List of shipwrecks in October 1857

The list of shipwrecks in October 1857 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1857.

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October 1857

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## 1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Adamastor | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[1]
Arabian |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was run into by the full-rigged ship Contest ( United States) and severely damaged in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[1]
Cecchina |  Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was wrecked at Ersa, Corsica, France. She was on a voyage from Mariana, Corsica to Alghero, Sardinia.[2]
Cumfa | Flag unknown  | The steamship was driven ashore at Hong Kong in a typhoon.[1]
Ellen Radford |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[3]
Fame |  United Kingdom | The brig collided with Lamplighter ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Seaham, County Durham.[4]
Johanna | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[1]
Lintin | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[1]
Sylphide |  France | The brig was wrecked at Luri, Corsica. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Willamette |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in a typhoon at Hong Kong.[1]

## 2 October

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Elbe |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated on 8 October and taken in to Copenhagen.[5][6]
Ellen Radford |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Arklow bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[7]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pettycur, Fife.[8]
Mary Gray |  United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak off "Kofod Isle", Norway and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Archangelsk, Russia.[6]
Medoka |  Kingdom of Sardinia | The schooner was wrecked off "Hemsbye", Denmark with the loss of all hands.[6]
Tinamara |  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 South Shields, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated on 5 October and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[9]
William Wallace |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Island Point, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[10]

## 3 October

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List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Earl of Durham |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[11]
Louisa |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Tenerife, Canary Islands.[12]
Oceanica |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Liverpool.[13][7] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[14]
Volante |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in Bertheaux Bay, Finistère, France.[15] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[16][6]

## 4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Ben Coursin |  United States | The steamship was in collision with the steamship Kay City ( United States) and sank in the Mississippi River at its junction with the La Crosse River with the loss of fifteen lives.[17]
Ellen Gisbourne |  British North America | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.[18]
Hercules |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark.[19]
Prince George |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Bethia Jewett ( British North America) and Skelton ( United Kingdom). Prince George was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Falmouth, Cornwall.[19][20]
Splendid |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Fleetwood.[21][14]

## 5 October

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Alert |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gijón, Spain for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[22]
Britannia |  United Kingdom | The schooner was sighted off Boscastle, Cornwall whilst on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all five crew.[23][24]
Fidget |  United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Labrador, British North America for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25]
Grace and Janes |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Narva, Russia. She had been refloated by 8 October and taken in to Nara.[26]
Heloise |  France | The ship sank in the Seine at Marais-Vernier, Eure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[27]
Mary Ann |  United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with HMS Renown ( Royal Navy) off Garrison Point, Kent and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. She was beached at Sheerness, Kent.[8]
Pasha | Flag unknown  | The ship ran aground. She was refloated and put back to Saint Petersburg, Russia in a severely leaky condition.[21]
Scottish Maid |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Seine at Marais-Vernier. She was on a voyage from Rouen to Blyth, Northumberland.[27] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[28]
Strive |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Licata Sicily to Falmouth, Cornwall.[26]
513 |  Russia | The barge sank at Saint Petersburg.[29]

## 6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Christoforo Colombo |  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Naples to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[8]
Hugh Lupus |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off "Helpsfoot", Lancashire.[30]
Times |  United Kingdom | The sloop struck Doig's Rock, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Alloa, Clackmannanshire and Stirling. She put in to St. David's, Fife, where she sank. She was raised and temporarily repaired.[20]

