Le Lyonnais
Screw Steamer · France · Lost 1856 · Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals
A French transatlantic steamer sunk in an 1856 collision south of Nantucket; most aboard were lost.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Le Lyonnais was an iron screw steamer of a French line running between New York and Le Havre. On the night of 2 November 1856, outbound from New York, she collided with the barque Adriatic south of Nantucket Shoals. She sank slowly over the next days while boats were launched. Most of those aboard died; about 16 survivors were picked up.
Vessel
- 1855
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- Iron
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- November 2, 1856
- Collision
- South of Nantucket Shoals
- Atlantic Ocean
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- More than 100; sources differ.
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Nantucket, Massachusetts
Pin marks the named place of loss; no published position used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (65/100)
The number aboard and wreck position are not established.
Mystic Seaport Museum
Loss date, place and circumstances.
