List of shipwrecks in October 1850
Ship Country Description
Admiral Duncan United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at North Sunderland , County Durham . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland . She was refloated the next day and taken in to North Sunderland in a leaky condition
Astrea United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by Maria ( United Kingdom ) . Astrea was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands
Belize United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms , off the coast of Denmark . She was on a voyage from Wyburg to London . She was refloated on 16 October and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark
Commerce Jersey The sloop was driven ashore at Southport , Lancashire
Freedom United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Southport
Gem United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Chance Harbour , Nova Scotia British North America
Helena Belgium The ship was wrecked at Southport . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ostend , West Flanders
Jessie British North America T. She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia to Hull , Yorkshire
Junge Gertje Kingdom of Hanover The ship sank off Fidderswardersiel . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Carolinensiel to Bremen
Lion United Kingdom The paddle steamer capsized and was abandoned at Fleetwood , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry
Maria Bremen The ship was wrecked on Sylt , Duchy of Holstein . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Christiansand , Norway to Bremen
Mary United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dugg , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , cumberland to Dublin
San José Portugal The schooner was wrecked on the Vogel Sand , in the North Sea with the loss of four of her nine crew . She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg
The list of shipwrecks in October 1850 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1850.