The list of shipwrecks in January 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1844 .
1 January
2 January List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1844 Ship State Description Angelina United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Luing . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to South Shields , County Durham . Angelina was refloated and taken into Easdale in a leaky condition.[ 5] [ 6] Cynthia Ann United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Carron Rock. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 2] She was refloated the next day.[ 7] Gratitude United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Quillebeuf-sur-Seine , Eure , France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was refloated.[ 4] Jane and Ellen United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-sea , Norfolk . She was refloated on 5 January.[ 5] [ 4] Ocean United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsgate, Kent . She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London .[ 8] [ 3] Sir James Gordon United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh Norfolk. Her crew were survived. She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France to South Shields , County Durham .[ 9] [ 10] St. John United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay off Bootle , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newfoundland , British North America .[ 8] [ 11]
3 January List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1844 Ship State Description Agnes Jersey The schooner ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Manningtree , Essex . She was refloated the next day and put into Mistley , Essex.[ 2] [ 4] [ 12] Amitie France The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Mauritius . She was later refloated.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] Bordeaux France The ship was driven onto a reef off Mauritius.[ 13] All on board were rescued.[ 15] She had been refloated by 2 February and taken into Mauritius for repairs.[ 16] Cosacco Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Sigri , Greece . She was on a voyage from Galați to Constantinople and Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. She was refloated on 4 January and towed into Sigri.[ 17] [ 18] Hebe United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Fish Keys, off Crooked Island, Bahamas . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Cork .[ 19] Hercules United States The ship struck the Brake Sand, in the North Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to New York .[ 2] [ 3] [ 7] Hugh Mathie United Kingdom The East Indiaman , on her maiden voyage, was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius with the loss of a crew member. She was later refloated but ran aground on a reef and was wrecked.[ 20] [ 13] [ 15] Malay India The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Mauritius. All on board were rescued.[ 13] [ 15] Marion United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Mauritius. All on board were rescued.[ 13] [ 15] Susanna Cummin United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Rhyl , Denbighshire . She was refloated.[ 2]
4 January
5 January List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1844 Ship State Description Cowndon United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to London . She was refloated and beached at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk and was subsequently taken into Great Yarmouth .[ 5] Gratitude United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Traverse, in the English Channel . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was later refloated.[ 22] Jane United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Saltstone Rocks, off Boyndie , Aberdeenshire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Burghead , Morayshire to Aberdeen .[ 23] John United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Hare Island, County Galway.[ 5] She was on a voyage from Galway to London.[ 24] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 25] Margaret United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cap Camarat , Var , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 26] Margarets United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Cape Farina , Beylik of Tunis . She was on a voyage from Tunis to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 27] Napoleon France The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the coast of Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Maracaibo , Venezuela. She was refloated and taken into Maracaibo.[ 28] Tartar United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Mauritius. She was later refloated.[ 20] Tra Brodre Sweden The ship ran aground off Grasgard with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to an English port.[ 29] [ 30] [ 31]
6 January List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1844 Ship State Description Antonio Bremen The ship was wrecked east of Tromøya , Norway.[ 29] Averhof Prussia The ship was wrecked off Merdø , Norway with the loss of all hands.[ 29] Eagle United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the River Tay . She subsequently drove ashore and was damaged.[ 7] Edward Stettin The ship was wrecked near the entrance to the Agger Canal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Stettin.[ 32] Kingston United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to London . She put into Christiansand , Norway.[ 32] Minerva United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea . She floated off and was driven ashore at Cahore Point, County Wexford , where she subsequently became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bombay , India .[ 5] [ 33] Prince Albert United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and was damaged off Bandon, County Cork .[ 34] Providence United States The ship was driven ashore at Mobile, Alabama .[ 1] Stephens United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the River Tay.[ 7]
7 January