## 7 October

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Abeona |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Millbay, Devon.[31]
Draper |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Hastings, Sussex with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[15][32]
Emu |  Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at Lyme Regis, Dorset. Her crew were rescued by the Lyme Regis Lifeboat.[15][33][34]
Fame |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lyme Regis. Her crew were rescued by the Lyme Regis Lifeboat.[15][33][34]
Glory |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Lyme Regis. Her crew were rescued by the Lyme Regis Lifeboat.[33][34]
Hebe |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. Her four crew were rescued by a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[35]
James and Charlotte |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis. Her crew were rescued by the Lyme Regis Lifeboat.[15][33][34]
Little Jem |  Guernsey | The ship was driven ashore at Lyme Regis. Her crew were rescued by the Lyme Regis Lifeboat.[15][33][34]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Maassluis to Hartlepool, County Durham.[20] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Hartlepool on 15 October.[26]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[36]
Pilgrim |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton. Sussex. Her seven crew were rescued by the two Brighton Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Worthing, Sussex and/or Portsmouth, Hampshire.[37][38]
Riga |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Helsingborg, Sweden. She had been refloated by 26 October and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[39]
Robert |  United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned off the coast of Yorkshire. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Marske, Yorkshire.[31]
Sir John Beresford |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of Cork. Nine of her twelve crew were rescued by Euphrates ( United Kingdom), the remainder refused to leave the wreck. Sir John Beresford was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[40]
Trident |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan.[41]
Unity |  United Kingdom | The barge sank at Plymouth, Devon.[42]

## 8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Betsey |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 20 October and taken in to King's Lynn for repairs.[10]
Celerity |  United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchore sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[15][36][43]
Constantinople |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank on the Muckra Putty Lumps with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from the Mutlah River, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[44]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Cape Borta, Kingdom of Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Elba, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Nergård, Norway.[16][45]
Ellen Maria |  United States | The schooner was in collision with the steamship Niagara ( United States) and sank off Boston, Massachusetts.[46]
Emperor |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Fécamp, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6][47] She was declared a total loss.[48]
Erin |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Torquay, Devon.[45] She was refloated on 18 October and towed in to Dover, Kent.[49]
Exchange |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off Rügen, Prussia with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Kiel, Prussia.[50]
Fiona |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Liverpool.[50]
Henry Porcher |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) downstream of Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Quebec City.[51][52] She had been refloated by 7 November and taken in to Indian Cove, Newfoundland, British North America.[53]
Hiawatha |  United States | The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields to New York. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but subsequently put in to Ramsgate.[5][43]
Janet |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Thistle Rocks, off the coast of Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen, Denmark.[16]
Jeune Gabrielle |  France | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of the Île d'Oléron, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[43]
Josephine |  France | The lugger struck the pier and was wrecked at Ramsgate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[15][33]
J. P. Morse |  United States | The ship ran aground on the James and Mary Sand, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta. She was refloated and taken into Calcutta, where she sank the next day. She wa a total loss.[44]
Lady Gower |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Great Yarmouth.[28]
Lemeraria |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cowes, Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew.[30]
Lexington |  United States | The ship ran aground and capsized in St. Finnan's Bay, County Kerry, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Tralee and Valentia Island, County Kerry and Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[16]
Logos |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition.[15]
Mary Ann |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Gallipoli.[54]
Nuestra Señora del Carmen |  Spain | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to a Norwegian port.[33][55]
Ocean |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex. Her seven crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat and a lifeboat from the steamship Orleans (Flag unknown). Ocean was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon.[56]
Petite Emma |  France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Nantes.[15][33]
Pointer |  United States | The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Rhode Island to Havana, Cuba. She was declared a total loss.[57]
Riga |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Höganäs, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Spray |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated but sank off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a Pakefield yawl.[59][43][34]
Temeraria |  Portugal | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Barnsey", on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Oporto.[33][12][55]
Thomas James |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Port Nova Island", Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[60]

## 9 October

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List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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A. M. Kimball |  United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Portland, Maine.[33]
Coldstream |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[28]
Commerce |  United Kingdom | The brig foundered 20 to 25 nautical miles (37 to 46 km) off the Outer Gabbard Sand. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Regina ( Hamburg). Commerce was on a voyage from Sunderland to Lisbon, Portugal.[50][43]
Emperor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fécamp, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of eight of her crew.[30] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Paris, France.[43]
European |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Matanzas, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Aberdeen for repairs.[61]
Fancy |  United Kingdom | The schooner sank at Padstow, Cornwall.[16]
Parisienne |  France | The ship was wrecked at Brest, Finistère with the loss of five of her crew.[62]
Symmetry |  United Kingdom | The barque foundered off Ouessant, Finistère with the loss of all hands.[63][19]
Warden |  United States | The barque was wrecked on the Santon Sands, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[64][30]

