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The list of shipwrecks in December 1858 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1858.

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1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1858
Ship State Description
Countess of Caithness  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Arnish Point, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and beached at Stornoway.[1][2]
Euclid  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Queenstown, County Cork.[3]
Falcon  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with the aid of a tug and resumed her voyage.[4]
Genova, and
Good Speed 		 United Kingdom The steamship Genova collided with Good Speed in the River Mersey and was beached at the Rock Lighthouse. All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. She was refloated on 6 December and beached. She was taken in to Liverpool on 9 December. Good Speed was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool.[5][6][7]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Nidingen Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[8][9][2]
Meteor Flag  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Sheephaven Bay.[5] She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde.[10]
Rommerig  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to London, United Kingdom. She was taken in to "Rosavag", Norway the next day.[11][12]
Wearmouth  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Coalhouse Fort, Essex .[13]

2 December

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List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1858
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned off Eagle Head, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by Alphonsine ( France). Ann was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[14]
Earl of Seafield  United Kingdom The ship driven ashore at the mouth of the "Yrten River". She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to the "Newburgh Creek".[12]
Hennatope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Fort Puntales, Cádiz, Spain.[12]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The schooner caught fire and sank off the Rammekins Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Vlissingen.[10]

3 December

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1858
Ship State Description
Annie  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15]
Marchioness of Ailsa  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Troon to Demerara, British Guiana.[16]
Souvenir  France The brig ran ashore south of Carteret, Manche. She was on a voyage from Monte Video to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[17]

4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1858
Ship State Description
Caledonia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil.[18]
Casket  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[19][20]
Drake  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[6][21]
Dnieper  Russia The steamship was wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire with the loss of five or six of her crew.[22][23] She was on a voyage from an English port to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[24]
Gertrude  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Vorgeburger Kullen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Stettin in a leaky condition.[21]
Liberty  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk[25][10] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[21]
Madagascar  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked on a reef near the mouth of the Bira River near East London, Cape Colony.[26][27][28]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was then run into by the schooner Courier ( Hamburg). Pallas was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London.[21]
Vrouw Jantje  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Rautsepehn" to London.[29]
Widar  Sweden The brig was driven ashore on Gotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to "Bohnehamn".[30]
Willing Mind  United Kingdom The brig was run ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[6][21]

5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1858
Ship State Description
Corymbus  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her five crew. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Calais, France the next day in a derelict condition.[21]
Jessy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[14]
Oostzee  Netherlands The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°14′N 15°00′W / 49.233°N 15.000°W / 49.233; -15.000). Her crew were rescued by Bostonian ( United States). Oostzee was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[7][31]
Science  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by St. Patrick ( United Kingdom). Science was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32][33] She subsequently came ashore in Castles Bay and was wrecked.[15]
Uskermunde Stettin The ship was beached at a port near Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[12]

6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1858
Ship State Description
Belle Anais  France The ship capsized at Dunkerque, Nord.[31]
Commodore  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to London.[10]
Corymbus  United Kingdom The ship was taken in to Calais in a derelict condition.[14]
Eider  Bremen The brigantine ran aground on the Bolder Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Antonio to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex.[11]
Fairy Queen  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Syracuse, Sicily. Her crew were rescued by Due Fratelli ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). Fairy Queen was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32][33][34]
Gem  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Mouse Lightship ( Trinity House) by the steamship Berwick ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Gustav  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Eckerö, Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to London.[14]
Jane and Sarah  United Kingdom The smack driven ashore in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] She was refloated on 4 January 1859.[36]
Johannes Stettin The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alt Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[37][38]
Madagascar  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef and was consequently beached at the mouth of the Beka River. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from East London to Algoa Bay, Cape Colony.[39]
Rose of the West  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Tortola, Virgin Islands.[40]
Scalby  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Inishbofin, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[30][11][41]

7 December

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List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1858
Ship State Description
Commandeur  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 9 December and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[7][42]
Cuatro Hermanos  Spain The brig was driven ashore and sank at Dungeness. She was on a voyage from Antwerpto Havana, Cuba.[32]
USRC McLelland United States United States Revenue Cutter Service The cutter ran aground at Mobile, Alabama whilst attempting to prevent the schooner Susan ( United States) from leaving port with 188 of Walker's filibusters on board.[43]

