List of shipwrecks in October 1854

The list of shipwrecks in October 1854 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1854.

1 October

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List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1854
Ship State Description
Kingston-by-Sea   United Kingdom The brig was in collision with Marian (  United Kingdom) and foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Agenoria (  United Kingdom). Kingston-by-Sea was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[1]
Yankee Blade   United States The paddle steamer was driven onto the rocks at Point Arguello, California with the loss of 30-40 lives. More than 700 people were rescued the next day by Goliah (  United States). Yankee Blade was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Panama City, Republic of New Granada.[2]

2 October

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List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1854
Ship State Description
Emmet   United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in a squall off Kinghorn, Fife with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy, Fife to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[3]
Francisco Y. Carlotta   Mexico The barque was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands to Callao, Peru.[4]
Iris   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Magnet (  United Kingdom). Iris was on a voyage from Wallace, Nova Scotia, British North America to London.[5]

3 October

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List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1854
Ship State Description
Alice   Isle of Man The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her five crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat.[6]
Endeavour   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Abergele, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued by the Rhyl Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saltney, Cheshire.[7][8][9]
Grange, and
Persian
  France
  United Kingdom
The steamships collided in the Sea of Marmora and were both severely damaged. A passenger aboard Persian was killed; she was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Isabella   United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Horse Bank, at the mouth of the River Ribble and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Preston, Lancashire.[7][8]
Isabella   United Kingdom The brig was in collision with a steamship and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Matchless   United Kingdom.[11][12] Isabella was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[7]
Laura Ann   United Kingdom The ship sank in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the North West Lightship (  Trinity House). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Caernarfon.[8]
Sarah Park   United States The barque ran aground on the Kimmeridge Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York. She was refloated.[9]

4 October

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List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1854
Ship State Description
Haabet   Denmark The galeas ran aground off Fanø and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Ribe.[13]
Mary   Heligoland The ship was driven ashore at Otterndorf, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 October and taken in to Cuxhaven.[14]

5 October

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List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1854
Ship State Description
Aphrodite   Dantzic The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tvensted", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[15]
Duke of Richmond   United Kingdom The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (12°12′N 24°31′W / 12.200°N 24.517°W / 12.200; -24.517) and was abandoned. All on board were rescued by Stag (  United Kingdom), apart from five men who took to a lifeboat and were rescued by Elizabeth (  United Kingdom). Duke of Richmond was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile and Callao, Peru.[16][17][18]
Ebenezer   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields.[3][19][20]
Gazelle   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Alt Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Arundel, Sussex.[15]
Gylfe   Sweden The steamship was wrecked near "Orefrundsgripet". Her crew were rescued.[21]
Hazard   Netherlands The koff was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent, United Kingdom by a steamship. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London, United Kingdom.[22][23]
Helene   Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Harboøre. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Aalborg.[13]
John Rutledge   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York City, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7][24] John Rutledge was refloated the next day and towed into the River Mersey.[25]
Patriot   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Robertsknut", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[15]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was subsequently boarded by the crew of a fishing smack and taken in to Bridlington.[26]
Polar Star   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Annameoka (Flag unknown). Polar Star was on a voyage from London to New Zealand.[27]
Tvillingen Daniel and Wilco   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Wesserkliff", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Groningen.[28]

6 October

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List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1854
Ship State Description
Active   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Dutchman Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[25]
Dronningen   Norway The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drøbach to London, United Kingdom.[25][20]

7 October

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List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1854
Ship State Description
Constant   United Kingdom The ship struck the Grandfours Rocks, off Jersey, Channel Islands. She was taken in to Saint Helier, Jersey in a severely leaky condition.[14]
Emerald   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in Church Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[29]
Triton   United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[20]

