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The list of shipwrecks in February 1855 includes ships sunk, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1855 .
List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Eden
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 10]
Louisa
Belgien
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Holyhead , Anglesey , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 11] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Holyhead.[ 5]
Lumina
Niederlande
The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 12]
Marion
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from Sheerness , Kent to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 12]
Secret
Vereinigtes Königreich
The steamship ran aground at Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Holyhead. She was refloated.[ 5]
Victoria
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked on Dalkey Island , County Dublin with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 13]
Windsor
Vereinigtes Königreich
The steamship was reported to have struck the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea and have been damaged.[ 14] The report was denied by her owners, the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company .[ 15]
List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Citizen
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig ran aground on the Andrews Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex in a leaky condition.[ 20]
Jane Dunn
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off Sheringham , Norfolk . She came ashore at Sheringham.[ 20]
Johanne
Dantzic }
The ship was abandoned in ice off Store Heddinge , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 21] [ 17]
Providence
Dantzic
The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°35′N 6°35′W / 48.583°N 6.583°W / 48.583; -6.583 ). Her crew were rescued by Saggitarius ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). Providence was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Gibraltar .[ 22] [ 23]
Seaman
Vereinigte Staaten
The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 24]
Tucker
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was driven ashore at Bideford , Devon . She was on a voyage from London to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 20]
List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Baron de Brock
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at the Europe Battery, Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 19 February.[ 29]
Cambridge
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque was in collision with the schooner Merton ( Vereinigtes Königreich ) in Mount's Bay and was consequently beached. Her crew were rescued. Cambridge was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Arundel , Sussex . She was declared a total loss.[ 30] [ 22]
Galatea
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was driven ashore at Portrane , County Dublin . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Smyrna , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated on 19 February and towed in to Ringsend , County Dublin.[ 31] [ 22]
Guardian
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande .[ 32]
Intrepid
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at Burnt Head, Newfoundland . Two of her crew were reported missing, four died. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace , Newfoundland to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and towed in to Brigus , Newfoundland.[ 33] [ 34]
Will o' the Wisp
Vereinigtes Königreich
The steamship was wrecked on Lambay Island , County Dublin with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Dublin .[ 35] [ 36]
List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Anna
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Drogheda , County Louth to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 19]
Ann Moore
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was wrecked on the Corton Sands, Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew.[ 16] She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . Survivors were rescued by the Gorleston yawl Breeze ( Vereinigtes Königreich ).[ 46] [ 47]
Guiding Star
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was last sighted in the South Atlantic Ocean (16°06′S 33°48′W / 16.100°S 33.800°W / -16.100; -33.800 ). She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Melbourne , Victoria . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 543 people on board.[ 48] [ 49]
Iron Age
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked at Cape Northumberland , South Australia . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Portland Bay and Port Fairy , Victoria .[ 50]
Jersey Lass
Jersey
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video , Uruguay to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 51]
Lumsden
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sands. Her crew were rescued by Ardwick ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). Lumsden was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London .[ 16] [ 9]
Sémillante
French Navy
Crimean War : The Surveillante -class frigate , in use as a troopship , was wrecked on Île Lavezzi , Corsica , with the loss of all 693 people on board.
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig struck the pier and was damaged at Margate , Kent .[ 16] [ 46]
Defender
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London . She was refloated with the assistance of the smacks Concord and Louisa (both Vereinigtes Königreich ) and taken in to Harwich , Essex.[ 9]
European
Vereinigtes Königreich
The steamship ran aground on Cooper's Rock, off the coast of Argyllshire . She was refloated and beached.[ 45]
Irene
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore near Youghal , County Cork .[ 28]
New Fame
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship foundered off the Old Head of Kinsale , County Cork with the loss of all hands.[ 52]
Nimrod
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was driven ashore at Plymouth , Devon .[ 45]
Rotherham
Vereinigtes Königreich
The collier , a schooner , ran aground off Harwich. She was then run into by another schooner and damaged.[ 53]
Scotsman
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig collided with a schooner and sank in the North Sea off the Farne Islands , Northumberland . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy , Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland. The schooner also sank.[ 54] [ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Ada
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Sunderland, County Durham .[ 55] [ 46]
Alice
Vereinigtes Königreich
The clipper departed from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 56]
Bessie
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was holed by ice in the Potomac River . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Alexandria, New York , United States.[ 57]
Celerity
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated and taken in to the Handford Water.[ 9]
Ernest