8 December

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List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1858
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Padstow, Cornwall.[1][8]
Alexandre  France The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. Alexandre was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[35]
Alice  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Trieste. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Aid ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[19]
Amelia  Spain The schooner foundered off the coast of Cantabria with the loss of most of her crew.[44]
Ardent  United Kingdom The ship struck a reef and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Armanilla  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off the coast of County Antrim. Her cre were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to the Belfast Lough.[45]
Cora  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco.[46][47]
Courier  Russia The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in tow for London.[35]
Friendship  United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Clovelly, Devon. she was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[2]
Lucie Antoinette  France The brigantine was discovered derelict in the Bristol Channel. She was taken in to Tenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom by a pilot boat.[12]
Marianne  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Martha Ridout ( United Kingdom). Marianne was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was towed in to Queenstown, County Cork in a waterlogged condition on 15 January 1859.[48][49][50]
Minerva  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four smacks and resumed her voyage.[51]
Pelican  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.[52] She was refloated on 9 December.[53]
Roberts  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Galicia, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[8][2]
San Ignacio  Spain The schooner foundered off the coast of Cantabria.[44]

9 December

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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1858
Ship State Description
Adelaide Prendergast  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Youghal.[54]
Felicity  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Northern Burrows, off the north coast of Devon. Her seven crew were rescued by the Appledore Lifeboat.[55][56][41]
Gulf Stream  United States The three-masted schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the barque Constellation ( United Kingdom). Gulf Stream was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Martinique.[42][57]
Marie Antoinette  France The ship collided with Alliance ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of one of her six crew.[1]
Thistle  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Raghly Point, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo.[42] She broke up on 20 December.[58]

10 December

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List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1858
Ship State Description
Lucas  United States The ship was wrecked on the coast of California with the loss of twenty lives.[59]
Sophie  France The ship was in collision with Sylph ( United Kingdom) and sank off St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure.[1]
Vixen  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Limerick.[53]

11 December

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List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1858
Ship State Description
Cornubia  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[12]

12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1858
Ship State Description
Alwine  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Laffolle Reefs, east of the Île-à-Vache, Haiti., She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Aux Cayes, Haiti.[60]
Herman  United Kingdom The ship collided with HMS Firefly or HMS Sandfly (both  Royal Navy) and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House).[61][51]
Lion  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Don, Aberdeenshire. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[54][51]
Louis Amelie  France The lugger was driven ashore near Newcastle, County Down, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the Newcastle Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dublin, United Kingdom.[62][41]

13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1858
Ship State Description
Ajax  Hamburg The galiot sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Eyemouth, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[63]
Alice  United States The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Trieste.[64]
Hilke  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Ardglass.[54][65]
Gem  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near the Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Portsmouth. She was refloated and towed in to Portsmouth.[63]
Louise Amelie  France The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dublin, United Kingdom.[66]
Plynlymon  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Patches Rocks. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire in a leaky condition.[15][65]
Ruby  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Ryde, Isle of Wight to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[67]

14 December

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For the stranding of Nestorian on this date, see List of shipwrecks in November 1858 § 25 November.
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1858
Ship State Description
Anette  France The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and sank. Her 37 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Umeå, Sweden to Valparaíso, Chile.[68][69][70]
Champion  United Kingdom The tug collided with the tug Glowworm ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of four of the seven people on board. Survivors were rescued by Glowworm.[15][71]
Emily  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Drogheda to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[65]
Gustav Wasa  Sweden The schooner barque ran aground off "Norl", near Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[55][37]
Heroine, and
Sir Charles Napier 		 United Kingdom The tug Sir Charles Napier ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton whilst towing the smack Heroine, which ran into her and sank. Heroine's crew were rescued by Sir Charles Napier.[72]
Kate  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Vulcan ( United Kingdom).[17][37]
Marcella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[73]
Royal Consort  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast. She was refloated.

