The list of shipwrecks in 1818 includes ships sunk, wrecked, or otherwise lost during 1818.

January

1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Cornwall	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Blythe Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from the Île de France to London. Cornwall was refloated on 6 January 1818 and proceeded to Gravesend, Kent.[1]
Ilfracombe	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Tariffa, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Tarragona, Spain.[2]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Birtha Maria	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Zierikzee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Hamburg.[3]
Concord	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and sank at Ilfracombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bideford, Devon.[4]
Hoop en Verwachting	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore in the Vlie and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[5]
Hope	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Tireragh, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo.[6]
William	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Oporto, Portugal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Oporto.[7][8]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Prince Regent	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Muros, Spain.[2]
William	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on Staten Island, New York, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York.[9]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Bernard	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Cork.[10] She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica. Bernard was later refloated.[11]
Expedition	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the North Sea off Aberdeen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Lucia.[12]
Hibernia	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Blythe Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.[4]
Industry	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[13]
Thomas	British North America	The ship was wrecked at St. Peter's, Cape Breton. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Arichat, Nova Scotia.[14]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Judith	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Bognor, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Arundel, Sussex.[15]
Unidentified cutter		The cutter was wrecked off the Isles of Scilly[16]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
London Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire.[10] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Cádiz, Spain. London Packet was refloated on 5 February and taken in to Liverpool.[17]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at the mouth of the River Shannon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick.[15]
Martin	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Eilean Shona, Inverness-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Liverpool.[6]
Sally	United States	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were subsequently rescued by Derwent ( United Kingdom). Sally was on a voyage from New York to Limerick.[18]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Bridgewater	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Kilrush, County Clare.[5]
Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Berck-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London.[10]
James	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Authie near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Leith, Lothian[3]
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Cucq, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London.[5] Rose was later refloated and taken in to Boulogne.[19]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Dart	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all eight of her crew.[20][21]
James	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Berck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, Greece to Leith, Lothian.[21]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Flora	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to London.[15]
Francis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Terceira, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Diligence	United Kingdom	The ship sprung a leak and was beached at A Coruña, Spain. She was subsequently wrecked and her crew rescued.[22] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Cádiz, Spain.[11]
Jeune Palmyre	France	The ship was at the mouth of the Gironde River. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde.[6]
Notre Dame de L'Assumption	France	The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the Ebro.[2]
Perseverance	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire with the loss of fifteen lives. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America, to Aberdeen. Perseverance was refloated on the next tide and taken in to Aberdeen.[15][23]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Zephyr	United Kingdom	The sloop capsized in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London. Four crew members were rescued by the fishing smack Fifeshire ( United Kingdom).[15][24]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Bristol Volunteer	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Ballinskerrigs Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Antigua.[25]
Caledonia	British North America	The ship was driven ashore at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Cork.[25]
Eliza	United States	The brig capsized in the Baltic Sea and was abandoned. She was bound for Lübeck.[26]
Unity	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Roslie Point, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to the Clyde.[25]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Aimwell	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[27] She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to London.[15]
Argo	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[15][24]
Hercules	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Saint Domingue for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28]
Hope	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia, United States to the Clyde. Hope was later refloated and continued her voyage.[25]
Sunnyside	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[15]
Vittoria	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by the lugger King George ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon.[23]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Zwey Freunden	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore near Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[29]
Vittoria	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[27]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Aurora	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Borline Bank, in the Irish Sea off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Cork.[8]
George Little	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[8] George Little was refloated on 18 January and resumed her voyage.[11]
Hercules	United Kingdom	The ship departed from St. Domingo for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[30]
Hibernia	United States	The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Wilmington, North Carolina. Her crew survived.[31]
Lady Hill	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Troon.[11]
Lord McDonald	United Kingdom	The ship was lost off Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Stornoway.[11]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ardmore, Barra, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.[25] She was refloated on 20 January.[6]
