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The list of shipwrecks in September 1854 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1854 .
1 September
2 September
4 September
List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Abiah
United States
Bound from Chicago , Illinois , for Oconto , Wisconsin , in ballast with a crew of seven and two passengers aboard, the 134-foot (41 m) vessel — described by various sources as a brig , a two-masted schooner , and a three-masted schooner — capsized almost immediately and became a complete wreck when she was caught in a squall on Lake Michigan approximately 10 to 15 nautical miles (19 to 28 km; 12 to 17 mi) east of Sheboygan , Wisconsin . The schooner Lewis Luddington ( United States ) rescued all on board. Some sources claim she sank immediately after capsizing, others that she sank later while under tow by Lewis Luddington , and others that she sank later while under tow by the tug Eclipse ( United States ). A wreck discovered in 2019 at 43°45.022′N 087°23.884′W / 43.750367°N 87.398067°W / 43.750367; -87.398067 may be that of Abiah .[ 6]
5 September
7 September
List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
City
United States
The ship grounded and was wrecked in Sakhalin Gulf in the western Sea of Okhotsk . Seven men were lost before they were able to reach shore. The rest of the crew made it to a nearby Russian village and sailed for home on a brig .[ 8]
City of Philadelphia
United Kingdom
The passenger ship was wrecked during her maiden voyage near Cape Race , Newfoundland . All on board survived.
Cornucopia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark.[ 9]
Delia Maria
United States
During a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina , the square-rigged ship foundered in a hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina without loss of life. Future Secretary of the Treasury of the Confederate States of America George Trenholm was among those on board.[ 10]
Eureka
United States
The brig sank in a hurricane at Charleston, South Carolina.[ 11]
Neptunus
Norway
The brig was driven ashore in the Kvarken . Her eleven crew were rescued by the brig Eweretta ( United Kingdom ). Neptune was on a voyage from Skellefteå , Sweden to London , United Kingdom . She was taken in tow, but the tow rope broke and she came ashore on the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland . She was subsequently towed in to Sundsvall , Sweden by HMS Odin ( Royal Navy ).[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
8 September
9 September
10 September
11 September
List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Aberdina Lammecheina
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Skasen , Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen , Norway to Dantzic .[ 24]
Arkhangel Gavriil
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War : The Sultan Makhmud -class ship of the line was sunk as a blockship in the Danube at Silistra .
Flora
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Tenedos -class frigate was sunk as a blockship at Sevastopol .[ 25]
Lord Lambton
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Adeline ( United Kingdom ). Lord Lambton was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America .[ 26]
HMS Rhadamanthus
Royal Navy
The storeship ran aground in the Solent off Hurst Castle , Hampshire . She was refloated with assistance from HMS Echo , HMS Salamander and HMS Sphinx (all Royal Navy ) and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire.[ 27]
Selafail
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Sultan Makhmud -class ship of the line was sunk as a blockship at Sevastopol.
Silistriya
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol : The Imperatritsa Maria -class ship of the line was scuttled as a blockship at Sevastopol.[ 25]
Sizopol
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Tenedos -class frigate was scuttled as a blockship at Sevastopol.[ 25]
Tri Svyatitelya
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The ship of the line was scuttled as a blockship at Sevastopol.[ 28]
Uriil
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Sultan Makhmud -class ship of the line was sunk as a blockship at Sevastopol.
Varna
Imperial Russian Navy
Crimean War, Siege of Sevastopol: The Sultan Makhmud -class ship of the line was sunk as a blockship at Sevastopol.
