List of shipwrecks in January 1847

The list of shipwrecks in January 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1847.

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January 1847

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## 1 January

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List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Champlain |  British North America | The barque was driven ashore at Black Point, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Milford, United States.[1][2]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 3 January and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3][4][5]
Heroine |  Guernsey | The ship was wrecked 7 leagues (21 nautical miles (39 km) south of the Rio Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Rio Grande.[6]
Leonidas |  Greece | The brig sprang a leak and was beached at "Gillyswick", Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day.[4]

## 2 January

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List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Activity |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and sank in the Pakefield Gat, off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew survived.[7][8]
Euphan |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Stranton Sands, off the coast of County Durham.[9]
Frederick Wilhelm IV |  Denmark | The ship ran aground on the Droogden, in the North Sea. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen for repairs.[10]
Harbinger |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Stranton Sands.[9]
Junge Wilhelm |  Hamburg | The ship ran aground and sank at Cuxhaven. She was refloated.[10]
Levisham |  United Kingdom | The ship struck the Whitby Ridge and sank. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Prince George |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dundalk, County Louth. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Thetford |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough Castle, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Scarborough to Whitby.[7]
William Glen Anderson |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Paspébiac, Province of Canada, British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Restigouche,[12] Nova Scotia, British North America to an English port. She was consequently condemned.[13]

## 3 January

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List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Betsy |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Killybegs, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sligo.[11]
Cato |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Torquay, Devon. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Torquay.[7]
Inconstant |  British North America | The barque departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]
Stella |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire and sank.[15]

## 4 January

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List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Australian |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Canea, Crete.[16] She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[17]
Baltic |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 6 January and taken in to King's Lynn.[18]
Beaton |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. She was refloated on 6 January and taken in to King's Lynn.[18]
Catherine |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Llanelly, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ayr.[5]
Flora |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. She was refloated on 6 January and taken in to King's Lynn.[18]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Isleornsay, Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Leith, Lothian.[11] She was refloated the next day.[19]
Norval |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. She was refloated on 6 January and taken in to King's Lynn.[18]
Plutus |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[20]
Pomona |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. She was refloated on 6 January and taken in to King's Lynn.[18]

## 5 January

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List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Armin |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Langlutjensand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Bremen.[10]
Catherine |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Gwendraeth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ayr.[21] Catherine was refloated the next day.[22]
HMS Daphne |  Royal Navy | The Daphne-class corvette ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Solent. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Echo ( Royal Navy) and put back to Spithead, Hampshire.[23][24]
Little Aggie |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the steamship Town of Drogheda ( United Kingdom) and sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[25][26]
Ocean |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore between Cleethorpes and Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[25]
St. Clement |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Williamstadt", Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands.[18]
Stella |  United Kingdom | The brig sank in the North Sea off Grimsby.[25][24] She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[18]

## 6 January

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List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Alexandra |  Russia | The ship was wrecked at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[27]
Amalia |  Russia | The ship was wrecked at Constantinople.[27]
Emerald |  United Kingdom | The ship was struck a rock and wrecked in Broadhaven Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[10][28]
Lady Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whitton Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[25][24]
Panthea |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from New York, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29]
Providence |  United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and was beached at Point of Ayre, Isle of Man, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Ardglass, County Down.[10][19]
Sophia |  Russia | The ship was wrecked at Constantinople.[27]

## 7 January

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List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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George Marsden |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[11]
Newcastle |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Callanafersy and Lack, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Peri |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Inch, County Cork and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cork to Killorglin, County Kerry. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lack for repairs.[10]

## 8 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Estafette |  Russia | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Reval. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent.[11]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blockhouse Point, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[11][30]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America to Havana, Cuba.[31]
Rob Roy |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkcudbright, Wigtownshire.[10] She was refloated on 17 January and beached at Kirkcudbright.[32]
Sharp |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to the West Indies and/or the Cape of Good Hope. She was refloated on 11 January.[11][26]

## 9 January

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List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Aim |  United Kingdom | The ship struck the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia, United States. She consequently put in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[19]
Catharia |  Hamburg | The barque ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship, Elbe ( Hamburg) and taken in to Cuxhaven.[33]
Culzean Castle |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Lady Isle, Ayrshire.[10] She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Malta.[19]
Druid |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkcudbright, Wigtownshire.[10] She was refloated on 17 January.[32]
Forager |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Economy, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage Hull, Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[1]
Loyal William |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Vila Real de Santo António, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cádiz, Spain.[34]
Sir Robert Peel |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cutler, Maine, United States. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Saint John, New Brunswick.[35]
Slater or Slater Rebow |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was refloated.[10][19]

