List of shipwrecks in 1812
Ship Country Description
Alice United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast . She was on a voyage from Sicily to London
Allaluia e Santa Maria Trocato Portugal The ship was lost near Pwllheli , Caernarvonshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Oporto
Bon Fim United Kingdom The ship foundered while on a voyage from Dublin to Lisbon , Portugal
Eindragtigheden Sweden The ship was lost off Skagen , Denmark . Her crew were rescued
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Sandbank , in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin
Intrepid France Napoleonic Wars : The privateer was set afire by her crew to avoid capture by HMS Richmond ( Royal Navy ) . She exploded and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Cept
HMS Laurel Royal Navy The frigate was lost in Quiberon Bay . Her crew survived but some of them were taken prisoner by the French
Lord Vernon United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Whitesand Bay . She was on a voyage from Dartmouth , Devon to a Welsh port . Lord Vernon was later refloated
Magdalena Denmark-Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Stettin , Prussia to London , United Kingdom
Mary United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth in late February . Her crew survived . She was on her maiden voyage
Nancy United Kingdom Napoleonic Wars : The ship was captured and destroyed by Andromaque , Ariane and Mameluke ( all French Navy ) before 21 February . She was on a voyage from Brazil to Guernsey , Channel Islands
Ocean United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anegada , Virgin Islands towards the end of February . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London
Orienten Unknown The ship was driven ashore in the Gulf of Bothnia
Osprey United States The ship was driven ashore at New London , Maryland . She was on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to New York
Sarah and Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barbary Coast . She was on a voyage from Sicily to London
Severn United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Maravina . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Surinam
Swallow United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Ireland . She was on a voyage from Bristol to Belfast , County Antrim
Thomas and John United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the French coast . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Waterford to Plymouth , Devon
Venus United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off São Miguel , Azores . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to São Miguel
Young Factor United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Wilmington , Delaware , United States . She was on a voyage from Wilmington to London
The list of shipwrecks in 1812 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1812.