Protector	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Greenock.[25]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
John	United Kingdom	The ship was last sighted on this day whilst on a voyage from London to Virginia, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32]
Phœnix	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to "Helmstadt".[33]
Providentia	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore at "Okero". She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Stockholm.[17] Providentia was refloated on 27 January and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[34]
Wellington	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Nayland Rock, in the North Sea off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to London. Wellington was refloated and taken in to Margate.[25]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Concordia	Russia	The ship departed from Copenhagen, Denmark for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[35]
Sutton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Liefde	Russia	The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Texel, North Holland, Netherlands to Brest, Finistère, France.[19]
Speedwell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands.[8]
Tyne	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Zierikzee, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[36]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Nelly	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Martin's Industry Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Savannah, Georgia.[37]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Endeavour	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Ipswich, Suffolk for Leith, Lothian. No further trace and presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[38]
Maria Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[23]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Ellen	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Dingle Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[2] She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at "Thester", Jutland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[40]
Hugh	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged by fire at Belfast, County Antrim.[39]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Thorn.[36]
Maria	Norway	The ship was wrecked in the Hebrides.[41]
St. Michael	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Llanelli, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Ballydonaghan, County Clare to Llanelli.[39]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Jane Gordon	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[39] Jane Gordon was refloated on 5 February and taken in to Caernarfon.[17]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Union	United Kingdom	The ship was driven onto the Foreness Rock, near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[39] She was refloated on 30 January and taken in to Margate.[11]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
British Tar	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Christchurch, Dorset and Lymington, Hampshire with the loss of all on board, at least fourteen people. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London.[11][42]
General Hamilton	United States	The ship was driven ashore near the Warden Ledge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New York.[11] General Hamilton was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[36]
La Plata	Portugal	The ship was driven ashore at Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[39]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cabrita Point, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Gibraltar.[40] Ann was refloated on 5 February.[43]
John McCammon	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the east coast of the United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York.[44]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1818

Ship	State	Description
Glory	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[45]
Hope	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Boston, Massachusetts.[43]
True Blue	United Kingdom	The ship flat was wrecked on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of three of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Heligoland.[36]
William	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon.[22] She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[11]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1818

Ship	State	Description
Active	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore between Maryport and Workington, Cumberland.[25]
Adventure	United Kingdom	The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Barbadoes. Six of her nine crew survive to be rescued on 28 January by Ann ( United Kingdom).[33]
Arethusa	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Lemnos, Greece.[46]
Brilliant	United States	The ship was lost at the mouth of the Weser. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bremen.[22]
Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently discovered a wreck and taken in to Bergen, Norway, where she arrived on 24 January.[34]
Eunice	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore between Maryport and Workington.[25]
Friendship	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore between Maryport and Workington.[25]
Gustaf Adolph	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, United Kingdom.[47]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America, to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[48]
Isabella		The drogher was wrecked on a reef off Grenville in late January.[49]
Jane	United Kingdom	The galiot capsized in the North Sea 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk before 30 January.[50]
Juliana	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hamburg.[8]
Lewis	United States	The ship was driven ashore in the Gironde Estuary. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Bordeaux, Gironde.[5]
Lindford	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Helsingfors, Grand Duchy of Finland.[36]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The brig foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Limerick.[24]
Maria	Norway	The ship was wrecked on South Uist, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom in late January. She was on a voyage from Drontheim to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[17]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was lost on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool.[15]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Liverpool for Trieste. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51]
Ocean	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated.[49]
Protector	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire in mid-January.[23]
Rebecca	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Brodeaux.[10]
Relson Maria	Norway	The ship ran aground off "Torgersoen". She was on a voyage from "Dramme" to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[1]
Sally	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was discovered by Cringle ( United Kingdom and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[15]
Saxe Coburg	United Kingdom	The brigantine's crew mutinied, killing all but two of her officers whilst the ship was loading in India. They plundered and burnt her.[52]
Sir John Moore	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.[1]
