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The list of shipwrecks in 1857 includes
ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during
1857 .
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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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Benham, Hervey (1980). The Salvagers . Colchester: Essex County Newspapers Ltd. p. 186.
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^ "Mercanticle Ship News". The Standard . No. 10317. London. 7 September 1857. p. 8.
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^ "Mercantile Ship News". The Standard . No. 10532. London. 18 May 1858.
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