List of shipwrecks in October 1854
The list of shipwrecks in October 1854 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1854 .
1 October
2 October
3 October
List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Alice
Isle of Man
The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . Her five crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat.[ 6]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Abergele , Denbighshire . Her crew were rescued by the Rhyl Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saltney , Cheshire .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Grange , andPersian
France United Kingdom
The steamships collided in the Sea of Marmora and were both severely damaged. A passenger aboard Persian was killed; she was on a voyage from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 10]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground on the Horse Bank, at the mouth of the River Ribble and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Preston, Lancashire .[ 7] [ 8]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with a steamship and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued by Matchless United Kingdom .[ 11] [ 12] Isabella was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London .[ 7]
Laura Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the North West Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Caernarfon .[ 8]
Sarah Park
United States
The barque ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to New York . She was refloated.[ 9]
4 October
5 October
List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Aphrodite
Dantzic
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tvensted", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom .[ 15]
Duke of Richmond
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (12°12′N 24°31′W / 12.200°N 24.517°W / 12.200; -24.517 ) and was abandoned. All on board were rescued by Stag ( United Kingdom ), apart from five men who took to a lifeboat and were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom ). Duke of Richmond was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso , Chile and Callao , Peru.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank off South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat . She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk to South Shields.[ 3] [ 19] [ 20]
Gazelle
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Alt Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Härnösand , Sweden to Arundel , Sussex .[ 15]
Gylfe
Sweden
The steamship was wrecked near "Orefrundsgripet". Her crew were rescued.[ 21]
Hazard
Netherlands
The koff was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Woolwich , Kent , United Kingdom by a steamship . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk , Russia to London , United Kingdom.[ 22] [ 23]
Helene
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore at Harboøre . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Aalborg .[ 13]
John Rutledge
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 7] [ 24] John Rutledge was refloated the next day and towed into the River Mersey .[ 25]
Patriot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Robertsknut", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 15]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was subsequently boarded by the crew of a fishing smack and taken in to Bridlington .[ 26]
Polar Star
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued by Annameoka (Flag unknown). Polar Star was on a voyage from London to New Zealand.[ 27]
Tvillingen Daniel and Wilco
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Wesserkliff", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Groningen .[ 28]
6 October
7 October
8 October
List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ellen and Mary
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with South Pictou ( British North America ) and sank in the Irish Sea . Her crew were rescued by South Pictou .[ 25]
Hope
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer , Kent . Her crew were rescued.[ 20]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Miscou Island , New Brunswick , British North America .[ 30]
Lancaster
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Zilpah P. Brown ( United States ). Lancaster was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire [ 31]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Santos , Brazil . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to London .[ 32]
Magnet
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 33]
Pilote
France
The lugger was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham , United Kingdom .[ 14]
Ruby
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to London .[ 34]
Vine
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of the Isles of Scilly . Her crew survived.[ 13]
9 October
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Geertruida
Netherlands
The ship was sighted in the Vlie whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Stettin . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 36]
11 October
12 October
List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Premier
France
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure . She was refloated and takne in to Lowestoft , Suffolk in a leaky condition.[ 14]
Sir Howard Douglas
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Læsø , Denmark and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Stettin .[ 30] [ 39] She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Frederikshavn , Denmark.[ 18] Her captain was subsequently found not guilty of unlawfully scuttling the ship.[ 39]
Walter R. Jones
United States
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the Thames Estuary . Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom ). Walter R. Jones was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .[ 13] [ 14]
13 October
List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ajax
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground west of The Mewstone , Devon . All on board, about 300 people, were rescued by HMS Calcutta , HMS Confiance (both Royal Navy ) and the tug Queen ( United Kingdom ).[ 40]
Ann Elizabeth
Kingdom of Sardinia
The galiot was driven ashore at Genoa . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim , United Kingdom to Genoa.[ 30]
Elvira
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Groomsport , County Down . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast for repairs.[ 41]
London Packet
Guernsey
The schooner was driven ashore in Gaspé Bay.[ 37]
14 October
15 October
16 October
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Cairson
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough , Yorkshire , Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[ 44]
Félicité
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque , Nord . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Dunkerque.[ 43]
Henrietta
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dunkerque.[ 43]
Jane and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Roth Island", Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Stettin .[ 45]
Jeane Clementine
