For the loss of Drake on this date, see List of shipwrecks in August 1857 § 30 August.
List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Palmaille
Hamburg
The barque was wrecked on the Porian Reef, at the mouth of the Bassein River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[1]
British Guiana
The steamship was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Saint Vincent and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Saint Vincent.[2]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenerife, Canary Islands.[4]
3 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Flèche
France
The ship ran aground at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque.[5]
Helena
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with the barqueFlavio (Flag unknown) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Flavio. Helena was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dunkerque. France.[6]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued by the Rouen Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.[7] Also reported as being wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and being on a voyage from South Shields. County Durham to Rouen.[8]
Truth
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the steamship (United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew.[6]
4 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Adrian
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Five crew were rescued by Hermann Theodore (Flag unknown), the rest by Albion (United Kingdom). Adrian was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia.[9][10]
Aim
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in a typhoon at Samson Bay, Formosa.[11]
Confucius
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship foundered in a typhoon off Swatow, China with the loss of 22 of her 40 crew. Survivors were rescued by Patria (Flag unknown).[11]
French Navy
The transport ship was driven ashore on Deadman's Island, Shanghai, China in a typhoon.[12]
Egypt
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Blohorm Island", Hong Kong in a typhoon with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by Waverley (United Kingdom). Egypt was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai.[12]
Eliza Jane
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Samson Bay.[11]
Fortuna
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Formosa. Her crew survived.[13]
Julia
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Amoy, China.[12]
Melanie
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged in a typhoon at Samson Bay.[11]
Nile
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in a typehoon at Samson Bay with the loss of all hands.[11]
Owen
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Algeria (United Kingdom). Owen was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[14][15][16]
Patriot
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[3]
Rienzi
Belgium
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Wellington Sandbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[8][17]
Vixen
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in a typhoon at Samso Bay. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Waverley
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Samson Bay. She was later refloated.[11]
Whampoa
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Samson Bay. She was later refloated and taken in to , China, where she arrived on 11 September.[11]
5 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Australasian League
New South Wales
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Richmond River.[18]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Capperies Bank, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bideford, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Ilfracombe, Devon for repairs.[3]
John
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[3]
Ophid
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Tay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Archangelsk, Russia. She was refloated on 7 September and taken in to Dundee.[5]
Oxford
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore near "Hammermukle", Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Sundsvall, Sweden. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[19]
6 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Aerolite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Yangtze-kiang. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China.[11] She had been refloated by 6 November and towed in to Shanghai[20]
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Harkaway
United States
The full-rigged ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her passengers were put in the ship's boats. She was abandoned the next day; Her ten passengers and ten of her crew were rescued by the barqueSarah and Dorothy (United Kingdom). The remaining seven crew were rescued on 9 September by the barque Advice (United Kingdom). Harkaway was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[21]
Kroonprinses Louise Kuhn
Netherlands
The steamship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[22]
Rosalie
United States
The barque was wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Sydney, New South Wales.[23]
7 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Albert
France
The steamship collided with Chanticleer (Flag unknown) and sank off the Three Crown Battery, Copenhagen, Denmark. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Saint Petersburg, Russia[3][24]
East Anglian
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[5][19]
Lady Ridley
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by the steamshipRouen (France) and sank at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Monte Christo
United Kingdom
The brigantine sprang a leak and was run ashore at "Newfrage", Prince Edward Islands, British North America, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Queenstown, County Cork.[26]
8 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Fenus
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boatJonge Neeltje (Netherlands). Fenus was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Varel.[27]
John Dalton
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Hooghly River.[28] She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[29]
Providence
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[30]
The ship sank on the Diamond Sand, in the Hooghly River.[28] She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta.[31]
9 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Corzo
Spain
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bilboa. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[19]
Donna Thereza
Portugal
The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached at Lisbon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[32]
James Magnet
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[27]
10 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Henrietta Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[25] She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. She was refloated the next day and was taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[33]
John Thomas Bell
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 80 to 90 nautical miles (150 to 170 km) off Lindesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued by Albert (Norway). John Thomas Bell was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[34]
The brig was driven ashore on Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Narva, Russia. She was refloated.[36]
Central America
United States
Central America.
