7 January

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List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1875
Ship State Description
Angelo Padre  Argentina The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Altona, Germany.[23] She was refloated on 11 January and towed in to Harlingen, Friesland.[44]
Lion  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to London. She was refloated.[19]

8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1875
Ship State Description
Felton Bent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Check Point, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. She was later refloated and taken in to Waterford in a leaky condition.[44]
Louise Angèle  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in the Small Isles, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Robert Young  United Kingdom The fishing boat struck the pier at Penzance, Cornwall and was driven ashore with the loss of two of her six crew.[45]
Santa Marina  Greece The schooner was run down and sunk by the steamship Thomas Wilson ( United Kingdom) at Messina, Sicily, Italy.[22]

9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1875
Ship State Description
Ann Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with the steamship Dudley ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Dudley. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[46][47]
Montezuma  France The steamship was wrecked off Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[48][49]
Saltee  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Check Point, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Waterford.[26]
Zorilla  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Glasgorman Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin, United Kingdom and broke in two. All 37 people on reached shore in the boats. She was on a voyage from on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[22][20][16][26]
No. 36  United Kingdom The pilot boat foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Devon. Her crew were rescued by an Italian barque.[50]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the Old Head of Kinsale. She was refloated with the assistance of another steamship.[20]

10 January

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List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1875
Ship State Description
Akbar  United States The ship ran aground on the Paramatta Reef. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and put in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in a leaky condition.[44]
Columba  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Palermo, Sicily, Italy.[44] She was refloated.[25]
Hans Christen Orsen  Norway The ship departed from the River Tyne for Messina, Sicily. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51]
Heyd, and
Louise Laura 		 Germany The tug Heyd and the ship Louise Laura, which she was towing, were driven ashore at Memel.[44] Louise Laura was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Memel. Her crew were rescued.[52]
Live Oak  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Feodosiya, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[31][32] She was later refloated and towed in to Kertch, where she arrived on 6 March.[53]

11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1875
Ship State Description
Aurora  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her sixteen crew. The barque Nanta  Italy rescued eight survivors on 15 January, two others being drowned and three refusing to leave the ship, presumed subsequently lost. Aurora was on a voyage from Doboy, Georgia, United States to Poole, Dorset.[54][55]
Felicia  Italy The schooner was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of the mouth of the Llobregat and was a total loss. She was on a voyage from Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France to Gibraltar.[25][56]
Marigo  Greece The brig was driven ashore at Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Phillippeville, Algeria to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[44]
Woodburn  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 14 January.[6]

12 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1875
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged near Port Logan, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[57][42] The Port Logan Lifeboat subsequently had to rescue fourteen salvors from the wreck.[24]
Carl August  Germany The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[25][58]
Clansman  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyquinton, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[25][59] She was refloated and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim in a sinking condition.[42]
HMS Curlew  Royal Navy The Plover-class gunvessel was damaged by fire at Shanghai, China.[42]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to South Shields. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[42]
Helene  Germany The brig collided with the barque Amphion ( Norway) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Helene was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Rostock.[25]
Tantivy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Sound of Sanda on the coast of the Mull of Kintyre, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[25][57] She subsequently became a wreck.[60]

13 January

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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1875
Ship State Description
Anne Kimball  United Kingdom The ship abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of Madeira. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the barque Baltic ( Norway). Anne Kimball was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[61] The derelict was discovered by the steamship Ambrose ( United Kingdom). She was taken in to Saint Vincent.[62][63]
Bessemer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Tees at Billingham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[64]
Ennismore  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Ashton Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42]
Pladda  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her 60 passengers were taken off by the paddle tug Great Britain ( United Kingdom) or by boats. Pladda was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[57] She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[64][60]
William Storrett Canada Canada The schooner foundered off Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Oporto.[27][65]