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Lay . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 58]
Fame
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 45]
Hope
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich , Essex. She was refloated.[ 9]
Susannah
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig ran aground at Sunderland and was severely damaged.[ 46]
Zior
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Owers Rocks, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 46]
List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Ann and Isabella
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and towed back to Sunderland in a severely damaged condition.[ 46]
Choice
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque was driven ashore at Ballycotton , County Cork .[ 31] [ 28] [ 59] She was refloated in late April and towed in to Cork for repairs.[ 60]
Countess of Arran
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was lost in the Skellig Islands , County Kerry . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 58] [ 21]
Czar
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Boulder Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France to Hartlepool . She was refloated and put in to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 45]
D' Auvergne
Jersey
The ship was driven into the brig Hilda ( Vereinigtes Königreich ) and then driven ashore at Plymouth , Devon .[ 61]
Jane
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Plymouth. She was refloated on 20 February.[ 25]
James Duff
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner ran aground on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea on the coast of Essex . She was refloated and found to be in a leaky condition.[ 45] The ship was beached in Hanford Water. She was refloated on 21 February and towed in to Harwich , Essex.[ 25]
Triton
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was driven ashore at Landguard Point , Essex.[ 45] [ 46]
William Tucker
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was abandoned in ice off St. John's, Newfoundland , British North America . She was on a voyage from Plymouth to St. John's.[ 62] [ 63] She was taken in to St. John's on 6 March.[ 34]
Zodiacus
Hamburg
The brig was abandoned in ice off St. John's. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to St. John's.[ 62] [ 63] She was taken in to St. John's on 6 March.[ 34]
List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Alma
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Vilan , Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Gibraltar .[ 67]
Ann Moore , and Colin Campbell
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner Ann Moore was driven from her mooring at Wapping , Middlesex by ice. She was driven into the brig Colin Campbell , which also broke free. Both vessels were driven upstream, damaging a building and sinking a number of lighters . They then drove downstream. Both vessels were severely damaged.[ 9]
Good Design
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 31]
Hiram
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay . Her crew were rescued by Œder (flag unknown). Hiram was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Gibraltar .[ 51]
Jessie Munn
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Cochenos Rocks, on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama , United States to Cádiz , Spain. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Cádiz.[ 57]
Petrel
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was destroyed by fire at Algiers , Algeria .[ 68]
Richard Reynolds
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . All but two of her crew took to the longboat and were later rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat. Richard Reynolds was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia . She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent in a severely damaged condition.[ 69] [ 8] [ 9]
Triton
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°30′N 10°30′W / 48.500°N 10.500°W / 48.500; -10.500 ). Her crew were rescued by Marie Louise ( Frankreich ) before she foundered. Triton was on a voyage from Agrigento , Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 26]
Witch of the Wind
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south west of Halifax, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued by Snowdon ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). Witch of the Wind was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 17] She was taken in tow by the steamship Osprey , but the tow had to be abandoned 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of the Sambro Lighthouse , Nova Scotia.[ 37] [ 62]
Wentworth , andWater Nymph
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig Wentworth was driven from her mooring at Wapping by ice. She drove into Water Nymph ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). Both vessels were damaged. Wentworth drove upstream almost to London Bridge before she was secured at Billingsgate , Middlesex. Water Nymph was also driven upstream.[ 9] [ 46]
Woodman
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . Her eleven crew were rescued by Alfred ( Vereinigtes Königreich ).[ 70] [ 71] Woodman was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London .[ 8]
Zoe
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Smyrna , Ottoman Empire .[ 58]
List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Agnes and Emily
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cairnbulg , Aberdeenshire .[ 75]
Eliza
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bootle , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Workington , Cumberland to Dublin .[ 34]
Unternehmen
Vereinigtes Königreich
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 76] [ 75]
Jane Beale
Vereinigtes Königreich
The two-masted schooner was abandoned in the English Channel off the French coast. She was discovered on 27 February and towed in to Newhaven, Sussex by the cutters Gulnare and Twins (both Vereinigtes Königreich . Jane Beale was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to London.[ 77]
Mirage
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Dean Sand, in the Solent . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Shanghai , China . She was refloated and anchored at Spithead .[ 17]
Result
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground at Portsmouth , Hampshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from China to London . She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth in a leaky condition.[ 71]
List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Doctor
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was driven ashore north of Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores to London . She was refloated and put in to The Downs , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 71] [ 78]
Ellen
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship struck a sunken rock and was abandoned in Bracklesham Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to London.[ 76]
Emma
