The East Indiaman capsized and sank with the loss of nine of the 36 people on board. She was on a voyage from Ampenan, Netherlands East Indies to Singapore.[1][2]
Marianne
Prussia
The full-rigged ship collided with Minerva (Bremen) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pembroke, United Kingdom to Dantzic.[3]
Sprightly
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at the Sand Head, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tugRanger (United Kingdom) and towed in to Ryde, Isle of Wight.[4]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Four Sisters
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[5]
Stentor
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Berwick upon Tweed.[4]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
United States
Bound from Chicago, Illinois, for Oconto, Wisconsin, in ballast with a crew of seven and two passengers aboard, the 134-foot (41 m) vessel — described by various sources as a brig, a two-mastedschooner, and a three-masted schooner — capsized almost immediately and became a complete wreck when she was caught in a squall on Lake Michigan approximately 10 to 15 nautical miles (19 to 28 km; 12 to 17 mi) east of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The schooner (United States) rescued all on board. Some sources claim she sank immediately after capsizing, others that she sank later while under tow by Lewis Luddington, and others that she sank later while under tow by the tug (United States). A wreck discovered in 2019 at 43°45.022′N087°23.884′W / 43.750367°N 87.398067°W / 43.750367; -87.398067 may be that of Abiah.[6]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Gantocks, in the Firth of Clyde and was wrecked. All on board were rescued.[7]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
City
United States
The ship grounded and was wrecked in Sakhalin Gulf in the western Sea of Okhotsk. Seven men were lost before they were able to reach shore. The rest of the crew made it to a nearby Russian village and sailed for home on a brig.[8]
During a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina, the square-rigged ship foundered in a hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina without loss of life. Future Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate States of AmericaGeorge Trenholm was among those on board.[10]
Eureka
United States
The brig sank in a hurricane at Charleston, South Carolina.[11]
Neptunus
Norway
The brig was driven ashore in the Kvarken. Her eleven crew were rescued by the brig Eweretta (United Kingdom). Neptune was on a voyage from Skellefteå, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was taken in tow, but the tow rope broke and she came ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland. She was subsequently towed in to Sundsvall, Sweden by HMS Odin (Royal Navy).[12][13][14]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Alexina
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Greenfield (United States). Alexina was on a voyage from to Cork.[15][16]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Hannah Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Melbourne, Victoria. Her crew were rescued.[17]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Poultney
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schoonerJupiter (Portugal). Poultney was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Norfolk Island.[18][19][20]
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (39°48′N70°24′W / 39.800°N 70.400°W / 39.800; -70.400) in a hurricane with the loss of a crew member. Survivors took to the pinnace. They were rescued by the barqueBrilliant (United Kingdom). Shenandoah was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[22][11][23]
11 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Aberdina Lammecheina
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Skasen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Dantzic.[24]
Crimean War: The Sultan Makhmud-classship of the line was sunk as a blockship in the Danube at Silistra.
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The frigate was sunk as a blockship at Sevastopol.[25]
Lord Lambton
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Adeline (United Kingdom). Lord Lambton was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[26]
Royal Navy
The storeship ran aground in the Solent off Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance from , HMS Salamander and (all Royal Navy) and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[27]
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Sultan Makhmud-classship of the line was sunk as a blockship at Sevastopol.
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Chancellor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 15 to 20 nautical miles (28 to 37 km) east of Struys Point, Cape Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[29]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Agenora
British North America
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Oxnard (United Kingdom). Agenora was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States.[16]
Emma
Rostock
The ship sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the Isle of May, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdour, Fife, United Kingdom to Rostock.[24][30]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The smack sprang a leak and sank east of Dunarth Head. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Glasgow, Lanarkshire.[22]
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Crinan Canal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Inverness.[31][32]
Maria
Kingdom of Hanover
The schooner sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[33] She was on a voyage from Neuhaus to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[12]
Waterlily
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued on 17 September by Progress (United Kingdom). Waterlily was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[34][20]
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Adele
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea off Borkum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[35]
Martha
United Kingdom
The flat was run into by the steamshipJackal in the River Mersey. She was taken in to St. George's Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire where she sank.[36]
Robert Alexander Parke
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cosmo (United Kingdom). Robert Alexander Parke was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[24]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Canada
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Levens (United Kingdom). Canada was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37][20] She drove ashore at Petites, Newfoundland and was wrecked.[38]
Devonport
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All eighteen people on board were rescued by the brigRegent (United Kingdom). Devonport was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[39]
Novidade
Mexico
The ship was wrecked on the Alacranes. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Vera Cruz.[40]
Rivals
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[35]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Clyde
United Kingdom
The ship departed from the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony for Melbourne, Victoria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Agitator
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between and Adra, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. She had become a wreck by 20 September.[42]
Diamond
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. Her crew were rescued on 28 September. She was on a voyage from Savanilla, Republic of New Granada to London.[43]
Dove
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Silloth Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to the Clyde. She broke up on 20 September.[31][44]
Louise
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands.[45]
Oceanus
Norway
The barque was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel 16 nautical miles (30 km) south east of Start Point, Devon with the loss of one of her seventeen crew. Six survivors were rescued by a fishing smack, the remainder took to a boat. Neptunus was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Queenstown, County Cork and Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[33][44][9]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°10′N65°00′W / 37.167°N 65.000°W / 37.167; -65.000). Her crew were rescued by the brix Express (British North America). Sarah was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[46]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on King's Island, New South Wales. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Mauritius.[47]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Camertonian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at the Sand Heads, at the mouth of the Hooghly River with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[48][49][50]
Ellida
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Arendal to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands in a waterlogged condition.[51][52]
The Hercule-classship of the line ran aground in Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated.
