List of shipwrecks in October 1859

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

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October 1859

Mon| Tue| Wed| Thu| Fri| Sat| Sun
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30
31 | Unknown date
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## 1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Kronstadt, 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

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Republican |  France | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[9]

## 3 October

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List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 |  Cape Colony | The hulk was wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[15]
Witch of the Wave |  Cape Colony | The brigantine was wrecked at Port Elizabeth.[15]

## 4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Blanche |  France | The steamship ran aground at Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Kronstadt, 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 Kronstadt 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

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 |  British North America | The schooner was driven ashore at Three Fathom Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Barbados 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

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Baseleia |  United Kingdom | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Brodrene |  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 ( 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

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 |  British North America | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Queen ( United Kingdom).[27][42]
Star |  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

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List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Kronstadt, 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

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 ( 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

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[5]
Falcon |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Stoneskar". She was on a voyage from Clackmannan to Kronstadt, 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 Kronstadt 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

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 |  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

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Arabian |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[37]
Celibatoire |  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

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Danzig 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

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List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Porto. 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

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List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Kronstadt, 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

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List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 ( British North America[64]
Enterprise |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Kronstadt.[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

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List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Kronstadt, 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

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Kronstadt, 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 Dunkirk, 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 Porto, Portugal to Stavanger.[114]
328 |  Russia | The lighter sank whilst on a voyage from "Stieglitz" to Kronstadt.[115]

## 25 October

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See also: Royal Charter Storm

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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

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See also: Royal Charter Storm

