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YEAR DATE PAGE NAME OWNER BUILDER BUILT TONS HP GUNS DEATHS TYPE EVENT PLACE FROM TO MASTER
1855 01/06 016 MEANDER ROSS & CO STOTHERT & fRIPP bRISTOL 01020 0200     STEAMER SCREW LAUNCH BRISTOL      
1855 01/06 020 TRENT ROYAL W I MAIL PACKET             MAIL BOAT   MALTA     PONSONBY GORDON CAPT
1855 01/13 025 ST JEAN D'ACRE H M       0600     WAR SHIP DEPARTURE CORK CORK CRIMEA KEPPEL H HON CAPT
1855 01/13 029 PRINCE OF WALES               STEAM DEPARTURE BLACKWALL BLACKWALL CRIMEA  
1855 01/20 053 CHARLOTTEE                 WRECK CAPE COAST      
1855 01/27 073 L'EUPHRATE     FRANCE           EXTERIOR VIEW MESSINA      
1855 01/27 081 VICTORIA & ALBERT H M ROYAL DOCKYARD PEMBROKE 02342 0600     YACHT STEAM LAUNCH PEMBROKE      
1855 02/03 104 MAGICIENNE H M             FRIGATE STEAM   BALTIC     FISHER THOMAS CAPT
1855 02/03 105 WHITE FALCON               SUPPLY SHIP LOADING SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON CRIMEA  
1855 02/03 112 PERSEVERANCE H M MARE C J & CO BLACKWALL   0300     STEAM TROOP SHI ACCIDENT WOOLWICH DOCKYARD     PULLEN W J S COMM
1855 02/10 121 ROYAL ALBERT H M               SNOW STORM SEBASTOPOL      
1855 02/10 124 HECLA H M             SLOOP STEAM WRECK GIBRALTER     HAWKER COMM
1855 02/10 124 SCOURGE H M             STEAMER ATTACKING ACCRA (DANISH)      
1855 02/17 148 DIANA             YES BRIG WRECK PENZANCE      
1855 02/17 153 RETRIBUTION H M               LANDING TROOPS PORTSMOUTH      
1855 02/17 160 NANKIN H M   WOOLWICH 1850 02050   YES           CHINA SEAS  
1855 02/24 176 MAURITIUS GENERAL SCREW STEAM CO     01800 0300       FIRE SOUTHAMPTON      
1855 03/03 212 SNAKE H M             STEAMER UNDER ATTACK KERTCH      
1855 03/17 245 JOHN BANNERMAN       01700     YES   WRECK HOLYHEAD   LIVERPOOL  
1855 03/17 248 VALOROUS H M               ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 248 FURIOUS H M               ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 248 CURACOA H M               ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 248 VIPER                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 248 NIGER                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 248 SANE                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 248 SIDON                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 03/17 249 ST GEORGE H M               REFIT SPITHEAD      
1855 03/24 276 CROESUS GENERAL SCREW STEAM CO               DEPARTURE PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH CORFU  
1855 03/24 285 FAIRY H M               ROYAL VISUT SPITHEAD      
1855 03/24 285 LEOPARD           YES   FRIGATE STEAM ATTACKING KAUBAN     GIFFARD CAPT
1855 03/24 285 FULTON           YES     ATTACKING KAUBAN     LE BRIS LT
1855 03/31 289 GREAT REPUBLIC       03400       CLIPPER ARRIVAL LONDON NEW YORK LONDON  
1855 03/31 289 MADONNA NEWETT W     00560       BARQUE BURNING BELFAST      
1855 03/31 305   H M       0060 YES   TENDER DRAUGHT          
1855 04/07 316 WATERLOO               SCHOONER STRUCK BY WHALE LOWESTOFT LOWESTOFT SCHIEDAM JONES EVAN
1855 04/14 353 SANSPAREIL                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 TRIBUNE                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 QUEEN                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 VESUVIUS                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 AGAMEMNON                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL     LYONS ADMIRAL
1855 04/14 353 CIRCASSIA               TUG ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 VENGEANCE                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 HIGHFLYER                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 BELLEROPHON                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 CYCLOPS                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 RODNEY                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 SPITFIRE                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 TRAFALGAR                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 RETRIBUTION                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 VLADIMIR                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 BRITANNIA                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL     DUNDAS ADMIRAL
