List of shipwrecks in October 1859

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The list of shipwrecks in October 1859 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1859.

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1 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1859
Ship State Description
Fenegina  Netherlands The brig was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[1]
Heroine  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and sank on the Hvidodde Reef, north of Ronne, Denmark, with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[2][3][4]
Hope  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Jeune Celina ( France). Hope was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Whitby, Yorkshire.[5][6]
Industry  United Kingdom The paddle tug ran aground and sank in the Clyde at Renfrew.[7]
Killarney  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Spiers Point. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7]
Viola  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]

2 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1859
Ship State Description
Republican  France The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[9]

3 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1859
Ship State Description
Agnes  Bremen The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Voltigeur ( United Kingdom). Agnes was on a voyage from the Laguna River to London, United Kingdom.[10][11] She came ashore in the Desertas Islands, Madeira on 28 March 1860 and was wrecked.[12]
Argo  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Sanda Island, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry. She was refloated the next day and beached at Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[13][14]
Bazilei  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony.[15]
Chasseur  France The barque was wrecked at Port Elizabeth. She was on a voyage from Mozambique to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[15]
Clara  United Kingdom The troopship ran aground between The Manacles and Porthallow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Calcutta, India. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed back to Plymouth in a leaky condition.[16][3]
Ellen  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered between The Manacales and St. Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to a Welsh port.[17]
Surat United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cape Colony The hulk was wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[15]
Witch of the Wave United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cape Colony The brigantine was wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[15]

4 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1859
Ship State Description
Monarque  Belgium The ship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Cocanada, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pondicherry, India to ports on the Coromandel Coast.[18]
William  United Kingdom The brigantine was dismasted in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued by Railway ( United Kingdom).[19]

5 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1859
Ship State Description
Blanche  France The steamship ran aground at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Cronstadt, Russia.[20]
Cairo  United States The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Pampero, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[20]
Mariana  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Raine Island, Queensland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kiapara, New Zealand to Calcutta, India.[21]
Tiber  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London. She was refloated on 9 October and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[22][23]
Wallachia  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Kiliya, Russia. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[24]

6 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1859
Ship State Description
American Congress  United States The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to New York.[4]
Iberia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Edinburgh, Lothian. She was refloated.[25]
Isabella  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Lord Fitzgerald and Vescy ( United Kingdom).[26]
Jessica  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the South Atlantic (10°00′S 25°39′W / 10.000°S 25.650°W / -10.000; -25.650). Her 22 crew took to two boats. Fourteen crew on one boat were rescued by the steamship RMS Avon ( United Kingdom); eight in the second boat were rescued by Duguay Trouin ( France). Jessica was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[27][28][29][30]
Little Dorette Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was later refloated.[31]
Majestic  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Bermuda and was damaged. She was on a voyage from St. George's, Bermuda to London. She was refloated and put back for repairs.[27][32]
Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[33]
Neatine  Greece The brig was abandoned in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued by Australia ( Stralsund). Neatine was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[34]
Penelope  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Felicia ( France). Penelope was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[35]
Sarah Johnston United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was driven ashore at Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Miramichi, New Brunswick.[36]
Transit  United States The schooner struck a sunken wreck in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to London. She put in to Dartmouth, Devon in a severely leaky condition.[33]
Urania  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Whitburn Steel, of the coast of County Durham. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Urania was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23]

7 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1859
Ship State Description
Baseleia  United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Brodrene Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The brig was driven ashore on Starholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Turku.[33] She had become a wreck by 11 October.[5]
Chasseur  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Comer  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Sunderland, County Durham.[38]
Harvey  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Stormy Point, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of twelve of her fourteen crew.[39]
Henry and Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[40]
Momolo Austrian Empire The barque was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[41]
Nettledoing  Denmark The galiot ran aground on the Whittaker Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Randers, Norway to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and take in to Wivenhoe, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[23]
Sampson  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Doom Bar. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Padstow, Cornwall for repairs.[42]
Superior  Sweden The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Leman Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Batvia, Netherlands East Indies. She floated off and sank. All on board were rescued by Albion (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey).[23][43]
Surat  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Two Sisters  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand or the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[22][23][38]
Wild Wave  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]

