List of shipwrecks in December 1853
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The list of shipwrecks in December 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1853.
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1 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Auguste Marie | France | The brig was wrecked on the Preguicas Shoals, off the coast of Cuba with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cayenne, French Guiana to Ceará, Brazil.[1] |
Emma | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Dunkerque, Nord.[2] |
Helen Maria | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[3] |
King Olave | Isle of Man | The schooner was wrecked in the "Ardmore Islands", Sound of Islay. Her crew were rescued.[4] |
Montcalm | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[5][6][7] |
Norfolk | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground and south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. On 4 December, she floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the sloop Trusty ( United Kingdom) Norfolk was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[8] |
Otterspool | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Red Island, Newfoundland. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
Prince Albert | Hamburg | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Orinoco ( United States). Prince Albert was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg.[10] |
Sisters | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked west of Reiss, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Port Gordon, Moray to Thurso, Caithness.[11][12] |
Thor | Sweden | The ship was in collision with Concordia ( Prussia) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Concordia. Thor was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull.[13][14] |
Victorine | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day[3] |
Winfield Scott | United States | The paddle steamer ran aground on Middle Anacapa Island, Channel Islands of California and was wrecked. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Panama City, Republic of New Granada. |
2 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ballingeigh | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off "Green Island", Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was boarded by some local inhabitants and run ashore.[6] |
Clutha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Goose Island", Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[6] |
Irvine | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[15][16] |
Martha | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and sank at Fort Ricasoli, Malta. Her crew were rescued.[17] |
Rankin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Green Island", Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Liverpool.[6] |
Sarah Moirs | United States | The barque was wrecked on a reef in the Raven Islands. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to San Francisco, California.[18] |
Sir Edward Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated on 4 December and taken in to Bridlington in a severely leaky condition.[19] |
Susan | United Kingdom | The sloop was run into by the Mersey Ferry Invincible ( United Kingdom) and sank. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Twee Aaltjes | Rostock | The ship ran aground on the Rødsand. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Kirkcaldy, Fife, United Kingdom.[20] She had become a wreck by 7 December. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
3 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Almirante de Cavo Verf | Portugal | The ship ran aground and sank at Oporto. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Oporto.[6] |
Andreas | Russia | The schooner was driven ashore near Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[22] |
Ann Kirstine | Denmark | The ship was lost off "Gracoe". Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Argyle | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthoustock, Cornwall.[24] |
Bertha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25] |
Boxidar Opnich | Russia | The ship was driven ashore near "Kaziveloska".[22] She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[26] |
Clayburn | United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana.[27][28] |
Fidelity | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the Bird Islands. Her crew were rescued by Spec ( United Kingdom). Fidelity was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[29] |
Giglio | Austrian Empire | The brig was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[22] |
Indian Princess | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off the "Isle of Glass" and was damaged. She was towed in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis on 9 December.[17] |
Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the brig Lily and sank in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Lily.[30] |
Irvine | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] |
Maranham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Point-au-Pin", Province of Canada, British North America.[7] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Plymouth, Devon. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Plymouth on 5 January 1854.[31] f |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Limerick.[32] |
Norfolk | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were also rescued.[11][19] |
Pritchard | Austrian Empire | The brig was driven ashore near "Kalakri", Ottoman Empire.[22] |
Resource | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at South Shields.[33] |
Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship sank off "Crane Island", Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Aberdeen.[7] |
4 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aries | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) north of Bergen, Norway. Her crew survived.[34] She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Tuque, Province of Canada, British North America.[35] |
Caroline | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3][25] |
Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated.[14] |
Esmeralda | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Singapore, Straits Settlements.[36] |
Palo Alto | United States | The ship was in collision with Neustrie ( France) and sank off Cape Florida. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts.[29] |
Vorwarts | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship struck the Outer Carr Rock, on the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom and sank. She was on a voyage from Altona to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[37] |
5 December
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Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Bimlipatam, India. She was consequently beached. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[38] |
General Rye | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haarstrand, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Humboldt | United States | The paddle steamer ran aground at Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of one life. She was wrecked a few days later. Humboldt was on a voyage from Southampton, New Brunswick, British North America to New York.[39] |
Invincible | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Green Island". She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] |