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Combartin". Her crew were rescued.[ 46] [ 47]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 44]
Nuestra Signora della Rosaria
Kingdom of Sardinia
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Genoa . She was refloated.[ 14]
Sané
French Navy
The paddle frigate ran aground at Toulon , Var . She was refloated the next day.[ 48] [ 49]
Strive
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 30°40′W / 44.000°N 30.667°W / 44.000; -30.667 ). Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Arvum . Strive was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York , United States.[ 50]
Tottenham
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Woody Point, Newfoundland , British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Quebec City.[ 51]
17 October
List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ambrosia
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Cleethorpes and Tetney , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Gothenburg , Sweden to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 31] [ 43]
Ann Guthrie
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith , Lothian . She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Fisherrow , Lothian.[ 43]
Atalanta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Addlethorpe , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex . She was subsequently destroyed by fire.[ 43]
Boreas
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk [ 46] [ 47] [ 52]
Bosphorus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham .[ 43] She had been refloated by 24 October.[ 53]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Arklow , County Wicklow .[ 10]
Dandy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Tetney. She was on a voyage from the River Thames to the River Tyne .[ 46] [ 54]
Eliza Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner departed from Liverpool , Lancashire for Newry , County Antrim . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 55]
Emporium
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to South Shields.[ 53] [ 56] [ 46] [ 47] [ 57]
Essay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in north east England. She had been refloated by 24 October.[ 53]
Freedom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sutton-on-Sea , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Exeter , Devon to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 43]
George Bentinck
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[ 43]
Gothen
Sweden
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Hull.[ 56] [ 43] [ 46] [ 47]
Hamilton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in north east England. She had been refloated by 24 October.[ 53]
Hazard
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex .[ 14]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in north east England. She had been refloated by 24 October.[ 53]
Hilding
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Hull.[ 56] [ 43]
Iron Gem
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked between Grainthorpe and Tetney. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[ 43]
Labrador
French Navy
Crimean War : The paddle frigate was shelled and set afire at Sevastopol , Russia .[ 58]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields or Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 43] [ 46]
Niagara
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hendon , County Durham .[ 53] [ 57] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada , British North America to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 59]
Nicholas Wood
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore at Grainthorpe , Lincolnshire.[ 43] She had been refloated by 24 October.[ 53]
Plato
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore near West Hartlepool , County Durham.[ 60] [ 59]
Prince Albert
United Kingdom
The smack was wrecked at Amlwch , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Wicklow .[ 43] [ 44]
Queen of Trumps
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Goodwick , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 57]
Regent
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Tetney. All on board were rescued.[ 53] [ 56] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Grimsby.[ 35]
Roberto
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Tetney. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland.[ 43] [ 47]
Robust
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore west of Goodwick. Her three crew were rescued.[ 57]
Sicilia
United Kingdom
The steamship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Francisco ( Spain ). Sicilia was on a voyage from Palermo , Sicily to Liverpool.[ 30]
Tanager
Norway
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of at least five crew.[ 53]
William
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Tetney. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Hartlepool.[ 56] [ 46] [ 47]
18 October
List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Albert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ossebow Island, Georgia , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia .[ 18]
Albion
United Kingdom
The schooner struck the breakwater and sank at Holyhead , Anglesey with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire .[ 61]
Alpha
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Tarbert , Argyllshire , where she became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Dunbar , Lothian to Galway .[ 10]
Annie
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Liverpool.[ 62]
Charlotte
Denmark
The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked between Grainthorpe and Tetney , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Grimsby , Lincolnshire.[ 43] [ 46]
Corsair
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 60]
Courier
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Scalby , Yorkshire . She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough .[ 37]
Deptford
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool.[ 60] [ 59]
Earl of Hopetown
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[ 60]
Eliza and Mary
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Billyboy was wrecked on the Goswick Sand Ridge, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all on board.[ 43] [ 63]
Emma
France
The brig was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[ 43]
Emma Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia . She was refloated on 21 October.[ 45]
Essay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to the River Wear .[ 46]
Essex
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[ 60] [ 59]
Gipsy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Huntcliff Foot, Yorkshire . All on board were rescued.[ 60] She was on a voyage from Arbroath , Forfarshire to Sunderland.[ 35]
Happy Return
United Kingdom
The fishing lugger foundered in the English Channel off the Dudgeon Sandbank with the loss of all eleven crew.[ 64]
Helene
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned off Hartlepool. She was later towed in to Hartlepool.[ 59]
Henry Wells
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[ 59]