1855 04/14 353 FURIOUS                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 HENRI IV                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 CANADA                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 NAPOLEAN                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 MAHMOUDIE                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 VALMY                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 DESCARTES                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 VILLE DE PARIS                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 PRIMANGUET                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 JUPITER                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 C. COLUMBO                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 BAYARD                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 ORENOQUE                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 FRIEDLAND                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 VAUBAN                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 TARIF                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 TISHREFECH                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 MONTEBELLO                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 MARENCO                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 LABRADOR                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 ALGER                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 353 MAGELLAN                 ALLIED FORCES SEBASTOPOL      
1855 04/14 344 NEPTUNE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 CALCUTTA                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 CRESSY                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 DUKE OF WELLINGTON                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 CAESAR                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 EDINBURGH                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 COLOSSUS                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 BLENHEIM                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 POWERFUL                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 ST GEORGE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 ROYAL GEORGE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 MAJESTIC                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 EXMOUTH                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 NILE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 AJAX                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 HOGUE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 BASILISK                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 JAMES WATT                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 CRUISER                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 CENTAUR                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 VULTURE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 GORGON                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 DRIVER                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 BULLDOG                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 344 GEYSER                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 348 SAMUEL BULCHE C H     00550       BARQUE RAISING THAMES   KINGSTON, JAMAICA  
1855 04/14 348                   RAISING THAMES      
1855 04/14 353 DUKE OF WELLINGTON                 BALTIC FLEET       DUNDAS R S HON ADM
1855 04/14 365 JAMES WATT                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 HOGUE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 EDINBURGH                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 BALISK                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 AJAX                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 CAESAR                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 DUKE OF WELLINGTON                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 COLOSSUS                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 BLENHEIM                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/14 365 MAGICIENNE                 BALTIC FLEET SPITHEAD      
1855 04/21 376 PELICAN               STEAM ARRIVAL DOVER      
1855 04/28 424 EMPRESS               STEAMER DEPARTURE     BOULOGNE  
1855 05/12 453 ARCHER                 ICE BOUND WINGO BAY, BALTIC      
1855 05/12 465 ETNA   SCOTT, RUSSELL & CO MILLWALL         FLOATING BATTER FIRE MILLWALL      