## 10 January

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List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Argo |  Russia | The schooner was driven ashore at Megara Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[36]
Barrosa |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Port Morant, Jamaica due to the negligence of the pilot while carrying coolies from Madras, India to Jamaica. The crew and the 340 emigrants on board were rescued.[37][38]
Columbia |  United States | The whaler, a full-rigged ship, was wrecked on Sydenham's Island, in the Kingsmill Islands. Her crew survived. They were rescued on 30 January by Chandler Price ( United Kingdom).[39]
Deux Melanies |  France | The brig was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, in the Bahama Channel. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[40][35]
Fuller |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Fish Key, off the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[41]
Minstrel |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Fish Key, off the Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[36]

## 11 January

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List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Caraibe |  French Navy | The paddle frigate was wrecked 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Saint-Louis, Senegal with the loss of twenty of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint-Louis to the Canary Islands.[42]
Hayti |  United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken rock and sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off North Uist. Outer Hebrides. Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43]
Vailliant |  France | The ship ran aground on the Vignette Rocks, off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Saint-Nazaire. She was refloated and beached.[27]

## 12 January

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List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Edith |  France | The ship was driven ashore at Fermanville, Manche. She was o a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[44]
Jane Church |  Gambia Colony and Protectorate | The schooner was beached on the coast of Sierra Leone and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to the Gambia River.[45]
Jeune Chevalier |  France | The ship was destroyed by fire off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Newburgh ( United Kingdom). Jeune Chevalier was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[46]
Maria |  Spain | The ship was driven ashore on Carnsore Point, County Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[44][47]
Marianne |  Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged by ice near Cuxhaven.[48]

## 13 January

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List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Eden |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at North Shields, County Durham.[33]
Harvey |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[49]

## 14 January

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List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Leda |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Crookhaven, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[50][51]
Maria and Ellen |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Unity ( United Kingdom). Maria and Ellen was on a voyage from Bangor to London.[32]
St. George |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Belmullet, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Belmullet. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Rhadamanthus ( Royal Navy) and taken in to Belmullet.[52]

## 15 January

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List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Fanny Brooks |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Oxwich Bay. She was on a voyage from Llanelly to Bideford, Devon.[53]
Lively |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[54]
Sunderland |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[32][33]

## 16 January

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List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Charlotte |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to London. She was refloated.[32]
Edward |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[32]
Jacatra |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground at Brouwershaven, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated.[48]
Robert Lovely |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Tralee, County Cork for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55]
Sirius |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked off Ballycotton, County Cork with the loss of twenty of the 91 people on board. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cork.
HMS Sphynx |  Royal Navy | The paddle sloop ran aground off Brook, Isle of Wight. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[56] She was refloated on 5 March and towed in to Portsmouth.[57][58]

## 17 January

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List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Active |  British North America | The brigantine was wrecked at Haystack Head, Sable River, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to Sydney, Nova Scotia.[59]
Bolivar |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Elbow End Sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tay and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee, Forfarshire.[60]
Prima Donna |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford.[32]
Sir Robert Peel |  United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked near Cape Three Points, Broken Bay, New South Wales. All on board, nearly 400 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand to Sydney, New South Wales.[61][62]

## 18 January

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List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Active |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Raritan ( United Kingdom). Active was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Portugal.[63]
Ethelbert |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Lleidi and was wrecked. Sle was on a voyage from Llanelly, Carmarthenshire to London.[32]
Hyena |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Halifax. She was declared a total loss.[1]

## 19 January

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List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Alpha |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank off Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was under tow from Whitby, Yorkshire to South Shields, County Durham.[53][64]
Beta |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was under tow from Whitby to South Shields.[64]
Donna Maria |  France | The ship was struck rocks and was driven ashore in the Douro with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Porto, Portugal.[65]
Fairy |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham. She floated off but consequently sank. She was refloated and beached.[66]
Irvine |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Insand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[53]
Marys |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[32] She was refloated the next day.[48]
Vansittart |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Double Ledge, off the coast of Devon. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Exmouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Exmouth in a leaky condition.[48]
Villebrequin |  France | The ship was wrecked near Argenton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Landernau, Finistère to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[67]
Whitwell Grange |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, Fife to King's Lynn.[32] She was refloated on 22 January.[46]

## 20 January

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List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Admiral Benbow |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[48]
Alexander |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[46]
Cincinnati |  United States | The steamship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico.[68]
Etna |  French Navy | The Sphinx-class aviso was wrecked near Cape Ténès, Algeria.[69] All on board were rescued.[70]
Fashion |  United States | The steamship foundered in the Gulf of Mexico with the loss of all hands.[68]
Snowden |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at the mouth of the Brass River. She was on a voyage from the Brass River to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[71]