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1858
Ship State Description
Engineer  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off Heraklion, Crete. Her crew were rescued by the brig Solide ( France). Engineer was on a voyage from St. Jean d'Acre, Ottoman Syria to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[74][75][76]
Gipsy  United States The brig was driven ashore near the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Long Island, New York to Baltimore, Maryland.[19]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[77]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Howick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[37] She was refloated on 23 December and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland.[78]
Orient  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a sandbank off Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew took to a boat, and were rescued by Bernard Burton ( United Kingdom). Orient was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[37]
Profeta  Portugal The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Caistor Lifeboat, but one of them died after being landed She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[77][79]
Resolution  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kinsale, County Cork.[80]
Star of Brunswick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk.[80]
Victory  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[81][37]

16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1858
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the mouth of the River Tees. Her three crew were rescued by the schooner Helen ( United Kingdom). Albion was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[55][37]
Australian  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Tiger ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Humber at Whitebooth, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull, Yorkshire.[80][82] Australian was refloated on 20 December.[83]
Diana  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore on Spike Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to the Kingroad.[55]
Empire  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire and was run ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[80][77] She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Grimsby for repairs.[68]
Friendship  United Kingdom The brig struck a sunken wreck or sandbank and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Alster ( United Kingdom). Friendship was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex.[37]
Ina  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Groundeddle Bank, off Graemsay, Orkney Islands. She was refloated in a waterlogged condition.[37]
Lucy  United Kingdom The ship sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Scarborough.[84][37]
Marie Antoinette  France The brigantine collided with the brig Alliance ( United Kingdom and sank off Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Alliance.[85]
Queen  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Queen of the Tyne  United Kingdom The paddle tug ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and sank.[77]
Susan  United States The schooner was wrecked on the Glovers Reef, 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Belize City, British Honduras. All on board were rescued.[86]

17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1858
Ship State Description
Eliza  Russia The ship collided with the barque Latona ( Norway) and was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark.[87] She was on a voyage from Riga to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[88] She was refloated on 21 December and towed in to Helsingør in severely leaky condition by the steamship Ossian ( Denmark).[89][64]
Felice Flag unknown The ship sank off Castle Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.[90]
Grasshopper  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[80]
Henry Volant  United Kingdom The ship sank at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Pittenweem, Fife to Liverpool, Lancashire.[90] She was refloated on 22 December.[91]
Johannes Stettin The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[87][88]
Lucien  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Groatness Point, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[68]
Reindeer  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the North Rock, in Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[55]

18 December

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List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1858
Ship State Description
Eliza and Hester  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa.[92][93]
Gannet  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Lossiemouth, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[48]
Margaret and Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven against the breakwater, capsized and sank at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Drogheda.[90][89]
Rose  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[37] Rose was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Newburgh.[70]

19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1858
Ship State Description
Alexander  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated.[55]
Alice McVicar  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[48]
Aurora  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Sherbro River. She was refloated.[29]
Catherine Sypkens  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Arendal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Kjose to Arundel, Sussex, United Kingdom.[94]
Dromahir  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (51°34′N 30°20′W / 51.567°N 30.333°W / 51.567; -30.333). Five of her crew died before the survivors were rescued on 9 January 1859 by Centurion ( United States). Dromahir was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[95]
Flora Muir  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Queenstown, County Cork.[87]
Isabella  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Buryan, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon.[55][96]
John  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Sound of Mull.[64]
Lexovierne  France The ship was wrecked at Praa Sands, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[55]
Oakland  United States The ship was struck by lightning and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to two boats. Six crew in one of the boats were rescued by Emilie ( France. Oakland was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[91]

20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1858
Ship State Description
Sea Horse  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands.[92] She was refloated.[58]

21 December

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1858
Ship State Description
Edgar  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated.[58]
Black Prince  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew survived.[58]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Sandwood Bay. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Chester, Cheshire.[89]

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1858
Ship State Description
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[97]
Anna  France The schooner struck the Wolf Rock, off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom and capsized. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Sylvia ( United Kingdom). Anna was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[58]
Anna Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal.[58]
British Queen  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Corton Sand or the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[87][88][97]
Carl Staegemann  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Audreselles, Pas-de-Calais, France. Twenty-three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Hamburg.[58]
Elise  France The brig collided with the Goodwin Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned by all but one of her crew, who got aboard the lightship. She subsequently ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Elise was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent.[58]
Escape United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brigantine was driven ashore in Loch Ròg. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[98]
Isaac Wright  United States The ship caught fire in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York. She was taken in to Liverpool, where her passengers and crew were taken off and she was scuttled by HMS Hastings ( Royal Navy) but she continued to burn.[87]
Stadt Barth Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The brig was wrecked at Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Barth.[99]
Talavera, or
Talusin 		 United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Conway, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[58][87]

