The steamship ran aground on the Northern Bank, off Albany, Colony of Western Australia.[1] She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 6 February and resumed her voyage.[2]
Lee
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Nordlyset (Norway). Lee was taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 5 February.[3][4]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky.[5]
Vete
Spain
The schooner was driven ashore and capsized in the River Thames upstream of Southwark Bridge, London. Her eight crew survived.[6]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Adventure (United Kingdom). Vansittart was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[7][8][9]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. William and May was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire. She subsequently came ashore at Great Yarmouth.[10]
3 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Eden
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[10]
Louisa
Belgium
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[11] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Holyhead.[5]
Lumina
Netherlands
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[12]
Marion
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Sheerness, Kent to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Holyhead. She was refloated.[5]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Dalkey Island, County Dublin with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[13]
The brig was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Ludlow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Punto Bianco, near Agrigento, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Malta.[16][9]
Mary Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Punta Mala, Spain. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to London. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar.[17]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at , Spain with the loss of six of the ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[19]
Northam
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at the mouth of the Rhône. She was on a voyage from London to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[4]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat.[11]
6 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Citizen
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Andrews Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[20]
Jane Dunn
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off Sheringham, Norfolk. She came ashore at Sheringham.[20]
Johanne
Dantzic}
The ship was abandoned in ice off Store Heddinge, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[21][17]
The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[24]
Tucker
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[20]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the North Cachapo with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
Victory
United States
The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (19°30′N63°00′W / 19.500°N 63.000°W / 19.500; -63.000). All on board took to two boats. Five crew in one boat were rescued on 10 February by the brig New Era (United Kingdom); those in the longboat were presumed lost. Victory was on a voyage from New York to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[26]
8 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Hermann
Rostock
The schooner was wrecked near Kessingland, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the Pakefield Lifeboat.[27]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Porlock Bay. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[22] She was refloated on 19 February and towed in to Bristol.[28]
9 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Baron de Brock
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Europe Battery, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 19 February.[29]
Cambridge
United Kingdom
The barque was in collision with the schoonerMerton (United Kingdom) in Mount's Bay and was consequently beached. Her crew were rescued. Cambridge was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Arundel, Sussex. She was declared a total loss.[30][22]
Galatea
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Portrane, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 19 February and towed in to Ringsend, County Dublin.[31][22]
Guardian
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande.[32]
Intrepid
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at Burnt Head, Newfoundland. Two of her crew were reported missing, four died. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and towed in to Brigus, Newfoundland.[33][34]
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked on Lambay Island, County Dublin with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[35][36]
10 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire.[22]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks at Negro Point, in the Dardanelles and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Crimea (United Kingdom). Jessie was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[37]
11 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Joshua and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at . She was refloated.[38]
Nord Stjernen
Sweden
The ship ran aground on the Horse Sand, in the Solent. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[16]
Samuel
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[39]
12 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Arklow, County Wicklow.[40]
Caroline
Denmark
The ship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Aalborg.[39]
Centurion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in New York Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. She was refloated.[37]
Contest
United Kingdom
The sloop was in collision with the brigantineChimera (United Kingdom) and sank off the Eddystone Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by Chimera.[41][40]
Lady Brougham
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire.[40] She was refloated on 21 February and taken in to Abersoch.[25]
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean west of Colombo, Ceylon with the loss of sixteen lives.[44]
14 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Blythewood
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint Domingo.[37]
Eaglet
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and was wrecked off Terceira Island, Azores.[45]
Emma
Guernsey
The brig ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset in a leaky condition.[41]
15 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19]
Ann Moore
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Corton Sands, Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew.[16] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Survivors were rescued by the GorlestonyawlBreeze (United Kingdom).[46][47]
The ship was wrecked at Cape Northumberland, South Australia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Portland Bay and Port Fairy, Victoria.[50]
Jersey Lass
Jersey
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Falmouth, Cornwall.[51]
Lumsden
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sands. Her crew were rescued by Ardwick (United Kingdom). Lumsdenwas on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[16][9]
Crimean War: The Surveillante-classfrigate, in use as a troopship, was wrecked on Île Lavezzi, Corsica, with the loss of all 693 people on board.
