List of shipwrecks in 1857

The list of shipwrecks in 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1857.

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1857
Ship State Description
USCS Belle   United States Coast Survey The schooner was wrecked in St. Andrews Bay, Florida.
Calabar   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Africa between 1 July and 8 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bonny.[1]
Clara Brookman Unknown The full-rigged ship was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[2]
Cuba   Imperial Russian Navy The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Caspian Sea with the loss of 22 of her crew.[3]
Dayspring   United Kingdom The steamship was lost in the Niger River near "Rahbee".[4]
Frolic   France The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Increase (  United Kingdom).[5]
Golden Fleece   United States While entering the Golden Gate, the clipper struck Four Fathom Bar off Point Bonita, California, and was run up on the mud flats. She later made it to the wharf at San Francisco, California, with 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 meters) of water in her hold.
Helena   United States The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from China to Havana, Cuba.
Industry   United Kingdom The paddle steamer struck a rock off Renfrew, Scotland, and sank. Later refloated, repaired, and returned to service.[6]
Little Belt   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset.[7]
Maria   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Crozet Islands.[8]
Mary Mackertoon   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Formosa. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Minerva Unknown The full-rigged ship was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey.[2]
Némésis   French Navy The Némésis-class frigate ran agroung in the Bangka Strait.[10]
Palermo   New South Wales The brig was wrecked in the Fiji Islands. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the South Sea Islands.[11]
Rajah of Sarawak   India The ship was driven ashore on "Maneater's Island". She was on a voyage from Bombay to China. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in a leaky condition.[12]
Sarah Ann   Chile The brigantine was wrecked in the Paumonton Islands in or before May 1857. Her crew were killed and eaten by cannibals. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to the South Sea islands.[13][14]
Samuel Willets Unknown The full-rigged ship was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.[2]
Wallachia   United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Trebizond, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for repairs.[15]
Warburton   United Kingdom The ship was run into by Margaret (  United Kingdom) and was beached on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived and spent the winter on the island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[16]

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  1. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 22808. London. 10 October 1857. col F, p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "njscuba.net "Lavallette Wreck"". Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ "Losses of Russian Ships of War". Pall Mall Gazette. No. 4157. London. 18 June 1878.
  4. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10420. London. 7 January 1858. p. 8.
  5. ^ Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers. Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 00-950944-2-3.
  6. ^ "INDUSTRY". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10468. London. 4 March 1858. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 28400. London. 30 December 1857.
  10. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10380. London. 21 November 1857.
  11. ^ "Mercanticle Ship News". The Standard. No. 10317. London. 7 September 1857. p. 8.
  12. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 2965. Liverpool. 6 April 1857.
  13. ^ "The Pacific". The Times. No. 22868. London. 19 December 1857. col B, p. 10.
  14. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10427. London. 15 January 1858. p. 8.
  15. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 10212. London. 6 May 1857.
  16. ^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard. No. 10532. London. 18 May 1858.