List of shipwrecks in December 1869
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The list of shipwrecks in December 1869 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1869.
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1 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Delphin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Pärnu, Russia to Dunkerque.[1] |
Dwina | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack Sand.[2][3] |
Emile | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Whitehaven, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken into Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium in a leaky condition.[4] |
Helsingør | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand and was abandoned by her fourteen crew, who were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat Birmingham (![]() |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Barren Island. She was on a voyage from Bird Island to Launceston. She later floated off and sank.[7] |
Jeune Joseph | ![]() |
The ship sank at "Stona".[8] |
Joseph Holmes | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 12 nautical miles (22 km) south west of the South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by the tug Iron King (![]() |
Linton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boulogne.[9] |
Osbourne House | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
Ouse | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[9] |
Pet | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Pelham (![]() |
Pioneer | ![]() |
The steam lighter suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Firth of Clyde at Dunoon, Argyllshire with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Bowling, Dunbartonshire to Brodick, Isle of Arran.[11][12][13] |
Reine des Flots | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[14] |
Ronaldes | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland.[14] She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[2][13] |
Sultana | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the South West Pass whilst on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15] |
2 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Allinge, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Cork, United Kingdom.[14][16] |
Ancestor | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the River Wear. She was righted on 5 December.[17] |
Celeritas | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was revloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[16] |
Frances Mary Phillips | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Redcar Lifeboat Burton on Trent (![]() |
Freya | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned off Cette, Hérault, France. Her crew were rescued by the Cette Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Cette.[20] |
Integrity | ![]() |
The ship departed from the Humber for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[21] |
Marsden | ![]() |
The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
Milka Dobrota | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank off the Salvore Lighthouse with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Queenstown, County Cork.[22][23] |
Santona | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Valparaíso, Chile.[24] |
Solid | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Wyk auf Föhr, Prussia.[16] |
Star of Scotia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated and towed into Margate, Kent in a capsized condition.[2][25] |
Sydney | ![]() |
The schooner was discovered derelict off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was taken in tow by the tug Talbot (![]() |
Woodham | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Neufahrwasser, Prussia.[13] |
3 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Caribou | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the South Atlantic. Her crew were rescued by Palawan (![]() |
Celadine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robert's Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to the Bristol Channel.[22] |
Eleanor | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Mabel (![]() |
Reine et Marie | ![]() |
The ship was boarded by twenty pirates and run ashore on Zakynthos, Greece. She was plundered by the local inhabitants and her crew were forced to abandon her; they were rescued by the steamship Electra. (![]() |
Reliance | ![]() |
The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[33] |
Siberia | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Egremont, Lancashire. She was refloated.[26] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore between Fatouville and Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France. Her crew were rescued by the tug Vulcain (![]() |
4 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anne | ![]() |
The schooner foundered off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a brig.[22] |
Bradford | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in Bridlington Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[25][4] |
Brenton | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Skullmartin Rock, off Ballywalter, County Down and was abandoned. Her five crew were rescued by the Ballywalter Lifeboat Admiral Meynell (![]() |
Cafarina | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Randers to the River Tyne.[19] |
Constance | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Uddevalla, Sweden to Hartlepool. She was refloated.[19] |
Cyprus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Key Confites. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matanzas, Cuba.[35][36] |
Fairlie Ann Jones | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off "Voel Nant".[37] |
Glyndwr | ![]() |
The schooner was run ashore and severely damaged at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barmouth, Merionethshire.[38] |
Hopeful, or Hopewell |
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The smack sank off Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued.[25][4] She was on a voyage from Llandulas, Denbighshire to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[39] |
Jane Innes | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the English Channel 14 nautical miles (26 km) south south west of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[22][33] Jane Innes was taken into Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France on 6 December.[40] |
Lady Warncliffe | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[33] |
Madryn | ![]() |
The schooner was holed by an anchor at Lymington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was taken into Lymington or Yarmouth, Isle of Wight for repairs.[33][41] |
Minerva | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Sewerby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[4][19] She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire.[33] |
Reliance | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[25][4] |
Rossini | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to Pernambuco.[42] |
Schiedam | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. Five survivors were rescued by the Scarorough Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Seaham to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[22][34][19] |
Speculation | ![]() |
The schooner was run ashore and wrecked at Porthor, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to Dublin.[43][40] |
Theone | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland.[37] |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire.[33] |
William | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham. Her crew were rescued.[22][33] |
5 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Wexford.[40] |
General Slade | ![]() |
The ship sailed from South Shields, County Durham for Brest, Finistère. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44][45] |
Germania | ![]() |
The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to an English port.[46][47] |
Linda, Miranda, Renata, and an Unnamed barque |
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The steamship Miranda collided with the barques Linda, Renata and another at Hull, Yorkshire. All four vessels were severely damaged.[38] |
Lloreta | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued by Good Deliverance (![]() |
Myrtle | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex and was abandoned by her crew. They were rescued by Hope (![]() |
Sylph | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset.[52] |
6 December
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Aglae | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°48′N 11°24′W / 46.800°N 11.400°W). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Miss Beech (![]() |
Alma | ![]() |
The ship collided with Koodan (![]() |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[22] She was refloated and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[39] |
Columbine | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford.[33] Her five crew were rescued by the Wexford No.2 Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[41][54] |
Dusty Miller | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall.[41] She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Padstow.[39] |
Hannah Jane | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[41] |
Iowa | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Kilcreggan, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from New York to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated.[41] |
