# List of shipwrecks in September 1853

The list of shipwrecks in September 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1853.

## 1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground Shoal, off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Martaban | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Twenty-eight of her passengers were taken on board Crescent ( United Kingdom). Martaban was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated and returned to Liverpool. |

## 2 September

List of shipwrecks: 2 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Benevolent | United Kingdom | The brig was in collision with another brig and sank in the English Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) south east of Beachy Head, Sussex. Her six crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the lugger Hope ( United Kingdom). Benevolent was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg. |
| Collins | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy sank in the North Sea off St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to London. |
| Despina | Greece | The barque was in collision with the full-rigged ship Cambridge ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south east of Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Cambridge. Despina was on a voyage from "Marianople" to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Dolphin | Sweden | The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Elbe. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. |
| Martaban | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the coast of County Dublin. Eight women were taken off by a barque. Martaban was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Melbourne, Victoria. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Nova Scotia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Mud Island, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde. She was later refloated. Nova Scotia was towed in to Saint John on 26 September by HMS Columbia ( Royal Navy). |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a collier brig and sank in the River Thames at Holehaven Creek. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London. |
| Sarah Swan | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Tanyong Barron Point, Borneo, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Tigre | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the King's Dock, Liverpool. |

## 3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auckland | New Zealand | The cutter was wrecked on Moakan Island, off Cape Colville. Her crew were rescued. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Freedom | United Kingdom | The fishing smack ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of all hands. The wreck came ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire on 9 September. |
| Juniata | United States | The barque ran aground and sank on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts. Juniata was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom on 5 September in a derelict condition. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off the Blaskets, County Kerry and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Eliza ( United Kingdom). Susan was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway. |

## 4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| RMS Africa | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Anenome | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London. She put back to Oporto for repairs. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barking, Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Beaulah ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage. |
| Bom Fim | Portugal | The brig ran aground at Oporto. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Glendower | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Crow Rock, off the coast of Pembrokeshire and was wrecked. She was beached at Freshwater Creek. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Glendower was refloated on 6 September with assistance from HMS Asp, HMS Quail and HMS Widgeon (all Royal Navy) and towed in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. |
| Hunswick | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Jeanette | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America to London. She was refloated and taken in tow for the River Thames. |
| Joseph | Belgium | The abandoned ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were subsequently landed at Dover, Kent. |
| Marie Louise | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Nayland Rock, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Pennie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Little Arichat Head, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Dublin. She had been refloated by 7 September and towed in to Arichat, Nova Scotia. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Whitehead, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Sarepta | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hartlepool, County Durham. |

## 5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| E. A. Cochrane | United States | The barque was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Trinidad de Cuba, Cuba to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Flandre | France | The ship struck a sunken rock off Algeciras, Spain and was damaged. She put in to Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Jules Armand | France | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Étaples, Pas-de-Calais. She was refloated and continued her voyage but drove ashore at her destination. She was again refloated and taken in to Étaples. |
| Liberty | Victoria | The schooner was driven ashore at Port Maquarrie. She was on a voyage from Port Maquarrie to Melbourne. |
| William Kerry | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground and was wrecked at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. |

## 6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argiro | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Baltimore, Maryland. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Ariel | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked in Emu Bay. |
| Lee | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Beacon Rock, off the coast of Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and found to be leaky. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Calcutta, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Port Phillip, Victoria to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta in a leaky condition. |
| Swansea Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Rabbit Island, Van Diemen's Land. Her crew were rescued. |

## 7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cairo | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Waldron Holmes ( United States). |
| Earl Stradbroke | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dordrecht, South Holland. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven on to the Cock Point Rocks, near Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Folkestone. |
| Jantina | Netherlands | The ship ran aground at Cronslot, Russia. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom and Cronslot. She was refloated and put in to Saint Petersburg. |

## 8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Haabet | Norway | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from New York to Hull, Yorkshire, Ireland. |
| Martaban | United Kingdom | The barque sank at Liverpool, Lancashire, having struck the quayside on her return, pushing the fluke of her anchor through her bow. She was refloated the next day. |
| William Penn | United States | The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta for repairs. |

