List of shipwrecks in February 1860
Ship Country Description
Augusta United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Dove Spit , in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Bristol , Gloucestershire . She was refloated on 23 February and towed back to Liverpool
Bell United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked south of Amble , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to Leith , Lothian
Catherine United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . Her four crew were rescued by the Fleetwood Lifeboat
Charles Wood United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was on a voyage from Greenock to Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . She was refloated the next day
Fanny Hamburg The ship was wrecked 2.5 nautical miles ( 4.6 km ) east of Wydah , Dahomey
Gambia United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Wydah whilst assisting Fanny ( Hamburg )
Hampshire United Kingdom The ship struck the breakwater at Sunderland , County Durham and was beached . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Alexandria , Egypt . She was a total loss
H. B. Crosby United States The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Cove , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Boston , Massachusetts to Halifax , Nova Scotia . She was consequently condemned
Hero United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Greenock . She was on a voyage form Greenock to Galway . She was refloate the next day
Jenny Jenkins United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
Luna United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barfleur , Manche , France . The were two survivors amongst the 107 people on board . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to New Orleans , Louisiana
Martha Clay United Kingdom The barque ran aground at South Shields , County Durham . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Havana , Cuba . She was refloated and resumed her voyage , but consequently put in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire in a leaky condition
Niagara United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Rock , 2 nautical miles ( 3.7 km ) north of Ayr . Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Ayr Lifeboat North Britain ( United Kingdom ) . Niagara was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Syra , Greece
Ondine United Kingdom The steamship collided with the schooner Heroine ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head , Sussex with the loss of 51 lives . One survivor was rescued by the brig Salem ( United States ) . Five survivors were rescued by the steamship Thetis ( United Kingdom ) and twenty were rescued by Heroine . Ondine was on a voyage from Waterford to London
Pax United Kingdom The brig collided with a schooner and was abandoned in the North Sea 15 nautical miles ( 28 km ) off Spurn Point , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the smack Wanderer ( United Kingdom ) Pax was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London
Royal Victoria United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bulcrane , County Londonderry . Her crew were rescued
Town of Liverpool United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromarty
The list of shipwrecks in February 1860 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1860.