List of shipwrecks in December 1855

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The list of shipwrecks in December 1855 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1855.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
CandaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Horn, Chile with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Haidee (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Candace was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile. [1] [2] [3]
EgsemundeFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [4]
GartsherrieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Crab Cay, Republic of New Granada. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Matanzas, Cuba. [5]
GrangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool. [4]
Jeune AnneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from Abbeville, Somme to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [4]
OnecoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off St. Paul's Island, Brazil. Her crew were rescued by the whaler James Allen (Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States). Oneco was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. [6]
RoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. [7] [8]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
GeertinaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Hamburg. [9] [10]
Governor OxholmFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at Bonaire, Curaçao and Dependencies. Her crew were rescued. [5]
James WattCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore east of "Revel", She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to Dantzic. [9]
OscarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Landsort Lighthouse, Sweden. [8]
Peter J. NevinsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Actress (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Miramichi ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America. Peter J. Nevis was on a voyage from . [11]
Robert BurrellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with the steamship Telegraph (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of one of her crew . Survivors were rescued by Telegraph. Robert Burrell was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [12] [13]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AlpheusSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The schooner was wrecked on the Sud Koster with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Strömstad. [14]
British DominionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated but was driven ashore and sank at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. [15] [16]
FlorentiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Canvas and Gentoo (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Florentia was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick to London. [17] [18]
Flying Fish Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The schooner was run down and sunk. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull. [8]
OscarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west of Landsort, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. [19]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
Afinia HedeginaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to "Carlshaven". She was refloated and taken in to Helsingborg for repairs. [20]
Cape CodFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rubens (Flag of France.svg  France). Cape Cod was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. [21]
CopiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in the Sound of Sanda. She was refloated wit assistance from the steamship Dunaskin. [22]
NautilusFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was abandopned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts. [23]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
ConstitutionFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was destroyed by fire and sank in the River Mersey off Rock Ferry, Cheshire, United Kingdom. [24] [16] [10] She was refloated on 12 December and beached. [25] Constitution was towed in to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom on 6 March 1856 in a capsized condition. [3]
DefianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Old Grimsby, Isles of Scilly. She was refloated and found to be leaky. [9]
Erndte Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Eider. [9]
Gustav Willem Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore in the Eider. [9]
Joseph EarleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hoflands Waldero. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dantsic. [20]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
ArgoFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Beddingestrand, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an English port. [26] [10]
Bueno RacheleFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Renkioi, Ottoman Empire. [27]
ConcordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex whilst going to the assistance of Emerald (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). All five people on board were rescued the next day by the smacks Lord Howe and Triune (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [10]
DorothyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Dunkerque. [10]
DianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. [10]
EmeraldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Longsand with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the smacks Lord Howe and Triune (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [10]
Joseph EarleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Dantzic. [26] [10]
Marco Polo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom While leaving the River Mersey in early December, the three-masted clipper parted her tow rope, collided with the barque Glasgow (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), and ran aground. She was refloated and repaired in time for her to depart the next day for Melbourne, Victoria.
MarieCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The schooner was wrecked at "Lerhamn", Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Sunderland, County Durham. [10]
Rebecca ShoutCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea between Cape Carbonara, Sardinia and Cap Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, France. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to the Clyde. [28] [29]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. [20]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Onsala, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith, Lothian. [30]
MogadorFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Dunkerque. She was refloated. [31]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
HeleneFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Hamburg. [9]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [30]
John ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Demerara, British Guiana for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [32]
Juan FernandezFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Calcutta, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London. [33]
OportoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck the Lage d'Arve Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Oporto, Portugal. [34]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
GarlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Glasgowman Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. [35] She was refloated on 11 December and put in to Waterford. [20]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was holed by her anchor and sank in Angle Bay. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Dublin. She was later refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage. [20] [36]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Peel Point, Cornwall and was damaged. She was beached in Whitsand Bay. [30]
BravoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Gibraltar with the loss of 22 of the 45 people on board. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana, Cuba and/or Buenos Aires, Argentina. [37] [38] [39] [40]
DecenteSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was destroyed by fire in the Sea of Marmora. Her crew were rescued. [41]
GeorginaFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar with the loss of a crew member. [17] [42] She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Virginia. [43] [39] Georgina was refloated on 22 August 1856 and taken in to Gibraltar. [44]
GrasmereCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Caldera, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey. [35]
LiebnitzFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore and sank at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. [27]
VeronaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Réunion. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Melbourne, Victoria. [45]
EnterpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by a snowstorm in Georgian Bay. She was on a voyage from Owen Sound to Collingwood Harbor, Upper Canada. [46]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
BombayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the Guadiana with the loss of a crew member. [47]
BravoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the Torre Carbonera with the loss of 22 of the 45 people on board. [48] She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Havana, Cuba. [49]
Diana Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The schooner ran aground on the Abbo Reef. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Nyborg, Denmark in a leaky condition. [50]
LeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham. [51] She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham. [52]
OspreyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Albatross (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [53] [54]
StirlingshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Swansea. [20]
Susan KingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [20]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
JanetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [55]
MoodkeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Malta. She was refloated. [56]
Prince AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated but was consequently beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [20]
Ville de LiègeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The schooner was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Francs. She was refloated with the aid of the tug Bustler (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [48]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 15 to 20 nautical miles (28 to 37 km) south of Valencia, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. [27] [57]
ElizaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated with the assistance of the smacks Aurora's Increase and Marco Polo and a lugger (all Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [58] [59]
Fanny PalmerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Marittima, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to London. [47] [60]
HaideeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef off Mocha Island, Chile with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay and San Francisco, California, United States. [61] [2] [3]
JanetteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Jessamine (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Janette was on a voyage from Mogador, Morocco to London. [62]
William RennieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Stirlingshire (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [63] William Rennie was on a voyage from Syros, Greece to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. [19]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
BarrackporeFlag of France.svg  France The transport ship was wrecked on Marmara Island, Ottoman Empire. Her crew survived. They were rescued on 21 December by HMS Oberon (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [64] [65]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberffraw, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 18 December nd taken on to Holyhead, Anglesy. [11] [42]
GeorgianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Torre Carbonera, Spain. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. [48]
JosephineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Hoy Sound. she was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Aberdeen. [66]
MermaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Karnack (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mermaid was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. [17]
SuperbCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Mocatta Bay, in the Black Sea with the loss of fourteen of her fifteen crew. [67] [68]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
DebenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was sighted off Bridlington, Yorkshire whilst on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [69]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [70]
RenfrewshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the South Rock, in Belfast Lough and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde. [18] She was refloated and completed her voyage. [28]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked between "Karingon" and Gullholmen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Malmö, Sweden. [71]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
RobertAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hirtshals, Denmark. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Aarhus, Denmark. [72]
Robert ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isla delli Corrienti, off Cape Passero, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Queenstown, County Cork. [73]
VanskapenSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Malmö. [71]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
City of WashingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Marseille. [74]
CorinnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She had been refloated by 19 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [47]
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon by Napoleon III (Flag of France.svg  France) with the loss of a crew member. [17] Survivors were rescued by Napoleon III. [75]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. [42] Her crew survived. [28]
Koh-i-NoorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tranmere, Cheshire. [17] She was refloated on 19 December. [37]
MarinerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Brest, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. [62]
MariaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. [27] [76]
MarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Monk's Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Garston to Liverpool, Lancashire. [17] She was refloated on 19 December. [37]
VisionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nantucket Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to New York, United States. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [77]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AmuletCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck the Sparrow Hawk and was then driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. [17] [29]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [75] She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Aberdeen.She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a severely damaged condition. [50]
AntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was sighted off Coquet Island, Northumberland whilst on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [78]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. [23] [55]
ChristianiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [79]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the lifeboat Rescuer (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [80] [81]
ExeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [75]
FortitudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston. Her crew were rescued. [75]
George, and
Pensher		Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner George and the brig Pensher collided in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. The crew of George got aboard Pensher, but two of them reboarded George. Pensher drove ashore at Great Yarmouth. George drove ashore there the next day; she was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Newcastle upon Tyne. [55]
HebeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [75]
HiberniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked north of Staithes, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [17] [75]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine struck the St. Patrick's Bridge Rock, in the Saltee Islands, County Donegal. She was then driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, County Wexford with the loss of one of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford. [49] [82] [83]
James WattCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Colmar". She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg. [27]
Jane and CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Kirkcaldy. [84] She floated off on 26 December. [71]
JohnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. [74]
JosephineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Skerries of Clanstrau, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Aberdeen. [85]
Juventus, and
Orb		Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigs were in collision in the North Sea. Juventus was beached at Great Yarmouth. Orb was beached at Gorleston. [75]
LauraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition. [17]
LeleanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool. [17] [79] [14]
Margaret and EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amlwch, Anglesey. [49] [29]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [75] [8]
Pauline Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship was wrecked near Dahme, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rostock. [62]
PhilippaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Milton, Dunbartonshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Belfast County Antrim. [72] [23]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. [75] She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. [8]
RedwingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [29] She was refloated on 22 December. [86]
Rickleef Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked near "Leknskov", Denmark. [5]
VeneliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk. [75] She was refloated on 25 December and taken in to Lowestoft. [63]
YachtCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados to Seaham, County Durham. [23]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
BentonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a severely leaky condition. [87]
BoaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [42] [88]
CaledoniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sevastopol, Russia with the loss of all hands. [89]
ColleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. [42]
CometCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. [49]
CourierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. [42] [23] She was refloated on 26 December. [71]
CortesFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The transport ship was driven ashore at Sevastopol. Her crew were rescued. [90]
Edward and SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. [42] [91] She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. [29]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. [42]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Balbriggan, County Dublin. [37] She was refloated on 25 December. [71]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Dundee. [62] [92]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Hartlepool, county Durham. She was refloated on 20 December. [17] [42]
ExchangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland. [42]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [42]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Plusher (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was beached at Great Yarmouth. [42]
George and MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. [42]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, County Wexford with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford. [93] [94]
JennetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [42]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, County Durham. [42] She was refloated on 21 December and towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham. Subsequently towed to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for repairs. [55]
JuletCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. [14]
Lady ArabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Douglas Head, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Runcorn, Cheshire. [72] [83] [95]
LeleanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew reached the Gull Lightship , ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) from where they were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [96]
Lovely NellyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland. [42]
MarsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Dromore Bank, in the Irish Sea. [94]
MeadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. [42]
North BritainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St Cyrus, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands. [97]
OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [42]
OtterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore on Sanday, Orkney Islands. She had been refloated by 27 December. [98]
PhilipCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Dee with the loss of one of her six crew. [83]
ProsperousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland. [42]
RedwingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. [14]
Robert BoyleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in the Bay of Luce. [28]
Sarah AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 26 December and towed in to Great Yarmouth. [42] [87]
SokenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. [42] She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She subsequently became a wreck. [23]
Sorciere Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship was wrecked on the Doger Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to São Miguel Island, Azores. [94] [57]
StantonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Hartlepool. [42] [91]
TalaveraGovernment Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The transport ship was wrecked on Marmara Island, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued on 21 December by HMS Oberon (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) [99] [89] [100] [65]
ThistleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Passage East, County Waterford. [82]
UnityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. [42] [8]
Ward JacksonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Colmar". She was refloated on 1 January 1856 with assistance of the steamship Superb (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and taken in to Glückstadt, Prussia. [101]
William and Sarah AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with James (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Wakefield, Yorkshire. [42]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
BernardineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port. [102]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was refloated on 25 December and placed under repair. [57]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands. [98]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fowey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Fowey. [62] [103]
IndependenteBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The disabled paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked at Black Head, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom. Her 25 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to London, United Kingdom. [49] [93] [83] [104]
John BullCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal, County Cork. [82]
John WebbCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan. [82]
LondonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her three crew took to a boat. Two survivors were rescued on 22 December by Temperance Star (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). London was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. She came ashore and was wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [49] [29] [83]
NantesFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. [105]
Nord AmericaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Elbow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg. [88]
StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was discovered derelict in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was taken in to Portrush. [94]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to a port in County Meath. She was refloated. [72]
ColinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Balbriggan, County Dublin, She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Gloucester. [23]
Elizabeth and WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Balbriggan. [23]
John WesleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to London. [72] She was refloated on 12 January 1856 and taken in to Youghal for repairs. [106]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Memel, Prussia. [57]
MariettaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig put in to Kinsale, County Cork in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Seville to London. [8]
PhœbeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Prosperity (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was run ashore at Newby East, Cumberland. [94]
Samuel BurnettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to the River Tees. [62]