## 9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste | Stralsund | The brig ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She floated off and sank. Her crew took to the boats and reached the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House), from where they were rescued by the smack Rose in June ( United Kingdom). Auguste was on a voyage from Stettin to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. |
| Frances Anne | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken in to the River Thames. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated and taken in to the River Thames. |

## 10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eole | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Cherbourg, Manche. Her crew were rescued. |
| Protector | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire at Melbourne, Victoria. Her crew survived. |
| Southerner | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 18 September by Marshfield ( United Kingdom). Southerner was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to New York. |
| Vesta | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She came ashore on 12 September. |

## 11 September

List of shipwrecks: 11 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Douglas | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at "King's Harbour", Newfoundland, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Quebec City. Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Solway | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°30′N 24°30′W﻿ / ﻿48.500°N 24.500°W﻿ / 48.500; -24.500). Her nine crew were rescued by Curlew ( United Kingdom). Solway was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Ipswich, Suffolk. |
| Willia Ray | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Curlew ( United Kingdom). |
| Zaroni | British North America | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Julius ( United Kingdom). Zaroni was on a voyage from the Clyde to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |

## 12 September

List of shipwrecks: 12 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anthracite | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Williamstown, Victoria. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Melbourne, Victoria. |
| Asa Pack | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore at Point Henry, Victoria. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Trebetherick Point, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Padstow to New Quay. |
| Hannah Maria | United Kingdom | The ship driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Cape Jaffa, South Australia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Adelaide, South Australia and Melbourne, Melbourne. |
| Hornet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Strait of Belle Isle. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Limerick. |
| Royalist | United Kingdom | The brig 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 Conway, Caernarfonshire. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Warbler ( United Kingdom). Victoria was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. |

## 13 September

List of shipwrecks: 13 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles Hammerton | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Orleans ( United States). Charles Hammerton was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Familiens Haab | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Saratoga ( United States). Familiens Haab was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London, United Kingdom. |
| Hendon | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance from the yawl Dart ( United Kingdom). |
| Henry Horbeck | United States | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Ten survivors were rescued by the steamship Velasco ( Spain). Henry Herbeck was on a voyage from New York to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Intrepide | France | The lugger was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and towed in to Whitby, Yorkshire. |
| Julia | Victoria | The ship caught fire and was beached at Point Nepean. |
| Punch | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in Holdfast Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Adelaide, South Australia. |

## 14 September

List of shipwrecks: 14 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brenda | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Villaricos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. |
| Torridge | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the North Tail, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire. |

## 15 September

List of shipwrecks: 15 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cambria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |

## 16 September

List of shipwrecks: 16 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Stadacona ( United Kingdom). Brown was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Helena | New South Wales | The barque was wrecked at Waitakere Bay (possibly Bethells Beach) in New Zealand during a heavy westerly gale, with the loss of seven of her eleven crew. She was en route from Melbourne, Victoria to Hokianga, New Zealand. |
| Undaunted | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Miscow, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Exeter Bay, Davis Straits. |

## 17 September

List of shipwrecks: 17 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Primrose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Hendon Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. She was refloated. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated. |
| Sovereign | United Kingdom | The barque sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the Falkland Islands with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the brig Anna Cecilia ( Denmark). Sovereign was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California. |

## 18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aid | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. |
| Albatross | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Houstrop". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mortimer Livingstone ( United States). Edward was on a voyage from Cardenas to the Clyde. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig. She was refloated on 20 September and taken in to Rønne. |
| Maid of Marshland | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Numa | United Kingdom | The ship, which had sprung a leak on 8 September, was beached at Ereceira, Portugal, where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Pillau | Prussia | The ship ran aground and capsized at Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. |

## 20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Harburg. |
| Annie | Cape Colony | The ship was lost in the Torres Straits. Her crew were rescued. |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom | The barque foundered off "Moyapore", India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Rangoon, Burma. |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Ramsey, Isle of Man to Maryport. |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Druid | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Torres Strait before 5 November. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Singapore, Straits Settlements. |
| Louise | Norway | The ship ran aground at "Gallstrom's Bruk". She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to "Gallstrom's Bruk". She was later refloated. |
| Una | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Riga, Russia. |

