List of shipwrecks in 1859

The list of shipwrecks in 1859 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1859.

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1859
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January

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1859
Ship Country Description
Czar  United Kingdom The 740-ton government transport ship was wrecked on the Vrogue Rocks, off Bass Point, The Lizard, Cornwall. The coastguard from Cadgwith and Church Cove saved some of the crew but the captain and his family drowned. Following the tragedy Mrs Agar of Lanhydrock donated money to buy the first Lizard Lifeboat (Anna Maria) ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution), which was stationed there later in the year. Czar was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Malta with a cargo of ammunition and uniforms.[1]

February

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1859
Ship Country Description
Ignez de Castro  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Peniche, Portugal. Crew and passengers saved.[2]

26 February

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27 February

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March

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April

27 April

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May

5 May

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June

28 June

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30 June

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July

7 July

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14 July

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27 July

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August

1 August

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6 August

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7 August

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17 August

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29 August

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September

4 September

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17 September

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20 September

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28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1859
Ship Country Description
Friends  United Kingdom The ketch foundered on the Helwick Shoal in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six crew.[3]

October

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Iris  United Kingdom The schooner caught fire and sank in the Bristol Channel off Hartland Point, Devon, England. She was carrying coal from Cardiff, Wales, to Devoran, Cornwall, England.[4]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Troy  United States The vessel foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of 18 lives while carrying passengers and wheat. Eight people survived.[5]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Busy  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The sloop was abandoned in the Bristol Channel 8 miles (13 km) south of Lundy Island.[6]
Eliza  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at The Mumbles, Glamorgan, Wales.[3]
Margaret Lloyd  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The dandy foundered in the Irish Sea off Cardigan Island, Cardiganshire, Wales. Her eight crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[7]
Morning Star  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The smack foundered in the Irish Sea off Cardigan Head, Cardiganshire, Wales, with the loss of her three crew.
Union  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The sloop was driven ashore at Worms Head, Glamorgan, Wales. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset, England, to Llanelli, Glamorgan, Wales.[3]
Unidentified ships Royal Charter Storm: Two vessels were lost on the Stones reef, Cornwall, England.[8]
Unidentified ships Royal Charter Storm: Three ships (a barque, a brigantine, and a schooner) were lost on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel.[6]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Ann  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: While carrying iron ore, the snow from Blyth, Nourthumberland, England, was stranded and lost on Morte Point, north Devon, England, in a north-westerly force 11 gale.[4]
Rose  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The schooner from Padstow, Cornwall, England, was stranded and lost on Morte Point, north Devon, England. All crew were lost with the exception of William Darke, the owner and master of the vessel.[4]
Clara  France Royal Charter Storm: The schooner was stranded and a total loss on Morte Point, north Devon, England, and became a total loss.[4]
Iron Age  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The vessel foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, with the loss of her entire crew of 11.[9]
Royal Charter  United Kingdom
Royal Charter.
Royal Charter Storm: The steam clipper dragged her anchors and was wrecked in Lligwy Bay near Moelfre, WAles, with the loss of over 450 lives.[10]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk.[11]
Columbus  United Kingdom The brig was lost with all hands off Flamborough Head

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Ann Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk.[11]

31 October

List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1859
Ship Country Description
Robert Henry  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Bristol Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Pennard, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[3]

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|- |Oscar | Sweden |The brig was driven ashore at St Mawes, Cornwall, United Kingdom in a severe storm. She was later refloated.[12]

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November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1859
Ship Country Description
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk for repairs.[11]
Royalist  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[11]
Silva  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[11]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1859
Ship Country Description
Sanda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The barque was driven ashore on the Kenfig Sands, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[3]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1859
Ship Country Description
Chincas  United States The ship was driven onto Loe Bar, Mount's Bay, Cornwall, United Kingdom when her anchor cable parted in high winds. She was bound for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom with 3,000 tons of coal and was the largest sailing ship to be wrecked on the bar. Four of the crew of thirty-five lost their lives.[8]
Beverley  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the shore one mile south–west of Upton Cliff, near Bude, Cornwall. Her crew and one female passenger were rescued by the rocket apparatus and her captain jumped overboard and reached the shore.[13]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1859
Ship Country Description
Herald of the Morning United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Canada The ship was severely damaged by fire in Hobsons Bay, New South Wales, and never was repaired. Her hulk was scuttled in 1889.

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1859
Ship Country Description
Burmah  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Pacific Ocean (48°S 97°E / 48°S 97°E / -48; 97) whilst on a voyage from London to New Zealand. No further trace, presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board.

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|- |Raven | United Kingdom |The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunwich, Suffolk.[11]

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|- |Good Hope | United Kingdom |The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[7] |- |William & Mary | United Kingdom |The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[3]

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|- |Yemassee | United States |The ship was lost in Loch Bharcasaig.[14]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Lizard in Landewednack". Lizard History Society.
  2. ↑ "Loss of the Screw Steamer 'Ignez de Castro'". Glasgow Herald (6050). 8 February 1859. p. 2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6
  4. 1 2 3 4
  5. ↑ Gothro, Phil. "SS Troy (+1859)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. 1 2
  7. 1 2 "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. 1 2 Treglown, Tony (2011). Porthleven in Years Gone by; Local Shipwrecks. Ashton: Tony Treglown.
  9. ↑ Allen, Tony. "SV Iron Age (+1859)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "The sinking of the Royal Charter". Merseyside maritime museum. National museums Liverpool. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6
  12. ↑ Pollard, Chris (2007). The Book of St Mawes. Wellington, Somerset: Halsgrove. ISBN 978 1 84114 631 7.
  13. ↑ "Beverely". Pastscapes. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  14. ↑ McKenzie, Steven. "Lost ships and aircraft recorded in sea off Scotland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
Ship events in 1859
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