Young RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Llanelly, Glamorgan. [72]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AlejandraBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was driven ashore on the Île de Batz, Finistère, France. She had been refloated by 26 December with assistance from the steamship Burlington (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [87]
Bon AccordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to Liverpool, Lancashire. [107] [66]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Balbriggan, County Dublin. She was refloated on 8 January 1856. [108]
CordeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Cornwall. She was wrecked the next day on the Praa Sands. [63] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [103]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock in the River Carrowbeg and was beached. [72] She was on a voyage from Sligo to Runcorn, Cheshire. [57]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Musselwich Bay. She was on a voyage from Southwold, Suffolk to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [72]
JennyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness to Garston, Lancashire. [57]
John BlackCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to a Scottish port. [50]
LauristonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Rosetta, Egypt. [73] [109]
LochindalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Findhorn, Moray. She was refloated the next day. [85]
PrometheusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Praa Sands. Her crew were rescued. [103]
TemisBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brigantine was wrecked at Punta de Mulas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba. [110]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Griceness, Stronsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. [111] [98]
WashingtonFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The paddle steamer ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [87]
WaterwitchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Mousa, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 6 January 1856. [108]
Will WatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [92]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AgenoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St. Catherine's Rocks. Her crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bideford, Devon. [23] [103]
AlexandreFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked on St. Catherine's Rocks. Her crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [23] [103]
Eliza LowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex. Her six crew were rescued by the tug Erin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Eliza Lower was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France. [72] [55] [81]
Faith Ottoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The steamship foundered in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member. Twenty-nine survivors were rescued by the brig Elizabeth and Ann (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Constantinople. [112] [113]
GleanerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the River Tay. Her ten crew were rescued by the Dundee Lifeboat. [114] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. [63] [92]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Aberdeen. [63]
Jane AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Westport, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Limerick to the Clyde. [50]
LloydsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Ackergill Castle, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Culloden, Inverness-shire to Wick, Caithness. [98]
London Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven against the pier and severely damaged at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Dieppe Seine-Inférieure, France to Newhaven. [115]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardlamont Point Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. [50]
North YorkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her nine crew took to a boat, and were rescued off the Firth of Forth on 25 December by the brig Uva (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). North York was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [116] [92]
ThemisGovernment Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The transport ship caught fire off Yevpatoria, Russia. She sank the next day. [117] [100]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AmeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore near Moville, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. She was refloated on 12 January 1856. [106] [118]
ArabatCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Conigli Rock, off Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was destroyed by fire on 31 December. [60] [100] [102]
ArundellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Wild Wave (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Arundell was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Bombay, India. [32]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy ran aground on the Plough Seat, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Leith, Lothian. She later sank. [63] [50] [87]
CharlotteFlag of France.svg  France The brig was wrecked at Harlech, Merionethshire, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her nine crew. Her captain was rescued by the Port Madoc Lifeboat, the other survivors reached shore in the longboat. Charlotte was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Neath, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [119] [120] [81]
Christian CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Colonsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [111] [121]
DaggerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico. [122] [123]
DefianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strand Point, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, france. [23]
EdinburghCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. [50]
HazardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilschosland, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to the Clyde. [50]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Sunderland, County Durham. [23]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Londonderry. [57]
NautilusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Málaga, Spain. [68]
NorfolkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Mulroy". She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool. [57]
Ocean QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Downing's Bay, County Donegal. [63]
Philanthropist Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost at mouth of the harbor of Annisquam, Massachusetts. Crew saved. [124]
SpeedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached on the "North Head of Bridport". She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. She had been refloated by 3 January 1856. [125]
SwordfishCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kelfoot Point, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to the Belfast Lough. [23]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
Duncan RitchieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Hermitage Bay. [126]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Langton Matravers, Dorset with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Teignmouth, Devon. [63]
Lightning Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft. [63]
VigorousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Humber Keel was discovered derelict in the North Sea. [87]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea, Yorkshire. [71] She was refloated on 7 January 1856 and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire. [8]
Eliza HartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent. [127]
FielFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship was wrecked at Ventry, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Aveiro to Cork, United Kingdom. [73]
FriggaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Kobbergrund and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Copenhagen. [64]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
Governor MortonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ridge Sand. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs in a leaky condition. [71] [127]
Schomberg Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Cape Otway, Victoria. All on board were rescued the next day by the steamship Queen ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria. Schomberg was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria.
VirginiaFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Ringwarner Reef. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to a British port. [1]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the brig Solide (Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden) and was abandoned off Fuengirola, Spain with by five of her seven crew. They were rescued by Solide. The remaining two crew abandoned her the next day and she subsequently foundered. Jane was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [60] [128] [129]
Medina GuthrieBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Magdalena River with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Santa Martha, Republic of New Granada to Cartagena. [130]
Rob RoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off the Île de Batz, Finistère, France. She was refloated the next day. [87]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All ten crew presumed lost. A message in a bottle detailing the ship's fate washed up at Ballycotton, County Cork on 9 January 1856. [131]
Jessy HamiltonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued. She floated off and drove out to sea. [111]
NacionalFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The barque caught fire at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was scuttled. [132]
OhioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Ross of Mull, Mull, Inner Hebrides with the loss of a crew member. [111]
VelocityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Minor Reef, off Exuma, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Exuma. [133]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
ThornleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated. [111]
Ocean BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [134]
WandererCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was discovered abandoned off the Isle of Skye. [135]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
EmblemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with another vessel and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Fife with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [76]
Four SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and towed in to Shoreham-by-Sea. [87]
LeahFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The full-rigged ship departed from New York for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [136]
Robert CarnleyFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship departed from New York for Antwerp. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [136]
William and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was refloated and towed in to Hull, Yorkshire in a severely leaky condition. [87]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1855
ShipCountryDescription
AdamsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mozambique Channel with the subsequent loss of thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. [137] [138]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop departed from the Orkney Islands for Crail, Fife in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [139]
Alice WalkerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked between İğneada and "Media", Ottoman Empire before 31 December. All on board were rescued. [100] [8] [101]
AshburtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the American coast before 25 December. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had been refloated by 28 December and resumed her voyage. [68]
BernardCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The schooner was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire between 18 and 20 December. Her crew were rescued. [140]
ColumbineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast before 9 December. [57]
CorunnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 9 January 1856 and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition. [108]
Countess of Galloway Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore and damaged in Garlieston Bay. [50]
Crescent CityFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked on the Mattevia Reef in the Bahamas Banks. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana. [141] [142]
Duke of WellingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Keeling Islands before 24 December. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. [143]
GefionFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Morufstange", Sweden before 14 December. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen. [41] [72]
George and AloysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Black Sea with some loss of live. [144]
George and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in Tor Bay whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Constantinople. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [145]
GermaniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas, arriving on 29 December. [1]
HindostanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized on St. George's Bank before 27 December. She was a total loss. [64]
IantheCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 December. [23] Her crew were rescued by Vibilia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ianthe was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Sunderland, County Durham. [63]
JohannaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque was wrecked on the Pratas Shoal, in the South China Sea before 15 December. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Shanghai, China. [146]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was refloated on 1 January 1856 but sank in the River Tyne. [101]
Lady CamillaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the North Sea after 5 December. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. [147]
Mail Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was refloated on 5 December. [16]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Crail, Fife. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith, Lothian. [52]
NaiadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaton Carew, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated on 21 December and taken in to Blyth, Northumberland. [62] [41]
NautilusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Málaga, Spain, where she arrived on 12 January. [68]
Ne AdelfotisFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina between 18 and 20 December. Her crew were rescued. [140]
Nicolai JovanFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at "Havaz", Ottoman Empire before 27 December. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople. She was refloated. [64]
PotsdamCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Trabizond, Ottoman Empire before 28 December. [148]
RainbowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands before 9 December. She was refloated on 22 December and resumed her voyage. [72] [40] [57]
HMS Royal Albert Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The ship of the line sprang a leak and was beached at San Nicholas, Kea, Greece. She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Malta.
San Giorgio Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The trabaccolo was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina between 18 and 20 December. Her crew were rescued. [140]
San Giorgio VantacianoCivil Ensign of the Principality of Moldavia (1834-1861).svg  Moldavia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina between 18 and 20 December with the loss of all 23 crew. [140]
San NicoloCivil Ensign of the Principality of Moldavia (1834-1861).svg  Moldavia The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina between 18 and 20 December. Her crew were rescued. [140]
SiamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a reef off Tybee Island, Georgia, United States and was beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia. [149] She was consequently condemned, [150] but was sold and later towed in to Savannah for repairs. [151]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent in early December. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [96]
StandardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Skagerrak off the Koster Islands, Sweden before 7 December. [30]
TriumphCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean between 22 and 26 December. Her crew were rescued by Canning (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Triumph was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. [21]
Vertranen Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship was driven ashore near "Morufstange" before 14 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rostock. [41] [72]
Wolff POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was driven ashore near "Morufstange" before 14 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Stettin. [41] [72] [55]
ZephirNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina between 18 and 20 December. Her crew were rescued. [140]

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