## 21 September

List of shipwrecks: 21 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Gladiator | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Point-des-Monts, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Montreal, Province of Canada. She was later refloated and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada, where she arrived on 28 September. |
| Posthumus | Victoria | The barque was wrecked at Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand while attempting to take shelter from a heavy gale. |
| Priscilla | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Point-des-Monts. |
| Richard Cobden | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Albert Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire. She was righted. |
| Satellite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of South Australia. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Manicougan Shoals. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City. |

## 22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| City of Rochester | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Six crew survived, the remainder took to a boat and were listed as missing. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Rochester, Kent. City of Rochester floated off on 27 September. She drove ashore at Halmstad, Sweden the next day and was wrecked. |
| Dorothea | Duchy of Holstein | The ship ran aground on a reef off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Flensburg She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the steamship Cambria ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Penelope | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Plymouth, Devon whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bremen. Subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. wreckage from the ship washed up at Harlingen, Friesland in October. |
| Prince of Wales | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground at Lindesfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Londonderry. She was refloated and taken in to Lindesfarne. |
| Pledge | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Donan ( Hamburg) and sank with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Donan. |
| Wilberforce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cronstadt, Russia. She subsequently became a wreck. |

## 23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bertha | Prussia | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by a Deal lugger. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Königsberg. |
| Neman | Imperial Russian Navy | The transport ship ran aground on a reef in the Kattegat and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Reval to Petropavlovsk. She subsequently sank. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Folkestone. |

## 24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Banshee | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cork. She was refloated. |
| Eude Orodre | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stavanger. |
| Francis | United States | The barque was destroyed by fire at Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Lady Mill | United Kingdom | The ship departed from The Downs for Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Louise | Norway | The ship ran aground at Sundsvall. She was refloated. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Sea Nymph | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on the north point of Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She subsequently became a wreck. |
| Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Anholt, Denmark. She floated off but consequently capsized 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Anholt with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Twende Brodre | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Tadder Reef. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |

## 25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Allen Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gore's Island, in Strangford Lough. |
| American | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to San Francisco, California, United States. She was refloated on 30 September and towed in to Liverpool by the tugs Express and Victoria (both United Kingdom). |
| Ann and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship departed from North Berwick, Lothian for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all three crew. |
| Barnard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven on to the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from the Saint Lawrence River to London. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent. |
| Chieftain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Lune. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Lancaster, Lancashire. She had been refloated by 1 October and taken in to Glasson Dock, Lancashire. |
| Citizen | United States | The whaler, a full-rigged ship, was wrecked in the Pacific Ocean at latitude 67° north with the loss of five of her crew. |
| Clyde | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Black Cape, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Quebec City. |
| Daniel Weld | British North America | The ship ran aground and sank at Saint John, New Brunswick. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia to an American port. |
| Felicity | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool. She was refloated. |
| Gazelle | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Penzance, Cornwall. |
| Helen Hughes | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was subsequently driven ashore at Dover. |
| Intrinsic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool. She was refloated on 29 September and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Janets and Margarets | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of May, Fife with the loss of a crew member. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Lancaster. |
| John Laverack | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Islay, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were either lost, or rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Stettin. |
| Joseph Walker | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool. |
| London | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Liverpool. All on board were rescued. She floated off and ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Caroline was on a voyage from Prince Edward Islands, British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated on 28 September and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Neva | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to an American port. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Pauline | Netherlands | The schooner was driven into Jean Bart ( French Navy in The Downs and severely damaged. |
| Penrhyn | United Kingdom | The sloop sank in the River Mersey. |
| Primrose | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from London for a Baltic port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rhuddlan Trader | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore in Rhos Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Robert and Isabella | United Kingdom | The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on Stoneskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to the River Tyne. |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn. |
| William Ward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. She was refloated on 30 September and taken in to Liverpool. |