Tennessee	United States	The ship was lost at Bremen before 19 January. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bremen.[36]
Thomas	United Kingdom	The ship was lost on the Norwegian coast. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[5]
Thomas Wilson	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New York. Thomas Wilson was refloated on 18 January.[49]
Ulysses	Jamaica	The ship foundered while on a voyage from Jamaica to New Orleans, Louisiana.[22]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Moston	United States	The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Demerara.[53]
Syren	United Kingdom	The pilot boat was wrecked on the Trinity Sand, in the Humber.[54]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Confidence	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in Garrans Bay, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Jersey, Channel Islands. Confidence was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall, the next day.[17]
James Hamilton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Laggan, Islay. She was on a voyage from Saltcoats, Ayrshire to Dublin.[33]
William	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Staten Island, New York, United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to New York City.[43] William was refloated in late April and taken in to New York City.[55]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Clifton	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked on Little Curaçao Island. All on board were rescued by Colonist ( Curaçao). She was on a voyage from Curaçao to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.[56]
Diamond	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran.[18]
Favourite Packet	United Kingdom	The packet boat ran aground off Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France. All on board were rescued.[57] She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Calais.[33]
Fly	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain.[36] Fly was subsequently wrecked.[17]
Godfrey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Brodick Castle.[18]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Brodick Castle.[18]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Diamond	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran.[45]
Godfrey	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Brodick Castle.[45]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Brodick Castle.[45]
Princess of Wales	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Seguin's Ledge with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bath, Maine, United States.[49]
York Packet	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland. York Packet was refloated on 7 February and resumed her voyage.[19]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Alpha	United States	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Lewistown, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[53]
General Scott	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Philadelphia.[53]
Three Schwestern	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore near Utlängan, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dordrecht, South Holland.[58]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Dove	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Osmington Mills, Dorset.[59] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. Dove was refloated the next day and taken in to Weymouth.[17]
Hope	United Kingdom	The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by Alert  United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France.[60]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Lonsdale	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea off Loop Head, County Clare. Her crew were rescued by Margaret ( United Kingdom). Lonsdale was on a voyage from Limerick to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[31]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship sank in the Amazon River. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Pará, Brazil.[61]

10 February

List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Liverpool, Lancashire.[31]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Young Marsh	Jamaica	The sloop was wrecked on Healshire Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Alligator Pond to Kingston, Jamaica[62]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Voluntario	Portugal	The schooner ran aground at St. Ubes. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork, United Kingdom.[63]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Orion	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Dublin.[31]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[64]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Prince George	United Kingdom	The ship, which had sprung a leak on 2 February, was beached at Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[40]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Jane	United Kingdom	As the ship was returning to Greenock from Bengal, she encountered a severe gale between the Azores and the Newfoundland Banks. She was towed into Cork on 20 March, the storm having dismasted her and almost turned her into a complete wreck.[65]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Ocean	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Scawell's Point, Virginia.[66]
San Nicolo	flag unknown	The ship was at Missolonghi, Morea Eyalet bound for Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67]
William	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Youghall, County Cork to Wexford.[34][68]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Harriet	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at St. Mary's, Jamaica.[61]
Johannes	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[63]
Margaret	British North America	The ship was wrecked at Prospect, Nova Scotia, with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[14]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Carrier	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Westport, County Mayo.[58] Carrier was refloated by 11 March.[49]
George	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Waterford.[43][69]
Goodwill	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newhaven to Falmouth, Cornwall. Goodwill was refloated and taken back to Newhaven but struck the pier and damaged her bows[13]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire.[70] She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool.[34]
Voluntario	Portugal	The ship was wrecked near Gijón with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork, United Kingdom.[53][71]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Eliza was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[63]
Emerald	United Kingdom	The whaler was driven ashore at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from the South Seas to London.[63] She was refloated the next day.[34]
Prospere	France	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[34]
Rambler	United Kingdom	The lugger was run down and sunk by a sloop in the North Sea off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[70][72]
Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship capsized and sank in the Thames Estuary with the loss of one of the three people on board. She was on a voyage from Aldeburgh, Suffolk to London.[73]
Sherbrooke	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Barra, Outer Hebrides with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[74]
Tibbut	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao, Spain.[70]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Albion	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Padstow, Cornwall.[34]
