List of shipwrecks in February 1866

The list of shipwrecks in February 1866 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1866.

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1 February
List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
George  United Kingdom The schooner struck the quayside at North Shields, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to North Shields.[1]
Manolo  Bremen The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bremen. She was refloated on 3 February and towed in to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[2]
Margaret  United Kingdom The tug sank at North Shields, Northumberland.[1]
Nymphen  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at North Shields, Northumberland.[1]
Valetta  United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the Suriname River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Surniname River.[3]

2 February
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Abalon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Small Point, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[4]
Jeddo  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Choui Kader Shoal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong, China to Bombay, India.[5][6][7][4]

3 February
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Isabella Hunter  United Kingdom The ship departed from Paisley, Renfrewshire for Belfast, County Antrim. Subsequently sighted off the Mull of Galloway, Argyllshire, but never reached her destination. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, a wrecked boat from the ship washed up at Portmuck, County Antrim.[8]
Monarch  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Zuydcoote, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9][10][2][11]
Thomas and Alice  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated.[1]
Union  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned 8 to 10 nautical miles (15 to 19 km) off St. Ives Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Medora ( United Kingdom). Union was on a voyage from St. Ives to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She came ashore at Porthtowan, Cornwall and was wrecked.[2]
William and Henry  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the California Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[12][10]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat capsized and sank in the River Dee at Connah's Quay, Flintshire with the loss of three of the eight people on boars.[13]

4 February
List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Emerald Isle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[14] She was refloated on 21 March and towed in to Milford Haven.[15]
Excelsior  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of eleven of the 33 people on board. Survivors were rescued on 10 February by the Guister Lifeboat.[16] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[17]
Havre  France The steamship was driven ashore at Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[18] She was refloated on 14 February and was towed in to Penzance, Cornwall.[19]
Jenny  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States with the loss of twenty of the 22 people on board. Survivors were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[20][21]

5 February
List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Breeze  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Colchester, Essex.[22][1]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the tug Bull Dog ( France). Britannia was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[22][1]
Havre  France The steamship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[9]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Tralee, County Kerry.[23]
Nuevo Lepanto  Spain The ship was attacked by pirates off Lantau Island, China and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Macao. She was subsequently taken in to Hong Kong by Escaño ( Spanish Navy).[24][25]
Sarah and Ann Jersey The schooner ran aground on the Whiting Sand and was abandoned. Her six crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[22][1][26]
Statesman  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore Point, Dunbartonshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[27]
Ville de L'Oriente  France The lugger collided with the lighter Hamoaze ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Her crew got on board a boat from the lighter and were subsequently rescued by Zambese ( United Kingdom). Ville de L'Oriente was on a voyage from Glasgow to the Charente. She was towed in to Greenock by the tug Sir Charles Napier ( United Kingdom).[27]
Zambese  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock.[27]

6 February
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Alliance  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[19][28]
Chin-Chin  Hamburg The schooner was attacked by a pirate junk off Hong Kong, China with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Tientsin, China. After being ransacked and stripped of her guns, she put back to Hong Kong.[25]
Emma  United Kingdom The ketch was wrecked at Pittenweem, Fife. Both crew were rescued by a coble from the fishing lugger John Wesley ( United Kingdom). Emma was on a voyage from Largo, Fife to Dunbar, Lothian.[29]
Isis  Hamburg The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (38°39′N 60°00′W). Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom and/or Hamburg.[30][31]
Jeanne d'Arc  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkerque.[14]
Newton  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Robinsons ( United Kingdom). Newton was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Whitby, Yorkshire.[32]
Wanata  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship collided with Queen of Beauty ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bay of Biscay (46°13′N 8°38′W). Her crew and all 190 passengers were rescued by Queen of Beauty. Wanata was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria.[33][34][35][36]

7 February
List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Ann and Susan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[37]
Carrie Davies  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to a British port.[22][37]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the brig Robinsons ( United Kingdom). She foundered on 10 February.[38]
Iron Crown  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger England's Glory ( United Kingdom) and was towed in to The Downs by three tugs.[39]
Petrel Jersey The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued by a yawl. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22][40]
Rochester  United States The ship ran aground at Crosby, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[22]
Uruguay  Mexico The ship was driven ashore a Laguna.[41]
Zaimar  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[42]