## 26 September

List of shipwrecks: 26 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Maryport. |
| Camerton | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) north west by north of Goeree, Zealand, Netherlands. Fifteen people were rescued by the steamship Natal ( United Kingdom). Three people were reported missing, presumed drowned. Camerton was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Donnington | United Kingdom | The sloop departed from London for Dunkerque, Nord. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ellen Hughes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 2 October. |
| Fanny Heron | British North America | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Eleuthera. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Flint Castle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Waterfor to Arklow, County Wicklow. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Fredioch Lycka | Sweden | The ship was wrecked betweed Skagen and Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The brig was driven onto the Carr Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and sank. She was refloated on 28 November and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Harriet and Phœbe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarvonshire. She was on a voyage from the Bristol Channel to Holyhead, Anglesey. |
| Johan Emil | Rostock | The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Stettin. |
| John and Hannah's Endeavour | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of all three people on board. |
| Joven Nicolao | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Lisbon. |
| Liberté | France | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Langesund, Norway. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Mariner's Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia. She was refloated the next day. |
| Martha Andrea | Norway | The full-rigged ship was abandoned off Warden Point, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Tønsberg, Duchy of Schleswig. She was taken in to Whitstable, Kent the next day by the smack Sydney ( United Kingdom). |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Blakeney. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned off the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex. Mary Ann was taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition on 28 September. |
| Odin | Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore and sank at Thisted. |
| Peter and Anna | Flag unknown | The abandoned schooner was driven ashore near "Oxoe", Norway. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough. Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands. |
| Success | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on Big Harker Rock, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. |
| Vine | United Kingdom | The sloop caught fire and foundered in the North Sea off Huntcliff Foot, Yorkshire due to her cargo of quicklime getting wet. Her crew were rescued by Ebenezer ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Arbroath, Forfarshire. |
| Wanskapen | Russia | The barque was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to a Finnish port. |

## 27 September

List of shipwrecks: 27 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore on the Kattendyk. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Augustus | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore at Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to an English port. |
| Blanche Margarite | France | The ship was wrecked on the Tadder Reef. She was on a voyage from Sarzeau, Morbihan to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wijk aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She may have been on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Seaham, County Durham with a crew of four. |
| Haabet | Denmark | The ship was wrecked off "Harbover". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Thisted. |
| Isaac Wright | United Kingdom | The ship was struck a sunken rock and was severely damaged 40 nautical miles (74 km) south of Cork. Ten of her 600 passengers were taken off by Oucanasta ( United States). Isaac Wright was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Köhlbrand. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Harburg. |
| Janet and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of May with the loss of a crew member. |
| Jeans | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of North Berwick, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cullen, Moray to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 4 October and towed in to Leith, Lothian. |
| Johanna Maria | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goeree, Zeeland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. |
| Minerva | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Ellewoutsdijk, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Antwerp. She was refloated on 3 October and completed her voyage. |
| Regina Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Brielle to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. |
| Sabrina | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Lee at Blackrock Castle, Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Warrior | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated on 1 October and taken in to Barrow-in-Furness. |
| Wilhelmina | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on a reef off the south east point of Gotland. She was on a voyage from Soderhamn to London, United Kingdom. |

## 28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annabel | United Kingdom | The brig was driven into a bridge at Cocagne, New Brunswick, British North America and damaged. |
| Annie Jane | United Kingdom | The brig struck rocks off Vatersay, Outer Hebrides and sank with the loss of 360 of the 491 people on board. She was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. |
| Boindie | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Loch Ryan. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool. |
| Evergreen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shediac, New Brunswick. |
| Jeune Emile | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Louisiana | France | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Gambia River and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. |
| Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the "Scodoie River", New Brunswick. |

## 29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She had become a wreck by 4 October. |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Richibucto. She had become a wreck by 4 October. |
| Cupid | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea (54°42′N 3°22′E﻿ / ﻿54.700°N 3.367°E﻿ / 54.700; 3.367). Her crew were rescued by Royal William ( United Kingdom). Cupid was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Seaham, County Durham. |
| Doctor | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Richibucto. |
| Elizabeth Grange | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Fadrenes Minde | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto. She had become a wreck by 4 October. |
| Florence | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on Beard Island, in the Gut of Canso. |
| Fortune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. She was refloated on 1 October and taken in to Whitehaven, Cumberland. |
| Hannah Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Jaffa, South Australia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to London. |
| Lovewell | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Lively ( United Kingdom) before she foundered off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
| Metoka | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fairy Island, New Brunswick. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Liverpool. |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. She had become a wreck by 4 October. |
| Ploughboy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto. |
| Recovery | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto. |
| Rival | British North America | The packet ship was driven ashore at Richibucto. |
| Surprise | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated on 30 September and taken in to Newhaven. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on The Barrells, off the coast of County Waterford and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Wasp | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore at Richibucto. |