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Padstow.[34]
Bellam	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow.[34]
Cervantes	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. she was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Jamaica.[49] Cervantes was refloated before 23 March and put back to the Clyde for repairs.[75]
Eleanor	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow.[34]
Eliza and Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[70]
Emanuel	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow.[34]
Gemini	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Sligo.[58] Gemini was refloated in mid-March.[49]
Goodintent	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Padstow.[34]
Lord Howe	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Padstow.[34]
Luck	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow.[34]
Mary Ann	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[34][70][76]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[49] Neptune was later refloated and arrived at New York on 2 March.[75]
Supply	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked at Padstow with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[70][76]
Tamer	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow.[34]
Valency	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Padstow.[34]
Venus	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Padstow.[34]
Villiam	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow.[34]
Wellington	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Padstow.[34]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
America	United States	The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep, North Holland, Netherlands.[77]
Hoogen	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep.[77]
Marmion	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep.[77]
Mercurius	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep.[77]
Mevagissey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at St. Michael's Island, Plymouth, Devon.[34]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Amitié	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands to Marennes, Charente-Maritime.[43]
Endeavour	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on St. Michael's Island, Plymouth, Devon.[34]
Joseph	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[77]
Mother & Sisters	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Sligo.[78]
Nepthunus	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore on the "Tindwall".[77]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Frederick	France	The ship ran aground and sank at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Barcelona.[46]

28 February

List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1818

Ship	State	Description
Ancient Briton	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Minehead, Somerset.[46]
Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. John's Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[77]
Endeavour	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near St. Peter's, Cape Breton Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[14]
Good Intent	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London. She put into Fowey, Cornwall, where she was beached.[43]
Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Mare Rocks, near Exmouth, Devon.[43]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1818

Ship	State	Description
Active	United States	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Dingle, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Limerick.[69]
Albion	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore by ice on Coney Island, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to New York.[79]
Brilliant	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in Dingle Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Clyde.[33]
Clarissa Ann	United States	The brig ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Gibraltar. Clarissa Ann was later refloated and arrived at Nassau, Bahamas on 4 February.[62]
Drotning Christina	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore on Craney Island, Virginia, United States. She was refloated by 25 February.[35]
HMS Eden	Royal Navy	The sixth rate was sunk at Hamoaze, Devon in early February in an effort to cure dry rot. She was subsequently refloated for repairs.[80]
Good Hoop	Netherlands	The ship departed from Surinam for Amsterdam, North Holland in early February. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]
Jason	United Kingdom	The ship sprang a leak and sank off South Shields, county Durham.[63]
Jean	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire, in late February. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. Jean was refloated on 27 February.[43]
Jeanne	France	The brig was abandoned in the English Channel by her crew, who had bored several holes in her hull. She was subsequently discovered by HMRC Hind ( Board of Customs) and taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[50]
Johannes	Hamburg	The ship ran aground off Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig. she was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Hamburg.[36]
Moses	United States	The ship was lost at "Ourtan" in late February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[29]
Nanette	France	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Catalonia, Spain, before 9 March. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, to Aux Cayes, Haiti.[53] Nanette was later refloated.[75]
Paulina	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lemnos, Greece.[81]
Proven	Denmark	The ship was lost off the coast of Jutland. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Africa.[36]
Seaton	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Liverpool for Baltimore, Maryland, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82]
Shannon	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Port Antonia, Jamaica to London. Shannon was later refloated and arrived at Nassau, Bahamas on 21 February.[62]
St Maria	Russia	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Haapsalu. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga.[17]
Vertrouven	Netherlands	The ship was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea.[83]
William Brown	United Kingdom	The ship was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands.[50]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Blucher	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de France, Mauritius.[84]
Ceres	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near "Shermalee". She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newry, County Antrim.[78]
Ceres	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Île de France.[84]
HMS Magicienne	Royal Navy	The fifth-rate frigate sank at the Île de France during a hurricane. She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[84][85][86]
Margaret	United States	The ship was wrecked on Little Heneaga. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New York[87]
Melantho	France	The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at the Île de France.[84][86]
Neptune	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore crewless at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken to Cromer, where she had to be run ashore and was subsequently wrecked.[88]
Paix	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de France.[51]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Cornest or Gornest	United Kingdom	The ship was presumed to have foundered in Liverpool Bay off Southport, Lancashire.[88]
