List of shipwrecks in February 1852
# List of shipwrecks in February 1852

The list of shipwrecks in February 1852 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1852.

## 1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ahter | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Valletta, Malta. Her crew were rescued. |
| Germania | Prussia | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Fort Ricasoli, Malta with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Königsberg. |
| Hebe | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Varne Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Malta. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Jenny ( United Kingdom). Hopewell was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Mary Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef, in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bremen. |
| Old England | United Kingdom | The flat was severely damaged by fire at Chester, Cheshire. |
| Philadelphia | Bremen | The ship was wrecked at Fort Risacoli. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Bremen. |
| Saijan | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Valletta. Her crew were rescued. |
| Twee Gebroeders | Kingdom of Hanover | The koff was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom. |

## 2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bandon | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Berbice ( United Kingdom) in the Irish Sea. Two of the seven people on board were rescued by Berbice. Bandon was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan in a severely damaged condition. |
| Emilie | Dantsic | The ship was driven ashore at Salesker Strand, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Rügenwalde, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Stolpemünde, Prussia for repairs. |
| Foreningen | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and sank near Skudesnes. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Stavanger and Bergen. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated on 3 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Johns | United Kingdom | The sloop departed from Kirkcaldy, Fife for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool. |
| Marquis of Stafford | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Salachan Point, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Macduff, Aberdeenshire. |
| Zebedee | United Kingdom | The ship was struck the Book Rocks and was driven ashore in Thurlstone Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Blanche | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was wrecked on Helen's Shoal, off Lord North's Island. Her 29 crew survived, but five of them in a boat were subsequently reported missing. Blanche was on a voyage from Singapore to Ningpo, China. |
| Delphin | Russia | The barque was driven ashore on Oyster Island, County Sligo, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated on 4 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Marguerite | France | The ship departed from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine for Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sibsons | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Souter Point, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Coen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated. |
| Johann George | Bremen | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom before 4 February. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Bremen in a leaky condition. |
| John Paley | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Ore Stone, in Tor Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 6 February and taken in to Newburgh in a severely damaged condition. |
| Milton | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Long Key Reef, off the coast of British Honduras. |
| Orlando | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Colonsay, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to the Clyde. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Black Rock Sand, in The Wash. She was refloated the next day. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Angelina ( United Kingdom). Swift was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands. |

## 5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Content | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Providence and Tryal (both ( United Kingdom) and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Lady Anne | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the brig Curlew ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Lady Anne was refloated on 25 June. |
| Maria | Denmark | The sloop was wrecked on Nidingen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. |
| Sampson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. |
| Spey | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Carstown Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to the Strangford Lough. |

## 6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated on 8 March. |
| Elizabeth and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Limerick. |
| Emperreza | Brazil | The brig was severely damaged in a gale at Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Larch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Stony Breakers, on the east coast of the United States and was abandoned by all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York United States. Her captain abandoned ship the next day. She had become a wreck by 12 February. |
| Lovely Lass | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 19 February. |
| Olympus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Penzance for repairs. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Fishguard. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Thyatira | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Coatham, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and put in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |

## 7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ferdinand | Prussia | The brig departed from Charleston, South Carolina, United States for Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Lorn | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in the River Tay She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee, Forfarshire in a severely leaky condition. |
| Palmyra | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Roar Sand, in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated. |
| Petrel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ant | United Kingdom | The steamboat ran aground in the River Thames under Blackfriars Bridge, London and was damaged. She consequently sank at the London Bridge Pier, all on board having safely landed. |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havana. She was refloated the next day. |
| Jersey Tar | Jersey | The schooner ran aground on the Whitehouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. |
| Kœnig Elizabeth Louise | Dantzic | The ship struck a sunken rock off Arnish Point, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis in a leaky condition. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Littlehampton, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. |
| Nordstern | Norway | The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston, South Carolina. |

## 9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Daring | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Downing's Bay, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. |
| Fife Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Leith, Lothian. |
| Halifax Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to London. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated on 5 March. |
| Lord Gough | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Carr Rock on the coast of Lothian. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Leith. She was refloated and taken in to Leith. |
| Sarah Johannes | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lima, Peru. |
| West Lothian | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at the entrance to the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 23 February and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim by Belfast ( United Kingdom). |
| William Hogarth | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lerwick, Shetland Islands. |

