The list of shipwrecks in December 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1871.
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1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Almira | ![]() |
The 84-foot-3-inch (25.68 m), 80.35-gross register ton scow schooner set out on a voyage on Lake Michigan to pick up a cargo of wood at Clay Banks, Wisconsin, for delivery to Racine, Wisconsin, and was never heard from again. She apparently sank in a gale that struck the lake on 2 December with the loss of her entire crew of five.[1] |
Ann McRae | ![]() |
The brigantine departed from Cork, United Kingdom for Saint John's. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2] |
Europa | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Cavava Shoal, off Argostoli, Greece. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3] |
Fiery Cross | ![]() |
The smack foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Glendevon | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5] |
Honora | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[6] |
James and Henry | ![]() |
The barque sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Great Yarmouth with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by two smacks. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[7][8][9] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The brigantine foundered off Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[10] She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[6] |
Marquis of Anglesea | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Blyth, Northumberland.[6] |
Minister Thorbecke | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grainthorpe Haven, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Grimsby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[10][11][12] |
Shamrock | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda, County Louth.[6][11] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Venice, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Venice. She was refloated anhd taken in to Venice.[6] |
Sovereign | ![]() |
The ship was in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores in distress. One of the two people on board was taken off, the other refused to leave.[13] |
Spring | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Cleethorpes Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[10] |
2 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Albert, and Elena |
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The tender Albert and the steamship Elena collided in the River Mersey and were both beached at Egremont, Lancashire.[6] |
Aikia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Wangerooge, Germany and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Geestemünde, Germany. She subsequently floated off and drifted out to sea.[14][15] |
Express | ![]() |
The steamship struck a submerged object and was beached at Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Girvan to Belfast, County Antrim.[16] |
Gipsy Maid | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day.[8] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The barque collided with another vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17] |
Kronprinsesse Louise | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Llobregat.[6] She had become a wreck by 5 December.[18] |
Mima Thomas | ![]() |
The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) west of the Fastnet Rock. All on board were rescued by the steamship Aleppo (![]() |
Nora | ![]() |
The steamship struck the breakwater at Plymouth, Devon and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.[19] |
Norfolk Hero | ![]() |
The fishing lugger foundered off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all eleven hands.[20][11] |
Queen's Own | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[6] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[9] |
Sidon, and Windermere |
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The steamship Windermere collided with the steamship Sidon and was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. Sidon was severely damaged at the bows. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.[6] She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[11] |
Sokendal | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to an English port. She was later refloated and beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a capsized condition.[16] |
Wentworth | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands.[8] |
William S. Tucker | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[16][8] |
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Bonita | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Plymouth, Devon.[21] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The brig was destroyed by fire in the Nickerie River.[22] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew survived.[23] |
Emanuele | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Mare (![]() |
Frisia | ![]() |
The schooner struck the breakwater at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of three of her six crew She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bremerhaven, Germany.[7][23] |
Irene | ![]() |
The ship struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew took to a boat, from which they were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Refuge (![]() |
M. R. G. | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Buckle Island, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[26] |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Refuge ![]() |
Richard Hill | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Middle Ridge, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[8] |
Temperance Star | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Sluischegat, off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Antwerp.[8][9][25] |
4 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Adang | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Sjaelfande Odde and sank. Her crew were rescued.[27][28] |
Bandina Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harlingen, Friesland and capsized. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Harlingen.[9][29] |
Esperance | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore near Randers. Her crew were rescued.[28][30] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Trio (![]() |
George and Emily | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[32][33] |
H. A. Brightman | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Fort Harssens, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[8] |
Harwich | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.[8] |
Hellechina Catherine | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her six crew were rescued by the smack Ida (![]() |
Law Ogilby | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clan Alpine (![]() |
Milan | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 6 December.[8][36] |
Triton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[8][9] |
5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Aline | ![]() |
The yawl foundered off Caen, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to "Casenton".[37] |
Anna and Olga | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Riga.[38][36] |
