List of shipwrecks in January 1857
The list of shipwrecks in January 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during January 1857 .
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta .[ 1]
Alacrity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Malta.[ 2]
Auguste Willman
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Brenda
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven into another ship and damaged at Malta. she was on a voyage from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire , to London .[ 3]
Clemanthe
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Dunaskin
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered off Penzance , Cornwall with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal, to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 4]
Elizabeth Lewis
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Ferdinand
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The schooner was driven ashore at Malta.[ 5]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at South Shields , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to South Shields. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to South Shields.[ 6]
Henry Holman
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Iona
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Buck Island, off Grand Manan , New Brunswick , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 7]
Johannes Kepler
Rostock
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Rostock to an English port. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 8]
Mariner
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Marsamxett Harbour , Malta . Her crew were rescued by the brig Concettina ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ).[ 9]
Pallas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Hornbeck", Denmark. She was refloated on 11 January and towed in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 10]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Thor
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1]
Wilhelmine
Netherlands
The galiot was severely damaged in a gale at Malta.[ 1] [ 11]
Point of Ayr Lifeboat
United Kingdom
The lifeboat capsized off Rhyl , Denbighshire whilst going to the aid of a brigantine which sank off Abergele . All thirteen crew were drowned.[ 12]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The brigantine sank off Abergele. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the Rhyl Lifeboat.[ 12] [ 13]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore near Prestatyn , Flintshire . Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat.[ 4]
2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Plough and was damaged. She put in to Lindisfarne , Northumberland .[ 14]
Alacrity
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Malta . She was consequently condemned.[ 11]
Blossom
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
HMS Cracker
Royal Navy
The gunboat broke from her anchors and ran aground in Sliema Creek, Malta. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Fancy and HMS Recruit (both Royal Navy ).[ 11]
Ferdinand
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Powder Magazine Point, Malta.[ 11]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen , Denmark, to an English port. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør.[ 15]
Innes
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Plough and partly sank. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to Arbroath , Forfarshire .[ 14] She was refloated on 10 January and was towed in to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland for repairs.[ 16]
Mariner
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Vindicari Island , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt , to London .[ 17]
Mehemet Ali
France
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gozo , Malta with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Algiers , Algeria .[ 11]
3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . She had been refloated by 13 January.[ 18]
Ann
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire .[ 19] [ 20]
Celerity
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was run down and sunk 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House ) by the paddle steamer City of London ( United Kingdom ) with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by City of London .[ 21] [ 22]
Courier
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the brig Eden L. ( Austrian Empire ). Courier was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt , to an English port.[ 23] [ 5]
Don Quixote
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Seaham , County Durham , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 24]
Duchess of Northumberland
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all four crew. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia, to Arbroath , Forfarshire .[ 22] [ 25]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven. She had been refloated by 13 January.[ 18]
Forester
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven.[ 8]
Georges Clemencia
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Gamark", near Tunis , Beylik of Tunis . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Tunis.[ 1] [ 3]
Koningen der Nederlanden
Netherlands
The ship ran aground at Milford Haven and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 12 January.[ 18] [ 8]
Letitia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[ 26]
Maria
United Kingdom
The brig was severely damaged in the Firth of Forth with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was towed in to Leith , Lothian .[ 27]
Maria and Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven. She had been refloated by 13 January.[ 18]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven.[ 8]
Prudence and Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[ 26]
Sarah and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Rhymney , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 28]
Triumph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 29]
Tweed
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven.[ 8]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven.[ 8]
4 January
List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The coaster , a brig , was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sandsend , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 30] [ 16]
Absalom , orEpsilon
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Craster , Northumberland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 24] [ 31]
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 32]
Agnes
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[ 8] [ 33] She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 16]
Alma
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Cullercoats , Northumberland with the loss of all hands. A boat and wreckage from the ship washed up there.[ 4]
Amelia
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in Runswick Bay with the loss of all hands.[ 19] [ 30]
Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 19] [ 20]
Ann
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore in Abergele Bay with the loss of her captain.[ 34]
Anne
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Marske-by-the-Sea , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Torquay , Devon , to Hartlepool.[ 8] [ 35] Anne was refloated on 11 January and towed in to West Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 16]
Argus
Denmark
The brig was wrecked on Læsø . Her crew were rescued.[ 36]
Athelstan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground 18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Demerara , British Guiana . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India , to Demerara.[ 37]
Atlantic
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to South Shields.[ 18] [ 8] [ 16]
Ayres
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton, County Durham .[ 38]
Carus , orEurus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 33]
Chance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton.[ 38] She was on a voyage from Whitstable , Kent, to Hartlepool.[ 16]
Colchester
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of Northumberland.[ 31]
Commodore
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at East Tarbert , Wigtownshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia , to Newry , County Antrim .[ 34] [ 39]
Curlew
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London .[ 32]
Dalkeith
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed.[ 29]
Duke
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Middleton with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham, to King's Lynn , Norfolk.[ 38] [ 19] She was refloated on 8 January and towed in to Hartlepool.[ 16]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4]
Earl of Clancarty
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all but two of her crew.[ 40]
Eidendensche
Netherlands
The galiot foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[ 38]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore in Abergele Bay. Her crew were rescued.[ 34]
Empress
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Longscar Rocks. She floated off but was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton with the loss of all but four of her twelve crew.[ 38] [ 20] [ 41]
Emulous
United Kingdom
The ship was run ashore in the River Tees . She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool , County Durham, to London. She was refloated on 13 January and taken in to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 1]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin , Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[ 19] [ 27]
Espilon
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea off Dunstanburgh Castle , Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[ 42]
Era
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Blackhalls , County Durham. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 38]
Factor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man .[ 20]
Fairy
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4] [ 32]
Fanny Bailey
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a hulk and was beached at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 24] [ 28]
George
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
Georgina
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Low Hauxley , Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued by the Hauxley Lifeboat.[ 42] [ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
George IV
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier sank at Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[ 38] [ 29]
Gulterus
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Warkworth, Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Hull , Yorkshire or vice versa .[ 42] [ 30] Gulterus was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Warkworth.[ 16]
Happy Family
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4]
Happy Return
United Kingdom
The fishing smack was driven ashore south of Scarborough. Her crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 20] [ 30]
Hebbert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton.[ 38]
Helvellyn
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and sank in the English Channel with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by Empress ( United Kingdom ).[ 46] [ 47]
Industry
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near the Girdle Ness Lighthouse , Aberdeenshire . Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat.[ 48] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland, to Beauly , Inverness-shire . She was refloated on 8 January and taken in to Aberdeen .[ 16]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Bridlington.[ 16]
James Bailes
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 44]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Saltburn-by-the-Sea , County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent , to Sunderland.[ 35]
Janet and Mary
United Kingdom
The brig struck the pier and sank at Sunderland with the loss of a crew member.[ 44]
Janet Walls
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4] She was refloated on 15 January.[ 49] [ 16]
John French
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all hands.[ 46]
Jubilee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton.[ 38]
Lady Aberdour
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Hartlepool.[ 20]
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4] She was refloated on 15 January and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 49] [ 22]
Laura
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Withernsea , Yorkshire . Her nine crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rochester to South Shields.[ 29] [ 30] She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to Hull.[ 16]
La Vigie
France
The ship ran aground on the Mussel Scarp, in the North Sea.[ 44]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Withernsea. Her crew were rescued.[ 29] [ 16]
Lively
Guernsey
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 42] She was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Whitby.[ 16]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Withernsea. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard .[ 29] [ 30] She was refloated on 11 January and towed to Bridlington, where she went ashore. She was again refloated and taken in to Bridlington.[ 16]
Margaretha
Dantsic
The ship ran aground near "Cappeln" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[ 23]
Margaret Dean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Liverpool.[ 28]
Marshall Welton
United Kingdom
The sloop sank in the Irish Sea north of Abergele , Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued by the Rhyl Lifeboat.[ 34]
Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 38]
Mary and Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay with the loss of all hands.[ 29] [ 50]
Mary Anne
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Whitby.[ 4]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The coaster , a schooner , was driven ashore at Landsend, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[ 33] [ 30]
Marys
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Old Hartlepool with the loss of two of her crew.[ 20]
Medora
United Kingdom
The coaster , a brig , was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 30] She was refloated on 11 January and taken in to Whitby.[ 16]
Native
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton.[ 38] [ 33] Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
New Happy Return
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newton-by-the-Sea , Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[ 24]
Northumberland
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[ 4] [ 44] [ 45] She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[ 30]
Nymph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Middleton.[ 38]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[ 38] [ 29] She was refloated on 9 January.[ 16]
Pekin
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham .[ 27]
Penelope
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Scarborough. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough.[ 44]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilnsea , Yorkshire with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland, to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 29]
Peter and Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in Runswick Bay with the loss of all hands.[ 19] [ 50]
Port Glasgow
United Kingdom
The coaster , a schooner was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 30] She was refloated on 9 January and towed in to Whitby in a severely leaky condition.[ 17]
Queen Dowager
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued.[ 29] [ 16] She had become a wreck by 8 January.[ 51]
Ratcliffe
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Filey , East Riding of Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat.[ 20] [ 43] [ 30] [ 45]
Reform
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Cullercoats with the loss of all hands.[ 4]
Sarah Ellen
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[ 4] She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[ 44]
Sargefleet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of nine crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to Hartlepool.[ 19]
Seven Dolores
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Hartlepool. Her crew were rrescued by rocket apparatus.[ 38] [ 41]
Seven
United Kingdom
The brig sank at Middleton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[ 1] [ 20] [ 22]
Sisters
Denmark
The sloop was driven ashore at Dunbar , Lothian , United Kingdom . Her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Nyborg to Leith , Lothian.[ 24]
Sophie
Portugal
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Warkworth. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Hauxley Lifeboat.[ 42] [ 43] [ 52]
Speculator
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven into Danube British North America and was damaged by her anchor at Milford Haven.[ 53]
Stanley
United Kingdom
The coaster was driven ashore at Middleton. Her crew were rescued.[ 8] [ 33] She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Hartlepool.[ 16]
Thomas and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4]
Thomas Gowland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived.[ 4] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure , France. Thomas Gowland had become a wreck by 10 January.[ 16]
The Thompsons
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Scarborough. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[ 4] [ 45]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Middleton.[ 38] She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Hartlepool.[ 16]
Vivid
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cresswell, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[ 19] [ 54]
William IV
United Kingdom
The Billyboy schooner was driven ashore at Filey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated.[ 24] [ 20] [ 30]
William Pitt
United Kingdom
The coaster , a brig , was driven ashore at Whitby. Her crew were rescued.[ 4] [ 42] [ 30] She was refloated on 18 January and taken in to Whitby in a severely damaged condition.[ 55]
Wilsons
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Ramsdale Scar Rocks, on the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne .[ 4] [ 30]
Wubbe
Sweden
The schooner was wrecked on Læsø with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull to Uddevalla .[ 36]
Zephyrus
United Kingdom
The brig sank at Hartlepool.[ 38] [ 20]
5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Her twenty crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[ 38] [ 56] She was on a voyage from Whitstable , Kent , to South Shields , County Durham.[ 31] Active was refloated on 14 February and towed in to Blyth, Northumberland .[ 25]
Agnes Brown
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Kessingland , Suffolk .[ 29]
Alexis Pierre Aimée
France
The lugger was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to South Shields.[ 38] [ 32] [ 44]
Apollo
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of a crew member.[ 19]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Sunderland with the loss of all hands.[ 38] She came ashore at Souter Point , County Durham in a capsized condition.[ 19] [ 39]
Banbury
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north north east of Scarborough Castle , Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[ 44]
Boadicea
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Herm , Channel Islands with the loss of nine of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by HMRC Blonde and HMRC Eagle (both Board of Customs ). Boadicea was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt , to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 57] [ 24] [ 40]
Cromarty
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Dunbar , Lothian with the loss of all hands, at least three lives.[ 19] [ 27] [ 32]
Curlew
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat[ 58]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Hawthorn Hive", County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk , to Seaham , County Durham.[ 16]
Emily
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hawthorn Dene , County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[ 19] [ 44]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[ 32]
Emma
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar , Yorkshire . Her nine crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat.[ 19] [ 20] [ 35] [ 30]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blackshaw Bank. She had been refloated by 15 January and taken in to Glencaple , Dumfriesshire .[ 59]
Fifteen
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Grimsby , Lincolnshire with the loss of her captain.[ 38] She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to Grimsby.[ 16]
Gretina
Bremen
The schooner was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife , to Leer , Kingdom of Hanover .[ 29] [ 16] Gretina was refloated on 12 February and towed in to the River Tyne for repairs.[ 25]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Niava", 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen , Denmark, to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[ 24]
Helene
Dantsic
The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven . She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull.[ 24]
Isabella
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Dram to London, United Kingdom.[ 60] [ 21]
Jane and Betsey Fox
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Coringa ( United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey . She was beached at Woodside, Cheshire .[ 61]
Les Trois Sœurs
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 19] [ 44] She was on a voyage from Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure to Sunderland.[ 32] She had been refloated by 9 January and taken in to Sunderland.[ 16]
Lille Asa
Denmark
The ship was discovered derelict in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Helsingør .[ 62]
Lion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Strangford , County Antrim .[ 29]
Mary Louise
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar.[ 63]
Nancy
Sweden
The barque was destroyed by fire off the mouth of the Tagus . Her crew were rescued by Abel Gower ( United Kingdom ). Nancy was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .[ 64]
Ninus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Boulogne.[ 29] [ 42] Ninus broke up on 9 January.[ 16]
Northern Belle
United States
Northern Belle .
The passenger ship , a barque , was driven ashore at Foreness Point , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by Culmer White , Mary White , and Ocean (all United Kingdom ). Northern Belle was on a voyage from New York to London.
One
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Ryhope , County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[ 19] [ 44]
Peggy
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk with the loss of all but her captain of her five crew.[ 38] [ 65]
Richard Foley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire.[ 19]
Rienzi
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hendon , County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[ 38] [ 8] [ 44]
Reliance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Walmer Castle , Kent. Her eight crew were rescued by the Walmer Lifeboat.[ 38] [ 52] She was on a voyage from London to Colón , Republic of New Granada .[ 24] [ 43] Reliance was refloated on 7 February and towed in to Ramsgate , Kent, where she sank.[ 66] [ 67]
Stour
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne . Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[ 38]
Tennant
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was wrecked. Her eight crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat.[ 65] [ 45] She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk.[ 16]
Victory
United Kingdom
The lugger foundered with the loss of all ten crew whilst going to the assistance of Northern Belle ( United States ). The lugger Ocean ( United Kingdom ) almost foundered going to the assistance of Victory .[ 68] [ 38] [ 69]
Violet
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent with the loss of all nineteen people on board. The first steamship lost on the Goodwin Sands, she was on a voyage from Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium to Dover , Kent.[ 70]
6 January
List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Blenheim , andGarland
United Kingdom
The ships were in collision off the Garmoyle Lighthouse , County Antrim and were severely damaged. Blenheim was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Belfast , County Antrim . Garland was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry . Both vessels were taken in to Belfast.[ 19]
Blenheim
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk .[ 29]
Cathinka
Wismar
The brig was driven ashore near West Hartlepool , County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[ 24]
C. Vanderbilt
United States
The 1,041-gross register ton Stonington Line sidewheel paddle steamer , a coastal passenger ship , was driven aground in Long Island Sound on the west end of Fishers Island off the coast of Connecticut during a winter storm without loss of life. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service later in 1857.[ 71]
Darlington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields to London .[ 29] She was refloated on 18 January and towed in to Lowestoft.[ 22]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ingoldmells , Lincolnshire with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , to Wakefield , Yorkshire .[ 26] [ 72]
Exley
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore on the Isle of Sheppey , Kent . She was on a voyage from the Isle of Wight to Grangemouth , Stirlingshire .[ 72]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore near "Warren Water", County Durham. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Liverpool.[ 19] [ 32] [ 61]
Hermine
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Ross Sands with the loss of a crew member.[ 29] [ 32]
Ida
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the barque Prince Albert ( Norway ). Ida was on a voyage from Dantzic to London.[ 73] [ 16]
Ion
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at the entrance to the Strangford Lough .[ 61]
Jessie and Betty
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Coringa ( United Kingdom ) and was beached at Woodside, Cheshire .[ 19]
Lion
United States
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kingsdown, Kent , United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew.[ 19] She was on a voyage from London to Callao , Peru.[ 27] Lion was refloated on 9 January and towed in to Ramsgate , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 53] [ 74]
Marie Louise
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 29]
Neerlands Indie
Netherlands
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Amoy to Shanghai , China . She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai for repairs.[ 75]
Newcastle
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hook of Holland , South Holland , Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Willem van Houten ( Netherlands ).[ 58]
Pacific
United Kingdom
The barque foundered off Cape Finisterre , Spain.[ 76] Her crew were rescued by William Ash ( United Kingdom ).[ 77] [ 78]
Pauline
France
The schooner was driven ashore at Corton. She was on a voyage from Amble , Northumberland, to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 27] [ 29]
Rainbow
United Kingdom
The fishing smack ran aground at Scarborough , Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[ 30]
Reliance
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her ten crew were rescued by the lifeboat Royal Thames Yacht Club ( United Kingdom , performing its first rescue.[ 70] Reliance was on a voyage from London to Ceylon .[ 19]
Rockcliff
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley , Suffolk with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham, to London.[ 24] [ 16]
Rocketer
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford Haven , Suffolk with the loss of five of her nine crew.[ 27]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Whitaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[ 27] Her crew were rescued.[ 27]
Samuel Cunard
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Burmiston Rock, on the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of one of her twelve crew. Two survivors swam ashore, the remainder were rescued by rocket apparatus . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden, to Exeter , Devon .[ 19]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow .[ 29]
Son of Strangford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Strangford Lough .[ 19]
Theodore
Austrian Empire
The ship was wrecked at Porthcawl , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 19]
Whitby
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Scarborough.[ 30]
Zephyr
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[ 27]
7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sutton-on-Sea , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 24]
Antje
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore near Delfzijl , Groningen , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden to London.[ 74]
British Merchant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Bermuda . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt , to New York , United States.[ 79]
Cheverell
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground off Minsmere , Suffolk , England , and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 80] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to London .[ 21]
Cornelius Grinell
United States
The ship ran aground on the Diamond Reef. she was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and put back to New York in a leaky condition.[ 7]
Cultivator
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore by ice in the East River , New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and placed under repair.[ 7]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , to Wakefield , Yorkshire .[ 24]
Eva
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Blackwall , Middlesex . Her crew were rescued.[ 81]
Foreningen
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh , Norfolk , United Kingdom.[ 24]
Julia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to London .[ 24]
Legouillon
France
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Algiers , Algeria . She was refloated and assisted in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 16]
Themis
France
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[ 24]
Victor
Sweden
The barque ran aground on the Sodra Haken, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 82] [ 83] She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Landskrona .[ 84]
8 January
List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Alacrity
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Malta .[ 49]
Alfina Egbardina
Dantzic
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom .[ 51]
Columbus
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at St Mawes Castle , Cornwall .[ 26] She was refloated on 10 January and beached.[ 85]
Dreadnought , andWest Point
United Kingdom
The tug Dreadnought and the ship West Point were driven ashore in the Rock Channel. West Point was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 24] She was refloated on 8 January and taken in to Liverpool.[ 53]
Julia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to London .[ 26]
Little Swanley
Jamaica
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Holland Bay.[ 86]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amlwch , Anglesey , to Runcorn, Cheshire .[ 87]
Thomas
France
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 26]
Uncle Charlie
United Kingdom
The barque was lost near Jaffa , Ottoman Syria . Her crew were rescued.[ 88] [ 89]
9 January
10 January
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Albertine
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 85] Albertine was refloated in late January and towed in to Rye, Sussex , United Kingdom for repairs.[ 92]
Emily Wyatt
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Bray, County Wicklow . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Pará , Brazil . She was refloated the next day and towed in to Kingstown, County Dublin .[ 93]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and sank at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Céline Louise ( France ). Endeavour was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Havre de Grâce.[ 94] [ 95]
Gave
France
The ship foundered off Saundersfoot , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées to Llanelly , Glamorgan , United Kingdom.[ 85]
Hippolite and Maria
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Comel Mawr", Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bayonne to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 85]
James Buchanan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan , County Waterford . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Mobile, Alabama and/or New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 53] [ 87]
John
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 94]
Lord Ashburton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan , New Brunswick , British North America with the loss of all but eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Toulon , Var , France to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 96] [ 97]
Roderick Dhu
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at Stavanger , Norway. She was on a voyage from New York to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 98]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (31°12′N 62°30′W / 31.200°N 62.500°W / 31.200; -62.500 ). Sixteen crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Hamilton ( United States ). Thetis was on a voyage from "Patook", British Honduras to London .[ 99] [ 100]
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Abœlino
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck off the Barrel Rock, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to London . She put in to New York , United States in a leaky condition.[ 101]
Anne
Jersey
The smack was driven ashore at Padstow , Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[ 73]
Briton
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant , Finistère , France (48°16′N 6°30′W / 48.267°N 6.500°W / 48.267; -6.500 ). Her twenty crew were rescued by the schooner Wave Queen ( Jersey ). Briton was on a voyage from London to Seville , Spain.[ 102] [ 103] [ 2] [ 104] [ 22]
Deux Matildes
France
The brig was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer , Finistère. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure .[ 105]
E. D. T. , orE. F. F.
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at St. Mawes , Cornwall.[ 93] [ 73]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south east of The Lizard , Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Celine Luine ( France ).[ 94] [ 2] [ 10] Elizabeth was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt , to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork .[ 17]
Gardina
Portugal
The brig was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93]
Hansa
Lübeck
The barque was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93]
Harrison
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93]
Johanna
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in Mother Ivey's Bay, near Trevose Head , Cornwall.[ 73]
Mark To
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93] [ 73]
Mary and Elizabeth
United States
The barque was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93] [ 73]
Princess Alice
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93]
Robert Hay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Mawes.[ 93]
Schiedam
Netherlands
The steamship was driven ashore near Vlaardingen , South Holland . She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam , South Holland.[ 106]
Sophia
Jersey
The schooner was driven ashore in Mother Ivey's Bay with the loss of all hands.[ 73]
Tourtourelle
France
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Camaret-sur-Mer. She was on a voyage from Paimbœuf , Finistère, to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 105]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Ouessant , Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seville , Spain .[ 49]
Tucker
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Ouistreham , Calvados , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 93] [ 73]
12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Alexandre
France
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar .[ 107] She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 62]
Alpha
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Trevose Head , Cornwall with the loss of all four or five crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Seville , Spain.[ 18]
Alpha
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar.[ 108]
Asia
Trieste
The steamship was driven ashore at Valona , Austrian Empire . She was abandoned the next day; all passengers and crew were rescued. Asia was on a voyage from Trieste to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 109] [ 110]
Eliza Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of the Isles of Scilly . Her crew were rescued by Providence ( Portugal ). Eliza Harriet was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Cádiz , Spain.[ 25]
Eliza Maria
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[ 108]
Lizzie J. Nichols
United States
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near A Coruña , Spain. She was on a voyage from New York to A Coruña.[ 111]
Nazarine
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[ 107] She was on a voyage from New York to Gibraltar.[ 62]
Polly
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Constantinople.[ 79] [ 112]
Potentate
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 16]
Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Viana do Castelo , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal, to London .[ 79] [ 113]
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Bengal
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the brig Agnes ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off the Mumbles , Glamorgan .[ 82]
Enigheden
Denmark
The schooner was abandoned in the Dogger Bank with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Thetis ( Netherlands ). Enigheden was on a voyage from Stege to London , United Kingdom .[ 112]
Gesina
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship ran aground on the Pilsumer Watt, in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Emden to London , United Kingdom .[ 49]
Impetuous
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Torrero", Portugal with the loss of five of her seven crew. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Seville , Spain.[ 114] [ 98] [ 112]
Kilby
United States
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 18] [ 64]
Margaretta
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by F. S. Means ( United States ). Margaretta was on a voyage from South Shields to New York , United States.[ 25]
Polly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was consequently condemned.[ 115] [ 63]
Theda
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship ran aground on the Hamburg Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Norden to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 49]
Tyne
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground in Chapman's cove, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of St Albans Head , Dorset . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , to London . HMS Devastation ( Royal Navy ), the tug Aid ( United Kingdom ) and four other tugs assisted in the salvage operation.[ 18] [ 116] [ 117] Tyne was refloated in mid-March and towed into Southampton , Hampshire .[ 118] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[ 119]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship departed from the Sand Heads, India for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 120]
14 January
List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Ærial
United Kingdom
The ship was towed in to Whitby , Yorkshire in a derelict condition.[ 76]
Broomielaw
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Dundalk , County Louth . She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Dundalk. She was refloated on 18 January.[ 11] [ 59]
Fides
Sweden
The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She became a wreck the next day. Her fourteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Algiers , Algeria .[ 49] [ 22] The wreck subsequently floated off, and came ashore at Oostduinkerk , West Flanders , Belgium before 17 February.[ 9]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Cádiz , Spain, and Gibraltar . She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[ 18] [ 82]
LXVII
Trieste
The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at "Dalla". She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom, to Trieste She was refloated.[ 106]
15 January
List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Comet
United Kingdom
The waterlogged schooner was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz , Portugal.[ 121]
Defiance
Isle of Man
The smack was wrecked on Lady Isle , in the Firth of Clyde . Her crew were rescued.[ 122]
Elise Marie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , to Brest , Finistère .[ 62]
Ida
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Willunga, South Australia .[ 123]
Luna
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Emden to London , United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[ 82]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Horn Head, County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Dunfanaghy , County Donegal.[ 1] [ 124]
Morwenna
United Kingdom
The ship was driven against the pier at Brixham , Devon . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Liverpool.[ 17]
Viestace
Spain
The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack New Gipsy ( United Kingdom ).[ 125]
16 January
17 January
18 January
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Clyde Vale
United Kingdom
The smack struck the Sillicar Rocks, on the cost of Berwickshire . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , to Dundee , Forfarshire . She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland for repairs.[ 130]
Earl of Durham
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 22]
Mathilde
France
The brig was wrecked on Menorca , Spain, with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Senegal.[ 131] [ 98] [ 132]
New York
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New York .[ 66]
Orissa
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cohasset, Massachusetts with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India , to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 37] [ 126]
Paolo
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Port-Blanc , Côtes du Nord , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Bahia , Brazil .[ 36]
Sincerity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan , and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 23] She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall , to Gloucester .[ 55]
Tedesco
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Swampscott, Massachusetts , with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain, to Boston, Massachusetts.[ 126]
Triune
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at the mouth of the River Tyne.[ 22]
19 January
List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Arthur Anderson
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore on Bressay , Shetland Islands and sank. She was later refloated.[ 133]
Crown
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 134] [ 135]
Haltwhistle
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground off Callantsoog , North Holland , Netherlands, and was wrecked with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies , to Bremen .[ 63]
Henry H. Crapo
United States
The whaler , a barque , capsized in a squall in the Indian Ocean (32°30′S 32°00′E / 32.500°S 32.000°E / -32.500; 32.000 ) with the loss of all but two of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship England ( United Kingdom ). Henry H. Crapo was on a voyage from St. Augustin Bay, Madagascar to Dartmouth, Massachusetts .[ 136] [ 137]
Lord Ashburton
British North America
During a voyage from Toulon , France , to St. John , New Brunswick , the 155-foot (47 m), 1,009-gross register ton barque was blown onto rocks during a winter storm at Eel Brook Cove, near Ashburton Head, on Grand Manan , New Brunswick, and wrecked at 44°47.668′N 066°46.229′W / 44.794467°N 66.770483°W / 44.794467; -66.770483 (Lord Ashburton ) . Her crew of 29 was swept overboard, and only eight survived and reached shore.[ 138]
Œron
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on The Skerries , off Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to London . She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[ 77]
Thomas Fielden
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin and became severely hogged . She was on a voyage from Moulmein , Burma , to a British port.[ 139]
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Alchymist
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Portrush , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt , to Londonderry .[ 112]
Dan Glaister
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Montrose, Forfarshire Her crew were rescued.[ 140] [ 130] She was refloated on 25 January.[ 7]
Daylesford
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Saona Island , Dominican Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Acapulco , Mexico.[ 141] [ 142]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Groudle , Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven , Cumberland .[ 84] [ 62]
Franklin
United Kingdom
The barque abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by the pilot boat No. 1 ( Netherlands ). Franklin was taken in to Rotterdam , South Holland in a derelict condition.[ 76] [ 58]
Isla
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and sank at Nieuwport , West Flanders , Belgium. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham , to Nieuwpoort.[ 143] [ 63]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, off Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham, to London .refloated and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[ 84] [ 63]
John Thomas Carr
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 100 nautical miles (190 km) east north east of Malta . Her crew were rescued by the schooner Jules ( France ). John Thomas Carr was on a voyage from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire , to a British port.[ 114] [ 98] [ 112] [ 7]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Barra , Outer Hebrides .[ 133]
Midlothian
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Madeira . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , to Caldera, Chile .[ 25]
Reform
United Kingdom
The ship sank 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of South Shields , County Durham with the loss of all hands.[ 76]
Reussite
France
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Great Yarmouth. She sank on 22 January.[ 62] Reussite was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 144]
Rising Sun
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near the Southerness Lighthouse , Kirkcudbrightshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim , to Maryport , Cumberland .[ 76]
Robert and Jane
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leven, Fife , to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 76] [ 22] The wreck floated off and was towed in to Lindisfarne , Northumberland on 23 January.[ 145] [ 63]
Roussele
France
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom .[ 76]
Waterwitch
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked on "Uca Island", New Hebrides . Some of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[ 146]
Wilhelmina
Sweden
The schooner was in collision with the brig Galathea ( Denmark ) and sank off Inchcape , Fife , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[ 84]
21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Irene
United Kingdom
The smack was in collision with the steamship Arcadia ( United Kingdom and sank off The Lizard , Cornwall with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Arcadia . Irene was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim , to Plymouth , Devon .[ 147]
Linton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Blakeney, Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London . She was refloated.[ 62] [ 111]
Martha Alida
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Withernsea , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Königsberg to King's Lynn , Norfolk , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire .[ 134]
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Cassiterides
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Arica , Chile, to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and found to be leaky.[ 140]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Devil's Bank, in the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Calcutta , India .[ 148] She was refloated the next day.[ 140]
Friends of Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kessingland , Suffolk .[ 62] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , to Rochester, Kent .[ 111]
Marion
United Kingdom
The brig was driven against the breakwater at San Sebastián , Spain, and was wrecked.[ 131] [ 132]
Queen
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Excelsior in the Moray Firth off Chanonry Point , Ross-shire and ran aground.[ 149]
Severus
United Kingdom
The barque capsized at Sunderland, County Durham .[ 63]
Splash
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ilfracombe , Devon .[ 62]
23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the River Dee . She was on a voyage from Barmouth , Merionethshire , to Mostyn , Flintshire . She was refloated but consequently had to be beached between the Point of Ayr , Cheshire and Mostyn.[ 60]
Confederation
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the Victoria Channel. She floated off but was driven ashore and wrecked. Three of her crew were reported missing. Confederation was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 140] [ 130]
Friends
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in the Farne Islands , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire , to London .[ 145] [ 63]
Gnome
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Stromness , Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , to the Clyde .[ 133]
Grace and James
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from a port in Caithness to London .[ 112] She was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 150]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Lydd , Kent .[ 145] [ 98]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from a port in Caithness to London.[ 112]
Japhet
France
The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Calais . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calais to Abbeville , Somme .[ 79] She was refloated on 25 January and taken in to Calais.[ 63]
Johanna
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The schooner was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Bergen , Norway.[ 67]
Little Henry
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire .[ 145]
Louise
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Colombo , Ceylon for Bordeaux , Gironde . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 151]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon , to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 112]
Osprey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. she was refloated and taken back to Liverpool.[ 140]
Ritsons
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth. She was refloated.[ 112]
Victory
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Great Yarmouth. She was refloated.[ 112]
Warratah
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a pne of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Perseverance ( British North America ). Warratah was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 66] [ 67]
24 January
List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Adam White
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by ice in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth , Devon . She was towed in to Glückstadt for repairs.[ 152]
Amazon
Denmark
The ship ran aground off "Kjansjoand" and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Korsør .[ 101] [ 98]
Balaklava
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork . She was on a voyage from Woolwich , Kent , to Queenstown.[ 147]
Elise
France
The schooner collided with the barque Agenoria ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Cape de Gatt , Spain, with the loss of two of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by Agenoria .[ 131] [ 132]
John and Jane
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Harwich , Essex . She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Bridlington , Yorkshire in a severely leaky condition.[ 121]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[ 63]
Niels Gylding
Flag unknown
The ship was in collision with Wynaud ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Wynaud [ 153]
Rover' s Bride
British North America
The full-rigged ship was discovered waterlogged and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°39′N 41°52′W / 38.650°N 41.867°W / 38.650; -41.867 ) by Atrato ( United Kingdom .[ 154]
Scotsman
Malta
The brig was wrecked at Zakynthos , Greece . She was on a voyage from Mytilene , Greece, to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 67] [ 155]
South Esk
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden, to Montrose.[ 60]
25 January
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Half-Ebb Rock, off Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Harwich.[ 79] [ 63]
Fowler
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Étaples. She was on a voyage from Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure , France to West Hartlepool , County Durham. She was refloated on 27 January and taken in to Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France.[ 156] [ 63]
Henry Taylor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington.[ 79] [ 63]
Hilda
Bremen
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tagus . Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from New York to Bremen.[ 157] [ 158] [ 150]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by James Brown ( United Kingdom ). Jane was on a voyage from Truro , Cornwall , to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 152]
Jenny Lind
United States
The steamship was sunk at Savannah, Georgia when the full-rigged ship Pembroke ( United Kingdom heeled over against her.[ 159]
Peache
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the English Channel off Portland Bill , Dorset . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole to Bridport .[ 60]
Pilot
Norway
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Adour . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées .[ 160]
Sabrina
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn , Denmark.[ 92]
Speculator
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore on the Crow Toe and sank with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot to Pembroke Dock , Pembrokeshire .[ 79] [ 112]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from Poole to Hartlepool. She was dismantled in situ .[ 63]
26 January
List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Albert
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Skinner Rocks, off Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Dublin . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 161]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich , Essex .[ 162]
Brian Boru
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Hollywood Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim .[ 156]
Crimea
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at The Magazines, Lancashire in a capsized condition.[ 112]
Emily
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Ambassador ( United Kingdom ). Emily was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Beaufort, North Carolina .[ 163]
Généreuse
France
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 164]
Marion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Rhos Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire, to Antigua .[ 112] She was refloated on 28 January and towed back to Liverpool.[ 92]
Ralph Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north west of Lisbon , Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Musquash, New Brunswick , British North America to South Shields , County Durham .[ 67]
Sir Colin Campbell
United Kingdom
The barque sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Indian Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Walpole ( United Kingdom ).[ 165] [ 166] [ 167]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The sloop collided with Mentor ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn , Norfolk.[ 79] [ 63]
27 January
List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Azoff
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Halifax, Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 97]
Royal Adelaide
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Padstow , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain, to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 168]
St. Joseph
France
The ship struck the Linion Rocks, off Le Conquet , Finistère and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 101] [ 169]
William and Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the schooner Elizabeth Ann ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Penzance , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Ann .[ 156]
28 January
List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex . She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 92]
Gwydwr Castle
United Kingdom
The ship struck the breakwater and sank at Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim , to Preston, Lancashire .[ 92] [ 170] Gwydwr Castle was refloated on 30 January and beached, but was then wrecked.[ 160] She was again refloated on 2 February.[ 101]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Penryn, Cornwall , to the Isles of Scilly.[ 168]
Honorine
France
The ship foundered. Four crew were rescued by Emilie Jenkins ( United Kingdom ). Honorine was on a voyage from Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom to Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure .[ 60]
Java
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire, to Gibraltar . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 161]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[ 168]
Shanghai
United Kingdom
The barque was driven onto reefs off Grand River, Mauritius . She was on a voyage from the Swan River Colony to Mauritius .[ 171]
Wallasey
United Kingdom
The Mersey Ferry was holed by the anchor of the steamship Fairy ( United Kingdom ) in the River Mersey . Her passengers were taken off by the Mersey Ferry Tiger ( United Kingdom ). Wallasey was on a voyage from Egremont, Cheshire , to Liverpool. She was taken in to the Prince's Dock, Liverpool, where she sank.[ 172]
29 January
30 January
31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Earl of Leicester
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 121]
John Miller
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked south of Savanilla , Republic of New Granada . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim , to Savanilla.[ 178] [ 179]
Lamb
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore at Dunwich , Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate , Kent , to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft , Suffolk.[ 121]
Oline Cecilie
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore on Fanø . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Assens .[ 25]
Solon
France
The lugger was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent with the loss of five of her six crew.[ 121] She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-en-Caux , Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 86]
Taniscot
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 75]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1857
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship was in collision with the steamship Victoria ( United Kingdom ) and was reported to have been sunk between 14 and 19 January. Her crew were rescued by Victoria . Alexander was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Seville , Spain. She later came ashore at Dover , Kent , United Kingdom in a capsized condition.[ 77] [ 145]
Angiolina
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The brig foundered off Catania , Sicily before 22 January.[ 180]
Atlas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Lillesand , Norway before 16 January. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall , Sweden to London .[ 156]
Carlo III
Royal Sicilian Navy
The steamship was destroyed by a boiler explosion and sank in the Mediterranean Sea before 8 January with the loss of more than 50 of the 100 people on board. Survivors were rescued by HMS Malacca ( Royal Navy )[ 181] [ 182]
Caroline R. Ferrar
Jersey
The cutter departed from Jersey for Southampton , Hampshire in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[ 183]
Catherine
Norway
The brig was wrecked on the Panela Rock, off Monte Video , Uruguay.[ 184] [ 185] Her crew were rescued.[ 186]
Cosmo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pacific Reef, off the coast of Cuba before 25 January.[ 96]
Curonea
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by ice and sank in Riga Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia , to London.[ 23] [ 77]
David
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off the coast of Norway before 8 January with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Prussia , to Aberdeen .[ 187]
Emily
United States
The barque capsized off Monte Video in a squall . Her crew were rescued.[ 186] [ 188]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The brig collided with the steamship Wearmouth ( United Kingdom and was abandoned 12 nautical miles (22 km) east south east of Spurn Point , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Wearmouth .[ 189]
Fingalton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to South Shields , County Durham. She was refloated on 31 January and towed in to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 101]
Golden Racer
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Min River before 30 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo to an American port.[ 190] [ 191] [ 192]
Inkerman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 112]
Ionian
Greece
The steamship ran aground at El Ferrol , Spain.[ 87]
Jason
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland before 6 January.[ 29]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Beadnell , Northumberland.[ 32] [ 35]
Jeune Marie
France
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 121]
Latour d' Auvergne
France
The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade , Charente-Inférieure before 20 January.[ 55]
Liron
France
The ship was wrecked on the Portuguese coast before 20 January. Her crew were rescued.[ 55]
Mauritius
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Grand Manan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland, to Saint John, New Brunswick.[ 25]
Marie Eulalie
France
The ship was driven ashore near "Boucaud" before 29 January.[ 180]
Melanie
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Boncaut", Basses-Pyrénées before 17 January.[ 3]
Mercury
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Portugal Cove , Newfoundland , British North America . She was on a voyage from Carbonear , Newfoundland, to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 79]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was refloated on 26 January and taken in to Bridlington.[ 112] [ 63]
Pilote
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore near "Boucaud" before 29 January.[ 180]
Regina
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked before 22 January. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hong Kong .[ 180]
Sir Edmund Lyons
United Kingdom
The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (34°15′N 27°10′E / 34.250°N 27.167°E / 34.250; 27.167 ) east of Heraklion , Crete . Her thirteen crew were rescued by Maltese ( Malta ).[ 155] [ 25] [ 193]
Sirene
France
The schooner was wrecked at Saint-Briac-sur-Mer , Ille-et-Vilaine before 20 January. Her crew were rescued.[ 55]
Triumph
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire on or before 25 January.[ 164]
Trude
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Sulina , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port.[ 17]
Turner
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat.[ 45]
Tweed
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Dover , Kent in a capsized condition.[ 22]
Unanimity
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of County Durham in early January.[ 22]
Wards
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at "Warren", Northumberland. She was refloated on 9 January and taken in to Lindisfarne , Northumberland.[ 16]
William Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship was presumed to have foundered in the North Sea between 2 and 8 January with the loss of all hands.[ 16]
William' s Adventure
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Worthing , Sussex . She was refloated on 23 January and towed in to Shoreham-by-Sea in a severely damaged condition.[ 145] [ 98]
Yoloff
France
The brig was driven ashore at Cape de Fer, Algeria . Her crew were rescued.[ 86]
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