List of shipwrecks in February 1857

The list of shipwrecks in February 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during February 1857.

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February 1857

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## 1 February

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List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Earl of Leicester |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[1]
Encantador |  Brazil | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the north coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Gustave |  France | The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Sand, at the mouth to the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[3]
Isabella |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Orange Keys. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to the Clyde. She was refloated on 11 February and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas, where she was condemned.[4][5]
La Belle Barbarie |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork.[6][7]
Phaeton |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Guichen Bay. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Adelaide, South Australia.[8][9]
Twee Gebroeders |  Belgium | The ship sank off the "Hoek van Baarland". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brussels, Brabant to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[10]
Volo |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Santoña, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bilbao. She was refloated and taken in to Santoña in a leaky condition.[11]

## 2 February

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List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Cyrus |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sparrow Hawk Sand and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1]
George Potts |  United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at South Shields, County Durham.[12]
Jeune Looy |  France | The fishing smack ran aground and was wrecked at Weymouth, Dorse, United Kingdom.[12]
Mabon |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Annot Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, to Arbroath, Forfarshire.[13][14]
Robert and William |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Blyth. She was refloated and beached.[10]

## 3 February

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List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Cargey |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at between Dymchurch and New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Odesa.[15] She was refloated and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition.[12]
Elizabeth Bentley |  United Kingdom | The ship put in to Lisbon, Portugal in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned.[16]
Hecla |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Norden, Kingdom of Hanover to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Bondicar, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[15]
St. Andrew |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Latakia, Ottoman Syria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Beyrout, Ottoman Syria.[18]
Sarepta |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Jaffa, Ottoman Syria.[19]

## 4 February

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List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Henrietta Helen |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackshaw Bank, in the Solway Firth. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dumfries. She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Glencaple, Dumfriesshire.[20]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Kirton Reef, in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[21] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cromarty.[3]
Mary Eliza |  United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York.[22]
Nile |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Lovell's Island, Massachusetts, United States.[23]

## 5 February

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List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Hope |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[24]
Highlander |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft.[17]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Punta Engano, Dominican Republic. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[25]
Mary Sophia |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[24]
Sulli |  France | The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[24][26][27]

## 6 February

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List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Bank of England |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. She was refloated and put back to London.[28]
Columbine |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Rio Nova", Africa. Her crew survived.[29]
Friend Iles |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) off the Île de Batz, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. She was subsequently towed in to Brest, Finistère.[28]

## 8 February

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List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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H. M. Dowd |  United States | The tug caught fire and sank at Albany, New York.[30]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[31]
Neptune |  Wismar | The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 10 February and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[32]
Pomona |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havana, Cuba.[31]
Ravensbourne |  United Kingdom | The steamship struck a sunken object and sank off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London.[33]
R. I. Grant |  United States | The tug caught fire and sank at Albany.[30]
Ripper |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Figueira da Foz, Portugal.[34]
Western World |  United States | The steamship caught fire at Albany and was scuttled.[30]

## 9 February

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List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Nimrod |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Sines, Portugal with the loss of a crew member.[35][36]
Queen of the East |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Sines.[36]
Workington |  United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was beached on Stewart Island, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to New Zealand.[37]

## 10 February

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List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Françcoise |  France | The brig ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her ten crew were rescued by the smack New Union ( United Kingdom). Françoise was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Saint-Louis, Senegal. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[27]
Industria |  Portugal | The brig was holed by ice and sank at New York, United States.[38] She was subsequently beached.[39]
Novar |  United Kingdom | The ship struc the Navestone Rock, off the coast of Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was assisted in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[40]
Pensher |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[40]
Queen of the East |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Sines, Portugal.[35]
Sardinia |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[40]

## 11 February

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List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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August |  Denmark | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Alt Skagen with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Bornholm.[41]
Golden Star |  United States | The ship ran aground on the Gingerbread Ground, off the Bimini Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky and was beached. Golden Star was assisted in to Nassau, Bahamas with the aid of the schooner Tweed and nineteen other schooners (all  Bahamas). She sank there whilst under repair.[42]
Marco Polo |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cape St Vincent, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[43]
Redbreast |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Faro, Portugal with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35][36]