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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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 Veracruz, 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]
Happy Family |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[107][119]
Happy Return |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Boscastle, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bideford to "Portgavron" or Appledore, Devon to Cardiff.[127][98]
Hawkhill |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Black Rocks, on the coast of County Durham.[107] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Henrietta |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Sprat Sands, in the English Channel off the coast of Devon.[89]
Henry |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnham-on-Sea.[109]
Hero |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Dieppe.[89]
Hills |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton Carew, County Durham with the loss of two of her crew.[89]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bridgwater Bay.[109]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Portland, Dorset.[102]
Idas |  United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore at Nelson Point, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Gloucester.[102]
Iron Age |  United Kingdom | The vessel foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall with the loss of her entire crew of eleven.[140]
Isabella |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Middleton.[107] She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Hartlepool.[36]
Isabella |  United Kingdom | The coble was abandoned off Hartlepool. Both crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat.[141] She was subsequently driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[89]
James and Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Mumbles.[89]
James and Jessie |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at the Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gordon, Aberdeenshire to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated the next day.[128][116]
James Dowell |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[107][102][119]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[102]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sprang a leak and sank at Garston, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[128]
Jane and Susan |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Minehead. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[86]
Jason |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[89]
Jessamine |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[128]
Joan of Arc |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven into the brig Royal Albion ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Erith with the loss of two of her crew.[139]
John |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[89]
John and Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spittal Point, Northumberland.[102] Her crew were rescued.[86][81] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dunbar, Lothian.[43]
John and Mary |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near the Nash Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Bridgwater, Somerset.[50][42]
John and May |  United Kingdom | The ship collided with Eliza ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore near North Berwick. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Perth. John and May was later refloated and found to be severely damaged.[50][43][42][114][72]
John Elliotson |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[107][119]
Joseph |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff.[89][81]
Kingston |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff. Her crew were rescued.[93][89]
Lady Helena |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flint.[50]
La Petite | Flag unknown  | The yacht was wrecked at Weston-super-Mar.[133]
Lavinia |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[46]
Leo |  Guernsey | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London.[86]
Lewis and Albert |  France | The brig was abandoned off Penarth.[89]
Livingstone |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Beadnell, Northumberland.[102][89] Her crew were rescued.[86]
Lizzie Tindle |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[46]
Lord Douglas |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Corton, Suffolk. Her five crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat.[86][122] She was on a voyage from Bo'Ness, Lothian to Dordrecht, South Holland.[116][105]
Lord Hawkesbury |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[102]
Louis Albert |  France | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff.[93] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Magdalene |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Falmouth.[46][89]
Majestic |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Spittal Point.[102][119] Her five crew were rescued by the Berwick Lifeboat.[108] She was on a voyage from Dundee to Seaham or vice versa.[86][72]
Majestic |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flint.[50]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The Colchester-registered brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[107]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The Hartlepool-registered ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[107]
Martha Jane |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[93][115] She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Plymouth.[89]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean and sank. Her crew were rescued.[142]
Mary Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Perranuthnoe with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Weymouth.[50]
Mary Lauder |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Watchet.[86][46] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Mariha |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Whitesand Bay. Her crew were rescued.[102]
Mariner |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and was damaged at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Cardiff in a severely leaky condition.[89][36]
Mariquita |  United Kingdom | The yacht sank at Holyhead when the tug Despatch ( United Kingdom) ran into a cable securing her.[115][119]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The sloop sank at Sully Island, Glamorgan with the loss of all three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Carmarthen.[102][50]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Minehead. Her crew were rescued.[86]
Mary Lander |  United Kingdom | The ship wrecked at Watchet.[46]
Matthew Thompson |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Morte Bay with the loss of all hands.[127]
Mecca |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at West Hartlepool.[107][102][143] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Medora |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool.[102]
Melanie |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Crantock. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure.[86][74]
Messenger |  United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground and sank at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands.[119][89]
Milo |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Cornwall.[100]
Mina |  Denmark | The ship struck the pier at Fredrikshavn and was severely damaged.[102] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Fredrikshavn.[43]
M. L. Frank |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spit Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Penarth, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[102] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bristol in a leaky condition.[86]
Morning Star |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Ceibwr Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Newport.[102][86][119]
Nancy |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven into a bridge and severely damaged at Teignmouth, Devon.[89]
Noes |  United Kingdom | The lugger was wrecked at Newquay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[86]
Nugget |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Crackington Haven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport to the Clyde.[86][127]
Number Two |  United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. She was discovered 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Tynemouth, Northumberland and towed in to South Shields by the tugboat Brothers ( United Kingdom).[119]
Number Two |  United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Rhyl. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Woodend, Cheshire to Llandulas, Caernarfonshire.[27][36]
Nummer Drie |  Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[46]
Ocean |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand. She was refloated and subsequently driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[102][116] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Rochester, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat.[119] She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, where she sank.[86] Ocean was raised on 29 October.[87]
Ocean |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Penarth.[89]
Ocean Queen |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat foundered off Laxey, Isle of Man.[119]
Øresund |  Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Bridgwater. She was on a voyage from Viborg to Bridgwater. She was refloated.[102][119]
Oriental |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Rhyl Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Lancaster, Lancashire.[102][119][108] She had become a wreck by 10 November.[144]
Orion |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Whitesand Bay with the loss of all hands.[102][81]
Oronoko | Flag unknown  | The ship of the line was driven in to London Bridge and became jammed across its arches.[115]
Palace |  United Kingdom | The trow was driven ashore at Weston-super-Mare. Her crew survived.[133]
Parana |  Jersey | The sloop was driven ashore at Sidmouth, Devon.[89]