The sidewheel paddle steamer sprang a leak during a hurricane. She foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (31°35′N77°02′W / 31.583°N 77.033°W / 31.583; -77.033) with the loss of 425 of the 631 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the barqueEllen (Norway) and the brigMarine (United States). Central America was on a voyage from Colón, Republic of New Granada to New York.
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) west of Heligoland. Her crew were rescued by the galiotJohannes (Denmark). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[9][27][36]
Florence
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia for San Juan, Puerto Rico. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[37]
Ide
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Red BayLabrador, British North America.[38]
Louise
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the Levant coast.[39]
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spainh.[9]
Sophie
Netherlands
The steamship collided with the steamship (United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of thirteen of the 24 people on board.[41]Sophie was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[33]
Temperance
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Red Bay and was plundered by the local inhabitants.[38]
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sabrina (United Kingdom). Alliance was on a voyage from British Honduras to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[44]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Ribadeo, Spain. Her crew were rescue. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[45]
13 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The barque collided with the barque St. Marthe (France) and sank 160 nautical miles (300 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[46]
Colin McRae
United States
The barque was wrecked at Wilmington, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Wilmington.[47][48][49]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the New Topsail Inlet. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[51][26]
Messenger
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria.[42]
Penang
Straits Settlements
The ship was struck by a waterspout and sank with the loss of 38 of the 65 people on board. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Malacca and Penang.[52]
Polly
New Zealand
The schooner was wrecked at New Plymouth. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wellington to New Plymouth and Sydney, New South Wales.[53]
14 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Murray
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Kate Swanton (United Kingdom) and sank in the Droogden, off Copenhagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[54][55]
Pegasus
Stettin
The galeass was wrecked near Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[56]
Sampson
United Kingdom
The tug was in collision with the steamshipFyenoord (Netherlands) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[57]
Troubadour
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Athens, Greece.[58]
15 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked at Portpatrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Clio
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sagamore (United States). Clio was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[59][60]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Grassholm's Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[45]
Euphemia
British North America
The brigantine was abandoned "at Grand River", Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Shediac, New Brunswick to Swansea, Glamorgan.[26][61][62]
Ferne
British North America
The brigantine was driven ashore in Larshayen Bay. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to "Hagland".[61]
James Gibbs
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. John's Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to the Clyde.[10]
Minna
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Yangtze-Kiang. She was on a voyage from to Shanghai.[11]
Nancy
British North America
The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but three of her crew. The survivors were rescued on 19 September by Eliza (United Kingdom). Nancy was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Puerto Rica.[40][31]
16 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Antonius
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia.[63]
The brigantine ran aground on the Goldstone Reef, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a leaky condition.[36]
Conservative
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bolderāja. Her crew were rescued.[64][49]
Daguerre
France
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[65][36]
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bolderāja. Her crew were rescued.[64][63]
Isle of Wight
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja. Her crew were rescued.[64]
The brig was run down and sunk off the Isle of May by HMS Pembroke (Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[56]
Princess Victoria
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Bolderāja. She was on a voyage from Bolderāja to Deptford, Kent. She was refloated and put back to Bolderāja.[32]
The barque was lost off Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[26]
17 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Bell Rock
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36]
Grantham
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Cockle Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South ShieldsCounty Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36]
Johan August
Norway
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Gåsö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Christiania.[67] She was refloated on 8 October and towed in to Dram by the steamshipStromstart (Norway).[62]
Preciosa
Norway
The ship was wrecked off Eckerö, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to Härnösand, Sweden.[68]
William
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the steamshipEuropean (United Kingdom) and sank off North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to London.[69][65][36] Also reported to have been wrecked on the Tongue Sand.[70]
18 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Bonne Mère
France
The ship sprang a leak and was beached 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Oran, Algeria.[34][36]
Charles
United States
Operating as a slave ship, the full-rigged ship was driven ashore on the coast of Portuguese West Africa about 40 miles (64 km) from Loando by the brig-sloopHMS Sappho (Royal Navy). About 150 slaves drowned, but about 380 were rescued.