## 12 February

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List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Ballochan |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[32]
Hezekiah Williams |  United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Port Jolly", Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York.[44]
Les Amis |  France | The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and was abandoned. She was taken in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition with the assistance of three smacks.[27]
Merchant |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Torre del Mar, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[27]

## 13 February

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List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Logie o'Buchan |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[27]
Tempest |  United Kingdom | The steamship departed from New York, United States for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of 150 lives.[45]

## 14 February

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List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Arthur |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[46] She was towed in to Queenstown, County Cork on 3 April by the steamship Don Pedro (Flag unknown).[47]
Colombus |  Duchy of Holstein | The schooner ran aground off Harboøre, Denmark with the loss of a crew member.[48]
Mary Matthew |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Latakia, Ottoman Syria. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Latakia.[49]

## 15 February

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List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Arthur |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by A. Batigde ( Portugal). Arthur was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to the Clyde.[20]
Betsey |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground near "Voel Nant". She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[50]
Chattahoochie |  United States | The ship was run ashore and wrecked near Wexford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia.[51]
Pons Œili |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the South Triangles. She had been refloated by 17 April and taken in to Belize City, British Honduras for repairs.[52][53]
Volusia |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]
Wearmouth |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[27]

## 16 February

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List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Columbian |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[54]
Ivanhoe |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Bush Rock, off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Leith, Lothian. She was consequently taken in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland in a waterlogged condition.[27]
Rifleman |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[27]

## 17 February

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List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Arcole |  United States | The ship ran aground in the Delaware River.[22]
Eurydice |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.[55]
Ralph Thompson |  United Kingdom | The derelict ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Peniche, Portugal.[48]
Rifleman |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[56]

## 18 February

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List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Black Diamond |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[57]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cette, Hérault, France. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland in a leaky condition.[57]

## 19 February

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List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Grimsby |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Cannasharry Point, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Sligo. She was taken in to Sligo the next day.[44]

## 20 February

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List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Java |  United Kingdom | The ship arrived at Gibraltar from Liverpool in a leaky condition, having struck the nearby Pearl Rock, off Punta Carnero, Spain, in the Strait of Gibraltar.[22][58]
Margaret Alice |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Dunmore East, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[20]
Prince Philippe |  Belgium | The ship was damaged by an explosion in her cargo of coal at South Shields, County Durham. A crew member was killed and two were severely injured.[23]

## 21 February

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List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Colipi |  Chile | The schooner was wrecked at Coquimbo.[59]
Falcon |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killala, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ballina, County Mayo.[44]
Madrid |  United Kingdom | The paddle steamer struck an uncharted rock and was wrecked at Viana do Castelo, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Gibraltar. Her passengers and crew were rescued.[60][61][62]
Malta |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated.[57]
Rosario, or
Rosarita |  Spain | The full-rigged ship caught fire off Valparaíso, Chile. She was beached with the assistance of HMS Monarch ( Royal Navy) and was burnt out.[63][5][64]
William Hutt |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[57] She was refloated on 22 February.[44]

## 22 February

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List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Henriette Geertruida |  Netherlands | The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated several days later.[65]
Matilda |  Netherlands | The schooner collided with HMS Bulldog ( Royal Navy) in the English Channel off Eastbourne, Sussex and was damaged. She was taken in tow by HMS Bulldog but ran aground on the Boulder Bank and capsized. She was righted the next day and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex for repairs.[66]
Unicorn |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Killala, County Mayo.[18] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo. She broke up on 23 March.[67]
Ville de Quimper |  France | The schooner was wrecked at "Torre Carbonera" with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkirk, Nord.[68]

## 23 February

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List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Boadicea |  United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore in the North East Pass. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[67]
Carlton |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fernando Po, Equatorial Guinea. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[69]
Ludenheit |  Prussia | The schooner was wrecked off Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[38][48]
Ludvig |  Denmark | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Helsingør.[70]
Mary Winch |  United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Kronstadt, Russia and was ordered to be sunk.[20]