16 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Caroline
United Kingdom
The brig struck the pier and was damaged at Margate, Kent.[16][46]
Defender
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated with the assistance of the smacksConcord and Louisa (both United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[9]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on Cooper's Rock, off the coast of Argyllshire. She was refloated and beached.[45]
Irene
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Youghal, County Cork.[28]
The schooner was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[45]
Rotherham
United Kingdom
The collier, a schooner, ran aground off Harwich. She was then run into by another schooner and damaged.[53]
Scotsman
United Kingdom
The brig collided with a schooner and sank in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. The schooner also sank.[54][46]
17 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Ada
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Sunderland, County Durham.[55][46]
Alice
United Kingdom
The clipper departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56]
Bessie
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice in the Potomac River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Alexandria, New York, United States.[57]
Celerity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken in to the Handford Water.[9]
Ernest
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Lay. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[58]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[45]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was refloated.[9]
Susannah
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Sunderland and was severely damaged.[46]
Zior
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Owers Rocks, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[46]
18 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Ann and Isabella
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and towed back to Sunderland in a severely damaged condition.[46]
Choice
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Ballycotton, County Cork.[31][28][59] She was refloated in late April and towed in to Cork for repairs.[60]
Countess of Arran
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Skellig Islands, County Kerry. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[58][21]
Czar
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Boulder Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool. She was refloated and put in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[45]
D'Auvergne
Jersey
The ship was driven into the brigHilda (United Kingdom) and then driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon.[61]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Plymouth. She was refloated on 20 February.[25]
James Duff
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea on the coast of Essex. She was refloated and found to be in a leaky condition.[45] The ship was beached in Hanford Water. She was refloated on 21 February and towed in to Harwich, Essex.[25]
The brig was abandoned in ice off St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to St. John's.[62][63] She was taken in to St. John's on 6 March.[34]
Zodiacus
Hamburg
The brig was abandoned in ice off St. John's. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to St. John's.[62][63] She was taken in to St. John's on 6 March.[34]
19 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Southampton, Hampshire.[64]
Nostra Señora de Begona
Spain
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Governor (United Kingdom). Nostra Señora de Begona was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[65]
Sunbeam
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena, Spain.[28] She had been refloated by 6 April and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire for repairs.[66]
20 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Vilan, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[67]
Ann Moore, and Colin Campbell
United Kingdom
The schoonerAnn Moore was driven from her mooring at Wapping, Middlesex by ice. She was driven into the brigColin Campbell, which also broke free. Both vessels were driven upstream, damaging a building and sinking a number of . They then drove downstream. Both vessels were severely damaged.[9]
Good Design
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[31]
Hiram
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Œder (flag unknown). Hiram was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[51]
Jessie Munn
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cochenos Rocks, on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Cádiz.[57]
Petrel
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Algiers, Algeria.[68]
Richard Reynolds
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. All but two of her crew took to the longboat and were later rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. Richard Reynolds was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely damaged condition.[69][8][9]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south west of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued by Snowdon (United Kingdom). Witch of the Wind was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] She was taken in tow by the steamshipOsprey, but the tow had to be abandoned 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of the Sambro Lighthouse, Nova Scotia.[37][62]
Wentworth, and Water Nymph
United Kingdom
The brigWentworth was driven from her mooring at Wapping by ice. She drove into Water Nymph (United Kingdom). Both vessels were damaged. Wentworth drove upstream almost to London Bridge before she was secured at Billingsgate, Middlesex. Water Nymph was also driven upstream.[9][46]
Woodman
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her eleven crew were rescued by Alfred (United Kingdom).[70][71]Woodman was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[8]
Zoe
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[58]
21 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
George Guildford
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Saucy Lass (United Kingdom). George Guildford was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[29]
Hyderabad
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Rangabullah Lump, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[1][2]
22 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Royal Navy
The sloop ran aground on the Diamond Reef, off Antigua. She was refloated the next day.[38]
The brig was wrecked at Saint Domingo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to London.[72][73]
23 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Adriana
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Pico Island, Azores. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Calabar to and English port. She was towed in to Porto Praya, Azores in a waterlogged condition.[74]
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[34]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[76][75]
Jane Beale
United Kingdom