## 10 October

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List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Butjadingen |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued by a Norwegian schooner. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, United Kingdom.[20][65][66][67]
Clarissa |  New South Wales | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Port Stephens.[68]
Edgar |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from London to Ancona, Papal States. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[16]
Harry |  New Zealand | The schooner left New Plymouth on this date, and was not sighted again.[69]
Pauline |  Stettin | The schooner capsized in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south west of Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was towed in to Newhaven by the steamships Alar and Dieppe (both  United Kingdom) and beached on 14 October.[56]

## 11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Corona |  Austrian Empire | The ship was lost at "Kefia", Ottoman Empire.[18]
Henriette |  Dantsic | The ship was wrecked off Tor Point, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Stettin.[16][48]
Pelican |  French Navy | The aviso was in collision with Malabar ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom by Paris and London No.5 ( France).[6]

## 12 October

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Essex |  United Kingdom | The brig was run ashore at Tunstall, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[70]
James |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off South Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[70]

## 13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Alhambra |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Madras, India.[44]
Stirling |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Hveen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Cronstadt, Russia.[20][71] She was refloated on 15 October and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[26]
Twe Broeders |  Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Agger Canal, Denmark. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to Harburg.[70]

## 14 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Adelaide Packet |  South Australia | The schooner was caught in a heavy swell and blown on shore at Toupeka Beach on New Zealand's Chatham Island, with the loss of one life.[69]
Adolphe Laure |  France | The barque was in collision with Rhone ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned with the presumed loss of two lives. Her crew were rescued by Rhone. Adolphe Laure was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[72]
Antelope |  United States | The schooner was wrecked off Cape Palmas, Liberia.[73]
Fawn |  United States | The schooner was wrecked off Cape Palmas.[73]

## 15 October

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Algernon Percy |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Ras Ghareb, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Suez, Egypt.[44]
Archibald Glen |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a rock off Tiger Island, in the Macassar Strait. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.[74]
Belle |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the French Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[57]
Nonpareil |  Victoria | The ship ran aground on the Lonsdale Reef, off Melbourne. Her passengers were taken off the next day.[75]
Tropic |  United States | The paddle steamer struck a sunken object and sank in the Missouri River with the loss of twelve or fifteen lives.[76][77][78]
Westbourne |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dulas, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to British Honduras. She was refloated on 17 October and put back to Liverpool.[52]

## 16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Catherine |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley Bay, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Forest State |  United States | The ship was wrecked on the Mussel Shoals, off the Bahamas.[79]
Hero |  Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on Osmussaar. Her passengers were taken off.[60]
Lachs |  United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Hudiksvall, Sweden. She was refloated on 23 October and resumed her voyage to London.[18]

## 17 October

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Grethe |  Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kalmar to Gibraltar. She was refloated and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, where she arrived on 20 October.[80]
Mary Welch |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on The Stones, off Godrevy Island, Cornwall with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall.[23]
Tay |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Eagle, Anticosti Island. Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[18]
Thomas and Betsey |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with Lively ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the Spurn Lighthouse, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Lively. Thomas and Betsey was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Strood, Kent.[81]
Triton |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Narva, Russia with some loss of life.[82]
Union |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Trevose Head, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Seville, Spain. Union was subsequently taken in to St. Ives, Cornwall.[83]

## 18 October

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List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Pélican |  French Navy | The aviso collided with the barque Malabar ( United Kingdom in the English Channel off Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was taken in tow by Malabar, which subsequently transferred the tow to the steamships London and Paris (both  United Kingdom), which vessels towed her in to Newhaven.[56]
Schroeder |  France | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Requiem ( France).[51]

## 19 October

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List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Alwilda |  United States | The schooner was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Great-Point-au-Sable, Michigan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Chicago, Illinois to "Twin Rivers".[84]
B. Whitney |  United States | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Lake Michigan.[84]
Countess |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ross, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[49] She was refloated on 21 October and towed in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[85]
James McBride |  United States | The brigantine was forced ashore in a storm and wrecked near Sleeping Bear Point in Lake Michigan.[86]
Reindeer |  British North America | The paddle steamer was driven ashore and wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Great-Point-au-Sable with the loss of all but two of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to St. Joseph, Michigan and Kingston, Province of Canada.[87][88][84]
Stanart |  United States | The brig sank off Old Mackinack Point, Michigan.[84]
Violet |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the barque Sir Charles Napier ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Sir Charls Napier. Violet was later towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a severely damaged condition.[10][89][90]