## 24 February

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List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Betsey |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brist Rock, off the coast of Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire.[65][70]
Lavinia |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gothenburg, Sweden. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[71]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The sloop was run down in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland by Christian ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Christian. Mary was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Seaham, County Durham.[57] Mary was subsequently towed in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland by the steamship Ayrshire ( United Kingdom).[72]
Niels Gylding |  Russia | The ship was in collision with Wynaud ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel. Her cre survived. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg.[38]
Sea |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[57]

## 25 February

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List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Eugenie |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on reefs off Flacq, Mauritius. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Mauritius.[8][73][74]
Richard Mount |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off "Busker". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Gothenburg, Sweden. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lysekil, Sweden.[75]
Secret |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Jersey, Channel Islands.[76]

## 26 February

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List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Joseph Somes |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire off Tristan da Cunha. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Blackwall, Middlesex to Melbourne, Melbourne.[77]
Stantons |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[38][78]

## 27 February

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List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Falcon |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was refloated on 3 March.[71]
Lark |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank in the River Fowey. She was refloated on 3 March.[65] She was refloated on 4 February.[79]
Sarah |  United Kingdom | The ship struck the Plough Seat Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[76][80]
Struggler |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Sweetnose Bay, in the White Sea. Her crew survived.[81]
Tutelina |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Sweetnose Bay. Her crew survived.[81]
Princess |  United States | River steamboat; boilers exploded near Baton Rouge, Louisiana; at least 70 dead.[82]

## 28 February

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List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Thetis |  Netherlands | The ship was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea by the steamship Trebizond ( Austrian Empire) with the loss of her captain.[83]
Undien |  United Kingdom | The ship struck the Chiens Pennans Rocks, off the coast of Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and taken in to the Île d'Yeu, Vendée.[84]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Africano |  Portugal | The brigantine sprang a leak off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was towed in to Gibraltar Bay by the brigantine Vrouw Maria ( Netherlands) but sank there.[85]
Augusta |  Norway | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 26 February and taken in to The Downs.[39][78]
Barbara Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Black Sea before 20 February.[54]
Bienvenue |  France | The ship was wrecked at Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[86]
Cathedral |  United States | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her 35 crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Abel Tasman Gower and the barque Anne Pitcairn Sharp (both  United Kingdom).[87]
Colipí |  Chilean Navy | The schooner was wrecked at Coquimbo.[63]
Crown |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground between the Ajax and Pacific Reef before 14 February. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She became severely hogged and was declared a total loss.[18]
Douro |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Sulina, Ottoman Empire before 20 February.[54]
Florida |  United States | The pilot boat was destroyed by fire at Key West, Florida before 13 February.[18]
Furioso |  Austrian Empire | The ship was wrecked at Sulina in late February with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by Barbara ( United Kingdom).[88]
Garland |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Black Sea before 20 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[20][54]
James Alexander |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Demerara, British Guiana before 9 February. She was later righted.[89]
Jeune Clara |  France | The ship was wrecked at Bayonne.[86]
J. L. Warner |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wexford on or before 2 February.[1]
Maria Eulalie |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bayonne.[86]
Oolong |  United States | The fishing schooner was lost on Georges Bank. Lost with all 9 crew.[90][91]
Samuel Russel |  United States | The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay in early February.[30]
Speedwell |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Port Dundas, Renfrewshire.[92] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Port Dundas.[7]
Sovereign |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Malta to Tunis, Beylik of Tunis.[18]
Sultan |  United States | The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay in early February.[30]
Thomas Fielden |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin before 10 February. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. Although severely hogged, she was refloated and resumed her voyage.[47]
Troubadour |  Spain | The barque was driven ashore on the Isle of Pines, Cuba and was abandoned.[93]
Vesper |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Sulina before 20 February.[54]
Workington |  Victoria | The brig ran aground on Stewart Island, New Zealand, after taking on water during a storm in Foveaux Strait. There were no deaths.[94]

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