Lovely Nelly | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to King's Lynn.[40] |
Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Oporto.[41] She was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage.[42] |
Oxford | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near "Maerde", Norway. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Arendal, Norway.[43][44] She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Arendal.[42] |
Petrus | Denmark | The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[6] |
Phoenix | Russian Empire | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Reval to Cronstadt.[21] She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Rønne for repairs.[34] |
Susannah | British North America | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Prince Edward Island.[45] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Liverpool.[42] |
Tanfield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven into Indefatigable ( United Kingdom) and then driven ashore at Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[5] |
Victor | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[33] |
6 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the paddle steamer Waterwitch ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[46][47] |
Sir James Ross | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[23] |
Wilhelmine | Denmark | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[14] |
7 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Admiral | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Souter Point, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[13][20] |
Bertha | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and sailed for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[48] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48] |
Jenny Lind | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the North Heads, San Francisco, California. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Callao, Peru.[49] |
Louise | France | The brig was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued.[50] |
Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire. She floated off and was taken in tow but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[13][14] |
Wilhelmine | Denmark | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13] |
9 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Albert Schuringa | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She had become a wreck by 12 December.[20] |
Golden Light | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. She was subsequently holed by ice and was consequently condemned.[43][50] |
USRC Hamilton | United States Revenue Cutter Service | The Morris-Taney-class cutter was wrecked on the Tully Breakers, off the coast of South Carolina with the loss of fourteen of her fifteen crew. |
Royalist | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40] |
Sunbeam | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham. She was later righted and refloated.[48] |
10 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eva | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sunderland, County Durham.[51] |
Fidelity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[17] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[52] |
Hawk | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Montrose, Forfarshire.[53] |
Helena | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in The Swale. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent.[53] |
John and Edward | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated with the assistance of three smacks and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[52][54][55] |
Juno | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and sank on the Black Tail, off the north coast of Kent.[52] |
Richard White | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[52] |
11 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Flora | United Kingdom | The brigantine was discovered in the North Sea abandoned and on fire. She was taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[53] |
Forest Queen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a leaky condition.[56] |
Goddens | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Docking Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hartlepool. she was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool in a leaky condition.[56] |
Margaret Roberts | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the barque Fortune ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Fortune. Margaret Roberts was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to London.[57][2] |
Vigilant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in East London Bay, Cape Colony.[58] |
Water Lily | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Wood Cay, off Grand Bahama, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[59] |
William Hutt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Sprogø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein.[60] |
12 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Beranger | France | The ship was driven into Arabella and Onward (both United Kingdom) and then drove ashore at Gibraltar.[61] Beranger was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[62] She was refloated on 17 December but was declared a total loss.[63] |
Emblem | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cádiz, Spain.[61] |
Jane Jackson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary and sank.[20] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[53] |
Keefer | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore in Oak Orchard Creek. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Montreal, Province of Canada.[29] |
Sir Charles Forbes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Solfo Reef, off Farö, Sweden. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Lisbon, Portugal.[64][65] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Visby, Sweden where she was condemned.[66] |
Zoe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[56] |
13 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Currituck Inlet. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to New York, United States.[67] |
Joaquim | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Taastrup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Marine | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Eastham, Maine, United States. She was refloated on 15 December but capsized and was wrecked.[67][29] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London.[68] |
14 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Burassi | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank in the River Liffey.[21] |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The sailing barge sank off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Her crew survived.[69] |
Hexham | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of "Noville", Hérault, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[26] |
Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the "Quebrantes", Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Vigo, Spain. She was subsequently towed in to Santander, Spain by the steamship Provenir ( Spain).[45] |
Margaret Mallom | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Sunderland.[70] |
Oak | United Kingdom | The Humber Keel ran aground off the coast of Lincolnshire and sank. Her crew were rescued by the tug Eliza ( United Kingdom). Oak was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[70][60] |
