The ship sank at Belfast, County Antrim. The wreck was subsequently destroyed by the Belfast Harbour Commissioners.[1]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at Fowey, Cornwall.[2]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The sloop departed from Cromarty for Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Cranfield Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal, County Cork.[4][5]
John Walker
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in a squall at Demerara, British Guiana with the loss of all but one of her thirteen crew.[6][7]
Vischnou
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenerife, Canary Islands with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Gambia River to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[8]
Volo
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[9]
The ship struck the Hartley Rock and was damaged. She put back to South Shields, County Durham.[11]
Henry Tanner
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Alnmouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12][11]Henry Tanner was refloated on 16 January and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.[13]
Louis
United Kingdom
The smack was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Ann (United Kingdom). Louis came ashore at , Glamorgan and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[14]
Nelly
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Sillycar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to South Shields. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[11]
Richard and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The schooner caught fire and was scuttled at Bursledon, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to a Scottish port[15][16]
Sophia
Prussia
The brig ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[10]
3 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Heatherbell
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen Margaret (Flag unknown). Heatherbell was on a voyage from Bird Island, Algoa Bay, Cape Colony to London.[17][18][19]
Louis
France
The sloop spang a leak and was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smackAnn Lewis (United Kingdom). Louis was on a voyager from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She came ashore at Oxwich Point, Glamorgan and was wrecked.[20]
Maid of the Mill
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Inverness. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[21]
Siluria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[22]
4 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
France et Brazil
France
The ship was wrecked on the Kish Bank, in Dublin Bay with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5][22][23]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship struck a submerged object and was wrecked West Hartlepool, County Durham.[24]
5 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Albertus
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Trieste. She was refloated with the assistance of the smackSnowdrop (United Kingdom) and assisted into Harwich, Essex.[25]
Blucher
Bremen
The ship was beached at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Sunderland.[22][25][9]
General Williams
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cutter Harbour", British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[12]
Martha
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the brigDelphine (United Kingdom). Martha was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Alicante, Spain.[25]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Hartlepool and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Blyth, Northumberland for repairs.[23]
Philadelphia
United States
The steamship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[27]
Success
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Segna, Austrian Empire. She was reboarded on 7 January.[28]
6 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Assomption
France
The brig was driven ashore at Twielenfleth, Kingdom of Hanover. She was refloated and taken in to .[20]
Balaklava
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Brünshausen. She was refloated and taken in to the Elbe.[29]
Bon St. Nicholas
France
The brig was driven ashore at Twielenfleth.[20] She was refloated on 12 January and assisted in to Cuxhaven.[30]
Infallibloe
1786 Austrian Empire
The brig was wrecked at "Trefontain", Sicily. She was on a voyage from the Dardanelles to an English port.[31]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in Portuguese Bay, Ceylon. She was refloated on 24 June.[32]
Onderneming
Netherlands
The koff ran aground off Gedser Odde, Denmark with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Stolpemünde, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[21]
Panama
New South Wales
The brig foundered off Chatham Island with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from to Sydney.[33]
7 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Albert
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued by Progress (United Kingdom). Albert was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay.[20]
Best
United Kingdom
The ship sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[34] She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[23]
Ernani
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Waterford.[20]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore by ice at "Vollerwyk", Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Rendsburg, Duchy of Holstein to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[23][29]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lindisfarne in a severely damaged condition.[20]
Snowdon
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Colonel's Rock, off the coast of County Cork. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated the next day.[20][23]
8 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Annie Gibson
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at False Immanuel Head, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland in a leaky condition.[23]
Catapilco
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at "Pichadangui", Chile. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to Zapallar. She was refloated.[35][36]
Marie
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore at "Oggle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Fredrikshavn.[23]
9 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Ernain
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[37]
The ship ran aground on Miguder's Shoal. She was refloated and put back to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[39]
Mary C. Dyner
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey. She was refloated on 2 February and towed in to New York.[40]
New England
United States
The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the barqueCora Linn (United Kingdom) but one of them subsequently died from his burns. New England was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde.[41][42]
10 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Louis Armand
France
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Teutonia (Hamburg). Louis Armand was on a voyage from Réunion to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[43]
Miranda
Rostock
The brigantine struck a rock on the west coast of the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Saint Domingo.[44][45]
Strive
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Sillycar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to South Shields, County Durham.[23] She was refloated on 13 January and assisted in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland in a severely damaged condition.[46][13]
11 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Sal, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Cape Verde Islands.[47][40]
Jane Emily
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Oporto, Portugal.[29]