8 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1859
Ship State Description
Countess of Caithness  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Wiken". She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[44]
Duke of Cornwall  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from a port in Caithness to Aberdeen.[45]
Juno  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sharpness, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[46]
Louise  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cowie, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[23]
Sphynx United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Queen ( United Kingdom).[27][42]
Star United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John W. Lovitt ( United Kingdom). Star was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Jamaica.[34][36]

9 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1859
Ship State Description
Alice  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Runnel Stone. Her crew were rescued.[47]
Dove  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[23]
Hannibal  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[22][48]
Isabella  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) east south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Hugh ( United Kingdom). Isabella was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[6]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Land's End, Cornwall and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by Celestine ( France).[49] She was on a voyage from Lydney, Gloucestershire to Appledore, Devon.[50]
Sea  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°40′00″N 11°00′05″W / 44.66667°N 11.00139°W / 44.66667; -11.00139). Her crew were rescued.[51]
T and C Sutton  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Middleton, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hartlepool.[25][41][38][6]

10 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1859
Ship State Description
Briton  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire to Cardigan.[47]
Jacama  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Strait of Banca. She was on a voyage from London to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[52]
Margarethe  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rodskaer.[48]
Orient  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rodskaer. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Cronstadt, Russia.[48]
Pallas  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[41][6]
Red Port  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued by Scorpion ( United Kingdom). Red Port was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[53][54]
Ryhope  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[38]
Susan T. Norcross  United States The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and sank. Her crew were rescued by J. A. Woodhouse ( United States). Susan T Norcross was on a voyage from "Jaguna" to London, United Kingdom.[55]

11 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1859
Ship State Description
Arethusa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Zaga Key, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Zaga, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[56]
Era  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham.[38]
Happy Return  United Kingdom The ship driven ashore and wrecked at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Bexhill-on-Sea.[38]
Henry  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[47]
Jeanette Evans  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Gamle Hellesund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[57]
Lord Palmerston  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition.[5]
Marie Greifswald The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London, United Kingdom.[41]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was refloated the next day.[50]
Quebec  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Eddystone Rocks She was refloated with the assistance of the pilot boat Heroine ( United Kingdom) with intention of beaching her, but she consequently sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Downderry, Cornwall.[58] Her crew were rescued y HMS Topaze ( Royal Navy). Quebec was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to South Shields, County Durham[59]

12 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1859
Ship State Description
Ajax  United Kingdom The ship broke her back at Bombay, India and was condemned.[60]
Atlas  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was severely damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Hartlepool for repairs.[51]
Euphrates  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Inchkeith, Fife. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Leith, Lothian in a waterlogged condition.[1][6]
Florence Nightingale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Porkkala, Grand Duchy of Finland.[61]
Norma  United Kingdom The barque was towed in to Bermuda in a sinking condition by HMS Himalaya ( Royal Navy). Norma was on a voyage from British Honduras to Falmouth, Cornwall.[62]

13 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1859
Ship State Description
Bolina  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to West Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition.[47][63]
Norma Wismar The brig sprang a leak and sank 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Aurora (Denmark Duchy of Schleswig. Norma was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia.[64]
Normandie  France The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain. She was on a voyage from the Gambia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[65][19]
Pacific  United States The schooner collided with another vessel in the Magree Islands. Both vessels sank with the loss of all hands; thirteen lost in Pacific.[66]

14 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1859
Ship State Description
Bonita  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz.[5]
Buron  France The brig was driven ashore on Governors Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Pierre and Miquelon to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Boston.[36]
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz.[5]
Danemark  Denmark The schooner was lost in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[5]
Falcon  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Stoneskar". She was on a voyage from Clackmannan to Cronstadt, Russia.[65]
Flora Temple  United States The ship was wrecked on a rock in the South China Sea. Her crew took to three boats. Those in one boat were rescued by the steamship Gironde ( France). Twenty-nine crew in another boat reached Da Nang, Empire of Đại Nam. The third boat was reported missing. Flora Temple was on a voyage from Macao, China to Havana, Cuba.[67][68]
General Codrington  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Lillegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London.[61] She was refloated on 29 October and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[42]
Josephine  France The lugger collided with British Yeoman ( United Kingdom and was consequently beached at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord.[34]
Pandora  France The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[63]
Templar  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, off St Albans Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset in a severely leaky condition with the assistance of HMS Blenheim ( Royal Navy).[19][6]

