# List of shipwrecks in November 1853

List of shipwrecks in November 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1853.

## 1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Austria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston. |
| Compeer | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Harry Furlongs Reef, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated and assisted in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a sinking condition. |
| Firefly | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fortuna (Flag unknown). Firefly was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. |
| John | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. John took on extra hands and resumed her voyage. |
| Modeste | France | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated on 5 November and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Réunion | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Rouen. |
| Swalan | Sweden | The ship struck the Brandsten Rock, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She put back to Stockholm, where she sank. |
| Veronica | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to port. |

## 2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pan Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. |
| Arvon | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in "Rhiena Lough", Ross-shire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and was damaged. She was taken in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition. |
| Harrison | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Eureka ( United Kingdom). Harrison was on a voyage from Glasson Dock, Lancashire to Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Hatty Huntington | United States | The brig was driven ashore between Gunna and Tiree, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom. |
| Heir Apparent | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Platter Rocks, off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Jane Bird | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Villafranca Islet, Azores with the loss of four of her nine crew. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Harburg. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The lugger sank on the Pan Sand during operations to refloat Lively ( United Kingdom). |
| Mathilda | France | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Patriot | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by General Washington ( United States). Patriot was on a voyage from Nevis to Port Medway, Nova Scotia. |
| Sara Lydia | Netherlands | The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Caskets, off the Channel Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| Urania | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork. |
| Zephyrus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne. |

## 3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Alabama ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by Alabama. Adventure was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Sterhorn's Reef, off Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
| Brother's Friend | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Knowles, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Orfordness. |
| Catherine Maria | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Dernby | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Dalkey Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Dublin for repairs. |
| Exchange | New South Wales | The brig was wrecked on the South Reef, off Watsons Bay. All on board were rescued. |
| Hawk | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Lusitania | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on The Skerries, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Llanelly, Glamorgan. |
| Prince of Orange | United Kingdom | The ship fell on her side in the Brunswick Dock at Liverpool. She was righted the next day. |
| Royal William | United Kingdom | The sailing barge was abandoned in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was towed in to Poole, Dorset by the fishing smack. |

## 4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Astrea | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Charlotte Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and put back to the Clyde in a leaky condition. |
| E. H. Chapin | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to New York. She was refloated on 7 November. |
| Mathilde | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Quiver | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore in Newton Bay, Glamorgan. |
| Sapphire | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Burr Isle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Victoria | United States | The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Broomielaw, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to New York. |

## 5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | Guernsey | The ship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Guernsey. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| California Packet | United States | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 59 people on board took to the lifeboat and longboat, but fourteen of them died before the boats landed at "Achil Island", County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Broadhaven Bay to New York. |
| Courier | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States. |
| Drie Zusters | Prussia | The ship ran aground on Düne, Heligoland and was consequently beached on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Eau de Ville | British North America | The ship ran aground at Merigomish, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned. |
| Gondola | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Millisle, County Down She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cuba. She was refloated on 23 November and towed in to Donaghadee, County Down. |
| Lars Nysted | Dantsic | The schooner ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 9 November and towed in to Grimsby. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged east of Porthcawl, Glamorgan. She was refloated. |
| Patriot | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Red Bay, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Red Bay. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hamburg. She was refloated on 8 November and taken in to Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. |

## 6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catharina | Netherlands | The ship sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kjerteminde, Denmark to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Chance | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with William Rathbone ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by William Rathbone. Chance was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo, Portugal to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Koninglyke | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hellevoetsluis. |
| Lannistad | Dantsic | The ship ran aground on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Mary and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. |
| Ringwood | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Newcastle, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated on 8 November and taken in to Newcastle. |