Regina
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[30]
Valetta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[48]
The brig was driven ashore in Queendall Bay, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had become a wreck by 18 January.[51][43]
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground in Tolen Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[52]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Sandwick Bay, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Madras, India.[45][43]
Familiens Haab
Denmark
The ship was lost on the Jedderen Reef, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from "Bidstrup" to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[48][53]
Nouvelle Active
France
African Slave Trade: The schooner was wrecked on a reef in the Sainte Channel with the loss of 82 lives She was on a voyage from Basse-Terre Island to Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe.[54]
13 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Arpadina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Antioch Bay. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[41]
Dewdrop
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28][13]
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[13]
Reveil
France
The schooner was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a port on Sicily.[21]
14 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Countess of Leven and Melville
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Plough Rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. She was assisted in to North Sunderland, County Durham.[8][13]
Henrietta Brewis
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition.[31]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with Majestas and sank ithe Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Runcorn, Cheshire.[56]
John and Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint Lucia. She was on a voyage from Bonny, Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[57]
15 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Westmoreland (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Westmoreland. Catherine was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[21]
C. S. Pennell
United States
The ship was damaged in a storm at New Orleans, Louisiana.[58]
Ellen Stewart
United States
The ship was severely damaged in a storm at New Orleans.[59][58]
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts. She was refloated.[13]
Valetta
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Maffett Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of two steamships and towed in to Charleston.[59]
16 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel by a French brig.[51]
Ann Martin
United Kingdom
The barque was lost near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[60]
Friends
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk off the Isle of Wight by a French brig. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Mataró, Spain.[52][13]
Hermonia
Bremen
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Sicily. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia to an English port.[43]
Jupiter
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[57]
King Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Lady Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Kitts. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56]
William Morgan Davies
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island with the loss of a crew member.[57]
The barque ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Clydeside was refloated with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[52][51][13]
Eyre
United Kingdom
The brigantine was in collision with the steamship (United Kingdom) and sank in the Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued by Semaphore. Eyre was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[62][63]
Lawsons
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Soldier's Point, County Louth.[13]
Washington
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Her 23 crew survived. They built a sloop from the wreck, and sailed on 24 February, subsequently reaching Valparaíso, Chile. Washington was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Caldera, Chile.[64][65]
18 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Earl of Surrey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay, and sank. Four crew were rescued by the Magazines Lifeboat.[44]
Indefatigable
Austrian Empire
The ship was wrecked near the entrance to the Bosphorus.[66]
Mal-Bagden
Austrian Empire
The ship was wrecked near the entrance to the Bosphorus.[66]
Matilda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Ceará, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Ceará to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[67]
Oak
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck off Sunderland, County Durham. She was beached in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Seaham or Hartlepool, County Durham. Oak was taken in to Sunderland the next day in a severely damaged condition.[68]
Themis
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Carabournou", Ottoman Empire with the loss of two of her crew.[69]
19 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Desengano
Portugal
The ship was wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores.[58]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[53]
The barque ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 March.[71][72]
Kathinka
Russia
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Riga.[68]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Mary Johannah
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank and sank with the loss of a crew member.[41]
Medina
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Warp, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated but consequently sank. All seven people on board were rescued by the smackEliza and Jane (United Kingdom). Medina was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[73]
Stag
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground and sank on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[74]
Swift
United Kingdom
The steamboat was holed by an anchor and sank at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Woolwich.[75]
The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[77]
21 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Buenos Ayres
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the Irish Sea. She put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[41]
Jeune Blonde
France
The barque was wrecked on the La Folle Reefs, east of the Île-à-Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to Belle Île, Morbihan.[78]
Marsden
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[41]
Mary and Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Ionian Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[79][80][81]
Merchant
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[43][82][53]
Sarah Palmer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the East Hoyle, in Liverpool Bay.[45]
Sieka
Netherlands
The brig was driven ashore near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[43] She had been refloated by 2 February and taken in to Calais for repairs.[77]
Syrian
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by Empress (United Kingdom). Syrian was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Maryport, Cumberland.[83][84]
Terror
Bremen
The steamship ran aground off the Weser Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Sunderland. She was refloated.[68]
Windsbride
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smackMagnet (United Kingdom). Windsbride was on a voyage from Seaton Sluice, County Durham to London.[43]
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[87]
Excel
United Kingdom
Excel
The ship Excel of Weymouth, sank at Calais, France, 21-22 January.
