The ship ran aground off Rota, Spain and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated and put back to Cádiz, Spain, where she was beached.[3]
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in The Wash. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and beached. Subsequently refloated and taken in to King's Lynn in a sinking condition.[2]
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[4] She was on a voyage from Seaham to London.[2]
The ship was driven ashore at White Head. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated the next day and found to be severely leaky.[8]
The brig was sighted 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Jamaica whilst on a voyage from Kingston to Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands[28]
The ship caught fire and was abandoned in Mandela Bay, Greece. Her crew were rescued by a British steamship. She subsequently came ashore on Syros.[35]
The ship was wrecked at Tee-haw Point, 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Amoy, China with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China.[38][39]
The ship ran aground on the Gapsar Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Calcutta in a severely leaky condition and placed under repair.[40]
The ship was driven ashore in Aracaji Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Maranhão, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving on 1 July in a leaky condition.[41]
The steamship ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Perth. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and resumed her voyage.[42][43]
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition.[34]
The ship ran aground in the Ems. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. She was refloatedbut found to be severely leaky and put in to Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands for repairs.[20]
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a French port. She was refloated and taken in to the River Dee.[27]
The ship ran aground on the Goswick Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and put in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[30]
The steamship was driven ashore at Point Santa Maria, Peru. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put back to Callao.[59]
The ship ran aground off the Pelican Spit, Ottoman Empire before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[33]
The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) off Coquimbo, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caldera, Chile to Swansea.[57]
The ship ran aground off the Pelican Spit before 10 June. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Smyrna. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[33]
The ship was driven ashore on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was later refloated and towed in to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, where she arrived on 12 June in a leaky condition.[73]
The ship was driven ashore on Bardsey Island, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Balaklava, Russia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[19]
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