# List of shipwrecks in November 1855

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

## 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antillus | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. |
| Frau Anna | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Hamburg. |
| Meurida | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Grimstad. |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 3 November and taken in to South Shields. |
| Pacific | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Greenhithe, Kent to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a French Navy tug. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 8 November and taken in to Grimsby for repairs. |
| Samson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Amlwch, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amlwch. |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Sand Hale, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Grimsby. |
| Tower | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Amlwch. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Amlwch. |
| HMS Waterwitch | Royal Navy | The Waterwitch-class brig-sloop sank at Sheerness, Kent. |

## 2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dasher | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bideford to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Saugor for Mauritius. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Hartlepool | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port-en-Bessin, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Agalaga Island, Mauritius. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Kurrachee, India. |
| Persian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Salonica, Greece. She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey. |
| Sunbeam | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Sandhale, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |

## 3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abigail | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Middle Mouse, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Emerald ( United Kingdom). Abigail was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the keepers of the Orfordness Low Light. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven, Suffolk. |
| Alexandrina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Amia Berendina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was refloated on 25 November and taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Anna | Kingdom of Hanover | The galiot ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to South Shields. |
| Anna Catherine | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Green Banks, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, and sank. Her crew were rescued the next day by the tug Beaufort ( United Kingdom). |
| Anne | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |
| Argo | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. |
| Armina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley. |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Atlantic | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Atlas | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. |
| Balmoral | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kessingland. She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Blue-eyed Maid | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. |
| Cape Horn | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold. Her crew were rescued. |
| Charlotte Mary | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Thorpeness with the loss of six of the seven people on board. She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to London. |
| Clio | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Harburg, Hamburg to South Shields. |
| Concord | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Coromandel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Walmer Castle, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. |
| Correggio | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Aldeburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Die Traube | Stettin | The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Calais to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated on 9 November and towed in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. |
| Elvira | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. Elvira was refloated on 24 February 1856 and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Southwold. Her crew were rescued. She was sold on 14 November but subsequently became a wreck. |
| Eugenie | France | The brigantine ran aground off the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan in a sinking condition. |
| Fairy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Frederica Heloise | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to South Shields. |
| Hannah | China | The ship was driven ashore at Orford Haven. |
| Hylton Castle | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold. Her crew were rescued. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Seaham, County Durham. |
| Jane Howard | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Seaham, County Durham. Jane Howars was later refloated and taken in to Sandwich, Kent for repairs. |
| John and Ann | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. |
| John Parker | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham. |
| Legatus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Sunderland. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford Haven. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Marmion | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 9 November and taken in to Lowestoft. |
| Martenute | Netherlands | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. |
| Navigationen | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Whittaker Spit, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 9 November. |
| Nelson | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold. Her crew were rescued. |
| Orwell Lass | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. She had become a wreck by 9 November. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was subsequently refloated and taken in to harbour in a severely leaky condition. |
| Pilgrim | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Minsmere, Suffolk, England. Her crew were rescued. |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with Esther ( United Kingdom and was abandoned in the English Channel with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Esther. Pilot was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. |
| Silvanus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Aldeburgh and Orfordness. Her crew were rescued. She was declared a total loss. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Barking, Essex to Sunderland. She was refloated on 14 November. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Orford Haven. |
| Sylvanus | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. |
| Talbot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kessingland. |
| Testerin | France | The ship was wrecked on the Kenfig Rocks, on the coast of Glamorgan. Her six crew were rescued. |
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland. She was refloated the next day. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Aldeburgh. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. |
| Vesta | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Orfordness Lighthouse with the loss of two of her crew and a member of the Coast Guard who went to their rescue. She was on a voyage from Haparanda to London. |
| Waterhouse | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Orfordness Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Watermilloch | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Wells | United Kingdom | The collier, a schooner, was driven ashore at Orford Haven. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 6 November and taken in to Aldeburgh. |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hollesley. |
| Yare | United Kingdom | The collier was driven ashore at Kessingland. Her crew were rescued. |

