List of shipwrecks in January 1862
Ship Country Description
Belle Creole United States The ship was driven ashore at Newport , Rhode Island . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to New York
Courier Prussia The barque was driven ashore near Odessa
Glentanner United Kingdom The ship struck the Rocas and foundered . Nine crew took to a boat . They were rescued on 5 January by Airey ( United Kingdom ) . Glentanner was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Queenstown , County Cork
Lady Flora Hastings United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean . She was on a voyage from Moulmein , Burma to a British port
Northern Light United States The clipper collided with the brig Nouveau St. Jacques ( France ) and was consequenty abandoned at sea . All on board were rescued by Bremenhaven ( Bremen ) and Norma ( Norway ) . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to New York
Nouveau St. Jacques France The brig sank after colliding with the clipper Northern Light ( United States ) . Her crew were rescued by Northern Light
Orient United Kingdom The full-rigged ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Adelaide , South Australia to London . Female passengers were taken off the next day by the barque Commissaris der Konings ( Netherlands ) . Orient put in to Ascension Island on 5 January in a severely damaged condition
Uranus Flag unknown The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom for Galați , Ottoman Empire . No further trace , presumed foundered with the loss of all hands
The list of shipwrecks in January 1862 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1862.