8 October

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List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1854
Ship State Description
Ellen and Mary   United Kingdom The schooner collided with South Pictou (  British North America) and sank in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by South Pictou.[25]
Hope   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Hope   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Miscou Island, New Brunswick, British North America.[30]
Lancaster   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Zilpah P. Brown (  United States). Lancaster was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire[31]
Laurel   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Santos, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to London.[32]
Magnet   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Antwerp, Belgium.[33]
Pilote   France The lugger was driven ashore at Seaton, County Durham, United Kingdom.[14]
Ruby   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to London.[34]
Vine   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew survived.[13]

9 October

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List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1854
Ship State Description
Gazelle   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ophelia (  United Kingdom). Gazelle was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[35]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Stoomvaar (  Netherlands). Mary was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hamburg.[15]

10 October

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List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1854
Ship State Description
Geertruida   Netherlands The ship was sighted in the Vlie whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36]

11 October

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List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1854
Ship State Description
Jane Clark   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated on 19 October and towed in to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[37][38]

12 October

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List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1854
Ship State Description
Premier   France The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. She was refloated and takne in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[14]
Sir Howard Douglas   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Læsø, Denmark and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Stettin.[30][39] She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[18] Her captain was subsequently found not guilty of unlawfully scuttling the ship.[39]
Walter R. Jones   United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the Thames Estuary. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (  United Kingdom). Walter R. Jones was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[13][14]

13 October

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List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1854
Ship State Description
Ajax   United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground west of The Mewstone, Devon. All on board, about 300 people, were rescued by HMS Calcutta, HMS Confiance (both   Royal Navy) and the tug Queen (  United Kingdom).[40]
Ann Elizabeth   Kingdom of Sardinia The galiot was driven ashore at Genoa. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to Genoa.[30]
Elvira   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Groomsport, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast for repairs.[41]
London Packet   Guernsey The schooner was driven ashore in Gaspé Bay.[37]

14 October

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List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1854
Ship State Description
Maria   Netherlands The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Majorca, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London, United Kingdom.[18]
Triton   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (44°54′N 45°05′W / 44.900°N 45.083°W / 44.900; -45.083). Her crew were rescued by the clipper North Wind (  United States). Triton was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[42]

15 October

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List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1854
Ship State Description
Louisa   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[41]
St. Michael   France The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Dunkerque, Nord. Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[43]

16 October

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List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1854
Ship State Description
Cairson   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire, Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[44]
Félicité   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Dunkerque.[43]
Henrietta   Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dunkerque.[43]
Jane and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Roth Island", Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin.[45]
Jeane Clementine   France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Combartin". Her crew were rescued.[46][47]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[44]
Nuestra Signora della Rosaria   Kingdom of Sardinia The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Genoa. She was refloated.[14]
Sané   French Navy The paddle frigate ran aground at Toulon, Var. She was refloated the next day.[48][49]
Strive   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°00′N 30°40′W / 44.000°N 30.667°W / 44.000; -30.667). Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Arvum. Strive was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States.[50]
Tottenham   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Woody Point, Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Quebec City.[51]

17 October

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List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1854
Ship State Description
Ambrosia   Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Cleethorpes and Tetney, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[31][43]
Ann Guthrie   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Fisherrow, Lothian.[43]
Atalanta   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Addlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was subsequently destroyed by fire.[43]
Boreas   United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[46][47][52]
Bosphorus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[43] She had been refloated by 24 October.[53]
Britannia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Arklow, County Wicklow.[10]
Dandy   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Tetney. She was on a voyage from the River Thames to the River Tyne.[46][54]
Eliza Jane   United Kingdom The schooner departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55]
Emporium   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay with the loss of four of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to South Shields.[53][56][46][47][57]
Essay   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in north east England. She had been refloated by 24 October.[53]
Freedom   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[43]
George Bentinck   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[43]
Gothen   Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Hull.[56][43][46][47]
Hamilton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in north east England. She had been refloated by 24 October.[53]
Hazard   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[14]
Hebe   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in north east England. She had been refloated by 24 October.[53]
Hilding   Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Hull.[56][43]
Iron Gem   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked between Grainthorpe and Tetney. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[43]
Labrador   French Navy Crimean War: The paddle frigate was shelled and set afire at Sevastopol, Russia.[58]
Mary and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grimsby. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields or Hartlepool, County Durham.[43][46]
Niagara   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hendon, County Durham.[53][57] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[59]
Nicholas Wood   United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.[43] She had been refloated by 24 October.[53]
Plato   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near West Hartlepool, County Durham.[60][59]
Prince Albert   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Amlwch, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wicklow.[43][44]
Queen of Trumps   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Regent   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Tetney. All on board were rescued.[53][56] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Grimsby.[35]
Roberto   Grand Duchy of Tuscany The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged near Tetney. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43][47]
Robust   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore west of Goodwick. Her three crew were rescued.[57]
Sicilia   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Francisco (  Spain). Sicilia was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Liverpool.[30]
Tanager   Norway The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of at least five crew.[53]
William   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tetney. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hartlepool.[56][46][47]

