List of shipwrecks in October 1859

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

October 1859
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 Unknown date

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1859
ShipCountryDescription
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.[1]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Troy  United States The vessel foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of 18 lives while carrying passengers and wheat. Eight people survived.[2]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Busy  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The sloop was abandoned in the Bristol Channel 8 miles (13 km) south of Lundy Island.[3]
Eliza  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at The Mumbles, Glamorgan, Wales.[4]
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).[5]
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.[4]
Unidentified ships Royal Charter Storm: Two vessels were lost on the Stones reef, Cornwall, England.[6]
Unidentified ships Royal Charter Storm: Three ships (a barque, a brigantine, and a schooner) were lost on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel.[3]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Ann  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: While carrying iron ore, the snow from Blyth, Northumberland, England, was stranded and lost on Morte Point, north Devon, England, in a north-westerly force 11 gale.[1]
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.[1]
Clara  France Royal Charter Storm: The schooner was stranded and a total loss on Morte Point, north Devon, England, and became a total loss.[1]
Iron Age  United Kingdom Royal Charter Storm: The vessel foundered off Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, with the loss of her entire crew of 11.[7]
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.[8]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk.[9]
Columbus  United Kingdom The brig was lost with all hands off Flamborough Head

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Ann Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk.[9]

31 October

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

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1859
ShipCountryDescription
Oscar  Sweden The brig was driven ashore at St Mawes, Cornwall, United Kingdom in a severe storm. She was later refloated.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Volume 1, Section 1 – North Devon. London: Lloyds Register of Shipping. ISBN 0 900528 88 5.
  2. ↑ Gothro, Phil. "SS Troy (+1859)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Larn, Richard; Larn, Bridget (1997). Shipwreck Index of the British Isles. Volume 1, Section 1a – Lundy. London: Lloyds Register of Shipping. ISBN 0 900528 88 5.
  4. 1 2 3 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "CARDIGAN & DISTRICT SHIPWRECKS AND LIFEBOAT SERVICE". Glen Johnson. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Treglown, Tony (2011). Porthleven in Years Gone by; Local Shipwrecks. Ashton: Tony Treglown.
  7. ↑ Allen, Tony. "SV Iron Age (+1859)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "The sinking of the Royal Charter". Merseyside maritime museum. National museums Liverpool. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 Bottomley, Alan Farquar. "Shipwrecks at or near Walberswick from 1848 - 1874" (PDF). Suffolk Records Society. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Pollard, Chris (2007). The Book of St Mawes. Wellington, Somerset: Halsgrove. ISBN 978 1 84114 631 7.
Ship events in 1859
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