List of shipwrecks in November 1865
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Culloden, and Rover |
 United Kingdom |
The schooner Rover dragged her anchors and was driven into the full-rigged ship Culloden in the River Mersey. Culloden sank with the loss of four of the 22 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Earl of Runcorn, tug Wonder, a schooner anchored in the Sloyne (all United Kingdom), and a boat from HMS Donegal ( Royal Navy) Culloden was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portland, Maine, United States. Rover also sank. Her crew were rescued by Wonder and a boat from HMS Donegal.[1][2][3][4] |
| Queely Shiel | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew survived. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields.[5][6] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom |
The scow sank at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire with the loss of both of her crew.[7][8] |
2 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Felicie |  France |
The ship was driven ashore at the Pass A L'Outre Lighthouse, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to New Orleans, Louisiana.[9] |
| J. W. Johnston | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Las Palmas, Canary Islands.[10] |
| Juventa | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[9] |
| Princess Royal | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans.[9] |
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acastus | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Royal William ( United Kingdom). Acastus was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[11] |
| Alice | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[12][13] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[13] |
| Jessamine | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Piper Sands, in the North Sea off the north coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and towed in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[13] |
| Murillo |  Spain |
The steamship collided with a French Navy warship and sank in the English Channel off the South Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom.[14] She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain.[12] |
| Vesta | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire and was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark.[15][13] |
4 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Brown | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[16] Her eleven crew took to two boats. Seven crew in one boat landed at Saint Vincent on 15 November. Those in the other boat were reported missing.[17] |
| Strathleven | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) north east of Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[18][19][20] |
5 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athol | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Black Neb Rocks, in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Strangford, County Down. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Strangford in a severely leaky condition.[21] |
| Craigievar |  New Zealand |
The brig was wrecked at Hokitika during a massive flood on the Hokitika River. She had been in the lagoon at the river's mouth ready to depart, but was caught by the flood and driven over the bar before being washed onto a beach.[22] |
| Doitje | France |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Cette, Hérault. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[12] |
| Dolphin | New Zealand |
The schooner was wrecked at Hokitika during a massive flood on the Hokitika River. She was torn from her mooring and driven over a sandbar before been driven on shore and breaking up.[22] |
| Itata | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at San Antonio, Chile.[23] |
| Queen of Avon | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked on Dassen Island, Cape Colony. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Table Bay.[24][25] |
| Sarah | New Zealand |
The schooner was lost at Hokitika during a massive flood on the Hokitika River. She was torn from her mooring and driven out to sea before breaking up, with the loss of either one or two lives.[22] |
| Savannah |  United States |
The full-rigged ship collided with Mayflower (Flag unknown) and sank in the Savannah River at Hickory Bend, 28 or 35 nautical miles (52 or 65 km) upstream of Savannah, Georgia. She was refloated.[26] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilie Caroline | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Calais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Morlaix, Finistère. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Calais.[13] |
| George and Jane | United Kingdom |
The schooner collided with another vessel and foundered off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire.[27][21] |
| Jacob Bell | United States |
The decommissioned sidewheel paddle steamer foundered in the North Atlantic Ocean off the United States East Coast while under tow from Washington, D.C., to New York by the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Banshee ( United States Navy).[26] |
| Shannon | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Diego Garcia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[28][29] |
7 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Morrow | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Swatow for Chefoo, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[30] |
| Savoir Faire | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. All but seven of her crew were taken off by the Rosslare Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[31][21] Savoir Faire was refloated on 12 November and towed in to Kingstown, County Dublin by two tugs.[32] |
8 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beagle | United Kingdom |
The steamship was run down and sunk by the steamship Napoli off Cumbrae, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued by the tug Pearl ( United Kingdom.[33][34] Beagle was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[35] |
| Louisa Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandwich, Kent. She was on a voyage from Mazagan, Morocco to Sunderland, County Durham.[36] |
9 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel | British North America |
The schooner was wrecked off Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Labrador to Quebec City, Province of Canada.[37] |
| Lermont | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with the barque Lady Jane ( United Kingdom) in the Baltic Sea. She was consequently abandoned on 11 November. Her crew were rescued by Abraham ( Norway). Lermont was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[16] |