8 January List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1844 Ship State Description Ann United Kingdom The collier ran aground on the Herd Sand, off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Shields .[ 12] Assiduous United Kingdom The collier ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Shields.[ 12] Castor United Kingdom The sloop collided with the schooner Speedy ( Jersey ) and foundered off Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of one of her two crew.[ 22] [ 12] David and Robert United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Tarbert , Ayrshire .[ 38] Erin United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland.[ 22] [ 12] Familien Netherlands The ship ran aground at "Graedyh", Denmark. She subsequently put into Fredrikshavn . She was on a voyage from Nieuwstadt , Limburg to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 39] Guardiana United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland.[ 22] [ 12] Harmony United Kingdom The collier ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat.[ 12] She was refloated on 17 January.[ 38] Johanna Maria Christina Netherlands The ship capsized at Amsterdam , North Holland . She was later righted.[ 25] Lisette Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Buccari , Austrian Empire .[ 40] Woodbine British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Yarmouth.[ 41]
9 January List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1844 Ship State Description Baronet United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Galita" or the "Island of Galati". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 26] [ 27] Dorothy Gales United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portneyon Point, Glamorgan .[ 34] Elizabeth and Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Branshay Bay, Orkney Islands . she was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 42] She was refloated on 11 January and taken into Stornoway , Isle of Lewis , Outer Hebrides .[ 38] Lawson United Kingdom The ship sank off Scroby Sands , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 33] Mark Breeds United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Tralee , County Kerry to London . She was refloated and taken into Whitstable , Kent .[ 33] New Flora United Kingdom The fishing smack collided with Rebecca ( United Kingdom ) and foundered off the Kentish Knock .[ 43] Old Year' s Gift United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 33] [ 44] Thomas and Ann United Kingdom The ship was dismasted off Lough Swilly and was abandoned by her crew.[ 45] Two Brothers United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a Dutch galliot off Trevose Head , Cornwall and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Truro , Cornwall to Port Talbot , Glamorgan . She was towed into Padstow , Cornwall the next day in a waterlogged condition.[ 34] Wave United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 29]
10 January List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1844 Ship State Description Alerte Sweden The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Lisbon , Portugal. She was refloated and assisted into Wivenhoe , Essex.[ 46] [ 47] Jane White United Kingdom The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire . She was righted the next day.[ 47] John and Robert United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Foreland Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 42] Mary United Kingdom The ship was holed by a sunken rock off Jersey , Channel Islands . She put into Jersey the next day.[ 42] Newburg United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Quillebeuf-sur-Seine , Eure , France whilst under tow and was run into by another vessel and damaged. She was refloated and towed into Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France for repairs.[ 48] Pomona United Kingdom The ship ran aground on The Shingles. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherland to New York , United States. She was refloated and towed into Ramsgate , Kent .[ 33] Talbot Brazil The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cape Santa Maria, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Trieste .[ 49] Viscount Downe United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London .[ 25]
11 January List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1844 Ship State Description Amore Jaccarina Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Navarino , Greece . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galați , Ottoman Empire to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 50] Ana Spain The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana , Cuba . She was refloated and put into Ramsgate , Kent.[ 34] Concordia United Kingdom The ship capsized at Ramsgate.[ 34] Friends British North America The ship was driven ashore at Canso, Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia to Newfoundland . She was refloated on 29 January and resumed her voyage.[ 17] Gulnare Bremen The ship was sighted in the Strait of Sunda whilst on a voyage from Samarang , Netherlands East Indies to Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 51] Hercules Spain Figurehead of Hercules . The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana. She was refloated and put into Ramsgate.[ 34] Hope United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 34] Maria Klindburg Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Staten Island , New York , United States by ice.[ 52] She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[ 53]
12 January List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1844 Ship State Description Actif Grand Duchy of Finland The ship struck a floating wreck and foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage form Helsinki to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 54] Active British North America The ship was driven ashore on Long Island , New York , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 41] She had been refloated by 17 February.[ 55] Ann Creighton United Kingdom The ship departed from Gibraltar for Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 56] Anna Cecilia Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires , Argentina. She was refloated and put into Margate , Kent.[ 25] Ariel United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 57] [ 45] Helen Mar United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Java Head , Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Singapore to London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 51]
