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The list of shipwrecks in May 1854 includes
ships sunk, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May
1854 .
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
6 May
7 May
8 May
10 May
11 May
12 May
13 May
14 May
15 May
16 May
List of shipwrecks: 16 May 1854
Ship
State
Description
Countess of Liverpool
United Kingdom
The
schooner sprang a leak and was beached at
Kylerhea ,
Isle of Skye . She was on a voyage from
Arklow ,
County Wicklow to
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland .
[28]
Garden City
United States
The steamboat was wrecked on a reef in
Lake Huron 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the
DeTour Reef Lighthouse . All on board were rescued by Queen City (
United States ). She was on a voyage from
Chicago, Illinois to
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan .
[29]
Harriet Scott
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was sunk by ice 40 nautical miles (74 km)} off
Cape Breton Island ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Padstow ,
Cornwall to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada , British North America.
[30]
Maria
Sweden
The ship ran aground off Fröel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to
Stockholm . She was refloated and taken in to
Klinte for repairs.
[4]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Manila ,
Spanish East Indies .
[31]
17 May
List of shipwrecks: 17 May 1854
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock in the
English Channel off
Portland, Dorset and was holed. She was on a voyage from
Ostend ,
West Flanders , Belgium to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan . She consequently put in to
Starcross ,
Devon .
[13]
Coriolan
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at
Manasquan, New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from
Bremen to
New York , United States.
[32]
Hope
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at
Mobile, Alabama .
[33]
Montezuma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Rockaway, New Jersey . All on board, more than 400 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to New York City.
[33]
Sarah Brown
United Kingdom
The
brig was run down and sunk in the
Atlantic Ocean by the
barque William Tapscott (
United Kingdom ). Her twelve crew were rescued by William Tapscott .
[34]
18 May
List of shipwrecks: 18 May 1854
Ship
State
Description
Arctic
United Kingdom
The
steamship struck the Black Rock, off the
Saltee Islands ,
County Wexford ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire , United Kingdom to
New York . She consequently put back to Liverpool the next day.
Caroline
United States
The
barque was driven ashore at
Manasquan, New Jersey .
[35]
Helen Thompson
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was holed by ice and foundered off the "Bird Isles". in the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence . All on board were rescued by the
barque Sarah (
United Kingdom ) She was on a voyage from
Troon ,
Ayrshire to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America .
[36]
[23]
[16]
Isabel
Denmark
The ship ran aground on the Lysegrund and sank. Her crew were rescued.
[22]
Unionen
Denmark
The
galiot was driven ashore north of the entrance to the
Agger Canal . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Struer to
Hartlepool ,
County Durham , United Kingdom.
[25] She had been refloated by 26 May and was to be taken into a Danish port for repairs.
[37]
W. H. Harbeck
United States
The ship was destroyed by fire at
New York .
[33]
William Layton
United States
The
full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Manasquan.
[35]
19 May
20 May
List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1854
Ship
State
Description
Concordia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Midim Sand. She was on a voyage from
Hamburg to
Perth . She was refloated on 22 May and taken in to
Cuxhaven .
[28]
21 May
22 May
23 May
25 May
26 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1854
Ship
State
Description
Alnwick Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the
Scroby Sands ,
Norfolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[37]
Crescent
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the
Solent . She was on a voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Poole, Dorset . She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.
[37]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire 12 nautical miles (22 km) off
Madeira . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Livorno ,
Grand Duchy of Tuscany to
New York , United States.
[58]
[59]
[60]
Germanicus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the
Dry Tortugas . She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[16]
Kaleva
Sweden
Crimean War : The
brig was burnt during an attack on
Raahe ,
Grand Duchy of Finland by
HMS Leopard ,
HMS Odin ,
HMS Valorous and
HMS Vulture (all
Royal Navy ).
[61]
[62]
[63] Also destroyed were four ships under construction, a
barque , three
schooners and five
sloops .
[64]
Lyra
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool.
[41]
31 May
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in May 1854
Ship
State
Description
Banner
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Sir Alexander (
United Kingdom ). Banner was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Arichat ,
Nova Scotia ,
British North America .
[35]
David Banks
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off
Argyrades ,
United States of the Ionian Islands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Corfu , United States of the Ionian Islands.
[66]
Fidele
New Zealand
The
schooner was sighted bottom up on a beach near
Cape Campbell in early May. The bodies of two crew were found in the wreck. The vessel was en route from
Kaikōura to
Wellington with a cargo of oil.
[67]
James Moran
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 May.
[68]
Lady Nugent
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
Bay of Bengal while transporting troops from
Madras ,
India , to
Rangoon . Some 400 lives were lost.
London
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked on "Carriboo Island",
British North America . Her crew were rescued by William and Joseph (
United Kingdom ).
[69]
[16]
Marquis of Bute
United Kingdom
The ship was sunk by ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Padstow ,
Cornwall to
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada , British North America.
[70]
Mayard
United Kingdom
The
barque was driven ashore in the
Saint Lawrence River . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City.
[16]
Recherche
French Navy
The
corvette was driven ashore on the coast of Iceland before 26 May.
[71]
HMS Resolute
Royal Navy
The icebound
barque was abandoned in
Viscount Melville Sound . The ship was discovered in September 1855 off
Baffin Island ,
Province of Canada , by the
whaler George Henry (
United States ). Restored at the expense of the
United States , she was returned to the
Royal Navy in December 1856.
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Talloff River. She was on a voyage from
Matakong to Liverpool.
[72]
Vixen
New South Wales
The ship was driven ashore in
Trial Bay and was abandoned by her crew.
[47]
Xarifa
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off the coast of Sierra Leone in early May. Her crew were rescued by Sarah (
United Kingdom ) Xarifa was on a voyage from Liverpool to an African port.
[73]
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