| Rambler | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of Cape Ray, Newfoundland, British North America. voyage from Gaspé, Province of Canada, British North America to Viana do Castelo, Portugal.[38][39] |
10 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Bristol | Royal Navy |
The Bristol-class frigate ran aground off the Nore during her sea trials. She was refloated and sailed for Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Hector | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran around on the Codling Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and towed in to Kingstown, County Dublin.[40][41][32] |
| J. W. | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Sines, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[42] |
| Patroon | United States |
The 237-ton screw steamer sank at Brazos, Texas.[43] |
| Pratt | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Sines.[44][42] |
| Venus | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on The Shingles, in the Thames Estuary and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Sierra Leone.[32][45] |
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aldersons | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with the assistance of some smacks and put in to Harwich, Essex.[32][36] |
| Ann Coppin | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore north of Ayr. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Ayr.[32] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Ayr.[46] |
| Brazil | United States |
The 211-ton sternwheel paddle steamer sank with the loss of two lives after colliding with the bark Plymouth (Flag unknown).[47] |
| Curlew | United States |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Hamburg.[32] |
| Dora | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Shanghai for Foo Chow Foo, China. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48] |
| May Flower | United States |
The 57-ton screw steamer was lost on the Detroit River in Michigan.[49] |
| Nereid | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. in a sinking condition. Her eight crew reached Faial Island, Azores in a boat. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, Lancashire.[50][17] |
| Sarah Louise | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in a storm on the coast of California about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Tennessee Cove.[51] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | United Kingdom |
The barque departed from the River Tyne for Cartagena, Spain. Presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all eleven crew, a lifeboat from the ship washed up on the Isle of Wight.[52] Her longboat washed up at Swanage, Dorset on 28 November.[53] |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Riga, Russia.[32] She broke in two the next day.[46] |
| Ocean Ranger | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Malahide, County Dublin. All nineteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States of America.[40][54][55] |
| Parsee | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the South China Sea. All on board were rescued by Therese ( United Kingdom). Parsec was on a voyage from Swatow to Shanghai, China.[56] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The sloop collided with the brigantine Alberta ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Middle Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Alberta. Sarah was on a voyage from London to Ipswich, Suffolk.[46][57] |
13 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aenid | New South Wales |
Three huge waves struck the wooden cutter in the Tasman Sea at Long Reef off New South Wales swamping and wrecking her with the loss of two lives. Four others on board survived. The wreck later was found washed up on Long Reef. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Danzig.[58] |
| Greyhound | British North America |
The steamship ran aground off Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.[59] |
| Tom Scott | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off St Cuthbert's Head, Pembrokeshire. she was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan or vice versa. She was refloated the next day.[60] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arzo |  Italy |
The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All 21 people on board were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat Parsee ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Arzo was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Genoa.[40][45] She was consequently condemned.[42] |
| Birkby | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[61] |
| Greyhound | United States |
The 583-ton screw steamer was stranded at Beaver Harbour, Nova Scotia.[62] |
| James Brown | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued.[63] |
| John Royle | United Kingdom |
The ship was holed by her anchor at Wivenhoe, Essex and became severely leaky. She was repaired.[64] |
| Marianna | United Kingdom |
The 1,000-ton full-rigged ship, sailing in ballast from London to Savannah, Georgia, United States was nearing the end of her voyage when she was driven onto Tybee Bar off the coast of Georgia during a storm. The brig Rush (Flag unknown) rescued her crew.[65] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom |
The lugger collided with the schooner Tidy ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Yare.[66] |
| Twilight | United States |
The 644-ton screw steamer was stranded in the Cape Fear River in North Carolina.[67] |
15 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Freswick Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Thurso, Caithness.[60] |
| Citizen | Bahamas |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank off the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New Orleans, Louisiana.[68] |
| Danmark |  Danzig |
The ship collided with the tug Rattler in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[61][64] She was towed in to Liverpool in a sinking condition.[45] |
| Glide No. 3 | United States |
The 225-ton sternwheel paddle steamer exploded at Madame Roubleau's Plantation near Shreveport, Louisiana.[69] |
| Jane Anna | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in Yokohama Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyager from Shanghai, China to Yokohama, Japan.[70] |
| Maranoa | United Kingdom |
