# List of shipwrecks in 1857

The list of shipwrecks in 1857 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1857.
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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1857 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USCS Belle | United States Coast Survey | The schooner was wrecked in St. Andrews Bay, Florida. |
| Calabar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of Africa between 1 July and 8 October. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bonny. |
| Clara Brookman | Unknown | The full-rigged ship was lost in the vicinity of "Squan Beach," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. |
| Cuba | Imperial Russian Navy | The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Caspian Sea with the loss of 22 of her crew. |
| Dayspring | United Kingdom | The steamship was lost in the Niger River near "Rahbee". |
| Frolic | France | The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Increase ( United Kingdom). |
| Golden Fleece | United States | While entering the Golden Gate, the clipper struck Four Fathom Bar off Point Bonita, California, and was run up on the mud flats. She later made it to the wharf at San Francisco, California, with 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 meters) of water in her hold. |
| Helena | United States | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from China to Havana, Cuba. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer struck a rock off Renfrew, Scotland, and sank. Later refloated, repaired, and returned to service. |
| Little Belt | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Crozet Islands. |
| Mary Mackertoon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Formosa. Her crew were rescued. |
| Minerva | Unknown | The full-rigged ship was lost at Cranberry Inlet on the coast of New Jersey. |
| Némésis | French Navy | The Némésis-class frigate ran agroung in the Bangka Strait. |
| Palermo | New South Wales | The brig was wrecked in the Fiji Islands. She was on a voyage from Sydney to the South Sea Islands. |
| Rajah of Sarawak | India | The ship was driven ashore on "Maneater's Island". She was on a voyage from Bombay to China. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies in a leaky condition. |
| Sarah Ann | Chile | The brigantine was wrecked in the Paumonton Islands in or before May 1857. Her crew were killed and eaten by cannibals. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to the South Sea islands. |
| Samuel Willets | Unknown | The full-rigged ship was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet. |
| Wallachia | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from London to Trebizond, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for repairs. |
| Warburton | United Kingdom | The ship was run into by Margaret ( United Kingdom) and was beached on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived and spent the winter on the island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. |