List of shipwrecks in 1857

The list of shipwrecks in 1857 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1857.

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1857
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May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec
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January

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1857
Ship Country Description
Northern Belle  United States
Northern Belle.

The passenger ship, a barque, was driven ashore at Foreness Point, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Culmer White, Mary White and Ocean (all  United Kingdom).

Victry  United Kingdom The lugger foundered with the loss of all nine crew whilst going to the assistance of Northern Belle ( United States).[1]
Boadicea  United Kingdom The barque mistook the Les Casquets (west of Alderney Channel islands) for the Scillies. She was driven onto Tautenay rock in the Little Russel. The brig ‘Diolinda’ raised the alarm and steam tug ‘Watt’, H.M. Revenue Cutter ‘Eagle’ and Pilot boat ‘Blonde’ between them saved 6 of 15 crew.[2]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1857
Ship Country Description
Cheverell  United Kingdom The barque ran aground off Minsmere, Suffolk and was wreked. Her crew were rescued.[3]

March

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1857
Ship Country Description
Juanita  Spain The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel off Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Seville.[4]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1857
Ship Country Description
Trevaunce  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Porthcawl, Glamorgan with the loss of one of her four crew.[4]

June

11 June

List of shipwrecks: 11 June 1857
Ship Country Description
Sobraon  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in 18°S 28°W, about 600nm SE of Salvador, Bahia. All crew of 13 saved.[5]

August

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1857
Ship Country Description
Dunbar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sydney, New South Wales with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from London] to Sydney.

September

11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1857
Ship Country Description
Central America  United States
Central America.
The paddle steamer sprang a leak during a hurricane. She foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 425 of the 631 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Ellen ( Norway) and Marine ( United States).

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1857
Ship Country Description
Lefort  Imperial Russian Navy
Lefort.

The Imperatritsa Aleksandra-class ship of the line and sank in the Baltic Sea off Hogland during a squall. All 826 people on board were killed.


December

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1857
Ship Country Description
Wallace  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 800 miles (1,300 km) from Cape Clear after being struck by a large wave. Survivors were rescued on 17 December by the Colina (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New Brunswick).[6]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1857
Ship Country Description
USCS Belle United States United States Coast Survey The schooner was wrecked in St. Andrews Bay, Florida.
Little Belt  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Bignell, Alan (2001). Kent Shipwrecks (Second ed.). Newbury: Countryside Books. pp. 22–28. ISBN 1 85306 719 9.
  2. ↑ cite web |url=http://www.rnli.org.gg/lifeboat-timeline/lifeboat-timeline-1803-1899/ |title=1857
  3. ↑ Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  4. 1 2 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "The River Plate and the Brazils". The Morning Chronicle (28258) (London). 17 July 1857. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Dreadful Shipwreck. Suffering and Death of Three of the Crew". Falmouth and Cornwall Advertiser. 2 January 1858. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Ship events in 1857
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Ship decommissionings: 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862
Shipwrecks: 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862
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