## 20 October

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List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Helena Brons |  Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) of Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Antwerp, Belgium.[18]
Magna Charta |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground and broke her back on the Insand, in the River Tyne.[91]
Marianne |  Hamburg | The ship foundered north east of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Harburg to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[92]
Moffat |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Cork, where she arrived on 2 December.[93]

## 21 October

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List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Arabeau |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "St. Augustine's", Labrador, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Queenstown, County Cork.[94]
Belvidere |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Stefanos Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown.[95]
Devonshire |  United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Netley, Hampshire whilst trying to avoid a collision with a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Southampton, Hampshire and London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[96]
Earl of Errol |  United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was run ashore at St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[97][98]
Marco Polo |  Russia | The ship ran aground on the Seskar Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was refloated and put back to Cronstadt in a leaky condition.[99]
Maria Anna |  Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was in collision with a barque and was abandoned by all but one of her crew, who got aboard the barque. She was on a voyage from Termunterzijl, Groningen, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was taken in to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom on 24 October.[100]
Oxel |  Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Malmö to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[85]
Rowley |  United Kingdom | The brig collided with the brig Gefion ( Hamburg) and sank off the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Gefion. Rowley was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Algiers, Algeria.[101][102][103]
St. Catherine |  United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk by the steamship Albert ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[67]

## 22 October

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Anna Maria |  Netherlands | The schooner was in collision with Conradine (Flag unknown) and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, Groningen to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[104][105]
Balmoral |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[90][98]
Betsey |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk with the loss of all four crew.[106][107]
Brothers |  United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Mary Ann ( United Kingdom) and sank off Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Southwold, Suffolk.[67][98]
Caroline |  France | The steamship was run into by Caroline Tucker ( United Kingdom) and sank at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[98]
Emilie |  Stralsund | The ship was driven ashore on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[92]
Fairy |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk by Clyde ( United Kingdom) east of the Isle of Arran with the loss of a crew member.[108]
Hendrik Duponts Minde |  Norway | The barque was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the presumed loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing vessel Patriot ( United Kingdom). Hendrik Duponts Minde was on a voyage from Bresig to Fécamp, Pas-de-Calais, France.[85][90]
Julie |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Dundalk.[98]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. All on board were rescued by John Berry ( United Kingdom). Mary was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Milton, Kent.[90]
Naylor |  United Kingdom | The brig sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[61] Wreckage from the ship came ashore between Cromer and Sheringham.[98]
Otilla |  Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Hven. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[72]
Traveller |  United Kingdom | The brig struck the Whitby Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued.[109][105]
Vivid |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Smyrna. She was refloated.[110]
Zillah |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London.[106][105][89][98]

## 23 October

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List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Angela |  United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire and sank at Mangalore, India. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bombay, India.[111][112]
Argo |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[89][90][34]
Bee |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[113]
Frederick Wilhelm | Flag unknown  | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Stettin.[106]
Jacob A. Westerveldt |  United States | The ship was damaged by fire at New York.[114]
Lione |  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The barque was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk with the loss of her pilot. Her nine crew were rescued by the tug Emperor ( United Kingdom). Leone was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Palermo.[89][90][98]
Ontario |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all but one of the 25 people on board. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Suez, Egypt.[67][115][89]
Robert and Anne |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Scroby Sands. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger William and Mary ( United Kingdom). Robert and Anne was on a voyage from the River Wear to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[89][90]
South Durham |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands with the loss of six of her eight crew. survivors were rescued by the tug Emperor ( United Kingdom). South Durham was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[89][98]
Stork |  United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in the River Thames near London Bridge. All on board were rescued.[116]
Sutors |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked south of Gorleston, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Great Yarmouth. She had become a wreck by 2 November.[90][97][110]
Sydenham |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Naissaar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Grimsby, Lincolnshire and Saint Petersburg, Russia.[117]
Two True Friends |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Gorleston.[90] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[118]
Venus |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[98]
Victor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tetney Haven, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[90]
William and Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Naze, Essex.[117] She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[98]