## 7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Hall | British North America | The barque was wrecked on a reef off St. Peter's Island. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Newfoundland. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Cuxhaven. |
| Maid of Athens | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dido | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 11 November and taken in to Ystadt, Sweden before sailing to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs. |
| Eleanore | France | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of those on board. Three would-be rescuers were also drowned. The survivors were rescued by the lugger Ondine ( United Kingdom) and another lugger. Eleanore was on a voyage from Luleå, Sweden to Dunkerque, Nord. |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated on 12 November and taken in to Rønne in a severely damaged and leaky condition. |
| Foudroyant | Imperial Russian Navy | Crimean War: The steam frigate ran aground at Batumi, Ottoman Empire and was sunk by land-based artillery with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. Twenty-six people were rescued by Nile ( Egyptian Navy). |
| Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Happisburgh, Norfolk. |
| Lawson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the Elbe. |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom | The lifeboat ran aground on the Goodwin Sands and capsized whilst going to the aid of Eleanore ( France). She was righted. |
| Victor | British North America | The ship was wrecked on White Head Island, New Brunswick. |
| Washti | Sweden | The brigran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hernosand to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition. |

## 9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arthur | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean, having collided with a barque on 5 November. Her crew were rescued by Glasgow ( United Kingdom). Arthur was on a voyage from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Eaudeville | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Pictou, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Lady Bulwer (1851 ship) | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship sprang a leak and sank off "Moose Pecca Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated and taken in to Padstow, Cornwall. |
| Pregel | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. |
| Spray | British North America | The ship was wrecked near "Gabarns", Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Quebec City. |

## 10 November

List of shipwrecks: November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eugenie | France | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She had become a wreck by 12 November. |
| Marys | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore south of Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Waterford to the Clyde. She was refloated and put in to Donaghadee in a leaky condition. |
| Robert and George | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated. |

## 11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ariadne | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Lisbon, Portugal. Her ten crew were rescued by a French brig. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London. |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. |
| Choice | United Kingdom | The snow was wrecked on a reef off Gotland, Sweden. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. |
| Elizabeth Lewis | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Longsand or the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Melbourne, Victoria. Elizabeth Laws was refloated on 13 November with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex for repairs. |
| Francesco | Kingdom of Sardinia | The brig was discovered abandoned and ashore north of Ballyferris Point, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the River Clyde to Genoa. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Paignton, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Brixham, Devon. She was refloated on 14 November and taken in to Brixham. |
| John Black | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Utlängen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated and towed in to Karlskrona, Sweden in a leaky condition. |
| Marine | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Patriot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clarendon | United States | The barque was driven ashore on the Turneffe Atoll, British Honduras. She was later refloated and put in to Belize City, British Honduras, where she arrived on 19 November. |
| Fanny | New South Wales | The brig was wrecked on the Oyster Bank, off Newcastle. Her crew were rescued, but two rescuers were drowned. |
| Norveguesa | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore west of Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Bilboa. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney. |
| Welthin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated the next day and completed her voyage. |
| William | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the Bersemis River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Newfoundland. |

## 13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Hope Island, India. She was on a voyage from Vizagapatam to Madras, India. |
| Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked on the Memmert Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Leer. |
| Nora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rye. |
| Ville de Paris | France | The ship struck the Vandrée rock, off Le Conquet, Finistère and sank. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. |

## 14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Hartlepool | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Leander | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Irwin, Swan River Colony. She was on a voyage from Perth, Swan River Colonhy to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Marie | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Corsair Rock, off Point Nepean, Victoria and was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria. She was later refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Hobsons Bay. |
| Ontario | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Corsair Rock and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne. |
| St. Patrick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. |
| No. 17 | United Kingdom | The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Ilfracombe, Devon. She was refloated on 16 November and taken in tow for Ilfracombe, but foundered. |

## 15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized whilst being towed from Greenock to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued. She was taken in to Glasgow and righted |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The fill-rigged ship was driven ashore at Jurby, Isle of Man. Her 23 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. |
| William | United Kingdom | The lighter was in collision with another vessel at Passage West, County Cork. Her anchor was driven through her bow and she sank. She was on a voyage from Haulbowline to Cork. |