18 October

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List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1854
Ship State Description
Albert   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ossebow Island, Georgia, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia.[18]
Albion   United Kingdom The schooner struck the breakwater and sank at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire.[61]
Alpha   United Kingdom The ship was beached at Tarbert, Argyllshire, where she became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Galway.[10]
Annie   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground at Liverpool.[62]
Charlotte   Denmark The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked between Grainthorpe and Tetney, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Thisted to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[43][46]
Corsair   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham.[60]
Courier   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scalby, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Scarborough.[37]
Deptford   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool.[60][59]
Earl of Hopetown   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[60]
Eliza and Mary   United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was wrecked on the Goswick Sand Ridge, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all on board.[43][63]
Emma   France The brig was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[43]
Emma Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated on 21 October.[45]
Essay   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to the River Wear.[46]
Essex   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[60][59]
Gipsy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Huntcliff Foot, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued.[60] She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Sunderland.[35]
Happy Return   United Kingdom The fishing lugger foundered in the English Channel off the Dudgeon Sandbank with the loss of all eleven crew.[64]
Helene   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Hartlepool. She was later towed in to Hartlepool.[59]
Henry Wells   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Hartlepool.[59]
Iris   United Kingdom The ship sank of St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool.[10]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Abersoch, Caernarfonshire.[10]
Lady Dundas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool.[46]
Let-me-alone   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[43]
Maid of Whitehaven   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[10]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]
Mary   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Harrington, Cumberland.[56]
Montgomery   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Demerara, British Guiana. She put back to Calcutta for repairs.[66]
Prospect   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hartlepool. Prospect subsequently came ashore.[59]
Richard and Mary   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Robert   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Abercastle, Pembrokeshire.[43]
Tanner   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Humberston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Hartlepool. She was refloated on 27 October.[67]
Trial   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[43]
Vulcan   France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[43]
William Thompson   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Grainthorpe and Tetney.[43]

19 October

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List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1854
Ship State Description
Alert   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Savannah River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[17]
Anne Longton   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool.[56]
Caroline Adolphine   Hamburg The ship was wrecked near Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[68][69]
Cecilia   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°54′N 8°31′W / 49.900°N 8.517°W / 49.900; -8.517). Her crew were rescued.[70] Presumed subsequently foundered.[71]
Eliza Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tetney Haven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Grimsby.[27]
Enterprise   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Liverpool.[56][72]
Nene Valley   United Kingdom The barque ran aground about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north west of Cape Northumberland on the south-east coast of South Australia.[73]
Regent   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tetney Haven. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Grimsby. She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Grimsby.[27]
William Watson   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tetney Haven. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Grimsby. She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Grimsby.[27]

20 October

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List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1854
Ship State Description
Bertha   Stralsund The ship ran aground on the Knashaken, south of Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stralsund.[69] She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs.[67]
Defiance   United States During a voyage from Chicago, Illinois, to Detroit, Michigan, with a cargo of grain, the wooden schooner collided with the brig John J. Audubon in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan and foundered. Her crew survived. Her wreck lies in 185 feet (56 m) of water at 45°14′03″N 83°16′42″W / 45.2343°N 83.27845°W / 45.2343; -83.27845 (Defiance).[74][75][76]
John J. Audubon   United States
 