Roanoake | United States | The brig was driven ashore at Currituck, North Carolina.[10] |
15 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alfred | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside at Liverpool, Lancashire, driving her anchor through her bows and partly sinking her. She was repaired.[71] |
Effort | United Kingdom | The sloop collided with Glasgow ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued.[72] |
Margaret Malcolm | United Kingdom | The schooner sank at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew survived.[73] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near West Hartlepool, County Durham. She became a wreck on 4 January 1854.[74] |
Ophir | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Rodsand, off Nysted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London, United Kingdom.[9] |
Tweedside | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[61][75] |
William and Henry | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore in the Sound of Kyleakin. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway to Port St. Mary. She was refloated and taken in to Corry, Isle of Skye.[76] |
16 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Albert | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore south of Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[71] |
Augusta | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by "Metto Margarethe" (Flag unknown). Augusta was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to London.[34] |
Fortuna | Duchy of Schleswig | The ship was driven ashore at Tønning, Duchy of Holstein.[45] She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Rendsburg. She was refloated on 21 December and taken in to Tønning.[42] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[70][60] |
Jeune Arture | France | The brig was driven ashore south of Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland United Kingdom to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[71] |
King George | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to London. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[77] |
Louise | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6] |
Marie | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Hartlepool.[71] |
Queen of Scotland | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore near "Stor", Kingdom of Hanover. She was refloated.[45] |
Robert and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Margate Sand, Kent.[71] |
Sylph | United Kingdom | The collier ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[71] |
Warner | United States | The ship departed from New York for Dunkerque, Nord, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[78] |
17 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Canadienne | France | The schooner was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom.[57] She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[77] |
Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated on 20 December.[79] |
Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Makronisos, Greece. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[80][36] |
Excelsior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New York.[29] |
Gaajerat | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Hinchinbrooke, Nova Scotia.[29] |
General Washington | British North America | The schooner was wrecked at Prospect, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[16] |
Merchant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa.[64] |
New Zealander | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Belfast, Victoria. All on board were rescued.[81] |
Pilot | United Kingdom | The flat sank in Llandrillo Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Llandilus".[45] |
Racine | Belgium | The ship was abandoned in the Aegean Sea off Navarino, Greece. Her crew were rescued by Girafe ( French Navy). She was subsequently taken in to Navarino and reboarded.[82][83] |
Shannon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven.[45] |
Sunbeam | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cuba.[45] |
18 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Africa | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[5] |
Alert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef off the Île à Vache, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated, resuming her voyage on 22 December.[84] |
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hooper Sand, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[34][85] |
Dahlia | United Kingdom | The sloop was run into and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued.[86] |
Duckels | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in Gerrans Bay. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Fowey, Cornwall. She was refloated on 17 January 1854 and towed in to Falmouth, Cornwall.[87] |
Grace Darling | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. Her crew were rescued.[85] |
Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Pembrey. Her crew were rescued.[85] |
Hibernia | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
Leo | Stettin | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Bremen. She put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[5] |
Mary | Isle of Man | The smack was wrecked on the Churn Rock, in Strangford Lough. Her crew were rescued.[43][88] |
Meteor | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Erith, Kent by the steamship Sylph ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued by the paddle steamer Mars ( United Kingdom). Meteor was on a voyage from Blackwall, Middlesex to Gravesend, Kent.[89] |
Pearl | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Carmarthen.[7] |
Rosina | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship ran aground in the Ems and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[43] She was refloated on 27 December.[90] |
Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Pembrey with the loss of all hands.[85] |
Victoria | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by a brig and sank at Kingstown. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[86] She was refloated on 1 July 1854 and taken in to Dublin.[91] |
Water Lily | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Wood Key, off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[92] |
William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rosslare, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by local pilots. She was on a voyage from Porthgain, Pembrokeshire to Wexford.[45][93] |
19 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acron Lass | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[34] |
Active | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[34] |
Adolfo | Spain | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. Adolfo was on a voyage from Seville to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was declared a total loss.[43] |
Agnes | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore between "Benhead" and "Nannywater", County Louth with the loss of three of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by a lifeboat.[43] |
Ann and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[34] |
Caravane | France | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Curracloe, County Wexford, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Liverpool.[93] |
Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dale, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool.[93] |
