List of shipwrecks in October 1857

Ship Country Description Adventure  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Plymouth, Devon.^[19][20] Adventurer  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. Wreckage from the vessel washed up on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to London.^[144] Ardwell, and
Maid of Kent  United Kingdom The ships collided and were both severely damaged.^[145] Aristides  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio Real, Brazil before 19 October. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[57] Brownfield  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Copt Rocks. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.^[50] Bruce, or
Prince Flag unknown The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 October.^[146] Charles  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was in collision with Progress ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Progress. Charles was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon.^[96][72] Countess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Ross Sands, Northumberland before 20 October. She was on avoyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.^[81] Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barque was presumed to have foundered in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to an English port.^[86] Emergo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at “Lapaua”. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hong Kong. She was refloated.^[147] Erin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated on 18 October and towed in to Dover.^[40] Fame  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with the schooner Lamplighter ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Lamplighter.^[145][8] Garnison  United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores before 8 October.^[128] Harriet  United Kingdom The brig was presumed to have foundered in a hurricane. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to an English port.^[86] Heron  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.^[54] Hilda  Sweden The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay before 13 October. her crew were rescued by the schooner Anais ( France). Hilda was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[148][149] Hope India The lightship was run into by another vessel and lost at the mouth of the Mutlah River before 6 October.^[150] Hosea Ballou  United States The schooner was lost in the Bay of St. Lawrence. Crew saved.^[151] Independent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cronstadt.^[128] She had been refloated by 30 October.^[117] Kossuth  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Matanilla Reef, off Grand Bahama, Bahamas before 26 October.^[152] Lima  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex between 15 and 22 October. She was on a voyage from The Downs to Valparaíso, Chile. Wreckage from the ship washed up at Pagham, Sussex.^[105] Linden  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Five of her crew were rescued by Jessie Miller ( United Kingdom). Also reported as London, foundering before 3 October with her crew being rescued by Mary Miller (). The ship was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newfoundland.^[153][154] Mary Hart  United States The schooner was lost at Cape Breton. Crew saved.^[155] Medora  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Ringkøbing, Denmark before 2 October with the loss of at least six lives.^[117] Montezuma  United States The schooner was lost at Cape Breton. Crew saved.^[156] Ouse  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore before 20 October. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden for repairs.^[91] Peeping Tom  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone before 19 October. She was consequently condemned.^[157] Primo New South Wales The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Honolulu, Hawaii.^[158] Queen  United Kingdom The brig was lost off Hogland, Russia before 13 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Saint Petersburg, Russia.^[96][97] Richard Anderson  United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 October. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.^[40] Sarah  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Corisco, Spanish Guinea before 26 October. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Corisco. She was consequently condemned.^[159] Skoomand Flag unknown The ship was lost in the Gulf of Bothnia.^[160] Sophie Catherine Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the Gulf of Gascony before 11 October.^[117] Spey  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She floated off, drove into two other vessels and sank off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.^[145] Spurn  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on “Digskar” before 17 October. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to Hull, Yorkshire. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued.^[82] Suitor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at “Lapauca” before 14 October. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hong Kong. She was refloated.^[147] Susan Crisp Cape Colony The ship was wrecked in Plettenberg Bay before 8 October. She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to Plettenberg Bay.^[138] Télemaque  French Navy The steamship ran aground on the St. Rosas Shoal. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to Cayenne, French Guiana.^[137] Warburton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Minigougan Shoals. She was refloated and put back to Quebec City, Province of Canada.^[150]