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The list of shipwrecks in February 1827 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during February 1827.

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1827
Ship State Description
Independence   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to Baltimore, Maryland. [1]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1827
Ship State Description
Flora   United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned by her passengers and crew, thirteen in number. They were rescued on 15 February by Alexander (  United Kingdom). Flora was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [2]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1827
Ship State Description
Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Bermuda The ship was wrecked at Bermuda. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Bermuda. [3] [4]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1827
Ship State Description
Sea Flower   United Kingdom The ship was lost off São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to São Miguel. [5] [2]
William   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on São Miguel. [2]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1827
Ship State Description
Marmion   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 42°00′N 11°00′W / 42.000°N 11.000°W / 42.000; -11.000). All on board were rescued by Garland (  United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. [1]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1827
Ship State Description
Duke of Richmond   United Kingdom The brig departed from Galway for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [6]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1827
Ship State Description
Betsey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at North Shields, County Durham. [7] [1]
Clyde   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Arbroath, Forfarshire. All on board were rescued by rocket apparatus. [1]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1827
Ship State Description
Leander   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of some life. Survivors were rescued by Comet (  United Kingdom). Leander was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. [8]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1827
Ship State Description
Arab   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean ( 49°50′N 12°00′W / 49.833°N 12.000°W / 49.833; -12.000) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Crown (  United Kingdom). [5]
Macduff   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. [9] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Sunderland. [10]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1827
Ship State Description
Apollo   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Neuwerk, Hamburg. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. [7]
Charlotte Hamburg The ship ran aground off Neuwerk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg. [7]
Mercury   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarragona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Tarragona to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1827
Ship State Description
Abeona   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Danzig, Prussia. [11]
Duchess   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea between the mouth of the Humber and North Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [7]
Isabella   United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Azores, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Liverpool, Lancashire. [12]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1827
Ship State Description
HMS Diamond   Royal Navy The Leda-class frigate was destroyed by fire and sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. [13]
Hampshire   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Haisborough Sands. Her crew were rescued. [14]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1827
Ship State Description
Atlantic   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [15]
Elizabeth and Hannah   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Warkworth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued [1] [16]
Maria   France The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Antwerp, Netherlands. [7]
Sociable Friends   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Watchet, Somerset to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [17]
Two Johns   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire. [7]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1827
Ship State Description
Apollo   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Liverpool. [15]
Comet   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. [16]
Speculation   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to London. [16]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1827
Ship State Description
Alice and Amelia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Cremtyne Point. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. [16]
Vrow Johanna   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Birling Gap, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam, North Holland. [7] [16]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1827
Ship State Description
Comet   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [9]
Champion   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated on 21 February. [2]
Fanny   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire in late February. [9]
James   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [2]
La Desiré   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barcelona. [18]
La Jenny   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barcelona. [18]
Oak   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. [1]
Royal Arch   United States The ship departed from New York for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. [19]

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