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The list of shipwrecks in January 1855 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1855 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland . Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Leith , Lothian . She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[ 1]
Cycloop
Netherlands
Cycloop The steamship was driven ashore at Zandvoort , North Holland .
Flora
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked in Algoa Bay .[ 2]
George Canning
United States
The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn /Großer Vogelsand with the loss of all 164 people on board - her crew and 135 passengers. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Henry Metcalfe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was South Shields , County Durham to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 6]
J. W. Johnson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Passage West , County Cork .[ 7] [ 6]
Lady Raffles
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in the Eider . She was refloated on 21 April and taken in to the Guste.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Louise
Duchy of Holstein
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne , Heligoland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad , Norway to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom .[ 11]
Mathilde
Prussia
The schooner was wrecked at "Grurup", Denmark with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull.[ 12]
Mauve
France
The schooner was driven ashore on "Berkonn Island", Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 13]
Maxim
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked near Hamburg. Her crew were rescued.[ 10]
Norma
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to Tønning .[ 14]
Notre Dame du Mount Carmel
France
The ship struck the quayside and sank at Rye, Sussex , United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated and taken in to Rye.[ 7]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Old Castle Point, Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from London to Launceston , Van Diemen's Land .[ 15]
Stately
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Neuwerk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brake , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 10] [ 12]
Vision
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Singapore , Straits Settlements .[ 7] She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[ 9]
Zeldenrust
Duchy of Holstein
The schooner capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London.[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Blackheath
United Kingdom
The ship was last sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 17]
HNLMS Cycloop
Royal Netherlands Navy
The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Zandvoort , North Holland with the loss of four of her crew.[ 18] She was on a voyage from the Baltic Sea to Vlissingen , Zeeland .[ 19]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Pwlchwan Flats, off the coast of Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated the next day.[ 18]
Maxim
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in the Elbe . She was refloated on 23 March and towed in to Glückstadt , Duchy of Holstein .[ 20]
Pearl
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Foulney Island , Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso , Chile.[ 18]
Ville de Cette
France
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Philippeville , Algeria .[ 21] She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Philippeville.[ 22]
Wilhelmine
Prussia
The ship ran aground on Taxfleet Ness, in the Humber . She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Goole , Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[ 23] [ 12]
William Jacobus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from "Frene", France to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Bridlington , Yorkshire.[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Hebe
Austrian Empire
The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork , United Kingdom . She was later refloated.[ 49]
Mercury
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with a French barque and was abandoned in a sinking condition off Ouessant , Finistère , France. All on board were rescued by the steamship Arno , the barque Johanna (both United Kingdom ) and by Chamborinne ( France ). Mercury was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to London .[ 49] [ 24] [ 50] [ 51]
Sir Charles Napier
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia , United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 52]
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Arnotdale
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked near Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire . Her crew were rescued.[ 53] [ 54]
Arrogant
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the Nicobar Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Moulmein , Burma .[ 55]
Complete
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. She was on a voyage from Faversham , Kent to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 56] [ 16]
Emily
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Pará , Brazil . Emily was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 56] [ 30]
Frances
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Joá , Brazil . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil.[ 57]
Mary Hardy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Spit of the Passage. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was refloated.[ 30]
Rufus
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay . She was on a voyage from Garrucha , Spain to Swansea , Glamorgan . She became a wreck on 5 February.[ 58] [ 59]
Sappho
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Waterloo, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 56] [ 30]
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Amelie
France
The brig was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down , United Kingdom and was abandoned by all but her captain and mate. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Glasgow , Renfrewshire , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 23 January and towed in to Belfast , County Antrim by the steamship Belfast ( United Kingdom .[ 28] [ 61]
Anne
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated on 18 January.[ 62]
Brothers , andUnion
United Kingdom
Brothers was in collision with the barque Union and sank. Her crew were rescued by Lord Panmure ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Cádiz , Spain. Union also foundered.[ 63]
Daniel
Belgium
The brig was wrecked at Start Point, Devon , United Kingdom .[ 56]
Dorcas
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was refloated but found to be sinking and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Ariel ( United Kingdom ). Dorcas was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Teignmouth , Devon .[ 31] [ 64]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Tail, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated on 19 January.[ 65]
Jessy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Tail. She was refloated on 19 January.[ 65]
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cape Gabaras, Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Saint John's, Newfoundland , British North America.[ 66]
Bisson
France
The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Cabo de Santa Maria , Portugal with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 67]
Chronometer
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her six crew were rescued.[ 49]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the North Sand, off the coast of Kent and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Ondine ( United Kingdom ). Fanny was on a voyage from Deptford , Kent to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 16] [ 31]
Harmonie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hela , Prussia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Appledore , Devon .[ 68] [ 61] Harmonie was refloated on 3 February and taken in to Dantzic .[ 69]
Livingstone
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent. Her crew were rescued.[ 70]
Vaduren
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Herrenback", Prussia . She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 71] [ 31]
Walter Duncan
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia , United States for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 72]
List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Apollo
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Middelkerke , West Flanders , Belgium. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba . She was refloated on 19 January.[ 71]
Eugenie
France
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Calais to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 28] She was refloated on 19 January.[ 65]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her crew were rescued.[ 73] [ 70]
Henriette
Bremen
The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock . Her crew were rescued on 19 January by a boat sent from the Kentish Knock Lightship ( Trinity House ). Henriette was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba .[ 74]
Julius
Prussia
The ship was in collision with Columbus ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued by Columbus . Julius was on a voyage from Memell to Stettin .[ 71]
Staunton
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Four crew were rescued two days later by the tug Amazon , the smacks Aurora' s Increase and Tryal (all United Kingdom and a "paddle box lifeboat " from HMS Driver ( Royal Navy ). The lifeboat was lost. Staunton was on a voyage from North Shields , County Durham to London .[ 75] [ 28] [ 76]
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Albion
Flag unknown
The barque was severely damaged by fire at Helsingør . Denmarrk. She was on a voyage from Gävle , Sweden to Algiers , Algeria . The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Magicienne ( Royal Navy ).[ 77] [ 36]
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, in the English Channel . She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset in a leaky condition.[ 31]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by ice and beached at Kalmar , Sweden.[ 78]
Inconstant
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo Frio , Brazil . Her fifteen crew took to two boats; nine crew in one of the boats were rescued, the remainder reported missing; they were subsequently rescued by Nancy ( United Kingdom ). Inconstant was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 79] [ 80]
Jane
United Kingdom
The barque was in collision with Elizabeth Rose ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the South Atlantic Ocean . Five of her twelve crew were rescued by Elizabeth Rose , the rest were reported missing. Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .[ 2]
John
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground off Weymouth, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 31]
Maria
United Kingdom
The sloop was abandoned off St. Ives, Cornwall . She was towed in to Padstow .[ 71]
Mary and Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bordeaux , Gironde , France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 81]
Melona
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham.[ 33]
Patmas
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four lives. Survivors were rescued by Mary Black ( United Kingdom ). Patmas was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 81]
Thetis
Denmark
The brig was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate .[ 38]
Woodbine
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Cowes , Isle of Wight . She was refloated the next day.[ 31] [ 65]
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Carolina Maria
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore near Varberg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to London , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken in to Varberg.[ 89]
Davenport
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Cowes , Isle of Wight . She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent .[ 67]
Henry and Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by the smack Providence ( United Kingdom ). Henry and Jane was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to Colchester , Essex.[ 63] [ 64]
Reform
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Whitstable , Kent . She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth , Devon . She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable.[ 63]
Terra Nova
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground. She was refloated and put in to Caen , Calvados , France in a sinking condition.[ 64]
Twey Freunde
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[ 68]
Vittoria
Austrian Empire
The brig ran aground on the Halliday Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 64]
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 90]
HMS Hecla
Royal Navy
HMS Hecla . The Hydra -class sloop ) was driven ashore at Gibraltar . Her crew were rescued.[ 49] She was refloated on 15 February with assistance from HMS Caesar and HMS Gorgon (both Royal Navy ).[ 91] [ 92]
Industry
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Donna Nook , Lincolnshire .[ 93]
Lotus
United Kingdom
The barque was destroyed by fire at Demerara , British Guiana .[ 94]
Resolution
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 77] [ 36]
Sir John Ogilvy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Christiansand , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Leith , Lothian .[ 95]
Tiberias
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire . She was refloated with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[ 90] [ 48]
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Daniel
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Hartlepool , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberlad . Daniel was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a sinking condition.[ 78] [ 103]
Henry and Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her crew were rescued the next day by the smack Providence ( United Kingdom ).[ 104]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Eter ( Spain ). Jane was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Malta .[ 105]
Mary and Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent.[ 106]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the barque Georges ( France ). Two of her crew were rescued by Georges . Mary Ann was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth , Devon . Presumed subsequently foundered.[ 78]
Stag
United Kingdom
The convict ship ran aground off St Nicholas Island , Devon . She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth , Devon.[ 99]
William
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Estepona , Spain. She was on a voyage from New York to Gibraltar .[ 35]
Zwei Freunde
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot was in collision with a brig and sank in the Swin. Her crew were rescued by the galiot Dido ( United Kingdom ). Zwei Freunde was on a voyage from Emden to London , United Kingdom .[ 104]