Iris
United Kingdom
The ship sank of St. Govan's Head , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool.[ 10]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Abersoch , Caernarfonshire.[ 10]
Lady Dundas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[ 46]
Let-me-alone
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[ 43]
Maid of Whitehaven
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Ramsey, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 10]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool for Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 65]
Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Ramsey, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Harrington, Cumberland .[ 56]
Montgomery
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Demerara , British Guiana . She put back to Calcutta for repairs.[ 66]
Prospect
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned off Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hartlepool. Prospect subsequently came ashore.[ 59]
Richard and Mary
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport, Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 43]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Abercastle , Pembrokeshire .[ 43]
Tanner
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Humberston , Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Hartlepool. She was refloated on 27 October.[ 67]
Trial
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[ 43]
Vulcan
France
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[ 43]
William Thompson
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[ 43]
19 October
List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Savannah River . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia , United States.[ 17]
Anne Longton
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool.[ 56]
Caroline Adolphine
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked near Rønne , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Prussia to Montrose, Forfarshire , United Kingdom .[ 68] [ 69]
Cecilia
United Kingdom
The steamship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°54′N 8°31′W / 49.900°N 8.517°W / 49.900; -8.517 ). Her crew were rescued.[ 70] Presumed subsequently foundered.[ 71]
Eliza Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tetney Haven , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick , British North America to Grimsby , Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Grimsby.[ 27]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth , Devon to Liverpool.[ 56] [ 72]
Nene Valley
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north west of Cape Northumberland on the south-east coast of South Australia .[ 73]
Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tetney Haven. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Grimsby. She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Grimsby.[ 27]
William Watson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tetney Haven. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Grimsby. She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Grimsby.[ 27]
20 October
List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Bertha
Stralsund
The ship ran aground on the Knashaken, south of Helsingborg , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Stralsund.[ 69] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark for repairs.[ 67]
Defiance
United States
The schooner collided with the brig J. J. Audubon in Lake Huron and foundered. Her crew survived.[ 74]
J. J. Audubon
United States
The brig collided with the schooner Defiance in Lake Huron and foundered. Her crew survived.[ 74]
Tenterden
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Marshchapel , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire.[ 67]
Theodor
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore on Sylt , Duchy of Holstein . Her crew were rescued.[ 68]
22 October
23 October
24 October
List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Pacific
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Tynemouth , Northumberland by the steamship Chanticleer ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Blyth, Northumberland .[ 67]
Thomas and Ann
United Kingdom
The collier , a brig or schooner , was run into by Moro Castle ( United Kingdom ) off Dungeness , Kent and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Moro Castle . She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Manche , France to Sunderland, County Durham . Thomas and Ann was discovered derelict off Dungeness on 28 October. She was towed in to Dover , Kent by the fishing smack Blue-eyed Maid ( United Kingdom ).[ 81] [ 67]
18 May
Hamburg
The galeas sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham , United Kingdom . She put in to Cuxhaven in a sinking condition.[ 67]
25 October
26 October
27 October
List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Bellerophon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Memel , Prussia .[ 55]
Dart
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by Tecumseh ( British North America ). Her crew were rescued by Tecumseh . Dart was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London .[ 88]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The Mersey flat sank off the Hilbre Islands , Cheshire . Her crew survived.[ 69] [ 89]
Grace
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Avon . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dumfries .[ 55]
Harvest
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Newhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven.[ 67]
Lamoriguière
France
Crimean War : The troopship was wrecked at the entrance to the Sea of Marmora . All on board were rescued by Gorgone ( French Navy ).[ 85]
Melbourne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry , Cheshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sydney , New South Wales .[ 45]
Neustrie
France
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Porto Plata".[ 90]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The Yorkshire billyboy struck the Megstone Rock, in the Farne Islands , Northumberland and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunbar , Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 67]
Queen Anne
United Kingdom
The smack foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued by the schooner Anna Maria ( United Kingdom ).[ 5]
Theburn
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Onny Island", County Galway .[ 55]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore at Cape Hogan, Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island , British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated and put in to Arichat , Nova Scotia in a severely hogged and leaky condition.[ 50]
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ant
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Blyth, Northumberland .[ 67]
Boyne
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with Miriam ( United Kingdom ) in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Miriam .[ 67]
HMS Cossack
Royal Navy
The Cossack -class corvette ran aground on the Draystone, off Sheerness , Kent .