23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1858
Ship State Description
Carleton  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Restigouche, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick.[20]
F. A. Palmer  United States The ship ran aground in the Scheldt.[87]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cape Wrath, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued.[91]
Windsor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Nene.[100]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1858
Ship State Description
Alfred  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Burry Port, Glamorgan.[64]
Columbus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dingle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101]
Sherlock  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[64]

25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1858
Ship State Description
Cambyses  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Barra, Outer Hebrides and capsized.[29]
Harriet  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[64]
Triumph  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cordelia ( United Kingdom). Triumph was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick.[49]
Yorkshire Lass  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 February 1859.[102]

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1858
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Horsens Fjord. She was on a voyage from Horsens, Denmark to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated three days later and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[94]
Blue Bell  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[97]
Coriander  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham.[64]
Fourteen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and placed under repair.[103]
George and Alexander  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[97]
Gisina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt.[94]
Hazard  Sweden The brigantine ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Cork, United Kingdom.[99]
Mariquita  France The chasse-marée ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[64]
Peter Andras  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria.[94]
Rebecca  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[29]
Trinity Yacht United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Three of her crew took to a boat and were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to São Miguel Island, Azores. Trinity Yacht was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[64]

27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1858
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford.[98] She was refloated.[29]
Aurora  Belgium The smack sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[78]
Caractacus  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[78][64] Some of those on board were taken off by the South Shields Lifeboat. Caractacus was on a voyage from Galway to South Shields, County Durham.[97] She was refloated on 1 January 1859 and taken in to South Shields.[93]
Eaglet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from "Wyburgh" to Memel, Kingdom of Prussia and Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and take in to Malmö, Sweden for repairs.[104]
Energie  France The schooner abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[73]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon.[73]
Reine de Anges  France The chasse-marée ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of three smacks and take in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[97]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Norfolk coast. Her crew were rescued.[105]
Vintage  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Blackpool, Lancashire. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[106]

28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1858
Ship State Description
Ariel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to London. She was refloated on 2 January 1859 and taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk.[94]
Aufgekende Sonne  Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Laaland. She was on a voyage from Saxkjøbing to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig for repairs.[107]
Coadjutor  United Kingdom The ship sank off Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[19][93]
Confianza  Portugal The schooner foundered off Westkapelle, West Flanders. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Gaspard ( Belgium). Confianaza was on a voyage from Sunderland to Lisbon.[108][93]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Hœmskerk", Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders.[109]
Mazeppa  United Kingdom schooner capsized and sank at Hong Kong with the loss of all hands.[110]
Minnie Harley  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned off the Butt of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Cork.[29]

29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1858
Ship State Description
Arion  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Randers.[46][94][93]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn.[46]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The barque collided with the barque Adeline ( United Kingdom) and sank at Cartagena, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall of Queenstown, County Cork.[111][112]
Henrys  United Kingdom The brig was run down by the steamship Vigilant ( United Kingdom) and sank off Pakefield, Suffolk. Henrys was on a voyage from Crimea, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[19][93][112]
John and Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo.[93]
John Johnson  Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[109]
Jonge Renke  Denmark The ship ran aground in the Agger Canal. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[94]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn.[46]
Leo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn.[46]
Othello  United Kingdom The ship sank at Frederikshavn. Her crew were rescued.[46]
Othello  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Commerce de Paris ( France). Othello was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Isles of Scilly and London.[94]
Royal Albert  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued.[105]
Stirling Castle  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Inverness to London.[109][99] Stirling Castle was subsequently towed in to Harwich, Essex.[98]

30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1858
Ship State Description
Aragon  Hamburg The barque was wrecked in Table Bay.[113]

