List of shipwrecks in January 1855
# List of shipwrecks in January 1855

The list of shipwrecks in January 1855 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1855.

## 1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |
| George Canning | United States | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn/Großer Vogelsand with the loss of all 164 people on board - her crew and 135 passengers. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. |
| Henry Metcalfe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| J. W. Johnson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork. |
| Lady Raffles | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in the Eider. She was refloated on 21 April and taken in to the Guste. |
| Louise | Duchy of Holstein | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne, Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. |
| Mathilde | Prussia | The schooner was wrecked at "Grurup", Denmark with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull. |
| Mauve | France | The schooner was driven ashore on "Berkonn Island", Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Maxim | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Hamburg. Her crew were rescued. |
| Norma | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Tønning. |
| Notre Dame du Mount Carmel | France | The ship struck the quayside and sank at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated and taken in to Rye. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Old Castle Point, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. |
| Stately | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Neuwerk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Brake, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Vision | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. |
| Zeldenrust | Duchy of Holstein | The schooner capsized in the North Sea off the coast of Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greifswald to London. |

## 2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Blackheath | United Kingdom | The ship was last sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| HNLMS Cycloop | Royal Netherlands Navy | The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Zandvoort, North Holland with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Baltic Sea to Vlissingen, Zeeland. |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Pwlchwan Flats, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Maxim | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in the Elbe. She was refloated on 23 March and towed in to Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Foulney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Ville de Cette | France | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Philippeville, Algeria. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Philippeville. |
| Wilhelmine | Prussia | The ship ran aground on Taxfleet Ness, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Goole, Yorkshire in a leaky condition. |
| William Jacobus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from "Frene", France to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. |

## 3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Acorn | United States | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire at Waldoboro, Maine. |
| Blackheath | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Newport to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was righted. |

## 4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albatross | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore at List auf Sylt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She became a wreck the next day. |
| Henry and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the steamship Imperador (Flag unknown) and sank in Liverpool Bay. Henry and Margaret was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pernambuco, Brazil. She was refloated on 15 January and beached in Bootle Bay before being taken in to Liverpool on 18 January. |
| HMS Prometheus | Royal Navy | The Alecto-class sloop ran aground in the Melicooree River, African and was damaged. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland in a leaky condition. |
| Tvende Sodskende | Denmark | The ship ran aground off Harboøre. She was on a voyage from Aalborg to London, United Kingdom. |
| Woodman | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Eniscoo, County Donegal and capsized. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool. |

## 5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Marabout Channel and was damaged. She was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Alexandria, Egypt. Agenoria was refloated on 15 January. |
| Diamond | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bull Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Holyhead, Anglesey. |
| Jane Walton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Kierrsadona", Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Times | United Kingdom | The ship was . |
| Ocean Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated on 7 January. |
| Times | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Alexandria. She was refloated on 15 January. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Liberia. |

## 6 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Abraham Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Erin's Queen, and Sabrina | United Kingdom | The steamship Erin's Queen was run into by the paddle steamer in the Bristol Channel. Both vessels were beached. Erin's Queen was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was declared a total loss. Sabrina was on a voyage from Bristol to Cork. She was refloated and put back to Bristol. |
| Henriette | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Adelaide, South Australia. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. |

## 7 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Formosa | United States | The barque was driven ashore at Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Magnific | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Willem Jacobus | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |

## 8 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off the coast of County Antrim with the loss of all four of her crew. |
| Valkyrien | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |

## 9 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lady Sale | United Kingdom | The steamship arrived at Hamburg of fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. She was refloated on 16 January. |

## 10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Corinthian | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by Pacific ( United States) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 20 February and taken in to the Prince's Dock, Liverpool. |
| Primera de Catalana | Spain | The ship was wrecked on Cayo Verde. All 35 people on board were rescued by HMS Scorpion ( Royal Navy). Primera de Catalana was on a voyage from Barcelona to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Railleur | France | The sloop struck the Wolf Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Thomas and Betsey | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey, Yorkshire. |

## 11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Hebe | Austrian Empire | The ship was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with a French barque and was abandoned in a sinking condition off Ouessant, Finistère, France. All on board were rescued by the steamship Arno, the barque Johanna (both United Kingdom) and by Chamborinne ( France). Mercury was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to London. |
| Sir Charles Napier | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Arnotdale | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Arrogant | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the Nicobar Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Moulmein, Burma. |
| Complete | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. She was on a voyage from Faversham, Kent to Dunkerque, Nord. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pará, Brazil. Emily was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Frances | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Joá, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Mary Hardy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spit of the Passage. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. |
| Rufus | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Garrucha, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan. She became a wreck on 5 February. |
| Sappho | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Waterloo, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Celine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Petra, Russia. All on board were rescued. |
| Climax | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Long Scar Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Holyoak | United States | The ship ran aground on the Tuskar Rock and was holed. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin, United Kingdom. She floated off but came ashore at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. |