Aurora | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark.[39][12] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dublin.[40] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The schooner foundered with the loss of all hands.[41] |
Gipsey Queen | ![]() |
The smack collided with Secret (![]() |
Henry Woolley | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Nakkehoved Reefs, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[42] She was refloated on 15 December and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[43] |
Hillechina Catharina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshald, Norway to Emden.[16] |
Indiana | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (52°10′N 28°10′W / 52.167°N 28.167°W). All nineteen people on board were rescued by the steamship City of Nankin (![]() |
Mary Given | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on West Cape, Prince Edward Island.[41] |
Thomas Knox | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sevastopol, Russia.[45][39][37] |
6 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Avenir | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued.[32] |
Charles Bal | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Tromsø, Norway.[44] |
Claudia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Ulna River, British Honduras.[46] |
Henriette | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Cádiz, Spain.[39] |
Jeune Amelie | ![]() |
The brig was destroyed by fire at Bahia, Brazil.[47][48] |
Miss Thornton | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[39] She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Dunkerque.[49] |
Orilla | ![]() |
The ship collided with the barque Brazil (Flag unknown) and was beached near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Queenstown, County Cork. She broke up on 13 December.[27][50] |
Patriot | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[39] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The pilot boat was driven ashore at Breaksea Point.[39] |
7 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alliance | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Harburg, Germany to London.[44][36] |
Azela | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth.[32][51] |
Donna | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to an English port.[32] |
Dublin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[52] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[53] |
Eliza Blake | ![]() |
The smack was abandoned south of the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12][32] |
Emilie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Jutland. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Mandal, Norway in a leaky condition.[33] |
Enigheden | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the Elbe upstream of Glückstadt, Germany.[54] |
Friends | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Southwold.[55][18] She was refloated on 10 December and taken in to Southwold.[36] |
Gratitude | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[18][32] She was refloated on 11 December.[36] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pont-Audemer, Eure.[24] |
Kent | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Hirtshals, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, Germany.[30] |
Mary Clarke | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Marmion (![]() ![]() |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne.[18][32][59] |
Regina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Rhynplatte. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Hammerfest, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, where she sank.[54][60] |
Saida | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Germany.[61] |
Samuel and Ann | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Horsey, Norfolk. Her four crew were rescued by the Horsey Lifeboat Purser (![]() |
San Nicholas | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at "Salomona". She was on a voyage from the Danube to Patras.[18] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The junk was abandoned in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lord of the Isles (![]() |
8 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Albinus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Waterford.[18] |
Alexander | ![]() |
The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Kirkley, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[63][32] She was refloated.[36] |
Auguste | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Nieuwesluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Bill Boy | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore by ice in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven, Germany and was severely damaged.[44][54] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The collier, a brig, collided with the schooner Syren (![]() |
Cattina | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Vallelauro Point", Austria-Hungary. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[64][60][65] |
Champion | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[51] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The brigantine collided with Old Goody (![]() |
Esmeralda | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Germany by ice.[44] She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[54] |
George and Lizzy | ![]() |
The smack collided with Secret (![]() |
Harrisons | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Seaflower (![]() |
Josephine | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Höganäs. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
Kangaroo | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[70] |
Kent | ![]() |
The ship was holed by ice in the Elbe and was beached on the Krantsand.[38][71] She was later refloated.[60] |
Magnificent | ![]() |
The ship was holed by ice at Cuxhaven.[44] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
Marie Adele | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure in a leaky condition.[18] |
Marie Sophie | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark.[18] |
Musselburgh | ![]() |
The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Kirkley. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Pakefield Lifeboat.[63][51] |
Nebo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port.[18] |
Princess Alexandra | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Waxholme, Yorkshire.[18][72] |
Smith Eldridge | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Red Cove, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carbonear to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Colony.[73] |
Svithiod | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Læsø.[18] |
Teoga | ![]() |
The ship sank off Brunsbüttel. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cuxhaven.[18] She was refloated in June 1872.[74] |
9 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Albatross | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Santa Anna to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 December and taken in to Liverpool in a waterlogged condition.[61][38][75][49] |
Agenoria | ![]() |
The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for Teignmouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76] |
