List of shipwrecks in November 1856
Ship Country Description
A . B. van Olinda United Kingdom The ship departed from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States for Londonderry . No further trace , presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands
Albion United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak . She was abandoned on 16 November 40 nautical miles ( 74 km ) west south west of the Hanstholmen Lighthouse , Denmark . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Southampton , Hampshire
Constance United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Christiansand , Norway . She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to an English port . She had been refloated by 20 November and towed in to Christiansand , Norway , where she was condemned
Forrester United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the River Thames at Northfleet , Kent . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to London
John United Kingdom The brig was driven into Rose ( United Kingdom and another vessel and came ashore at Gorleston , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London
Lambton United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland , County Durham
Louisiana United States The ship ran aground on the Little Burbo Bank , in Liverpool Bay and capsized . Her crew were rescued by the Formby Lifeboat . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to New Orleans , Louisiana . She had broken up by 24 November
Nancy United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated on 12 December and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire
Providentia Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles ( 110 km ) off Lindesnes , Norway . Her crew were rescued by the steamship St. Olaf ( Norway ) . Providentia was on a voyage from Pori to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . She was subsequently taken in to Løkken-Vrå , Denmark
Samuel M. Fox United States The ship ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank , in Liverpool Bay . Her passengers and all but three of her crew were taken off . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York , United States . She broke up on 24 November
Seaflower Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Caraquet , New Brunswick , British North America . She was refloated on 17 November
Silas M. Wright United States The ship ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank , in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York . She had broken up by 17 November
Sir William Wallace United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Tetney , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire
Union , or Unity United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Cromer , Norfolk with the loss of all hands and two crew of the fishing smack Royal Diadem ( United Kingdom ) , who had been out aboard to assist the distressed vessel
Uranie France The ship was in collision with another vessel in The Downs . She was on a voyage from South Shields to Martinique . She put in to Dover , Kent , United Kingdom , where she ran aground
The list of shipwrecks in November 1856 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1856.