8 February
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Jessie  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east south east of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the barque Mary and Elizabeth ( United Kingdom).[32][36]
Lloyd Rainer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Blackwall, Middlesex. She was refloated.[23]
Memphis Victoria The ship was wrecked on Malden Island. Her crew were subsequently rescued by the barque Jane ( France).[43]
Polly  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Strood, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[23][32]
St. Abbs  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on St Mary's Isle, Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Coldingham, Berwickshire.[32]

9 February
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Caprera Flag unknown The barque was wrecked at Pointe-au-Canoniers, Mauritius.[44] Her crew were rescued.[45]
Freeman Clark  United States The ship ran aground in the Rappahannock River. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. She was refloated and taken in to Baltimore.[46]
W. R. Carter  United States The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion at Vicksburg, Mississippi.[47]

10 February
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall.[28] She was on a voyage from Boscastle to Penzance.[46]
Kersonese  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Fullah Reach of the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 14 February and taken in to Calcutta.[48]
Liberty  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the Mersey Flat Victoria ( United Kingdom) and sank off Little Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Plover  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the brig Amethyst ( United Kingdom) 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew got on board Amethyst but later reboared Plover, which later sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Sunderland, County Durham.[50]
Voltigeur  United Kingdom The tug collided with a Mersey Ferry and sank in the River Mersey.[51]

11 February
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Anglesea  United Kingdom The pilot boat foundered in Studland Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Royal Albert ( United Kingdom).[52][53]
Banquereau  France The brig was driven ashore at the Haslar Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth.[53]
Breeze  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated.[54][19]
Demmin Rostock The barque was wrecked on the Brake Sand. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[52]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner, of Teignmouth, Devon, under Captain William Nathan Bryant, was en route from London to Topsham, Devon with a cargo of coal. Caught in a storm, she was wrecked off Poole, Dorset. Her crew of six all perished.[55][56]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig, of Exeter, Devon, under Captain John Back, was en route from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon with a cargo of coal. Driven by a storm, she lost her rudder on the Beer Pan Rocks off Hengistbury Head then went aground and was wrecked on a sand-bank at the entrance to Christchurch Harbour. There were seven crew on board. Three men perished before the remaining four men, including Captain Back, were eventually rescued by local fishermen.[57]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brigatine, of Teignmouth, under Captain James French, was caught in a storm and wrecked off Poole. There were six crew on board. They took to a boat that capsized and four men, including Captain French, perished. One man remained clinging to the upturned boat until rescued by Coastguards, and another succeeded in swimming ashore.[56]
Equity  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Portsoy.[19]
Georgiana  France The barque was wrecked near St Alban's Head, Dorset, United Kingdom.[58] She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated on 23 March and towed in to Weymouth by Mary Ellen ( Jersey).[59]
Good Will  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in Studland Bay. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Swanage, Dorset.[19]
Johanna Elizabeth  Hamburg The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Langstone, Hampshire with the loss of all hands, eight or nine lives. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Martinique.[53]
Palace  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoole Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset.[49]
Pero  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her seven crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[49][60][26][61]
Ranger  United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven ashore in Studland Bay.[52]
Reliance  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her nine crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Port Clarence, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[49][60][26]
T. and C. Sutton  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Poole. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[32]
Thomas Rushbridger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated.[49]

12 February
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Cumberland Lass  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London and/or Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[62][32]
Esther New Zealand The schooner went aground and was wrecked to the south of the mouth of the Manawatu River, with the loss of four lives.[63]
Hamlet  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orleans, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[64]
Hasard  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Larne, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[49] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[21]
Regent  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk and subsequently foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[19]
Royal Albert  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall with the loss of all 34 crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[36]
William Frazer  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the smack Brilliant ( United Kingdom). William Frazer was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Seaham, County Durham. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk on 14 February by the smacks Fortitude and Good Design (both  United Kingdom).[65][19][66]

13 February
List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Black Sea. She was refloated.[32]
Flora  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Lindisfarne. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian.[67]
General Williams  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thornton ( United Kingdom). General Williams was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York.[68]
John Liddell  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[19]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the Mediterranean.[32]
Meggie Anderson  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fourteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued on 18 February by Manfred ( Hamburg). Meggie Anderson was on a voyage from Tuticorin, India to London.[45]
Para  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with the assistance of six smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[49]
Regent  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Swin. Her crew were rescued by the smack Excelsior ( United Kingdom). Regent was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[69][32]

