The list of shipwrecks in January 1858 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1858.
1 January
List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
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Eyrie
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sank at Belfast, County Antrim. The wreck was subsequently destroyed by the Belfast Harbour Commissioners.[1]
|
Friendship
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground and sank at Fowey, Cornwall.[2]
|
Friendship
|
United Kingdom
|
The sloop departed from Cromarty for Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[3]
|
Jessie
|
United Kingdom
|
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Cranfield Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal, County Cork.[4][5]
|
John Walker
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner capsized in a squall at Demerara, British Guiana with the loss of all but one of her thirteen crew.[6][7]
|
Vischnou
|
France
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tenerife, Canary Islands with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Gambia River to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[8]
|
Volo
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[9]
|
2 January
List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Despina
|
Greece
|
The barque ran aground in the River Lee and was severely damaged.[10]
|
Ellergill
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship struck the Hartley Rock and was damaged. She put back to South Shields, County Durham.[11]
|
Henry Tanner
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore at Alnmouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[12][11] Henry Tanner was refloated on 16 January and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.[13]
|
Louis
|
United Kingdom
|
The smack was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Ann ( United Kingdom). Louis came ashore at Port Eynon Point, Glamorgan and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Llanelli, Glamorgan to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[14]
|
Nelly
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship struck the Sillycar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to South Shields. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but consequently sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[11]
|
Richard and Elizabeth
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner caught fire and was scuttled at Bursledon, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to a Scottish port[15][16]
|
Sophia
|
Prussia
|
The brig ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[10]
|
3 January
List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Heatherbell
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Queen Margaret (Flag unknown). Heatherbell was on a voyage from Bird Island, Algoa Bay, Cape Colony to London.[17][18][19]
|
Louis
|
France
|
The sloop spang a leak and was abandoned in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Ann Lewis ( United Kingdom). Louis was on a voyager from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She came ashore at Oxwich Point, Glamorgan and was wrecked.[20]
|
Maid of the Mill
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Inverness. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[21]
|
Siluria
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[22]
|
4 January
5 January
List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Albertus
|
Hamburg
|
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Trieste. She was refloated with the assistance of the smack Snowdrop ( United Kingdom) and assisted into Harwich, Essex.[25]
|
Blucher
|
Bremen
|
The ship was beached at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Sunderland.[22][25][9]
|
General Williams
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Cutter Harbour", British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]
|
Margaret
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[12]
|
Martha
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Delphine ( United Kingdom). Martha was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Alicante, Spain.[25]
|
Minerva
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Hartlepool and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Blyth, Northumberland for repairs.[23]
|
Philadelphia
|
United States
|
The steamship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[27]
|
Success
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was abandoned off Segna, Austrian Empire. She was reboarded on 7 January.[28]
|
6 January
7 January
List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Albert
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground and sank in Cardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued by Progress ( United Kingdom). Albert was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay.[20]
|
Best
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sank off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[34] She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[23]
|
Ernani
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship ran aground at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Waterford.[20]
|
Isabella
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore by ice at "Vollerwyk", Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Rendsburg, Duchy of Holstein to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[23][29]
|
Margaret
|
United Kingdom
|
The sloop ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lindisfarne in a severely damaged condition.[20]
|
Snowdon
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground on the Colonel's Rock, off the coast of County Cork. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated the next day.[20][23]
|
8 January
9 January
10 January
11 January
List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Agnes
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Sal, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the Cape Verde Islands.[47][40]
|
Jane Emily
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Porto, Portugal.[29]
|
Regina
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[30]
|
Valetta
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston.[48]
|
Washington
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship caught fire and was wrecked at Hanover Island, Chile. Her 23 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Caldera, Chile.[49][50]