Pearl |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at St. Agnes, Cornwall.[123] Her crew were either lost,[102] or rescued.[86][116]
Peggy |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles.[89]
Percival |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bristol. Her crew were rescued.[81]
Petrel |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Burham-on-Sea.[109]
Petrel |  United Kingdom | The yacht was wrecked at Weston-super-Mare.[133]
Petrel |  United Kingdom | The schooner was run ashore in Calf Sound on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[69][50][145]
Prefere |  United Kingdom | The brig was lost near "Lugari", Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Catono" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[60]
Proteus | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth.[46]
Providence |  France | The lugger was driven ashore near Crantock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bordeaux, Gironde.[86] She had become a wreck by 30 October.[60]
Queen |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at St. Mawes, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France.[50][81]
Rapid |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall.[102][93] Her crew were rescued.[115]
Rapid |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St. Ives. Her crew were rescued.[116]
Reveil Matin |  France | The brig was wrecked at Mimizan, Landes with the loss of 125 of the 157 people on board. She was on a voyage from Terra Nova, Newfoundland, British North America to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées.[146][147]
Robinson |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[102][119]
Rock |  United Kingdom | The lugger was driven ashore at the Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth.[89][116]
Rockingham |  United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Portishead, Somerset.[102] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to an American port.[119] She was refloated on 27 October and taken in to Bristol.[86][89]
Rose |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Morte Point. All five of her crew were lost with the exception of William Darke, the owner and master of the vessel.[82][102] She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newquay and/or Padstow.[127][124]
Rose and Margaret |  United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Greenfield Bank, in the River Dee and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently discovered derelict off Parkgate, Cheshire and taken in to Chester, Cheshire.[42]
Rosebud |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Watchet.[46] Her crew were rescued.[81]
Royal Charter |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter. The steam clipper dragged her anchors and was wrecked in Lligwy Bay near Moelfre, Anglesey, with the loss of over 450 lives.[148] She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107]
Ruby |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Mawes. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Newport.[50]
Sally |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[94][50]
Selina |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Padstow with the loss of all hands.[86]
Severn |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and sank at West Hartlepool. She was refloated the next day and found to be severely damaged.[107][11]
Severn |  United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hayle with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Havre de Grâce and/or Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[102][93][115][116][127]
Silva |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her four crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat.[102][122]
Sirius |  Rostock | The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Sarah and Elizabeth ( United Kingdom. Sirius was on a voyage from Rostock to Hartlepool.[87][43]
Sir Robert Peel |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Greenbank, 2 or 2 nautical miles (3.7 or 3.7 km) west of Portreath with the loss of all six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to St. Ives[86][116][127][124]
Sisters |  United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore at Weston-super-Mare.[133]
Spec |  UKGBI | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Exmouth, Devon.[102][119][11]
Sprite |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near "Merlock", Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boscastle, Cornwall.[86][116]
Star of the West |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Watchet to Newport.[133]
Stephen and Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The ship was run ashore at Sunderland. She collided with Triton ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Fareham, Hampshire to Sunderland.[149]
Stroud Packet |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bridgwater Bay.[102]
Sultan Selina |  United Kingdom | The coaster was wrecked on the Doom Bary. Her crew were either rescued, or lost.[86][124][81]
Susan |  United Kingdom | The brigantine sank at Cardiff with the loss of all hands.[133]
Susan |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Combe Martin, Devon to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached at Port Talbot. Subsequently refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[89]
Susan |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bideford. Her crew were rescued.[81]
Susanna |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at "Aberbach".[11]
Swan |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Saunton, Devon.[127] Her crew were rescued.[102] She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Cardiff.[119]
Swift |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bristol. Her crew were rescued.[81]
Sylvia |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Holm Sand. Her four crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat.[116]
Thames |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Penarth,[119] where she was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[89]
Thistle |  United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground and was wrecked in Morte Bay. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Hayle.[102][119][127]
Thomas |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Penarth.[102] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Plymouth.[119]
Times |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wreck 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of North Berwick. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[50][43]
Trial |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[89]
Trio |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hartlepool.[107][119]
Trio |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Crackington Haven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Devoran, Cornwall to Pembrey, Carmarthenshire.[86][127]
True Bess |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Solva, Pembrokeshire with the loss of three of her crew.[50][81]
Two Sisters |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by Skylark ( United Kingdom). Two Sisters was on a voyage from Mistley, Essex to Whitby, Yorkshire.[50][43] She was subsequently discovered by Modeste ( France), which put ten crew aboard but she had to be abandoned off Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire.[87] a fishing smack towed her in to Hull, Yorkshire on 2 November.[42]
Union |  France | The schooner was wrecked in Crantock Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bordeaux, Gironde.[86][89][124] She had become a wreck by 29 October.[60]
Union |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Calais, France.[86]
Victoria |  United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Mersey.[102]
Victoria |  United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 34 nautical miles (63 km) north east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.. Her crew were rescued by the barque William ( United Kingdom). Victoria was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[11]
Vixen |  United Kingdom | The pilot skiff was wrecked near Sully, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[89]
Wave |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[94]
Watchet Trader |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[89]
Westmorland |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Port Madoc. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[119]
White Star |  United Kingdom | The clipper was driven ashore near Eastham, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated and anchored at New Ferry.[111]
William |  United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat capsized and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of both crew.[128]
No. 5 |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat sank at Sully Island. Her crew were rescued.[119]
No. 12 |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat was driven ashore at Liverpool with the loss of all hands.[107][102][128]
No. 12 |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat sank at Sully Island. Her crew were rescued.[119]
No. 35 |  United Kingdom | The pilot boat sank at Sully Island. Her crew were rescued.[119]
Unnamed vessel  | Flag unknown  | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberporth, Glamorgan with the loss of all hands.[102]
Unnamed schooner  | Flag unknown  | The schooner was wrecked at Berry Head, Devon with the loss of all hands.[102]
Unnamed schooner  | Flag unknown  | The schooner was driven ashore at Port Dinorwick.[89]
Unnamed schooner  | Flag unknown  | The schooner was driven ashore at Perranporth, Cornwall with the loss of three of her four crew.[127]
Unnamed schooner  | Flag unknown  | The schooner was run ashore at Perranporth. Her crew were rescued.[127]
Unnamed vessel  |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Christchurch, Hampshire. Her thirteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[116]
Unnamed vessels  |  France | Two ships were driven ashore on the Île de Batz, Finistère. Their crews were rescued.[11]
Unnamed vessels | Flag unknown  | Two ships were driven ashore at Crackington Haven, Cornwall with some loss of life.[127]
Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat  |  United Kingdom | The lifeboat was wrecked at Weston-super-Mare.[133]