Chatham | United States | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth with the loss of all but one of her crew. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia.[45] |
Dolphin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[34] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[34] |
Ganabout | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Folkestone, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[94] |
Kate | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bettystown, County Meath with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Dublin.[79] Kate was refloated on 2 January 1854 and towed in to Drogheda, County Louth.[31] |
Kirwan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Dungarvan, County Waterford and was abandoned by her crew.[85] She was refloated on 2 February 1854 and taken in to Dungarvan.[62] |
Lady Sale | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Plymouth. She was refloated.[45] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock in Jack Sound and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Pembroke Dock.[94][26] |
Niagara | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Greenore, County Louth. All on board, 220 passengers plus her crew, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York.[34][45][35][93] Niagara was refloated on 11 June 1854 and towed back to Liverpool.[95] |
Porto Novo | Portugal | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballycotton, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island, Azores to Cork.[79] |
Rambler | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Milford Haven.[34] |
Stag | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Blackwater, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using Dennett's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Liverpool.[93] |
Stratheden | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock south of Manila, Spanish East Indies and was abandoned.[96][97] |
20 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Black Prince | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on "Burr Island" with the loss of a crew member.[85] She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[45] |
Bohemian Girl | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and sank at Carlingford, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[45] |
Collingwood | United Kingdom | The sloop caught fire at Plymouth, Devon and was scuttled.[88] |
Dolores | Spain | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Liverpool.[85][45] She subsequently became a wreck.[98] |
Edward Fletcher | United States | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Schoonderloo ( Netherlands).[80][99] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Robina ( France). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Liverpool. She was subsequently towed in to Queenstown, County Cork in a sinking condition by the pilot cutter Petrel ( United Kingdom).[34][93] |
Frithiof | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Østerisør to Barcelona, Spain.[88] |
Kingston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven into a brig and was consequently beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[79] |
Farmer's Delight | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on the Bishops and Clerks Rocks. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to Liverpool.[34][61][75] |
Margaret and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Aberkelin Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Aberdyfi, Merionethshire.[94] |
Orion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven. she was on a voyage from Cork to Newport.[79] |
Pajat | Sweden | The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Kristianstad to Antwerp, Belgium. She was later refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. She arrived on 23 December.[94][22] |
Pink | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lossiemouth, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lossiemouth.[35] |
Queen Victoria | United Kingdom | The brig was holed by ice in the Schwinge.[22] |
Saxony | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.[31] |
Sincerity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aberporth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[79] |
Vriendschap | Netherlands | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew survived.[100] She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Groningen.[10] |
21 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adolfa | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Seville to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[45] |
Amalia | Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore at Hela, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool.[22] She was wrecked on 24 December.[63] |
Argentina | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on a reef in the River Plate. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[101][102] |
Cleopatra | Belgium | The ship struck rocks at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to Antwerp.[43] |
Emma Fields | United States | The ship departed from New York for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Fingal | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Euxine ( United Kingdom). Fingal was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[50] |
Loyalist | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Princeton ( United States). Loyalist was on a voyage from New York to London.[31][36] |
Marinus | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Dotwick Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[34] |
Three Sisters | United States | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tongoy, Chile to Baltimore, Maryland.[104] |
22 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Deutschland | Bremen | The ship capsized at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[43] |
Eglantine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Black Tail, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[26] |
Flora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[74] |
Harmony | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset. She was refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[105] |
Jantje Manninga | Stettin | The galiot ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, Kent.[94][22] |
Perseverance | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the English Channel off Bonchurch, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued.[43][44] She was on a voyage from London to the River Severn.[88] |
Spray | British North America | The ship was wrecked at "Jedour". She was on a voyage from Souris, Prince Edward Island to Saint John, New Brunswick.[87] |
Tom Banks | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and sank off the Crow Rock, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire.[22] |
23 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Clemence | Belgium | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Borneo ( Netherlands). Clemence was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders.[106][76] |
Gladiator | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Twelve people were rescued by Eleanor ( United Kingdom). Gladiator was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Gloucester.[107][108] |
Lady Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Maranon (Flag unknown_. Lady Charlotte was on a voyage from Mauritius to Falmouth, Cornwall.[109] |