Columbine
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated.[36]
Hercules
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Ipswich, Suffolk. She had become a wreck by 4 October.[44][45]
Hirondelle
France
The ship was wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) from Ventava, Courland Governorate.[70]
Jerome Knight
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, North Carolina to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[71]
Marie Claire
France
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Oran, Algeria.[4]
The ship was driven ashore on Mainland, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Westerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Westerwick.[49]
Brazilian
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[72]
De Koophandel
Netherlands
The galiot ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with the aid of six smacks, but was driven onto the Grain Spit, off the Isle of Grain, Kent, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[58][36] She was refloated on 22 September and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[32]
Goldfinch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Norsholm, off Farö, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Wyborg" to Hull, Yorkshire.[64][73]
Keepsake
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dunbar, Lothian. She was refloated on 2 October.[74]
Nile
United States
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to New York. She was refloated and resumed he voyage.[36]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[32]
20 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Adolph
Prussia
The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[36]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Namsos, Norway to Nieuwpoort. She was refloated on 11 October and taken in to Ostend, West Flanders.[44]
21 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Elspeth
United Kingdom
The barque foundered 35 nautical miles (65 km) west north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Euxine (United Kingdom). Elspeth was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Martinique.[64][75]
Jeanette Malanie
Belgium
The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Ostend, West Flanders.[32]
Paragon
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at North Kyn, Russia with the loss of three of her crew.[76]
22 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Ellf Geschwister
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore near "Kronenhoff Nehring". Her crew were rescued.[66]
Jehu
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Reval, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[77] She had been refloated by 2 October and resumed her voyage.[78]
John
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Reval. She was on a voyage from Hull to Saint Petersburg.[79]
Kate Swanton
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock south of "Lavenskar" and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cronstadt, Russia. She arrived at Cronstadt in a leaky condition.[80]
Lefort
Imperial Russian Navy
Lefort.
The ship of the line capsized and sank in the Gulf of Finland between the islands of Gogland and Bolshoy Tyuters during a squall. All 826 people on board were killed.
Nile
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Seiskar Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[81]
Pandora
Jersey
The schooner was driven ashore in Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America.[34] She was refloated on 24 September and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[72]
Saucy Jack
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Lettapah", Russia.[79]
The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to , County Durham. She was refloated with assistance from the yawlsAssistance and Hand of Providence (both United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition.[45][83]
24 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Allendale
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Agger, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia.[84]
Ayrshire Lass
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia.[49]
Ceres
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Munckovick" (or Mackowiecim), Russia.[64][82]
Dart Packet
Jersey
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Falmouth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Exeter, Devon.[85][86]
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Munckovick" (or "Mackowiecim"), in Kaspar Bay. Her crew survived.[79][82][16]
Nautilus
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Munckovick" (or "Mackowiecim").[79][82]
Penelope
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on "Bjiske" or "Fjerke" (Bird's Island). She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Wyborg".[68]
Peter and Sophia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia. She was refloated on 27 September.[82]
Primavera
Spain
The ship departed from Liverpool for St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[87]
Prinz Oscar
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Munckovick". She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Cronstadt.[49]
Regard
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Nealos" (or "Malos"), Russia.[79][82]
Rena
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued by Jane and Mary (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from the Hunte to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom.[68]
Shanghae
Prussia
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[72]Shanghae was refloated on 1 October and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition.[88]
St. John
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on Miscou Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bathurst, New Brunswick.[89] Salvage was abandoned in July 1858 and she was broken up in situ.[90]
Tanfield
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground off the Landguard Fort, Harwich. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich.[45]
Waterford
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Devon (United Kingdom). Waterford was on a voyage from Waterford to Quebec City, Province of Canada, BritishNorth America.[60]
25 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Admiral Benbow
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in the Baltic Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued by Louise (United Kingdom). Admiral Benbow was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Riga, Russia.[45]
A. L. Crawford
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[87]
Commodore
