List of shipwrecks in October 1857
Ship Country Description
Ben Coursin United States The steamship was in collision with the steamship Kay City ( United States ) and sank in the Mississippi River at its junction with the La Crosse River with the loss of fifteen lives
Ellen Gisbourne British North America The steamship was destroyed by fire at Harbour Grace , Newfoundland
Hercules United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Bornholm , Denmark
Prince George United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her fifteen crew . Survivors were rescued by Bethia Jewett ( British North America ) and Skelton ( United Kingdom ) . Prince George was on a voyage from Mobile , Alabama , United States to Falmouth , Cornwall
Splendid United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fleetwood , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Fleetwood
The list of shipwrecks in October 1857 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during October 1857.