The steamship was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[1]
The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn with the loss of all 164 people on board - her crew and 135 passengers. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[3][4][5]
Henry Metcalfe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[6]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[11]
Mathilde
Prussia
The schooner was wrecked at "Grurup", Denmark with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull.[12]
Mauve
France
The schooner was driven ashore on "Berkonn Island", Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[13]
Maxim
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked near Hamburg. Her crew were rescued.[10]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Tønning.[14]
Notre Dame du Mount Carmel
France
The ship struck the quayside and sank at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated and taken in to Rye.[7]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Old Castle Point, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[15]
Stately
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Neuwerk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brake, Kingdom of Hanover.[10][12]
Vision
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[7] She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[9]
The schooner capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London.[16]
2 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Blackheath
United Kingdom
The ship was last sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Royal Netherlands Navy
The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Zandvoort, North Holland with the loss of four of her crew.[18] She was on a voyage from the Baltic Sea to Vlissingen, Zeeland.[19]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Pwlchwan Flats, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day.[18]
The brig was driven ashore on Foulney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[18]
Ville de Cette
France
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Philippeville, Algeria.[21] She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Philippeville.[22]
Wilhelmine
Prussia
The ship ran aground on Taxfleet Ness, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Goole, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[23][12]
William Jacobus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from "Frene", France to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[16]
The ship was sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Newport to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was righted.[18]
The ship was driven ashore at List auf Sylt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She became a wreck the next day.[27]
Henry and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the steamshipImperador (Flag unknown) and sank in Liverpool Bay. Henry and Margaret was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated on 15 January and beached in Bootle Bay before being taken in to Liverpool on 18 January.[28][29][30][31]
Royal Navy
The sloop ran aground in the Melicooree River, African and was damaged.[32]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[23]
Tvende Sodskende
Denmark
The ship ran aground off Harboøre. She was on a voyage from Aalborg to London, United Kingdom.[31]
Woodman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Eniscoo, County Donegal and capsized. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[10]
5 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Marabout Channel and was damaged. She was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Alexandria, Egypt.[33]Agenoria was refloated on 15 January.[34]
Diamond
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bull Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Holyhead, Anglesey.[10]
Jane Walton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Kierrsadona", Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[35]
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]
, and Sabrina
United Kingdom
The steamshipErin's Queen was run into by the paddle steamer in the Bristol Channel. Both vessels were beached. Erin's Queen was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was declared a total loss. Sabrina was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork. She was refloated and put back to Bristol.[14][39][40]
Henriette
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Adelaide, South Australia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[14]
7 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Formosa
United States
The barque was driven ashore at Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts.[41]
Magnific
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[14]
Willem Jacobus
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[14]
8 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered off the coast of County Antrim with the loss of all four of her crew.[42]
Valkyrien
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[43]
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Lady Sale
United Kingdom
The steamship arrived at Hamburg of fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[44] She was refloated on 16 January.[43]
10 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Corinthian
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by Pacific (United States) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[45] She was refloated on 20 February and taken in to the Prince's Dock, Liverpool.[46]
Primera de Catalana
Spain
The ship was wrecked on Cayo Verde. All 35 people on board were rescued by (Royal Navy). Primera de Catalana was on a voyage from Barcelona to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[47]
Railleur
France
The sloop struck the Wolf Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[13]
Thomas and Betsey
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey, Yorkshire.[48]
11 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Hebe
Austrian Empire
The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[49]
Mercury
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a French barque and was abandoned in a sinking condition off Ouessant, Finistère, France. All on board were rescued by the steamship Arno, the barqueJohanna (both United Kingdom) and by Chamborinne (France). Mercury was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to London.[49][24][50][51]
Sir Charles Napier
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[52]
12 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Arnotdale
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[53][54]
Arrogant
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the Nicobar Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Moulmein, Burma.[55]
Complete
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. She was on a voyage from Faversham, Kent to Dunkerque, Nord.[56][16]
Emily
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pará, Brazil. Emily was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56][30]
Frances
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Joá, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[57]
Mary Hardy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Spit of the Passage. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[30]
Rufus
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Garrucha, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan. She became a wreck on 5 February.[58][59]
Sappho
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Waterloo, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56][30]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Celine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Petra, Russia. All on board were rescued.[60]
Climax
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Long Scar Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[56]
Holyoak
United States
The ship ran aground on the Tuskar Rock and was holed. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin, United Kingdom.[56][30] She floated off but came ashore at Carnsore Point, County Wexford.[27]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Amelie