15 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1859
Ship State Description
Agatha  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Cape Oro, Greece.[69]
Aspasia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Honour ( United Kingdom). Aspasia was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[70][71][72]
Jemima  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Carlingford, County Louth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to a Baltic port.[73]
Mayor  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were either rescued, or lost. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to a Dutch port.[71][72]
Ringdove United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Charles Chaloner ( United States). Ringdove was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[74]
Robert  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Beacon Rocks. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and put back to Dundee.[75]

16 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1859
Ship State Description
Arabian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Celibatoire flag France The ship collided with Cascade ( United Kingdom and sank in the Atlantic Ocean.[76]
Governess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Howden  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Victoria Dock, Hull, Yorkshire.[5][57]
Lyme Regis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay.[37]
Prince Woronzoff  United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Sabrina  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°15′N 31°30′W / 42.250°N 31.500°W / 42.250; -31.500). Her crew were rescued by William Jarvis ( United States). Sabrina was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[42][72][77]
Scotia  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Noord Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire to Harburg.[78]
Star of the East  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Westmoreland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hartlepool, County Durham, her captain and mate being drunk. Consequently, both had their certificates cancelled.[43]
Wigrams  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]

17 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1859
Ship State Description
Arabian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. Her crew survived.[15]
Arrow  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at St Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Leith, Lothian.[79]
Governess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew survived.[15]
Huntley  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 27 October.[80][81]
Iris  United Kingdom The schooner caught fire and sank in the Bristol Channel off Hartland Point, Devon. She was carrying coal from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to Devoran, Cornwall.[82]
Lyme Regis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew survived.[15]
Navigator  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fourteen crew were rescued by L. A. Allen ( United States). Navigator was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[74][60][55]
Prince Woronzoff  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew survived.[15]
Star of the East  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew survived.[15]
Wigrams  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elizabeth. Her crew survived.[15]

18 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1859
Ship State Description
Jarrow  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Scarborough.[6]
Rainbow  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated.[6]

19 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1859
Ship State Description
Christine  Prussia The brig was lost in the Jahde. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[78]
Clara Pries  Denmark The brigantine was wrecked off Fjaltring.[83] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Almería, Spain to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[50]
Der Ost  Prussia The ship was wrecked on the Scarbro Shoal. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Sydney, New South Wales.[84]
Faria  Portugal The ship ran aground at Oporto. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Lisbon. She was refloated.[85]
Merchant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Seaham.[51]

20 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1859
Ship State Description
Adalbert Flag unknown The brig was driven ashore at Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[86]
Anaa  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Sandhale", Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nykøbing to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She had broken up by 29 October.[87]
Andrea Flag unknown The ship was lost at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[86]
Canada  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off "Ferring", Denmark.[83]
Cito Stettin The schooner was wrecked off Fjaltring, Denmark with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[83][34]
Elise  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gelb Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Harburg.[78] She was refloated the next day and assisted in the Glückstadt, Kingdom of Hanover.[51]
Energy  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered . Her crew were rescued by Thetis ( United Kingdom). Energy was on a voyage from La Barre-de-Monts, Vendée, France to London.[53][88]
Juno  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition.[78]
Mary  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Sulina.[86][89]
Pharos  United Kingdom The smack collided with another smack and foundered off Shuna, Slate Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Easdale, Slate Islands to Wick, Caithness. The other vessel also foundered. Her crew survived.[90]
Punch  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Madonna Shallows, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Antiparos, Greece. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Dalmata ( Greece) and resumed her voyage.[42]
Viendren  Belgium The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea by President ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by President.[91]
Watchword  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prince Albert ( United Kingdom). Watchword was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Palermo, Sicily.[92][53]