## 4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bellona | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 22 January 1856 and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Elizabeth and Sarah | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Freja | Norway | The brig was driven ashore near Marshchapel, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Hartlepool. |
| Hebron | United Kingdom | The barque struck a sunken rock off Havana, Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Havana. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and caught fire at Broadstairs, Kent. |
| Hortensia | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to London, United Kingdom. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was discovered derelict at sea. She was taken in to Deal, Kent. |
| Martin Luther | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Orford, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Omar Pascha | United States | The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan off Sheboygan, Wisconsin. |
| Thomas Edward | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Orford Haven, Suffolk. She was refloated on 6 November and taken in to Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |
| Washington | United States | The steamship foundered in Lake Michigan off Sheboyagn. |

## 5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cristina and Maria | Denmark | The schooner was run down by the barque Dumfries ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Credo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the White Island Reef, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was refloated and beached at Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Province of Canada. |
| Evans | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Heugh Lighthouse, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. |
| Petrel | French Navy | The aviso was wrecked at Christiansand, Norway. Her crew survived. |
| Pink | United Kingdom | The sloop sank in the River Dee at Flint. Her crew were ashore. She was refloated and beached at Aston, Flintshire. |
| Ripon | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground at Southampton, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Southampton. She was later refloated and taken in to Southampton. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a yawl. She had broken up by 8 November. |

## 6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Centaur | France | The ship struck the Whitby Rock and was damaged. She was taken n to Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Christiana Marien | Denmark | The schooner collided with Dumfries ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Dumfries. |
| Margaret and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cumberland. She was refloated on 12 November. |
| Rokeby | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground near Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the Nieuw Diep to the River Tyne. She was refloated on 14 November and taken in to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Thomas Carter | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy collided with the brig Pollack ( Norway) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Pollack. Thomas Carter was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alnwick Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth. She was refloated on 11 November and taken in to Blyth. |
| Arnold | Stralsund | The schooner collided with the brig Caroline ( Greifswald). She was abandoned the next day off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Siciliana Point, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Agrigento, Sicily and London. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The sloop was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham by a schooner. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 9 November by Zealous ( United Kingdom). Friendship was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to South Shields. |
| Lima | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Reliance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Harwich to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| William and Sarah | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Netherbane Head, Dumfriesshire with the loss of two of the six people on board. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Earl Grey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cromer Knoll, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Finlay | British North America | The steamship suffered a boiler explosion of Port Stanley, Province of Canada and sank with the loss of eight of the 23 people on board. |
| Maria Luiza | Spain | The barque ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed into The Downs in a leaky condition and was subsequently taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Rosina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and capsized in the Solway Firth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Carlisle, Cumberland. She was refloated on 10 November. |
| Tally Ho! | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Lady Bouch Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Chepston, Monmouthshire to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and beached. |

## 9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground and was wrecked off Point Ferrolle, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| David Brown | British North America | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Druid | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Robert Parker ( United Kingdom in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Robert Parker. Druid was on a voyage from Quebec City] to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Germania | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. She floated off and ran aground on the Herd Sand. She was refloated. |
| Norman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Poole to Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Poole in a leaky condition. |
| Prince Albert Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Cape Carabourneu". She was on a voyage from the Crimea to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |

## 10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelheid | Kingdom of Hanover | The schooner was wrecked on "Neko Island", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to an English port. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Cresswell, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
| Neptune, and Unity | United Kingdom | The steamship Neptune was in collision with the sloop Unity and ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. Unity was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was beached. |
| Ralph Waller | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the South Atlantic whilst on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Peru to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated and take in to Burnham Overy Staithe. |