## 24 October

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Acshah |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition.[18]
Brothers |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the schooner Mary Ann ( United Kingdom) and sank.[119]
Catherine Adamson |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at North Head, New South Wales with the loss of 21 lives.[120]
Her Majesty |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Bacton, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[119][121] She was on a voyage from Helsingør, Denmark to London.[122]
Koophandel |  Netherlands | The ship was beached at "Sandlemere", on the Holderness coast of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Groningen.[80] She broke up on 25 October.[123]
Lord Farnham |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank at Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[80]
Princess Charlotte |  United Kingdom | The troopship was driven ashore at Barrack Point, County Cork.[124] She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and taken in to Queenstown, County Cork.[72]
San Roque |  Spain | The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the lugger ( United Kingdom). San Roque was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bilboa.[125][34]
Simon Magus |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bolderāja, Russia. She was refloated on 28 October and taken in to Riga, Russia.[18]
Vesta |  Prussia | The brig was wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[126][127]

## 25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Ægir |  Norway | The brig was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[128] She was refloated on 30 October and taken in to Hull.[129]
Augusta |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[130]
Axis |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[39]
Fama |  Norway | The ship was in collision with another vessel and ran aground. She was on a voyage from Skien to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[72]
Farnham Castle |  United Kingdom | The brig foundered at Lowestoft.[39]
Frederick |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[80]
Henrique |  Bremen | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to the Rio Grance, where she was condemned.[131][132]
Kadree |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Breaker Point, in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Macao to Amoy, China. Her crew abandoned ship, but her captain was taken prisoner. He was released on 16 November after intervention by HMS Inflexible ( Royal Navy).[133][134]
Thames |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a barque at Dover, Kent and was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Calais, France.[39]
Vulcan |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Wexford with the loss of two of her crew.[72]
Unnamed  |  United Kingdom | The brig struck a rock and sank off the Barbary Coast with the loss of four of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Cork.[135]

## 26 October

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List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Anna Letitia |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Cork to London. She put back to Cork, where she ran aground.[128]
Comet |  Belgium | The steamship collided with another vessel and sank near "Nieuw Diep" with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hamburg.[100]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to New Romney. She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Folkestone, Kent in a leaky condition.[136]
Napoleon |  France | The steamship was driven ashore on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Cronstadt, Russia.[137]
William Chase |  United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Youghal, County Cork . She was on a voyage from London to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[137]
Yamacraw |  United Kingdom)  | The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Mariners Reef, off the coast of Cuba.[138]

## 27 October

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List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Hannah Jane |  United Kingdom | The schooner struck a sunken rock off Ballyhalbert, County Down and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She consequently put in to Donaghadee, County Down.[99]
HMS Medina |  Royal Navy | The Merlin-class packet boat ran aground in the Kilia Channel. She was refloated with the aid of Authion ( Royal Sardinian Navy).
Nestor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was consequently condemned.[139]
Nil Desperandum |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carbonear, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[140]

## 28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Bangalore |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America in a derelict condition. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Fowey, Cornwall.[53][138] She had been abandoned in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. All fifteen people on board had been rescued by Sir Colin Campbell ( United Kingdom).[141][142]
Burgermeister Ohm |  Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Whitburn Steel Rock, off the coasts of County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland.[129][92]
Flora |  Netherlands | The barque sprang a leak in the South China Sea. She was taken in to Hongpoe Bay, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy, China.[133][74]
Nestor |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[143]
Noticioso |  Spain | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hannah Secor ( United States). Noticioso was on a voyage form Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[138]
Sir Hector |  United Kingdom | The smack foundered off the Mull of Galloway, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued.[118]