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged north of Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[ 71]
Unternehmen
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground on the Codling Bank, in the Irish Sea . she was on a voyage from Dublin to Trinidad . She was refloated and put back to Dublin.[ 37]
Eva
Vereinigte Staaten
The ship ran aground on the Riding Rocks, in the Bahamas . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Trieste . The vessel subsequently caught fire.[ 79]
Favourite
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was wrecked on Nash Point, Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to Cardiff , Glamorgan.[ 76]
Francis Paul
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean due to her cargo having shifted, leaving the ship unmanageable. Her eight crew were rescued by the barque Unternehmen , ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). Fracis Paul was on a voyage from New York to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 80]
George
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque was driven ashore east of Dover , Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[ 75]
Helena Thecla
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship was driven ashore in Doonbeg Bay. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 57]
Île Dieu Bienfacteur
Frankreich
The ship was abandoned at Boulogne.[ 68]
Lima
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne.[ 37]
Mangosteen
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque was wrecked on the coast of Le Portel , Pas-de-Calais , France. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to London.[ 51]
Morna
Vereinigtes Königreich
The steamship was wrecked off North Bishop Rock, with the loss of 21 lives.[ 81] She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to London.[ 37]
Saint Martin de re Ernest
Frankreich
The ship sank at Boulogne.[ 68]
Scud
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover , Kent .[ 51] [ 68]
Statira
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was wrecked at Laugharne , Carmarthenshire with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Devoran , Cornwall to Pembrey , Carmarthenshire.[ 82]
Susan G. Owens
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore on Alcatraz Island , San Francisco, California , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to San Francisco.[ 83]
Thebis
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued.[ 68]
Wave
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship struck a sunken rock in Carnarvon Bay off Rhoscolyn , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. She put in to Holyhead , Anglesey in a leaky condition.[ 51] [ 17]
Welcome
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked at Porthcawl , Glamorgan with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 71]
Zephyr
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked at Boulogne , Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued.[ 68]
List of shipwrecks: 28 February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Assam
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque ran aground off Monos , Trinidad . She was refloated but was then wrecked off Huevos . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[ 88]
James Cheston
Vereinigte Staaten
The full-rigged ship was discovered waterlogged and derelict in the Atlantic Ocean by Marathon ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). It was discovered that an attempt at barratry had been made, as three holes had been bored in the ship above the waterline by her captain and mates. The ship had been abandoned. Some of her crew were rescued by Two Friends ( Vereinigtes Königreich ); all of them survived. James Cheston was pumped dry and eleven men were put aboard her. They took her in to Liverpool , Lancashire , Vereinigtes Königreich . James Cheston had been on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to London , United Kingdom.[ 89] [ 90]
Mary Queen of Scots
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked at Port Gregory , Swan River Colony .[ 91]
Siren
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque foundered in the Bay of Biscay . Her crew were rescued by the brig Cette ( Schweden ). Siren was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 92]
Traveller
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland , Kent . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 57]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1855
Ship
State
Description
Aguila
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner ran aground at Aberdovey , Merionethshire . She was refloated on 4 February.[ 3]
HNLMS Borneo
Royal Netherlands Navy
The steamship struck a sunken rock off Indramayu , Netherlands East Indies after 15 February and was severely damaged. She was towed by HNLMS Etna ( Royal Netherlands Navy ) to Onrust Island for repairs.[ 93]
Culloden
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore in Cardigan Bay . She was refloated on 19 February and towed in to Caernarfon .[ 94]
Edith
Vereinigtes Königreich
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 February. Her crew were rescued by the brig Diadem ( Schweden ). Edith was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Rio de Janeiro , Brasilien .[ 95] [ 75]
Eglinton
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow . All hands presumed lost.[ 96] [ 40]
Francis
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Bahia , Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[ 97]
Innocence
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean in early February. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Cowes , Isle of Wight .[ 84]
Laurel
Vereinigtes Königreich
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sidmouth , Devon before 4 February.[ 11]
Margaret Mitchell
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship ran aground in the Woosung River . She was later refloated and taken in to Shanghai , China . She was consequently condemned.[ 98]
Pilgrim
Vereinigte Staaten
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in mid-February. Her crew were rescued by Ellen ( Vereinigtes Königreich ). Pilgri was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 57]
Prince of Wales
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham before 14 February.[ 41]
Priscilla
Vereinigtes Königreich
The sloop ran aground at Aberdovey. She was refloated on 4 February.[ 3]
Sea
Vereinigtes Königreich
The schooner was in collision with another vessel on or before 2 February. She was abandoned in the English Channel between 2 and 6 February. She was taken in to Falmouth on 6 February by Goddess ( Vereinigtes Königreich ).[ 20]
War Eagle
Vereinigtes Königreich
The ship was driven ashore on Campobello Island , New Brunswick , British North America in early February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Saint John in a leaky condition.[ 33]
Zapaanath Paniah
Ceylon
The ship foundered 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Colombo with the loss of sixteen of her 24 crew She was on a voyage from Madras , India to Colombo.[ 99]
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