The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean and was abandoned by her 31 crew. They took to the boats and were rescued on 22 November by the steamship Malta ( United Kingdom). Maranoa was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Aden.[71] |
| Witch of the Wave | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Buenos Aires, Argentina. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
16 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Stickney | United States |
The 889-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank at Island Number Eighteen in the Mississippi River.[73] |
| Capitola | United States |
The 137-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank at Shreveport, Louisiana.[74] |
| Glencoe | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) from Libau, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[45][64][58] |
| Token | Jersey |
The schooner was dirven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Whitburn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage form Amsterdam, North Holland, to the River Tyne.[45] |
| Uncle Joe | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Navassa Island to Queenstown, County Cork.[38] |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Leandro | Flag unknown | The 86-ton two-masted lumber schooner was wrecked at Little River, California, United States. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[75] |
| Espho Sone Jeane | France |
The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Belfast.[76] |
| Golden State | Flag unknown | The schooner sank at her moorings in Mendocino Bay on the coast of California during a storm.[77] |
| Helen | United States |
The 65- or 121-ton two-masted schooner went aground at Point Arena, California.[77] |
| J. R. Whiting, or J. R. Whitney) |
Flag unknown | The schooner and her crew of seven men were lost without trace while tied up on the coast of Mendocino County, either at Kents Point or in Noyo Harbor.[77] |
| Kadie | Cape Colony |
The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Breede River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cape Town to Port Beaufort.[78] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Orpheus ( Bremen) and sank off Dover, Kent with the loss of all but her captain. Her was rescued by Orpheus. Maria was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hull, Yorkshire.[79] |
| Metis | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked in a gale at Casper, California.[80] |
| Phoebe Fay | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked at Little River, California. She later was salvaged.[51] |
| Sister | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballywalter, County Down.[76] |
| Storm Cloud | Flag unknown | Carrying a cargo of lumber, the 118-ton schooner was lost at her mooring at Mendocino, California, during a storm.[81] |
| W. A. Moffitt | United States |
The 553-ton sidewheel paddle steamer burned on the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.[82] |
18 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest Queen, and London |
United Kingdom |
The steamships collided in the Firth of Tay off Monifieth, Forfarshire and both sank. The collier Harvest Queen was on a voyage from to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Sixteen of those on board took to a boat and reached shore. Harvest Queen ran aground on the Newcombe Bank. Some of those on board were rescued by the steamship Earl Grey ( United Kingdom). Harvest Queen subsequently sank, her remaining crew taking to a boat and landed on the south shore of the firth.[83] She was refloated on 30 May 1866 and taken in to Dundee.[84]
London was on a voyage from Dundee to London. All on board got on board Harvest Queen but subsequently some passengers and crew returned to London, which then heeled over and sank. Those on board were rescued by a boat from Harvest Queen and a fishing boat from Broughty Ferry. The boats were towed in to Broughty Ferry by the steamship Courier ( |
| John Wesley | United Kingdom |
The missionary ship, a brig, was wrecked on a reef in the Friendly Islands. All on board were rescued.[86] |
| Lamont | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven on to the Siemont Reef in a derelict condition. She was refloated on 20 November with the assistance of three steamships and was beached at Lisbon, Portugal.[42] |
| Manilla | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Calcutta for Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[87] |
| Messenger | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground and was damaged at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Newport to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day.[88] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Launceston | Tasmania |
.jpg) South Australia) in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, and sank without loss of life. Her passengers and crew were rescued by Penola. |
| D. H. Blunk | United States |
The 98-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank at Brown's Landing, Louisiana.[89] |
| Eliza Steward | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Ningpo, China.[56] |
| Fannie Lehr | United States |
The 306- or 435-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was beached in a sinking condition on the shore of the Savannah River 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) upstream of Purrysburg, South Carolina, after striking a snag. She later was raised.[90] |
| Heatherbell | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by an American ship.[91] |
| Merrye England | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She had been refloated by 8 December and had resumed her voyage.[92] |
| Nerbudda | United Kingdom |
The steamship was sighted on 19 November in the Atlantic Ocean at 50°N 9°W, apparently in distress, whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. As no further trace found, she is presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, about 50 lives.[93] |
20 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Actæa | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Port Natal, Cape Colony and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Port Natal to London. She was refloated on 2 December.[94] |
| Black Diamond | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bridport.[95][79] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The tug ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[79] |
| Ethelreda | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at "Martha", Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall.[96] |
| Jeane Aline | France |