## 27 October

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List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Ann and Margaret |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberayron, Cardiganshire.[11]
Ann Bridson |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Tuticorin, India to Queenstown, County Cork.[150]
Aquila |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Welsh coast.[69] She was later refloated.[42]
Beatrice Catherine |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthor, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands.[11][81]
Bee |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Porthor. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Cardiganshire to Chester, Cheshire.[50]
Caroline |  Russia | The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[50]
Catherine |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Traethgwyn, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Claudia |  United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked at Porthor with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey to Chester.[50]
Comet |  United Kingdom | The tug was driven ashore and severely damaged at Neath, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[50]
Deerhound |  United Kingdom | The steam yacht was driven ashore on the coast of Essex. She was refloated with the assistance of Dapper ( United Kingdom).[43]
Elida |  Hamburg | The barque foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Wilhelmine (Flag unknown). Elida was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[32]
Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the brig Louise Augustine ( France).[50][43]
Ellen |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Aberayron. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to "Craiglas".[11]
Flora |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on Neckmann's Ground, in the Baltic Sea.[113][11] All on board were rescued.[151] She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[152]
Gomer |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberayron.[11]
Hellegina Annegina |  Netherlands | The ship struck a sunken wreck at Sulina, Ottoman Empire whilst on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port. She consequently foundered in the Black Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Sulina. Her crew were rescued.[153]
Hope |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Llechog, Anglesey. Her crew were either lost, or rescued. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hope was later refloated.[86][94][89][42][81]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 82 nautical miles (152 km) off Flamborough Head Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Albion ( France). Jane was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Whitby, Yorkshire.[64][87][43]
Jane Morgan |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Pwll Morgan". She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was later refloated and taken in the New Quay, Cardiganshire.[11]
Johann August |  Norway | The schooner sank near Mandal. Her crew were rescued.[98]
Laura and Ellen |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[11]
Lillydale |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dordrecht, South Holland.[102]
Major Nanny |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Traethgwyn with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Liverpool.[10][11]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Traethgwyn. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Mary |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberayron.[11]
Mary Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Traethgwyn. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Mary Hughes |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberayron.[11]
Mary Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Aberayron. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Douglas, Isle of Man.[11][81]
Pearl |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberayron.[11]
Perseverance |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberayron.[11]
Pilot |  United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) east south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Jeune Alexandre ( France). Pilot was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[94][154]
Priscilla |  United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked at Porthor with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey to Chester.[94][50]
Robert |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pwll Morgan". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Liverpool.[10][11][81]
Svea |  Sweden | The brigantine foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Concordia ( Norway). Swea was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[87][43]
Urania |  Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Klosterhavn. She was on a voyageb from St. Ubes, Portugal to Stavanger. She was later refloated, and was towed in to Stavanger by the steamship Ryfylke ( Norway) on 29 October.[98]

## 28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Agnes |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on Big Ferne Island, Northumberland. She was refloated but consequently sank off Beadnell, Northumberland with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[86][50]
Clothilde |  Spain | The brigantine ran aground at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Vigo. Spain. She was refloated but found to be in a sinking condition.[87]
Columbus |  United Kingdom | The brig was lost with all hands off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[94]
Credo |  United Kingdom | The brig sank off Cardigan.[87]
Edith |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Southampton, Hampshire for Llanelly, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[155]
Eliza |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at "Porthferyn", Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[69][116]
Golden Grove |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a yawl. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[94][156][157]
Hebe |  United Kingdom | The brig departed from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America for Porto, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[158]
Ida |  Denmark | The schooner collided with Lallah Rookh[159] ( United Kingdom) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo, United Kingdom to Liverpool. She was refloated on 4 November.[94][64]
Jane Thompson |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Agger, Denmark with the loss of all hands.[94]
Jessie |  Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Paspébiac, Province of Canada, British North America.[39]
Johanna |  Wismar | The brig was driven ashore, capsized and sank at "Karingo". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Wismar.[160]
Johns |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at South Shields. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to South Shields.[161][11][43] She was refloated on 29 October with the assistance of four steamships.[87]
Louise and Leonie |  France | The brig was driven ashore near "La Nouvelle". She was refloated the next day.[153]
Margaret |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Workington or vice versa.[64][114]
Pioneer |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of the Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Moray. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Wick, Caithness.[87][114]
Precilla |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthor, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands.[69]
Rachel |  United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Porthor. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Quay, Cardiganshire to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[69][11]
Richard Carnell |  Jersey | The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[10]
Richard Tanton |  United States | The ship departed from New York for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[162]
Tay |  United Kingdom | The yacht was driven ashore and severely damaged at Newton, Northumberland.[86][50]
Triumph |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated and taken in to Strangford, County Antrim in a severely leaky condition.[87]
Weaver |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saltney, Cheshire to Dublin.[69]

## 29 October

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List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Active |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Culzean Castle, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Gatehouse of Fleet, Wigtownshire.[87]
Amy Louisa |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Wear. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Scottish port. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition.[87]
Bee |  United Kingdom | The smack sank at Scrabster, Caithness.[74] She was on a voyage from Scrabster to Macduff, Aberdeenshire.[60]
Belwether |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from Sunderland for a French port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[163]
Caroline |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Perranporth, Cornwall. Her crew survived. Caroline was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Weymouth, Dorset. She was dismantled in situ.[74][124]
Diamond |  United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[11]
Diligence |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[113]
Emerald Isle |  United States | The schooner foundered off North Chatham, Massachusetts with the loss of all but one of her crew.[164]
Fly |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member.[87]
Freden |  Denmark | The ship collided with the schooner Harriet ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Haabet ( Denmark). Freden was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to a Danish port.[32]
Harmina Annegiena |  Norway | The ship collided with the brigantine Deo Gloria ( Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) and was presumed to have sunk off Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued by Deo Gloria. Harmina Annegiena was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden.[64]
Lillias |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Quebec City. Province of Canada, British North America.[114]
Magnet |  United Kingdom | The fishing lugger collided with the schooner S. T. Johanna ( Sweden) and was abandoned off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued by S. T. Johanna. Magnet was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition on 1 November.[98][151]
Neptune |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Southwold, Suffolk. She was refloated but drove ashore and was wrecked. Her eight crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London.[165][43][166]
Penelope |  United Kingdom | The ship put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition and subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Rochester, Kent. She was later refloated.[72]
Plantaganet |  United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at Nantucket, Massachusetts.[164]
Richard Carnell |  Jersey | The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth.[113]
Rimouski |  British North America | The ship was run ashore at Knott End, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Maryport, Cumberland.[113] Rimouski was refloated on 31 October and taken in to Maryport in a severely damaged condition.[34]
Theta |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[10]
Thomas |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Cardiganshire.[87]
Undine |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[64]
Victoria |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberayron, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.[113][11]