Rosina | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Abruka, Russia.[61] |
Thomas and Anne | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore near Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from East Stockwith, Lincolnshire to London.[105] |
Tusket | British North America | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was taken off the wreck on 25 December by Charles ( United Kingdom). Tusket was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[104] |
Vectis | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated.[10] |
Yar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[94] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Sunderland.[22] |
24 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Condor | United States | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 28 people on board were rescued by Schoonderloo ( Netherlands).[80][36][99] |
Eagle | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Owls Head, Nova Scotia.[59] |
Grace McVea | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Maria ( Bremen). Grace McVea was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[110] |
Jenny Lind | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in Twofold Bay.[111] |
Mary Anne | British North America | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, where she subsequently became a wreck. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[59] |
Menai Packet | United Kingdom | The sloop was in collision with the steamship Mars ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey.[112] |
Reindeer | British North America | The ship struck the Sambule Rock, north west of Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to London.[113][9] |
Salus | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Mahone Bay.[59] |
Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was blown out to sea from São Miguel Island, Azores. She put in to Faial Island, where she was subsequently condemned.[49] |
Victor | United Kingdom | The brig was dismasted and abandoned on West Caicos, Caicos Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to New York, United States.[59] |
Water Rose | British North America | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 24 January by the full-rigged ship Cornelia ( Spain). Water Rose was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to the West Indies.[114] |
25 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charles and Jane | United States | The ship ran aground in the Stanford Channel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to New York. She was refloated and put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[75] |
Dorothea | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Visby to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[115] |
Ida | Netherlands | The galiot sprang a leak and was beached at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Oporto, Portugal.[116][117] |
Maria Eliza | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Agger Canal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to "Stouer".[108] |
No Joke | Jersey | The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42] |
Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She put in to the Isles of Scilly in a leaky condition.[61] |
26 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Andrew Foster ( United States). Commerce was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom.[49] |
Marie Alphonsine | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on the Pierre Percée Rocks, off the coast of Loire-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Marie Elisa | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Agger Canal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Struer.[28] |
Samuel and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the South Gar, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Albion ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[118] |
Statesman | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire off Point Henry, Victoria and was scuttled. She was later refloated.[81] |
Thirsk Trader | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the South Gar. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Star ( United Kingdom and towed in to Middlesbrough in a severely leaky condition.[118] |
27 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amy Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Mauritius. She was refloated and put in to Deal, Kent.[63] |
Constellation | United States | The ship was damaged by fire at New York.[119] |
Cygnet | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[42][118] |
Daisy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to London.[65] |
Great Republic | United States | The ship was damaged by fire at New York.[119][120] She was declared a total loss.[16] |
Hirondelle | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the brig Guilhermina ( Portugal) and sank in the English Channel 21 nautical miles (39 km) west south west of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Guilhermina. The schooner was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[42][118][121] |
Joseph Walker | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at New York.[119] |
New York Packet | Belgium | The barque was run into by the burning White Squall ( United States) and was severely damaged at New York. Her rigging had to be cut away to prevent her catching fire.[59] |
Princess Royal | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[65] |
Rebecca Lang | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Gun Point, Cornwall with the loss of two of her crew.[122] She was refloated on 31 December and taken in to Padstow, Cornwall in a severely damaged condition.[83] |
Stamboul | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "San Pietro Malamacco", Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[66] She was refloated on 7 January 1854 and taken in to Venice.[123] |
Theresa | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at "Porto Plata", Dominican Republic.[59] |
White Squall | United States | The ship was destroyed by fire at New York.[119] |
28 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alliance | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore between Lowestoft and Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[67][63] She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Seaham, County Durham.[124] Alliance was refloated on 30 December and taken in to Lowestoft.[10] |
Ann | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was a total loss.[63] |
Buoy Yacht | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[67] |
Celerity | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore between Lowestoft and Corton.[63] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[124] |
Eva | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer foundered off the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea with the loss of eleven lives. Seven crew were rescued by the fishing smack Emerald ( United Kingdom). Eva was on her maiden voyage from the Greenock, Renfrewshire to Melbourne, Victoria.[64][125][122] |
Fly | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore between Lowestoft and Corton.[63] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham.[124] Fly was refloated on 15 February 1854.[126] |
Herald | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated the next day.[100] |
James | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft.[67][127] |