John J. Audubon in 2018.
Loaded with a cargo of railroad iron, the brig collided with the schooner Defiance in Lake Huron off the coast of Michigan and foundered. Her crew survived. Her wreck lies in 170 feet (52 m) of water at 45°17′20″N 83°20′21″W / 45.28885°N 83.339183°W / 45.28885; -83.339183 (John J. Audubon).[74][77][78]
Tenterden   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Marshchapel, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[67]
Theodor   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued.[68]

22 October

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List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1854
Ship State Description
Bernardina   Denmark The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Ida (Flag unknown). Berndardina was on a voyage from Thisted to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[79]
Cambria   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Phantom (  United States). Cambria was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancaster to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[80][81] She was subsequently towed in to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands by RMS Curlew (  United Kingdom).[50]
Eliza Ann   Victoria The clipper-built schooner parted her cables and foundered on rocks at Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand, in a gale.[82]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in Liverpool Bay. She was subsequently towed in to the River Mersey by the tug Constitution (  United Kingdom).[30]
Paramatta   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Colombo, Ceylon.[83]

23 October

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List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1854
Ship State Description
James Chadwick   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Anholt (Denmark)Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[45]
Jane   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Padstow, Cornwall.[84]
Witham   United Kingdom The brig was in collision with the brig Faith (  United Kingdom) in the North Sea and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by two fishing boats.[67]

24 October

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List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1854
Ship State Description
Pacific   United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Tynemouth, Northumberland by the steamship Chanticleer (  United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Blyth, Northumberland.[67]
Thomas and Ann   United Kingdom The collier, a brig or schooner, was run into by Moro Castle (  United Kingdom) off Dungeness, Kent and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Moro Castle. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Sunderland, County Durham. Thomas and Ann was discovered derelict off Dungeness on 28 October. She was towed in to Dover, Kent by the fishing smack Blue-eyed Maid (  United Kingdom).[85][67]
18 May   Hamburg The galeas sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Hamburg to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. She put in to Cuxhaven in a sinking condition.[67]

25 October

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List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1854
Ship State Description
Forerunner   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Madeira Island with the loss of fourteen of the 62 people on board. Survivors were rescued by fishing boats. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London.[86]
Solid   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Pieter (  Netherlands). Solid was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to London.[68]
Viscount Hardinge   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Morup Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[87]

26 October

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Ship State Description
Henrys   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland.[67]
Mary Anne   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brigantine Nugget (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by Nugget. Mary Anne was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[88]
Thomas   United Kingdom Crimean War: The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Courland Governorate. Her crew were taken prisoner by Russian soldiers. They were released in late November. Thomas was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[89][90][91]

27 October

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List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1854
Ship State Description
Bellerophon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia.[55]
Dart   United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by Tecumseh (  British North America). Her crew were rescued by Tecumseh. Dart was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[92]
Ellen   United Kingdom The Mersey flat sank off the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew survived.[69][93]
Grace   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dumfries.[55]
Harvest   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Newhaven. She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven.[67]
Lamoriguière   France Crimean War: The troopship was wrecked at the entrance to the Sea of Marmora. All on board were rescued by Gorgone (  French Navy).[89]
Melbourne   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sydney, New South Wales.[45]
Neustrie   France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Porto Plata".[94]
Prosperous   United Kingdom The Yorkshire billyboy struck the Megstone Rock, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[67]
Queen Anne   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Anna Maria (  United Kingdom).[5]
Theburn   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Onny Island", County Galway.[55]
Waterwitch   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Cape Hogan, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated and put in to Arichat, Nova Scotia in a severely hogged and leaky condition.[50]

