Appendix ‘A’ Shipping wrecks and serious incidents along the Fylde Coast, 1643 – 2008. (Serious shipping incidents and those involving multiple deaths. CAVEAT: There are discrepancies between the various sources, in spellings, dates, descriptions and facts, there are also typographic errors to be found in all sources, including the Shipwrecks Memorial. Whilst a great deal of care has been taken in its compilation, it cannot be regarded as a definitive list) Date Vessel Type/ Notes Cargo 1643 UNIDENTIFIED Wrecked near Fleetwood after running aground during the Civil War. Torched by the Royalists. 1660 UNIDENTIFIED Thought to be a ‘Plague’ Ship. Lost near Fluke Hall 1702 EMPLOYMENT Sugar & Recorded in Thornber. Stranded at Bispham Red Bank Cotton 1740 MARY & BETTY Lost on the ‘Lancashire Coast’. 1749 MAYFLOWER Bound for Barbados, capsized in the Lune, several lives lost 1755 TRAVERS Lace & Silks Lost near Rossall Point 1775 UNIDENTIFIED Of Cork, All crew less 2 lost 1777 JUSTITA From Sweden to Liverpool. Lost at Blackpool with loss of 1 life 1779 1797 HAPPY Peas Oporto, Portugal to Liverpool. The peas were seen as a ‘godsent’ relief from the recent famine in the area 1791 ORANGE TREE Lost at Lytham 1793 SUSANNAH Lost off Lytham travelling between Peterborough & Liverpool 1799 BROTHERS Merchntmn Driven ashore at Blackpool during a storm 1801 DOLPHIN Stranded and lost at Blackpool 1801 TYSON Sailing between Demerara and Lancaster, driven ashore at Lytham 1802 UNIDENTIFIED Lost off Blackpool 1809 LAVINIA Bound for Liverpool from New Jersey. Wrecked off Lytham. 1810 ANNA Near Blackpool, crew saved Page 1 of 11 MPC 12/12/13 CATHARINA 1811 AVIS Bound for Liverpool, wrecked near Lytham 1812 UNIDENTIFIED Lost off South Shore. Ships cat only survivor 1813 MARY HALL Bound for Liverpool, lost at Lytham 1814 WILLIAM LEECE Stranded at Blackpool 1814 FRIENDS Bound for Liverpool from Pernau, lost near Lytham 1817 LONDON Sloop Bound for Liverpool from London, lost off Lytham 1819 LIBERTY Bound for Liverpool From Ulverston, wrecked SE of Fleetwood at Pilling 1821 FANNY Red & black Wreck at the Gynn flannel 1822 NELLY & JANE Driven ashore at Lytham 1823 DUNCAN Bound for Duddon from Whitehaven, crew lost in Wyre estuary 1823 JESSIE Outbound from Lancaster, wrecked at Blackpool 1824 FANNY Sloop Wrecked at Blackpool 1824 UNIDENTIFIED Brig Lost off Lytham 1827 NANCY Bound for Lancaster from Richelbucto, lost in the Lune 1828 FRIENDSHIP Lost off Blackpool with all crew 1830 LORD ORIEL Bound for Preston from Drogheda, wrecked on Ribble Banks crew saved 1831 COMMERCE Bound for Liverpool from St John, lost on the Ribble Banks. In 1825 Commerce had run aground in the same location 1831 UNIDENTIFIED Lost in the Wyre 1831 PERU Cotton Driven aground at Lytham. Crew saved and 250 bales of cotton recovered 1833 HAPPY RETURN Wrecked at Blackpool 1833 ALERT Wrecked at Blackpool, along with 12 other vessels on the coastline 1833 INDUSTRIE Of Liverpool, lost off St Annes with one crewman Page 2 of 11 MPC 12/12/13 1833 HOPE Bound for Miramichi from Liverpool. Lost off South Shore 1833 BARBARA Lost off Blackpool 1833 UNIDENTIFIED Lost off Blackpool 1833 MARTHA Lost