21 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1859
Ship State Description
Activ  Prussia The full-rigged ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Clotilda ( Spain). Activ was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[93][80][51]
Anna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Sandhale", Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Nykøbing, Denmark to Hull, Yorkshire.[83]
Ballachulish  United Kingdom The smack collided with Pabros ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Shuna, Slate Islands .[50]
Claudia  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Porthor, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Chester, Cheshire.[94]
Guilliermina  Brazil The schooner collided with Roderick Dhu ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 125 nautical miles (232 km) east of the Abrolhos Archipelago. All on board were rescued by Roderick Dhu.[95]
Heika  Kingdom of Hanover The brig ran ashore and was wrecked at South Shields. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[53][96][51]
Laurence  Belgium The barque was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Cronstadt, Russia.[97] She had become a wreck by 28 October.[98]
Red  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Porthor. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth to Chester.[94]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brazil Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. She was on a voyage from Mogador, Morocco to Liverpool, Lancashire.[73] She was refloated and taken in tow, but consequently sank off the Magazines.[99]

22 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1859
Ship State Description
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]
American  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Point Neuf Shoals, in the Saint Lawrence River.[28] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[85] She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City, where she arrived on 29 October.[100]
Annie Lawson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Punta Brava Rocks, off the coast of Uruguay.[101]
Chesterfield  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the Point of Ayr, Flintshire. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Holywell, Flintshire.[83]
Colonist  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the White Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Victoria (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America[64]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cronstadt.[62]
Freundschaft  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Treptow an der Rega. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Antwerp, Belgium.[83]
Hinde  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and made for Lowestoft, Suffolk.[51]
Mary  United Kingdom The brig was driven onto the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[51]
Mercury  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Helsingborg.[102]
Panope  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Panope was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[83]
Percy  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand. Her crew were rescued. Percy was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[83]
Santa Petronella  Spain The barque was wrecked on the Punta Brava Rocks, off the coast of Uruguay.[103]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship driven ashore at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[97]
Vrouw Renske  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[97]

23 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1859
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Calais, France. She was refloated.[34]
Concurrent  United Kingdom The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104]
Dina  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Hulsbeck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Holmstad.[42]
Lawrence Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cronstadt, Russia.[34]
Manuelita Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[97]
Mary  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields in a leaky condition.[105]
Oder  United Kingdom The steamship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Bordeaux, Gironde, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[106]
Pilot  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hamburg.[107]
Tolvo  Russia The ship was driven ashore near the Catharinenthal Palace, Reval.[97]

24 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1859
Ship State Description
Anna Maria  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Chester, Cheshire for Hayle, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered during the Royal Charter Storm with the loss of all hands.[66]
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sker Point, Glamorgan. Her three crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[89][108]
Eleanor, and
Kendal Castle 		 United Kingdom Eleanor collided with Kendal Castle and drove ashore at Bideford, Devon. All on board were rescued. Eleanor was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 27 October and taken in to Bideford. The crew of Kendal Castle, except her captain, were reported to have gone aboard Eleanor. Kendal Castle also drove ashore.[46][89]
Emil and Carl Lübeck The ship was wrecked on Hogland, Russia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to "Frederickstadt".[34]
Ernte Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The full-rigged ship ran ashore on "Sommars" and sank with the loss of all but two of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[97][96]
Jane M. Thurston  United States The barque was driven ashore at Pendennis Castle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Dandy ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[109]
Jeune Celestine  France The chasse-marée capsized in the English Channel off the Charpentiers Rocks. Her crew were rescued.[89]
Jeune Marie  France The ship sank off the Île-d'Aix, Charente-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth.[109]
Leven  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Chester for Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Royal Charter Storm with the loss of all hands.[66]
Neptune  Norway The yacht was sighted off Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. Presumed subsequently foundered in the Royal Charter Storm.[87]
Oscar  Sweden The brig was driven ashore at St. Mawes, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and towed in to Falmouth in a waterlogged condition.[110][109][111]
Royal Albion  United Kingdom Joan of Arc ( France) drove into Royal Albion, which sank in the River Thames at Erith, Kent with the loss of two of her crew.[109]
St. Michel  France The steamship was wrecked on the Lavardin Rocks. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord.[94]
Troy  United States The vessel foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of 18 lives while carrying passengers and wheat. Eight people survived.[112]
Union  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Worms Head, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[113]
Urania  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Kloster, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Stavanger.[114]
328  Russia The lighter sank whilst on a voyage from "Stieglitz" to Cronstadt.[115]