## 11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| August and Julius | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Lagos for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated on 13 November and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated. |
| Isabella | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Spartel, Morocco. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Kron Prinds Oscar | Norway | The ship ran aground on Sandhammaren, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to London, United Kingdom. |
| Lord John Russell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lavernack Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Peterel | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the brig Brothers ( United Kingdom) and capsized in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by Brothers. Peterel was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire. She was towed in to Douglas, Isle of Man on 14 November. |
| Robert | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Spartel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Hamburg. |
| Royal William | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the breakwater at Holyhead, Anglesey and sank. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. Royal William was refloated on 16 November and beached. |

## 12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Content | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and reported to have been severely damaged between Bridlington and Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Margaret and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| North Pole | United Kingdom | The brig was driven onto the Boulmer Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Pet | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with the barque Zollverein ( Norway) and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Pet was on a voyage from Seaham to London. |
| True Blue | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the barque Caliban ( United States) and foundered off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Caliban. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Captain | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew survived. |
| Dora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | Burma | The schooner was struck by lightning and exploaded at Malacca City with the loss of eleven lives. |
| Glide | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down and sunk in Liverpool Bay off the North West Lightship ( Trinity House) by the steamship Despatch ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. Glide was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. Glide was refloated on 23 November and beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was refloated the next day and take in to Liverpool. |
| James Martin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Skullmartin Rocks. She was refloated and taken in to Ballywater, County Down in a severely damaged condition. |
| Lydford | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire in the West India Docks, London. Arson was suspected. |
| Naiad | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Pearl Rock, in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to London. She put in to Gibraltar in a leaky condition. |

## 15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cintra | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey whilst avoiding a collision with another steamship. |
| Dundonald | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at the East India Docks, London. |
| Eliza Hall | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 19 November and towed in to Broughty Ferry in a leaky condition. |
| Georgina | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Gaa Sand, in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was refloated the next day. |
| Iodine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Earl Grey ( United Kingdom). Iodine was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Jason | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off "Principos Island", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Izmit to Constantinople. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Sarah Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Hankin Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and put into the Belfast Lough in a leaky condition. Subsequently taken in to Belfast, County Antrim for repairs. |
| Therese | United Kingdom | The barque was run into by the steamship Borussia (Flag unknown) and sank in the Humber. |

## 16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duchess of Kent | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Maid of Lorn | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire and partially sank. She was refloated the next day. |
| Presto | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool. |
| Sir Charles Napier | United Kingdom | The ship was beached on Watling's Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Sir Robert Preston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Staithes, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. She was refloated on 18 November and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a leaky condition. |

## 17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north north west of the Fanad Head Lighthouse, County Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| Jean Jacques | France | The lugger foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. |
| Virginie | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Syra, Greece and Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| André and Camille | France | The schooner was sunk by a waterspout at Tunis, Beylik of Tunis. |
| Angiolina | United Kingdom | The schooner was sunk by a waterspout at Tunis. |
| Cavello Marino | United Kingdom | The brig was sunk by a waterspout at Tunis with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Evangile | France | The brig was severely damaged by a waterspout at Tunis. |
| Leucadie | France | The schooner was sunk by a waterspout at Tunis. |
| Margarethe | Prussia | The schooner was driven ashore at Nexø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, United Kingdom. |
| Martino | Kingdom of Sardinia | The schooner was sunk by a waterspout at Tunis. |
| Peter Foulkes | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the schooner Petrel ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tampico, Mexico. |
| Underwriter | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in New York Bay. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Energy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Pallion Hall | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was beached west of Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |

## 20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Jurby Point, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Lavinia Adams | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Love Key. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States for repairs. |
| Mary C. Fitzroy | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Melody | United Kingdom | The barque was damaged by fire in the River Thames. |

## 21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to the River Colne for repairs. |
| Maagen | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Sand. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| William | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at North Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland for repairs. |

## 22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship was departed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Paea | Denmark | The brigantine ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Watson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in St. Peter's Bay, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the River Tyne. |

## 23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside at Ramsgate, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ramsgate. |