## 30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Ann Emma |  United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[165][43]
Aurora |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Carl ( Brazil). Aurora was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Leer, Kingdom of Hanover. Aurora was taken in to "Fedderwerden" on 1 November in a derelict condition.[71][42][72]
Chat-Botte |  France | The ship struck rocks and sank in the Raz de Sein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[42]
Clarence |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 1 November and found to be leaky.[167]
Diligence |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire.[11] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[43]
Ellen Drinan |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Waterford.[27][36]
Hazard |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Pembrokeshire. She was refloated with the assistance of the Coast Guard.[87]
James |  United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Solway Firth near the Solway Lightship ( Trinity House). She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Maryport.[87]
Margaret Lloyd |  United Kingdom | The ship sank off Cardigan Island, Cardiganshire.[113]
Perseverance |  United Kingdom | The schooner struck the pier and was damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire.[87]
Princess Victoria |  United Kingdom | The ship was run down by a steamship and sank in the Swin, ff the coast of Essex. Her crew survived.[36]
Salvia |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and beached at Covehithe, where she sank. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[157][60]
Theda |  Danzig | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Danzig.[113]
Vedra |  United Kingdom | The ship struck a submerged object in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north east of Southwold and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland. She put in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[27][11][168]

## 31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Æolus |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked between Penarth and Lavernock Point, Glamorgan.[36]
Amethyst |  United Kingdom | The ship was run into by the steamship Stanley ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was taken in to Liverpool in a severely leaky condition.[10]
Amphitrite |  France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pendowen", Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Egypt.[27]
Anegiena |  Netherlands | The koff collided with the galeas Argo ( Prussia) and was abandoned 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. Her crew were rescued by Argo. Angeiena was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the Firth of Forth. She was subsequently discovered by Patriot and Sidonia (both  Prussia) and taken in two. The tow was later transferred to the steamship Marie ( Denmark) and she was taken in to Helsingør.[64][114]
Brilliant |  United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico.[18]
Bron Eryn |  United Kingdom | The ship departed from the Isles of Scilly for Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[162]
City of Chester |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Clogherhead, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Drogheda, County Louth.[27] City of Chester broke up on 5 November.[60]
Comet |  United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Aberdeen.[43]
Confidence |  Norway | The barque was wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[71][114]
De Haven |  Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on "Tamio", Denmark, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[129]
Devonian |  United Kingdom | The brig collided with the brig Lightning ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sandbank with the loss of two of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[27][36]
Elizabeth |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Batten Rocks. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Plymouth, Devon.[27]
Eurpoea |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. she was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Sunderland, County Durham in a leaky condition.[43]
Flecha |  Belgium | The steamship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders to London.[36]
Henry |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Llanelly, Glamorgan.[114]
Isaiah |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[27][167]
James McHenry |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated.[39]
Jeune Mathilde |  France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the Pakefield Lifeboat.[27][157] She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados to Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom.[169][36]
Joseph and Mary |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[129][36][168]
Laura |  United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Scrabster, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[113][64][11]
Levant |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Plymouth.[27]
Marguerite Anais |  Norway | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vulture ( United Kingdom). Marguerite Anais was on a voyage from Sunderland to Christiania.[39]
Monica |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[36]
Northern Maid |  United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to Dundee, Forfarshire.[27][129][87][34]
Ocean Breeze |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[27] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Gibraltar.[72]
Robert Henry |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Pennard, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[131]
Shepherd |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Altona to Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently put in to Inverness on 1 November in a leaky condition.[85]
Victoria |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Crumtree Burrows", Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[27]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1859  Ship | State | Description