The schooner was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Ouessant, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portugal to the Clyde.[97] |
| Loch Lamar | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Fort Trumbull, Connecticut, United States.[97] She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to New London, Connecticut. She was later refloated and taken in to New London.[98] |
| Niagara | United States |
The 797-ton sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Mississippi River at the mouth of the St. Francis River upstream of Helena, Arkansas, with the loss of 75 lives after colliding with Post Boy (Flag unknown).[99] |
| Panama | United Kingdom |
The brig sank at Nassau, Bahamas.[9] |
| Princess Royal | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[100] |
| Thomas Durham | United States |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York City.[97][101] |
21 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Corveno | Italy |
The barque was wrecked on Cape Engaño, Dominican Republic. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Matamoros, Mexico.[102] |
| Lilian | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Coron Grande and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[103] |
| Londesborough | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan.[104][105] She was refloated on 2 December and taken in to Swansea.[106] |
| Maragret | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. She was refloated on 2 December and taken in to Swansea.[106] |
22 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acastus | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth. She was refloated.[42] |
| Active | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Gellynick", Pembrokeshire. She was consequently condemned.[104][88] |
| Amoor | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Cattewater. Her 435 passengers were landed. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Adelaide, South Australia.[107] |
| Ann Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. She was refloated on 1 December.[104] |
| Apollo | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and scuttled in Batten Bay, Devon.[107][108] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Plymouth.[104] |
| Argo |  Portugal |
The barque was abandoned off the Tusker Rock, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. Argo was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was later retrieved by the Porthcawl Lifeboat and towed in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan in a derelict condition.[109][110] |
| Ariel | United Kingdom |
The barque foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Queenstown, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by the brig Elizabeth Jane ( United Kingdom). Ariel was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Queenstown.[105] |
| Bremen | Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[18] |
| Charles | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Plymouth.[104] |
| Claudine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan.[111] |
| Constance | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of four of her crew.[112] |
| Dashaway | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, British North America for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29] |
| Emanuel | France |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom.[108] She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Ferrol, Spain.[104] |
| Espoir |  Belgium |
The schooner was driven ashore in Batten Bay.[107] She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Plymouth.[104] She was refloated that day and placed under repair.[108][113] |
| Ezra | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven against the quayside and sank at Plymouth. Her crew were rescued.[114] |
| Faulista | France |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Batten Bay. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[107] |
| Hero | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[110] |
| Hindoo | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Plymouth.[107] She was later refloated.[108] |
| Jacksons | United States |
The steam lighter sank in Mobile Bay.[9] |
| Jehedehoy Family |  India |
The ship was driven ashore at Dartmouth. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to London.[110] |
| Jules II |  Sweden |
The brig was driven ashore at Plymouth.[107][113] |
| Karen |  Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore near "Hausvig", 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Ringkøbing.[42] |
| Loyer | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to the Rio Grande.[104] |
| Maria Jane | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Caen, Calvados.[104][113] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.[104] |
| Mary Hill | United States |
The 234-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Trinity River in Texas.[115] |
| Max Emil |  Rostock |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42] |
| Mischief | United Kingdom |
The brigantine was wrecked at Plymouth.[108] |
| Nell | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, where she was repaired.[116] |
| Pride of the Dart | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Dartmouth.[110] |
| Rhedertenden | Norway |
The brig was washed out of the harbour at St Michael's Mount and wrecked at Marazion, Cornwall.[117][118] |
| Six | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Kristianstad, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kronstadt, Russia to London.[119] |
| Spring | United Kingdom |
The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Padstow, Cornwall.[120] |
| St. Germans | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Queen Anne's Point, Devon.[107][108] |
| Thoracever | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at "Blaisbank". She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[18] |
| Triton | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[104][121] |
| Veritas | Guernsey |
The schooner was run into, and damaged by, Amoor ( United Kingdom) at Plymouth.[107] She was placed under repair.[108] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore in Batten Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America,[107] or from Figueira da Foz, Portugal to Labrador, British North America.[104] She subsequently became a wreck.[108] |
| Volante | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[122][104] |
| Westoe | United Kingdom |