Prince Regent	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Woodbridge, Suffolk. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[81]
Wood Pecker	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on "Lypskjaren". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Helsingør, Denmark.[79][89]
Whim	Jamaica	The sloop was wrecked at Spring Garden Point.[62]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Flora	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[9]
Glory	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent.[90] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[91]
Juno	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued.[9] Juno was later refloated and taken in to South Shields.[49]
Laurel	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[9]
Mary Ann	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Black Middens.[9]
Ocean	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[9]
Peace	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Spanish Battery Rocks, off Tynemouth, Northumberland with the loss of her captain.[9]
Robert and Frances	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields.[9]
Two Sisters	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields.[9]
Weazel	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[58]
William	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[9]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Alpha	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was later refloated and taken in to Sunderland.[78]
Amity	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off Harwich, Essex.[92] She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London.[88]
Ann	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall, with the loss of two of her crew.[93]
Ant	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Southampton, Hampshire.[92]
Argo	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Finnyfauld, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all five of her crew.[91] She was on a voyage from Alnmouth, Northumberland to Aberdeen.[46]
Argus	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands[94] Argus was refloated on 19 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[53]
Asia	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[92][94] Asia was refloated on 19 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[53]
Auckland	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Cork.[94] Auckland was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[78]
Brilliant	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[78]
Caroline	United States	The ship was lost in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia, to New Orleans, Louisiana.[32]
Catherine	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore between Corton, Suffolk and Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Ceres	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex with the loss of a crew member.[95] She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Rye.[88]
Cornelia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate with some loss of life.[95]
Donegal	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hubberstone Pill, Milford, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Down to London.[78]
Eagle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsey, Sussex.[78][88]
Earl Leicester	United Kingdom	The Post Office packet ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford. She was later refloated.[78]
Ebenezer	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Corton. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[78]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal.[94] Elizabeth was subsequently condemned as beyond repair.[29]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Southampton.[92]
Fame Maria	United Kingdom	The sloop Fame was driven into the brig Maria at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Both vessels were damaged, Maria severely.[78]
Fortitude	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[88][93][95] Fortitude was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Ramsgate.[96]
Francis	United States	The ship was lost between Portland, Dorset and The Needles, Isle of Wight. Four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, to Bremen.[29]
Friends Desire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Rye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Southampton, Hampshire.[88]
Friendship	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[9]
George	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[92]
Glory	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Montserrat.[88] Glory was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[78]
Hamsley	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in The Solent. Her crew were rescued.[92]
Hannah	United Kingdom	The collier was driven ashore at Ramsgate.[94] She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate.[78]
Hannah	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Sandwich Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Brest, Finistère, France.[88]
Hartley	United Kingdom	The brig was run down and sunk off Ramgate by a Swedish vessel.[97] She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[78]
Jeune Cecile	France	The ship was wrecked near Start Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Caen, Calvados.[78]
Kingston	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Southampton.[92]
La Mercuria	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands, between 20 and 30 people.[78][92][93][98]
Liberty	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire.[88] She was refloated on 9 March.[78]
Lucy	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Laugharne Sands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Jersey, Channel Islands.[44]
Maria	Sweden	The schooner was damaged at Penzance.[78]
Marquis of Wellington	British East India Company	The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Margate, Kent.[91][92]
Martha	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea of Douglas, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[79][97]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore between Corton and Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued.[9] She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[78] Mary was refloated on 10 March.[46]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Coquet Island, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[78]
Mary Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Waterford and Newfoundland, British North America.[88] Mary Ann was later refloated.[78]
Metcalf	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore in the River Humber at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire.[9] Metcalf was later refloated and taken in to Hull.[78]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Demerara.[88][94] Minerva was refloated on 8 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[78]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was destroyed by fire at Ullapool, Ross-shire.[99] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[100]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged at Milford when another vessel was driven into her during a gale. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[78]
Nayade	United Kingdom	The galiot was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight.[92]
Parker & Sons	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Birkenhead, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana. Parker & Sons was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[78]
Peace	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked near Prior's Haven, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields, County Durham.[78]
