List of shipwrecks in December 1847
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The list of shipwrecks in December 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1847.
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1 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Christiana and Margaret | ![]() |
The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Cristoforo Colombo (flag unknown). Christiana and Margaret foundered on 4 December. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1][2][3] |
Zephyr | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated on 3 December and proceeded to London.[4] |
2 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 19°S 163°E / 19°S 163°E) with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[5][6][7] |
Oceanus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on George's Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Boston, Massachusetts.[8] She was refloated and taken in to Boston in a leaky condition.[9] |
Sharon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on George's Island.[9] |
Symmetry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 3 December.[4][10] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Memel, Prussia.[11] |
3 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Atlas | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Baronet (![]() |
Edouard | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Erromanga | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at Cape Janissary, in the Dardanelles. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port.[13] |
Gustaf von Hagenow | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stralsund.[14] |
Juanita | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Stettin.[11] |
Mary | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (![]() |
Quicksilver | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Quicksilver was refloated on 4 December with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[4][18][19][20] |
Reform | ![]() |
The sloop foundered in the Lynn Deeps. Both crew took to a boat and were rescued the next day by Heron (![]() |
Souvenir | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Port Phillip. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Geelong.[23] |
W. Smith O'Brien | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Murder Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. she was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[24] |
4 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12][21] |
Annabell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, British North America to London. She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia for repairs.[24][25] |
Bolivar | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with the brig Argyle and the steamship Prince of Wales (both ![]() |
Bridgwater | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[12][21] |
Elizabeth and Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Carnet, County Londonderry. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Wexford.[4] She was refloated on 8 December but was beached again.[11] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Chatham, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Margate, Kent.[27] |
Gesine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Åhus, Sweden to Bergen.[28] |
Jehu | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Hell Bay, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Jersey Maid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey.[4] |
Kilmaurs | ![]() |
The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29] |
Lisbon Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Smolen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Aberdeen.[30] |
Matilda | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to London.[31][32] |
Oriental | ![]() |
The schooner was lost near Noto. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
Success | ![]() |
The smack was driven against the pier at Ayr and sank. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Campbeltown, Argyllshire to Ayr.[26] |
Twins | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was declared a total loss.[34] She was taken in to Newhaven on 6 December.[19] |
5 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Addolanta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Pevensey, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Naples.[4][35][36] |
Champion | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in Pevensey Bay with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew.[37] |
Concord | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat.[12][21] |
Diligente | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Bilbao.[38] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The schooner was in collision with the brig Catherine (![]() |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The brig foundered off Andros, Greece, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[40] |
Enterprise | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[19] |
Garonne | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was consequently beached at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[12] She was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[41] |
Ino | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Sticelet Ledge, in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Guernsey. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cowes.[2] |
James Saville | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and capsized in Carteret Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Sunderland, County Durham.[38][42][43] James Saville had been refloated by 26 January 1848 and taken in to Carteret, Manche, France.[44] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Hell Bay, Cornwall.[12] Her crew were rescued.[34] |
Lady Courtenay | ![]() |
The ship was last sighted off Villaviciosa, Spain on this date.[45] |
Little Wonder | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] |
Lovisse Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Mandal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Porvoo.[46] |
Monte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland.[12] |
New Holland | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Tartar (![]() |
Oak | ![]() |
The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Lowestoft, Suffolk. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[47] |
Susannah | ![]() |
The ship sank whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Speedy (![]() |
Volant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Medea, Ottoman Empire with the loss of four lives.[49][50][51] |
William Lee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[28] She was refloated on 10 December and taken in to "Egvaag".[52] |
6 December
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Adeline | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[53] |
Æolus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Poplar Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[54] |
Agenoria | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunglass, Lothian with the loss of all three crew.[55] |
Amelia | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated but subsequently driven ashore the next day at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 10 December and taken in to Beaumaris, where she was condemned.[11][56][57] |
Ann | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton, Edinburgh.[54][58] |
Archiduca Frederico | Flag unknown | The brig was wrecked in Llandulas Bay with the loss of three of her crew.[12][19] |