## 21 January

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List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Cleopatra |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Brouwer Shoals, in Netherlands East Indies waters. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[72]
Cubit |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[66]

## 22 January

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List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Charles |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off Sharp's Nose, Devon.[46] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire.[22]
Fishburn |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated.[46][66]
Harlington |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[66]
Itenerant |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Banks, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[22]
Loyalty |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated.[66]
Margaret and Ann |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and was damaged on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and beacned at Wivenhoe, Essex.[46][66]
Moslem |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground on Looe Key. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[73] She had been refloated by 30 January and made for Key West, Florida, United States.[1]
Nonatum |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Formby Spit, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[74]
Raven |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the east coast of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[75][76]
Robert and Ellen |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[64]

## 23 January

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List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Amazon |  United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with the brig Magdalene off the coast of Suffolk and was beached on the Corton Sand. Magdalene towed her to Lowestoft. She was taken in to port on 25 January.[66]
Balance |  United States | The freight schooner was lost near Cape May. Crew saved.[77]
Blackett |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[66]
Blixten |  Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Gibraltar. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[46][22]
British Sovereign |  United Kingdom | The ship was departed from Twofold Bay for Wellington, New Zealand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[78]
Ettore |  Trieste | The ship was driven ashore near Skibbereen, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[34]
Evelina |  United Kingdom | The brig struck the Rigg Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She subsequently came ashore at Cranstel, Isle of Man and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[79][80]
Glenco |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare.[81]
John Quayle |  Isle of Man | The smack was wrecked in Ballymastochter Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79][34][82]
Mandigo |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated.[22]
Unity |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich in a severely damaged condition.[22]

## 24 January

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List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Abigail |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[83]
Albina |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Valencia Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67]
Agenoria |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare.[83]
Alliance |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham.[46][66]
Anne |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush.[83]
Blanch |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Donegal.[65]
Caroline |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[83][31]
Celerity |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[46]
Ciro | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Trieste.[83][31]
Commerce |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Oyster Island, County Sligo.[67]
Cullooney |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Oyster Island.[67]
Doncaster |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[46]
Edward |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush.[67]
Eleanor |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Inniscoo, County Donegal. She was refloated.[75]
Eliza and Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush.[83]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush.[83]
Elizabeth Mary |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Inniscoo. She was refloated.[75]
Emma Prescott |  United States | The ship was driven ashore at Galway, United Kingdom.[74]
Exile |  United States | The ship was driven ashore near Crookhaven, County Cork.[63]
Frances and Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[67]
Friendship |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush.[83]
Gipsey |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hayling Island, Hampshire with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cork.[67][84][85]
Glencoe |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush.[83]
Heart of Oak |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a gale at Kilrush.[67]
Jessy McCaskill |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued.[65]
Lochmaddy |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stornoway. Her crew were rescued.[65]
Maas |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush.[83]
Manchester |  United States | The ship capsized at Galway.[74]
Margaret Hughes |  United States | The ship was driven ashore at Milltown Malbay, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool.[80]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chapel Bay, Copeland Islands, County Down.[83]
Marwood |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the "Terroe Islands". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bonny, Africa to Liverpool.[2]
Nelson |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport.[83]
Olive Branch |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Inniscoo. She was refloated on 26 January.[75][80]
Po |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Fife. Her crew were rescued by the Saint Andrews Lifeboat. She was subsequently taken in to Dundee, Forfarshire.[22]
Redwing |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Galway.[74]
Spring |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[66]
St. George |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo.[34]
St. Lawrence |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[66]
Thomas Gales |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[46] She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs) and two smacks.[66]
William |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged on Rutland, County Donegal. She was placed under repair.[65][75]

## 25 January

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Alabama |  United States | The ship was wrecked on Valentia Island, County Kerry, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cumberland, Nova Scotia, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[86]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was refloated.[34]
Lord Auckland |  New Zealand | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Curtis, New South Wales. She was refloated, repaired and returned to service.[87][88][89][90]

## 26 January

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Arab |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan.[46]
Commerce |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brown Down, Hampshire. She was refloated on 29 January.[82]
Eden |  Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Broadhaven Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Venice to Cork and Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[79][80]
Eston Nab |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees. She was refloated and towed in to the River Tees in a leaky condition.[82]
Favourite |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[67]
Garrick |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. She was refloated on 29 January.[1]
Marmood |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Fugloy, Faroe Islands with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[91]