The barque departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Falmouth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[53][123] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Lodge | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at St Just in Roseland, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Naples, Italy.[108] She was refloated on 5 December.[97] |
| Adele | United Kingdom |
During a gale the schooner drifted out of the harbour at St Michael's Mount and was driven onto the beach at Marazion, Cornwall. She was carrying china clay from Charlestown, to Runcorn, Cheshire.[118] |
| Adele | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore near Penzance, Cornwall.[110] |
| Annandale | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Couch Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 27 November and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States,[124] where she was condemned.[125] |
| Constance | France |
The lugger was carrying barley from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom, when she was driven ashore two miles west of Polperro, Cornwall. The master and boy were saved and two crew were drowned.[118] |
| Emmanuel and Adrien | France |
The smack was driven ashore at Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Pont-l'Abbe, Finistère to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 19 December and towed in to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[126][63] |
| Fatfield | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground in the River Wear.[42] |
| Favourite | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackpool, Lancashire with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from the Sherbro River, Sierra Leone to Liverpool, Lancashire.[127][128] |
| Hawthorn | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground in the River Wear.[42] |
| Idalin | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Wismar to London.[129] |
| Orpheus | United Kingdom |
The ship depareted from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Alexandria, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[130] |
| Pride of Wales | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Aberavon, Glamorgan.[111][105] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to New Orleans, Louisiana.[104] Pride of Wales was refloated on 2 December and taken in to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.[106] |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to North Shields, [Northumberland.[42] |
| Richard and Henry | United Kingdom |
The crewless ship was driven out to sea from Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. No further trace, presumed foundered.[44] |
| Verona | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Rønne, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 29 November and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[16][17] |
| White Squall | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore near Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Coquimbo, Chile to Swansea.[104][105] She was refloated on 29 November and taken in to Swansea.[16] |
| Unnamed |  Brazil |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Mount Bay with the loss of sixteen of her crew.[108] |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark.[126] |
24 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Lee | United Kingdom |
The crew of the barque were saved when she sank after dragging her anchors and fouling the chains of the barque Emilie Barbame ( Italy) outside the Black Rock, Cornwall. She was sailing from Taganrog, Russia, with a cargo of wheat.[118] |
| Don Baltazar | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Her crew were rescued by Annapolis ( United States). Don Baltazar was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[23] |
| Drydens | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked at Par, Cornwall. Thirteen crew were rescued by the Fowey Lifeboat Catherine Rashleigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[131][132] Drydens was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[42] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven against the quayside at Plymouth, Devon and sank. Her crew were rescued.[108] |
| Gelert | United Kingdom |
The ship sank off Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Coleraine, County Antrim.[126] |
| Hattie Morrison | United States |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[133][134][135] |
| Johan II | Sweden |
The brig was damaged in a gale at Plymouth. She was condemned.[108] |
| La Marie | France |
The schooner was damaged in a gale at Plymouth.[108] She was refloated and placed under repair.[108] |
| Minerva | United States |
The cargo schooner was lost near Pictou, Nova Scotia. Crew saved.[136] |
| Palestine | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by fire at London.[104] |
| Pauliste | France |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Plymouth.[108][113] |
| Santisto | Brazil |
The barque was wrecked at Gunwalloe, Cornwall with the loss of sixteen of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Brazil to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[137][118][138] |
| Spagna | Italy |
The brig, carrying wheat from Taganrog, to Falmouth, was embayed in south-southwesterly hurricane-force winds and wrecked under Perran Cliff in Mount's Bay.[118] |
| Teste | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. Her six crew were rescued by the Whitburn Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to the River Tyne. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of three tugs and was beached.[42][139] |
| Tobaco, or Tobacofrontera |
 Prussia |
All but one member of the seven crew of the brigantine were saved by a rocket apparatus and the lifeboat Richard Lewis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) at Long Rock, Mount's Bay. She was carrying logs from Tabasco, Mexico to Hamburg.[140][118][131][126][138] |
| Wanderer | United States |
The 36-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was stranded on the Mississippi River at Gretna, Louisiana.[141] |
| Wearmouth | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Par. Her ten crew were rescued by the Fowey Lifeboat Catherine Rashleigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Wearmouth was on a voyage from Taganrog to Falmouth.[131][132] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The 325-ton Sunderland barque was carrying linseed from Odesa, Russia, to Falmouth, when she had to run for shelter at Porthleven, Cornwall. The ship came to rest with her stern overhanging the quay and road, and all bar two of the crew climbed to safety.[137][142] |
25 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ayrshire | United Kingdom |