14 January

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List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1875
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon.[60]
Ann Taylor  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Granton, Lothian. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[65]
Barbara  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sydney ( Sweden). Barbara was on a voyage from the Cameroon River to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[32][34]
Bootle  United Kingdom The ship was crush between a steamship and an ironclad at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was severely damaged. She was beached in a sinking condition.[66]
Deborah  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and assiste in to Harwich in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from London to Ipswich, Suffolk.[10][65]
Georgia  Canada The steamship was wrecked in a heavy snowstorm without loss of life on the Northern Triangles, a reef in Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine United States (43°55′39″N 069°01′40″W / 43.92750°N 69.02778°W / 43.92750; -69.02778 (Georgia)).[67]
J. C. A.  United Kingdom The ship departed from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68]
Jupiter  Netherlands The steamship ran aground near Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Rotterdam. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and a lighter.[65]
Memphis  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[69] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and assisted in to Great Yarmouth.[65]
Said  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[52]
Xiphido Canada Canada The ship was wrecked at Ingonish, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to the Newfoundland Colony.[27]

15 January

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List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1875
Ship State Description
Blanche Marguerite  France The barque was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her ten crew were rescued by the Brooke Lifeboat.[27] She broke up on 5 April.[70]
Briton Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Idaho ( United Kingdom). Briton was on a voyage from Fortune Bay to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[71]
City of London  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tacumshane Bay.[27] She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[72]
Eagle  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off "Roches Point". She was on a voyage from "Macabi" to Queenstown, County Cork. She put in to Queenstown in a sinking condition and was beached.[52]
Eskdale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of "Raz Zurib", Egypt.[66]
Fortuna  Norway The barque ran aground and sank at "Bukken", Norway. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Bergen.[52]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat ran aground in the River Dee at Hoylake, Cheshire with the loss of her captain. The other crew member was rescued the next day by the keeper of the Hilbre Island Lighthouse.[73]
Mary Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Briggs, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Whitehead, County Antrim to Chester, Cheshire. She was refloated.[65]
'Unnamed  France The lugger was run down and sunk by the steamship Leopard ( United Kingdom) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Leopard.[34]

16 January

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List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1875
Ship State Description
Advance  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[74]
Amity  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Islay.[66]
Boadicea, and
Germania 		 United Kingdom
 Germany 		The steamship Boadicea collided with the steamship Germania and sank in the Humber. Boadicea was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 18 January and taken in to Hull.[75][66][31] Germania was on a voyage from Hull to Hamburg. She was severely damaged and put back to Hull for repairs.[74]
Cortes  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 25 of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Osceo (Canada Canada). Cortes was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Aden.[76][77]
Eliza  United States The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from New York to Cette, Hérault, France. Eliza was refloated and taken in to New London, Connecticut in a severely leaky condition. She was placed under repair.[31]
Hawk  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull to Harlingen, Friesland.[74] She subsequently became a wreck.[5]

17 January

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List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1875
Ship State Description
Brodjaja  Russia The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Liepāja.[31]
Colombia  Germany The schooner was wrecked on the Jadder Sandbank, in the North Sea off the German coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Stralsund[78][79]
Conquest  United Kingdom The tug sank at South Shields, County Durham.[31]
Krone  Germany The barque ran aground at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Svitzer ( Denmark) and taken in to Copenhagen.[31][32][5]
Success  Germany The ship was driven ashore near Leba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Danzig.[80][31][32]

18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1875
Ship State Description
Insulado  Portugal The steamship collided with City of Mecca ( United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Tagus. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Anglia ( United Kingdom and City of Mecca. Insulado was on a voyage from Lisbon to Madeira.[81][82]
Jorawur  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°46′N 8°30′W / 47.767°N 8.500°W / 47.767; -8.500). Her crew were rescued by Epsilon ( United Kingdom). Jorawur was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was towed in to Plymouth, Devon on 27 January by Agenoria ( United Kingdom)[80][83]
Sabra  United States The barque was driven ashore at the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, North Carolina. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Harbourville, Nova Scotia, Canada to Baltimore, Maryland.[84]

19 January

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List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1875
Ship State Description
Aeron Belle  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Dublin Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Kingstown Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Glendore, County Cork to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[80][85]
Andjelike, or
Andrelic 		Trieste The ship was wrecked at Cornel Mawr Point, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[85][5]
Anne Elizabeth,
Secret, and
Unnamed vessel 		 United Kingdom Secret collided with a schooner and then Anne Elizabeth and ran aground on the Holywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough. Anne Elizabeth sank. Four of her eight crew reached shore in a boat, the other four were rescued by the Coastguard[80]
Antelope  Germany The brig was driven onto the Brake Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Seamans Hope ( United Kingdom). Antelope was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault, France.[80]
Duncan  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[80]
Hawk  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[55]
Shamrock  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[80]
Vittorioso  Italy The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Bannon", near Fethard-on-Sea, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by the Duncannon Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[80][86][87]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Kingstown Lifeboat.[80]

