Morecambe Bay is well known to millions of people as a holiday destination with shallow seas and warm, sandy beaches for children to play on. But those who live and work the Bay often see a different side of it, a side that the day trippers never see. When the westerly gales howl in off the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the Bay reveals its Jekyll and Hyde nature.
The first recorded instance of a Morecambe Bay shipwreck dates back as far as 1643 when an unidentified sailing vessel was wrecked near Fleetwood and was set on fire by Royalists after they had stripped her of everything of any value.
In the days of sail shipwrecks were a day to day occurrence on the Lancashire coast as the gales often left vessels, with not much room to manouvre, disabled and wrecked on the extensive banks and shoals that abound. Indeed, the most dangerous parts of any voyage must have been the leaving of, and the approach to, any coast. Morecambe Bay, with its fast flowing tides, hidden banks and cross currents, must have proved a very difficult place to be caught out in.
To make matters worse, light winds were often as much a hazard as gales. The gentle breeze made sailing vessels very difficult to handle in the fast flowing waters.
It is worth noting that, as steam began to make its presence felt, the number of wrecks fell, as illustrated in these lists. Steamers could manouvre no matter what the wind state.
Throughout the 19th. century there were several “Great Storms” in the area and as many as 30 vessels were lost on the same night. This is reflected where several vessels are listed under the same date.
I’m not really sure of the exact geographical boundaries of The Bay but it could be said to stretch from Barrow to Rossall Point. However, this list covers the area from Barrow to the Ribble and does not include the many, many vessels lost around Liverpool or the Isle on Man. Also, some of the ports that are referred to, although flourishing at the time, no longer exist as such. Poulton is one example.
This page covers the period from 1642 to 27/12/1852
Name Date Details
Unknown 1642 Wrecked near Fleetwood
Unknown 1660 Thought to be a “plague” ship, lost near Fluke Hall
Employment Aug 1702 Stranded at Bispham, Red Bank
Mary & Betty 03/02/1740 Lost on the Lancashire Coast
Mayflower 22/09/1749 Sailing vessel inbound from Barbados capsized in the Lune. Several lives lost.
Young William 28/11/1755 Sailing vessel on passage between Malaga and Dublin, lost on the Lancashire Coast. All except 2 lost.
Samuel 25/11/1760 Struck a sandbar in Lancaster Bay and lost with six of her crew.
Eagle 17/09/1762 Inbound from Guadaloupe and was entering Lancaster when her crew abandoned her and she hit rocks and was lost.
Anna Maria 07/12/1766 Burned out in the Lune.
Traver 1775 Lost to collision? Rossall Point
Captain Totty 27/10/1775 Lost in a gale in Morecambe Bay after colliding with the sailing vessel “Charming Mary”
Unknown 27/10/1775 Drove ashore at Blackpool. All crew except 2 lost.
Ruby 10/10/1777 Inbound from Jamaica and lost on Walney Island.
Justita 04/11/1777 On a voyage from Sweden to Liverpool. Lost at Blackpool with the loss of 1 life.
Rebecca 19/07/1782 Sailing from Lancaster to the leeward Islands. Lost near Lancaster.
Good Intent 03/09/1782 Foundered whilst anchored off Preston Island.
Alexander 28/09/1790 Lost at Walney Island.
Orange Tree 28/01/1791 Lost at Lytham
Mary Ann 22/05/1792 Lost in Lancaster Bay on a voyage from Liverpool to Ulverston.
Susannah 01/11/1793 Lost off Lytham on a voyag between St Petersburgh and Liverpool
Barbara 14/10/1794 Lost at Lancaster.
Lord John Campbell 20/01/1797 Lost with all hands off the Lancashire Coast.
Happy 15/12/1797 Voyage from Oporto to Liverpool. Lost at Lytham.
Brothers 03/11/1799 Merchantman driven ashore at Blackpool during a storm.
Dolphin 06/02/1801 Stranded and lost at Blackpool
Nostra Senora De Carmen 27/03/1801 Voyage from Lisbon to Liverpool. Lost near Preston, 1 boy saved.
Tyson 17/04/1801 Voyage from Demerara to Lancaster. Driven ashore at Lytham
Unidentified 1802 Lost off Blackpool. 3 out of 18 saved.
Ann 04/10/1802 Dunfalk to Liverpool. Lost near Heysham.
Sally 17/01/1806 Maryport sailing vessel. Lost on Walney. Crew saved.
Fame 25/11/1806 Dublin to the Duddon Estaury. Lost on Walney.
Pomona 16/02/1808 Inbound to Liverpool from Whitehaven. Lost on The Red Noses.
Fletcher 08/10/1808 On voyage from Liverpool to Heligoland. Wrecked in a gale on The North Meols.
Vedra 26/10/1808 Malta to Liverpool. Driven ashore at Lytham.
Lavinia 12/12/1809 Inbound from New Jersey to Liverpool. Wrecked at Lytham.
Griffin 10/03/1810 From Cork to Liverpool. Wrecked near North Meols.
Three Brothers 03/04/1810 Outbound to Cadiz. Wrecked near the North Moles.
