List of shipwrecks in January 1854
Ship Country Description
American Lass British North America The ship departed from Saint John 's , Newfoundland for Oporto , Portugal . No further trace , presumed foundered with the loss of all hands
John Reid United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the schooner Ardincaple ( United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Dove ( United Kingdom ) before she sank . John Reid was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to London
Lady Stewart United Kingdom The brig was in collision with Ivenstone ( United Kingdom ) in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Six of her seven crew were rescued by Ivenstone . The seventh was rescued the next day . Lady Stewart was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London
Mason United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Happisburgh , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to London . She was refloated on 22 January and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk
Scotland United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank , in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Africa . She was refloated and subsequently drove ashore between Baldoyle and Portmarnock , County Dublin . Scotland was refloated the next day and taken in tow for Dublin , but drove ashore again
The list of shipwrecks in January 1854 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during January 1854.