|
12 January
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Ardent
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore in Queendall Bay, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. She had become a wreck by 18 January.[51][43]
|
Catherina
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was in collision with brig Westmoreland ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) south-east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Westmoreland. Catherina was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London with coal.[52][53]
|
Duke of Argyll
|
United Kingdom
|
The paddle steamer ran aground in Tolen Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[54]
|
Eclipse
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Sandwick Bay, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Madras, India.[45][43]
|
Familiens Haab
|
Denmark
|
The ship was lost on the Jedderen Reef, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from "Bidstrup" to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[48][55]
|
Nouvelle Active
|
France
|
African Slave Trade: The schooner was wrecked on a reef in the Sainte Channel with the loss of 82 lives She was on a voyage from Basse-Terre Island to Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe.[56]
|
13 January
List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Arpadina
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Antioch Bay. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall.[41]
|
Dewdrop
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28][13]
|
Genova
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamship was wrecked near São Miguel Island, Azores.[57]
|
Grantham
|
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 South Shields, County Durham to London.[13]
|
Reveil
|
France
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a port on Sicily.[21]
|
14 January
15 January
16 January
17 January
List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Allah Kersim
|
Flag unknown
|
The brig was wrecked on Faial Island, Azores.[63]
|
Clydeside
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Clydeside was refloated with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[54][51][13]
|
Eyre
|
United Kingdom
|
The brigantine was in collision with the steamship Semaphore ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Belfast Lough. Her crew were rescued by Semaphore. Eyre was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[64][65]
|
Lawsons
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground at Soldier's Point, County Louth.[13]
|
Washington
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina. Her 23 crew survived. They built a sloop from the wreck, and sailed on 24 February, subsequently reaching Valparaíso, Chile. Washington was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Caldera, Chile.[66][67]
|
18 January
19 January
20 January
List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Amelia
|
British North America
|
The barque departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72]
|
Caroline and Sire
|
Norway
|
The schooner ran aground in the Agger Canal, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Randers to London, United Kingdom.[7]
|
Hermina de Breoe
|
Flag unknown
|
The brig foundered off the coast of Sicily.[8]
|
Kalodyne
|
Netherlands
|
The barque ran aground at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 March.[73][74]
|
Kathinka
|
Russia
|
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Riga.[70]
|
Mary Anne
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[45]
|
Mary Johannah
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank and sank with the loss of a crew member.[41]
|
Medina
|
United Kingdom
|
The sloop ran aground on the Warp, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated but consequently sank. All seven people on board were rescued by the smack Eliza and Jane ( United Kingdom). Medina was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[75]
|
Stag
|
United Kingdom
|
The smack ran aground and sank on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a tug.[76]
|
Swift
|
United Kingdom
|
The steamboat was holed by an anchor and sank at Woolwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Woolwich.[77]
|
Thomas Hodgson
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was damaged by fire at Riga, Russia.[78]
|
Victor Emeline
|
France
|
The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[79]
|
21 January
List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Buenos Ayres
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak in the Irish Sea. She put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[41]
|
Jeune Blonde
|
France
|
The barque was wrecked on the La Folle Reefs, east of the Île-à-Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to Belle Île, Morbihan.[80]
|
Marsden
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[41]
|
Mary and Jane
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was abandoned in the Ionian Sea and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[81][82][83]
|
Merchant
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[43][84][55]
|
Sarah Palmer
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the East Hoyle, in Liverpool Bay.[45]
|
Sieka
|
Netherlands
|
The brig was driven ashore near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsburg, Prussia to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[43] She had been refloated by 2 February and taken in to Calais for repairs.[79]
|
Syrian
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued by Empress ( United Kingdom). Syrian was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Maryport, Cumberland.[85][86]
|
Terror
|
Bremen
|
The steamship ran aground off the Weser Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Sunderland. She was refloated.[70]
|
Windsbride
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Magnet ( United Kingdom). Windsbride was on a voyage from Seaton Sluice, County Durham to London.[43]
|
22 January
List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Auguste
|
France
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in St Francis Bay with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[87][88]
|
Barnabas Webb
|
United States
|
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[89]
|
Excel
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship Excel of Weymouth, sank at Calais, France, 21–22 January.