12 September
List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Chancellor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 15 to 20 nautical miles (28 to 37 km) east of Struys Point, Cape Colony with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to London .[ 29]
13 September
List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Agenora
British North America
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Oxnard ( United Kingdom ). Agenora was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to New York , United States.[ 16]
Emma
Rostock
The ship sprang a leak and sank 8 nautical miles (15 km) off the Isle of May , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdour , Fife , United Kingdom to Rostock.[ 24] [ 30]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The smack sprang a leak and sank east of Dunarth Head. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Glasgow , Lanarkshire .[ 22]
Maid of Lorn
United Kingdom
The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Crinan Canal . She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Inverness .[ 31] [ 32]
Maria
Kingdom of Hanover
The schooner sank in the North Sea . Her crew survived.[ 33] She was on a voyage from Neuhaus to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 12]
Waterlily
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to the longboat ; they were rescued on 17 September by Progress ( United Kingdom ). Waterlily was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Mobile, Alabama , United States.[ 34] [ 20]
14 September
15 September
16 September
17 September
List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Agitator
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Roqueta and Adra, Spain . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork . She had become a wreck by 20 September.[ 42]
Diamond
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays . Her crew were rescued on 28 September. She was on a voyage from Savanilla , Republic of New Granada to London .[ 43]
Dove
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Silloth Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to the Clyde . She broke up on 20 September.[ 31] [ 44]
Louise
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands .[ 45]
Oceanus
Norway
The barque was in collision with another vessel and sank in the English Channel 16 nautical miles (30 km) south east of Start Point, Devon with the loss of one of her seventeen crew. Six survivors were rescued by a fishing smack , the remainder took to a boat. Neptunus was on a voyage from Akyab , Burma to Queenstown, County Cork and Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 33] [ 44] [ 9]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°10′N 65°00′W / 37.167°N 65.000°W / 37.167; -65.000 ). Her crew were rescued by the brix Express ( British North America ). Sarah was on a voyage from Genoa , Kingdom of Sardinia to Baltimore, Maryland , United States.[ 46]
Waterwitch
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on King's Island , New South Wales . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne , Victoria to Mauritius .[ 47]
18 September
19 September
20 September
List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Ann Smith
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto , New Brunswick , British North America .[ 42]
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The troopship was wrecked in Algoa Bay with the loss of 99 of her 208 passengers and eighteen of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMS Hydra ( Royal Navy ) using rocket apparatus . Charlotte was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Calcutta , India .[ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57]
Eliza Ernst
France
The brigantine was wrecked at the mouth of the Guadalquivir . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Venice , Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia .[ 58]
Mozambique
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Sydney , New South Wales .[ 59]
St. George
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in Chaleur Bay with the loss of her captain.[ 37] [ 60]
Stornoway
United States
The ship ran aground on the Brock Reef, in Cardigan Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Dublin , United Kingdom .[ 11]
21 September
22 September
23 September
24 September
List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Anna Catharina
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on Baltrum , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Skive to London , United Kingdom .[ 66]
Charles and Jane
United States
The ship ran aground off the Drogden Lightship ( Denmark ). She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 67]
Greetina
Kingdom of Hanover
The full-rigged ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom for Varel . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 68]
Lawrence Delaney
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Platters, in the Irish Sea . She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness , Lancashire to Neath , Glamorgan . She put in to Holyhead , Anglesey .[ 11]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Plymouth , Devon .[ 16]
Templeman
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Secharon Point, Van Diemen's Land . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Hobart , Van Diemen's land.[ 47]
Udo Friedrich
Norway
The schooner was wrecked 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Brindisi , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . She was on a voyage from Venice , Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to London , United Kingdom.[ 42]
25 September
List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Acanthus
United Kingdom
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors took to the longboat ; they were rescued on 9 October by Falcon ( United Kingdom ). Acanthus was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to London .[ 69]
Admiral Drake
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Klein Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Elbe . Her crew were rescued.[ 66]
Appoline
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Baracoa , Cuba . Her crew were rescued.[ 66]
Frances Walker
