The list of shipwrecks in September 1855 includes ships sunk, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1855.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. [1] [2] |
Calypso | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the polacca Nuevo Rosalia ( ![]() |
Christina Henrica | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Sulina, Ottoman Empire for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [4] |
Flora | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on a sunken wreck in the Orne. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to London. She was refloated and put back to Caen. [2] |
Agnes | ![]() | The schooner capsized off Antigua with the loss of seven of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to Barbadoes. [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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George Canning | ![]() | The ship departed from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [6] |
Malcolm | ![]() | The barque foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east of Antigua. All on board survived. [7] [5] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The schooner sank off Aberthaw, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. [8] |
Montrose | ![]() | The ship struck a sunken rock and sank near Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gothenburg. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jarlin | ![]() | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Alexandria, Egypt, United Kingdom. [8] [2] [9] She was refloated on 9 September and beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. [10] |
Kent | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to an English port. [11] |
Latigo | ![]() | The brig capsized between Menorca and Majorca with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Barcelona. [3] |
Melanie Isabella | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Scheldt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [8] |
Tonbridge | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agness | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Baie de Somme. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. [10] |
Charles Ferdinand | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Argyle (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Canterbury | ![]() | The transport ship was wrecked near Viana do Castelo, Portugal. All 200 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands to a British port. [14] [15] [16] |
Diamond | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Junior | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Woody Point, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada. [18] |
Kaffir | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Liverpool. [19] [20] |
Lady Milton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Bosphorus. [21] She was refloated on 10 September. [22] |
Vidar | Flag unknown | The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Creole | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Cape Barren Island, Van Diemen's Land. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Melbourne. [24] |
Incredible | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Preparis, India. Her 21 crew took to the jollyboat, longboat and pinnace. Nine crew in the jollyboat were reported missing. The rest reached Moulmein, Burma. Incredible was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [25] |
Sisters | ![]() | The smack collided with the steamship Arbutus (![]() |
Stad Groningen | ![]() | The galiot foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. All on board were rescued by the schooner Marsala (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aberfoyle | ![]() | The ship caught fire at Calcutta, India. She was severely damaged and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius. [28] [29] |
Norge | ![]() | The paddle steamer collided with Bergen (![]() |
Red Rover | ![]() | The schooner ran aground and sank at Cape Barren Island. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Warrnambool, Victoria. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Neufeld, Duchy of Schleswig. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Inverness. [3] |
Alert | ![]() | The schooner ran aground in the Pentland Skerries. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated on 11 September and towed in to Flotta, Orkney Islands. [21] [3] |
Armata | ![]() | The barque was wrecked west of Gabarus, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. [18] |
Dream | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Orixa", Ceylon, 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the mouth of the Porce River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Calcutta, India. [32] [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lady Cornwall | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Old Harbour, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica. [34] [35] |
Restless | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Brook, Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day. [36] |
Yarra Yarra | ![]() | The steamship ran aground in the Yarra River. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Sydney. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [37] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Abbotts Reading | ![]() | The barque was severely damaged by an explosion of gunpowder at Valparaíso, Chile. Two of her crew were killed and seven were seriously injured. [38] [39] |
Sørridderen | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore at Ljunghusen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Holmsund, Sweden. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Captain | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Red Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Suez, Egypt. [41] |
Jane Anderson | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Eddystone Point. She was on a voyage from Recherche Bay to Port Phillip, Victoria. [42] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Louise | ![]() | The brig collided with the steamship Arabian (![]() |
Mary | ![]() | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Hambugr. She was towed in to Aldeburgh, Suffolk by the pilot cutter Two Brothers (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Meg of Meldon | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Brava Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India. [45] [6] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Flora McDonald | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore on Barbadoes. She was later refloated and placed under repair. [46] |
Jane | ![]() | The trow was foundered in the Bristol Channel off Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. All five people on board were rescued by Providence (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Archimedes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated. [48] |
Tam o'Shanter | ![]() | The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay off the Formby Lightship ( ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hinda | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Eartholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London. She was refloated and taken in to Eartholmen. [50] |
