List of shipwrecks in January 1857
Ship Country Description
Adelaide United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . She had been refloated by 13 January
Ann United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Aberystwyth , Cardiganshire
Celerity United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk 4 nautical miles ( 7.4 km ) north east of the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House ) by the paddle steamer City of London ( United Kingdom ) with the loss of two of her crew . Survivors were rescued by City of London
Courier United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of a crew member . Survivors were rescued by the brig Eden L. ( Austrian Empire ) . Courier was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to an English port
Don Quixote Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Seaham , County Durham , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom
Duchess of Northumberland United Kingdom The schooner foundered off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all four crew . She was on a voyage from Memel , Prussia to Arbroath , Forfarshire
Eliza United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven . She had been refloated by 13 January
Forester United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven
Georges Clemencia France The ship was driven ashore at Gamark , near Tunis , Beylik of Tunis . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Tunis
Koningen der Nederlanden Netherlands The ship ran aground at Milford Haven and was severely damaged . She was refloated on 12 January
Letitia United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven
Maria United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged in the Firth of Forth with the loss of a crew member . She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne . She was towed in to Leith , Lothian
Maria and Martha United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven . She had been refloated by 13 January
Mary Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven
Prudence and Betsey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven
Sarah and Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Rhymney , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to Lisbon , Portugal
Triumph United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dragør , Denmark . She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English port . She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen , Denmark in a leaky condition
Tweed United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven
Union United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven
The list of shipwrecks in January 1857 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during January 1857.