Mennie 04/06/1811 Inbound from Newry. Lost near Preston, one drowned.
Chesterfield 12/11/1811 On voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. Lost at Ulverston.
Fletcher 18/11/1811 Miramichi to Liverpool. Lost at Southport. Nine drowned.
Avis 22/11/1811 Inbound to Liverpool from New Brunswick. Wrecked near Lytham.
Unidentified 1812 Lost off South Shore. Ship’s cat the only survivor.
Unidentified 07/1812 Dutchman outbound from Barrow in Furness. Lost on Ulverston Sands. Pilot and one crew lost.
Thomas & Mary 05/01/1813 On voyage from Strangford to Liverpool. Lost at Southport.
Mary Hall 05/03/1813 On voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. Lost at Lytham.
William Leece 23/12/1814 Stranded near Blackpool
Friends 26/12/1814 Pernau to Liverpool. Lost near Blackpool
Sutton 04/09/1816 Outbound for Dublin from Liverpool. Lost 5m NW Southport.
Augustus 10/09/1816 Poole to Liverpool. Lost off Southport.
Shannon 28/11/1816 Inbound from Limerick to Liverpool. Lost on The Banks, Southport.
London 28/01/1817 Sloop, on voyage from London to Liverpool. Lost off Lytham.
Kingsmoor 02/1817 Liverpool to Pernambucu. Ashore in the Duddon Estuary.
Walton 12/12/1817 Inbound from Archangel to Liverpool. Lost on Walney
Corry 19/12/1817 From Newry to Liverpool. Lost near Southport. Eleven men drowned.
Alpha 30/12/1817 Outbound to Poole from Liverpool. Wrecked near Southport, 2 drowned.
New Liberty 28/01/1819 Ulverston to Liverpool, wrecked 2m SE of Fleetwood, at Pilling.
Freedom 02/04/1819 Dublin to Liverpool. Grounded at Southport.
Lady Bulkeley 24/01/1820 Sank at Southport. All crew drowned.
Unidentified (possibly William Bursledon or William Whalley) 23/10/1820 A sloop laden with wheat and oats., lost off Southport.
Unidentified (possibly Richardson) 06/12/1820 A brig, lost on The Banks off Southport.
Cresent 01/12/1821 Left Liverpool for the Clyde and was wrecked at Southport.
Isabella 02/12/1821 On voyage from New Orleans. Wrecked at Southport.
Friends 05/12/1821 Inbound from Waterford, lost in the Ribble.
Phoebe 02/02/1822 Inbound to Liverpool, Lost off The Banks.
Nelly & Jane 02/02/1822 Lost with Phoebe and several other vessels.
Catharine 11/09/1822 Drogheda to Liverpool. Lost in the Ribble. Master, 2 crew and 2 men who went to their assistance drowned.
Fame 15/11/1822 Liverpool to Sunderland. Driven ashore at Walney.
Unidentified On voyage from Ireland. Lost off Walney.
Lascelles 18/11/1822 Inbound from Maranham and driven ashore near Southport in a SW gale.
Ellen 31/12/1823 Carlisle to Liverpool. On rocks off Walney.
Unidentified 31/10/1823 80 ton vessel on the Duddon Sands.
Duncan 31/10/1823 Inbound to Duddon and lost in the Wyre. All drowned.
George 07/11/1823 Lost leaving Southport.
Jessie 13/12/1823 Outbound from Lancaster, wrecked at Blackpool.
Fanny 06/03/1824 Wooden sloop wrecked at Blackpool.
Unidentified 16/11/1824 Brig, lost off Lytham.
Orion 18/01/1825 On voyage from Liverpool to Cork. Driven onto Sand Banks, Rampside.
Aurora 01/02/1825 A 30 ton sloop sailing from Lancaster to Preston. Lost on Walney with the loss of her crew.
Auspicous 28/05/1825 Inbound to Lancaster from London. Lost in Morecambe Bay
Commerce 17/08/1825 Inbound to Preston and lost at the entrance to the Ribble.
Susan 06/11/1825 A brig sailing for Whitehaven. Lost with all crew on the western side of Walney.
Lady Endergally 10/02/1827 A sloop inbound for the Duddon. Lost with all her crew 6 miles from the Pile of Foudrey.
Brothers 07/03/1827 Wreckage washed ashore at Southport.
Commerce 23/03/1827 Sailing vessel carrying gunpowder. Caught fire and exploded in Foulney Island Harbour.
Nancy 13/12/1827 Sailing from Richebucto to Lancaster. Lost in the Lune.
William 16/12/1827 Driven ashore at Heysham point during a gale.
Friendship 04/01/1828 Inbound from Waterford to Liverpool. Lost at Blackpool with all crew.
Lord Oriel 27/01/1830 On voyage from Drogheda to Preston. Lost on the Ribble Banks.
Eliza Jean 11/11/1830 On voyage from Jersey to Liverpool. Lost on the Ribble Banks.
Commerce 04/02/1831 Inbound from St John to Liverpool. Lost on the Ribble Banks.