HMS La Hogue | ![]() | The Vengeur-class ship of the line ran aground off Renskär, Sweden and was severely damaged. She was refloated with the assistance of three gunboats. |
Platina | ![]() | The barque collided with the barque Charles C. Fowler (![]() |
Tchernaya | ![]() | The ship ran aground on being launched at Quebec City, Province of Canada. She was refloated and found to be leaky. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eden | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Kratzand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Itzehoe, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven. [52] |
Glide | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Miner's Ledge with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Melrose | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Kingstown, County Dublin. [54] [52] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Melrose | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin. [27] [55] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine Isabella | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Vidlan Voe, Shetland Islands. [56] |
Elbing | ![]() | The steamship caught fire at "Skopen", Prussia and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. [43] |
Maria Riefina | ![]() | The galiot ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. [50] [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cambria | ![]() | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [52] |
Crimea | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 25 September with assistance from HMS Cornwallis (![]() |
Dart | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [58] |
Hawk, or Hope | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Agger Canal, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated the next day. [43] [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Buchan Maid | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Dantzic. [59] |
Chesapeake | ![]() | The schooner collided with Annie (![]() |
Vigilant | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore east of Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dunkerque. She was declared a total loss. [40] |
Violet | ![]() | The sailing barge ran aground in the Colne Navigation and was damaged. [61] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Antelope | ![]() | The steamship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 27 September. [60] |
Q. E. D. | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Courcelles, near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [62] Her crew were rescued. [63] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Invincible | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Trafalgar in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. [40] |
Isaiah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Hillsborough, New Brunswick, British North America to New York. She was later refloated and taken in to Brooklyn. [64] |
Lord Raglan | ![]() | The ship was blown out to sea from Sint Eustatius and was presumed to have subsequently foundered. Her crew were ashore. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Reindeer | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Australia to Shanghai, China. [65] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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John McKenzie | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was subsequently taken in to the Belfast Lough. [5] |
Princess | ![]() | The schooner capsized at "Wanchew", China with the loss of eight of her crew. [66] [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() | The schooner stranded on a sandbar at Taieri Mouth and was wrecked. The vessel was carrying fresh produce to Dunedin. [67] |
Faithful | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire off Tampico, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. [38] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maida | ![]() | The ship was lost in Montevideo Bay. [17] |
William Penn | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Hatteras Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina with the loss to two of the 20-24 people on board. Nine people took to a raft and were reported missing. Survivors were rescued by the schooner C. C. Stratton and the brig Marius (both ![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Chusan, China before 15 September. [69] [33] |
Albion | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hartlepool, County Durham. [68] [20] |
Andromeda | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain before 15 September. [70] [71] |
Barbara | ![]() | The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Bay of Biscay on or before 24 September. Her crew were rescued by the brig Elizabeth (![]() |
Bartley | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (![]() ![]() |
Carleton | ![]() | The barque ran aground in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated after several days and taken in to Smyrna, arriving on 14 September. [63] [74] |
Clypso | ![]() | The ship sprag a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Nuova Rosalin ( ![]() |
Constance Emma | ![]() | The ship was lost in the Red Sea. Her crew were rescued. [75] |
Elizabeth Jane | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 27 September and taken in to Great Yarmouth. [40] |
Enterprise | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the South Atlantic. [60] |
Heinewyka | ![]() | The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Elnathan (![]() |
Industrie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Saint-Louis, Senegal before 9 September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint-Louis. [76] |
Janet | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Jardanillos, off the coast of Cuba before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork. [17] |
Jessie Anne | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (![]() |
Julia | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the Thames Estuary before 9 September. [10] |
Mary Jones | ![]() | The fishing schooner was lost on Prince Edward Island. Crew saved. [77] |
Mountijo | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by an American vessel. Monutijo was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia to Liverpool. [78] [60] She was still afloat on 3 January 1856. [79] |
Rapid | ![]() | The ship foundered of Cape de Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to an English port. [43] |
Santa Annunziata | Flag unknown | The barque was in collision with the steamship Mongibello (Flag unknown) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Îles d'Hyères, Var, France with the loss of two lives. [31] |
Sebastopol | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked at Milwaukie with the loss of six lives. [80] |
Syrène | ![]() | Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Marie Thérèse-class frigate was sunk at Sevastopol, Russia. She was refloated. [81] |
Trovatore | ![]() | The ship was lost off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal before 3 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples. [1] |
Ship events in 1855 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
Ship commissionings: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
Shipwrecks: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |