List of shipwrecks in November 1855
The list of shipwrecks in November 1855 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1855 .
1 November
List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Antillus
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham .[ 1]
Frau Anna
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Hamburg.[ 2]
Meurida
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Whitby , Yorkshire , United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Grimstad .[ 2] [ 3]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand.[ 4] [ 2] Her crew were rescued.[ 3] She was refloated on 3 November and taken in to South Shields.[ 5]
Pacific
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Greenhithe , Kent to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a French Navy tug .[ 6] [ 7]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Tetney , Lincolnshire.[ 2] She was refloated on 8 November and taken in to Grimsby for repairs.[ 8]
Samson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Amlwch , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Amlwch.[ 2]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Sand Hale, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to South Shields , County Durham.[ 2] She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Grimsby.[ 9]
Tower
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Amlwch. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amlwch.[ 2]
HMS Waterwitch
Royal Navy
The Waterwitch -class brig-sloop sank at Sheerness , Kent .[ 10]
2 November
List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Dasher
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Bideford to Plymouth , Devon .[ 11]
Eclipse
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Saugor for Mauritius . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 12]
Hartlepool
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields , County Durham .[ 11] [ 13]
Manchester
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Port-en-Bessin , Calvados , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 14]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Agalaga Island , Mauritius . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee , India .[ 15]
Persian
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Salonica , Greece . She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey .[ 16]
Sunbeam
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Sandhale, Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 16]
3 November
List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Abigail
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on Middle Mouse , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by the steamship Emerald ( United Kingdom ). Abigail was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 17]
Albion
United Kingdom
The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Orfordness , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued by the keepers of the Orfordness Low Light . She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 18] [ 14] [ 19] [ 20]
Alexander
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven , Suffolk.[ 18]
Alexandrina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley , Suffolk.[ 18] She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 21]
Amia Berendina
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Bawdsey , Suffolk. She was refloated on 25 November and taken in to Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom .[ 22]
Anna
Kingdom of Hanover
The galiot ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to South Shields.[ 5]
Anna Catherine
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Green Banks, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan , and sank. Her crew were rescued the next day by the tug Beaufort ( United Kingdom ).[ 17] [ 23] [ 24]
Anne
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh , Suffolk.[ 11]
Argo
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18]
Armina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley.[ 25]
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland , Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Atlantic
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 18]
Atlas
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18]
Balmoral
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kessingland.[ 25] She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk.[ 26]
Blue-eyed Maid
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18]
Cape Horn
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[ 27] Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Charlotte Mary
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Thorpeness with the loss of six of the seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Norwich , Norfolk to London.[ 18] [ 19]
Clio
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Harburg, Hamburg to South Shields.[ 5]
Concord
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18] Her crew were rescued. She subsequently became a wreck.[ 21]
Coromandel
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Walmer Castle , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to London.[ 16]
Correggio
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Orfordness . Her eleven crew were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 18] [ 28] [ 19]
Die Traube
Stettin
The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees . She was on a voyage from Calais to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham. She was refloated on 9 November and towed in to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 29] [ 30]
Elvira
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued.[ 18] She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. Elvira was refloated on 24 February 1856 and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 31]
Emma
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Southwold. Her crew were rescued. She was sold on 14 November but subsequently became a wreck.[ 27] [ 18]
Eugenie
France
The brigantine ran aground off the Mumbles , Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea , Glamorgan in a sinking condition.[ 17] [ 23]
Fairy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh.[ 11]
Fancy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus . She was on a voyage from Dordrecht , South Holland , Netherlands to South Shields , County Durham.[ 18] [ 19]
Frederica Heloise
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[ 18] [ 19] She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to South Shields.[ 29]
Hannah
China
The ship was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18]
Hylton Castle
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[ 27] Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover , Kent to Seaham , County Durham.[ 18] [ 29]
Jane Howard
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent . She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Seaham , County Durham. Jane Howars was later refloated and taken in to Sandwich, Kent for repairs.[ 25] [ 32]
John and Ann
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[ 18] [ 25] [ 13]
John Parker
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell , Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 18] She was on a voyage from London to Seaham.[ 33]
Legatus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft.[ 25]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland.[ 18] [ 34]
Maggie
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford Haven.[ 18] [ 9] She was on a voyage from London to Whitby , Yorkshire .[ 21]
Marmion
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued.[ 18] She was refloated on 9 November and taken in to Lowestoft.[ 9]
Martenute
Netherlands
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18] [ 28]
Navigationen
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 9 November.[ 35]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[ 27] Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[ 27] Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Orwell Lass
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18] She had become a wreck by 9 November.[ 35]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn , Norfolk. She was subsequently refloated and taken in to harbour in a severely leaky condition.[ 14] [ 29]
Pilgrim
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Minsmere , Suffolk, England.[ 27] Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with Esther ( United Kingdom and was abandoned in the English Channel with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Esther . Pilot was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to London.[ 36] [ 33]
Silvanus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued. She was declared a total loss.[ 18]
Superb
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Barking, Essex to Sunderland. She was refloated on 14 November.[ 37] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[ 38]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley.[ 18]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18]
Sylvanus
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[ 25] [ 29] [ 19]
Talbot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kessingland.[ 25]
Testerin
France
The ship was wrecked on the Kenfig Rocks, on the coast of Glamorgan. Her six crew were rescued.[ 17]
Three Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland. She was refloated the next day.[ 9]
Union
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[ 18] [ 14]
Vesta
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Orfordness Lighthouse with the loss of two of her crew and a member of the Coast Guard who went to their rescue. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to London.[ 18] [ 14] [ 29]
Waterhouse
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Orfordness Lighthouse . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne[ 18] [ 14]
Watermilloch
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued.[ 18] [ 25]
Wells
United Kingdom
The collier , a schooner , was driven ashore at Orford Haven.[ 18] She was on a voyage from London to Goole , Yorkshire . She was refloated on 6 November and taken in to Aldeburgh.[ 9] [ 39]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley.[ 18]
Yare
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued.[ 18]
4 November
List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Bellona
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Grainthorpe , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. She was refloated on 22 January 1856 and towed in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire.[ 25] [ 40]
Elizabeth and Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Tetney , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 25]
Freja
Norway
The brig was driven ashore near Marshchapel , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Hartlepool.[ 25] [ 13]
Hebron
United Kingdom
The barque struck a sunken rock off Havana , Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Havana.[ 41]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and caught fire at Broadstairs , Kent .[ 25]
Hortensia
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to London , United Kingdom.[ 25]
Maria
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was discovered derelict at sea. She was taken in to Deal, Kent .[ 25]
Martin Luther
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Orford, Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 25]
Omar Pascha
United States
The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan off Sheboygan, Wisconsin .[ 42]
Thomas Edward
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Orford Haven, Suffolk. She was refloated on 6 November and taken in to Aldeburgh , Suffolk.[ 9]
Washington
United States
The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan off Sheboyagn.[ 42]
5 November
List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Cristina and Maria
Denmark
The schooner was run down by the barque Dumfries ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Whitby , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 43]
Credo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the White Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River . She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America . She was refloated and beached at Saint-André-d'Argenteuil , Province of Canada.[ 44]
Evans
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Heugh Lighthouse , County Durham . Her crew were rescued.[ 9]
Petrel
French Navy
The aviso was wrecked at Christiansand , Norway. Her crew survived.[ 45] [ 46]
Pink
United Kingdom
The sloop sank in the River Dee at Flint . Her crew were ashore. She was refloated and beached at Aston, Flintshire .[ 47]
Ripon
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground at Southampton , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Southampton. She was later refloated and taken in to Southampton.[ 48]
Union
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her crew were rescued by a yawl . She had broken up by 8 November.[ 21] [ 34]
6 November
7 November
List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Alnwick Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Blyth, Northumberland . She was on a voyage from London to Blyth. She was refloated on 11 November and taken in to Blyth.[ 53] [ 54]
Arnold
Stralsund
The schooner collided with the brig Caroline ( Greifswald ). She was abandoned the next day off Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[ 55]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Siciliana Point, Sicily . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Agrigento , Sicily and London.[ 56] [ 57]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham by a schooner . Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 9 November by Zealous ( United Kingdom ). Friendship was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to South Shields .[ 8] [ 30]
Lima
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Main-à-Dieu , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America.[ 58]
Reliance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from Harwich to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 54]
William and Sarah
United Kingdom
The brigantine was wrecked at Netherbane Head, Dumfriesshire with the loss of two of the six people on board. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 59] [ 60]
8 November
List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Earl Grey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cromer Knoll, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 61]
Finlay
British North America
The steamship suffered a boiler explosion of Port Stanley , Province of Canada and sank with the loss of eight of the 23 people on board.[ 62]
Maria Luiza
Spain
The barque ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was refloated and towed into The Downs in a leaky condition and was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom.[ 61] [ 35]
Rosina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and capsized in the Solway Firth . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Carlisle, Cumberland .[ 63] She was refloated on 10 November.[ 64]
Tally Ho!