Dawson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[68]
Ellerslie
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbadoes.[41][26] She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Wexford.[88]
Excel
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Calais, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. The ship's dog survived. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[41][89]
Fawn
France
The schooner was driven ashore at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[90] She was condemned.[43]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at "Barnmouth", Fife.[91]
Normandy
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[87]
Santa Maria
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom for Livorno. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[92]
Seaman's Bride
United States
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[87]
W. H. Prescott
United States
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[87]
23 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Crimea
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Salthouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[90][43]
Heckla
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Sound of Bara. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in a severely damaged condition.[59]
Hibernia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the west coast North Uist, Outer Hebrides.[79]
Louise Estelle
France
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Clifton, India. She was on a voyage from Muscat, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to Kurrachee, India. She was refloated and taken in to Kurrachee[93]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[43]
24 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Acor
United Kingdom
The steamship was in collision with the steamship Warrior;; (United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She put in to Folkestone, Kent, where she sank. She was on a voyage from London to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands.[43]
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated the next day.[95][68]
25 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Capricieux
France
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Tramore, County Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member and two would-be rescuers. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[96][95]
Herefordshire
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Cemlyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[97]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Fanad, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Ramilton".[26]
Margaret Pryde
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 4 February and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition.[7]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Tron Rocks. She was refloated.[98]
Premier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Newport, Monmouthshire.[43]
Skiddaw
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Payana Shoals. She was on a voyage from She was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Ecuador to London. She was refloated and put back to Guayaquil.[99]
Telegraph
United Kingdom
The brig was captured in the Gulf of Aden and was beached at "Ourbah", where she was stripped and plundered. ( India) rescued her crew and set the wreck on fire. Telegraph was on a voyage from Aden to the "Koora Mooria Islands" (Khuriya Muriya Islands).[100][39]
William Williams
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Cape Felix. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden to the "Kooria Moorias" (Khuriya Muriya Islands). The local inhabitants plundered the vessel.[101]
26 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Luigia
Austrian Empire
The brig ran aground at Glandore Harbour, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[53][102]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The felucca was run down and sunk by a brig off Tarifa, Spain. Her crew survived.[103]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Balgowan Point, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[53]
27 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Loire
France
The steamship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay and broke in two. Her passengers were rescued by The Hoylake Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London, United Kingdom.[48]
Moselle
United Kingdom
The brig foundered 35 nautical miles (65 km) west of Cartagena, Republic of New Granada. All on board took to a boat; they were rescued on 29 January.[100]
Navus
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[68]
The clipper collided with an iceberg in the South Atlantic 150 nautical miles (280 km) off the Falkland Islands. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued by Hertfordshire (United Kingdom).
Mary Wilson
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Havana, Cuba and was abandoned with the loss of her captain.[105]
Union
Spain
The brig was wrecked on Green Island, off Algeciras with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja to a port in Galicia.[40]
30 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The brig caught fire in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her twelve crew abandoned ship. She was on a voyage from Dublin to South Shields, County Durham.[59][106] She came ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire and capsized, extinguishing the fire.[107] She broke up on 1 February.[77]
Bevis Tree
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to York. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[108]
The Mersey Flat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Douglas, Isle of Man.[109]
Scott
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 1 February.[107][98]
Sir Henry Pottinger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to North Shields.[98]
31 January[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Coppin
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[107] She was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Ayr.[77]
Cæsar
Spain
The brig was wrecked near Algeciras with the loss of six of her eleven crew.[110]
Emerald
Jersey
The schooner was wrecked on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Jersey.[59][107]
Hero
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Leith, Lothian.[59][106][91]
Heron
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Cap Gris-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Sunderland, County Durham.[111]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Crail, Fife.[107]
Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pesaro, Papal States. Her crew were rescued.[88] She was refloated on 5 February and taken in to Ancona, Papal States.[7]
Statesman
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore between Monk's Ferry and Woodside, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[88]
Ugie
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[59]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[59]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1858
Ship
Country
Description
Admiral Collingwood
United Kingdom
The barque foundered off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 8 January. Her crew were rescued by a French barque. She was on a voyage from Namaqualand to Swansea, Glamorgan.[85][57]
American Lass
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cabo San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from London to New Orleans, Louisiana. United States.[48]
Assunta
Austrian Empire
The ship was wrecked at Kiliya, Russia before 28 January.[104]
Augustine Clara
France
The ship was driven ashore at Penrhyn Bay, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom.[41]
Emu
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Dantzic to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand, Norway.[21]
Flash
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked "on Smollen" on or before 24 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[90][112]
George Metcalf
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea between 18 and 20 January. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[113][114]
The ship was run down and sunk in the Swin by the steamship (United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[94][68]
Naomi
British North America
The brigantine was driven ashore at Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Salem, Massachusetts, United States.[52][8]
Ocean Child
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground between 4 and 13 January whilst on a voyage from Dantzic to Poole. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand.[21]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was refloated on 14 January and taken in to Newburgh.[13]
Serampore
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Boston, Massachusetts.[116]
Sir Robert Sale
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Bishop's College Sand, in the Hooghly River before 9 January. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[117]
Stemster
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off Barra, Outer Hebrides and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Limerick. She consequently put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[23]
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