Friendship | ![]() |
The smack struck a floating object and foundered in the North Sea off the Brown Bank. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[77] |
Kennebek | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Bremen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Bremen. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[3][60] |
May | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[44][66] |
Superb | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe near Cuxhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cuxhaven.[38][71] She was refloated on 13 December.[53] |
Zurich | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[44][61] |
10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Melancthon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Sousse, Algeria.[64][72][60] |
South Tyne | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[44][78][36] |
11 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Kiliya, Russia with the loss of all but one of her crew.[79] |
Crescent | ![]() |
The ship was driven onto the Krabbenplaat, off the Dutch coast, by ice and sank.[44] |
Dashing Wave | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Pearl River. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to San Francisco, California. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong.[80] |
Diana | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[81] |
Florence | ![]() |
The schooner sank near Rotterdam. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[44][61] |
Jan Adrian | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[82][83][33] |
Lars Johan | ![]() |
The ship sank. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[78] |
Star of India | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Elbe and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[44][78] She subsequently floated off and drove out to sea,[15] but was later taken in to Glückstadt.[84][85][86] |
Theresa and Dora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Schaarhörn.[78] |
Transit | ![]() |
The brig was holed by ice at Helsingør, Denmark.[87] |
12 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alabama | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at "Gatveg" or "Gotvil", Norway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Vefsn, Norway. She was refloated the next day.[88][89] |
Aokia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Wangerooge, Germany and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from an English port to Geestemünde, Germany. She floated off and drifted out to sea.[84] |
Apollo | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[66] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[49] |
Black Diamond | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Wear and broke in two.[66][90] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[91] |
Fürst Blücher | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Baltic Sea off Wismar. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Wismar.[92] |
Helen Drummond | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Canímar River. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Matanzas, Cuba.[79] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Matanzas.[93] |
Parket | ![]() |
The sloop was driven onto the Rulgenplaat, off the coast of South Holland, Netherlands, by ice. She was refloated with assistance.[87] |
Polynia | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on "Geveskar", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Tromsø to Gothenburg, Sweden.[67] She was later refloated and taken in to Gothenburg.[86] |
Vienna | ![]() |
The brig was run into by a schooner off the Dudgeon Sandbank and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the smack Favourite (![]() |
Violette | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[67] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[49] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60] |
13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Aracaty | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Larvik, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[64][13] |
Capella | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Gravesend, Kent.[94] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[61][27] |
Ebenezer | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Conception Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Twillingate.[73] |
Elise Johanna | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in the Oostgat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg.[61][49] She had been refloated by 14 December.[28] |
Genoline | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Deal and Ramsgate Lifeboats.[95] |
Herman | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Agger, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[61][49] |
RMS Macgregor Laird | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on an uncharted rock off Corisco, Spanish Guinea. All on board were rescued. The survivors were attacked by the local inhabitants, who plundered the wreck.[96][97] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the west coast of Africa.[98] |
Mathilde | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at "Cape Blanchey". She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Bertha (![]() |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Gravesend.[94] |
Normandie | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque.[61] |
Umgeni | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Colony of Natal. She was on a voyage from a port in the colony to London.[99] |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Aaltje Matthius | ![]() |
The schooner foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) north east of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the brig Victoria (![]() |
Abyssinian | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[95] |
Alexandre | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at "Eplamudes", Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[100] |
Amanda | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Malmö, Sweden.[101][102] |
Gazelle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the West Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[28] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[30] |
Glendower | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ceuta, Spain with the loss of one of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[24][31] |
Irwell | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantsic, Germany.[64] She was refloated on 30 December and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[103] |
Midge | ![]() |
The 92-ton schooner was wrecked while trying to enter Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.[104] |
Rosanna | ![]() |
The ship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of Bonaire, Leeward Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Maracaibo, Venezuela.[105] |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alfredo el Grande | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of nine lives. She wa on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[27] |
Costa Rica | ![]() |
The barque ran into Windsor Castle (![]() ![]() |
Dagmar | ![]() |