13 January List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1844 Ship State Description Barclay United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Ballyferris Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Dublin . She was refloated and put into Donaghadee , County Down.[ 42] Borussia Stettin The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Stettin to New Bedford, Massachusetts , United States and the South Seas . She was refloated and put into Copenhagen , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 32] Catherine United States The ship was wrecked in the Beaver River with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 1] [ 49] Charlotte Ann British North America The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Grand Manan Island , New Brunswick . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 41] [ 1] Hindostan United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand, in the Hooghly River . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Suez , Egypt . She was refloated on 16 January.[ 20] Johanna de Vries Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Trieste . She was refloated and put into Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom for repairs.[ 42] Sarah and Jane United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 42] Thomas and James United Kingdom The ship sank at Whitby , Yorkshire She was refloated.[ 25]
14 January List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1844 Ship State Description Active United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Jolly, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Sydney, Nova Scotia .[ 49] [ 58] Bolivar United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Bordeaux , Gironde , France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 59] Hercules United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 April and taken into South Shields , County Durham.[ 60] [ 25] [ 61] Jules France The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 30] Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside and sank at Caernarvon . She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Caernarvon.[ 38] Osprey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Honfleur , Calvados , France.[ 32] William and Ann United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea , presumed subsequently sank.[ 62]
15 January List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1844 Ship State Description Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Pellier", Loire-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 17] Prince Mighete Kourcho Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore at Cap Camarat , Var , France with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ibrailha to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 63] Reparateur France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Barcelona , Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to Port-Vendres , Pyrenées-Atlantiques .[ 64] Ste Philomene France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cette , Hérault with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Nice , Alpes-Maritimes to Cette.[ 63]
16 January
17 January
18 January List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1844 Ship State Description Borodino Portugal The ship ran aground at New York , United States and was beached. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to the Rio Grande .[ 68] Edward Goodrich United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pelican Reef, off Barbados . She was refloated.[ 1] Emulous United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Needham's Point, Barbados. She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Honduras to Belfast , County Antrim . She was refloated the next day.[ 1] Giazone Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was lost near Alicante , Spain. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Genoa .[ 69] Henry Kelsey United States The barque was driven ashore at Oistnis Point, Barbados. She was refloated.[ 1] Jeune Louis France The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Dénia , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Brest , Finistère .[ 70] John and Mary United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bideford , Devon .[ 32] Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport , Cumberland . She was refloated the next day and taken into Maryport.[ 32] William United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ayr . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire .[ 32] [ 71] William was refloated on 5 February 1844 and taken into Ayr.[ 72] William and Betty United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Troon , Ayrshire . She was refloated on 21 January.[ 32]
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24 January List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1844 Ship State Description Albertina Amalia Sweden The ship was wrecked off "Palminecken" with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gotland to Helsingborg .[ 30] Commerce United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Murragh Spit, off the coast of County Donegal . She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 64] Finnis United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to London .[ 78] Marie Magdalene France The ship was driven ashore at Pointe de Grave , Gironde .[ 52] Oriental United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 80 to 90 nautical miles (150 to 170 km) north west of Malta by the barque St. Lawrence ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Racer ( Jersey ). Oriental was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 77] [ 79] [ 80] [ 81] Superbe France The ship struck the La Basse Jaune Rock, in Douarneney Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure . Superbe was refloated and towed into the "Île des Sems".[ 30] Trafalgar United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hill Wharf Bank, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south east of the Fleetwood Lighthouse, Lancashire . She floated off the next day and sank. Her crew survived.[ 82] Urania Prussia The brig sank at Antalya , Ottoman Empire .[ 17] Her crew were rescued.[ 27]
25 January