25 October[edit]

See also: Royal Charter Storm
List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1859
Ship State Description
Abbey  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Kingsgate Bay with the loss of all hands.[109][102][86] Her crew, being drunk, refused the assistance of the Broadstairs and Margate Lifeboats.[116]
Active  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Active  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Clovelly, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated and taken in to Clovelly.[69]
Adur  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Alert  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized at Woodend, Cheshire.[69]
Alice  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Alice Ann  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Alliance  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Alma  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lyme, Dorset.[89]
Ann and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Ann and Susan  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Ariadne  United Kingdom The cutter was wrecked at Saltdean, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Leith, Lothian.[117][93][111]
Arthur Wyaat  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Avance  Sweden The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom.[51][89]
Baretto Junion  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Mozambique Channel off "Maoote Island" with the loss of eleven of her eighteen crew.[118]
Benjamin  United Kingdom The ship sank at Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[109][93]
Black Agnes  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the River Tyne.[102][119] Black Agnes was refloated on 28 October and taken in to Blyth.[50]
Blanche Marie  France The schooner was driven on to rocks and sank at Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her seven crew were rescued by HMS Firefly ( Royal Navy). Blanche Marie was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Guernsey.[111][120]
Boston  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Busy  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the Bristol Channel 8 miles (13 km) south of Lundy Island, Devon.[121] Her four crew were rescued.[122] Busy was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pentewan, Cornwall. She came ashore at Port Isaac, Cornwall.[50]
Caledonia  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Curlew ( United Kingdom) and sank 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west by west of the Smalls Lighthouse. Two crew were rescued by Curlew.[113][11]
Caroline  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent with the loss of three of her crew.[102]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cemaes, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Liverpool.[69][81]
Catherine and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Catherine Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Lundy Island. All hands presumed lost.[69]
Conservative  United Kingdom The ship sank at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Corner  United Kingdom The ship was driven on to the Insand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[51][89][36]
Dart  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Douro  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Eliza  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[113]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom Captain Evans's ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom Captain Williams's ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Elizabeth Lass  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Redlap Cove, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Lymington, Hampshire.[93][123]
Ellen and Esther  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Newport, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Hamburg.[113][11]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Equity  United Kingdom The ship sank at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Frederick William  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[102]
Gaulois  France The steamship ran aground in the Coueron Pass. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and put back to Nantes.[89]
George IV  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Honiton Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lyme.[89]
Isa  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all hands.[86] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Dundee, Forfarshire.[89]
Isabella  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness. Her crew were rescued.[102] Her crew survived.[43] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Caen, Calvados, France.[119]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was dismasted and sank at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
James and Francis  United Kingdom The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Goole, Yorkshire. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; a boat was discovered in the North Sea before 31 October.[104]
Jane  United Kingdom Captain Gray's ship was dismasted and sank at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Jane  United Kingdom Captain Roberts's ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
J. C. Wade  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
John Abbey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent with the loss of all hands.[93][111]
John and Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
John St. Barbe  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked between Lavernock Point and Penarth, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member.[102][93][111]
John Wesley  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Padstow with the loss of all hands.[124]
John White  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Whittaker Sand. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated on 27 October and towed to Strood, Kent in a severely leaky condition and was beached there.[42][72]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to South Shields. She was refloated.[51]
Juno  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland.[102] Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Sunderland.[125]
J. W. Johnson  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on "Hoftea Island", Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Narva, Russia.[86]
Llansantfraid Trader  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Louis Napoleon  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Magdalene  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[86] She was refloated on 30 October.[11]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Margaret and Ann  United Kingdom The ship sank at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Margaret Lloyd  United Kingdom The dandy foundered in the Irish Sea off Cardigan Island, Cardiganshire. Her eight crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[126]
Margaret Reed  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the pier and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon.[94]
Maria and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Mariner  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Swansea.[27][36]
Marlborough  United States The barque was wrecked on the Redcliff Rocks, in the Bristol Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Combe Martin, Devon with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Swansea, Glamorgan.[102][127][124]
Martha  United Kingdom The Amlwch-registered ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Martha  United Kingdom Captain Jones's ship was severely damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Martha  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Pengarnon Point, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Aberayron, Cardiganshire.[50]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The schooner struck the wreck of Northern Bell ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Kent. Her four crew were rescued by the lugger Queen ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Caen, Calvados, France.[109][128][116][43]
Mathilda  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Newport, Monmouthshire with the loss of all hands.[50]
Matthew Owens  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Peterstone, Monmouthshire. She floated off and was subsequently driven ashore at Nash Point, Glamorgan.[27][36]
Mouche  France The schooner was driven ashore at Roscoff, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to "Moricq". She was refloated the next day.[114][72]
Nell  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Nevin  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Parsboro  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough near Cultra, County Antrim.[102][119]
Port Penrhyn  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Pride of Anglesea  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Primera Galan  Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bremen.[102][93][81]
Priscilla  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rouse Point, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Cardigan.[129]
Sea Wave  United Kingdom The barque collided with Grand Trianon ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned off the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Grand Trianon. Sea Wave was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool. She was discovered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire on 29 October and towed in to Holyhead by the tug Briton Ferry ( United Kingdom).[86][46][69][50]
Syren  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire by Victoria ( United Kingdom) with the loss of four of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by Victoria.[109][130]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lyme.[89]
Union  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Worms Head, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset, to Llanelli, Glamorgan.[131]
Villa de Rivadeo  Spain The barque was wrecked on the Porth Golman Rocks, off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[102][86]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Vron  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
William  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme.[89] Her crew were rescued.[114]
William and Martha  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough.[89] She was refloated on 28 October and taken in to Scarborough.[87]
Unidentified smack  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked at Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Unidentified ships Flags unknown Two vessels were lost on the Stones reef, Cornwall.[132]
Unidentified ships Flags unknown Three ships (a barque, a brigantine and a schooner) were lost on Lundy Island in addition to Catherine Thomas mentioned above.[121][69]
Unidentified sloop Flag unknown The sloop was wrecked at Newport, Monmouthshire with the loss of all hands.[50]