14 February
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Galway Lass  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[54]
Ryndman  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with the steamship Peruvian ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Victoria Channel. Her crew were rescued by Peruvian. Ryndman was subsequently towed in to the River Mersey by a tug.[19]

15 February
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Advena  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[65][36]
Elizabeth Adnett  United Kingdom The brig sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[65][61]
Isabella  United Kingdom The brig was driven out to sea from São Miguel Island, Azores. She was taken in tow by Mary Blake ( United Kingdom) but the tow parted the next day and she was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Mary Blake. Isabella was subsequently boared by six sailors from the Azores. She was towed in to São Miguel Island in a derelict condition on 21 February.[70][71]

16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Argo Dantzic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Großendorf, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London, United Kingdom.[72][4]
British America  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Georgia, United States. Her crew were rescued. British America was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Savannah, Georgia.[73] She was consequently condemned.[71]
Helen  United Kingdom The fishing boat was wrecked at Cellardyke, Fife. Her six crew were rescued.[74]
Plymouth Barbadoes The brig was wrecked at "Gioja", Sicily, Italy. Her crew survived.[64]

17 February
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Host Heate  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lisbon.[75]
Loda  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Lady Elliot's Island and was set afire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Shanghai, China.[76]

18 February
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Granadian  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Pico Island, Azores.[77][78][79] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Seal ( United Kingdom).[45] She was on a voyage from the River Mersey to the West Indies.[80]
Greceras  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Anna ( Norway) and was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to Antwerp, Belgium.[81][28][82][61]

19 February
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Fraternidad  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Norway to Barcelona. She was refloated and take in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[46]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in Angle Bay and was holed. She was beached in a sinking condition. Margaret was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. Following temporary repairs, she as taken in to Hubberson Pill, Pembrokeshire.[83][28]

20 February
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Elizabeth Brown  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland in a leaky condition.[84]
Fair Hope  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and capsized at Newquay, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aberavon, Glamorgan.[21]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Inchcolm.[85]
Sir George Grey  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Cockburn's Island. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Sydney, New South Wales.[86][87]

21 February
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Hong Kong  United Kingdom The ship's passengers and some of the crew mutinied and ran the ship ashore 38 nautical miles (70 km) west of Macao, China. She was on a voyage from Whampoa to Havana, Cuba. The vessel was pillaged, and was abandoned on 23 February. She was subsequently towed in to Macao by a steamship.[88]
Sauvegarde  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and sank at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde.[84]

22 February
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Arthy  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the barque Oby () Jersey) and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Oby. Arthy was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Port Said, Egypt.[89]
Economie  Netherlands The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom by four smacks.[21]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande do Sul. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Rio Grande do Sul.[90][91]
Iris  United Kingdom The ship collided with the schooner Aubaine ( France) and sank off "Foulinguet", Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by Aubaine. Iris was on a voyage from Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère to Swansea, Glamorgan.[92]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[46]
Orphine  France The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[93]
Peace  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the South Rock Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put in to Ramsey, Isle of Man for repairs.[94]

23 February
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Altivo  Portugal The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[64]
Arthur  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Leman and Owers Sands, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aden.[95][93]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Berwick upon Tweed.[64]
Ellora  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Águilas, Spain or vice versa.[28][96] She was consequently condemned.[97]
Jeremiah  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from St. Alban's Head, Dorset to Sunderland.[98]
Lucy Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Excelsior ( United Kingdom). Lucy Ellen was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Sunderland.[93]
Maria  Denmark The ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Algeciras with the loss of all hands.[96]
Pablo  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Palmones, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[28][96]
Strive  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Garde", Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Tally Ho  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prince Albert ( United Kingdom). Tally Ho was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.[98]
Warner  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the Firth of Forth.[28]

24 February
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Doris  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[93]
Lady Chandos  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and put in to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[93]
Louisa  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned at in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fairy ( United States). Louisa was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[99]
Talisman  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Grand Turk, Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Kingston, Jamaica.[45] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[100]

25 February
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Lively  United Kingdom The pilot boat capsized in Carlingford Lough with the loss of all seven crew.[101]
Salacia  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) east by south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[93]
Una  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[81]

26 February
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Johanna  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated, but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Metta Catharina  Italy The ship was wrecked at Torre Molinos, Spain. she was on a voyage from Livorno to Dublin, United Kingdom.[102][103]