26 January List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1844 Ship State Description Alfred United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore near Workington , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Ramsey, Isle of Man to Workington.[ 39] [ 65] She was refloated on 29 January and was later taken into Workington.[ 84] Anna United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to London . She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 64] Bess United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ironshore, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[ 58] Fly Jamaica The ship was wrecked in the Flint River.[ 58] Lord Willoughby United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the East Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat.[ 64] Mary Queen of Scots United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Pernambuco , Brazil . She was refloated several days later and taken into the Rio Grande .[ 78] Nymph United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Limerick . She was refloated on 29 January and taken into Kingstown, County Dublin .[ 65] Rebecca United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Great River , Jamaica.[ 58] Sheraton Grange United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Malta . She was refloated and taken into Harwich , Essex.[ 83] Queen Victoria United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Zuidwal . She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 52]
27 January
28 January List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1844 Ship State Description Aurora Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Workington , Cumberland , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Maryport , Cumberland.[ 84] [ 65] She was refloated on 4 February and taken into Maryport.[ 87] Ferris United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Pernambuco , Brazil . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to London .[ 55] Margaret United States The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Nassau, Bahamas .[ 58] [ 88] Pearl United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Thornham, Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech , Cambridgeshire .[ 83]
29 January
30 January
31 January List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1844 Ship State Description Earl Bathurst United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 52] She was refloated on 5 February and taken into Whitby.[ 72] Emelie France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais . She was on a voyage from Boulogne to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 52] Lamburn United Kingdom The ship capsized off Rye, Sussex . She was taken into Rye on 2 February in a leaky condition.[ 40] Malton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby.[ 52] The wreck was refloated on 5 February and taken into Whitby.[ 73] Marie Therese France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ajaccio , Corsica . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 17] Phœnix Hamburg The ship was lost on the Pagensand, in the North Sea.[ 73] Redcliff United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[ 94] Syren United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[ 52] She was refloated on 5 February and taken into Whitby.[ 72] Welsford British North America The ship was severely damaged by fire at Le Bic , Province of Canada .[ 55] William Ward United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the English Channel off Calais , France. Her crew were rescued. William Ward was on a voyage from Hull to Athens , Greece . She was subsequently taken into Calais.[ 52] [ 94]
Unknown date List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1844 Ship State Description Anna Maria France The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Concarneau , Finistère before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Landerneau , Finistère.[ 64] Bertha Laura Denmark The ship was beached on Fanø . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Roskilde .[ 73] Black Sea United Kingdom The ship was discovered at sea in a derelict condition. She was taken into Calais , France, where she arrived on 1 February.[ 30] Brigg United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House ). She was on a voyage from the River Trent to London .[ 71] [ 95] Cosan United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Mytilene , Lesbos , Greece . She was on a voyage from the Danube to an English port.[ 96] Father Mathew United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Caesar's Creek, Florida Territory . She was on a voyage from St. Stephen's to Matanzas , Cuba .[ 97] Friendship United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent before 20 January. She subsequently became a wreck.[ 32] Greyhound British North America The schooner departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland for Sydney, Nova Scotia in early January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 98] James Wilson United States The ship was driven ashore near New York . She had been refloated by 19 January and taken into New York.[ 41] Jane United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 13 January. She was taken into Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 99] Johanna Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Inner Vogelsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and taken into Cuxhaven .[ 73] L' Egeria Brazil The schooner was run ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone before 21 January whilst engaged in the slave trade and being pursued by HMS Spy ( Royal Navy ). She was consequently condemned.[ 100] Lord Lyndoch United Kingdom The transport ship was damaged by fire before 4 January. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Madras , India .[ 101] Mana New Zealand The schooner was wrecked at Mana before 13 January.[ 102] Maria United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bœuffs, off "Pilior", France before 23 January. Her crew were rescued by St. Louis ( France ). Maria was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 85] Ocean United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Kingsgate, Kent before 4 January.[ 2] Peter Ennes United States The ship was driven ashore on Staten Island , New York by ice. She was on a voyage from Trapani , Sicily to New York. She was refloated and taken into port on 26 January.[ 103] Sarah United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire on or before 9 January. She was taken into Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 54] Traste Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked in the "Sapenize Islands" before 26 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rodosto to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 52] William Fulcher United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Karakul", 180 nautical miles (330 km) south of Madras before 1 February. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Madras.[ 104] [ 101]
