Sustained winds of 105 mph (165 km/h) were observed, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane. Data from the "James Foster Jr." and "Rebecca" indicate that the storm moved rapidly northeastward. This system was last noted about west of Ireland on August 11. HMS "Walverine" reported a hurricane at 12.5°N, 83.0°W, which is located about north of Corn Islands, Nicaragua. A sustained wind speed of was observed. Shortly thereafter, HMS "Walverine" was wrecked and no further information is known about this storm. Based on reports of a strong gale, a tropical storm was first tracked about east-southeast of Barbados early on August 24. It initially headed westward, before re-curving west-northwestward early on the following day. Shortly thereafter, the storm passed through the Windward Islands between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The storm peaked with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) while moving northwestward across the Caribbean Sea. It weakened slightly before making landfall near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) early on August 27. The storm slowly weakened over Hispaniola and was last noted near Bombardopolis, Haiti later that day. There was considerable damage in the Lesser Antilles. On Saint Vincent, rains destroyed roads and a number of houses. Many sugar cane fields were also ruined. Several vessels were lost there and on other islands, including Barbados, Dominica, and Martinique. On Saint Croix in the present-day U.S. Virgin Islands, at least one vessel was destroyed by the heavy gales. There were also strong gales reported in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. The Middle Gulf Shore Hurricane of 1855  The ship "Orphan" encountered a hurricane with winds of 80 mph (130 km/h) in the central Gulf of Mexico on September 15. It strengthened quickly while moving northward, becoming a Category 2 hurricane later that day. By 0000 UTC on September 16, the storm peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h), making it the strongest tropical cyclone of the season. Shortly thereafter, the hurricane made landfall near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana at the same intensity. It weakened after moving inland, decreasing to Category 1 intensity later on September 16.