The smack was severely damaged by fire at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[109] |
Danube | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Southampton, Hampshire.[87] |
Erasmus | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Cromer Rocks, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Great Yarmouth.[83][109] |
Jane Whiteley | ![]() |
The ship struck the Goole Bridge and sank with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Doncaster, Yorkshire.[27] |
Norham | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the barque Neptune (![]() |
Paul and Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hornbæk, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Wismar, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[83] |
Wangerland | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Buffalo Gal (![]() ![]() |
Wendola | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Lübeck. She was refloated and assisted in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[92] |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, Ottoman Empire.[15] |
Albert | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bremen to the East Indies.[82][84][15][111][112] |
Asterate | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ventava, Courland Governorate.[82] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore by ice at Nyköping.[82] |
Delos | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[82] |
Forster | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark.[82][83] |
Fury | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Hendraft (![]() |
General Dübeln | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi", Norway.[82][83] |
Georg | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Rügen, Germany.[82] She was on a voyage from Riga to Swinemünde, Germany.[83] |
Henriette | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83] |
Hesperus | Flag unknown | The yacht was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[82][83] |
India | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford (![]() |
Johanne | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83] |
Lastederagen | Flag unknown | The sloop was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[82][83] |
Louis XIV | ![]() |
The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[114] |
Medora | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Harbour Grace. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2] |
Minerva | Flag unknown | The galliot was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[82][83] |
Nicholine | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83] |
Peppino B. | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Trieste. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[83][115][109] |
Petrea | Flag unknown | The yacht was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83] |
Rainbow | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Ronne Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Ronne Bay.[116] |
Thermutis | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and sank with the loss of one of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bilbao, Spain.[14][15] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[82] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The Deal boat foundered whilst her crew were assisting India (![]() |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Albert | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Rangoon, Burma.[101][112] |
Dawn | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[14] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[113] She was refloated on 19 December and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[43] |
Esk | ![]() |
The brig struck the South Rock, off Sunderland, County Durham and sank. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[14][117] |
Excel | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony for Poole, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[118] |
Hermanus Theodorus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Blaauwe Slenk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Harlingen, Friesland. She was refloated with assistance from lighters and a tug.[56] |
Iduna | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[14] |
Little Mountain | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dublin.[83] She was consequently condemned.[92] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[119] |
Princess Victoria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head.[14] She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland.[113] |
Zuma | ![]() |
The brigantine was run down and sunk off Scarborough, Yorkshire by the schooner Arabian (![]() |
18 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Ada | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[101] |
Blaina | ![]() |
The ship sank in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[121] |
Catina | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Heraklion, Crete.[81] |
Friends | ![]() |
The ship was beached at Skinburness, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Annan, Dumfriesshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46] |
Indian | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[14] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada.[46] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was run ashore near "Brickhaven", United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom.[121] |
Prins Friedrich Carl | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Kullen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She was later refloated but consequently sank.[14][119] |
Queen | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked in Morecambe Bay. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[122][89] |
Robina | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the Rye and Winchelsea Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Águilas, Spain to South Shields.[119][111][102][51] Robina was refloated on 27 February 1872.[123] |
Seaton | ![]() |
The brig foundered off Cape La Hougue, Manche, France. Five of her seven crew were rescued by Prima Donna (![]() |
Thomas Adams | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from South Shieldsto Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[113] |
Wanderer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport Her ten crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Maryport to London.[101] She was refloated on 27 December.[124][51] |
19 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Edward, or Elizabeth |
![]() |
The schooner foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south west of Cap la Heve, Manche, France with the loss of all hands.[22][125][48] |
John Mitchell | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[79][126] |
Magdeburg | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[113] |
Sea Queen | ![]() |
The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Limerick. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[127] |
Seaton | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Prima Donna (![]() |
Thistle | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex in a leaky condition.[113] |
20 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Delaware | ![]() |