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at "Subessern", 14 Prussian miles (57.0 nautical miles (105.5 km)) from Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to a port on the east coast of Scotland.[49][67][91]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Siekraggen", near Domesnes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Reval, Russia.[49][67][84]
The cutter struck a sunken rock and sank in Saldanha Bay. Her crew were rescued.[93]
Wilhelmine
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near Domesnes with the loss of two of her five crew.[49][2] She was on a voyage from Riga to an English port.[67]
26 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Annan
United Kingdom
The sloop was in collision with the paddle steamerQueen (United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off the Pile Foundry, Lancashire with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[94][95]Annan was subsequently towed in to Fleetwood, Lancashire in a waterlogged condition by the fishing smacksOverton and Prince of Wales (both United Kingdom).[96][97]
Ashley
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia.[49][45]
Cruz e Gonçalves
Portugal
The schooner foundered off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by , HMS Vulture and the tugWard (United Kingdom). Cruz e Gonçalves was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne.[98]
Taymouth Castle
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off "Falconera", Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[99]
27 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[49]
Giulia
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New York to Cádiz, Spain.[100]
Rimswell
United Kingdom
The ship was discovered derelict in the Baltic Sea. She was towed in to Memel, Prussia by the steamshipLuna (Prussia).[67]
Royal Sovereign
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was refloated on 19 November and taken in to Miramichi.[101]
Vivandière
British North America
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Aléria, Corsica,France. Her crew were rescued.[60]
28 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Pontus
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the entrance to Farö Sound. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm, Sweden.[74]
Luzon
Spain
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the New Topsail Inlet. She was on a voyage from Havana to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[51][26]
Vulcan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Riga, Russia.[102]
Zorg en Vliet
Netherlands
The ship was discovered abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was towed in to Pillau, Prussia on 30 September.[26]
29 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
A. L. Crawford
United States
The schooner departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103]
Alliance
Hamburg
The ship was lost off Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[80]
Cuba
Imperial Russian Navy
The paddle steamer ran aground and was wrecked off the Absheron Peninsula with the loss of 21 of her crew.[104]
Friend
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man with the loss of a crew member.[105]
Jean
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. She was refloated.[45]
Lord William Bentinck
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Lucilla (United Kingdom).[106]
Marmion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland.[78]
Postillion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Nackoe". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga, Russia.[80]
Sykes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Virgin Rock, off Frederikshavn. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to "Wyborg".[80][102]
30 September[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Athenian
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Patrick Henry (United Kingdom). Athenian was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields, County Durham.[107]
Beta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bridlington to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington.[88][84]
Cecilia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dantzic with the loss of all hands.[78]
Celt
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in Kunda Bay, in the Baltic Sea.[61] She was refloated on 2 October and resumed her voyage.[40]
Dido
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. she was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to "Wyburg". She was later refloated and repaired.[108][26]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a leaky condition.[67]
Sabina
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Min River. She was later refloated and taken in to Hong Kong for repairs.[101]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1857
Ship
Country
Description
Royal Navy
The troopship ran aground in the Bangka Strait. She was refloated with assistance from (Royal Navy).[109]
Bonne Amelie
France
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores before 16 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[46]
Brockett
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Balranald", British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated before 21 September but later drove ashore again and was wrecked.[60]
Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by another vessel and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New York, United States.[15]
George Swinton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Oyster Island. She was on a voyage from Akyab, British Burma to CalcuttaIndia.[110]
Harriet Cann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ballyedmond, County Wexford. She was refloated on 29 September and taken in to Warrenpoint, County Down.[106]
Ida
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Brass, Nigeria. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Brass.[4]
Illinois
United States
The steamship ran aground on the Coloradoes. She was on a voyage from , Republic of New Granada to New York. She was refloated and taken in to Havana, Cuba.[42]
John Parker
United States
The ship was lost off Cape Lookout, North Carolina before 19 September. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[47]
Larpool
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Rauschen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[64][73]
The barque collided with William Kirk (United Kingdom) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by William Kirk. Minerva was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[64]
The ship foundered off Colombo, Ceylon. She was on a voyage from Colombo to Liverpool.[110]
Sumroo
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Galle, Ceylon and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to the Persian Gulf.[110]
Vandolara
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Plymouth, Devon in a leaky condition.[32]
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