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef . All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Manila , Spanish East Indies .[ 70]
John Francis
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°40′N 57°59′W / 46.667°N 57.983°W / 46.667; -57.983 ). Her crew were rescued by the barque Repeater ( United Kingdom ). John Francis was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 66]
Sultana
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Manila.[ 70]
Twee Gesusters
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at "Melkewerum". She was on a voyage from Emden , Kingdom of Hanover to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 58]
Union
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Hartmell Reef, off Boa Vista Island. All on board were rescued. She was on voyage from London to Launceston , Van Diemen's Land .[ 71]
26 September
List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Diamond
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Aden .[ 72]
Diana
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was lost at the entrance to the Agger Canal , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Flensburg .[ 66] [ 42]
Ellen Crawford
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Nidden , Prussia with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Memel , Prussia.[ 67] [ 73] She had broken up by 29 September.[ 74]
Francis Walker
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Straits . One survivor was rescued by the full-rigged ship Chili ( United States ).[ 75] The remainder of her passengers and crew reached Copang, Netherlands East Indies in a boat on 1 November.[ 76] Francis Walker was on a voyage from Sydney , New South Wales to Guam .[ 77]
Jonge Jacob
Netherlands
The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Johannes Hermanus ( Netherlands ). Jonge Jacob was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Cowes , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom.[ 16]
Sultana
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Torres Straits. There were at least four survivors; they were rescued by the full-rigged ship Chili ( United States ).[ 75] Sultana was on a voyage from Sydney to Guam.[ 77]
Union
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Boa Vista , Cape Verde Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to London .[ 78]
27 September
List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Arctic
United States
Arctic .SS Arctic disaster : The paddle steamer collided with Vesta ( France ) in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Newfoundland and sank with the loss of about 300 lives. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .
Courier
United Kingdom
The transport ship ran aground in the Bosphorus near "Tenikai", Ottoman Empire . She was refloated.[ 79]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London . She was refloated the next day.[ 52]
Ganges
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 80] She was on a voyage from Miramichi to Kingstown, County Dublin . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 37]
Gleaner
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground off North Somercotes , Lincolnshire . She was refloated the next day and taken in to Grimsby .[ 13]
Swordfish
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit-Métis , Province of Canada , British North America . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Quebec City , Province of Canada.[ 81]
28 September
29 September
30 September
List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Black River Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze . She was on a voyage from Labuan , Malaya to Shanghai , China . She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai in a sinking condition.[ 85]
Lady Hood Mackenzie
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Calcutta , India . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all on board.[ 86]
Robert and Alice
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands.[ 87]
Royal Stuart
United Kingdom
The ship beached at Shoebury , Essex . She was on a voyage from London to Canterbury, New Zealand . She was refloated the next day with the aid of a steamship and resumed her voyage.[ 88]
Soundary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and taken in to Shanghai in a sinking condition.[ 85]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands , Nova Scotia , British North America . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 89]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1854
Ship
State
Description
Amis Becenis
France
The ship was wrecked on Bull Island. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Wilmington, Delaware , United States.[ 13]
Bayard
France
The ship capsized off "Cape Maison" before 14 September.[ 90]
Emily
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean 600 nautical miles (1,100 km) off Callao , Peru. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Callao to Valencia , Spain.[ 91]
Governor
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Cerrero ( Spain ).[ 72]
Lady Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 September.[ 92]
Mary Caroline
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 September.[ 93]
Maxwell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 94]
Merlin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador , British North America before 5 September. Her crew were rescued.[ 65]
Nimrod
United Kingdom
The transport ship struck a sunken rock in Åland and was holed. She put in to Stockholm , Sweden in a sinking condition before 21 September.[ 95]
Shearwater
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hampden ( United Kingdom ). Shearwater was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States to Australia.[ 18]
St. Lawrence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Thomas , Province of Canada , British North America . She was on a voyage from liverpool , Lancashire to Montreal , Province of Canada.[ 13]
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 29 September.[ 72]
Vifredo
Royal Navy
The hired transport ship , a steamship , ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel . She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 96]
Washington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) south of Bahia , Brazil .[ 72]
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