The steamship foundered off Samson, Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but two of her 49 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, British Raj.[46][119][129] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The schooner was partly abandoned off "Fort Crayon". Three crew were taken off by the Margate Lifeboat. She was taken in to Margate, Kent the next day.[92] |
Grace | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[119][42] |
Medina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Alvarado, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Alvarado to Veracruz. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[130] |
R. B. | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned off Clovelly, Devon, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Clovelly Lifeboat Alexander and Matilda Boetefaur (![]() |
21 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Antigua Planter | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Stratton (![]() |
Baltic | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Lohme, Germany.[119] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[13] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all hands.[119] |
Calamidas | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned at Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Newquay Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[119][51] |
Courier | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Jasmund, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[13] |
Deborah Pennell | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[119] She sank the next day.[56] |
Eliza Ann | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated.[119] |
Johnston Jones | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, France. Crew presumed drowned.[131] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in a sinking condition.[125] Her eight crew were rescued by the barque Lorena (![]() |
Louise | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Koserow, Germany. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde in a leaky condition.[119] |
Mary Andrews | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the brig Torrens (![]() |
Queen | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Morecambe, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[119] |
Thomas and Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated.[119] |
Westmorland | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Altona, Germany. She wa on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg, Germany.[13] |
Zuma | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Hartland Quay, Devon with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan.[119][89] |
22 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Adelina | ![]() |
The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Maryport, Cumberland.[24] She was refloated on 25 December.[134] |
Arva | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Leven, Fife. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Methil, Fife.[47] |
Aspatria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Portrush. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[135] |
Dana | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Ellekilde, Zealand. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[103][136] |
Edwin | ![]() |
The brig put in to Waterford on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Garrucha, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[86] She was severely damaged.[137] |
Illyrian | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Alexandria, Egypt.[138] |
John and James | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[24] |
Meg Lee | ![]() |
The brig collided with a smack and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Psyche | ![]() |
The barque caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan and was scuttled.[24][139] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[24] |
Sieuvert and Johan | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Helen (![]() |
William and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundrum to Liverpool.[88][89] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Dundrum.[13] |
Zuma | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Caspian Sea with the loss of all on board.[141] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Citadel | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[135][134] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Souter Point, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[137] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Ortez Bank, in the River Plate and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Zárate, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire.[142] |
Empress | ![]() |
The tug was driven ashore at Souter Point. Her crew were rescued.[137] |
Europa | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Danish Princess (![]() |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Goliath | ![]() |
The tug was in collision with the steamship Uhlenhorst (![]() |
25 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
America | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire in the River Plate with the loss of 87 of the 214 people on board. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay.[144][145] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham.[134] |
Urbino | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[134][40] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[146] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Deborah | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire She was on a voyage from Mistley, Essex to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and taken in tow for Newcastle upon Tyne.[134][13][40] |
27 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Blue Nose | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[134][146] |
Cuba | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the South West Spit. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47][22] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[125] |
Due Checchi | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[47][13] |
Lizzie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[121] |
Madras | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rügenwalde.[121] |
Marcus | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga in the Russian Empire to London. She was refloated with assistance from a tug.[134][147] |
Mary Nickson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[121] |
Retreiver | ![]() |
The barque ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland.[121] She was wrecked in a gale on 29 December.[148] |
Revere | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Low Hauxley, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Amble, Northumberland.[146] |
Superbe | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in "Skaptafells Lyssier", Iceland.[149] |
28 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Giovanni Moglia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[22] |
Hebe | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Paardeplaat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated the next day.[125][147] |
J. L. Pye | ![]() |
The brigantine was destroyed by fire off Southend, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to London, United Kingdom.[22][125] |