## 24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gazelle | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a submerged object and sank in Jack Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| John Romilly | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was later refloated. |
| Leven | United Kingdom | The sloop was run into and sunk at Fleetwood, Lancashire by the steamship Dunaskin ( United Kingdom). She was refloated and beached for repairs. |
| Margaret Roberts | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to South Shields, County Durham. |

## 25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander, and Glory | United Kingdom | The brig Alexander collided with the schooner Glory at Hartlepool, County Durham. Both vessels were severely damaged. |
| Brilliant | Guernsey | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham and was consequently beached at East Hartlepool. |
| Concordia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Key Vaccos and caught fire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The derelict brig foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. |
| Edgar | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Langothland ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to South Shields. She put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire, where she ran aground. |
| Frederick Franz | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The barque ran aground on the Ridge Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex. |
| Pleiades | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at South Shields. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool in a severely damaged condition. |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Tongue Sand, off the coast of Kent with the loss of four of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the luggers Ocean and Secret (both United Kingdom). Robert was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. |

## 26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by Petrel ( United Kingdom). Commerce was on a voyage from Syra, Greece to an English port. |
| Marie-Roche-Bernard | France | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom). Marie-Roche-Bernard was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Messenger | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alliance ( United Kingdom). Messenger was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Psyche | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Tongue Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Moulmein, British Burma. She was refloated the next day and put in to Southampton, Hampshire. |

## 27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Resolution | Norway | The brig ran aground at Eyemouth, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. |
| Templar | United Kingdom | The barque was lost at Maranhão, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão. |
| William Gurney | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from a tug and beached at Lowestoft. |

## 28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in The Cumbraes, Ayrshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Floriatia | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean (48°21′N 35°56′W﻿ / ﻿48.350°N 35.933°W﻿ / 48.350; -35.933) and became waterlogged. Her eighteen crew were rescued on 4 December by the barque Gentoo ( United Kingdom). Floriatia was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by a Spanish lugger. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián, Spain to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |

## 29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arrow | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Frolic ( United Kingdom). Arrow was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Egedes Minde | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 14 December and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |

## 30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Echo | Netherlands | The barque collided with the barque Camelion ( Netherlands) and sank in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her thirteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Camelion. Echo was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Flying Fish | Jersey | The schooner was run down and sunk in the English Channel 24 nautical miles (44 km) off Start Point, Devon by the barque Aerolite ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued by Aerolite. Flying Fish was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank in the Goeree Gat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to St. Ives, Cornwall. |
| Melance | France | The brig was wrecked on the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1855 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baron Holsberg | Duchy of Holstein | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 November. |
| Burtemente | United Kingdom | The ship sank off the coast of China before 15 November. |
| Dale Park | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean south west of the Isles of Scilly before 26 November. |
| Energy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 29 November. |
| Fredericke | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Droogden Bank, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ystad, Sweden. She was refloated on 5 November. |
| George Foster | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom). |
| James Redden | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Beaumont Shoal, in the Saint Lawrence River between 5 and 8 November. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City. |
| Julia Setubalense | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 23 and 25 November. She was on a voyage from Madeira to New York, United States. |
| Junior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Louisberg, Nova Scotia, British North America before 5 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Sicily to Quebec City. |
| Leopoldine | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom). |
| Peruvian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Egg Island before 12 November. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City. |
| Sarantes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba. |
| Sardinia | Royal Sardinian Navy | The steamship foundered in the Black Sea with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Balaklava, Russia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Speculation | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 19 November. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was refloated. |
| Tally-ho | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Lady-beach" before 9 November. She was refloated and taken in to the Swash in a sinking condition. |
| Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Northumberland ( United Kingdom). |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by Pollux ( United Kingdom). Thomas was towed in to South Shields, County Durham on 7 November in a derelict condition. |
| Vrouw Martha | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned at sea before 14 November. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. |
| Zabina | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated on 19 November with assistance from the Spurn Lightship ( Trinity House) or the Sprun Lifeboat, which lost two of her crew whilst assisting. |