Unidentified 24/03/1831 Lost near Wyre Water.
Peru 20/09/1831 From Mobile to Liverpool. Stranded on the Ribble Banks.
Neptune 30/09/1831 Lost in the Lune with all hands.
Regalia 11/11/1831 Liverpool to Lisbon. Lost on the Outer Banks.
Howick 16/10/1832 Sailing between Newry and Glasgow. Lost on the Ribble Bank.
Happy Return 1833 Wrecked at Blackpool.
Braddyl 22/02/1833 Sailing from Whitby. Lost on the Lancashire Coast.
Alert 11/06/1833 Lost off Blackpool in a storm along with 12 other vessels on the coast.
Norge 12/06/1833 Outbound from Liverpool to Tonsberg. Lost with all crew off Heysham.
Susan 12/06/1833 A sloop carrying grain. Lost off Southport.
Industrie 13/06/1833 Liverpool to Rotterdam. Lost with one crewman off St Anne’s.
Hope 13/06/1833 On voyage from Liverpool to Miramichi. Lost at South Shore.
Barbara 15/06/1833 Lost at Blackpool.
Unidentified 15/06/1833 Lost at Blackpool.
Martha 15/06/1833 Outbound to Lerwick from Liverpool. Lost off Blackpool.
Fly 17/06/1833 Lost on the Lancashire Coast.
Maria 18/06/1833 Sailing to Colchester from Liverpool. Lost on Foulney.
Barbara 15/06/1833 Outbound to Greenock from Liverpool. Lost near Preston.
Active 20/06/1833 Lost near Preston.
Alexandrina Louisa 19/09/1833 Inbound to Liverpool from the Baltic. Struck a wreck and sank near Lancaster.
Prince Leopold 28/09/1833 Inbound to Poulton from the Isle of Man. Lost on the Red Wharf.
Malvina 29/11/1833 Inbound to Liverpool from Cork. Lost near Southport in one of the worst storms of the century.
Acorn 29/11/1833 Outbound to Ballina from Liverpool. Lost on Ulverston Beach. Another victim of the great storm.
London Packet 29/11/1833 Yet another great storm loss. Wrecked on Ulverston Beach.
Jane 03/12/1833 Bound for Exeter. Lost at Southport.
Severn 28/12/1833 On voyage to Fort William from Lancaster. Wrecked near St Anne’s Head.
Swift 24/10/1834 Inbound to Liverpool from Fort Rush. Lost near Southport.
Hetty Clifton 03/12/1834 Dundalk to Preston. Lost to the south of Blackpool.
Unidentified 08/12/1834 Foreign schooner lost at Poulton.
Dryades 14/01/1836 From Pentowin to Liverpool. Wrecked near Southport.
Collinogue 31/03/1836 Inbound to Preston from Creetown. Lost at the mouth of the Ribble.
Anna 19/07/1836 Flint to Ulverston. Lost near Blackpool.
Charlotte 08/12/1836 Sailing for Newry. Lost near Lytham.
Eliza 18/02/1837 Sailing between Dublin and Workington. Lost on the outer banks of the Ribble.
Unidentified 25/02/1837 A large vessel lost with all hands on Pilling Sands.
Cumberland 17/09/1837 Making to Lancaster from St. Petersburg. Lost at Piel Island near the NW Buoy.
Royal Oak 26/11/1837 Inbound to Liverpool from Carrickfergus. Lost at Blackpool.
Favourite Jan. 1839 Bound for Genoa. Lost on Crusader Bank.
Crusader 08/01/1839 Liverpool to Bombay. Wrecked on Crusader Bank.
Alert 08/01/1839 Sailing for Sligo from Liverpool. Lost at Heysham.
Yeoman 09/01/1839 Lost in the Lune
Ann Paley 10/01/1839 Lost off Cleveleys on voyage to Lisbon.
Monkey 10/01/1839 Sailing for Gibraltar. Lost off Southport with 3 drowned.
Fame 13/01/1839 Lost at Blackpool.
Tiffin 20/01/1839 Lost at Walney after sailing from Whitehaven.
Whitehaven 20/01/1839 Lost on Moat Bank, Walney.
Tejor 20/12/1839 A Brigantine bound for Liverpool. Driven onto Walney in a gale.
Margaret Nilear 28/01/1840 Lost on Salthouse Bank.
Sovereign 09/03/1840 Lost at Ulverston.
Minerva 18/08/1840 Sailing to Fleetwood from Memel. Driven ashore at Southport in a gale.
Henriette 30/09/1840 Outbound from Liverpool to Reval. Stranded on Horse Bank, 2 drowned.
Isabella 03/01/1841 Lost on Horse Bank while making for Liverpool.
Earl of Selkirk 09/01/1841 Inbound to Preston from Whitehaven. Lost at Walney.
Malcolm 19/08/1841 A Sloop bound for Glasgow. Lost at Lytham Point.
Arcturus 24/12/1841 A Brig wrecked on Walney on voyage to Preston.
Lady Eleanor Rodgers January 1843 A Smack wrecked on Walney.