Atalanta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex.[19] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Littlehampton.[56] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Littlehampton.[13] |
Blackets | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked east of Dunbar, Lothian with the loss of two of her three crew.[55] |
Circassian | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of either none, or six, of her crew. Survivors were rescued the next day. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea.[3][19][59] Circassian was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Swansea.[41] |
Cordelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to Rye.[12] Cordelia was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Rye.[41] |
Darlington Packet | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Caistor Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to London.[2][12][21][60] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Moyne, County Wicklow.[1] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued.[54] |
Erin | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.[61] She was on a voyage from Wexford to Gloucester.[3] |
Francis Lawson | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Minehead, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bridgwater, Somerset.[56] |
George | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Newhaven, Edinburgh.[58][62] She was refloated on 7 December but had to be beached.[55] |
Halifax | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Port Seton, Lothian. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[58][63] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[27] |
Johns | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Siccar Point, Berwickshire.[55] |
Kent | ![]() |
The steam tug was driven ashore at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[26] |
Lady Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway.[1] |
Lilian | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Port Phillip.[23] |
Lochfine | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak in the Sound of Kilbrandon whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Aden. Her passengers were taken off by Defiance (![]() |
Lord Canterbury | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Thirteen crew were rescued on 16 December by the barque John (![]() |
Montreal | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand, off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued.[2][65] |
Moses John | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Oran Bay, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Limerick.[1][11] |
Napier | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Port Seton. Her crew were rescued.[58] She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Perth.[54] |
Northallerton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands, about ten lives.[65] She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[56] |
Northumberland | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Redheugh" with the loss of four of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[55] |
Orinoco | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London.[19] |
Pandora | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from Tobago to La Guaira, Venezuela.[66] |
Pantaloon | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Liverpool for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all eleven crew.[67] |
Peter Senn | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Innistyre, County Mayo.[11] |
Phoenix | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast, County Antrim.[41] |
Polton'' | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton.[58] |
Robert | ![]() |
The ship was struck by lightning and caught fire in the English Channel and was abandoned. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce.[3][53][68][69] The wreck came ashore at Kimmeridge, Dorset on 10 December.[70] |
Rodeur | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar. Her crew were rescued.[71] |
Rolus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Poplar Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[68] |
Santa Anna | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tarbert, Argyllshire, United Kingdom.[72] |
Shamrock | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Port Phillip.[23] |
Solway | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester.[12] Solway was refloated on 21 December and taken in to the Kingroad.[64] |
St. Lucia | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued.[2][65] |
Sylph | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[65] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[73][74] |
Thomas and Mary | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Binks, off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat and beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a derelict condition. Following temporary repairs, she was taken in to Hull, Yorkshire on 7 December.[2][19][22] |
Tontine | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton.[54][58] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off the Blasket Islands, County Kerry whilst on a voyage from Tarbert to Bristol. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75] |
7 December
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Agrimon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore between Boscastle and Bude, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[1] |
Bienfaisant | ![]() |
The chasse-marée was severely damaged at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[41] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[3][11] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Cardigan. All thirteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[61] She was refloated on 9 February 1848 and taken in Cardigan.[76] |
Crocus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[41] |
Duca di Genova | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[1] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Horse Shoe. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[24] |
Fairy | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore near Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[12][21][77] |
Felix | ![]() |
The barque was driven against the quayside and damaged a Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, Monmouthshire.[1] |
Flora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[3] |
Flora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to the Elbe.[78] |
Frankfield | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the East Mouse Sand, in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Anglesey with the loss of twenty of her 28 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Callao, Peru.[12][21][79] |
Hellespont | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[3][41][80] |
John Whale | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire.[19][26] |
Leven | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[1] |
Lord Metcalfe | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the River Dee upstream of Aberdeen.[26] |
Luvions | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Northam, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff.[19] |
Lydia | ![]() |
The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Tarragona, Spain. She was consequently beached and was declared a total loss.[81] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newport to Carlisle, Cumberland.[1] |
Mistier | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilboa with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to "Roquefada".[28] |