Racer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Safi, Morocco to Queenstown, County Cork.[150] |
W. H. Bigelow | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Matanzas, Cuba.[151] |
29 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Billow | ![]() |
The schooner sank at Belfast, County Antrim. Her crew survived.[152] She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast.[100] |
Corsair | ![]() |
The steam dandy ran aground and sank in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[81] |
Hannah | ![]() |
The steam wherry foundered off Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22] |
Louise | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Copenhagen.[105] |
Yarrow | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[125] |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Champion Trawler | ![]() |
The trawler was run into and then ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk and was wrecked.[153][154] |
Claudia | ![]() |
The brig foundered in Liverpool Bay off the Formby Lightship (![]() |
Iside | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Towyn, Merionethshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Livorno to the Clyde.[100][155] |
Nordcap | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[100][156] |
Prince Consort | ![]() |
The steamship struck a submerged object and sank at Southsea, Hampshire. All on board, her crew and 60 passengers, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southsea to Ryde, Isle of Wight.[103][157] |
Progress | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and put in to Malmö, Sweden.[100][21] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Alexander Tod | ![]() |
The steamship departed from Rostock, Germany for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, eighteen or nineteen lives.[158][159] |
Hans | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to a South American port.[156][21] |
Hibernia | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork.[103] |
Sussex | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Barwan Head, Ceylon. Five of her crew were reported missing.[98] |
Sussex | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Port Phillip Heads, Victoria with the loss of eight of her crew.[160] |
Volunteer | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated on 4 January 1872 and towed in to Swansea.[161] |
Wentworth | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[100][162] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
---|---|---|
Aaltje Maathuis | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Livorno, Italy.[14] |
Adriano | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Midia, Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands.[147] |
Alarm | ![]() |
The ship caught fire and was beached near Landerneau, Finistère. She was on a voyage from London to Landerneau.[38] She was refloated on 11 December.[33] |
Albatross | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[119] |
Alexandria | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Lido di Venezia, Italy.[24][86] She was later refloated and taken in to Venice.[137] |
Alfareta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank in Hell Gate, New Brunswick, Canada.[60] |
Alma | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Stanne". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Montevideo, Uruguay.[84] She was subsequently abandoned by her crew.[88] |
Amber Nymph | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to a British port. She was discovered derelict on 10 February 1872 by Assam Valley (![]() |
Andriano | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Black Sea.[56] |
Anexarlitos | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Yeni-Kale, Ottoman Empire before 23 December.[103] |
Angelica | ![]() |
The brig was holed by ice near Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[164] |
Angheliki | ![]() |
The brig was holed by ice and sank at Brăila, Ottoman Empire.[100] |
Anglo-Saxon | ![]() |
The barque foundered off Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to California.[121] |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden.[101] Her crew were rescued.[165] She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Stettin[119] |
Annessione Franchisco | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Rhône.[146] |
Apollo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Oerhagen".[66] |
Astarte | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore north of Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull.[14][84] She was refloated and beached.[146] |
Aunt Nellie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate before 11 November. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[67] |
Aurelie | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the St. Thomas's Shoals and was abandoned before 8 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Newcastle upon Tyne.[72][92] |
Australië | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuwe Diep in a sinking condition.[113] |
Banda | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Balabac Island, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to the English Channel.[39][52] She was refloated on 13 December.[60] |
Beamish | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Devis Island".[82][83] |
Beethoven | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, Ottoman Empire.[84] |
Bertram Rigby | ![]() |
The ship put in to São Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands on fire before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[66] |
Black Duck | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[18] |
Bolke | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated with the assistance of a Spanish steamship and resumed her voyage.[19] |
Bosphorus | ![]() |
The steamship was lost. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste.[146] |
Bravo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Schwankentieim".[38] |
Brazilia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the West Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russa to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19] |
Castor | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Cape Solanto, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated.[82][15] |
Caterina | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Twielenfleth, Germany.[38] |
Caterina | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at "Agateli".[147] |
Cathcart | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River between the Black Pagoda and the Piggermouth Pagoda. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta. She had been refloated by 9 January 1872.[134][146][105] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Yarmouth, Maine.[115] |
Ceres | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of Reaper and Wonder (both ![]() |
Chattanooga | ![]() |
The decommissioned screw frigate was sunk by drifting ice at her moorings at League Island in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her wreck was sold in January 1872. |
C. L. Bahr | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[72] She subsequently broke up.[92] |
Clifford | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California.[47] |