20 January

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List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1875
Ship State Description
Albert Wells  United Kingdom The ship was damaged in a storm at South Shields, County Durham.[79]
Brotherly Love  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Clifton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Piel Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[80]
Euxine  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Florist  United Kingdom The brigantine was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields with the loss of two of her crew.[88]
Fusilier  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged in a storm at South Shields.[79]
George Clark  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Giuseppe Proto  Italy The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Maria Stoneman (Canada Canada).[89]
Haba  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Loch Ryan.[88] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[87]
Jessy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The barque ran aground, capsized and was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88][79]
Kepler  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Lindisfarne  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Livingstone  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Mirfield  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged in a storm at South Shields.[79]
Neluske  Belgium The steamship was severely damaged in a storm at Jarrow, County Durham.[79]
Oceanwood  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a storm at Jarrow.[79]
Orwell  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Pearl  United Kingdom The ship was damaged in a storm at South Shields.[79]
Phœbe  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Polycarp  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged in a storm at South Shields.[79]
Quebec Packet  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Sagatun, and
Sarah 		 Germany
 United Kingdom 		The ships collided and both ran aground on the Gelbsand. Sagatun was on a voyage from Skudesnes, Norway to Cuxhaven. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. Sarah was refloated and put back to Cuxhaven.[6]
Sirius Canada Canada The brig was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88][90]
Thyra  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Twee Gezusters ( Netherlands. Thyra was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Copenhagen, Denmark.[89]
Westoe  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged in a storm at South Shields.[79]
William Dyer  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]
Young England  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged in a storm at South Shields.[88]

21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1875
Ship State Description
Afghan  United Kingdom The smack ran aground off Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Antwerp, Belgium.[78]
Asia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Île-de-Ré, Charente-Inférieure, France.[62]
Edward Stonard  United Kingdom The ship departed from Holyhead, Anglesey for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91]
Fenella  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to South Shields.[78][92]
Springwood  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Knight Templar ( United Kingdom).[93]

22 January

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List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1875
Ship State Description
Acorn  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the Cattewater. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Porthleven, Cornwall.[94]
Favonius  United Kingdom The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Le Conquet, Finistère, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[95]
George Batters  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Porthcawl, Glamorgan for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68]
Leila  United States The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from New York to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[94]
Lizzie Bovill  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk and was abandoned by all but her captain. Eight crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[78][79][24]
Mediator  United States Carrying general cargo, the steamship was wrecked at North Point on the Barnegat Shoals, 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) off Harvey Cedars, New Jersey. Her wreck sank six hours later. Her entire crew survived.[96][97]
Nevada  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Hudson River. She was refloated.[62]

23 January

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List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1875
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Douglas, Isle of Man.[62]
Cornwallis  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Pitcairn Island. Her crew survived. They were taken off the island on 26 January by Dauntless ( United States). Cornwallis was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[98][99][100]
Fawn  United Kingdom The lugger was run down and sunk in the Solent by the brig Jeannie ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[94]
Garibaldi  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[94]
Halcyon  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Frederick Weyer ( United States). Halcyon was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cuba.[101][102]
Livonia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig collided with the barque Frank Marion ( United States) and foundered in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Frank Marion. Her captain reached shore in the jolly boat. Livonia was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands.[103][104]
Northern City  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently foundered off Cove, Aberdeenshire. All 24 people on board took to the lifeboats and survived.[104][105][106]
Rashgar  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore. she was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Japan. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[94]
Sofia  Denmark The barque ran aground and sank off Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[104]
Sophie  Denmark The schooner was wrecked on Skagen with the loss of all hands.[62]
Wild Wave  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Leveral Point, Dorset. Her six crew were rescued by the Coastguard.[62]