26 October[edit]

See also: Royal Charter Storm
List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1859
Ship State Description
A. B. Thompson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall.[46]
Acorn  United Kingdom The ship sank at Penarth, Glamorgan.[102]
Adeona  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. her crew were rescued.[50]
Admiral Cator  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier and sank at West Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to West Hartlepool.[107][81] She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[89]
Affo  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.[133]
Agnes  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Dulas, Anglesey with some loss of life.[102]
Amphitrite Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to London, United Kingdom.[46]
Anais  France The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[89][124]
Ann  United Kingdom While carrying iron ore, the snow from Blyth, Northumberland, was stranded and lost on Morte Point, Devon in a north-westerly force 11 gale with the loss of all hands.[82][109]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at West Hartlepool.[107]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newquay. Her crew survived.[124]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Crantock, Somerset. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[124]
Anna Dorothea  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Lymington, Hampshire, United Kingdom. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Santa María la Antigua del Darién, Granadine Confederation to London[109][102][134]
Anna Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Watchet, Somerset.[86][46] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Anne  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Crantock. Her crew were either rescued, or lost. Anne was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated the next day.[86][89]
Annie  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Newquay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Cardiff.[86]
Atlas  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham.[107] She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hartlepool. She was refloated on 12 December and taken in to Hartlepool.[135]
Auguste  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham.[107][119]
Bahamian  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged in the Canada Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[111][128]
Bard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Beeswing  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[107][119]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Doniford, Somerset. Her crew survived.[86][46][133]
Beverley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stratton, Cornwall with the loss of one of the seven people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard.[102][127] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[119][136]
Blanche  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore and sank at Penarth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Penarth.[119]
Breeze  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Isaac, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[127]
Brigantine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cardiff with the loss of all hands.[93]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Ceibwr Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[102][119] She became a wreck on 1 November.[114]
British Rover  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilsdean, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[43] She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[89]
Bubona  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of North Berwick, Lothian with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[50]
Campion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[89]
Carnarvon Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[89]
Caroline  United Kingdom, and
Taliesen 		The sloop was driven into the steamship Taliesen (and then drove ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.[109] Taliesen also drove ashore.[102]
Caroline  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset.[102]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Weymouth, Dorset.[50]
Carolina  Denmark The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthgain, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff.[50][81]
Catherine  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore in Rhos Bay.[119]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dunster, Somerset.[86][46][133]
Charles George Fryer  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Widemouth Bay near "Mellock", Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff.[86][11][127]
Cherry  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat was driven ashore in the River Dee.[86][119]
Clara  France The schooner was stranded and a total loss on Morte Point and became a total loss.[82]
Croggs  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartepool.[89]
Cuba, and
Mary Anne 		 United Kingdom The brig Cuba collided with the schooner Mary Anne and was then driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Cuba was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London. Mary Anne was also driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Blyth to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. There was only one survivor from Cuba amongst the eleven men that formed both crews.[102][115][116][87]
Cyril  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flint.[50] She had been refloated by 31 October.[62]
Diana  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Douglas Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[94][136]
Dovey Packet  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberdovey, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey to Flint. She was refloated.[86][89]
Drake  United Kingdom The coaster was lost near Portreath, Cornwall.[89]