The paddle tug heeled over and sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[42] |
| Brigetta Melchiors | Denmark |
The brig was driven ashore in the Cattewater.[128] |
| Clorinda | Italy |
The barque was wrecked near Sidmouth, Devon, United Kingdom, Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[143] |
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The brig departed from Glasgow, Renfrewshire for Dundalk, County Louth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[144] |
| Commerzieweathin Haupt |  Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
The brig ran aground in the Cattewater and was wrecked. Her eleven crew were rescued by the lifeboat Prince Consort ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the tug Napoleon ( United Kingdom).[128][132] She was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[145] |
| Dove | British North America |
The schooner was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia to Chatham, New Brunswick.[68] |
| Effort | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on "Ruckholz". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Aberdeen. She was refloated.[146] |
| Great Britain | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven out to sea from Madras, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[116] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[147] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and sank east of Point Lynas, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[148][147] |
| Nellie Pentz | United States |
The 409-ton sidewheel paddle steamer foundered in Lynnhaven Bay on the coast of Virginia.[149] |
| Rebecca, or Rebekah |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[150][151] |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off the Rabbit Islands, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from Thurso to Tongue.[106] |
| Sophia Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Alicante, Spain.[148] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazone |  Stralsund |
The ship was lost off Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Wolgast, Prussia.[42][17] |
| Elpis | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on Nash Combe, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan with the loss of nine of her eleven crew.[42] |
| Envoy | United Kingdom |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fortitude ( United Kingdom).[18] She was towed in to North Shields on 30 December by the tug Olive Branch ( United Kingdom).[119] |
| Leopold and Sidonie | France |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Gasaba", Egypt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rosetta to Alexandria.[63] |
| HMS Linnet | Royal Navy |
The Britomart-class gunboat was driven ashore. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[152] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The Mersey Flat collided with the tug Resolute ( United Kingdom) in the River Mersey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Resolute. Mary was subsequently towed in to Liverpool.[44] |
| Osprey | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked near Buckie, Moray with the loss of all three crew.[153] |
27 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bravo | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[154] |
| Catherine Leed | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea on the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Corton, Suffolk.[42] |
| Copernicus |  Hamburg |
The ship departed from New York, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[155] |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tampico, Mexico. She was refloated with assistance.[147] |
| Fairlie | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Innisfallen ( United Kingdom). Fairlie was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Gazelle | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Niding Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stettin.[150] |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship ran aground and was wrecked on Cayo Romano. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba.[156] |
| Lydia Jane | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland.[42] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Gloucester.[68] |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship sprang a leak was beached on Föhr, Duchy of Holstein. She broke up on 30 November and was abandoned by her crew.[133][134] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen | Spain |
The barque was wrecked on the Macarus Reef. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[157][92] |
| Lively | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to North Shields, Northumberland.[42] |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between the North Foreland and Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure.[119] |
| Simonds or Simons | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Body Island, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Baltimore with salt.[158][159][160] |
| Susan | United Kingdom |
The dandy, carrying creosote, became stranded and was lost in a force 8 northerly gale 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Trevose Head, Cornwall, with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to St. Ives, Cornwall.[118][106] |
29 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Courier | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
| Dart | Jersey |
The ship was towed in to Plymouth, Devon in a derelict condition.[16] |
| Henriette |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship ran aground at Husum, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Wöhrden, Duchy of Schleswig to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[97] |
| Julia | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[161] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Odessa Packet ( United Kingdom) and sank off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Alexander Cochrane ( United Kingdom). Kate was on a voyage from Sunderland to Caen, Calvados, France.[42][16] |
| Saybrook | United States |
The ship departed from New York for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[155] |
| Victoria | United States |
The 23-ton sternwheel paddle steamer was lost at New Orleans, Louisiana.[141] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Lynnhaven Bay, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Richmond, Virginia. Her cargo of salt and liquor was salved and she was later floated and taken to Norfolk, Virginia for repairs[68][158][159][162][163] |