Comet | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rostock.[100] |
Corsica | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore by ice at Quebec City.[60] |
Conder | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Madras to Cocanada, India.[19] |
Counsellor | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Danube.[54] |
Crown | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[14] |
C. W. Couran | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint Pierre.[126] |
Danish Princess | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[166] |
De La Czar | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked on Santa Maria Island, Azores with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[11] |
Due Adelfi | ![]() |
The ship was sunk by ice in the Danube.[101] |
Due Fratelli | ![]() |
The lighter was sunk by ice at Brăila.[164] |
Dumfries | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire.[60] |
Ealing Grove | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[64] |
E. K. Brown | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Riding Rocks with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from "San Andreas" to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[100] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[146] |
Elizabeth Parker | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Nikolaieff, Russia to a British port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by ice at Cuxhaven, Germany and became leaky.[38] |
Emperor | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on St. Paul's Island.[82] |
Europa | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York.[166] |
Evangelistra | ![]() |
Captain Anagna's brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Evangelistra | ![]() |
Captain Dragoniano's brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Evangelistra | ![]() |
Captain Trissidos's brig was driven ashore at Agathopolis, Ottoman Empire before 23 December. Her crew survived.[103] |
Experiment | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst bound for Sierra Leone.[167] |
Fanquai | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked between Neil's Harbour and "Trigonisto", Nova Scotia with the loss of all hands.[126] |
Fursten | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Anholt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stockholm, Sweden.[100] |
Forguai | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Niels".[67] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Savona, Italy.[14] |
Freya | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Seven Foot Knoll, in the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[56][168] |
General Chamberlain | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[14] |
Georg Renaud | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Ancona, Italy. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[86] |
Halda | ![]() |
The ship was lost in the Hereford Inlet. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia.[121] |
Harman | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Nyborg.[60] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Dublin.[39] |
Haus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to South America.[100] |
Hermann | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the Guatipuru Bank. She was on a voyage from Newport to Pará, Brazil.[166] |
Hetty Mary | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Trapani, Sicily.[44] She was refloated and taken in to Trapani.[28] |
Hippolyte | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Campeche, Mexico. She was later refloated and towed in to Gibraltar.[67][169] |
Idra | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse, Sicily.[134] |
Ino | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Riga, Russia.[47] |
Ivo B. | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Estepona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[66][68] |
Jabez | ![]() |
The brigantine foundered in the Gut of Canso with the loss of nine of her ten crew.[41] |
Jacob | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bremen, Germany.[39][52] |
Johanna | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on "Rust", Netherlands.[38] |
Johanna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 18 December and towed in to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands in a leaky condition.[170] |
John | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at Pará.[84] |
John Duffus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, Canada.[39] |
John Trelevan | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground and sank at Par, Cornwall.[83] |
Joseph and Mary Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Ipswich, Suffolk.[11][9] She was refloated on 10 December.[36] |
Josephina | ![]() |
The ship was lost in St George's Bay. She was on a voyage from Labrador, Newfoundland Colony to Montreal, Quebec.[44][54] |
Kora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Nystad.[39] |
Lady Jane Stewart | ![]() |
The ship collided with the brig Francesco Padre (![]() |
Lisette | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Mobile, Alabama.[18] |
Logehr Allessandra | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near "Burgaso".[147] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Zandvoort, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Amsterdam.[86] She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland.[169] |
Madonna della Satelia | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski, Russia to Rotterdam.[64] |
Maldon | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 December.[21] |
Marco Polo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Caorle. She was on a voyage from Newport to Venice.[24] |
Maria Eliza | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Marseille.[14] |
Marie Adele | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven.[11] |
Marie Steffen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Ahlbeck. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[15] |
Mary Sanford | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[9] |
Matrona | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of seven of her crew.[103] |
M. E. Corning | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas. She was on a voyage from London to Galveston.[47] |
Mercurius | ![]() |
The derelict ship was taken in to Onsala, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[61] |
Mozart | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Savannah River. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[134] |
Nathaniel | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated and put back to Hellevoetsluis.[15] |
Nea Tichi | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at "Azios" with the loss of all hands.[147] |
Oguerdo | ![]() |
The brigantine was lost at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santander to New York, United States.[27] |
Olof | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Varberg. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Helsingborg.[24] |
Olsen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Als. She was on a voyage from Odense to Tvedestrand, Norway.[83] |
Oriental | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[146] |
