List of shipwrecks in 1855
The list of shipwrecks in 1855 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1855.
| 1855 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Unknown date | |||
January
February
15 February
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
March
10 March
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta! |  United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Mixon Sands, in the Bristol Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated the next day. Henrietta! was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[1] |
May
5 May
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Blaikie | United Kingdom |
The barque collided with HMS Medina ( Royal Navy) and sank in the Black Sea off Balaklava, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
June
30 June
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Queen of the Isle | United Kingdom |
The barque was engaged in the emigrant trade between the United Kingdom and Australia. It is believed she departed Glasgow in December 1854 arriving at Sydney the following March. She subsequently left Australia and traversed the south Pacific. Having rounded Cape Horn she was wrecked off Callao, Falkland Islands.[2] |
October
25 October
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Catherine | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven on to the Greengrounds, in the Bristol Channel and consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by the tug Beaufort ( United Kingdom). Anna Catherine was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London.[1] |
November
3 November
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Horn | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[3] |
| Emma | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Southwold. She was sold on 14 November but subsequently became a wreck.[3] |
| Hylton Castle | United Kingdom |
The brig was dirven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[3] |
| Nelson | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[3] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[3] |
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Minsmere, Suffolk.[3] |
Unknown date
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure |  New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Richmond River. |
References
- 1 2 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=22975#v
- 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.
| Ship events in 1855 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
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