## 10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Addington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim to Dublin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Sprightly ( Royal Navy). |
| Astrea | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the quayside at Dublin and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. |
| Harbinger, and Resolution | United Kingdom | The steamship Harbinger was in collision with the brig Resolution in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. Resolution sank; her crew were rescued by Harbinger, which was driven ashore. Harbinger was on a voyage from London to the Cape Colony. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gravesend, Kent. The wreck of Resolution was dispersed by explosives on 26 March. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 3 March. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Barbadoes. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard and a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Zetus | United Kingdom | The ship put in to Point de Galle, Ceylon with her cargo of coal on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. |

## 11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Caroline Louise | Prussia | The schooner was driven ashore at Windau. Her crew were rescued. |
| Celerity | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. |
| Constantine | France | The ship was driven ashore on Hog Island, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York City. She broke up on 28 February. |
| Cornwall | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pleiades ( United Kingdom). Cornwall was subsequently boarded by the crew of a French brig. It was reported that they intended to take her in to A Coruña, Spain. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Currigavaddra Rock, off the coast of County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick. |
| Porto | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Athens, Greece. She was refloated the next day and put back to Rotterdam. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the South Gar Sand, at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Royal Victoria ( United Kingdom). Providence was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portland Bill, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset in a leaky condition. |
| Jeune Christine | France | The ship ran aground at Salé, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Rabat, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was consequently condemned. |
| Uzella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Platters, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was refloated and put in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a leaky condiiton. |
| Zealous | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Tarifa, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar. |

## 13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Concordia | Jamaica | The brigantine ran aground on a reef off Falmouth, Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Pickwick | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Chimæra ( United States) and was abandoned in the Irish Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Holyhead, Anglesey. Three people were taken off by Phœnix ( United Kingdom), the rest of her crew by Chimæra. Pickwick was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently taken in tow by the schooner Agnes, which handed over to the tug President (both United Kingdom). She arrived at Liverpool on 16 February. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. She was towed in to Liverpool on 14 February by the tug Albert ( United Kingdom). |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was in collision with a barque and sank in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Eleanor ( United Kingdom). Waterloo was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States. |

## 14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antarctic | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool. |
| Ashburton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore Rockaway, New Jersey, United States. she was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Caddow | United States | The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of five lives. |
| J. W. Anderson | United States | The schooner capsized in a squall off the east coast of the United States. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pentland Skerries and was damaged. She was refloated on 20 February. |

## 15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Glenorchy ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Pladda. Her crew were rescued by Mulatto ( United Kingdom). |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Dog Rocks, off Bearhaven, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |
| Harriet Nash | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She broke up on 24 February. |
| Juliana | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Ayr. |
| Majestic | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Liverpool. |
| Maria Emilia | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was wrecked on the Dulas Rocks, on the coast of Anglesey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Culross, Fife. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The brigantine was in collision with another vessel and sank off the Bishop Rock Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by John Bunyan ( United Kingdom). Mary Jane was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to New Ross, County Wexford. |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corig Rock, off the coast of County Dublin and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford. |
| Warrior | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off Derbyhaven, Isle of Man and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. She put in to Douglas, Isle of Man in a leaky condition. |

## 16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Daring | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Downing's Bay, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the paddle steamer Thistle ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim, Ireland. She was a total loss. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Moville Bay, in Lough Foyle. She was refloated on 20 February. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Jacobus ( Netherlands) and sank in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the paddle steamer Thistle ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim Ireland. She was refloated and found to be leaky. |
| Vainilla | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Riero ( Belgium). She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to a port in California, United States. |

## 17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Agilis | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Andre et Celeste ( France) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) north west of Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Andre et Celeste. Agilis was on a voyage from Malta to Dartmouth, Devon. |
| Ann Falcon | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Daagh Island, County Donegal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Jane Francis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford. |
| Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Merlin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Little Saba, in the Virgin Islands and was disabled. She was refloated and towed in to Saint Thomas by Crocodile ( French Navy. |
| Miriam | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough in a severely leaky condition. |
| Royal William | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the North Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Venelia | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hiero ( United Kingdom). Venelia was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick to California, United States. |
| William | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and sank north of Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |

## 18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | New South Wales | The ketch was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River. |
| Eendraght Macht Magt | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Mynderts Droogte Reef, off "Wanjoewangie", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eiche | Prussia | The ship capsized in the English Channel between Beachy Head, Sussex and the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Royal Thistle ( United Kingdom). Eiche was on a voyage from Stettin to Cette, Hérault, France. She was discovered derelict on 22 February and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. |
| Geerdina | Dantsic | The ship was driven ashore on Goree, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London, United Kingdom. She was declared a total loss. |
| Glenroy | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the brig Medora ( United Kingdom) and was consequently beached at Penarth, Glamorgan, where she sank. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cardiff, Glamorgan for repairs. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight. |
| Janneke | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in the Vlie. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Mary Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Runcorn, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Runcorn. |
| Pizarro | Denmark | The brig was reported to have foundered off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Diana ( United Kingdom). Pizarro was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in the Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a derelict condition. |
| Prince Albert | Malta | The ship sank off "Iviera", County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Trieste. |
| Williams | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |

## 19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Allen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was refloated on 23 February. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The flat sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Ravenglass, Cumberland to Woodend, Cheshire. |
| Equateur | France | The ship was wrecked west of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock in the Loire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Geraldina | Danzig | The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London, United Kingdom. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in the Wallet Channel, off the coast of Essex and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Mary Ann was refloated the next day and assisted into Colchester, Essex by the smack Dart ( United Kingdom). |
| Polly | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Mouse Sand, off the Kent coast. Her crew were rescued by the smack Susannah ( United Kingdom). Polly was on a voyage from south Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the South Gar, off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Rival | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| St. Pierre | France | The ship was wrecked on "Pionbino Island", Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |

## 20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Adèle | France | The ship collided with Eclipse ( United Kingdom), capsized and sank in the English Channel 13 nautical miles (24 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Eclipse. Adèle was on a voyage from Cette, Hèrault to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. She was towed in to Newhaven, Sussex the next day by HMRC Cameleon ( Board of Customs) and Martha ( United Kingdom). |
| Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the sloop Maria ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Humber. She was refloated. |
| Manningtree Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Ellen ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the River Gipping. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. |
| Meridian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Polly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maldon, Essex. Her crew were rescued. |

## 21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Active | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked at Newcastle. |
| Coke | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea in a leaky condition. |
| Colbert | France | The ship was driven ashore in the Loire near Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Nantes to Réunion. |
| Française Adele | France | The ship was in collision with Eclipse ( United Kingdom) and capsized and sank in the English Channel 13 nautical miles (24 km) west half south of Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Eclipse. Françarie Adele was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Wave | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from "South Ferry" to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Dundee, Forfarshire in a leaky condition. |

## 22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary Allan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her crew took to a boat and were rescued by Glance ( United Kingdom). Mary Allan was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Speed | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel to Brancaster, Norfolk. |

## 23 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Comete | France | The ship was wrecked on Île d'Yeu, Vendée. |
| Deborah | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked at "Anatam". Her crew were rescued. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The smack was in collision with the smack Friend's Goodwill ( United Kingdom and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack New Gipsy ( United Kingdom). She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Larne | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Leith, Lothian. |
| New Leeds | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her three crew were rescued by the galiot Lydia ( Duchy of Holstein). New Leeds was reported to be on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to London. |
| Pizarro | Norway | The brig was discovered derelict in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Harwich, Essex. |

## 24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| France | France | The ship was lost off Bougie, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. |
| Inez | Spain | The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She subsequently broke up. |
| Julia Eliza | British North America | The ship was driven ashore at Placentia, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Fortune Bay, Newfoundland. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wicklow. Several vessels collided with her before she was refloated on 4 March. |
| Sofia | Russia | The brig was lost at the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of all but three of her crew. |
| Vier Gebroeders | Netherlands | The galiot ran aground at Punta Mala, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. |