## 16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Experiment | United Kingdom | The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saltney, Cheshire. She had been refloated, taken in to Rhyl and repaired and resumed her voyage by 18 November. |
| Fairy | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to King's Lynn. She was refloated. |
| Richard Cobden | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pelican Spit. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. She was refloated on 24 November and resumed her voyage. |

## 17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diligence | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and anchored off Margate, Kent. |
| May Queen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Harburg, Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuw Diep. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was damaged on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a leaky condition. |
| Susan and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Caledonian Canal. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 9 December. |

## 18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Emden. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Poole. She was refloated and taken in to Poole. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. |
| Neva | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Holmsund, Sweden to London. Neva was discovered off Åland on 3 December and taken in to "Karingsund". |
| William Jardine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. |

## 19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Courier | Denmark | The ship was wrecked off "Hunsbye". |
| Eduardo | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was driven ashore at "Guimaraens", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Heroine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The steam barque ran aground on the Millevaches Shoals, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was refloated on 9 May 1854 and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Maine | United States | The ship was wrecked at Pond Island, Maine. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bath, Maine. |
| William Broderick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Stoneskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated on 25 November and was subsequently taken in to Reval, Russia. |

## 20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brigand | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Palmyra ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Aberdeen. |
| Canada | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated. |
| Garland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Girdler Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Lady Mulgrave | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Maria | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Skiathos, Greece. Five of her crew were rescued. |
| Marie | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Norway to Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. |
| Mercia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Elizabeth | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Magna", Jamaica. |
| Habbes | Norway | The ship was wrecked. |
| Jeune Adolph | France | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| Lapwing | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Magna". |
| Prospect | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Magna". |
| Raisbeck | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Skellinge", Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Robert | Jamaica | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Magna". |
| Wordie | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Magna". |

## 22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Childe Harold | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London. She was refloated and taken in tow, being severely leaky. |
| Earl St. Vincent | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Lynher | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at King's Lynn. |

## 23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arctic | United States | The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Eleanor and Betty | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Aberdyfi, Merionethshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Aberdyfi. |
| Eliza and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London. She was refloated. |
| Fawn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Jamaica. |
| Jessie McClure | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Maryport, Cumberland for Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rose McRoom | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Passage West, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. |

## 24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Australia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Buctouche, New Brunswick. She was consequently condemned. |
| Bolivar | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. |
| General Armero | Spain | The steamship was wrecked on Cayo Romano. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Havana, Cuba. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Kilchattan Bay. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Independence | United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and sank at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Cork to Tralee. |
| Margery | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in St. George's Bay, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. |
| Orestes | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on a reef off Egg Harbour, New Jersey and sank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Robert Nicol | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Boulmer, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Boulmer Lifeboat. |
| Wupper | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on Schoelbeck. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |

## 25 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lady Knight | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Samuel M. Fox. Lady Knight was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Newcastle and Berwick Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Andrews, Fife. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to St. Andrews. |
| Osmanli | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in D'Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Islands, South Australia. All 83 people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Port Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Sarah | Belgium | The ship departed from Pernambuco, Brazil for Antwerp. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albany | United States | Albany in 2015.Carrying 200 passengers and various supplies, the wooden paddle steamer went aground in Lake Huron near Presque Isle, Michigan. She was destroyed by a storm on 27 November and sank in 5 feet (1.5 m) of water at 45°19′24″N 83°27′30″W﻿ / ﻿45.323267°N 083.458467°W﻿ / 45.323267; -083.458467﻿ (SS Albany). |
| Jane and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Port Madoc. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was run into and sunk in the River Lagan by Telegraph ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. |
| Nordew | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore. |
| Quirina en Anna | Netherlands | The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House). She floated off but was subsequently wrecked on the Shipwash Sand. |