Prince Edward	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Southampton.[92]
Providence	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore in the River Humber at Hull. She was on a voyage from Leeds to London.[9] Providence was later refloated and taken in to Hull.[78]
Queen Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Southampton.[92]
Rambler	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton.[92]
Rover	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[9][78]
Sandwich	United Kingdom	The ship Post Office packet ship was driven ashore and damaged at Milford. She was later refloated.[78]
Speedwell	United Kingdom	The brigantine was wrecked on the Steel Rocks, in the North Sea off Whitburn, Northumberland with the loss of three of the nine people on board.[9][101]
Speedwell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sunderland with the loss of two lives.[78]
Théresa	France	The ship was driven ashore at Rye.[95] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[88]
Thomas	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands.[94] Thomas was refloated on 8 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[78]
Triton	Denmark	The galiot was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Triton was refloated on 3 April and taken in to Cowes.[92][102]
Ulrica	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from London to Maranhão, Brazil.[88]
Wohlfarth	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Sicily.[92][94] Wohlfarth was refloated on 24 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[49]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Amity	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London. Amity was refloated on 20 March and taken in to the River Thames.[53]
Ant	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Southampton, Hampshire.[88]
Assiduous	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[88]
Catharine	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[88] She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Lisbon, Portugal. Catharine was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[78]
Christopher Gore	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[29]
Clotilde	United States	The ship was lost off Cape Henry, Virginia, with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[103]
Duke of Wellington	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Southampton.[88]
Ebenezer	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk.[88]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Southampton.[88]
Friendship	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Corton. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to London.[88] Friendship was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[78]
Helmsley	United Kingdom	The ship foundered at Spithead, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth.[88]
Johanna Dorothea	Greifswald	The ship was driven ashore near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London. Johanna Dorothea was later refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[104]
Leander	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew.[46]
Malta	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at the Cape of Good Hope.[105]
Martha	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.[88]
Martha	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Varberg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[106]
Nayade	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain.[43]
Prince Edward	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Southampton.[88]
Princess of Wales	United States	The ship was wrecked on Seguin's Ledge with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bath, Maine.[66]
Queen Charlotte	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Southampton.[88]
Rambler	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southampton.[88]
Ruby	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Paternoster Rocks, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[89]
Stockton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft.[88] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. Stockton was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[78]
Triton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Hell Head, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[88]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent.[93]
Drie Geboreders	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France, to Rotterdam, South Holland.[79]
Hannah	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats, Kent. She was on a voyage from New Brunswick, British North America, to London.[78] Hannah was refloated on 24 March and taken in to Ramsgate.[49]
Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate.[93]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Malta to London.[78]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Celestine	France	The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Celestine subsequently refloated and was taken in to Ostend, West Flanders, Netherlands the next day.[46]
La Marie	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[53]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Enterprize	United States	The ship was lost off Belize. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to New Orleans, Louisiana.[87]
Jane & Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Petten, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all but three of her crew.[29]
Prudent	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Antwerp, Netherlands.[29]
Zenophon	United States	The ship ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea and was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Amsterdam, North Holland.[29]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Active	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[79]
Adventure	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fanø, Jutland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[66][107]
Amelia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Waterford and Liverpool.[46]
Carolina	Portugal	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near L'Orient, Morbihan, France, with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cork, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[48]
Dublin	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, France. Six of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[53]
Elizabeth & Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Goree, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland. Elizabeth & Ann was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[53]
George	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Swin Bottoms, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[106] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark.[104]
Gertrude	France	The ship was driven ashore at Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados.[29] Gertrude was refloated on 24 March and taken in to Calais.[102]
Good Hope	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off the Île d'Oléron.[89]
Holland	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[29]
Jane	United Kingdom	The brig sank off Hamburg.[89]
Martha	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in Douglas Bay with the loss of all hands.[46]
Portugal Invincival	Portugal	The ship was wrecked at Oporto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Vigo, Spain and Oporto.[104]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Plouescat, Finistère. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[53]
Elizabeth Ann	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore on Goree, South Holland, Netherlands.[29]