France
The brig was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down, United Kingdom and was abandoned by all but her captain and mate. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 23 January and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim by the steamshipBelfast (United Kingdom.[28][61]
Anne
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 18 January.[62]
Brothers, and Union
United Kingdom
Brothers was in collision with the barqueUnion and sank. Her crew were rescued by Lord Panmure (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Cádiz, Spain. Union also foundered.[63]
The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated but found to be sinking and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Ariel (United Kingdom). Dorcas was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon.[31][64]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Tail, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated on 19 January.[65]
Jessy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Tail. She was refloated on 19 January.[65]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cape Gabaras, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[66]
Bisson
France
The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[67]
Chronometer
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her six crew were rescued.[49]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the North Sand, off the coast of Kent and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the luggerOndine (United Kingdom). Fanny was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[16][31]
Harmonie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Appledore, Devon.[68][61]Harmonie was refloated on 3 February and taken in to Dantzic.[69]
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Herrenback", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[71][31]
Walter Duncan
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[72]
16 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Apollo
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Middelkerke, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 19 January.[71]
Eugenie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calais to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[28] She was refloated on 19 January.[65]
The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued on 19 January by a boat sent from the Kentish Knock Lightship ( Trinity House). Henriette was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba.[74]
Julius
Prussia
The ship was in collision with Columbus (United Kingdom) and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Columbus. Julius was on a voyage from Memell to Stettin.[71]
Staunton
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Four crew were rescued two days later by the tugAmazon, the smacks Aurora's Increase and Tryal (all United Kingdom and a "paddle box lifeboat" from HMS Driver (Royal Navy). The lifeboat was lost. Staunton was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.[75][28][76]
17 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Admiral York
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[31] She became a wreck on 22 January.[59]
The ship was wrecked on the Petits Charpontiers, off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[64]
Pilgrim
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Larne, County Antrim in a leaky condition.[31]
Swan
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Crosshaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cork. She was refloated the next day.[31][65]
18 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Albion
Flag unknown
The barque was severely damaged by fire at Helsingør. Denmarrk. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Algiers, Algeria. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Magicienne (Royal Navy).[77][36]
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, in the English Channel. She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset in a leaky condition.[31]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by ice and beached at Kalmar, Sweden.[78]
Inconstant
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo Frio, Brazil. Her fifteen crew took to two boats; nine crew in one of the boats were rescued, the remainder reported missing; they were subsequently rescued by Nancy (United Kingdom). Inconstant was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork.[79][80]
Jane
United Kingdom
The barque was in collision with Elizabeth Rose (United Kingdom) and foundered in the South Atlantic Ocean. Five of her twelve crew were rescued by Elizabeth Rose, the rest were reported missing. Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]
John
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground off Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[31]
Maria
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned off St. Ives, Cornwall. She was towed in to Padstow.[71]
Mary and Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[81]
Melona
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 London to South Shields, County Durham.[33]
Patmas
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four lives. Survivors were rescued by Mary Black (United Kingdom). Patmas was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde.[81]
Thetis
Denmark
The brig was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[38]
Woodbine
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day.[31][65]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
British North America
The brig was driven ashore at Scituate, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was consequently condemned.[62]
Janet Boyd
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Margate Sands, off the coast of Kent. Her 26 crew were reported missing, presumed lost. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[82][83]
Pakenham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Dundee, Forfarshire. She floated off and came ashore between "Hubelbank" and "Altenliebe".[84] She was refloated on 29 January and resumed her voyage.[24]
Tigre
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was refloated.[85]
20 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Devonshire
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and was abandoned by her ten crew.[74] She floated off the next day and was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent.[71]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked near St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Gibraltar.[67]
Royal Navy
The troopship was severely damaged in an accident at Woolwich Dockyard, Kent. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service.[86][87]
Visurgis
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
The barque was wrecked on a reef north west of Princes Island, Straits Settlements. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from China to London, United Kingdom.[88]
21 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Carolina Maria
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg.[89]
Davenport
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[67]
Henry and Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smackProvidence (United Kingdom). Henry and Jane was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Colchester, Essex.[63][64]
Reform
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable.[63]
Terra Nova
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground. She was refloated and put in to Caen, Calvados, France in a sinking condition.[64]
Twey Freunde
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[68]
Vittoria
Austrian Empire
The brig ran aground on the Halliday Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[64]
The ship was in collision with a brig off the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She subsequently came ashore and was wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein to London, United Kingdom.[36]
Diana
Netherlands
The schooner was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[68]
23 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[90]
Royal Navy
HMS Hecla.