|
Dawson
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[70]
|
Ellerslie
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Barbados.[41][26] She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Wexford.[90]
|
Excel
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Calais, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. The ship's dog survived. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[41][91]
|
Fawn
|
France
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[92] She was condemned.[43]
|
Margaret
|
United Kingdom
|
The sloop was driven ashore at "Barnmouth", Fife.[93]
|
Normandy
|
Flag unknown
|
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[89]
|
Santa Maria
|
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
|
The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom for Livorno. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[94]
|
Seaman's Bride
|
United States
|
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[89]
|
W. H. Prescott
|
United States
|
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[89]
|
23 January
List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Crimea
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground on the Salthouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[92][43]
|
Heckla
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Sound of Bara. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Valparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides in a severely damaged condition.[61]
|
Hibernia
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the west coast North Uist, Outer Hebrides.[81]
|
Louise Estelle
|
France
|
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Clifton, India. She was on a voyage from Muscat, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to Kurrachee, India. She was refloated and taken in to Kurrachee[95]
|
Minerva
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[43]
|
24 January
25 January
List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Capricieux
|
France
|
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Tramore, County Waterford, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member and two would-be rescuers. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[98][97]
|
Herefordshire
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked at Cemlyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[99]
|
Jemima
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Fanad, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Ramilton".[26]
|
Margaret Pryde
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 4 February and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition.[7]
|
Ocean
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Tron Rocks. She was refloated.[100]
|
Premier
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Newport, Monmouthshire.[43]
|
Skiddaw
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Payana Shoals. She was on a voyage from She was on a voyage from Guayaquil, Ecuador to London. She was refloated and put back to Guayaquil.[101]
|
Telegraph
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was captured in the Gulf of Aden and was beached at "Ourbah", where she was stripped and plundered. HEIC ship Elphinstone ( India) rescued her crew and set the wreck on fire. Telegraph was on a voyage from Aden to the "Koora Mooria Islands" (Khuriya Muriya Islands).[102][39]
|
William Williams
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Cape Felix. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aden to the "Kooria Moorias" (Khuriya Muriya Islands). The local inhabitants plundered the vessel.[103]
|
26 January
27 January
28 January
29 January
30 January
List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Abeona
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig caught fire in the North Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her twelve crew abandoned ship. She was on a voyage from Dublin to South Shields, County Durham.[61][108] She came ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire and capsized, extinguishing the fire.[109] She broke up on 1 February.[79]
|
Bevis Tree
|
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 London to York. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[110]
|
Eliza
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner ran aground and capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan.[61]
|
John and William
|
United Kingdom
|
The Mersey Flat was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Douglas, Isle of Man.[111]
|
Scott
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 1 February.[109][100]
|
Sir Henry Pottinger
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to North Shields.[100]
|
31 January
List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Ann Coppin
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[109] She was refloated on 2 February and taken in to Ayr.[79]
|
Cæsar
|
Spain
|
The brig was wrecked near Algeciras with the loss of six of her eleven crew.[112]
|
Emerald
|
Jersey
|
The schooner was wrecked on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Jersey.[61][109]
|
Hero
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Leith, Lothian.[61][108][93]
|
Heron
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked near Cap Gris-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Sunderland, County Durham.[113]
|
Mary Ann
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Crail, Fife.[109]
|
Queen
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Pesaro, Papal States. Her crew were rescued.[90] She was refloated on 5 February and taken in to Ancona, Papal States.[7]
|
Statesman
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore between Monk's Ferry and Woodside, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[90]
|
Ugie
|
United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[61]
|
Wellington
|
United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[61]
|
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1858
Ship |
State |
Description
|
Admiral Collingwood
|
United Kingdom
|
The barque foundered off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 8 January. Her crew were rescued by a French barque. She was on a voyage from Namaqualand to Swansea, Glamorgan.[87][59]
|
American Lass
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cabo San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from London to New Orleans, Louisiana. United States.[48]
|
Assunta
|
Austrian Empire
|
The ship was wrecked at Kiliya, Russia before 28 January.[106]
|
Augustine Clara
|
France
|
The ship was driven ashore at Penrhyn Bay, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 20 January and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom.[41]
|
Emu
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand, Norway.[21]
|
Flash
|
United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked "on Smollen" on or before 24 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[92][114]
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George Metcalf
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea between 18 and 20 January. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[115][116]
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James Russell
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United Kingdom
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The full-rigged ship ran aground at the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.[117]
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Lockaber
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United Kingdom
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The ship was run down and sunk in the Swin by the steamship Iron Era ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[96][70]
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Naomi
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British North America
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The brigantine was driven ashore at Porthcurno, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Salem, Massachusetts, United States.[54][8]
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Ocean Child
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground between 4 and 13 January whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Poole. She was refloated and taken in to Kristiansand.[21]
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Scotia
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. She was refloated on 14 January and taken in to Newburgh.[13]
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Serampore
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United States
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Boston, Massachusetts.[118]
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Sir Robert Sale
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Bishop's College Sand, in the Hooghly River before 9 January. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[119]
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Stemster
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United Kingdom
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The ship struck a sunken rock off Barra, Outer Hebrides and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Limerick. She consequently put in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[23]
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