The list of shipwrecks in 1855 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1855.
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | |
| May | Jun | Jul | Aug | |
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Unknown date | ||||
| References | ||||
January
editFebruary
editMarch
editApril
editMay
editJune
editJuly
editAugust
editSeptember
editOctober
editNovember
editDecember
editUnknown date
edit| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A. Cheesborough, and Invincible |
 United States United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship A. Cheesborough was run down and sunk in the Yangtze by Invincible, which was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London. Invincible put in to Hong Kong and was beached.[1] |
| Adventure | New South Wales
|
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Richmond River on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. |
| Andromether | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered off the Canary Islands.[2] |
| Ann Black | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to London. She was consequently condemned.[3] |
| Aspasia | United Kingdom
|
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] |
| Bessie Neal | United States
|
The fishing schooner was lost on the passage from Prince Edward Island to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Lost with all 5 crew.[5] |
| Countess of Seafield | United Kingdom
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on shoals near Pratas Island between 8 March and 28 May. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to London.[6][7] She was later refloated and towed in to Whampoa, China.[8] |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Beson Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to a British port.[9] |
| Herald | Guernsey
|
The ship was lost off the Falkland Islands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile.[10] |
| Highflyer | United States
|
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Formosa between 21 September and 20 December. Her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants and the ship was burnt.[11] |
| Janet | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Santa Cruz to London.[12] |
| Living Age | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Pratas Island.[13] |
| Lucy Sharp | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost in the Rangoon River. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to a British port.[14] |
| Nashwauk | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Adelaide, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Adelaide.[15] |
| Peruvian | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on "Egg Island", British North America in the autumn of 1855. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated in July 1856 and taken in to Quebec City.[16] |
| Queen of the Isle | United Kingdom
|
Engaged in the emigrant trade between the United Kingdom and Australia, the barque departed Glasgow, Scotland, in December 1854, arrived at Sydney, New South Wales in March 1855, subsequently left Sydney, traversed the South Pacific Ocean, rounded Cape Horn, and was wrecked off the Falkland Islands.[17] |
| Spree |  New South Wales
|
The brig was wrecked at Port-de-France, New Caledonia before 5 May with the loss of seven of her crew.[18] |
| Tom Bowling | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on or near Pratas Island.[13] |
| Van | United States
|
The fishing schooner was lost on Folly Island, Maine. Crew saved.[19] |
| Venus | United Kingdom
|
The brig was lost in Freeman's Channel after 28 August. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Melbourne, Victoria.[20] |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Saint Domingo. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool.[21] |
References
edit- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2761. Liverpool. 17 December 1855.
- ^ "The Brazils". The Times. No. 22211. London. 14 November 1855. col D-E, p. 8.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. Liverpool. 5 June 1855.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 21977. London. 14 February 1855. col E, p. 10.
- ^ "1855". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Telegraphic Despatches". The Times. No. 22065. London. 28 May 1855. col F, p. 8.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2693. Liverpool. 29 May 1855.
- ^ "China". The Morning Chronicle. No. 27617. London. 2 July 1855.
- ^ "Shipping". The Morning Chronicle. No. 27532. London. 23 March 1855.
- ^ "Ship News". Daily News. No. 2962. London. 15 November 1855.
- ^ "Foreign News". The North Wales Chronicle. No. 1575. Bangor. 4 April 1857.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 22190. London. 20 October 1855. col F, p. 9.
- ^ a b "India and China". The Times. No. 22039. London. 27 April 1855. col B-C, p. 7.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2716. Liverpool. 21 August 1855.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2717. Liverpool. 24 August 1855.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 9966. London. 22 July 1856.
- ^ "Queen of the Isle". Caledonian Maritime Heritage Trust. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ "Ship News". Glasgow Herald. No. 5487. Glasgow. 10 August 1855.
- ^ "1855". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Dundee Courier. No. 2063. Dundee. 19 March 1856.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 22033. London. 20 April 1855. col C, p. 10.