1855 05/12 472 CROESUS             YES TRANSPORT SHIP WRECK FRUTTOUSO BAY     HALL JOHN VINE CAPT
1855 05/19 476 JOHN             YES EMIGRANT SHIP WRECK FALMOUTH PLYMOUTH QUEBEC RAWLE CAPT
1855 05/19 480 THUNDER H M MARE C J & CO BLACKWALL         FLOATING BATTER       BALTIC  
1855 06/02 536 PHANTOM LANE SAMUEL     00027       YACHT YACHT RACE THAMES      
1855 06/02 536 MARINA FOSTER W J     00062       YACHT YACHT RACE THAMES      
1855 06/02 544 GEYSER                   RIGA, BALTIC      
1855 06/02 544 ARCHER                   RIGA, BALTIC      
1855 06/16 597 MAGICIENNE                 TOWING PRIZES CRONSTADT      
1855 06/16 604 PHANTOM LANE SAMUEL     00031       YACHT YACHT RACE ERITH      
1855 06/16 604 VAMPIRE WHEELER C JR     00020         YACHT RACE ERITH      
1855 06/16 604 WATER LILY FANCOURT J     00028         YACHT RACE ERITH      
1855 06/16 604 KITTEN LEACH R     00014         YACHT RACE ERITH      
1855 06/23 617 COSSACK                 MASSACRE HANGO HEAD     FANSHAWE E G CAPT
1855 06/23 621 MANILLA               STEAM FIRE BALACLAVA ROADS      
1855 06/23 625 GEYSER H M                 FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 FREDEN               SLOOP   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 MECKLENBERG               BRIG   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 ANNA CHRISTINA               SLOOP   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 ARION               SCHOONER   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 BENEDICT               BRIG   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 DANIA               SCHOONER   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 OTTO & OLAF               SCHOONER   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 EMILIA               SCHOONER   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 JOHANNA               BRIG   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 625 BALANCE               SCHOONER   FARO SOUND      
1855 06/23 636 MINNA               STEAMER TOWING BOATS KERTCH      
1855 06/30 641 MERLIN H M               EXTERIOR VIEW        
1855 06/30 644 JASON                   BALACLAVA HARBOUR      
1855 07/07 004 SHARK CURLING W     00175         REGATTA THAMES      
1855 07/07 009 SIDON               STEAMER SHELLING KERTCH      
1855 07/07 016 STARLING H M         YES   GUN BOAT          
1855 07/07 017 ENTERPRISE H M               EXPEDITION CAMDEN BAY   ARCTIC COLLINSON CAPT
1855 07/07 025 MERLIN H M                 CRONSTADT     SULLIVAN CAPT
1855 07/07 025 FIREFLY H M                 CRONSTADT      
1855 07/07 025 D'ASSAS                   CRONSTADT      
1855 07/07 025 DRAGON                   CRONSTADT      
1855 07/07 029   OXFORD UNIVERSITY CASTLE JOHN OXFORD         BARGE          
1855 07/14 033 DU QUESNE                 BALTIC FLEET CRONSTADT      
1855 07/14 033 ORION                 BALTIC FLEET CRONSTADT      
1855 07/14 033 ROYAL GEORGE                 BALTIC FLEET CRONSTADT      
1855 07/14 033 TOURVILLE                 BALTIC FLEET CRONSTADT      
1855 07/14 036 RECRUIT H M               BOMBARDMENT TAGANROG      
1855 07/14 036 DANUBE                 BOMBARDMENT TAGANROG      
1855 07/14 041 AMAZON YOUNG A     00047       YACHT REGATTA HARWICH      
1855 07/14 045 PERSIA CUNARD NAPIER ROBERT & SON GLASGOW 03600 0900       LAUNCH GLASGOW      
1855 07/21 072 SNAP           YES   GUN BOAT   HELSINGFORS      
1855 07/21 072 AMPHION H M         YES   FRIGATE   HELSINGFORS     KEY A C CAPT
1855 07/21 088 DRAGON                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     STEWART CAPT
1855 07/21 088 EURYALUS                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     RAMSAY CAPT
1855 07/21 088 STARLING                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN      
1855 07/21 088 ORION                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     ERSKINE CAPT
1855 07/21 088 AUSTERLITZ                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN      
1855 07/21 088 CRESSY                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     WARREN CAPT
1855 07/21 088 CAESAR                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     ROBB CAPT
1855 07/21 088 DU QUESNE                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN      
1855 07/21 088 ROYAL GEORGE                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     CODRINGTON CAPT
1855 07/21 088 TOURVILLE                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN      
1855 07/21 088 DUKE OF WELLINGTON                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN      