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Lady Bouch Sand, in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from Chepston , Monmouthshire to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was refloated and beached.[ 54]
9 November
List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and was wrecked off Point Ferrolle, Newfoundland . She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick , British North America to Queenstown, County Cork .[ 65]
David Brown
British North America
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 66]
Druid
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Robert Parker ( United Kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Robert Parker . Druid was on a voyage from Quebec City] to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 67]
Germania
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of County Durham , United Kingdom . She floated off and ran aground on the Herd Sand. She was refloated.[ 35]
Norman
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Poole, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Poole to Fleetwood , Lancashire . She was refloated and put back to Poole in a leaky condition.[ 17]
Prince Albert Edward
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Cape Carabourneu". She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 68] [ 69]
10 November
List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Adelheid
Kingdom of Hanover
The schooner was wrecked on "Neko Island", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Prussia to an English port.[ 56]
Dart
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Cresswell, Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 30]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Cairnbulg , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Inverness to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 9] [ 59] She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire.[ 51]
Neptune , andUnity
United Kingdom
The steamship Neptune was in collision with the sloop Unity and ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. Unity was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham. She was beached.[ 8]
Ralph Waller
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from the Chincha Islands , Peru to Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 70] [ 71]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Goole , Yorkshire to Lowestoft , Suffolk . She was refloated and take in to Burnham Overy Staithe.[ 56]
11 November
List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
August and Julius
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Lagos for London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 12]
Effort
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Lowestoft , Suffolk.[ 26] [ 30]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated.[ 30]
Isabella
United States
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Spartel , Morocco. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 72] [ 73]
Kron Prinds Oscar
Norway
The ship ran aground on Sandhammaren, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Härnösand to London , United Kingdom .[ 53]
Lord John Russell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lavernack Point, Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Cádiz , Spain.[ 53]
Peterel
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the brig Brothers ( United Kingdom ) and capsized in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued by Brothers . Peterel was on a voyage from Drogheda , County Louth to Preston, Lancashire .[ 7] [ 74] [ 75] She was towed in to Douglas, Isle of Man on 14 November.[ 56]
Robert
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Spartel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg.[ 73]
Royal William
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the breakwater at Holyhead , Anglesey and sank. Her crew were rescued.[ 53] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 76] [ 8] Royal William was refloated on 16 November and beached.[ 44]
12 November
List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Content
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 8] [ 30] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 9]
Gem
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and reported to have been severely damaged between Bridlington and Flamborough Head.[ 8] [ 30] She was on a voyage from London to Seaham , County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 9]
Margaret and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands , Norfolk .[ 7] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 26]
North Pole
United Kingdom
The brig was driven onto the Boulmer Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 30]
Pet
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with the barque Zollverein ( Norway ) and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Pet was on a voyage from Seaham to London.[ 7] [ 9] [ 77]
True Blue
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the barque Caliban ( United States ) and foundered off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew were rescued by Caliban .[ 26] [ 30]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from Ghent , East Flanders , Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 9] [ 30]
13 November
14 November
15 November
List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Cintra
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey whilst avoiding a collision with another steamship.[ 64]
Dundonald
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at the East India Docks , London .[ 44]
Eliza Hall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands, Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Arbroath , Forfarshire. She was refloated on 19 November and towed in to Broughty Ferry in a leaky condition.[ 44]
Georgina
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Gaa Sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 56] [ 84]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Höganäs , Sweden. She was refloated the next day.[ 85]
Iodine
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Earl Grey ( United Kingdom ). Iodine was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 86] [ 57]
Jason
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground off "Principos Island", Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Izmit to Constantinople . She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 87]
Sarah Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Hankin Point, Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Agrigento , Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 88] She was refloated and put into the Belfast Lough in a leaky condition. Subsequently taken in to Belfast , County Antrim for repairs.[ 47]
Therese
United Kingdom
The barque was run into by the steamship Borussia (Flag unknown) and sank in the Humber .[ 77]
16 November
List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Duchess of Kent
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 89] She was refloated the next day.[ 44]
Maid of Lorn
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock , Renfrewshire and partially sank. She was refloated the next day.[ 90]
Presto
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Langlade Island . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Liverpool.[ 91]