27 February
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Ada  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Killala, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from "Brucklin" to Ballina, County Mayo. She was refloated and taken in to Killala.[104]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in Bangor Bay. She was refloaed and taken in to Bangor, County Down.[3]
Cynosure  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Safi, Morocco. Her crew were rescued.[105][106]
Ellen Sinclair  United Kingdom The collier, a steamship, collided with the steamship Minna ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[64] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[107] Ellen Sinclair was refloated on 27 March and beached.[97]
India  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Wremen, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz, Cuba to Bremen. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the steamship Simson (Flag unknown) and taken in to Bremen.[108]
Marie Celestine  France The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated with the assistance of two Deal boats and put in to Ramsgate, Kent.[93]
Morning Star  United Kingdom The ship sank off Llandudno, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by the Llandudno Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[92]

28 February
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Alliance  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France. She was refloated on 2 March and taken in to Whitstable.[61]
Adelaide South Australia The schooner ran aground and capsized at Adelaide. She was refloated and repaired.[109]
Fruhling  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was refloated on 2 March and towed in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[3][108]
James and Matilda  United Kingdom The fishing smack struck a sunken wreck and sank off the Mewstone with the loss of two of her three crew.[110]
Royal Dane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Portsmouth Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[61]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[61]
Vauban  French Navy The paddle frigate was sunk by a spar torpedo in an experiment at Toulon, Var.[111][112]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1866
ShipCountryDescription
Agincourt  France The ship capsized at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was righted.[14]
Alnwick Castle  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Silloth, Cumberland to Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. She was taken in to Ayr on 22 February.[21]
Amazones  Peruvian Navy The frigate ran aground and was wrecked at Port Mont, Chile before 23 February.[113]
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic (28°21′S 44°06′W).[36]
Arcano British North America The ship foundered 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall on or before 20 February.[64]
Avalon  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[85]
Capital  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. she was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Deptford, Kent.[83]
Cap Rouge  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[36]
Catharine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked before 5 February. She was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[9]
C. Cleanstock  United States The ship was wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil.[54]
Cygne  France The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Brielle.[84]
Echo British North America The ship was driven ashore at "Trevay", Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Buctouche, New Brunswick to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[36]
Edouard  France The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Akyab, Burma.[51]
Ellen McDonald  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "the Dingle". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galveston, Texas, United States. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[22][37]
Energy  Bremen The ship was holed by ice and sank. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen.[82]
Earl King New South Wales The steamship ran aground off Dawes Point before 24 February. She was refloated.[114][115]
Foam of the Sea  United Kingdom The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to New York.[116]
Fox  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham on or before 23 February. Two crew were rescued by Julia Ann Gale ( United Kingdom). Fox was taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham on 1 March.[64][93]
Genevieve  France The ship was wrecked at Amble, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Amble.[36]
Herald of the Morning  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Boston.[92]
Honore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brixham, Devon. She was on a voyage from Rouen to Belfast, County Antrim.[36]
Jacoba  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Fishcoombe Point". She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Carlisle, Cumberland.[36]
Jessie New Zealand The schooner left Stewart Island for Hokitika on February 26, carrying a crew of four. She was never sighted again.[63]
J. W. Wade  United States The brig was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Boston, Massachusetts.[117]
Loa  Peruvian Navy The monitor ran aground and was wrecked at Callao before 23 February.[113]
London  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ceuta, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[118]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex where she was beached.[93]
Okalona  United States The ship was wrecked on Faial Island, Azores before 3 February. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Baltimore, Maryland.[119]
Rhine  United States The ship was wrecked on New Providence, Bahamas before 14 February. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Havana, Cuba and Liverpool.[3]
S. C. Tupper  United States The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef before 3 February. She was on a voyage from Miragoâne, Haiti to New York.[119]
Vesta  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Vendée, France on or before 14 January.[61]
Vincent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts before 19 February. She was on a voyage from London to Boston[92][4]
Zoe  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Fishcoombe Point" with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[36]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Emily ( United Kingdom).[120]
Unnamed  Spain The ship collided with the Haisborough Lightship ( Trinity House) before 22 March and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor got on board the lightship.[93]

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Ship events in 1866
Ship launches: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Ship commissionings: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Ship decommissionings: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871
Shipwrecks: 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871

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