List of shipwrecks in 1859

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

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

Further information: List of shipwrecks in September 1859

October

Further information: List of shipwrecks in October 1859

November

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December

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Ship	State	Description
Agnes Taylor	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Demerara, British Guiana. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Audubon	United States	The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to New York.[2]
Brutus	United States	The ship was destroyed by fire at Calcutta, India.[3]
Bueres	United Kingdom	The barque was destroyed by fire at a port in India.[4]
Canton	United Kingdom	The paddle steamer was wrecked in a gale at Macao, China.[5]
Civilian	United States	The ship was abandoned off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to New York.[6]
Cygnet	United Kingdom	The ship was lost on the Mosquito Coast. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Gomelza	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship was lost in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Vancouver Island, Colony of British Columbia. Also reported to have sunk in the Hood Canal, Washington Territory.[7][8]
Good Hope	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[9]
Herald of the Morning	British North America	The clipper struck a sperm whale off Cape Horn, Cape Colony and was damaged.
Holder Borean	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean.[10]
Hoop van Capelle	Netherlands	The ship sank at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies between 25 July and 9 August.[11]
Ireland Queen	United Kingdom	The ship was lost in the Red Sea.[12]
Isaac Holder	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean.[10]
Ithuriel	United Kingdom	The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All seventeen people on board were rescued by the brig Chatham ( United States). Ithuriel was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1]
John Franklin	United States	The schooner was lost while coming from Prince Edward Island for Gloucester, Massachusetts in the winter of 1858—59. Lost with all 6 hands, plus passengers, up to 14 lives lost.[13]
John R. Stanley	Unknown	The schooner 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.[14]
Kitty	Hudson's Bay Company	The ship was crushed by ice and sank in Hudson's Bay. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Kitty	United Kingdom	The ship departed from London for Port Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hnads.[16]
Kona Hassett	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean.[10]
Lord William Bentinck	United Kingdom	The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Valparaíso, Chile.
Northumbria's Daughter	United Kingdom	The barque was destroyed by fire at Aden.[17]
Ost	Prussia	The ship was wrecked on the Scarborough Shoal between 12 October and 9 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Melbourne, Victoria.[18]
Peruvian	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Gillies Reef, off Belize City, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Queen of Clippers	United States	The fishing schooner was lost in the Newfoundland fishery in the winter of 1858—59. Lost with all 6 hands.[19]
Reindeer	United States	The ship was lost 100 nautical miles (190 km) north of Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from China to Boston, Massachusetts.[20]
Rosebud	Cape Colony	The schooner foundered whilst on a voyage from East London to Table Bay with the loss of all on board.[21]
South Seamen	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean.[10]
Swiss Boy	Hudson's Bay Company	The brig was wrecked in Nitinet Sound. Her crew survived.[22]
Termandito	Hudson's Bay Company	The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Mackenzie River with the loss of 115 lives.[22]
Tom King's Ship	United States	The ship was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean.[10]
Tulloch Castle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Combermere Bay. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Calcutta.[23]
William & Mary	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[24]
Yemassee	United States	The ship was lost in Loch Bharcasaig.[25]
Young Greek	New Zealand	The schooner was lost en route between Pōrangahau and Wellington in February or March.[26]