Sir Charles Napier
United Kingdom
The ship was beached on Watling's Island , Bahamas . She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 91]
Sir Robert Preston
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Staithes , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Perth to London . She was refloated on 18 November and taken in to Whitby , Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[ 86] [ 92]
17 November
18 November
19 November
20 November
21 November
22 November
List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Columbus
United Kingdom
The ship was departed from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil for Falmouth, Cornwall . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 102]
Paea
Denmark
The brigantine ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom. She was refloated.[ 101]
Watson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in St. Peter's Bay, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to the River Tyne .[ 103]
23 November
24 November
25 November
List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Alexander , andGlory
United Kingdom
The brig Alexander collided with the schooner Glory at Hartlepool , County Durham . Both vessels were severely damaged.[ 22]
Brilliant
Guernsey
The ship ran aground at South Shields , County Durham and was consequently beached at East Hartlepool .[ 22]
Concordia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Key Vaccos and caught fire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 106]
Dove
United Kingdom
The derelict brig foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough , Yorkshire .[ 55]
Edgar
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Langothland ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to South Shields. She put in to Bridlington , Yorkshire , where she ran aground.[ 22]
Frederick Franz
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
The barque ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated and towed in to Harwich , Essex.[ 101]
Pleiades
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at South Shields. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London . She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool in a severely damaged condition.[ 107] [ 101]
Robert
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Tongue Sand, off the coast of Kent with the loss of four of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the luggers Ocean and Secret (both United Kingdom ). Robert was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to London .[ 22] [ 108] [ 101]
26 November
List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by Petrel ( United Kingdom ). Commerce was on a voyage from Syra , Greece to an English port.[ 104] [ 68]
Marie-Roche-Bernard
France
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom ). Marie-Roche-Bernard was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Bordeaux , Gironde .[ 109] [ 108] [ 110] [ 111]
Messenger
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Alliance ( United Kingdom ). Messenger was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 112]
Psyche
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from London to Moulmein , British Burma . She was refloated the next day and put in to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 55]
27 November
28 November
29 November
30 November
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Echo
Netherlands
The barque collided with the barque Camelion ( Netherlands ) and sank in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island , Caernarfonshire , United Kingdom with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Camelion . Echo was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 58] [ 119]
Flying Fish
Jersey
The schooner was run down and sunk in the English Channel 24 nautical miles (44 km) off Start Point, Devon by the barque Aerolite ( United Kingdom ). All on board were rescued by Aerolite . Flying Fish was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 120]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in the Goeree Gat, off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 120]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to St. Ives, Cornwall .[ 121]
Melance
France
The brig was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Newfoundland , British North America.[ 122]
Rover
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough , Yorkshire with the loss of her captain.[ 120]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1855
Ship
State
Description
Baron Holsberg
Duchy of Holstein
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 November.[ 107]
Burtemente
United Kingdom
The ship sank off the coast of China before 15 November.[ 123]
Dale Park
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Isles of Scilly before 26 November.[ 41]
Energy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 29 November.[ 68]
Fredericke
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Droogden Bank, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Ystad , Sweden. She was refloated on 5 November.[ 53] [ 9]
George Foster
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom ).[ 109]
James Redden
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Beaumont Shoal, in the Saint Lawrence River between 5 and 8 November. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland . She was refloated and put back to Quebec City.[ 107]
Julia Setubalense
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 23 and 25 November. She was on a voyage from Madeira to New York , United States.[ 124]
Junior
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Louisberg , Nova Scotia , British North America before 5 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trapani , Sicily to Quebec City.[ 44]
Leopoldine
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom ).[ 109]
Peruvian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Egg Island before 12 November. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Quebec City.[ 8]
Sarantes
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana , Cuba .[ 8]
Sardinia
Royal Sardinian Navy
The steamship foundered in the Black Sea with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Balaklava , Russia to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 125]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 19 November.[ 126]
Swift
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate , Kent. She was refloated.[ 32]
Tally-ho
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Lady-beach" before 9 November. She was refloated and taken in to the Swash in a sinking condition.[ 21]
Tartar
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom ).[ 109]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by Pollux ( United Kingdom ). Thomas was towed in to South Shields , County Durham on 7 November in a derelict condition.[ 9]
Vrouw Martha
Netherlands
The ship was abandoned at sea before 14 November. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to London , United Kingdom.[ 127] [ 128]
Zabina
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated on 19 November with assistance from the Spurn Lightship ( Trinity House ) or the Sprun Lifeboat, which lost two of her crew whilst assisting.[ 85] [ 88]
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