James
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford . Her crew were rescued.[ 91]
Jupiter
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay . Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Vera Cruz , Mexico.[ 92]
Queen
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore near Carrickfergus , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 92]
Santurce
Spain
The brig caught fire at Málaga and was scuttled.[ 93]
Sarah Anne
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Sheepland Point, County Down with the loss of a crew member.[ 94] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, Monmouthshire and Matanzas , Cuba .[ 55]
Teia
Trieste
The brig was driven ashore at Lochgilphead , Argyllshire , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 95] She was refloated on 3 November.[ 17]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Courland Governorate . Her crew were rescued.[ 75]
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 92]
William Poole
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Holyhead , Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[ 91]
29 October
30 October
31 October
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1854
Ship
State
Description
Adriana Petronella
Netherlands
The full-rigged ship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west north west of Kangean Island , Netherlands East Indies . She was consequently beached on Lapude Island.[ 101]
Albert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Ossabaw Island , Georgia , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia .[ 102]
Bellesa
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Prata Shoal, in the South China Sea before 11 October. She was refloated and put in to Hong Kong .[ 100]
Beta
Bremen
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 October. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to London , United Kingdom . She was discovered by Dr. Rogers ( United States ) and taken in to Hunts Hole, Massachusetts , where she arrived on 5 November.[ 77]
Caldera
United States
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of China. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to San Francisco, California [ 103]
Cyane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Prata Shoal before 10 October. She was refloated and put in to Hong Kong.[ 100]
Davenport
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 12 October. Her 21 crew were rescued by the brig Regent ( United Kingdom ).[ 41] [ 46] Davenport was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 35]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Clara ( United Kingdom ) and sank off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of three lives.[ 104]
Eliza Thornton
United States
The ship was wrecked on "Pert Brancka".[ 105]
Ellis
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea . Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Milan ( United States ). Ellis was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 106]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic Ocean before 24 October. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Singapore , Straits Settlements . She was discovered on that date by Ann Bridson ( United Kingdom and was set afire.[ 107]
Four Seasons
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 October.[ 5]
Hiram
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the South China Sea before 9 October.[ 100]
Holmes
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off St. Govan's Head , Pembrokeshire in late October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Liverpool.[ 55]
Isis
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 October.[ 51]
Juno
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 11 October.[ 31]
Laromiguière
France
The transport ship was wrecked near Varna , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Balaklava , Russia to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire.[ 58]
Manilla
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. Her crew were rescued by Tempest ( United Kingdom ). Manilla was on a voyage from British Honduras to London .[ 88]
Marianne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of China. She was on a voyage from Whampoa to Amoy .[ 103]
Morayshire
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean before 12 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to London.[ 41]
Old Hickory
United States
The barque struck a sunken wreck off Tynemouth , Northumberland , United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Calcutta , India.[ 14] She put in to London for repairs.[ 14]
Rob Roy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Andaman Islands before 9 October. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to China.[ 108]
Royal Southwark
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 October. .[ 109]
Thomas Chadwick
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Prata Shoal before 11 October.[ 110] [ 105]
Thorburn
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 91]
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