## 27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Achilles | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Crane Island", Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Bengal | United States | The ship, which had sprung a leak on 17 November, was beached on Terceira Island, Azores, where she subsequently became a wreck. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Beverly, Massachusetts. |
| Dido | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hong Kong. |
| Ella | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Canso, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Bangor, Maine. |
| George Carl | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Pillau, Prussia. |
| Jane Prowse | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Breckbe", Puerto Rico with the loss of six lives. |
| Lydiane | Denmark | The ship was in collision with the Læsø Lightship ( Denmark) and sank. She was on a voyage from Kalundborg to Brevig, Norway. |
| Nordern | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked in "Salterna Sound". She was on a voyage from Visby to an English port. |
| Olive Branch | UKGBI | The clipper, a barque, was wrecked on the Long Bar Reef. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to San Francisco, California. |
| Theobald | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at the Point of Strohaird, Isle of Skye. She was on a voyage from Galway to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Victoria Packet | Victoria | The coaster ran aground on the Point Lonsdale Reef. She was on a voyage from Sydney New South Wales to Geelong. She was refloated and taken in to Melbourne the next day. She collided with the brig Mercury Victoria and was beached in Swan Bay. She was refloated on 29 November and resumed her voyage. |

## 28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by ice and sank at Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Portaferry, County Down. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The barque was surrounded by ice and abandoned at Quebec City. She was later taken into a place of safety. |
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Calcutta, India. |
| Concordia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Crane Island", Province of Canada. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked 28 nautical miles (52 km) south of Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Canada. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Carleton ( United Kingdom) and was partly abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Four of her eight crew got on board Carleton. Emma was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Seaham, County Durham. She was subsequently towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham by a smack. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to a British port. |
| J. K. L. | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Hare Island", Province of Canada. |
| John Calvin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Lord Ravensworth | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| Marshall | Hamburg | The steamship collided with the barque Woodhouse ( United Kingdom) and sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all 58 people on board. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Royal Bride | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Koppergrund, in the Baltic Sea and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. |
| Sutton | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on "Hare Island", Province of Canada. |
| Waterlilly | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Hare Island", Province of Canada. She subsequently broke in two. |
| Wilson | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on "Hare Island", Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated on 1 December and resumed her voyage. |

## 29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth Moore | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire. Elizabeth Moore was taken in to Great Yarmouth in a severely damaged condition. |
| Emerald Isle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated with the aid of two tugs. |
| Evan Dumas | Bremen | The ship ran aground on the Redcar Rocks, on the coast of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Haabets Anker | Norway | The barque ran aground on the Pole Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Norway to Exeter, Devon. She floated off, came ashore and was wrecked near Exmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |
| Kangaroo | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Liverpool. She was refloated. |
| Prometheus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Seaton House Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. |
| Sheraton Grange | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the Southwold Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Sheraton Grange floated off and sank. |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |

## 30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albany | British North America | The steamship was driven ashore on Presque Isle, in Lake Huron. All on board were rescued by Herald. |
| Allen Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Avni Illah | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was badly damaged by gunfire from the ship-of-the-line Imperatritsa Maria ( Imperial Russian Navy) in the harbor at Sinop and ran aground. |
| Damiat | Egyptian Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop and ran aground. |
| Erkelye | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The armed steamer was wrecked by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop. |
| Fazlullah | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was set afire by gunfire from the ship-of-the-line Imperatritsa Maria ( Imperial Russian Navy) in the harbor at Sinop and ran aground. |
| Feyz Mabud | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop and ran aground. |
| Howard | United Kingdom | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The ship was destroyed at Sinop. |
| Jesusa | Spain | The brig ran aground on the Arklow Bank or the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pará, Brazil. She was refloated and put in to Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
| Kaid Zafer | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from a squadron in the harbor at Sinop and ran aground. |
| Kel Saphid | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette exploded and sank after being hit by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop. |
| Navek Bahri | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate exploded and sank after being hit by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop. |
| Nejm Fisham | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The corvette was wrecked by gunfire from a squadron in the harbor at Sinop. |
| Nessin Zair | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop and ran aground after her anchor chain broke. |
| Nizamieh | Ottoman Navy | Crimean War, Battle of Sinop: The frigate was damaged by gunfire from an Imperial Russian Navy squadron in the harbor at Sinop in the Ottoman Empire and ran aground after losing two masts. |
| Svea | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Well Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Melbourne, Victoria. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in November 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ætna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Yare after 4 November. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated after being aground for nine or ten days, and sailed on 20 November. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Beaumont Shoals before 9 November. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. She had been refloated by 12 November. |
| August | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 November. |
| Christina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 12 November. She was on a voyage from London to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 24 November and taken in to Gallipoli. |
| Callender | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near the Belém Tower, Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon. She was refloated. |
| David Clarke | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged in the Strait of Sunda before 19 November. She was refloated and put in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Electric | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Canada. She was refloated and taken in tow, but consequently sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bideford, Devon. Electric was later refloated and taken in to the Saguenay River. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. A boat from the ship came ashore at Buckhaven, Fife in December. |
| Gipsy Queen | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia. She was condemned. |
| Golconda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Burma before 11 November. She was later refloated and taken in to Calcutta, India for repairs. |
| Haabet | Denmark | The jacht was driven ashore at Harboøre. She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to the Agger Canal. |
| Heinrich | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Kuressaare, Russia before 2 November. She was refloated and taken in to Kuressaare for repairs. |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Matane, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Sharpness, Gloucestershire to Quebec City. |
| Holington | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Hvalen | Norway | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea before 12 November. She was taken in to "Wuust", Denmark in a derelict condition. |
| Inske Wilderwanck | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Iona | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cherchino Reef, in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Cagliari, Sardinia, where she arrived on 15 November. |
| Irelande | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on "Basque Island", Province of Canada between 19 and 28 November. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to Gloucester. |
| J. C. Fremont | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 November. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Aja", Sweden. She was refloated on 10 November and taken in to Slitohamn. She was consequently condemned. |
| Juverna | United States | The ship was wrecked on Rose Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to New York. |
| Lapland | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Trescot, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Louisiana | British North America | The schooner was wrecked at Cape Chat, Province of Canada. |
| Ludvig | Russia | The ship was wrecked on Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. |
| Ouzel Galley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Essequibo River. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and put in to Antigua, where she arrived on 14 November in a leaky condition. |
| Pabos | British North America | The ship was abandoned at Saint-Roch, Quebec City. |
| Sabine et François | Belgium | The barque was wrecked on the Quintero Reefs before 15 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Sabine et François had been refloated by 31 December and towed in to Valparaíso, Chile by the steamship Firefly (Flag unknown). |
| Savinto | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore crewless near "Kilpsare", Grand Duchy of Finland before 20 November. She was on a voyage from Reval to Kiel, Prussia. |
| Sea of Azov | Russia | Crimean War: The steamship was severely damaged by Ottoman artillery fire at "Port Nicolai" with the loss of 26 of her 126 crew. She subsequently put in to Kertch in a wrecked condition. |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Quitta". She was on a voyage from Africa to London. |
| St. Spiridone | Greece | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) east north east of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued by the brig Water Kelpie ( United Kingdom). St. Spiridone was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Malta. |
| Sutton Bridge | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in Grand Metis Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was later taken in to a place of safety. |
| Sylph | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-André, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Dalhousie, New Brunswick. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Goose island, Province of Canada. |
| Vincent | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-André. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Carraquette. |
| Woolsington | United Kingdom | The ship was foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 November. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Yeni-Kale | Imperial Russian Navy | The steamship was either wrecked near Sevastopol, or foundered off Jalta before 8 November. Her crew were rescued. |
| Zitella | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Tønning. She was refloated and taken in to Tønning, where she arrived on 19 November in a severely damaged condition. |