## 14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amelie | France | The brig was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down, United Kingdom and was abandoned by all but her captain and mate. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 23 January and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim by the steamship Belfast ( United Kingdom. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 18 January. |
| Brothers, and Union | United Kingdom | Brothers was in collision with the barque Union and sank. Her crew were rescued by Lord Panmure ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Cádiz, Spain. Union also foundered. |
| Daniel | Belgium | The brig was wrecked at Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| Dorcas | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated but found to be sinking and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Ariel ( United Kingdom). Dorcas was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Black Tail, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated on 19 January. |
| Jessy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Black Tail. She was refloated on 19 January. |

## 15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Gabaras, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Bisson | France | The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Chronometer | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her six crew were rescued. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the North Sand, off the coast of Kent and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Ondine ( United Kingdom). Fanny was on a voyage from Deptford, Kent to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Harmonie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Appledore, Devon. Harmonie was refloated on 3 February and taken in to Dantzic. |
| Livingstone | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Vaduren | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Herrenback", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Walter Duncan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Savannah, Georgia, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

## 16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Apollo | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Middelkerke, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 19 January. |
| Eugenie | France | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calais to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 19 January. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Henriette | Bremen | The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued on 19 January by a boat sent from the Kentish Knock Lightship ( Trinity House). Henriette was on a voyage from Bremen to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. |
| Julius | Prussia | The ship was in collision with Columbus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Columbus. Julius was on a voyage from Memell to Stettin. |
| Staunton | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Four crew were rescued two days later by the tug Amazon, the smacks Aurora's Increase and Tryal (all United Kingdom and a "paddle box lifeboat" from HMS Driver ( Royal Navy). The lifeboat was lost. Staunton was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Admiral York | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She became a wreck on 22 January. |
| Aid | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She became a wreck on 22 January. |
| Felicite | France | The ship was wrecked on the Petits Charpontiers, off Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put in to Larne, County Antrim in a leaky condition. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Crosshaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cork. She was refloated the next day. |

## 18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albion | Flag unknown | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Helsingør. Denmarrk. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Algiers, Algeria. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Magicienne ( Royal Navy). |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, in the English Channel. She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset in a leaky condition. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice and beached at Kalmar, Sweden. |
| Inconstant | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo Frio, Brazil. Her fifteen crew took to two boats; nine crew in one of the boats were rescued, the remainder reported missing; they were subsequently rescued by Nancy ( United Kingdom). Inconstant was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The barque was in collision with Elizabeth Rose ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the South Atlantic Ocean. Five of her twelve crew were rescued by Elizabeth Rose, the rest were reported missing. Jane was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| John | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned off St. Ives, Cornwall. She was towed in to Padstow. |
| Mary and Sarah | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Melona | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Patmas | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four lives. Survivors were rescued by Mary Black ( United Kingdom). Patmas was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Thetis | Denmark | The brig was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. |
| Woodbine | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated the next day. |

## 19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Elizabeth | British North America | The brig was driven ashore at Scituate, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was consequently condemned. |
| Janet Boyd | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Margate Sands, off the coast of Kent. Her 26 crew were reported missing, presumed lost. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
| Pakenham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Dundee, Forfarshire. She floated off and came ashore between "Hubelbank" and "Altenliebe". She was refloated on 29 January and resumed her voyage. |
| Tigre | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was refloated. |

## 20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Devonshire | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and was abandoned by her ten crew. She floated off the next day and was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked near St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Gibraltar. |
| HMS Perseverance | Royal Navy | The troopship was severely damaged in an accident at Woolwich Dockyard, Kent. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Visurgis | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The barque was wrecked on a reef north west of Princes Island, Straits Settlements. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from China to London, United Kingdom. |

## 21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carolina Maria | Stralsund | The ship was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Varberg. |
| Davenport | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Henry and Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Providence ( United Kingdom). Henry and Jane was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Colchester, Essex. |
| Reform | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable. |
| Terra Nova | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground. She was refloated and put in to Caen, Calvados, France in a sinking condition. |
| Twey Freunde | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Emden to London. |
| Vittoria | Austrian Empire | The brig ran aground on the Halliday Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |

## 22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Abellone | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was in collision with a brig off the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She subsequently came ashore and was wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein to London, United Kingdom. |
| Diana | Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |

## 23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. |
| HMS Hecla | Royal Navy | HMS Hecla.The Hydra-class sloop) was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 February with assistance from HMS Caesar and HMS Gorgon (both Royal Navy). |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. |
| Lotus | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at Demerara, British Guiana. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Sir John Ogilvy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Christiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Leith, Lothian. |
| Tiberias | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was refloated with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. |

## 24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| HMS Bermuda | Royal Navy | The schooner was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. |