28 October

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List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1854
Ship State Description
Ant   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Blyth, Northumberland.[67]
Boyne   United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with Miriam (  United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Miriam.[67]
HMS Cossack   Royal Navy The Cossack-class corvette ran aground on the Draystone, off Sheerness, Kent.
James   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[95]
Jupiter   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[96]
Queen   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[96]
Santurce   Spain The brig caught fire at Málaga and was scuttled.[97]
Sarah Anne   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Sheepland Point, County Down with the loss of a crew member.[98] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, Monmouthshire and Matanzas, Cuba.[55]
Teia   Trieste The brig was driven ashore at Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[99] She was refloated on 3 November.[17]
Thomas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of the Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued.[79]
United Kingdom   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[96]
William Poole   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[95]

29 October

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List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1854
Ship State Description
Lord Nelson   United Kingdom The sloop was discovered off Moelfre Island, Anglesey in a derelict condition.[95] She was taken in to Beaumaris, Anglesey.[55]
Sarah Ann   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[67]
William Penn   United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Mull of Galloway, Argyllshire having been in collision with another vessel two days previously. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Aden.[87]

30 October

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List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1854
Ship State Description
Pauline   France The brigantine was wrecked in the Black Sea 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km) north of "Cape Cagliakri" with the loss of three of her crew.[100]
Thomas   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Palanga, Russia and Libava, Courland Governorate. Her crew survived but were taken as prisoners of war.[101]
Three Brothers   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[55]
Trent   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Varna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[102]

31 October

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List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1854
Ship State Description
Antoinette Andromache   France The bomb was wrecked between "Caraburnu" and Midia, Ottoman Empire.[103]
Augusta   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the Isle of Bute.[55]
Ida Elizabeth   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[55]
Marie Melanie   France The ship was wrecked between "Caraburnu" and Midia.[103]
Nouvelle Française   France The brig was wrecked at Varna, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[104][103]
Nostra Signora della Misericordia   Kingdom of Sardinia The brig was wrecked at Varna. Her crew were rescued.[104][103]
San Francesco da Paola   Kingdom of Sardinia The bomb was wrecked at Varna. Her crew were rescued.[104]
Skylark   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dumfries.[95]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1854
Ship State Description
Adriana Petronella   Netherlands The full-rigged ship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west north west of Kangean Island, Netherlands East Indies. She was consequently beached on Lapude Island.[105]
Albert   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Ossabaw Island, Georgia, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia.[106]
Bellesa   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Prata Shoal, in the South China Sea before 11 October. She was refloated and put in to Hong Kong.[104]
Beta   Bremen The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 October. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to London, United Kingdom. She was discovered by Dr. Rogers (  United States) and taken in to Hunts Hole, Massachusetts, where she arrived on 5 November.[81]
Caldera   United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of China. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to San Francisco, California[107]
Cyane   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Prata Shoal before 10 October. She was refloated and put in to Hong Kong.[104]
Davenport   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland before 12 October. Her 21 crew were rescued by the brig Regent (  United Kingdom).[41][46] Davenport was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[35]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Clara (  United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of three lives.[108]
Eliza Thornton   United States The ship was wrecked on "Pert Brancka".[109]
Ellis   United States The schooner was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Milan (  United States). Ellis was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[110]
Express   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic Ocean before 24 October. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was discovered on that date by Ann Bridson (  United Kingdom and was set afire.[111]
Four Seasons   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 October.[5]
Hiram   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the South China Sea before 9 October.[104]
Holmes   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire in late October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.[55]
Isis   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 October.[51]
Juno   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 11 October.[31]
Laromiguière   France The transport ship was wrecked near Varna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Balaklava, Russia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[58]
Manilla   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. Her crew were rescued by Tempest (  United Kingdom). Manilla was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[92]
Marianne   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of China. She was on a voyage from Whampoa to Amoy.[107]
Morayshire   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean before 12 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[41]
Old Hickory   United States The barque struck a sunken wreck off Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Calcutta, India.[14] She put in to London for repairs.[14]
Rob Roy   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Andaman Islands before 9 October. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to China.[112]
Royal Southwark   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 October. .[113]
Thomas Chadwick   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Prata Shoal before 11 October.[114][109]
Thorburn   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[95]

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