List of shipwrecks in 1853
The list of shipwrecks in 1853 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1853.
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
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Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Unknown date |
February
4 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alnwick | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Walberswick, Suffolk. She was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Southwold, Suffolk.[1] |
16 February
Ship | Country | Description |
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Independence | ![]() |
The steamship suffered a grounding and fire on the Island of Margarita, off the coast of Lower California, while en route San Juan del Sud, Nicaragua to San Francisco, California. Of the 418 crew and passengers on board, 129 died and 289 were rescued.[2] |
March
27 March
Ship | Country | Description |
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Wuzeer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Cherbaniani Reef, north of the Laccadive Islands; all crew survived.[3] |
April
11 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jenny Lind | ![]() |
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion whilst on a voyage from Alviso, California to San Francisco, California, killing at least 31 people. |
24 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Whitby | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Tory Shoal, off Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. Her crew survived. |
26 April
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Home Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew survived.[1] |
Three Friends | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All on board were rescued.[1] |
May
12 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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William and Mary | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the sloop Lily and foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk with the loss of two of her four crew.[1] |
June
3 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Investigator | ![]() |
McClure Arctic Expedition: The ship was abandoned in Mercy Bay, having been icebound for three years. She subsequently sank. |
6 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carrier Pigeon | ![]() |
The clipper ran aground and was wrecked at Santa Cruz, California. Her crew survived. She was on her maiden voyage, from Boston, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California. |
12 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ambassador | ![]() |
The brig struck the Seven Stones reef and sank. Her crew reached the Seven Stones lightship (![]() |
18 June
Ship | Country | Description |
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Earl of Charlemont | ![]() |
The ship struck a reef off Point Flinders, Victoria and was wrecked with the loss of one life. |
July
6 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nettuno | ![]() |
The brig struck the Greengrounds, in the Bristol Channel and foundered. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal.[5] |
20 July
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sarah Jane | ![]() |
The pilot vessel was wrecked near Pwlldu Bay, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[5] |
August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Madagascar | ![]() |
The Blackwall Frigate departed from Melbourne, New South Wales. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
21 August
Ship | Country | Description |
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Breadalbane | ![]() |
The three-masted barque was crushed by ice and sank in Lancaster Sound. Her 21 crew were rescued by HMS Phoenix (![]() |
September
28 September
Ship | Country | Description |
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Annie Jane | ![]() |
The brig struck rocks off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides and sank with the loss of 348 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[6][7] |
October
28 October
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lucie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Covehithe, Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[1] |
November
29 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sheraton Grange | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Southwold Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[1] |
30 November
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avni Illah | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was badly damaged by gunfire from the ship-of-the-line Imperatritsa Maria (![]() |
Fazl Illah | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was set afire by gunfire from the ship-of-the-line Imperatritsa Maria (![]() |
Damiat | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an ![]() |
Nizamieh | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an ![]() |
Nessin Zair | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an ![]() |
Navek Bahri | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate exploded and sank after being hit by gunfire from an ![]() |
Kaid Zafer | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an ![]() |
Nejm Fisham | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette was wrecked by gunfire from an ![]() |
Feyz Mabud | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette was damaged by gunfire from an ![]() |
Kel Saphid | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette exploded and sank after being hit by gunfire from an ![]() |
Erkelye | ![]() |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The armed steamer was wrecked by gunfire from an ![]() |
December
1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Winfield Scott | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground on Middle Anacapa Island, Channel Islands of California and was wrecked. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Panama City. |
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Humboldt | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of one life. She was wrecked a few days later. Humboldt was on a voyage from Southampton, New Brunswick, British North America to New York.[8] |
28 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mount Charles | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Stones reef off Godrevy Island, Cornwall and sank. Her crew survived.[4] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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USCS Belle | ![]() |
The schooner sank. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
Ellen | ![]() |
The smack foundered in the Bristol Channel off Oxwich Point, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[5] |
USCS Morris | ![]() |
The schooner sank at Pensacola, Florida. She was later raised, repaired and returned to service. |
Sir Fowell Buxton | ![]() |
![]() Sir Fowel Buxton. The barque was wrecked on the Tapioca Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil with the loss of three of the 230 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, Victoria. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ The New York Times Published April 26, 1853
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (2502). 17 May 1853. p. 7.
- 1 2 Noall, Cyril (1968). Cornish Lights and Shipwrecks. Truro: D. Bradford Barton.
- 1 2 3 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Papers Relative to Emigration to The British Provinces in North America, British Parliamentary Papers 1854, XLVI, (1763 ).". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Donahue, James. "The Wreck of the Annie Jane". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Humboldt - 1853". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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Ship launches: | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 |
Ship commissionings: | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 |
Shipwrecks: | 1848 | 1849 | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 |
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