31 December

[edit]
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1858
Ship State Description
Annie Margrethe  Denmark The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bogense to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[19]
Bertha  United States The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Palermo, Sicily. She was refloated on 3 January 1859 with assistance from the steamship Taurus ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) and taken in to Palermo for repairs.[29]
Jane Black  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flora McDonald ( United States).[94]
Madinina  France The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bône. Algeria. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Tunis, Beylik of Tunis to Bôna.[114]
Orland  United States The brigantine was wrecked on the Pedro Shoals. Her crew were rescued.[115]
St. Michael  United Kingdom The tug collided with Panther ( United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames. She had been refloated by 5 January 1859 and taken in to Bow Creek for repairs.[3]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1858
Ship State Description
Abeona  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 December. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire.[87]
Adelphi  United Kingdom The ship struck a submerged object and sank in the River Tyne at Pelaw, Northumberland. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged,[7] but was placed under repair.[112]
Agenoria  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin.[116]
Alexander  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bags Ledge, in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated.[63]
Anna Louise  Netherlands The brig was lost in the Dogger Bank before 4 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland.[14]
Aurora  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Skerbor River. She was refloated and taken to a port in Sierra Leone before 20 December. She was consequently condemned.[16]
Axe  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea.[117]
A. Y. Trask United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner foundered in Puget Sound on or about 10 December.[118]
Bartolo  Spain The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom for repairs.[25]
Biovald  Denmark The full-rigged ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Valparaíso, Chile.[119]
City of Delhi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and put back to Greenock.[90][50]
Cresswell  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to London.[97]
Due Fratelli United Principalities The ship foundered in the Black Sea.[120]
Dorothea  Norway The barque collided with another ship and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 December. Her crew were rescued by Equinox ( United Kingdom).[55]
Duchess of Northumberland  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[18] Her crew were rescued by Marion ( United Kingdom).[14]
Elisha Kent  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 December. Her crew were rescued by Rising Sun ( United States).[121]
Elizabeth Hall  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 December. Her crew were rescued by the brig Bull ( United Kingdom). Elizabeth Hall was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to the Canary Islands.[92][55]
Elizabeth Moore  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 December.[121]
Elk  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Down before 14 December.[122]
Eva  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex.[123]
Evangilistria  Greece The brig foundered in the Black Sea.[120]
Fanny Palmer  United Kingdom The ship foundered at sea before 23 December. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to a British port.[87]
Freeland  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea before 6 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gibraltar.[116][54]
Furst Blucher Rostock The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark before 20 December. She was on a voyage from Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rostock.[64]
Gianetta Trieste The ship was wrecked in the Danube before 15 December.[48]
Gianetta Papal States The brig foundered in the Black Sea.[120]
Graf von Schwerin Flag unknown The koff was driven ashore at Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London.[54][61]
Gratitude  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[46] She was on a voyage from Trieste to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[94]
Hector  Sweden The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich.[123]
John Franklin  United States The schooner was lost returning from Prince Edward Island in December, 1858 or January, 1859. All aboard, 8 passengers and 7 crew, were killed.[124]
John Stephens United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner foundered in Puget Sound on or about 10 December.[118]
Kate Wheeler  United States The barque was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Southerner and a barque (1). Kate Wheeler was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Boston, Massachusetts.[58]
Klawiller  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Black Sea.[120]
Lady Hodgkinson  United Kingdom The troopship was driven ashore on the Malabar Coast, India. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[15]
Mangalia  Ottoman Empire The ship foundered in the Black Sea.[120]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from "Ballynase Quay" to Buncrana, County Donegal.[65]
Margaretha Kristine  Denmark The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated wt=utg assistance of Wonder ( United Kingdom).[123]
Margaret Tyspn  United States The ship foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California.[119]
Maria  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 December.[108]
Mathilda  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 December.[8]
Matthew King  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel before 11 December. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool.[12]
Monica  United Kingdom The ship sank at Scarborough before 17 December. She was refloated on that date and taken in to Scarborough.[84]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Queenstown, County Cork.[58]
Nile  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition.[123]
Nile  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich.[123]
Palmas  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool.[25]
Pelestrina Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near "Ambelachi", Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople.[3]
Reather Schaffer  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Cape Horn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to a port in California, United States.[119]
HMS Ruby  Royal Navy The Gleaner-class gunboat was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 28 December.[125]
Stirlingshire  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Russian coast with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London.[126]
Stoliviano  Kingdom of Greece The ship sank between Chios and Psara.[3]
Tilsit Stettin The steamship was driven ashore at Stettin. She was refloated on 29 December.[127]
Valkyren  Denmark The schooner ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich.[123]
Victor Henriette  France The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Alicante ( Spain).[55]
Viscount  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered off Cape Horn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Arica, Chile.[128]
Waterloo  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned off Cuxhaven.[105]
Wild Irish Girl  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 December. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Providence ( United Kingdom). Wild Irish Girl was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[87][88][97]
William B. Dean  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin. She was subsequently taken in to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[54]
Woodpark  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Thames.[25]

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