## 30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Marie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Ile Madame, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Belgique | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Antwerp. |
| Box | Prussia | The ship was wrecked at "Slette". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to an English port. |
| Guysborough Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Little Arichat Head, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pärnu, Russia. |
| Matura | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cronstadt, Russia. |
| Plymouth | United States | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in September 1853 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Algonia | British North America | The ship was dismasted and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Diligente ( France). Algonia was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to City Point, Virginia, United States. |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Woosung River. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Port Phillip, Victoria. She was refloated and put in to Hong Kong, where she arrived on 10 September. |
| Austin Pillon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Port Tobacco Shoals, off the coast of Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alexandria, Virginia. |
| Bengal | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Calcutta, India between 15 and 30 September. She had been refloated by 4 October. |
| Bess | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Piraeus, Greece. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 1 October and taken in to Piraeus. |
| Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Campduin and Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg. |
| Capelan | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Conil de la Frontera, Spain between 6 and 10 September. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off "Mangapore" before 22 September. She was on a voyage from Rangoon Burma to Moulmein, Burma. |
| Clara | United States | The brig was wrecked off the coast of Sierra Leone by a tornado. |
| Clarence | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 September. Her crew were rescued by Westmoreland ( United Kingdom). Clarence was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Dublin. |
| Conqueror | British North America | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 September. Her crew were rescued by Corsair ( United Kingdom). Conqueror was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Antigua. |
| Corea | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 September. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Gloucester. |
| Euphemio | Flag unknown | The schooner capsized in the Weser. |
| Grief | Prussia | The brig ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. |
| Habbet | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 8 and 17 September. Her crew were rescued by Corsair ( United Kingdom). Habbet was on a voyage from New York, United States to Arendal. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was refloated on 30 September and resumed her voyage. |
| Jessie Stephen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 September. |
| Julia | France | The ship was driven ashore at "Calapiombo", Sardinia before 20 September. |
| Justin | France | The ship was wrecked on the Noorder Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast before 15 September. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| J. W. Buddecke | Bremen | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Eliza ( United Kingdom). J. W. Buddecke was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Bremen. |
| La Perlita | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was last sighted in the Smyth Channel, southern Chile, on 2 September 1853, on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Buenaventura, Colombia, then disappeared. It was presumed that she had foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Leonine | United States | The ship was lost. |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but five of the 21 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the barque Clara Ann ( United States). Liverpool was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jamaica. |
| Liverpool | Prussia | The barque was wrecked on the Koog, in the North Sea before 26 September with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. |
| Louisiana | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Gambia Colony and Protectorate. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean before 13 September whilst on a voyage from Callao, Peru to an English port. Her 36 crew were rescued by the barque Maria ( Spain). |
| Mencius | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Yangtze kiang before 14 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Shanghai. She was refloated on 16 September and taken in to Shanghai. |
| Nesserland | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Leer. |
| Neva | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Bedgrund, off Falsterbo, Sweden before 19 September. She was refloated and towed in the Copenhagen, Denmark by the steamship Hertha ( Denmark). |
| Palendar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Grand Menan. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and towed in to Westport, Nova Scotia in a waterlogged condition. |
| Pumic | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Yangtze kiang before 14 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Shanghai. She was refloated on 21 September and resumed her voyage. |
| Puma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Woosong, China before 14 September. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Shanghai. She was refloated on 21 September and resumed her voyage. |
| Solway | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Swansea Packet | United Kingdom | The ship struck a reef off Rabbit Island, Victoria and foundered. Her crew were rescued. |
| William and M. Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Albatross Rock before 16 September. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Singapore. |