The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[1][2]
Calypso
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the polaccaNuevo Rosalia ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). Calypso was on a voyage from Torrevieja, Spain to a Norwegian port.[3]
Christina Henrica
Flag unknown
The ship departed from Sulina, Ottoman Empire for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4]
Flora
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on a sunken wreck in the Orne. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to London. She was refloated and put back to Caen.[2]
Agnes
Montserrat
The schooner capsized off Antigua with the loss of seven of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to Barbadoes.[5]
2 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
George Canning
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[6]
Malcolm
United Kingdom
The barque foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) north east of Antigua. All on board survived.[7][5]
The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Alexandria, Egypt, United Kingdom.[8][2][9] She was refloated on 9 September and beached at Penarth, Glamorgan.[10]
Kent
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to an English port.[11]
Latigo
Spain
The brig capsized between Menorca and Majorca with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Barcelona.[3]
Melanie Isabella
Belgium
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Scheldt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[8]
Tonbridge
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Agness
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Baie de Somme. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[10]
Charles Ferdinand
Hamburg
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Argyle (United Kingdom).[13]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Canterbury
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked near Viana do Castelo, Portugal. All 200 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands to a British port.[14][15][16]
Diamond
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate.[17]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Junior
British North America
The barque was wrecked at Woody Point, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[18]
Kaffir
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Liverpool.[19][20]
Lady Milton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Bosphorus.[21] She was refloated on 10 September.[22]
Vidar
Flag unknown
The ship departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Creole
Victoria
The barque was wrecked on Cape Barren Island, Van Diemen's Land. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Melbourne.[24]
Incredible
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Preparis, India. Her 21 crew took to the jollyboat, longboat and pinnace. Nine crew in the jollyboat were reported missing. The rest reached Moulmein, Burma. Incredible was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[25]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The smack collided with the steamshipArbutus (United Kingdom) and sank in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glenarm, County Antrim.[10]
Stad Groningen
Netherlands
The galiot foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. All on board were rescued by the schoonerMarsala (United Kingdom).[26]Stad Groningen was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[27]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Aberfoyle
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Calcutta, India. She was severely damaged and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius.[28][29]
Norway
The paddle steamer collided with Bergen (Norway) and sank off Christiana with the loss of 48 of the 93 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Bergen. Norge was on a voyage from Christiana to Hamburg or vice versa.[30][31]
The schooner ran aground and sank at Cape Barren Island. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Warrnambool, Victoria.[24]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Neufeld, Duchy of Schleswig. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Inverness.[3]
Alert
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground in the Pentland Skerries. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated on 11 September and towed in to Flotta, Orkney Islands.[21][3]
Armata
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked west of Gabarus, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[18]
Dream
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Orixa", Ceylon, 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the mouth of the Porce River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Calcutta, India.[32][33]
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Brook, Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day.[36]
Yarra Yarra
New South Wales
The steamship ran aground in the Yarra River. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Sydney. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[37]
12 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Abbotts Reading
United Kingdom
The barque was severely damaged by an explosion of gunpowder at Valparaíso, Chile. Two of her crew were killed and seven were seriously injured.[38][39]
Sørridderen
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Ljunghusen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Holmsund, Sweden.[40]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Captain
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Red Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Suez, Egypt.[41]
The brig collided with the steamship Arabian (United Kingdom) and foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[43][44]
Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to . She was towed in to Aldeburgh, Suffolk by the pilot cutterTwo Brothers (United Kingdom).[3]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Meg of Meldon
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Brava Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Madras, India.[45][6]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Flora McDonald
Barbadoes
The schooner was driven ashore on Barbadoes. She was later refloated and placed under repair.[46]
Jane
United Kingdom
The trow was foundered in the Bristol Channel off Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. All five people on board were rescued by Providence (United Kingdom). Jane was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bridgwater, Somerset.[47]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Archimedes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated.[48]
Tam o'Shanter
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay off the ( Trinity House). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virgin Island. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[49]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Hinda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Eartholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London. She was refloated and taken in to Eartholmen.[50]
The Vengeur-classship of the line ran aground off Renskär, Sweden and was severely damaged. She was refloated with the assistance of three gunboats.