24 January

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List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1875
Ship State Description
Burgermeister Bernhard  Germany The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic.[101]
Ethel  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire with the loss of three of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[104]
Libertas  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Southend, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex to Stolpemünde. She was refloated, but ran aground on the Maplin Sand. She was refloated and taken in to Southend.[104]
Lochnagar  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Galloper Sand with the loss of five of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Fifteenth June ( Belgium) and the barque Hirondelle ( France). Lochnagar was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bombay, India.[107][108][109]
Marie Reine  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to "Goree".[110][104]
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her three crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland.[104][24]
Rose of Sharon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[94][111]
Santander  Spain The steamship ran aground at Bilbao. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bilbao.[112]
Scio  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[107]

25 January

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List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1875
Ship State Description
John and Samuel  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at West Cowes, Isle of Wight.[104]
Kate  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Brecqhou, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[107][113]
Ontario  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at "Burneo". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bombay, India.[104]
Quattro Sorelle  Italy The barque ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Dardanelles. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for repairs.[102]
Voltigeur  Germany The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pärnau, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[114]

26 January

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List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1875
Ship State Description
Andreas Sindemaun  Denmark The schooner ran aground on the Tiland and was wrecked.[107]
Caen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at The Lizard, Cornwall. Her eleven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[107][115]
Marie  United States The barque ran aground at Pensacola, Florida.[107] She was refloated in mid-February.[116]
Queen of the Colonies  United Kingdom The ship sank at Benquet, Landes. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall.[107]
Thule  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Pensacola.[107] She was refloated in mid-February.[116]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Rio Pongas for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[117]
Voltisene  Germany The brig was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by Mandalay ( United Kingdom).[118]

27 January

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List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1875
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Saint Nazaire.[107]
Edith  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Newport, Monmouthshire.[107]
Ellen  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[107]
Emma  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[107]
Glenning  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan with loss of life.[83]
Hilda  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Bremerhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to Iquique, Peru.[119]
Pike  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex and/or Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[107][120]
Rattler  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Linney Head, Pembrokeshire. Five of her twelve crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Old Calabar, Lagos Colony to Liverpool, Lancashire.[113]
Valhalla  Norway The ship struck a submerged object and sank at Tananger, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stavanger to Christiania.[121]

28 January

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List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1875
Ship State Description
Anonima  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pierowall, Westray, Orkney Islands.[121]
Dunmore  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Pevensey, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Nelson, New Zealand. She was refloated.[121]
Redesdale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire and/or Melbourne, Australia. She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Greenock.[89][6]
Scandia  Denmark The steamship ran aground and sank at Rønne.[84] She was refloated on 13 February and taken in to Rønne.[122]

29 January

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List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1875
Ship State Description
Canessa Padre Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Sunderland, County Durham[89] She was later refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[123]
Norden  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Aarhus, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aarhus .[89]
Pauchitas  Germany The ship ran aground on the Sud. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Bremen.[89]

30 January

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List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1875
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Meisko Lima". She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. She was refloated and put back to Hong Kong.[124]
Christiane  Norway The ship ran aground at Randesund. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Christiania.[114][6]
Countess of Erne  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at Holyhead, Anglesey.[114]
Express  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Castlerock, County Londonderry. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Portrush, County Antrim.[6]
Louisa  United Kingdom The pilot cutter was run down and sunk off Dungeness, Kent by the steamship Humboldt ( Germany) with the loss of three of the six people on board. Survivors were rescued by Humboldt.[109]
Margaret Evans  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex. Her 21 were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[28] She was refloated on 1 February.[6][125][24]
Nellie Moody  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Moelfre, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.[28]
Toronto  United Kingdom The barque was driven onto the Bathhouse Rocks. All eleven people on board were rescued by the Ardrossan Lifeboat.[126] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[108] She was refloated on 4 February and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[127]