Orion | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Galveston.[121] She was on a voyage from Galveston to Liverpool.[134] |
Oscar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Giberghood". She was refloated and taken in to "Prius".[88] |
Pauline | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Belize City, British Honduras in early December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[171] |
Pembroke | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near Bottle Creek, North Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Colón, United States of Colombia.[134] |
Penang | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Orleans, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts.[84] She was refloated.[42] |
Penelope | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Attica, Greece. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port.[121] |
Percy Douglas | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Krishna Shoal. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to Singapore, Straits Settlements and Bombay, India.[172][173] |
Phoenix | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near the exit from the Bosphorus with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Galaţi to a British port.[101] |
Pingen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam.[38] |
Pisignio | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain.[86] |
Pride of England | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in ice at Cacouna, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[16] She was towed in to Tadoussac, Quebec in February 1872.[174] |
Prins Mauritz | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London to Tønsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikstad, Denmark in a derelict condition.[113] |
Radiant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Rhio Strait. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Boston, Massachusetts.[14] |
Reullura | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[119] |
Rivière | ![]() |
The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked at the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Inférieure with the loss of two of the sixteen people on board. One crew member was saved, thirteen were reported missing. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to the Gironde.[119][175][176] |
Rocket | ![]() |
The schooner struck the Indian Rocks, Prince Edward Island and was beached in the Wood Islands.[82] |
Rouen | ![]() |
The tug was lost near Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[108] |
Russell | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia.[34] |
Russia | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada before 6 December with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Troon, Ayrshire.[177][178] |
Sahim Deria | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Guchialo Rock.[103] |
San Animo | Flag unknown | The steamship sank in the Black Sea off the entrance to the Bosphorus.[121][146] |
San Demetrio | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[82][115] |
San Nicolo | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Kiliya, Russia.[147] |
San Spiridone | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Attica.[121] She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Cephalonia.[9] |
S. D. | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked 16 nautical miles (30 km) from Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Calcutta.[84] |
Seine | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Reval.[22] |
Skandinavian | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked.[30] |
Spring | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Krantsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated several days later and towed in to Cuxhaven.[60] |
Star of Peace | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Nigg, Ross-shire. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Inverness. She was refloated and taken in to Cromarty.[86] |
Star of the South | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[14] |
Stokendale | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to a British port.[9] |
Susannah | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of all but one of her crew.[103][136] |
Swantewit | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
Sweadrop | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[84] |
Sydenham | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Jones Inlet. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York.[113] |
Talavera | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in San Roman Bay.[146] |
Tenasserim | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to London. She was refloated and taken in to Port Said, Egypt.[124] |
Theobald | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Southwest Passage. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[64] She was refloated.[146] |
Theresa | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island.[82] |
Three Bells | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Goose Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool.[64] She subsequently floated off and drove ashore near "Strochs".[88] |
Three Sisters | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski Russia to an English port.[61][49] |
Tolo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Malgrundet, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Turku to Copenhagen, Denmark. She subsequently floated off and drove out to sea.[6] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The fishing smack was lost with all hands.[179] |
Union | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Wingo" with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Gothenburg.[64][60] |
Valkyrien | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Leander's Tower, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to an English port.[147] |
Veritas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Sunderland. She was refloated.[15] |
Viola | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off the "Pillars" before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool. She subsequently came ashore at Saint-Roch, Quebec City.[14][86] |
Volunteer | ![]() |
The barque foundered "in the Spanish Sea". Eight crew were rescued by St. Arosa (Flag unknown). Volunteer was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Marseille.[125][132][100] |
Vortex | ![]() |
The barque ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Darien, Georgia, United States, where she was condemned.[47] |
William Leckie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Constantinople She was refloated and completed her voyage.[11] |
William Robertson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
Wiltshire | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Diamond Reef. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to New York.[134] |
Winfield Scott | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Savannah, Georgia in a leaky condition.[8] |
Wuojaki | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from a Finnish port to Riga.[44] |
Three unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore on Öland.[19] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Avon River with the loss of eleven lives.[41] |
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