off Blackpool 1833 PRINCE Of Isle of Man. Lost off Blackpool LEOPOLD 1833 SEVERN Bound for Fort William from Lancaster, Lost off St Annes 1834 HETTY CLIFTON Bound for Preston from Dundalk, lost off south of Blackpool 1836 ANNA Bound for Ulverston from Flint, lost near Blackpool 1836 CHARLOTTE Bound for Newry. Sunk. 1837 UNIDENTIFIED Large vessel lost with all hands on Pilling Sands 1837 ROYAL OAK Bound for Liverpool from Carrickfurgus, lost at Blackpool 1839 FAVOURITE Bound for Genoa. Lost on Crusader Bank 1839 ANN PALEY Bound for Lisbon. Lost off Cleveleys 1839 FAME Lost at Blackpool 1839 CRUSADER Silk Wrecked at South Shore. Looters from Marton were jailed after being caught stealing the cargo. 1839 FELIX DESTINO Oranges Sunk on Horse Bank 1840 MARGARET Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Bound for Liverpool. Lost on Salthouse Bank MILLER 1841 MALCOLM Sloop Bound for Glasgow. Lost at Lytham Point 1840 1843 ARISTOCRAT Brig/ Bound for Liverpool from Montreal. Wrecked opposite the Imperial Hydro. Two of the passengers were drowned. 1844 JANE & LENNY Lost at Warbreck, North of Blackpool 1847 HILLSBOROUGH Lytham St Annes. ‘Total wreck’. 1849 FORWARD Lytham St Annes. ‘Total wreck’. Page 3 of 11 MPC 12/12/13 1852 EAGLE Flat Sank after collision 1852 CLIFTON Lifeboat capsized on exercise at Lytham with loss of crew. 1852 DENISON Fully rigged ship bound for Antigua, lost in a gale off Lytham HOPE Barque Of Preston, capsized and sank at moorings 10 Oct 1852 WARRIOR Brig of Drogheda Saved vessel 26 Mar 1853 COROMANDEL Schooner of Preston. Lost on Salthouse Bank. Lytham LB saved 3 1853 SUCCESS Schooner Lost near Fleetwood in Force 9 gale 1853 WILLY Bound for Saltney, lost at Rossall 3 Oct 1854 ISABELLA Smack of Ramsey saved 5 1857 THOMAS Sloop Wrecked off Blackpool 4 Jan 1857 TURNER Flat of Preston saved 4 + vessel 1857 SPLENDED Schooner Bound for Androssan, lost at Bernards Wharf, (a sandbank off Fleetwood). ? Oct 1857 PRYDE (PRIDE) Schooner of Liverpool Beached at Blackpool, saved stores & cargo 1858 MINERAL Schooner ‘Sunk on the Banks’ 1859 UNIDENTIFIED Schooner Lost off Lytham 1859 PILGRIM From Douglas Lost off Blackpool 1859 BARBARA Wrecked on Salthouse Banks 12 Dec 1859 ROBERT & HENRY Brigantine of Dundalk saved 6 21 Dec 1859 HANNAH JANE Brigantine of London saved 7 1860 ANN MITCHELL Lost at Bernards Wharf 1860 ANNA DIXON ‘Total Loss’ 1860 JANE ROPER Cleveleys, ‘Total Loss’ 9 Apr 1860 NANCY Brigantine of Teignmouth saved 9 Page 4 of 11 MPC 12/12/13 1861 WILLIAM HENRY Schooner/ Wrecked at South Shore flour and lard 9 Jan 1861 PRINCESS ROYAL Smack of Preston brought vessel to safety 17 Jan 1861 CHANCE Schooner of Preston saved vessel 1861 WILLIAM HENRY Schooner Of Liverpool, Lost on the Horse Bank, involved the loss of Fleetwood Lifeboat 1861 LYRA SS Bound for Brazil from Liverpool, sunk in Lune Deep 1861 BRITANNIA Sloop Lost near North Wharf (a sandbank north of Fleetwood).11 crew lost 1862 ROBERT Smack Lost WNW of Fleetwood, with all hands 1862 ADA Schooner Lost near Imperial Hotel 21 Jul 1962 LONE SEEKER Ketch Of Liverpool saved 4 and vessel 20 Oct 1862 ANNIE E HOOPER Ship of Baltimore saved 14 26 Oct 1862 CERES