31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1875
Ship State Description
Anna  Germany The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Broadstairs Lifeboat.[126][6][24]
Edith  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Courtmacsherry, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[114]
Hannah  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Moelfre Lifeboat Lady Vivian. ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Hannah was on a voyage from Widnes, Cheshire to Wicklow. She was taken in to Liverpool, Lancashire by the tug Knight Templar ( United Kingdom).[114][128]
Respigadera Flag unknown The ship caught fire at San Francisco, California, United States and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Sunderland, County Durham.[5][79]
Ressource  Germany The ship was discovered derelict in the English Channel 60 nautical miles (110 km) south east of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom by the steamship Chilian ( United Kingdom), which towed her in to Falmouth, Cornwall. Ressource was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to London, United Kingdom.[129]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1875
Ship State Description
Arc en Ciel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[123]
Arrow Belle  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Dublin Bay. Her four crew were rescued by the Kingstown Lifeboat.[24]
Balmoral  United Kingdom The steamship was lost before 22 January. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Infériere to Antwerp, Belgium.[78][92]
Batavia  Netherlands The barque was driven ashore on Madura Island, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Makassar, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies for repairs.[94]
Ben and Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[130]
Betty  Germany The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[131]
Black Sea  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Trieste. She was refloated.[123]
C. E. Scammell  United States The ship ran aground and was wrecked at "Washwood". She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland.[5]
Clara R.  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Carrick Bank, in the Belfast Lough and sank. She was refloated on 23 January and taken in to Carrickfergus, County Down.[62]
Crusader  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Rotterdam, where she arrived on 21 January.[62]
David Burnham  United States The schooner was probably lost in January. Lost with all 12 hands.[132]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship put in to Copenhagen, Denmark on fire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Germany.[123]
Georgia  United States The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Albyrne ( United Kingdom). Georgia was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Savannah, Georgia.[44]
Gesine  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Egremont, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Nickerie River to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 25 January and towed in to Liverpool.[104]
Hyack  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Grand Manan, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony to Queenstown, County Cork.[129][133]
Hydra  Denmark The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 30 January. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Copenhagen. She was discovered 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by Houng Ho ( United Kingdom), which put four crew aboard. They took her in to Falmouth, where she arrived on 3 February.[134]
Jecholia  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Lyngby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Fredrikshavn.[123]
Johanna Schwann  Germany The brig collided with the steamship Rudolph Tornerhjem ( Sweden) and sank. Her crew were rescued by Rudolph Tornerhjem. Johanna Schwann was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Dantsic.[58]
John Munroe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Cleary's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Cork. She was a total loss.[5]
Joseph Chandler  United States The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland with the loss of all twelve crewm.[135][136]
Kafferland  United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the San Blas Islands, United States of Colombia. She was on a voyage from Aspinwall, United States of Colombia to Kingston, Jamaica. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[123]
La Escossa  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Paita, Peru before 19 January.[80]
Lord Macaulay  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on "Gambales". She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yloilo, Spanish East Indies. She was refloated and put in to Manila, Spanish East Indies on 16 January. She subsequently put back to Hong Kong for repairs.[31]
Maria di C.  Spain The ship was driven ashore near Abermenai Point, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated on 23 January and taken in to Caernarfon, United Kingdom.[104][94]
Metusalem  United Kingdom The barque ran aground off "Haves". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[87]
Nimrod  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Clare Island, County Mayo. Her 22 crew were rescued byh the HM Coastguard. The ship's cat also survived.[137] Nimrod was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to the West Indies. She was towed in to Inishlyre, County Mayo on 1 February.[6]
Pelicano  United States The ship was wrecked at Neah Bay, Washington. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to the Puget Sound.[104]
Pennsylvania  United States The steamship ran aground on the Bulkhead Bar. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia.[123]
Princeton  United Kingdom The ship was struck by lightning and damaged by fire in the Pass a Loutre. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[42][119]
Reka  Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Trino ( Italy). Reka was on a voyage from swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Egypt.[78]
Rosetta  Norway The schooner ran aground near Lindesnes.[87]
Saxonia  Germany The steamship ran aground near Blankenese. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg.[58] She was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Hamburg.[42]
S. W. Kelly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Suez. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Aden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving on 22 January.[62]
Va et Vient  France The schooner was driven ashore, derelict, at "Bertbaume Bay", France, on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Atlantique to Landerneau, Finistère. She had broken up by 22 January.[138]
Vanora Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at "Point Dewi". She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Calcutta, India. She had been refloated by 22 January and taken in to Masulipatam, India.[116]
Victoria C.  Italy The ship was abandoned. Her nine crew were rescued by the Duncannon Lifeboat.[24]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Marie, Martinique. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sainte-Marie.[107]
Vincenzo  Italy The brig ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from New York to Constantinople.[5]
Warrior  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. She was refloated on 12 January but found to be severely leaky and was beached.[42]

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