Aristocrat 18/01/1843 A brig on voyage from Montreal to Liverpool. Wrecked at Blackpool Beach.
Earl of Glasgow 03/01/1852 A Smack on voyage to Mulroy. Wrecked on Walney.
Eagle 19/02/1852 A Flat which sank off Lytham after collision with Friend' Goodwill.
Sarah 02/06/1852 A Sloop lost in the Ribble in force 5 winds.
Clifton 01/10/1852 A Lifeboat on exercise. Capsized at Lytham with the loss of most of her crew.
Carolina 25/12/1852 Sailing between Liverpool and Havannah. Lost in force 11 at Southport.
Denison 25/12/1852 Fully rigged ship outbound for Antigua. Lost in a gale off Lytham.
Hope 27/12/1852 A Barque at anchor. Capsized at Canshe Hole in a hurricane.
Name Date Details
Vigo 26/02/1853 A schooner lost in bad weather on Walney.
Coromandel 26/03/1853 A schooner lost on Salthouse Bank. Crew saved by the Lytham lifeboat
Success 06/04/1853 A schooner lost near Fleetwood in a force 9 gale.
Willy 09/04/1853 A flat sailing for Saltney lost at Rossall.
Eleanor 23/10/1853 A schooner sailing between Troon and Runcorn. Ashore on Bernards Wharf.
Margaret 04/02/1854 On voyage from Bangor to Maryport. Lost on Duddon Sands.
Isabella 03/10/1854 A smack inbound from Bridgewater to Preston. Lost on Horse Bank in force 9 winds.
Duke of York 11/12/1854 A Barque making for Madras from Greenock. Struck the North & South rocks at Walney. Some crew lost.
Doy 20/12/1854 A Barque making for Greenock. Lost on Walney.
British Token 24/11/1856 A Schooner lost on the Ribble Bank.
Thomas 01/09/1857 A Sloop wrecked off Blackpool
Splended 05/10/1857 A Schooner outbound from Ardrossan. Lost on Bernards Wharf.
Pride 02/11/1857 Schooner stranded at Blackpool.
Mineral July 1858 A Schooner sung on The Banks.
Unidentified 1859 Schooner lost at Lytham
Elfin 08/02/1859 A schooner foundered near Walney Light.
Bay 15/02/1859 A Sloop lost near Haws Point in force 7 winds.
Pilgrim December 1859 Inbound from Douglas. Lost off Blackpool.
Barbara 05/12/1859 A Sloop wrecked on Salthouse Bank.
Ann Mitchell 22/01/1860 On voyage from Belfast and stranded on Bernard’s Wharf in force 10 winds.
Anna Dixon 23/01/1860 A schooner driven onto Bernard’s Wharf.
Jane Roper 23/01/1860 Schooner wrecked on Shell Wharf.
Catherine 19/02/1860 Inbound to Fleetwood from Newry. The Schooner stranded on Bernard’s Wharf.
Adelaide 26/07/1860 A Schooner lost off Walney Light.
Ada 12/10/1860 A Yacht stranded on Salthouse Bank.
Thermont 20/10/1860 A Barque. Lost her anchors in a WNW gale and stranded on Bernard’s Wharf.
Vermont 20/10/1860 A Barque lost 3m off Fleetwood.
William Henry 1861 A Schooner lost at South Shore.
Lyra 13/02/1861 Paddle Steamer lost on Oyster Bank, Shell Rock.
Britannia 02/11/1861 Wooden Sloop lost near North Wharf in force 10 winds. ll crew lost.
Euxine 12/11/1861 A Brig stranded on Salthouse Bank in force 9 winds.
Robert 18/07/1862 Smack, lost with all hands 8m WNW of Fleetwood in a force 8 WSW gale.
Commodore 19/07/1862 A Brig on voyage between Falmouth and Trieste. Lost on Horse Bank.
Anne E. Hooper 20/10/1862 Fully rigged vessel stranded on Horse Bank.
Ceres 26/10/1862 Schooner lost on Salthouse Bank
Ada 07/11/1862 A Schooner lost near the Imperial Hotel
Princess Marie jan 1863 Lost on Pilling Sands
Brazil Jan 1863 A Barque lost on Salthouse Bank.
Milford 21/01/1863 A Brigantine lost in Morecambe Bay.
Rubin 21/02/1863 A Barque inbound from the Bay of Fundy, lost on Salthouse Bank.
Waterwitch Nov 1863 A fishing vessel lost on Crusader Bank
Pioneer 29/10/1863 A Smack wrecked on Bernard’s Wharf.
Lillies Nov. 1863 A Smack wrecked south of Bernard’s Wharf.
Lemnos Nov.1863 A Brig lost near North Pier.
No Name 13/11/1863 A ferry lost in the Wyre.
John 04/12/1863 A Sloop driven onto Crusader Bank in force 11 winds.
Dorka 1864 A Brig inbound to Lancaster. Lost in the River Lune.
St. Michael Sept 1864 A Brig lost on Horse Bank.
Content 28/11/1864 A Brigantine lost in the River Ribble.
Betsy 05/01/1865 Lost on the west side of Bernard’s Wharf.
