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The list of shipwrecks in January 1823 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1823.
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Waterford . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America , to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Waterford.[ 1]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto a reef in Hoy Sound and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia , to Grangemouth , Stirlingshire .[ 2]
Kammerheere Rosencrantz
Denmark
The ship ran aground at Penzance , Cornwall , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Africa.[ 3]
Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop capsized in the English Channel off Dodman Point , Cornwall . The wreck was driven ashore with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon , to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 4]
Nereus
United States
The ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras , Virginia . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Baltimore, Maryland .[ 5]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The brig sprung a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Three of her eight crew reached Trafaria , Portugal, on 6 January. She was on a voyage from Hull to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 6]
Regent
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on São Miguel Island , Azores , Portugal, Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Weare
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Ballycotton , County Cork , with the loss of 25 of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Jamaica.[ 4] [ 8] [ 9]
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Æolus or Eolus
Russia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Garron Point, Stonehaven , Aberdeenshire , with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gamla Karleby , Sweden, to Lisbon , Portugal[ 21] [ 24]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[ 21]
Nova Victoria
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lisbon with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maranhão , Brazil , to Lisbon.[ 11]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Apollo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Eddystone Rocks , in the English Channel . She was on a voyage from the Charente to London .[ 13]
Better Luck Still
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea . She was refloated but collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. Better Luck Still put back to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 33]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 25] She was refloated in late January or early February and sailed for the Dardanelles .[ 36]
Edward
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire , to Falmouth.[ 33]
Gezina van Veendam
Netherlands
The ship foundered off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 18]
Herald
United States
The sloop was driven ashore at South Uist , Outer Hebrides , United Kingdom .[ 14]
Leeds
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Insand, in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She was later refloated.[ 33]
Prince of Orange
Nevis
The ship foundered off Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued.[ 14]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off "Fedra Island".[ 37]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shellness , Isle of Sheppey , Kent .[ 2] [ 33] She was refloated on 18 January and taken in to Sheerness , Kent.[ 14]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[ 15]
Jessy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Fedra Island", off the coast of Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 17] [ 37]
Lloyd
Jersey
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 38]
Manly
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Deal, Kent .[ 39] She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain, to London .[ 2] Manly was refloated on 16 January and put into Ramsgate , Kent.[ 33]
Marjory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to Odessa , Russia . Marjory was refloated on 29 January and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 20] [ 33]
Prince Madoc
United States
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[ 15] [ 40]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nore and was severely damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to Sheerness , Kent.[ 33]
Speculateur
France
The ship was destroyed by fire at Porthdinllaen , Anglesey , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 14]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[ 38]
Cresswell
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off North Shields , County Durham , and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields.[ 41]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London .[ 13]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 23]
Jonah
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[ 13] Jonah was later refloated.[ 17]
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[ 23]
Lion
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat[ 38]
Mackay
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Nevis . Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Magdalene
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[ 23]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized off the mouth of the Weyma River. Three of those on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Demerara .[ 43]
Margory
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom, to Odessa .[ 39]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London.[ 13]
Royal Oak
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[ 23]
Sea Nymph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 39]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 13]
Sterling
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[ 23]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
São Marcos
Portugal
The brig was driven ashore at Lisbon .[ 44]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock , in the North Sea off Margate , Kent. Her crew were rescued by Samuel ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Vaasa , Sweden, to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 6] [ 46] [ 47]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields , County Durham.[ 47]
Beresford
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Hubberstone Pill , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 14]
Carl Edward
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the Thames Estuary . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey , Channel Islands .[ 6]
Dallam Tower
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Donaghadee , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Donaghadee.[ 48]
Friendship
United States
The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jérémie , Haiti, to Portsmouth, New Hampshire .[ 42]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked between Cullercoats and Hartley, Northumberland .[ 47]
Maria Sophia
Russia
The brig was lost near Venice , Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia . She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal, to Venice.[ 49]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Plymouth , Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset , to Plymouth. Ann was later refloated and taken in to the Cattewater .[ 20]
Bom Camiñho
Portugal
The ship was wrecked at Muros , Spain. She was on a voyage from Maranhão , Brazil , to Oporto .[ 69]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France, to Leith , Lothian .[ 70] Britannia was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[ 49]
Caroline
United States
The ship foundered at Gibraltar .[ 60]
Coromandel
United States
The ship foundered at Gibraltar.[ 60] [ 71]
Demerara
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the "Ganticks". She was later refloated.[ 48]
Encounter
Gibraltar
The storage hulk foundered at Gibraltar.[ 60]
Janet & Maine
United Kingdom
The ship came ashore on the "Point of Toward". She was later refloated.[ 48]
John & Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 65] [ 70]
Lady Coate
United Kingdom
The ship came ashore in the Bay of Innerkip . She was later refloated.[ 48]
Marian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Islay . She was on a voyage from Workington , Cumberland , to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 49]
New Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Selby , Yorkshire .[ 70]
Nimble
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields .[ 44]
Prince Ernest
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar.[ 60]
Ravensworth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blakeney, Norfolk .[ 15]
Royal Oak
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Longsands, in The Wash with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by a Cromer coble . She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire , to Wakefield , Yorkshire .[ 72]
Schellenger
Sweden
The ship foundered at Gibraltar.[ 60]
Wanderer
United Kingdom
The ship foundered at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire , to London .[ 60]
William
United Kingdom
The ship came ashore in the Bay of Innerkip. She was later refloated.[ 48]
Zealous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[ 70] She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 65]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1823
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[ 46] Alert was refloated on 3 March and taken in to Hartlepool in a severely damaged condition.[ 73]
Altigras
Spain
The schooner was captured and burnt off Matanzas , Cuba , by a Colombian cruiser .[ 45]
Baron de Recourt
France
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Warren ( United States ). She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba, to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 11] [ 44] [ 74]
Camel
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[ 46] [ 47]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire on or before 4 January.[ 24]
Expedition
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[ 46]
Friends Goodwill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[ 46]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Lisbon , Portugal, in mid-January for Plymouth, Devon . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 11]
Pacific
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Glass Island , Outer Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool , Lancashire . Pacific was later refloated and taken in to Stornoway , Isle of Lewis for repairs, which were completed in mid-November.[ 11] [ 75]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at North Shields , County Durham. She was later refloated.[ 41]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[ 46]
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