Montreal | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She became a wreck the next day.[3][19] |
Mozart | ![]() |
The whaler struck a reef off Christmas Island and was wrecked. The crew were taken off the island by J. E. Donnell (![]() ![]() |
Peggy | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Cramond, Lothian.[78] |
Royal Eagle | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated the next day.[41] |
Sir Alexander Duff | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Peterhead.[1][26] |
St. Lucia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued.[19][54] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Scremerston, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. Thomas was destroyed by fire a few days later.[19][85] |
Tyne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed. Her crew were rescued.[65] |
William | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Yesnaby, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[86][87] |
William Wright | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Medea, Ottoman Empire with the loss of five of her crew.[13] |
Zenobia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Wurms Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40] |
8 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Abdiel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire.[27] She was refloated on 12 January 1848 and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[88] |
Areta | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[89] |
Marchioness of Abercorn | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Cranstock, Cornwall with the loss of three of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smacks Liberty and Model and the schooner Ross (all ![]() |
Mary and Jane | ![]() |
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Jersey. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey.[62] |
Oromocto | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Long Nose, off the coast of Kent.[3] |
Palestine | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Gulf of Finland off the Suross Lighthouse, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[13][50][92] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The smack was in collision with the brig Kitty and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[54] |
Thomas Handford | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3] |
Vesta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich.[3] |
9 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adah | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Gaa Sands, at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[26][54] |
Albion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leith, Lothian.[11] She was refloated on 13 December.[75] |
Alonzo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated.[68] |
Auchincruive | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[72] |
Caroline Amelia | ![]() |
The brig schooner was lost near Iviza, Spain.[93] |
Cicero | ![]() |
The brig was in collision with Speculator (![]() |
Dorothea | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[26][41] |
Duck | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank near Islandmagee, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[69] |
Eclipse | ![]() |
The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[3] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The brig was in collision with Senhora (![]() |
Hartlepool Packet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[86] |
Highlander | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was refloated and put in to East Wemyss, Fife.[91] |
Orleans | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cork to Port Talbot.[54] |
Parrsborough | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with the paddle steamer Tynwald (![]() |
Pohja | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[39][41][72] |
Roseberry | ![]() |
The ship departed from Helsingør for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76] |
St. Mungo | ![]() |
The steam tug sank off Greenisland.[11] |
Tritonia | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Weymouth, Dorset.[57] |
Vine | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by three smacks.[39] |
10 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Abeille | ![]() |
The brig of war was wrecked at Quita, Danish Gold Coast.[95][96] |
Barron | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off "Ostgarn" Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to "Kattkammerswik" for repairs.[97] |
Castries | ![]() |
The ship departed from Beaumaris, Anglesey for Saint Lucia. She subsequently foundered off the coast of County Wexford, wreckage washed ashore on 4 January 1848.[98] |
Ellida | ![]() |
The ship departed from St. Ubes, Portugal for Bergen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99] |
Johann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[78] |
Libra | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Tønning, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[53] |
Manhattan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated on 12 December.[100] |
Ninian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rapilly Bay, Glamorgan.[54] |
Pilgrim | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent.[41] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated on 13 December and was taken in tow for London.[101] |
11 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Antilles | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated.[38][91][102] |
Argo | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock off Maio, Cape Verde Islands and was subsequently wrecked on that island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay.[103] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The brig was severely damaged by fire at City Point, Virginia, United States.[104] |
Commercial Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Blackness Castle, Lothian.[78] |
Fifeshire | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91] |
Henrietta Mary | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal with the loss of fourteen or fifteen of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by Caroline and Royal William (both ![]() |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Loodianah (![]() |
Lord Glenelg | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, British North America.[24] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the English Channel off Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[53] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[50] |
Ontario | ![]() |
The ship caught fire and was scuttled at New Orleans, Louisiana.[107] |
Rover's Bride | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore in Camiscross Bay. She was on a voyage from Loch Ouver to the Clyde.[108] |
12 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Betty and Mary | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Hever Knob. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Amrum, Duchy of Holstein.[109] |
Consort | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sandhamn Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[110] |
James and Arabella | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Holyrood, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[104][111] |
Oscar | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Whalsay, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Hull.[112] |
Watkins | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the North Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[113] |