## 25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amphitrite | France | The transport ship was lost off the "Isle of Madaline". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to the Crimea. |
| Bebside | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated on 18 February and taken in to Blyth in a severely hogged condition. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Texel ( Netherlands) and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Ivaza Island". Two of her crew got aboard Texel. Fanny was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| Niord | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Selsey, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 29 January with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. |

## 26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 30 January and taken in to Lindisfarne. Subsequently towed to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland for repairs. |
| North Esk | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast. She was refloated on 29 January. |
| Richard Sadler | Kingdom of Hanover | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew survived. |
| William Carson | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain and/or Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |

## 27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Daniel | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberlad. Daniel was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a sinking condition. |
| Henry and Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Pye Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued the next day by the smack Providence ( United Kingdom). |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Eter ( Spain). Jane was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta. |
| Mary and Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with the barque Georges ( France). Two of her crew were rescued by Georges. Mary Ann was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. Presumed subsequently foundered. |
| Stag | United Kingdom | The convict ship ran aground off St Nicholas Island, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. |
| William | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Estepona, Spain. She was on a voyage from New York to Gibraltar. |
| Zwei Freunde | Kingdom of Hanover | The galiot was in collision with a brig and sank in the Swin. Her crew were rescued by the galiot Dido ( United Kingdom). Zwei Freunde was on a voyage from Emden to London, United Kingdom. |

## 28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Argyle | United Kingdom | During a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, to New York City, United States, the barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, United States, in a storm. Sources claim both the loss of all 11 people on board, and that deaths totaled five to 10 people. |
| Eindragt | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked at Grimston, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Emden to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Maria | Victoria | The ship sprang a leak off King Island Van Diemen's Land and was consequently beached on New Year's Island. She was on a voyage from Portland to Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. |
| HMS Rosamund | Royal Navy | The steamship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cromarty to HMNB Devonport, Devon. She was refloated. |

## 29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bendigo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Køge, Denmark to London. |
| Juno | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Glénan Islands, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Ouse | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Hollesley, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. |
| Wybrandus Uno | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the Steenenhoofd. She was on a voyage from Delfzyl, Groningen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom and Dutch Guiana. |

## 30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| British Queen | Guernsey | The brig struck the Cheval Rock, north of Herm, Channel Islands and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. |
| Gazelle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Inaqua" with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Lucy Maria | Netherlands | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Adelaide, South Australia. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Nore and sank. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Ripple ( United Kingdom). Prince of Wales was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Sanspareil | South Australia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Jervis. |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the Caistor and Scratby Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. |
| Tramp | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and sank at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Blyth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to London. |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. |

## 31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bombay | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Japan ( United Kingdom). Bombay was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Briton | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground and was wrecked at Ballantrae, Ayrshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. |
| Carl and Julia | Prussia | The ship ran aground and capsized on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued the next day by the steamship Earl of Aberdeen ( United Kingdom). Carl and Julia was on a voyage from Ückermünde to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was righted but found to be severely damaged. |
| Le Bon Père | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Lamorna, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Sand Point, Somerset. Her crew survived. |
| Monarch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated. |
| RMS Tyne | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Red Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated the next day and put back to the River Thames. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1855 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Andes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Malta. She was refloated on 16 January and resumed her voyage. |
| Aspasia | United Kingdom | The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. |
| Bombay | India | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Chincha Bay before 18 January. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Amoy, China. She was refloated and taken in to Amoy for repairs. |
| Caradoc | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Le Portel, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She was refloated on 31 January. |
| Celt | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cape Sandal, on the coast of the Black Sea. She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Circassian | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Chebougue, Nova Scotia, British North America before 12 January. |
| Erinis Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Sabrina ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel. |
| Eveline | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked before 18 January. |
| Garden City | United States | The steamboat was destroyed by fire in the Arkansas River. |
| Hollander | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Saint Domingo before 22 January. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool. |
| Howling Wind | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean after 18 January. All on board were rescued by a New York pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Londonderry. |
| Lauwerzee | Netherlands | The ship was presumed to have foundered in the English Channel after 11 January. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Nickerie, Dutch Guiana. A headboard from the ship washed up at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom on 6 February. |
| Maid of Kent | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 7 January. Her nine crew were rescuced by Eliza ( United Kingdom). Maid of Kent was taken in to Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands in a derelict condition on 20 January. |
| Nancy Treat | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued by Paquet ( Spain). She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to Cork and/or Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. |
| Panama | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Atlantic Ocean off Maceió, Brazil before 26 January. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Rio de Janeiro and Cork. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex with the assistance of some smacks. |
| Tingqua | China | The ship foundered off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States on or about 19 January. |
| Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship sank. She was refloated on 1 February and taken in to Gravesend, Kent. |
| Witch of the Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 31 January. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. |