The two-masted schooner was abandoned in the English Channel off the French coast. She was discovered on 27 February and towed in to Newhaven, Sussex by the cuttersGulnare and Twins (both United Kingdom. Jane Beale was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[77]
Mirage
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dean Sand, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and anchored at Spithead.[17]
Result
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from China to London. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth in a leaky condition.[71]
25 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Doctor
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore north of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London. She was refloated and put in to The Downs, Kent in a leaky condition.[71][78]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and was abandoned in Bracklesham Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[76]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged north of Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[71]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Codling Bank, in the Irish Sea. she was on a voyage from Dublin to Trinidad. She was refloated and put back to Dublin.[37]
Eva
United States
The ship ran aground on the Riding Rocks, in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Trieste. The vessel subsequently caught fire.[79]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Nash Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[76]
Francis Paul
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean due to her cargo having shifted, leaving the ship unmanageable. Her eight crew were rescued by the barqueEnterprise, (United Kingdom). Fracis Paul was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[80]
George
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore east of Dover, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[75]
Helena Thecla
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship was driven ashore in Doonbeg Bay. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[57]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent.[51][68]
Statira
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Devoran, Cornwall to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire.[82]
Susan G. Owens
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to San Francisco.[83]
Thebis
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[68]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock in Carnarvon Bay off Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. She put in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a leaky condition.[51][17]
Welcome
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Porthcawl, Glamorgan with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[71]
Zephyr
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued.[68]
26 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Avon
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on Lundy Island, Devon and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[76]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[84]
27 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Celestial
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Dover and Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29]
Franchise
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Porth Ceiriad, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[37] She broke up on 3 March.[85]
William Laytin
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued on 4 March by the barqueSylph (United Kingdom). William Laytin was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.[86][87]
28 February[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Assam
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground off Monos, Trinidad. She was refloated but was then wrecked off Huevos. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[88]
James Cheston
United States
The full-rigged ship was discovered waterlogged and derelict in the Atlantic Ocean by Marathon (United Kingdom). It was discovered that an attempt at barratry had been made, as three holes had been bored in the ship above the waterline by her captain and mates. The ship had been abandoned. Some of her crew were rescued by Two Friends (United Kingdom); all of them survived. James Cheston was pumped dry and eleven men were put aboard her. They took her in to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. James Cheston had been on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to London, United Kingdom.[89][90]
The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the brigCette (Sweden). Siren was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[92]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[57]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Aguila
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Aberdovey, Merionethshire. She was refloated on 4 February.[3]
HNLMS Borneo
Royal Netherlands Navy
The steamship struck a sunken rock off Indramayu, Netherlands East Indies after 15 February and was severely damaged. She was towed by (Royal Netherlands Navy) to Onrust Island for repairs.[93]
Culloden
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was refloated on 19 February and towed in to Caernarfon.[94]
Edith
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 February. Her crew were rescued by the brigDiadem (Sweden). Edith was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[95][75]
Eglinton
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. All hands presumed lost.[96][40]
Francis
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Bahia, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[97]
Innocence
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[84]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sidmouth, Devon before 4 February.[11]
Margaret Mitchell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Woosung River. She was later refloated and taken in to Shanghai, China. She was consequently condemned.[98]
Pilgrim
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in mid-February. Her crew were rescued by Ellen (United Kingdom). Pilgri was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[57]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham before 14 February.[41]
Priscilla
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground at Aberdovey. She was refloated on 4 February.[3]
Sea
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with another vessel on or before 2 February. She was abandoned in the English Channel between 2 and 6 February. She was taken in to Falmouth on 6 February by Goddess (United Kingdom).[20]
War Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, British North America in early February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Saint John in a leaky condition.[33]
Zapaanath Paniah
Ceylon
The ship foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Colombo with the loss of sixteen of her 24 crew She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Colombo.[99]
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