13 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Angeline | ![]() |
The ship ran around on the Platters Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[102] |
Intrepid | ![]() |
The brig struck the Rass Rock and foundered off Land's End, Cornwall. Her ten crew were rescued by the schooner William (![]() |
Ionetta | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Bongsiel and was subsequently frozen in by ice. She was still aground on 26 December.[115] |
Java Packet | ![]() |
The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked near Muntok, Netherlands East Indies.[116] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[46] She had become a wreck by 3 January 1848.[117] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship struck the quayside and was damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was put under repair.[86] |
Mary Lyon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich by several smacks.[39] |
Nightingale | ![]() |
The sloop was sighted off Barbuda whilst on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Antigua. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[118] |
William | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Aughrass Point. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Westport, County Mayo. She was refloated and put in to Killybegs, County Donegal.[86] |
14 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Rosalie | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[119][120] |
Atlas | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Regnéville-sur-Mer, Manche, France.[75] |
Emma de Rosalie | ![]() |
The ship was beached at Skinningrove, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[75] |
Fortitude | ![]() |
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[75] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Rotterdam, South Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[121] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Strangford, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated on 7 January 1848 and take in to Strangford.[78][122] |
John Pink | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated.[53] |
Marchioness of Bute | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Cooley Point, County Louth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[75][123] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Smalls Lighthouse. Four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[14] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock off Islay, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Perth.[93] |
Pomona Packet | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Canisbay, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew.[28][53] |
Temporatio | ![]() |
The ship departed from Riga, Russia for Leer, Kingdom of Hanover. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[121] |
Thomas Wood | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Kaltskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Reval, Russia.[30] |
Twe Gebroeders | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Norden, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Amsterdam, North Holland.[108] |
15 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cleveland | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[114] |
USRC Crawford | ![]() |
The Morris-Taney-class cutter was wrecked in Block Island Sound off Gardiners Point, New York. |
Dandy Jim | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Sydney, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Sydney.[25] |
Eken | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Hoals". She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg. She was refloated the next day.[124] |
Emma | ![]() |
The brig was in collision with Warrior (![]() |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the River Tees.[78] |
European | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[14] |
Felicidade | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Ilha de Jaios, off Rio de Janeiro. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ro de Janeiro to Africa.[125] |
Henry Tanner | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Demerara, British Guiana.[66] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Gunners Isle, County Antrim. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim.[86][123] |
Mermaid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford.[48][108] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Clonakilty, County Cork with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Cork.[126][127][128] |
New Hunter | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Sydney, Nova Scotia.[25] |
Portia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Torlin-by-Lamlash, Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[108] |
Sir Joseph Banks | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Sound of Islay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth.[24][64] |
Susanna | ![]() |
The ship sank west of the Smalls Lighthouse with the ultimate loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[108][123] |
16 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Betties | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow.[14][129] |
Briton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dublin. She was refloated with assistance from Arran Castle (![]() |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues, Mauritius. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dunkerque, Nord.[131] |
Earl Vane | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She became a wreck on 18 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[14][114] |
Energy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick.[14] She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick. She was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Limerick.[73][127] |
Four Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[14] |
Helena | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to New York, United States.[51][66] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Poor Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[64] |
Mystery | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Galway.[14][132] |
Reindeer | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[133] |
Star | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon with the loss of eight of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[14][127][128] |
Sunderland | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on the island of Worms, Russia.[73][134] |
Traveller | ![]() |
The schooner collided with another schooner and sank in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Hope (![]() |
17 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amazon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Gun Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Waterford.[136] |
Benin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballinseelbegs Bay, County Kerry with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Benin City to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28][137] |
Bessy | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was consequently beached at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Douglas, Isle of Man.[127][129] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Ramsey.[138] |
Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[28] She was refloated on 21 December and towed in to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[13] |
Cygnet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[93] |
Emerenzia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Trieste. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[108] |