## 27 January

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List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Ann and Margaret |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire.[83]
Bamborough Castle |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hull, Yorkshire.[67]
Chase |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig and was then run into by another brig and was abandoned off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Patriot ( United Kingdom). Chase was subsequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[67]
Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Jamaica.[67]
Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Wellington ( Board of Customs ).[65]
Endeavour |  United Kingdom | The trow sank at the mouth of the River Avon with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol.[67][82]
Gipsy |  United Kingdom | The snow was stranded, and filled, near Hayling Island, Hampshire in a gale during a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cork, Ireland. She later broke up.[92][93]
John Edward |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at White Cove, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[94]
Niobe |  United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City to Cork, United Kingdom.[34][86]
Sampsona |  Kingdom of Sardinia | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Epaminondas ( United States). Sampsona was on a voyage from Genoa to Cork.[79][34] She was subsequently boarded by five crew of Jamaica ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Waterford, where she arrived on 29 January.[80]
Star |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Penarth Glamorgan.[95]

## 28 January

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List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Andelle |  France | The full-rigged ship was severely damaged in a squall at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[94]
Andromeda |  United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°47′N 10°47′W﻿ / ﻿43.783°N 10.783°W﻿ / 43.783; -10.783). Her crew were rescued by Bangalore ( India). Andromeda was on a voyage from Patagonia, Argentina to Falmouth, Cornwall.[96][97]
Ann Eliza |  Saint Kitts | The sloop capsized at Saint Kitts. She was consequently condemned.[36]
Charlotte Harrison |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a squall at New Orleans.[94]
Earl Grey |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to Liverpool, Lancashire.[98]
Henry Gardner |  United States | The ship was severely damaged in a squall at New Orleans.[94]
Independence |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a squall at New Orleans.[94]
New York Packet |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a squall at New Orleans.[94]
Queen Pomare |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged in a squall at New Orleans.[94]
Sarah |  United States | The ship was wrecked on Ennis Quay Island, in Blacksod Bay, County Mayo, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Galway, United Kingdom.[73][99][76][100][101]
Sisters |  British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Winneganee (Flag unknown). Sisters was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[102]

## 29 January

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List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Baltic |  British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saint John, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Saint John to New York, United States.[37]
Clown |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool.[34]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[1]
Elizabeth Barnes |  Saint Lucia | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Saint Lucia. She was refloated.[35]

## 31 January

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List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1847  Ship | State | Description

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Betsey Wood |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Wesport. She was refloated and taken in to Westport.[99]
Eliza Thornton |  United States | The ship ran aground on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[45]

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Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 January.[67]
Antelope |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Rio Grande before 30 January.[103]
Caroline |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[49]
Chomley |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Conrad |  Bremen | The ship was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs). Conrad was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to the West Indies.[49]
David |  British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 January. Her four crew were rescued by Eleutheria ( United Kingdom).[34]
Eliezer |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived.[49]
Emile |  France | The ship was wrecked on Minorca, Spain with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Cette, Hérault.[104]
Esther |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on South Georgia before 1 February with the loss of eleven crew.[105]
Frederike |  Kingdom of Hanover | The koff was damaged by fire at Hamburg before 8 January.[10]
Fyra Sonnet |  Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Tenedos, Ottoman Empire before 20 January. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[73][36]
Hebe |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked before 7 January. She was on a voyage from Singapore to China.[106]
Independence, or Independent |  United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 January.[81]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs). Margaret was on a voyage from Danzig to Weymouth, Dorset.[49]
Milo |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 27 January. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[102][107]
Ocean Bride |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated but consequently sank Her crew were rescued by HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs).[49]
Planter |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 January.[83]
Priscilla |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Whitaker Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[49]
Reis Effendi |  Jamaica | The brigantine was wrecked on "Caymanas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kingston to Veracruz, Mexico.[31]
Richmond Lass |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, County Cork before 11 January.[10][108]
Royal Tar |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Galibia, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to an English port.[109]
San Joaquin |  Spain | The ship was wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man before 16 January.[44]
Santa Cruz |  Portugal | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Beranger ( France). Santa Cruz was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Cork.[28]
Sea Nymph |  British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 January.[67]
Skylark |  United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[110]
Venilia |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 January.[34] She came ashore and was wrecked at La Poile, Newfoundland, British North America on 9 January.[111]
Vivat |  Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Wremen. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Bremen. She was refloated on 5 January and taken in to Bremerhaven.[10]
X. L. |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Stirrup Keys. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[81]
Zadora |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground near Havana before 25 January. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Havana.[112]

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