List of shipwrecks in November 1859

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

November 1859
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1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1859
ShipCountryDescription
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.[1]
Royalist  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[1]
Silva  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold.[1]

2 November

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

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1859
ShipCountryDescription
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.[3]
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.[4]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1859
ShipCountryDescription
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
ShipCountryDescription
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.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Raven  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunwich, Suffolk.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Treglown, Tony (2011). Porthleven in Years Gone by; Local Shipwrecks. Ashton: Tony Treglown.
  4. ↑ "Beverely". Pastscapes. English Heritage. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
Ship events in 1859
Ship launches: 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864
Ship commissionings: 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864
Ship decommissionings: 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864
Shipwrecks: 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864

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