Increase	United States	The ship was abandoned off Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées. She was on a voyage from Marblehead, Massachusetts, to Bilbao, Spain.[106]
John Winsloe	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Calshot Castle, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to London.[46]
Rose	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to Aberdeen.[29]
Thomas	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[106]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Bardwell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Orford, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Southwold, Suffolk.[29]
Dorothy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île d'Oléron, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Jamaica.[66]
Elbe	United Kingdom	The whaler was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the Davis Strait.[29]
Free Briton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Orford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leeds, Yorkshire to Colchester, Essex.[29]
Mary	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[29]
Thames	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to London.[29][46]
Zealand	Netherlands	The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland to Cádiz, Spain.[46]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
George	United Kingdom	The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Waterford.[89]
Hero	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Leith.[29]
Young Sachem	United States	The ship was lost in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, to New Orleans, Louisiana.[32]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Dispatch	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Barnstaple, Devon.[104][106]
Increase	United States	The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay off Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France and subsequently came ashore there. She was on a voyage from Marblehead, Massachusetts, to Bilboa, Spain.[104]
Russel	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground and was subsequently wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex.[108] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Newhaven.[29]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Cardiff Castle	United Kingdom	The sloop was destroyed by fire near Minehead, Somerset. Her crew were rescued.[79]
Friends Increase	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent.[29]
Summer	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[48]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Jonge Hermanus	Netherlands	The ship ran aground on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[106]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Nova Aurora	Portugal	The ship was captured by the privateer Patriota ( Brazilian insurgents) whilst on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil, to Oporto. She was set afire and sunk.[109]
Serpente	Portugal	The ship was captured by the privateer Patriota ( Brazilian insurgents) whilst bound for Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil. She was set afire and sunk.[109]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Agenoria	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[81]
Ruby	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Montrose, Forfarshire for Riga, Russia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[110]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Cottage	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for Exeter, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[111]
Sophia	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Brest, Finistère, France.[81]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
British Trader	United Kingdom	The brig struck the Memory Bank, off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Greenock, Renfrewshire. British Trader was later refloated.[103]
Desire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth. Desire was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, where she sank.[53]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Memory Bank. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to the Clyde.[87][103]
Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to A Coruña, Spain. Sarah was later refloated.[49]
Satellite	Portugal	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to Alagoas.[109]
Summer	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[53]
Tartar	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Stranraer, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dantzig. Tartar was refloated on 24 March and resumed her voyage.[104]
Trader	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Little Bahama Bank. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Trader was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[87]
Two Brothers	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Little Bahama Bank. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Liverpool, Lancashire.[87]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Charles	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt at Antwerp, Netherlands.[106] She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104]
Flora	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore near Memel. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Memel.[112] Flora was refloated on 31 March and taken in to Memel.[113]
Jane	Jamaica	The schooner capsized off the Isle of Pines, Cuba with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Kingston to New Orleans, Louisiana.[111]
Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Marazion, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Sarah was later refloated.[49]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Dumbarton Castle	Antigua	The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from North Carolina, United States to Antigua. Her crew were rescued.[87]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Albion	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea.[106]
Assiduous	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Neath, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Neath to London.[104]
Belt	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[81] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Memel.[75]
Ganges	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire, and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cork. Ganges was later refloated.[104]
Halcyon	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Licerpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[104]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
William	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Calais, France, with the loss of one of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland to Brest, Finistère, France.[114]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
Pursuit	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[113]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1818

Ship	State	Description
General Marion	United States	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hempstead, New York. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to New York City.[103]
Lord Lyndock	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was refloated on 3 April. Lord Lyndock was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[115]
Speculator	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Jersey, Channel Islands.[102]
Swea	Portugal	The ship departed from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany for Lisbon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[116]