Bethea 10/03/1865 A Brig sailing for Cardiff. Stranded and lost on 2 Fathom Bank in force 8 winds.
Glenkins 08/09/1865 A Schooner lost on Walney in force 9 winds.
Favourite 22/11/1865 A Brig stranded and lost of Blackpool pier in force 10 winds. All hands lost.
Prudhoe January 1866 A Barque lost on the Lancashire coast.
Brother 10/11/1866 A Schooner lost on the SE point of Walney in force 9 winds.
Richard 27/12/1866 A Schooner wrecked on Trunkhill Bank.
Susan L Campbell 11/04/1867 Stranded on Salthouse Bank.
Clyde 11/04/1867 A Schooner stranded near Blackpool in WNW gale.
Mary Anne 27/10/1867 A Brig lost on Duddon Spit in a force 10 SW gale.
Coniston 20/07/1868 A steamship, sunk off Southport after a boiler explosion.
Theodoris 30/10/1868 A Schooner stranded on Salthouse Bank.
Charles Brunel January 1869 A Barque lost near North Wharf.
Sprightly 22/04/1870 A Sloop lost on Crusader Bank in heavy seas.
Active July 1870 A fishing vessel wrecked on Crusader Bank.
Alice 16/10/1870 A schooner on voyage from Millom to the Mersey. Stranded on Walney.
Emily 22/07/1871 A Sloop racing from Preston. Lost in the Ribble Estuary.
Unidentified 04/04/1872 A Schooner lost on Salthouse Bank.
Emma 05/12/1872 A Brigantine sailing between Whitehaven and Ramsey. Lost near Southport in force 9 SSW winds.
Leran 20/10/1873 Wrecked near Blackpool in a NW gale.
Eskham 13/02/1874 Outbound from Liverpool. Lost 2m west of Fleetwood in a force 7 SSW gale.
Adgillus 21/10/1874 A Barque foundered 18m NW Morecambe Bay lightship in a force 10 westerly gale.
Annie Reed 1875 Lost on Shell Bank.
W. K. Chapman 28/09/1875 Stranded at Rossall Point.
Jane 05/05/1877 Steamship, foundered in the Ribble in force 5 winds after burning out.
Pembrokeshire Lass 28/05/1877 A Brig inbound for Liverpool. Stranded on Ted’s Bank in a force 6 SW wind.
Mary Ann 14/10/1877 A Barque inbound to Glasson from Miramichi. Lost on Sunderland Shoulder.
Angier H. Curtis 12/11/1877 A Brig on voyage between Wiscasset and Barrow. Lost on Walney.
Zion Hill 07/12/1877 A Schooner inbound to Lancaster from London. Stranded and lost on King’s Scar.
Utility January 1878 A Schooner wrecked on Pilling Sands. One crewman dead.
Mary McSweeney 31/08/1878 A Brigantine outbound from Belfast for Barrow. Stranded on Walney.
Charles Chaloner 18/09/1878 A Barque inbound to Fleetwood from Quebec. Stranded on Bernard’s Wharf in a force 8 NW gale.
Elizabeth Ellen Fisher 04/09/1879 A Schooner stranded on Bernard Wharf.
Thomas Dugdale 16/12/1879 A Steamship caught by the tide and wrecked in the Wyre Channel.
Urania 10/01/1880 A Steamship. Foundered off Barrow.
Bessie Jones 26/02/1880 A Schooner stranded on Salthouse Bank.
Ada 09/11/1880 A Brig on voyage between Dublin and Maryport. Stranded near Cleveleys in a force 7 westerley.
Venus February 1882 A Swedish Barque foundered off Fleetwood.
Aldegrunde February 1882 A Norwegian Barque outbound from Liverpool for Nova Scotia. Stranded at Rossall Point.
Brothers 19/07/1882 A Schooner which foundered off Walney following a collision.
Arethusa 21/08/1882 A Barque sailing from Liverpool for Quebec. Foundered off Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Agnes 08/09/1882 A Sloop sailing for Wigtownshire. Stranded on Walney.
Adele Grunde 21/08/1883 A Norwegian Barque sailing for Halifax. Driven onto North Wharf in a force 6 westerley.
Mercury 10/05/1883 A Steamer parted her moorings in a force 6 and stranded at Blackpool.
China 04/09/1883 A Norwegian Barque driven onto Walney in force 9 winds.
Thornton 26/09/1883 A Schooner stranded and lost in the Wyre in force 9 SSW winds.
Mermaid 13/12/1883 Inbound from Quebec, this Barque stranded on Salthouse Bank in a force 9.
Margaret 23/01/1884 A Yawl carrying dynamite to Whitehaven. She struck Piel Pier in a force 9.
Clarence 27/01/1884 A Steamer stranded on Walney in a force 9.
Nereus 28/01/1884 A Barque sailing for Queensland. Lost off Ainsdale.
St. Lawrence 20/03/1884 A Barque inbound for Fleetwood stranded on Shell Wharf.
Name Date Details
Depositor 26/10/1884 A Fully Rigged Ship sailing between Barrow and South West Pass. Wrecked on Walney in a force 10.