Falconer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ipswich, Massachusetts with the loss of nineteen lives. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[107] |
Four Sisters | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[129] |
Ida | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tyrella, County Down with the loss of all six hands. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim.[40][123] |
Kate | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Livorno, Kingdom of Sardinia.[127] |
Lady Anne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea to North Shields.[74][128] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to South Shields.[93] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[127] |
Norna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Staplebottom" before 7 December. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. She floated off and drifted out to sea, and was subsequently taken in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, where she arrived on 14 December.[49][139][140] She was declared unrepairable.[103] |
Wellington | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Workington.[28] She was refloated on 23 December and towed in to Workington in a severely damaged condition.[30] |
Wexford Packet | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool.[28][128] |
18 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ajax | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[28] |
Alexander | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[40] |
Ann | ![]() |
The brig sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[14] |
Ann Jones | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough.[14] |
Ann Paley | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated on 20 December and towed in to Belfast.[13][14] |
Belmont | ![]() |
The paddle tug was wrecked at Sunderland.[14][114] Later repaired and returned to service.[141] |
Betts | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The smack sank at Sunderland with the loss of a crew member.[114] |
Cambridge | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields, County Durham.[40][128] |
Camilla | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston to Sunderland.[14][114][135] |
Chronometer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52] |
Content | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Elise | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Emma | ![]() |
The schooner was damaged at Sunderland.[14][114] |
Exertion | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Express | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Falconer | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Ganges | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenisland, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[14] |
Good Hope | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland and was abandoned by her crew. Shew as on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Brake, Kingdom of Hanover.[140] |
Humber | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Nesting, Shetland Islands. Her six crew were rescued.[73][142] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gunn's Island, County Down.[40] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to North Shields.[128] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to the River Tyne for repairs.[143] |
Lady Peel | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Leo | ![]() |
The brig was damaged at Sunderland.[14][114] |
Leon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Belfast.[14] |
Louisa Ann | ![]() |
The schooner was damaged at Sunderland.[14][114] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Belfast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[14] |
Mary and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland.[30] |
Miriam | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Newton | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Rontho | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[28][144] |
Seaflower | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Stephen | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14] |
Triton | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough.[28] |
Vine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Tynemouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields.[114][128] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to South Shields.[93] |
Voyevaar | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Saaremaa, Russia and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[117] |
William and Charles | ![]() |
The schooner capsized and sank at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[114] |
19 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alston | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[134] |
Argo | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Astrea | ![]() |
The ship departed from Odessa, Russian Empire for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[145] |
Belford | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Benton | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Caledonia | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Clarendon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Fetlar, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian.[112] |
Cleadon | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Cornucopia | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Great Bras d'Or Channel. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[146] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Ellison | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Energy | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Exquisite | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Flambeau | ![]() |
The paddle tug collided with the Mersey Ferry Wirral (![]() ![]() |
Ford | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Great Britain | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Yell, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[112] |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands, at least nine lives.[30] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[139] |
Hiram | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Hylton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Johanna Hermann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sierra Leone.[28] She capsized the next day and was wrecked.[64] |
Lady Mary | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland.[28] |
Lumley | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Magnet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore north of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 22 December and resumed her voyage.[149] |
Marys | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Myrtle | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Radical | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Raisbeck | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Richardson | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Royal Oak | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Sarah Clark | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Sceptre | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Spring | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked in Wigtown Bay. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire.[28] |
Tay | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Thomas Barker | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Trio | ![]() |