Juliana | United Kingdom | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked near Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[67][65][124] |
Mount Charles | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Stones reef off Godrevy Island, Cornwall and sank. Her crew survived.[128] |
Panope | France | The schooner was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados.[67][63] She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft.[127] |
Patriota | Spain | The ship was in collision with the steamship Genova ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from El Ferrol to Málaga.[98] |
Quebec | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on Friar's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67] |
Reindeer | United Kingdom | The schooner was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Attakapas, Louisiana to Amboy, New Jersey.[120] |
Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Passage West, County Cork. She was refloated.[90][76] |
Rose | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[84] |
Samuel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Corton. Her crew were rescued.[67][63][124] |
Snipe | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked between Lowestoft and Corton.[67][63] |
Syria | United States | The ship departed from Edgartown, Massachusetts. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[129] |
Tam o'Shanter | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by the schooner Fides and the full-rigged ship Wellfleet (both United States). Tam o'Shanter was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Massachusetts.[58][130] |
Thomas and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[67] |
Yarborough | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore near Corton. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Maldon, Essex.[67][124] |
Vigilant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Brenkemer's Hoff, in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bremen.[90] She was refloated on 28 December and taken in to Bremerhaven.[83] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to "Santina".[29] She was refloated on 31 December and taken in to Bilbao.[98] |
29 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Maria | Russia | The galiot was wrecked near Vila do Conde, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Oporto, Portugal.[83] |
Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Dartmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[64] |
Menodora | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Jenny Ground Rocks, on the Sussex coast between Brighton and Shoreham-by-Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea in a leaky condition.[100][10] |
Priscilla | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Peerless ( United Kingdom). Priscilla was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[131] |
Snowdon Lassie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dublin.[132] |
Quebec | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[65] |
30 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Banker's Daughter | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was lost in the Maldive Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Geelong, Victoria to Bombay, India.[133][134][135] |
Candace | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown.[76] |
Charlotte Marie | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New York City. She was on a voyage from New York City to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated.[87] |
Edouard Marie | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Smiths Point, New York, United States.[87] |
Effort | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[10] |
Helen Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[100] |
Hendrick | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Renesse, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[74] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Victoria.[136] |
HMS Medea | Royal Navy | The paddle sloop ran aground off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[137] |
Mersey | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex.[132][138] |
Oliver | France | The ship ran aground off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Caen.[100][10] |
Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Waterford.[122] She was refloated.[132] |
Rose Campbell | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[116] |
Singapore | United States | The ship was wrecked near Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[16] |
Staffordshire | United States | The clipper ship struck Blonde Rock, off Seal Island, Nova Scotia and sank with the loss of 170 lives. There were 33 survivors. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[139][84][140][141] |
Sophia | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands.[100][142][10] |
31 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Advance | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Falcon ( United Kingdom). Advance was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Rio de la Hacha, Republic of New Granada.[143] |
Annette | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Stavanger. She was refloated but consequently sank.[10] |
Christina | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Wheaton Rock then the Blenick Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[16] |
Courier | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Inverness.[142][82][83] |
Electricity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[84] |
Ellon | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged near Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord[100][10] |
Emma | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore near Campduin, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland.[144][31] |
Margaret Price | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at "Little Hope", United States. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America to Augusta, Georgia, United States.[87] |
Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig and was run ashore at Killard Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Dublin. She was refloated.[29] |
Pearl | United States | The steamship sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of eighteen lives.[145] |
Pekin | France | The chasse-marée foundered off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. All eight people on board took to a boat; they were rescued by Varoon ( United Kingdom). Peakin was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to L'Orient, Morbihan.[110][83] |
Transit | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitford Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed in to Neath, Glamorgan.[83] |
William Whitty | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Formby, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[82][15] She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[83] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adelia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] |
Andromaque | France | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 December. Her crew were rescued by Clemence ( Belgium). Andromaque was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[82][31] |
Anetta Fossina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland before 22 December. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Renesse, Zeeland.[42][63] |
Anoromague | France | The ship foundered off the coast of Portugal.[142] |