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No. 18502. London. 10 January 1844. col E, p. 6. ^ "Destruction by fire at Plymouth of the Bark Cambridge of Liverpool". The Standard . No. 6077. London. 9 January 1844. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23234. London. 17 April 1844. ^ a b c d "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19319. Edinburgh. 22 January 1844. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1708. Liverpool. 2 February 1844. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19326. Edinburgh. 8 February 1844. ^ a b c d "Ship News". The Times . No. 18530. London. 12 February 1844. col B, p. 8. ^ a b c d e f "Ship News". The Standard . No. 6084. London. 17 January 1844. p. 5. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18506. London. 15 January 1844. col E, p. 7. ^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 6079. London. 11 January 1844. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19318. Edinburgh. 20 January 1844. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22776. London. 14 January 1844. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19316. Edinburgh. 15 January 1844. ^ "Ship News". Glasgow Herald . No. 4275. Glasgow. 19 January 1844. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18548. London. 4 March 1844. col E, p. 7. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18581. London. 11 April 1844. col F, p. 7. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18821. London. 15 January 1845. col E-F, p. 7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ship News". The Times . No. 18523. London. 3 February 1844. col E, p. 7. ^ "Shipping intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23154. London. 3 February 1844. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18510. London. 19 January 1844. col F, p. 7. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18559. London. 16 March 1844. col E, p. 8. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18589. London. 20 April 1844. col F, p. 8. ^ Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers . Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. pp. 177– 78. ISBN 00-950944-2-3 . ^ a b c d e f "Naval Intelligence". The Times . No. 18554. London. 11 March 1844. col D, p. 8. ^ "Ship News". The Morning News . No. 22781. London. 18 January 1844. p. 8. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18587. London. 18 April 1844. col F, p. 8. ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8837. Newcastle upon Tyne. 19 April 1844. ^ a b "Ship News". Glasgow Herald . No. 4277. Glasgow. 26 January 1844. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard . No. 6091. London. 25 January 1844. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ship News". The Times . No. 18518. London. 29 January 1844. col A, p. 3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19324. Edinburgh. 3 February 1844. ^ a b c "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19329. London. 15 February 1844. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard . No. 6104. London. 9 February 1844. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18579. London. 9 April 1844. col D-E, p. 8. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19328. Edinburgh. 12 February 1844. ^ "Ship News". Glasgow Herald . No. 4283. Glasgow. 16 February 1844. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22787. London. 25 January 1844. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22799. London. 5 February 1844. p. 8. ^ a b c d e f g "Ship News". The Times . No. 18526. London. 7 February 1844. col A, p. 8. ^ "Friendly Relations of France and England". The Times . No. 18559. London. 16 March 1844. col A, p. 7. ^ "Shipwreck on the Goodwin Sands". The Morning Post . No. 22787. London. 25 January 1844. ^ "(untitled)". The Standard . No. 6126. London. 6 March 1844. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 18550. London. 6 March 1844. col E, p. 8. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18560. London. 18 March 1844. col D, p. 8. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . Edinburgh. 9 March 1844. ^ "Ship News". Glasgow Herald . No. 4290. Glasgow. 11 March 1844. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19343. Edinburgh. 18 March 1844. ^ "A Vessel Lost". The Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser, for Lancashire, Westmorland &c . Lancaster. 27 January 1844. ^ a b c d "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19323. Edinburgh. 1 February 1844. ^ a b c d "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22793. London. 1 February 1844. p. 8. ^ a b c "Marine Intelligence". The Newcastle Courant etc . No. 8826. Newcastle upon Tyne. 2 February 1844. ^ "Fearful Wrecks and Loss of Life". The Bristol Mercury . No. 2812. Bristol. 10 February 1844. ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22798. London. 7 February 1844. p. 8. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19341. Edinburgh. 14 March 1844. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22823. London. 7 March 1844. p. 7. ^ "No. 20500" . The London Gazette . 23 February 1847. p. 2580. ^ "No. 20706" . The London Gazette . 22 August 1845. p. 751. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18568. London. 27 March 1844. col D, p. 7. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19330. Edinburgh. 17 February 1844. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 18543. London. 27 February 1844. col C, p. 7. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19321. Edinburgh. 27 January 1844. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23169. London. 21 February 1844. ^ "United States, &c". The Morning Post . No. 22821. London. 5 March 1844. p. 4. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19382. Edinburgh. 22 July 1844. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 22780. London. 17 January 1844. p. 8. ^ "Capture of Five Slave Ships". The Morning Post . No. 22916. London. 24 June 1844. p. 5. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 19340. Edinburgh. 11 March 1844. ^ "Saturday, January 13, 1844" . The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator . Wellington. 13 January 1844. p. 2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 23168. London. 20 February 1844. ^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 18553. London. 9 March 1844. col F, p. 8.
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