Blackwall 28/10/1884 A Barque inbound from St John’s to Fleetwood. Lost 3m NNW Wyre Lightship in a force 6.
Dotterel October 1885 A Smack lost in Lune Deeps after a collision.
Alice August 1886 A sailing vessel stranded at Stanner Point.
Yan Yean December 1886 A Steamer inbound to Fleetwood. Lost on Salthouse Bank in a force 9.
Sir Robert Peel 04/12/1886 A Schooner sailing from Arnside. Lost near Fleetwood in a force 6.
Mexico 09/12/1886 A German Barque wrecked in the Ribble in a storm.
Eliza Fernley 10/12/1886 Southport Lifeboat wrecked while trying to rescue the crew of Mexico. 14 lost.
Laura Janet 10/12/1886 St Annes Lifeboat wrecked while trying to rescue the crew of Mexico. 14 lost.
Swallow 07/01/1887 A Ketch wrecked on Pilling Sands.
Tancook 20/05/1887 A Norwegian Barque lost to the East of the Screw Pile Light.
Flower of May 01/11/1887 A Schooner lost in The Bay after a collision.
Albert William 26/01/1888 A Barque inbound to Fleetwood from Chile. Stranded on Horse Bank in force 10 winds.
Chester 20/03/1889 A Schooner lost in Morecambe Harbour in NNE force 10 winds.
Perpetua 14/08/1889 An Irish Barque stranded in th Lune in a W force 6 wind.
Little Trojan 20/08/1889 A Flat sailing for Piel, lost off Rossall in a NW force 10 wind.
Breeze 09/03/1890 A Smack which broke from her moorings and was lost in Walney Channel in a force 10 N wind.
Spray 06/11/1890 A Dandy stranded on Pilling Sands in SSE force 8 winds.
Labora 07/11/1890 A Norwegian Barque lost E of Wyre Lightship in force 11 NW winds.
New Brunswick 07/11/1890 A Norwegian Barque stranded on Bernard’s Wharf in wind conditions NW force 11.
Jean Campbell 07/11/1890 A Brig outbound from Liverpool in force 9 NW winds, wrecked at Norbreck. Three crew lost.
Ebeneezer 07/11/1890 A Schooner sailing for Londonderry Lost in the Ribble Estuary in force 8 NW winds.
Ally Sloper 10/01/1891 A Wherry lost in Ulverston Channel in force 5 Southerly winds.
Hercules 13/06/1891 A Norwegian Barque lost near Glasson.
Gefion 26/08/1891 A Danish Schooner lost on Spencer Bank in a force 10 SW gale.
Superb 14/12/1891 A Ketch driven onto Bernard’s Wharf in WNW force 7 winds.
Charlotte Jane 31/12/1891 A Smack lost due to collision.
Sirene 09/10/1892 A Norwegin Barque driven ashore at North Pier in a force 10 WNW storm.
Prince Charlie 18/11/1892 A Smack lost due to collision near Wyre Light.
Oluf Nickelsen 28/05/1892 A Norwegian Barque lost near Preston.
Silentia 29/09/1893 Norwegian Barque. Stranded near Preston.
No Name 25/10/1893 Lost in the Ulverston Channel
Theda 17/11/1893 A Schooner carrying potash, lost on Sunderland Bank
Starlight 08/12/1893 A Schooner inbound for Ulverston. Driven onto Mort Bank in force 9 W winds.
Matchless 03/09/1894 A Smack which foundered in a squall.
Falmouth December 1894 Wrecked in a storm with all hands, at Rossall Point.
Abana 21/12/1894 A Norwegian Barque lost at Norbreck in a gale.
James & Mary 22/12/1894 A SW force 11 wind drove this Cornish schooner ashore at Birkdale.
Furn 22/12/1894 A Norwegian Barque stranded in force 11 W winds, on Pilling Sands.
Petrel 22/12/1894 A Dandy wrecked at Gynn in force 11 winds.
Mayflower 22/12/1894 A Ketch lost on Shell Wharf in a force 11 storm.
Minny 1895 A Sloop lost near the Bell Buoy
Earling Shalgason 1895 Stranded on Kirk Scar.
Star 22/05/1895 A Yacht sank at her moorings in Walney Channel after a collision.
Svalen 04/06/1895 Wrecked in a storm in the Lune Estuary.
Lettonia 02/10/1895 A Schooner driven onto Horse Bank in a force 9 storm.
Foam 02/10/1895 A Schooner stranded on Bernard’s Wharf in force 9 winds.
Erling Skjalgson 02/10/1895 A force 10 NW storm blew this Norwegian Barque onto North Wharf.
Kittiwake 02/10/1895 A Cutter blown onto North Wharf in force 9 winds.
Pearl 02/10/1895 A 68 ton jigger flat lost at Rossall Landmark in force 10 NNW winds.
Volunteer 02/10/1895 A Cutter driven ashore at Central Pier in force 10 winds.
Resolution 02/10/1895 A Smack lost near Fleetwood in force 9 winds.