The ship departed from New York for Palermo, Sicily. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[150] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Veronica | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Colville Bay.[31] |
Visitant | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Vivid | ![]() |
The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
Wilhelmina Hendrika | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cullercoats, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[114][129] |
Willey | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Sunderland.[134] |
20 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adele | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[30][134] |
HMS Avenger | ![]() |
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Brothers | ![]() |
The smack sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[28] |
Despatch | ![]() |
The ship was beached in Millin Bay.[13] She was refloated on 20 December.[30] |
Fairplay | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Liverpool Bay.[14] |
Flora | ![]() |
The sloop was run into and sunk at Corran Ferry, Inverness-shire by Duntroon Castle (![]() |
Lady Brougham | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Santander, Spain. She was refloated.[64] |
Lark | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[13] She was refloated on 8 January 1848 and taken in to Dundalk in a severely damaged condition.[107] |
Lavinia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[13] |
Margaret and Ann | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Aberdeen. She subsequently became a wreck.[92] |
Pictou and Boston Packet | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[151] |
Queen | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Johan Frederick (![]() |
21 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 December.[13][40][134] |
Bubona | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[24] |
Catherina Margaretha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carolinensiel.[30] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Welland.[30] The wreck was removed in late May 1848.[152] |
Fair Play | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Rabbit Island, County Cork.[106] |
Johannes | ![]() |
The galiot foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the galiot Maria (![]() |
Lisette | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Elbe downstream of Schulan. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken to the Lühe.[93] |
Tipula | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Gallipoli. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[153] |
Vargas | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and was damaged at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. She was refloated.[30] |
Violet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Galt Rock, off Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
22 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Acorn | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was refloated on 25 December and towed in to Belfast.[30][124] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The schooner capsized in the River Welland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[92] |
Clyde | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Achill Island, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Westport, County Mayo.[30] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus. She was refloated on 25 December and towed in to Belfast.[63][124] |
Mary and Jane | ![]() |
The tug sank at Whitby, Yorkshire whilst assisting in the refloating of Ann Gales (![]() |
Prins Carl | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba.[143] |
Rubina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Dragoe Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30] |
Speedwell | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[93] |
Varel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated on 25 December and taken in to Cuxhaven.[30] |
Vestnik | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on the Tarkhankut Peninsula by ice and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[154] |
23 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Dragoe Reef, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 25 December and taken in to Copenhagen.[32][50] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Liberty (![]() |
Garonne | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire whilst under repair at Swansea, Glamorgan.[143] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day with assistance from three smacks and resumed her voyage.[73][134][155] |
Johns | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put back to Limerick.[110] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Cork.[138] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Callick Rock, off the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montrose, Forfarshire.[151] |
24 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Earl Grey | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Charles (![]() |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[93] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The shallop was abandoned off Perth by all but her captain of her four crew. They drowned when their boat capsized. Favourite was subsequently taken in to Perth.[93] |
René | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Bordeaux, Gironde.[30] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She broke up on 26 December.[149] |
25 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Caroline was refloated and towed in to Brightlingsea, Essex.[30] |
Cybele | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (47°50′N 16°30′W / 47.833°N 16.500°W) with the loss of two of her crew.[50] |
Margaret Walker | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 8 January 1848 and taken in to Charlottetown.[66] |
Njord | ![]() |
The brig collided with Virginia (![]() |
Priscilla | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and capsized on the Whitaker Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[93] |
Queen of the Isles | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Bridground, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[24] |
Sirene | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[49] |
26 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hugo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with assistance from Agenoria (![]() |
Johannes | ![]() |
The ship sank in the North Sea off Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[50] |
Orion | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Trepassey, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a port in New Brunswick, British North America.[103] |
Svanen | ![]() |
The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom for Nyborg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[158] |
27 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Comet | ![]() |
The schooner was in collision with the barque Midlothian and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Midlothian (![]() |
John Weavil | ![]() |
The schooner was damaged by fire at Saint Sampson, Guernsey.[160] |
Meg Lee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Scutari, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[112] |
Tamar | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at London.[8] |
28 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked off Nesting, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to the Clyde.[112] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea off Tromsø and was presumed to have subsequently foundered. Her crew were rescued.[161] |