Platina
United Kingdom
The barque collided with the barque Charles C. Fowler (United States) and sank in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (49°30′N34°30′W / 49.500°N 34.500°W / 49.500; -34.500). Her fourteen crew were rescued by Charles C. Fowler. Platina was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[51]
Tchernaya
British North America
The ship ran aground on being launched at Quebec City, Province of Canada. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[48]
19 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Eden
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kratzand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Itzehoe, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[52]
Glide
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Miner's Ledge with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Windsor, Nova Scotia, British North America.[53]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Melrose
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Kingstown, County Dublin.[54][52]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Melrose
British North America
The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated and put in to Kingstown, County Dublin.[27][55]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Catherine Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Vidlan Voe, Shetland Islands.[56]
Elbing
Elbing
The steamship caught fire at "Skopen", Prussia and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Maria Riefina
Netherlands
The galiot ran aground on the , in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Königsberg, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[50][48]
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Dennmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 25 September with assistance from HMS Cornwallis (Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[57]
Dart
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[58]
Hawk, or Hope
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated the next day.[43][40]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Buchan Maid
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Dantzic.[59]
Chesapeake
United States
The schooner collided wih Annie (United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Annie. Chespeake was on a voyage from Rockland, Maine to New York.[60]
Vigilant
France
The ship was driven ashore east of Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Dunkerque. She was declared a total loss.[40]
The ship was in collision with in the River Mersey and was severely damaged.[40]
Isaiah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Hillsborough, New Brunswick, British North America to New York. She was later refloated and taken in to Brooklyn.[64]
Lord Raglan
United Kingdom
The ship was blown out to sea from Sint Eustatius and was presumed to have subsequently foundered. Her crew were ashore.[29]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Reindeer
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Australia to Shanghai, China.[65]
28 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
John McKenzie
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was subsequently taken in to the Belfast Lough.[5]
Princess
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized at "Wanchew", China with the loss of eight of her crew.[66][24]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Brothers
New Zealand
The schooner stranded on a sandbar at Taieri Mouth and was wrecked. The vessel was carrying fresh produce to Dunedin.[67]
Faithful
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire off Tampico, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[38]
The ship was wrecked on the Hatteras Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North Carolina with the loss to two of the 20-24 people on board. Nine people took to a raft and were reported missing. Survivors were rescued by the schoonerC. C. Stratton and the brigMarius (both United States). William Penn was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Peru to New Bedford, Massachusetts.[68]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1855
Ship
Country
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Chusan, China before 15 September.[69][33]
Albion
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hartlepool, County Durham.[68][20]
Andromeda
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain before 15 September.[70][71]
Barbara
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Bay of Biscay on or before 24 September. Her crew were rescued by the brigElizabeth (France). Barbara was on a voyage from Limpias, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][72]
Bartley
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboatNorthumberland (United Kingdom). She was refloated on 25 September with assistance from Sampson (United Kingdom).[73]
Carleton
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated after several days and taken in to Smyrna, arriving on 14 September.[63][74]
Clypso
Norway
The ship sprag a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on boad were rescued by Nuova Rosalin ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies).[26]
Constance Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Red Sea. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Elizabeth Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 27 September and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[40]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the South Atlantic.[60]
Heinewyka
Netherlands
The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the schoonerElnathan (Norway). Heinewyka was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Eider Canal.[2]
Industrie
France
The ship was wrecked at Saint-Louis, Senegal before 9 September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint-Louis.[76]
Janet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Jardanillos, off the coast of Cuba before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[17]
Jessie Anne
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland (United Kingdom).[73]
Julia
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the Thames Estuary before 9 September.[10]
United States
The fishing schooner was lost on Prince Edward Island. Crew saved.[77]
Mountijo
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by an American vessel. Monutijo was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia to Liverpool.[78][60] She was still afloat on 3 January 1856.[79]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship foundered of Cape de Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to an English port.[43]
Santa Annunziata
Flag unknown
The barque was in collision with the steamship Mongibello (Flag unknown) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Îles d'Hyères, Var, France with the loss of two lives.[31]
Sebastopol
Oregon Territory
The steamship was wrecked at Milwaukie with the loss of six lives.[80]