1855 07/21 088 EXMOUTH                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     SEYMOUR ADMIRAL
1855 07/21 088 COSSACK                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     FANSHAWE CAPT
1855 07/21 088 NILE                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     MUNDY CAPT
1855 07/21 088 JAMES WATT                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     ELLIOTT CAPT
1855 07/21 088 MAJESTIC                 BALTIC FLEET TOLBAUKIN     HOPE CAPT
1855 07/28 120 EXMOUTH H M         YES     ATTACKING NARVA      
1855 07/28 120 BLENHEIM H M               ATTACKING NARVA      
1855 07/28 120 PINCHER           YES   GUN BOAT ATTACKING NARVA      
1855 07/28 120 SNAP           YES   GUN BOAT ATTACKING NARVA      
1855 07/28 121 THISTLE           YES   GUN BOAT   CRONSTADT      
1855 07/28 121 WEASEL           YES   GUN BOAT   CRONSTADT      
1855 07/28 121 NILE                 BALTIC FLEET CRONSTADT      
1855 07/28 124 ALLIANCE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO MARE C J & CO BLACKWALL 00476 0160     STEAMER MAIL     SOUTHAMPTON HAVRE  
1855 07/28 124 ECKFORD WEBB   DUNHAM THOMAS NEW YORK 00494       SAILING   NEW YORK      
1855 08/04 132 CARADOC                   CLIFTON      
1855 08/04 145 TITANIA               YACHT REGATTA LOWESTOFT      
1855 08/04 145 COQUETTE               YACHT REGATTA LOWESTOFT      
1855 08/04 145 WILL O THE WISP               YACHT REGATTA LOWESTOFT      
1855 08/04 145 NOVICE               YACHT REGATTA LOWESTOFT      
1855 08/04 145 MAUD               YACHT REGATTA LOWESTOFT      
1855 08/04 145 MAYFLY               YACHT REGATTA LOWESTOFT      
1855 08/04 149 CAESAR                 BATHING CRONSTADT      
1855 08/11 165 LADY NANCY           YES   RAFT ATTACKING TAGANROG      
1855 08/11 167 MARLBOROUGH     PORTSMOUTH 04000 0800 YES     LAUNCH PORTSMOUTH      
1855 08/11 172 LA HOGUE DUNBAR & SONS LAING JAMES SUNDERLAND 01321         LAUNCH SUNDERLAND   AUSTRALIA NEATBY H CAPT
1855 08/11 172 AZOFF   BROWNE & CO CLYDE 00800       STEAMER   CLYDE      
1855 08/11 177   KING OF SIAM             BARGE          
1855 08/11 180 ARAXES MOSS JAMES & CO STOTHERT & FRIPP BRISTOL 01272 0250       LAUNCH BRISTOL   MEDITERRANEAN  
1855 08/18 220 BELLEISLE               HOSPITAL SHIP          
1855 08/18 224 VICTORIA & ALBERT H M             YACHT          
1855 09/08 296   H M             YACHT   FRANCE      
1855 09/15 324 RECRUIT       00550 0160 YES   GUN BOAT   TAGANROG     DAY LT
1855 09/15 340 ARROGANT                 ATTACKING FREDERICKSHAMM      
1855 09/15 340 MAGICIENNE                 ATTACKING FREDERICKSHAMM      
1855 09/15 340 COSSACK                 ATTACKING FREDERICKSHAMM      
1855 09/15 340 RUBY           YES   GUN BOAT ATTACKING FREDERICKSHAMM      
1855 09/15 340 MERLIN                 SURVEYING SVEABORG      
1855 09/22 357 ONA     CLYDE 00173       STEAMER          
1855 09/29 372 SANTA MARIA               FRIGATE FIRE SEBASTOPOL      
1855 09/29 373 GLATTON H M GREEN M/S   01469       FLOATING BATTER         CUMMING ARTHURE CAPT
1855 10/13 441 OCEAN MONARCH LEVY CHARLES E BALDWIN & DINNING QUEBEC                   LAWSON CAPT
1855 10/20 480 SARAH L BRYANT               BARQUE LAYING CABLE        
1855 10/20 480 VICTORIA               PROPELLER LAYING CABLE        
1855 10/20 480 JAMES ADGER               STEAMER LAYING CABLE        
1855 10/20 481 DUKE OF WELLINGTON                          
1855 10/20 481 HASTINGS                   SANDHAM      
1855 10/20 481 CORNWALLIS                   SANDHAM      
1855 10/20 481 AMPHION                   SANDHAM      
1855 10/27 500 CONFLICT               SCREW   RIGA      
1855 10/27 500 DESPERATE               SCREW   RIGA      
1855 10/27 500 ARCHER               SCREW   RIGA      
1855 10/27 500 GORGON               PADDLE   RIGA      
1855 11/03 517 KHERSONESE   HICKSON ROBERT & CO BELFAST 01700 0200     CLIPPER SCREW          
1855 11/10 557 MERIEL BUSK HANS SCOTT, RUSSELL & CO MILLWALL 00210       YACHT          
1855 11/10 557 NEW QUARTERLY BUSK HANS SCOTT, RUSSELL & CO MILLWALL 00150       TENDER          
1855 11/10 564 WILD DAYRELL DENT & CO WHITE JOHN & ROBERT COWES 00253       CLIPPER OPIUM         MACFARLANE WALTER
1855 12/08 660 VIVID                 ROYAL VISIT DOVER      
1855 12/08 684 VICTORIA   YOUNG, SON & CO LIMEHOUSE 00600 0150 YES   WAR SLOOP     THAMES MELBOURNE  
1855 12/29 765 ROYAL CHARTER LIVERPOOL & AUST STEAM NAV PATTERSON MR   02720 0200 YES   CLIPPER STEAM     LIVERPOOL MELBOURNE BOYCE CAPT

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