Duke of York  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[102]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Mumbles.[89] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Edward Protheroe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandy Mouth, north of Bude with the loss of four of her five crew[86][89][127]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at West Hartlepool.[107]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Northern Burrows, off the coast of Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Liverpool.[102][111] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bideford, Devon.[86]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flint.[50]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at "Porthferyn", Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[50]
Eliza flag unknown The brig was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon with the loss of a crew member.[102][127]
Eliza and Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 11 December and resumed her voyage.[11][137]
Elizabeth, and
Paragon 		 United Kingdom The schooner Elizabeth collided with the brig Paragon and was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. Paragon was also driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[86][128][115][119][116] Paragon was refloated on 7 November and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[72]
Eliza Beynon  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore and wrecked at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[89] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Eliza Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[89]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near North Berwick. Her crew were rescued. Eliza was subsequently run into by John and May ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire and /or Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and found to be severelh damaged.[50][43][72]
Ellen,
England,
John and Ann, and
Prince of Wales 		 United Kingdom The barque England was driven into Ellen, John and Ann and the smack Prince of Wales then drove ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. England was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated on 7 November and taken in to Holyhead. Ellen, John and Ann and Prince of Wales also drove ashore. Ellen was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast, County Antrim. John and Ann was on a voyage from Conway, Caernarfonshire to Dublin. Prince of Wales was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Woodend, Cheshire.[102][115][89][138]
Ellen Gwenllen  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnstaple, Devon with the loss of one of her three crew.[102][127][124] She was on a voyage from Bristol to Tenby, Pembrokeshire.[119]
Emma  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged in the River Thames at Erith, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Exmouth, Devon.[139]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Aberdovey. Her four crew were rescued by the Aberdovey Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[89][108] She was refloated on 28 October.[50]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[93][111]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground at Aberdovey.[86] She was refloated and taken in to Aberdovey for repairs.[94]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven into the tug Endeavour ( United Kingdom) and severely damaged at Erith.[139]
Ernest  France The chasse-marée was driven ashore and severely damaged at Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure.[50]
Evadne  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef south of Graemsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was refloated.[11]
Exeter  United Kingdom The trow foundered at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Her four crew were rescued.[109][102][119][133]
Fairy Queen  United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnham-on-Sea.[109]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Mostyn, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued.[81]>
Fanny Kemble  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Bridgwater Bay. All six people on board were rescued.[109]
Favourite  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stepper Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Padstow, Cornwall and/or a Welsh port.[86][116][81]
Firebrick  United Kingdom The sloop sank at Mostyn.[42] She was on a voyage from Mostyn to Rhuddlan, Denbighshire.[114]
Fly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[107][119]
Forth  United Kingdom The ship caught fire when her cargo of quicklime got wet. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen. She was escorted in to Aberdeen by Heather Bell ( United Kingdom).[11]
Four Brothers and Four Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff.[93] She was refloated on 28 October and taken in to Penarth for repairs.[87]
Foulkes  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Drogheda, County Louth.[115]
Francis Langley  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Robber Platte, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[102]
Frederick and Alfred  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hendon, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham.[86][125]
Freya  Russia The barque was severely damaged by fire at Cardiff.[102][115]
Friends  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Bettws, Carmarthenshire.[89] Her crew were rescued.[81]
George and Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in the River Thames. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[86]
George and Mary  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Filey Lifeboat.[119][108] She had broken up by 31 October.[87]
George Boutland  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[50]
Gipsy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Queensferry, Flintshire to Drogheda, County Louth.[94][119]
Glory  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Drogheda, County Louth.[102]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[89]
Greyhound  United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven ashore at Penarth.[89]
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