## 25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Egidius | France | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She put in to Gibraltar in a sinking condition. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner was holed by ice at New York, United States. |
| Hendrina | Netherlands | The galiot ran aground and sank between the Runnel Stone and the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Farmer's Delight ( United Kingdom). Hendrina was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was towed in to the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by Allegro ( Netherlands) on 28 February and righted. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the South Shoals, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. |
| Thorwaldsen | Denmark | The brig was wrecked in the "Bompjes Islands", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Joan ( Netherlands). Thorwaldsen was on a voyage from Batavia to Sourabaya. |

## 26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carnation | United Kingdom | The ship was lost on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| HMS Birkenhead | Royal Navy | HMS Birkenhead.The troopship, a steam frigate, was wrecked on a reef off Danger Point near Gansbaai, Africa with the loss of 450 of the 693 people on board. She was on a voyage from Cape Town, Cape Colony to Algoa Bay. most survivors rescued by Schooner "Lioness". |
| Friend's Goodwill | United Kingdom | The smack was run into by another smack and sank in the Wallet Channel, off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. |
| Hermann | Bremen | The ship ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated and put back to New York. |
| Printemps | France | The ship was wrecked in the "Bay of Trespasses". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure |
| Vier Geschwester | Kingdom of Hanover | The galiot was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Hanover to London, United Kingdom. |

## 27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Firefly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Findhorn, Moray. She was on a voyage from Easdale, Argyllshire to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of nine crew. |

## 28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ami du Commerce | France | The ship was discovered abandoned Cape San Sebastian, Spain. She was towed in to Málaga. |
| HMS Contest, and HMS Sphinx | Royal Navy | HMS Sphinx ran aground on a rock in the Yangtze near Ningpo, China and was run into by HMS Contest, which she was towing. Both vessels were damaged. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lossiemouth, Inverness-shire. |
| Hermann | Bremen | The steamship ran aground at New York, United States and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated and put back to New York. |
| Maitland | New South Wales | The steamship sank at Sydney. |
| Pandora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Thames | Victoria | The steamship struck a sunken rock off Point Cook and was consequently beached. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne to Geelong. |
| Themis | France | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and put back to Bridlington in a leaky condition. |

## 29 February

List of shipwrecks: 29 February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| David Luckie | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) off the mouth of the Orinoco River. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. |
| Mary Kingdoan | United States | The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of five lives. |
| North America | United States | The steamship was wrecked near Acapulco, Mexico. All on board, more than 750 people, were rescued. |
| Philena | United States | The ship was wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1852 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aladdin | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly before 4 February. |
| Angeline | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis to New York. She was refloated on 14 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Ann and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Kangean Islands, Netherlands East Indies before 5 February. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Argyle | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Irish Sea before 7 February. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to an English port. |
| Bounty | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off the coast of Norway before 20 February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Stettin. |
| Ceres | France | The ship ran aground near Dinan, Côtes du Nord. She was on a voyage from Dinan to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated on 15 February and taken in to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |
| Charles Kerr | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to the East Indies. She was refloated on 8 February and assisted in to Cuxhaven in a sinking condition. |
| HMS Cyclops | Royal Navy | The Cyclops-class frigate ran aground off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony to Sheerness, Kent. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Due Fratelli | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The brig was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Málaga, Spain. |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near St. Agnes, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from St Agnes to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated on 26 February and resumed her voyage. |
| Ely | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated on 21 February and found to be severely leaky. |
| Emperor of China | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Loco Reef, in the Banda Sea before 15 February. All on board were rescued by Far West ( United Kingdom). Emperor of China was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China. |
| Familiens Haab | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Langholmene before 9 February. Her crew were rescued. |
| General Murray | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Heiress | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Teignmouth on 11 February. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Beaumaris, Anglesey. |
| John Toole | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Aran Islands, County Galway before 3 February with loss of life. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Kincardine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Allonby, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 7 February and taken in to Maryport. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off the north coast of Cornwall between 14 and 18 February. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall. |
| Mary Ann | United States | The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Brothers ( United States). |
| Responsible | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore by ice in Plaister Cove before 2 February. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Prince Edward Island. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The felucca was wrecked on the Barbary Coast. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Ceuta, Spain. |
| Uno | Hudson's Bay Company | The brig was driven ashore near Cape Flattery, Oregon Territory before 17 February. She was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants. |
