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The list of shipwrecks in February 1820 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1820.
| February 1820 | ||||||
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | Unknown date | ||||
| References | ||||||
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Miranda | The ship was wrecked near Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Tobago.[1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boldon | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Theodosia | The ship caught fire and was abandoned. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Table Bay to Algoa Bay.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Janson | The ship was sunk by ice in the North Sea off Den Helder, North Holland. Her crew were rescued.[4] | |
| Uranie | The corvette struck a rock in Berkley Sound, East Falkland, Falkland Islands. She was beached on 6 February in French Bay. Her 120 crew were later rescued by Mercury ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New Triton | The ship was driven ashore near St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | The ship struck a rock and sank near Loch Tarbert. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] | |
| Louisa Elizabeth | The ship was lost near Hellevoetsluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[9] | |
| Mary & Betty | The ship was driven ashore and sank at St. Bees Head, Cumberland.[9] | |
| Moira | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & James | The ship was driven ashore near St. Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cupido | The ship was wrecked in the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Weser to Gothenburg.[12] | |
| Three Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a waterlogged condition.[9] | |
| Harry Morris | The ship struck a rock and sank off Whitby. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[14] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The ship was lost off the Isle of Rhum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon.[16] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Brighton, Sussex. She was deemed beyond repair.[16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | The ship was driven ashore at Ardgowan, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | The ship was driven ashore in Prince's Bay, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Martinique to New York.[10] | |
| Helen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New York.[10] | |
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on the Cold Spring Bar, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to New York.[10] | |
| Midas | The ship was run down and sunk off Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Santo Domingo, Hispaniola to Boston.[10] | |
| Ogland | The sloop was wrecked at Burrafeith, Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom.[17] | |
| Port of Sunderland | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Miramichi Bay to Maryport, Cumberland and Kirkcudbright.[18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sans Souel | The ship foundered off "Point Galico de Zamba". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to India.[3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The schooner was wrecked at Cape Carbonara, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Naples.[13] | |
| Mars | The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Sète, Hérault.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Adele | The ship was wrecked at Wilmington, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Wilmington.[13] | |
| Quebec Packet | The ship was abandoned off the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea. She was taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition the next day.[20] | |
| William and Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Ross to Youghal, County Cork.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Success | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[10] She was on a voyage from Littlehampton, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harbinger | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire. Harbinger was refloated on 26 February.[21] | |
| Perfect | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Aberdeen.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | The ship was wrecked in Red Wharf Bay with the loss of five of the twenty people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Providence, Bahamas.[23][12] | |
| Elizabeth & Sally | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool.[21] | |
| Friends | Captain Mearns's sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[23][2] | |
| Friends | Captain Payne's ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington. Her crew were rescued.[23] | |
| San Fidel | The ship struck rocks off Gibraltar and foundered. She was on a voyage from "Caril" to Algeciras.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandrine | The ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[24] She was refloated on 20 April and taken in to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[25] | |
| Dolphin | The ship ran aground and capsized at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21] | |
| Flirt | The ship fouled her anchor and was beached in Swanage Bay. She later sank but was refloated and taken in to Poole, Dorset Flirt was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[26] | |
| Neapolitan | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[15] | |
| Star | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[27] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Wexford, United Kingdom Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[13] | |
| Star | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey.[12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armavilla | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (38°N 17°W / 38°N 17°W). Six crew were rescued by John Bulkley ( | |
| Little Belt | The ship was wrecked at Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to London.[13] | |
| Prince Regent | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India and China.[21] Prince Regent was later refloated.[29] | |
| Respect | The ship was lost off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Randers, Denmark.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | The brig was struck by lightning off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg.[31] | |
| Amie | The drogher was wrecked at Saint Lucia.[32] | |
| Duke of Wellington | The ship was driven ashore at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in early February.[33] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[34] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus.[34] | |
| Fame | The ship was run aground on a sandbank 18 nautical miles (33 km) off mouth of the Demerara River. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara.[28] Fame was later refloated but ran aground again in the Demerara River and was subsequently sold. She was refloated in June.[33][35] | |
| Fanny | The ship was lost off Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Dublin.[36] | |
| Heroine | The ship was lost at Bermuda.[10] | |
| Isabella | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between "Abavy" and "Mahacooy" in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Essequibo, British Guiana.[28] | |
| Jeanne | The brig was wrecked near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[37] | |
| Jubilee | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Coleraine, County Antrim.[9] | |
| Kitty | The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26] | |
| Lord Wellington | The schooner was wrecked on the north coast of St. John, Virgin Islands in mid-February. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Tortola.[13][32] | |
| Mariner | The ship was driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport.[16] | |
| Mary | The sloop was wrecked near Levers, Grenada before 9 February.[32] | |
| May | The ship was wrecked on "Bridger's Island", New York, United States with the loss of all hands.[13] | |
| Onderneming | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Amsterdam, North Holland.[4] | |
| Santa Croce | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Genoa. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[38] | |
| Sophie | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Honfleur, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to London, United Kingdom.[39] | |
| Vine | The ship foundered off Islay in mid-February.[14] |