The Hydra-classsloop) was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[49] She was refloated on 15 February with assistance from and HMS Gorgon (both Royal Navy).[91][92]
The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[77][36]
Sir John Ogilvy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Christiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Leith, Lothian.[95]
Tiberias
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was refloated with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[90][48]
24 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Royal Navy
The schooner was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued.[67]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[36]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Amphitrite
France
The transport ship was lost off the "Isle of Madaline". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to the Crimea.[78]
Bebside
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated on 18 February and taken in to Blyth in a severely hogged condition.[96]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Texel (Netherlands) and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Ivaza Island". Two of her crew got aboard Texel. Fanny was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[97][98]
Niord
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Selsey, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 29 January with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[99]
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 30 January and taken in to Lindisfarne. Subsequently towed to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland for repairs.[100]
North Esk
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast. She was refloated on 29 January.[100]
Richard Sadler
Kingdom of Hanover
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew survived.[101]
William Carson
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain and/or Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[81][102]
27 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Daniel
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, . Daniel was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a sinking condition.[78][103]
Henry and Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued the next day by the smackProvidence (United Kingdom).[104]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schoonerEter (Spain). Jane was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta.[105]
Mary and Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[106]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the barqueGeorges (France). Two of her crew were rescued by Georges. Mary Ann was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. Presumed subsequently foundered.[78]
Stag
United Kingdom
The convict ship ran aground off St Nicholas Island, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[99]
William
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Estepona, Spain. She was on a voyage from New York to Gibraltar.[35]
Zwei Freunde
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot was in collision with a brig and sank in the Swin. Her crew were rescued by the galiot Dido (United Kingdom). Zwei Freunde was on a voyage from Emden to London, United Kingdom.[104]
28 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Argyle
United Kingdom
During a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, to New York City, United States, the barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, United States, in a storm. Sources claim both the loss of all 11 people on board, and that deaths totaled five to 10 people.[107][108][109]
Eindragt
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked at Grimston, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Emden to Hull, Yorkshire.[81]
Maria
Victoria
The ship sprang a leak off King IslandVan Diemen's Land and was consequently beached on New Year's Island. She was on a voyage from Portland to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[110]
Royal Navy
The steamship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cromarty to HMNB Devonport, Devon. She was refloated.[81]
29 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Bendigo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Køge, Denmark to London.[78]
Juno
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Glénan Islands, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[111][103]
Ouse
United Kingdom
The was driven ashore at Hollesley, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[93][112]
Wybrandus Uno
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on the Steenenhoofd. She was on a voyage from , Groningen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom and Dutch Guiana.[103]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
British Queen
Guernsey
The brig struck the Cheval Rock, north of Herm, Channel Islands and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[69][113][93]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Inaqua" with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[114]
Lucy Maria
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Adelaide, South Australia. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[104]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The collier ran aground on the Nore and sank. Her eight crew were rescued by the smackRipple (United Kingdom). Prince of Wales was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[49][115][93]
The brig was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the Caistor and Scratby Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[100][102][118]
Tramp
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank at Blyth, Northumberland.[54] Her crew were rescued by the Blyth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to London.[103]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[54][93]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Bombay
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Japan (United Kingdom). Bombay was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[119][120]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground and was wrecked at Ballantrae, Ayrshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[32]
Carl and Julia
Prussia
The ship ran aground and capsized on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued the next day by the steamship (United Kingdom). Carl and Julia was on a voyage from Ückermünde to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[121]
Henry
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was righted but found to be severely damaged.[54]
Le Bon Père
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Lamorna, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[103]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at Sand Point, Somerset. Her crew survived.[122]
Monarch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated.[93]
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Red Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated the next day and put back to the River Thames.[49]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Andes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Malta. She was refloated on 16 January and resumed her voyage.[28]
Aspasia
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[107]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Chincha Bay before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy, China. She was refloated and taken in to Amoy for repairs.[17]
Caradoc
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Le Portel, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She was refloated on 31 January.[121]
Celt
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cape Sandal, on the coast of the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[60]
Circassian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off , Nova Scotia, British North America before 12 January.[107]
Erinis Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Sabrina (United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel.[123]
Eveline
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked before 18 January.[124]
Garden City
United States
The steamboat was destroyed by fire in the Arkansas River.[125]
Hollander
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Saint Domingo before 22 January. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool.[126]
Howling Wind
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 18 January. All on board were rescued by a New York pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Londonderry.[125]
Lauwerzee
Netherlands
The ship was presumed to have foundered in the English Channel after 11 January. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nickerie, Dutch Guiana. A headboard from the ship washed up at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom on 6 February.[93]
Maid of Kent
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 7 January. Her nine crew were rescuced by Eliza (United Kingdom).[12]Maid of Kent was taken in to Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands in a derelict condition on 20 January.[68]
Nancy Treat
United States
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued by Paquet (Spain). She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Cork and/or Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[114][127][128]
Panama
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Atlantic Ocean off Maceió, Brazil before 26 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Rio de Janeiro and Cork.[57]
Rose
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex with the assistance of some smacks.[75]
Tingqua
China
The ship foundered off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States on or about 19 January.[129]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The ship sank. She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[49]
Witch of the Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 January. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[107]
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