Schooner of Arbroath saved 5 + vessel. Lost on Salthouse Bank 15 Nov 1862 MART Sloop of Stranraer saved 4 + vessel 26 Dec 1862 BRAZIL Barque of Liverpool saved 13. Lost on Salthouse Bank 1863 LEMNOS Corn Sank off North Pier 1863 LILLIES Driven ashore at Pilling Sands 1863 PRINCESS Lost on Pilling Sands MARIE 1863 WATERWITCH Fishing Lost on Salthouse Bank Vessel 1863 PIONEER Wrecked at Bernards Wharf 1863 THE WYRE Sank, laden with passengers. One lost – the Ferryman FERRY 21 Jan 1863 RUBIN L Barque of Liverpool inbound from bay of Fundy, Lost on Salthouse Bank. Saved 12 Page 5 of 11 MPC 12/12/13 22-21 Sep ST LAWRENCE Barque saved vessel 1863 10 Dec 1863 CALEDONIA & Schooner & Of Preston & of Maryport saved vessel saved 5 + vessel FAME Brigantine 1864 CONTENT Brigantine Lost in the River Ribble 18 Sep 1864 ST MICHAEL Brig Of Le Havre. The new lifeboat rescued the crew of fourteen. 7 Feb1865 LEXINGTON Barque Of Nassau, saved vessel and 14 22 Nov 1865 FAVOURITE Brig/ palm Of Liverpool Lost off Blackpool Pier, in Force 10 gale, with the loss of oil and seed ten crew. 07 Feb 1865 LEXINGTON Barque/ Of Nassau, The crew of fourteen were saved by the lifeboat 12 Mar 1866 PEARL Brigantine of Montrose saved vessel 4 Aug 1866 JEUNE FRANCOIS Brigantine of Nantes saved 6 + vessel 11 Apr 1867 H.L ROUTH Barque of New York saved 16 + vessel 11 Apr 1867 CLYDE Schooner Of Killough, saved 5, off Blackpool 21 Apr 1867 SUSAN L. Barque Of Nova Scotia, saved14. Lost on Salthouse Bank CAMPBELL 1868 VERMONT Barque Lost 3m off Fleetwood 30 Oct 1868 THEODORUS Schooner of Liverpool saved 15 and saved vessel, on Salthouse Bank 1869 CHARLES Barque Lost near North Wharf BRUNEL 22 Apr 1870 SPRIGHTLY Sloop Of Preston, saved 2. Lost on Crusader Bank. 27 Jul 1870 ACTIVE Yacht Of Blackpool, saved yacht and 4 Wrecked on Crusader Bank 1878 (Fishing Vessel) 9 Nov 1871 JEUNE COLOMBE Brig of St Malo saved 7 12 Nov 1871 JUBILEE Schooner of Preston saved 4 1872 UNIDENTIFIED Schooner Lost on Salthouse Bank 20 Oct 1873 LEVEN Sloop Of Runcorn, saved 2. Wrecked near Blackpool Page 6 of 11 MPC 12/12/13 2 Jan 1875 MARY TATHAM Schooner of Beaumaris saved 4 11 Apr 1876 WYRE Schooner of Fleetwood saved 2 22 Sep 1878 EMERALD ISLE Schooner of Drogheda saved 5 + vessel 26 Feb 1880 BESSIE JONES Schooner/ Of Fleetwood lost on Salthouse Bank man was lost, but four were saved. It was this shipwreck that led to a campaign for a lifeboat at St. Annes. 20 May 1880 COLUMBUS Pleasure Of Liverpool landed 133 steamer 1882 ARETHUSA Barque Of Liverpool Ten people were saved.[ 21 Mar 1882 EVELINA Flat Of Runcorn saved vessel and 4 5 Nov 1883 MERMAID Barque Of Cardiff saved 23 7 Nov 1883 EVA LENA Mersey Of Runcorn. Bound for Runcorn from IoM. Lifeboat rendered assistance Flat/ Iron Rails 13 Dec 1883 MERMAID Barque/ log Of Cardiff. Bound for Liverpool from Quebec. Stranded on Salthouse Wood Bank, Broke up whilst being stripped of cargo. 26 Jan 1884 BJORNSTJERNA Barque/ Of Bergen. Bound for Liverpool from Charlestown, Sth Carolina. BJORNSON Cotton & Stranded on Horse Bank. Was to be lost later in 1884 Phosphate Rock 27 Dec 1884 NEREUS Barque/ Of Liverpool, bound for Port Mackay from Barrow, Queensland.