The list of shipwrecks in 1853 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1853.
February
16 February
List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1853
| Ship | Country | Description |
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| Independence |
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The steamship, under Captain Sampson, struck a rock at the southernmost point of the Island of Margarita, off the coast of Lower California, while en route San Juan del Sud, Nicaragua to San Francisco, California. Although she backed off the rock she was making too much water so was deliberately beached in a small cove, grounding just outside the breakers. The rising water level caused a fire and the vessel burned to the water line. Of the 418 crew and passengers on board, 129 died and 289 were rescued from the Island a few days later after attracting the attention of the whaling ships Omega, Meteor, James Maury and the barque Clement. Captain Sampson had meanwhile rowed North in an open boat to find rescue and after 30 hours rowing reached the schooner A. Emory, though this arrived shortly after the rescue by the whalers. [2][3] |
April
26 April
List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1853
| Ship | Country | Description |
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| Eliza |
 United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Home Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew survived.[1] |
| Three Friends |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All on board were rescued.[1] |
27-28 April
List of shipwrecks: 27-28 April 1853
| Ship | Country | Description |
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| Susan |
 United States |
The ship was stove by ice while attempting to enter the Sea of Okhotsk via Bussol Strait. The cargo of 350 barrels of sperm oil and 50 barrels of whale oil were lost as well as two men. The surviving crew spent over a week on nearby Urup before being rescued by the barque Black Warrior ( United States).[6][7][8] |
September
20 September
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1853
| Ship | Country | Description |
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| Helena |
 New South Wales |
The barque was wrecked at Waitakere Bay (possibly Bethells Beach) in New Zealand during a heavy westerly gale, with the loss of seven lives. She was en route from Melbourne.[4] |
November
30 November
List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1853
| Ship | Country | Description |
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| Avni Illah |
 Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was badly damaged by gunfire from the ship-of-the-line Imperatritsa Maria ( Imperial Russian Navy) in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground. |
| Fazl Illah |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was set afire by gunfire from the ship-of-the-line Imperatritsa Maria ( Imperial Russian Navy) in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground. |
| Damiat |
 Egyptian Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground. |
| Nizamieh |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground after losing two masts. |
| Nessin Zair |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground after he anchor chain broke. |
| Navek Bahri |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate exploded and sank after being hit by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire. |
| Kaid Zafer |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground. |
| Nejm Fisham |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette was wrecked by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire. |
| Feyz Mabud |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground. |
| Kel Saphid |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette exploded and sank after being hit by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire. |
| Erkelye |
Ottoman Navy |
Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The armed steamer was wrecked by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ The New York Times Published April 26, 1853
- ↑ "Loss of the steamer Independence". The Polynesian. Honolulu. 2 Apr 1853.
- 1 2 3 4 Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. pp. 56-57.
- ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury (2502). 17 May 1853. p. 7.
- ↑ The Friend (Vol. II, No. 10, Nov. 1, 1853, p. 93, Honolulu).
- ↑ "Untitled". The Polynesian. Honolulu. 22 October 1853.
- ↑ "Loss of the ship Susan of Nantucket (continued)". The Polynesian. Honolulu. 29 October 1853.
- 1 2 Noall, Cyril (1968). Cornish Lights and Shipwrecks. Truro: D. Bradford Barton.
- 1 2 3 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ↑ "Papers Relative to Emigration to The British Provinces in North America, British Parliamentary Papers 1854, XLVI, (1763 )". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Donahue, James. "The Wreck of the Annie Jane". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ "Marshall". Tynebuilt. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ↑ "Humboldt - 1853". Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Major Vessels Built at the Tasmanian Government Dockyards" (PDF). Keyportarthur. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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