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Ajax |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Bombay, India before 12 October and was consequently condemned.[74]
Anna Emma |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Ann Hinckley |  United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 October, foundering on that date.[170]
Arab |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Ilfracombe, Devon between 24 and 27 October.[69]
Beatrice |  United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of one of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[171]
Bruce |  United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Tenby Lifeboat.[122]
Cæsar |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Catharina |  United States of the Ionian Islands | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea before 26 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[172]
Celebataire |  France | The ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Reveil Matin ( France).[146][147]
Charles Holmes |  United States | The ship was wrecked at "Porthdwrgan" with the loss of all hands, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Mobile, Alabama.[113][161]
Charles S. Peaslee |  United States | The schooner foundered with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from Jacksonville, Florida to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[173]
Cobden |  Sweden | The ship was wrecked near Farsund, Norway between 22 and 29 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Gävle.[144]
Cumberland |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Edgar |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was lost with all hands.[166]
Edinburgh |  United Kingdom | The barque departed from Algiers, Algeria for Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[106]
Emily |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The brig foundered off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all nine crew.[166]
George |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea before 15 October.[161][50]
Good |  United Kingdom | The wherry was swamped in the River Tyne by the wake from a steamship and sank with the loss of a crew member.[174]
Greenock |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 October. Her crew were rescued by Advice ( United Kingdom). Greenock was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast, County Antrim.[74][172]
Hannibal |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Hellenie |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked with the loss of 180 of the 300 people on board. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[175]
Helios |  United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States before 8 October.[176]
Henry H. Hynds |  United States | The brig was driven ashore near Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia, British North America between 11 and 18 October.[36]
Homer |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Inkerman |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from London to Hong Kong.[177]
James Hartley |  United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked 80 nautical miles (150 km) from Hong Kong. Her crew were rescued.[177]
Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Salisbury Bank, in Liverpool Bay before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[178]
John and Lucy |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Gardas" before 29 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony.[179]
John Henry |  United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Memillon Reef before 26 October. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Falmouth. She was refloated and put in to Charleston, South Carolina, United States for repairs.[172]
Josephine |  France | The brig collided with Cascade ( United Kingdom and was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. All 40 people on board were rescued by Cascade ( United Kingdom).[39][151]
Lady of the Lake |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 26 October and beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[86][51][89]
Manalitta |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. her crew were rescued.[166]
Manuel Mount |  Chile | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Paraíba River. Her crew were rescued.[94][46]
Marguerite |  France | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 31 October.[32]
Marie Dolphine |  British North America | The schooner was wrecked at Cape St. Charles, Labrador.[60]
Mary Ivos |  Austrian Empire | The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea before 15 October.[50]
Maxim |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm. The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Mongo |  Spain | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Folden, Norway in early October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Kristiansand, Norway.[102]
New World |  United States | The steamship foundered with the loss of eight or nine lives.[180]
Portland |  United States | The ship ran aground on the Moselle Shoals. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana. She had been refloated by 22 October and taken in to Bimini, Bahamas.[164]
Possidone |  Greece | The brig was wrecked at Andros. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa to a Mediterranean port, or from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France[78][50]
Rafaela |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar before 26 October.[86]
Redwood |  United States | The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[164]
Rienzi |  United States | The barque foundered with the loss of six of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Africa to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[35]
Royalist |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Sapphire |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Torres Straits with the eventual loss of eighteen of the 28 people on board.[181]
Shepherdess |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a sunken rock in the Gulf of Bothnia. She was on a voyage from Svartvick, Sweden to Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[90]
St. André |  British North America | The ship was wrecked at "Five Leagues Harbour", in the Strait of Belle Isle before 14 October. She was on a voyage from Labrador to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[86]
Superb |  United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Coquet Island, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Albion ( France). Superb was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Berwick upon Tweed.[87][43]
Swallow |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[166]
Syphax |  British North America | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 October.[11]
Transit |  British North America | The ship was abandoned off Bermuda before 12 October. Her crew were rescued by Ocean Telegraph ( British North America). Transit was on a voyage from "Ragged Island", Nova Scotia to Trinidad.[36]
Twin Sisters |  United Kingdom | Royal Charter Storm: The schooner was presumed to have foundered in Cardigan Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Newport to Liverpool.[182][183]
Walachia |  Ottoman Empire | The brig was wrecked near "Kelia" with the loss of all but four of her crew.[176]

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