Edith 02/10/1895 A Smack wrecked in heavy weather off Southport.
Two Sisters 02/10/1895 Smack wrecked in “The Great Storm” off Central Beach.
Sarah 02/10/1895 A Cutter foundered in force 9 winds off Blackpool.
Genesta 02/10/1895 A fishing vessel wrecked at Blackpool.
Mariner 02/10/1895 A Cutter lost off Blackpool in force 10 winds.
Daisy 02/10/1895 A Smack lost with all hands off Blackpool.
School Girl 02/10/1895 A Smack wrecked at Lytham in force 10 winds.
Hamlet 29/06/1896 A Norwegian Brig inbound from Nova Scotia. tranded at Blackpool in light winds.
Ondine 1897 A Smack stranded near the Lower Light.
No.1 24/03/1897 A Bucket Dredge foundered west of Nelson Buoy.
Louise 16/06/1897 A Norwegian Barque lost at Cocker Stone in force 9 winds.
Rachael 16/06/1897 Force 11 winds sank this Smack at her moorings.
Annie 16/06/1897 A Smack lost near Mort Bank in a force 12 storm.
Beatrice 16/06/1897 Smack. Sank at moorings in force 11 winds.
HMS Foudroyant 16/06/1897 A 2nd rate Man o’ War sunk at her moorings off Blackpool in a force 8 storm.
Mermaid 16/06/1897 A Yacht which broke her moorings in a force 10 storm.
Svalen 16/06/1897 A Norwegian Barque which broke free from her moorings in a force 9 and grounded on Sunderland Shoulder.
Mary Jane 16/06/1897 Force 10 winds broke this Smack free of her moorings and drove her ashore.
Catherina 16/06/1897 Force 10 winds drove this Smack ashore at Walney.
Unidentified July 1897 A Salvage Steamer working on the wreck of HMS Foudroyant, wrecked at Blackpool.
Anna 28/07/1897 A Salvage Steamer working on the wreck of HMS Foudroyant, wrecked at Blackpool in force 4 winds.
Aurora 17/08/1897 A Brigantine working on the wreck of HMS Foudroyant, wrecked at Blackpool in force 6 winds.
Innisfail 21/08/1897 A Lugger which foundered near Seldom Seen Buoy, near Walney.
Louisa Novenber 1897 A Barque which sank in a gale off Fleetwood.
Milo 1898 A Smack which sank at her moorings.
Larnica 22/01/1898 A Fully Rigged Ship wrecked on Pilling Sands in moderate winds.
Blue Bell 30/01/1898 A Schooner inbound for Liverpool and stranded at Cleveleys in a force 7.
Black Duck 02/02/1898 A force 9 storm sank this Smack at her moorings near Morecambe.
Diana 06/04/1898 A Schooner rigged Steam Fishing Liner. Lost in a force 6 near Fleetwood.
Margarethe 11/05/1898 A Russian Barque sailing from Fleetwood and driven onto Bernard’s Wharf in a force 9 storm.
Minnie October 1898 A Ketch lost off Fleetwood after a collision.
Peru 01/07/1899 A Steamship lost near Nelson Buoy in strong winds.
Waterloo 21/09/1899 Unspecified vessel sank at her moorings.
Mable Annie 17/01/1900 A Schooner sailing for Ulverstone and foundered in Piel Channel
Ada 28/12/1900 A Smack foundered in Walney Channel.
Cock of The North 28/12/1900 A Smack lost near Walney in force 9 winds.
Un-Named 07/02/1901 A fishing vessel lost near Shellwharfe Buoy whilst under tow.
Blanche 13/06/1901 This steamship foundered 5m W x N of Nelson Buoy.
Guide 12/08/1901 A Schooner lost in the Ribble Estuary.
Name Date Details
Fairy Queen 27/09/1902 A Yacht which sank in Walney Channel after a collision.
Jannett & Jane 18/12/1902 A Schooner stranded at the Lune entrance in a force 10.
Vanadis 22/02/1903 A Russian Barque blown ashore at Half Moon Bay in a force 10 storm.
Devonshire Lass 27/02/1903 A force 9 SSE storm broke this Smack from her moorings and drove her onto Bernard’s Wharf.
Midian 09/04/1903 A Ketch blown ashore at Ulverston in a force 6 WNW wind.
Comet 06/07/1903 Force 10 NW winds smashed this Smack against Morecambe Pier.
George Flett 06/07/1903 A Sloop which broke from her moorings, at Piel, in a force 9 wind.
Lightship No.70 16/07/1903 Foundered in Morecambe Bay after a collision.
Liv 16/10/1903 A Norwegian Barque driven onto Pilling Sands in a force 10 wind.
Thedo November 1903 A wooden Schooner stranded on Sunderland Bank.
Annie 21/11/1903 The Dredger London collided with this Smack and sank her at her moorings.
Maud 21/11/1903 This Smack was sunk after breaking free from her moorings in force 10 winds.
Gladstone 21/11/1903 Another Smack which broke her moorings in force 10 winds and was sunk.
Huntress 09/01/1904 A Brigantine which damaged her rudder and was grounded on Walney in a force 8 storm.