Bellengeleich | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island, British North America and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[5] |
Black Prince | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Belfast, County Antrim with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Belfast.[34] |
Bohemian Lass | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool.[34][43] Bohemian Lass was refloated on 30 December.[132] |
Catherina | Russia | The ship was wrecked off "Sernasen" before 3 December. She was on a voyage from Ventspils to Riga.[68] |
Catherina | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at "Egniada", Ottoman Empire before 14 December. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a Dutch port.[10] |
Charles and Jane | United States | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to New York. She was refloated and put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom on 25 December in a severely leaky condition.[61] |
Charles de Wolff | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Hog Island, New York She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was refloated on 12 December and towed in to New York.[67] |
Charles Fox Bennett | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Augusta, South Australia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria.[97] |
Chatham | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth.[34] |
Clutha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Gorse Island", British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to the Clyde.[5] |
Concordia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Crane Island", British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Newport, Monmouthshire.[5] |
Cottoner | Malta | The brig was driven into an Ottoman brig in the Dardanelles.[146] |
Electric | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bideford, Devon.[5] |
Ernest | France | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne for Bordeaux, Gironde. Subsequently foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the presumed loss of all hands.[147] |
Figaro | Belgium | The ship was wrecked at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire before 25 December.[148] |
François | France | The ship was wrecked in the Pertuis de Manmasson, off the coast of Charente-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bordeaux.[149] |
Gauntlet | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on "Rugged Island", United States.[67] |
Goldseeker | Victoria | The ship was wrecked on King Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Fremantle, Swan River Colony to Melbourne.[150] |
Haabet | Norway | The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus. She was refloated.[10] |
Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Chaleur Bay.[56] |
Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Carabourna", Ottoman Empire before 14 December. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to Trieste.[10] |
Hylton Maid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Constantinople. She was refloated on 29 December.[16] |
Invincible | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Algeciras, Spain before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Liverpool.[61] |
Johanna Julianna | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at "Soundere", Ottoman Empire before 31 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Constantinople, Ottoman Emppire.[151] |
Juno | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Crane Island".[5] |
Lawrie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, France.[45] |
Leipzig | Bremen | The steamship ran aground in the Weser 6 nautical miles (11 km) downstream of Bremerhaven.[83] She was refloated on 15 January and taken in to Bremerhaven.[84] |
Leonora | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eighteen crew were rescued by Doris ( United Kingdom). Leonora was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool.[61] |
Lord Western | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in Nootka Sound on or before 4 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vancouver Island to San Francisco, California, United States.[152]> |
Maria | France | The ship was lost at the entrance to the English Channel in late December. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord.[59] |
Marie Honore | France | The chasse-marée was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Quimper, Finistère to Bordeaux Gironde.[2] |
Mary Coles | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Cornwall on or before 3 December.[33] |
Menai Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was run down by the steamship Mars ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey off New Brighton, Cheshire. She was refloated on 29 December.[67] |
Mountain Maid | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Orion ( France). Mountain Maid was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[7] |
Nerée | France | The ship ran aground at Guadeloupe and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Guadeloupe.[62] |
Novo Restorador | Portugal | The ship was wrecked at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Oporto.[105] |
Orleans | United States | The ship was wrecked on Botel Tobago, Formosa. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Shanghai, China.[111] |
Oscar | British North America | The brig was wrecked in the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued.[83] |
Ottawa | British North America | The ship was driven ashore on "Crane Island".[5] |
Porto Rico | United States | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 December.[29] |
Queen of Scotland | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Glückstadt, Duchy of Schleswig. She was refloated on 17 December.[34] |
Rankie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[5] |
Rattler | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Currituck Inlet before 14 December and subsequently became a wreck.[10] |
Roman | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by R. B. Foster and William Price (both United States). Roman was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[50] |
Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Waterford.[64] |
Royal William | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. She was refloated on 7 December.[13] |
Sacrée Familie | France | The ship was wrecked in the Îles d'Hyères, Var.[45] |
Salacia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford before 21 December. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[26] |
San Fortunata | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was wrecked at "Egniada" before 14 December. She was on a voyage from the Danube to Genoa.[10] |
Trial | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan before 21 December.[26] |
Undine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Cárdenas, Cuba before 14 December.[29] |
Wilberforce | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso before 22 December. She was refloated and taken in to Providence, Nova Scotia, British North America.[148] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at Kemi, Grand Duchy of Finland before 17 December. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to London.[83] |
Young Queen | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Bird Rock, off Crooked Island, Bahamas. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[153] |
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