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Argyle
United Kingdom
During a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire , Scotland , to New York City , United States , the barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey , United States, in a storm. Sources claim both the loss of all 11 people on board, and that deaths totaled five to 10 people.[ 107] [ 108] [ 109]
Eindragt
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked at Grimston, Yorkshire , United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Emden to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 81]
Maria
Victoria
The ship sprang a leak off King Island Van Diemen's Land and was consequently beached on New Year's Island. She was on a voyage from Portland to Launceston , Van Diemen's Land.[ 110]
HMS Rosamund
Royal Navy
The steamship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Cromarty to HMNB Devonport , Devon . She was refloated.[ 81]
List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Bendigo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Køge , Denmark to London .[ 78]
Juno
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Glénan Islands , Finistère . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 111] [ 103]
Ouse
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Hollesley , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Selby , Yorkshire .[ 93] [ 112]
Wybrandus Uno
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore on the Steenenhoofd. She was on a voyage from Delfzyl , Groningen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom and Dutch Guiana .[ 103]
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
British Queen
Guernsey
The brig struck the Cheval Rock, north of Herm , Channel Islands and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France.[ 69] [ 113] [ 93]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Inaqua" with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to St. John's, Newfoundland , British North America .[ 114]
Lucy Maria
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Adelaide , South Australia . She was refloated and put in to Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom.[ 104]
Prince of Wales
United Kingdom
The collier ran aground on the Nore and sank. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Ripple ( United Kingdom ). Prince of Wales was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 49] [ 115] [ 93]
Sanspareil
South Australia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Jervis .[ 116] [ 117]
Stranger
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the Caistor and Scratby Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[ 100] [ 102] [ 118]
Tramp
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and sank at Blyth, Northumberland .[ 54] Her crew were rescued by the Blyth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Thurso , Caithness to London.[ 103]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to London.[ 54] [ 93]
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Bombay
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Japan ( United Kingdom ). Bombay was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Savannah, Georgia , United States.[ 119] [ 120]
Briton
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground and was wrecked at Ballantrae , Ayrshire . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Stranraer , Wigtownshire .[ 32]
Carl and Julia
Prussia
The ship ran aground and capsized on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued the next day by the steamship Earl of Aberdeen ( United Kingdom ). Carl and Julia was on a voyage from Ückermünde to Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom.[ 121]
Henry
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire . She was righted but found to be severely damaged.[ 54]
Le Bon Père
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Lamorna , Cornwall , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 103]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at Sand Point, Somerset . Her crew survived.[ 122]
Monarch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated.[ 93]
RMS Tyne
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Red Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated the next day and put back to the River Thames .[ 49]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1855
Ship
State
Description
Andes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Malta . She was refloated on 16 January and resumed her voyage.[ 28]
Aspasia
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[ 107]
Bombay
India
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Chincha Bay before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy , China . She was refloated and taken in to Amoy for repairs.[ 17]
Caradoc
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Le Portel , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London . She was refloated on 31 January.[ 121]
Celt
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Cape Sandal, on the coast of the Black Sea . She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 60]
Circassian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Chebougue , Nova Scotia , British North America before 12 January.[ 107]
Erinis Queen
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Sabrina ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel .[ 123]
Eveline
United Kingdom
The transport ship was wrecked before 18 January.[ 124]
Garden City
United States
The steamboat was destroyed by fire in the Arkansas River .[ 125]
Hollander
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Saint Domingo before 22 January. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool.[ 126]
Howling Wind
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 18 January. All on board were rescued by a New York pilot boat . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States to Londonderry .[ 125]
Lauwerzee
Netherlands
The ship was presumed to have foundered in the English Channel after 11 January. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Nickerie , Dutch Guiana . A headboard from the ship washed up at Dover , Kent , United Kingdom on 6 February.[ 93]
Maid of Kent
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 7 January. Her nine crew were rescuced by Eliza ( United Kingdom ).[ 12] Maid of Kent was taken in to Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands in a derelict condition on 20 January.[ 68]
Nancy Treat
United States
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas . Her crew were rescued by Paquet ( Spain ). She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Cork and/or Cowes , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom.[ 114] [ 127] [ 128]
Panama
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Atlantic Ocean off Maceió , Brazil before 26 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao , Peru to Rio de Janeiro and Cork .[ 57]
Rose
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Swin, off the coast of Essex . She was later refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex with the assistance of some smacks .[ 75]
Tingqua
China
The ship foundered off Cape Hatteras , North Carolina , United States on or about 19 January.[ 129]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The ship sank. She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Gravesend, Kent .[ 49]
Witch of the Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 January. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool.[ 107]
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