List of shipwrecks in January 1848
Ship Country Description
Heinrich Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gotland , Sweden
James United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the East Barrow Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Galway . She was refloated the next day with the assistance of eight smacks and taken in to Wivenhoe , Essex in a leaky condition
Lascar United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia . British North America . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Ship Harbour , Nova Scotia for repairs
Planter United Kingdom The barque was in collision with Goddess ( United Kingdom ) in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers , Algeria and put in to Stora , Beylik of Tunis , where she was condemned . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Cork
Schwerdorft Flag unknown The ship was ran aground on the Lemon Sand , in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Dunkerque , Nord , France . She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough , Yorkshire , United Kingdom
Sirene United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Wierum , Friesland , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Hamburg
The list of shipwrecks in January 1848 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1848.