Cobequid
United States
The brig departed from the Clyde for Boston, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Ann Smith
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[42]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The troopship was wrecked in Algoa Bay with the loss of 99 of her 208 passengers and eighteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Hydra (Royal Navy) using rocket apparatus. Charlotte was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Calcutta, India.[54][55][56][57]
Eliza Ernst
France
The brigantine was wrecked at the mouth of the Guadalquivir. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.[58]
Mozambique
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Sydney, New South Wales.[59]
St. George
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in Chaleur Bay with the loss of her captain.[37][60]
Stornoway
United States
The ship ran aground on the Brock Reef, in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin, United Kingdom.[11]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the Southport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[31][12]Diana was refloated on 7 October and towed into the River Mersey.[34]
The brigantine was last sighted in the South China Sea off Formosa. Presumably, she subsequently foundered in a typhoon with the loss of all hands.
Satellite
United Kingdom
The steamship became disabled in Liverpool Bay. Her passengers were taken off by the Magazines Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Liverpool. She was subsequently towed in to the River Mersey.[11]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Foreigner
United Kingdom
The ship wrecked between New Harbour and Torbay Point, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Souris, Prince Edward Island to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[61]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[12]
Stiftsamtman Fransen
Norway
The schooner departed from Stockholm, Sweden for Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62]
23 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Eliza
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the brigClara (United Kingdom) and foundered in The Swin, off the coast of Essex with the loss of three lives.[63]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Point Carnero, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[64][65]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Anna Catharina
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on Baltrum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skive to London, United Kingdom.[66]
Charles and Jane
United States
The ship ran aground off the (Denmark). She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts.[67]
Greetina
Kingdom of Hanover
The full-rigged ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom for Varel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68]
Lawrence Delaney
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Platters, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Neath, Glamorgan. She put in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[11]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Plymouth, Devon.[16]
Templeman
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Secharon Point, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hobart, Van Diemen's land.[47]
Udo Friedrich
Norway
The schooner was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia to London, United Kingdom.[42]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Acanthus
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors took to the longboat; they were rescued on 9 October by Falcon (United Kingdom). Acanthus was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London.[69]
Admiral Drake
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Klein Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Appoline
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Baracoa, Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Frances Walker
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[70]
John Francis
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°40′N57°59′W / 46.667°N 57.983°W / 46.667; -57.983). Her crew were rescued by the barqueRepeater (United Kingdom). John Francis was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66]
Sultana
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Manila.[70]
Twee Gesusters
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at "Melkewerum". She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to Rotterdam, South Holland.[58]
Union
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Hartmell Reef, off Boa Vista Island. All on board were rescued. She was on voyage from London to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land.[71]
The ship was lost at the entrance to the , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Flensburg.[66][42]
Ellen Crawford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Nidden, Prussia with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[67][73] She had broken up by 29 September.[74]
Francis Walker
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Straits. One survivor was rescued by the full-rigged shipChili (United States).[75] The remainder of her passengers and crew reached Copang, Netherlands East Indies in a boat on 1 November.[76]Francis Walker was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Guam.[77]
Jonge Jacob
Netherlands
The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Johannes Hermanus (Netherlands). Jonge Jacob was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[16]
Sultana
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Torres Straits. There were at least four survivors; they were rescued by the full-rigged shipChili (United States).[75]Sultana was on a voyage from Sydney to Guam.[77]
Union
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to London.[78]
SS Arctic disaster: The paddle steamer collided with Vesta (France) in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Newfoundland and sank with the loss of about 300 lives. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Courier
United Kingdom
The transport ship ran aground in the Bosphorus near "Tenikai", Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[79]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated the next day.[52]
Ganges
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[80] She was on a voyage from Miramichi to Kingstown, County Dublin. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Gleaner
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground off North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Grimsby.[13]
Swordfish
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at , Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[81]
28 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Corporal Trim
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and sank off Ragged Island, Maine, United States. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[20][82]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
USS Albany
United States Navy
The sloop-of-war departed from Aspinwall, Republic of New Granada. No further trace, presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.
Glaucus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on West Falkland, Falkland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[83]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire for Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84]
The paddle steamer ran aground off Ringsend, County Dublin. She was refloated the next day with assistance from PS Hibernia (United Kingdom).
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Black River Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from Labuan, Malaya to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai in a sinking condition.[85]
Lady Hood Mackenzie
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board.[86]
Robert and Alice
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands.[87]
Royal Stuart
United Kingdom
The ship beached at , Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Canterbury, New Zealand. She was refloated the next day with the aid of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[88]
Soundary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai in a sinking condition.[85]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[89]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1854
Ship
Country
Description
Amis Becenis
France
The ship was wrecked on Bull Island. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[13]
Bayard
France
The ship capsized off "Cape Maison" before 14 September.[90]
Emily
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off Callao, Peru. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Callao to Valencia, Spain.[91]
Governor
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Cerrero (Spain).[72]
Lady Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 September.[92]
Mary Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 September.[93]
Maxwell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz to Liverpool, Lancashire.[94]
Merlin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British North America before 5 September. Her crew were rescued.[65]
Nimrod
United Kingdom
The transport ship struck a sunken rock in Åland and was holed. She put in to Stockholm, Sweden in a sinking condition before 21 September.[95]
Shearwater
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hampden (United Kingdom). Shearwater was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Australia.[18]
St. Lawrence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Thomas, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada.[13]
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 September.[72]
Vifredo
Royal Navy
The hired transport ship, a steamship, ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[96]
Washington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Bahia, Brazil.[72]
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