Wren 03/04/1904 A Trawler which broke her moorings in a force 9 and stranded at Lytham.
Secret 30/09/1904 SS City of Manchester collided with the Smack off Fleetwood.
Nellie 18/01/1905 A fishing vessel which foundered off St Anne’s in a squall.
Old Hunter 20/02/1906 A Schooner stranded on Shell Wharf.
Klara 08/12/1906 A Norwegian Barque lost offshore from the Mount Hotel at Fleetwood in a force 7.
Hilda 13/08/1909 A Flat stranded near Wyre Light.
Elizabeth Ann 09/01/1910 A Ketch run down by SS Duke of Cornwall at Wyre Light.
Patrica 29/07/1910 A Cutter which foundered 15m W of Nelson Buoy.
Kelburn 27/08/1910 A steel Barque which drove ashore in a gale.
Rosaleen 11/12/1911 Lost off St Anne’s
Hebe 11/12/1911 A Steamship stranded on Horse Bank.
Swallow 14/02/1912 A fishing vessel sunk after a collision with SS Turquoise.
Thistle 15/10/1912 A Smack lost in the Ulverston Channel.
Spray 07/11/1912 A Lugger lost in Channel.
Crystal 30/05/1913 A Ketch lost on Horse Bank.
Enterprise 27/06/1913 A Barge lost at thr Ribble Entrance.
Minnie 01/09/1913 A Sloop sunk at her moorings in Fleetwood Harbour after a collision with SS Saltburn.
Vedra 07/12/1914 A Tanker inbound from Texas in a gale. She grounded on Lightning Shoal Knoll and caught fire with the loss of 34 crew.
Sunbeam 16/10/1916 A Trawler which foundered SE of NW Boulder Buoy after a collision with ST Queen Alexandra.
Spray 16/10/1916 A fishing vessel lost on Pilling Sands.
Evangaline 28/12/1916 A Ketch stranded on North Wharf.
Zealandia 02/04/1917 A Steamship stranded on Horse Bank.
Coniston 02/09/1917 A Schooner stranded on Duddon Bar.
Pittan 25/10/1917 A Russian Barquentine grounded on Pilling Sands.
Montreal 29/01/1918 A Steamship which collided with SS Cedric 14m W x S Lune Deeps Buoy.
Limesfield 07/02/1918 A Steamship sunk by UB-57 23m WNW of Walney.
Chrysopolis 14/02/1918 A Steamship stranded at Southport offshore from the pier.
Marie Edmond 07/10/1918 A Smack lost on Walney.
Marguerite 23/01/1919 A Steamship stranded near Wyre Lightship.
Herbert Black 23/06/1919 A Schooner lost in the Ribble Estuary.
Arlette 22/01/1920 A Yawl lost on Walney.
Lyra 1922 A Steamshiip lost between Rossall Point and Lune Deeps.
Western Valley 31/12/1924 A Steamship blown ashore at Heysham.
Glencona 01/03/1926 A Steamship which caught fire off Anglesey and drifted to Rossall before sinking.
Scomber 07/03/1926 A Trawler which sank while fishing 3m W x N Lune Deeps Buoy.
Belfast 10/01/1929 A barge damaged in heavy weather and beached at Southport.
Tresness 22/08/1929 A Brigantine rigged steamship lost off Barrow.
Commandant Bultinct 02/10/1929 A Belgian Trawler wrecked at Rossall Point.
Noel 1930 A Barge swept onto Pilling Sands.
Enterprise II 30/01/1931. A Tug lost on the Ribble Bar.
Perseverance 22/12/1936 A Steam Tug sunk near the 10th mile marker.
Lough Fisher 26/12/1937 A Steamer which struck bottom 3m NW of Lightning Knoll buoy.
Charles Livingstone 26/11/1939 A Liverpool Pilot Boat lost in the fog. Stranded on Ainsdale Beach.
Bragi 30/10/1940 An Icelandic Trawler lost off Wyre Light.
Stella Marie July 1941 A Danish MFV lost on King’s Scar Bank.
Murielle 28/09/1941 Trawler sunk by mine 9m SW x S of Morecambe Bay Lightship.
Kunishi 1946 A Trawler wrecked on Pilling Sands. Later salvaged.
Anastasi 25/12/1946 A Steamer lost on Walney.
Happy Harry 18/09/1950 Sailing vessel wrecked by Southport Pier.
Saltaro 29/11/1956 Wrecked on Sheep Island.
Conisbro Castle 13/08/1958 Fishing vessel sunk in Lune Deeps.
Druid 22/08/1962 A Coaster, capsized in the Ribble Estuary in heavy weather. She righted herself then foundered.
Hamoaze March 1967 Fishing vessel under tow to Glasson. Blown onto Knott End Sands and lost.
Ariadne 23/07/1970 A yacht which foundered in heavy weather west of Morecambe Bay light.
Action 16/10/1973 Outbound from Fleetwood to Cork. Grounded on Haverigg Sands after an engine failure.
Corona 09/04/1975 MFV stranded near Fleetwood Dock.
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