Pembroke Castle | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (![]() |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Newport, Monmouthshire.[151] |
29 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Earl of Aberdeen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[140] |
Industry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Bute. She was on a voyage from Castle Toward to Tarbert, Argyllshire. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Princess Royal ( |
Llan Rumney | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Atherfield, Isle of Wight. Her fourteen crew were rescued, but two fisherman were lost whilst rendering assistance. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to London.[140][163] |
Mary Isabella | ![]() |
The brig collided with Mary Caroline (![]() |
Molly Bawn | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated but then ran aground and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[9][165][166] |
Olive | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[47] |
Robert and Mary | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Long Nose, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day.[140] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[32] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The ship sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 14 January 1848.[167] |
30 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cowan | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to North Shields.[49] |
Ocean | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] |
Northumberland | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at North Shields. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to North Shields.[49] |
31 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bamborough Castle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[155] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Weymouth, Dorset.[50] |
Nuevo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas.[168] |
Young Charles | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[24][47] |
Unknown date
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Ann | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore in the Kyles of Bute. She was on a voyage from Loch Fine to the Clyde. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Princess Royal ( |
Ann Falcon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides before 27 December.[30][124] |
Bell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Punta Mala, Spain. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar for repairs.[117] |
Black Wattle | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Derwent River.[169] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
Burnhopeside | ![]() |
The barque capsized in the North Sea before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[30][134] |
Concord | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (![]() |
Cumberland | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly before 9 December. She was subsequently towed in to the Isles of Scilly.[48][53][80] |
Dolphin | ![]() |
The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[151] |
Durham | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan before 4 December. She was refloated on 9 December.[4][54] |
Echo | ![]() |
The ship foundered before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Renfrew to Barcelona, Spain.[171] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated on 22 December.[93] |
Era | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Formentera, Spain before 19 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[107] |
Evangelistra | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea before 15 December.[49][50] |
Fairy | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Rive Shoals. She was on a voyage from Memel to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Otterswick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.[172] |
First | ![]() |
The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Swansea, Glamorgan.[151] |
Flora | ![]() |
The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Jersey.[151] |
Gratitude | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Windau, Prussia. Her crew survived.[87] |
Hopewell | ![]() |
The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Jersey.[151] |
Java Packet | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Bangka Strait before 28 December.[173] |
Jeune Nathalie | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Port-Louis, Morbihan before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Dunkerque, Nord.[89] |
J. H. Adame | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool, where she arrived on 16 December.[86] |
John | ![]() |
The smack was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall.[72] |
John D. Jones | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Lancashire (![]() |
Louise Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Mandahl, Norway before 15 December. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Porvoo.[51] |
Margaret Pollock | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated in a waterlogged condition and taken in to La Hay Bay.[24][31] |
Marie Denise | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Monachi". She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[50] |
Martha Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Medea, Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands.[49] |
Mary Francis | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Washington (![]() |
Mary Jane | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 December. Her crew were rescued by Ocean Queen (![]() |
Mary Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Gun Point Cape Clear Island, County Cork before 20 December.[13] |
Mould | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore south of Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Sunderland.[2][54] |
Mutine Bay | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Square Point Reef before 11 December.[50] |
Noysomheden | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Hittorp". She was refloated on 13 December and towed in to Helsingør by the steamship Hertha (![]() |
Ocean Queen | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Irish Sea before 18 December.[32] |
Oberon | ![]() |
The Antelope-class sloop was damaged by fire before 18 December.[50] |
Paraguay | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Lister, Norway after 28 December and subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to a Norwegian port.[168] |
Pilgrim | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. She was refloated and taken in tow for London.[54] |
Renaissance | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Tarnos, Landes between 4 and 11 December. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Cette, Hérault.[14][86] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She was refloated on 20 December and put back to Limerick.[13] |
Sam Baker | ![]() |
The sloop foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Finistère, France.[107] |
Sterling | ![]() |
The barque was lost in the Mindoro Strait. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Hong Kong.[174][175] |
Surpass | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Tresco, Isles of Scilly between 4 and 7 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Syra and Salonica, Greece. She was refloated.[69] |
Susan and Jane | ![]() |
The cutter was lost whilst on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Jersey. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
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