## 29 October

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List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Anna Christina |  Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stockholm.[18]
De La Gardia |  Sweden | The steamship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[129]
Lady of the Lake |  United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Point St. Peter, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[139]
Marie |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Chaleur Bay.[51]
Mercury, and
Palendar |  United Kingdom | Mercury was in collision with the brig Palendar. She was beached and scuttled at Drigg, Cumberland. Palendar was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[118]
Peace |  United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire off Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[139]

## 30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Abundance |  France | The steamship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Cronstadt, Russia.[95]

## 31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Anna Gibson |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Knivestone, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to North Sunderland, County Durham.[18][92]
Banshee |  United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[92]
Conheath |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Quazle Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Gualeguay, Argentina to an English port. She was refloated on 7 November and taken in to Monte Video, Uruguay.[132]
Cumberland Lass |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[92]
Letitia |  United Kingdom | The collier, a schooner, was in collision with the steamship Eagle ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Eagle. Letitia was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex.[118][18][144]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1857  Ship | State | Description

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Adventure |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Plymouth, Devon.[19][20]
Adventurer |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the vessel washed up on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London.[145]
Ardwell, and
Maid of Kent |  United Kingdom | The ships collided and were both severely damaged.[146]
Aristides |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio Real, Brazil before 19 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[57]
Brownfield |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Copt Rocks. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[50]
Bruce, or
Prince | Flag unknown  | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 October.[147]
Charles |  United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was in collision with Progress ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Progress. Charles was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon.[97][72]
Countess |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Ross Sands, Northumberland before 20 October. She was on avoyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[81]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The barque was presumed to have foundered in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to an English port.[87]
Emergo |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Lapaua". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hong Kong. She was refloated.[148]
Erin |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated on 18 October and towed in to Dover.[40]
Fame |  United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with the schooner Lamplighter ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Lamplighter.[146][8]
Garnison |  United States | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores before 8 October.[129]
Harriet |  United Kingdom | The brig was presumed to have foundered in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to an English port.[87]
Heron |  Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[54]
Hilda |  Sweden | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay before 13 October. her crew were rescued by the schooner Anais ( France). Hilda was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[149][150]
Hope |  India | The lightship was run into by another vessel and lost at the mouth of the Mutlah River before 6 October.[151]
Hosea Ballou |  United States | The schooner was lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence. Crew saved.[152]
Independent |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cronstadt.[129] She had been refloated by 30 October.[118]
Kossuth |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Matanilla Reef, off Grand Bahama, Bahamas before 26 October.[153]
Lima |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex between 15 and 22 October. She was on a voyage from The Downs to Valparaíso, Chile. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Pagham, Sussex.[106]
Linden |  United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Five of her crew were rescued by Jessie Miller ( United Kingdom). Also reported as London, foundering before 3 October with her crew being rescued by Mary Miller (). The ship was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland.[154][155]
Mary Hart |  United States | The schooner was lost at Cape Breton. Crew saved.[156]
Medora |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Ringkøbing, Denmark before 2 October with the loss of at least six lives.[118]
Montezuma |  United States | The schooner was lost at Cape Breton. Crew saved.[157]
Ouse |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore before 20 October. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs.[92]
Peeping Tom |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone before 19 October. She was consequently condemned.[158]
Primo |  New South Wales | The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Honolulu, Hawaii.[159]
Queen |  United Kingdom | The brig was lost off Hogland, Russia before 13 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[97][98]
Richard Anderson |  United States | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 October. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[40]
Sarah |  United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Corisco, Spanish Guinea before 26 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Corisco. She was consequently condemned.[160]
Skoomand | Flag unknown  | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Bothnia.[161]
Sophie Catherine | Flag unknown  | The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Gascony before 11 October.[118]
Spey |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off, drove into two other vessels and sank off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[146]
Spurn |  United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on "Digskar" before 17 October. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Hull, Yorkshire. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued.[82]
Suitor |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Lapauca" before 14 October. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hong Kong. She was refloated.[148]
Susan Crisp |  Cape Colony | The ship was wrecked in Plettenberg Bay before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to Plettenberg Bay.[139]
Télemaque |  French Navy | The steamship ran aground on the St. Rosas Shoal. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to Cayenne, French Guiana.[138]
Warburton |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Minigougan Shoals. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[151]

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