The list of shipwrecks in September 1855 includes ships sunk, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1855.
1 September
2 September
3 September
4 September
5 September
6 September
7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1855
Ship |
State |
Description
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Creole
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Victoria
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The barque was wrecked on Cape Barren Island, Van Diemen's Land. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Zealand to Melbourne.[24]
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Incredible
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on Preparis, India. Her 21 crew took to the jollyboat, longboat and pinnace. Nine crew in the jollyboat were reported missing. The rest reached Moulmein, Burma. Incredible was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[25]
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Sisters
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United Kingdom
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The smack collided with the steamship Arbutus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glenarm, County Antrim.[10]
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Stad Groningen
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Netherlands
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The galiot foundered off Cape de Gatt, Spain. All on board were rescued by the schooner Marsala ( United Kingdom).[26] Stad Groningen was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[27]
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8 September
9 September
List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1855
Ship |
State |
Description
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Agnes
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United Kingdom
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The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Neufeld, Duchy of Schleswig. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Inverness.[3]
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Alert
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United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground in the Pentland Skerries. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated on 11 September and towed in to Flotta, Orkney Islands.[21][3]
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Armata
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United Kingdom
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The barque was wrecked west of Gabarus, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America.[18]
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Dream
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Orixa", Ceylon, 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the mouth of the Porce River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Calcutta, India.[32][33]
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11 September
12 September
13 September
14 September
15 September
16 September
17 September
18 September
19 September
20 September
21 September
22 September
23 September
List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1855
Ship |
State |
Description
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Cambria
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United Kingdom
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The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[52]
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Crimea
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 25 September with assistance from HMS Cornwallis ( Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[57]
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Dart
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United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[58]
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Hawk, or Hope
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United Kingdom
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The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Agger Canal, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated the next day.[43][40]
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24 September
25 September
26 September
27 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1855
Ship |
State |
Description
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Agnes
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked near Chusan, China before 15 September.[69][33]
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Albion
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United Kingdom
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The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 1 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hartlepool, County Durham.[68][20]
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Andromeda
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain before 15 September.[70][71]
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Barbara
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United Kingdom
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The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Bay of Biscay on or before 24 September. Her crew were rescued by the brig Elizabeth ( France). Barbara was on a voyage from Limpias, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][72]
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Bartley
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United Kingdom
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The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom). She was refloated on 25 September with assistance from Sampson ( United Kingdom).[73]
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Carleton
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United Kingdom
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The barque ran aground in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated after several days and taken in to Smyrna, arriving on 14 September.[63][74]
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Clypso
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Norway
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The ship sprag a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Nuova Rosalin ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies).[26]
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Constance Emma
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United Kingdom
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The ship was lost in the Red Sea. Her crew were rescued.[75]
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Elizabeth Jane
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 27 September and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[40]
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Enterprise
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United Kingdom
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The barque was abandoned in the South Atlantic.[60]
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Heinewyka
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Netherlands
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The sloop sprang a leak and foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Elnathan ( Norway). Heinewyka was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Eider Canal.[2]
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Industrie
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France
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The ship was wrecked at Saint-Louis, Senegal before 9 September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Saint-Louis.[76]
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Janet
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Jardanillos, off the coast of Cuba before 5 September. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[17]
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Jessie Anne
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United Kingdom
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The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom).[73]
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Julia
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United Kingdom
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The schooner ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the Thames Estuary before 9 September.[10]
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Mary Jones
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United States
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The fishing schooner was lost on Prince Edward Island. Crew saved.[77]
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Mountijo
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British North America
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The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by an American vessel. Monutijo was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia to Liverpool.[78][60] She was still afloat on 3 January 1856.[79]
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Rapid
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United Kingdom
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The ship foundered of Cape de Gatt, Spain. She was on a voyage from Salonica, Greece to an English port.[43]
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Santa Annunziata
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Flag unknown
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The barque was in collision with the steamship Mongibello (Flag unknown) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the Îles d'Hyères, Var, France with the loss of two lives.[31]
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Sebastopol
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Oregon Territory
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The steamship was wrecked at Milwaukie with the loss of six lives.[80]
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Syrène
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French Navy
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Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Marie Thérèse-class frigate was sunk at Sevastopol, Russia. She was refloated.[81]
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Trovatore
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Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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The ship was lost off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal before 3 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples.[1]
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