Luigia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Malamocco, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Venice, Italy.[29] |
Margaret, and Mary Ann |
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The brig Margaret collided with Mary Ann off Cromer, Norfolk and both vessels sank. All six crew of Margaret and seven crew of Mary Ann got into a boat together. They were rescued by Cromer fishermen.[55][56] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The brig was severely damaged by fire at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire with the loss of one life.[17][57] |
7 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anglian | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at the North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Messina, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[39][58] |
Aspasia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bridgwater, Somerset.[39] |
Bretonne | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29] |
Cuban | ![]() |
The ship departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire for Cárdenas, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] |
Brunette | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. Eleven of her 37 crew landed in the Isles of Scilly in their boat; the rest were rescued by the brig Castle Eden (![]() |
Espoir | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Naples, Italy.[30][65] |
Gall | ![]() |
The yacht ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[58] |
Hordaland | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[30] |
Kortenar | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.[39] |
Manolo | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium tob Havana, Cuba. She was refloated but ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was again refloated and taken into Ramsgate in a leaky condition.[58][40] |
P. C. Merryman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from the Chincha Islands, Peru to Bordeaux.[39] |
Royalist | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bridgwater.[39] |
Stella | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was abandoned off Hunstanton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[40][38] |
8 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Annechina Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saaremaa, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Riga, Russia.[40] |
Eagle | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Runcorn, Cheshire.[52] |
Ems | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[56] |
Gertrude | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Roman Key, Cuba (date of report from Havana).[66] |
9 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked south of Filey, Yorkshire.[67] |
Annie | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a brig.[67] |
Emilie | ![]() |
The galiot collided with the steamship Gnome (![]() |
Good Tidings | ![]() |
The ship was run into by Majestic (![]() |
May | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude, France with the probable loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from India to a British port.[69][70][71] |
Otto | ![]() |
The brigantine collided with the brig Dorothy Thompson (![]() |
Pei Ho | ![]() |
The steamship foundered off the coast of Japan. Her crew survived.[72] |
Santissima Trinidad | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Puercas and sank. She was on a voyage from Seville to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[38] |
Sarah | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[73] She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[74] |
Seaham | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked south of Filey.[67] |
Tyne Queen | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground near Garston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69][75] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Speeton, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[67] |
10 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Helene | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[52] |
Blanche | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork. Her crew took to a boat and a raft. They were rescued by a smack and a pilot boat respectively. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Southampton, Hampshire.[70] |
Egyptian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken into Liverpool.[69][75] |
Frederickstad | ![]() |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Rochester, Kent.[43] |
Joshua | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[69] Also described as ashore at Southsand Head, near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[70][57] |
Ludwig | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Cette, Hérault, France with the loss of her captain.[69] |
Magellan | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure.[57] |
Magnus | ![]() |
The brig was damaged at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[76] |
Montagu | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Hantoon, County Wexford. She was refloated.[49] |
Otto | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Jakobstad to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[69] |
Santa Andrea | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calabria.[57] |
Susan | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Drigg, Cumberland. Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[77] |
Talitha | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Hartlepool, County Durham.[60][78][50] |
11 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anne Fisher | ![]() |
The barque collided with John Rennie (![]() ![]() |
HMS Bristol | ![]() |
The Bristol-class frigate ran aground. She was subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[79] |
Carlton | ![]() |
The collier, a brig, foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[30][23] |
Chillian | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maryport.[52] |
Duncan | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Cerebus Rock, off Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada and sank. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[8][80] |
Francois and Marie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Orisano, Sardinia, Italy.[8] |
Harvest Queen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Monte Video, Uruguay.[81] |
Hawthorn | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires.[82] |
Helens | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Point India, Uruguay.[82] |
J. M. Morales | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires.[82] |
Kelvia | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires.[82] |
Marion | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.[82] |
Marius Cæsar | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and was beached at Monte Video. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Monte Video. She was consequently condemned.[83] |
Mary Nelson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Monte Video to Hull.[73] |
Nueva Borigaen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven onto a sunken wreck at Buenos Aires, Argentina and was holed.[82] |
Porta Cœli | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Saint-Pierre, Martinique and was scuttled.[8] |
Reine | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Ballyteague Bay. She was on a voyage from Nantes. Loire-Inférieure to the Clyde.[23] She was consequently condemned.[84] |
Roderick Dhu | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near Tarifa, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43][85] |
Roebuck | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged at Buenos Aires.[82] |
Royal William | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Rock Channel. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43][52] |
Sarmiento | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[82] |
Sylphide | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore in the River Plate at Mercedes, Uruguay. She was refloated in February 1870 and taken into Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was consequently condemned.[86][82] |
Victor Eleanore | ![]() |
The schooner sank in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 December and taken into Newport in a waterlogged condition.[50] |
Volga | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Hull. She was on a voyage from Hull to Copenhagen, Denmark.[73] |
Wellington | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex. She was refloated.[8] |
Whirlwind | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Bronwer Reef, in the Java Sea. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Melbourne, Australia. She was refloated on 14 December with assistance from Oliver Cromwell (![]() ![]() |
Xanthe | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship R. L. Alston (![]() |
12 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce de Paris | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[65][23] |
Forest Queen | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Platters, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Syren and the yawls Equivalent and Trio (all ![]() |
Meteor | ![]() |
The yacht was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) from Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lancefield (![]() |
13 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adina | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat Letitia (![]() |
Blanche Barkley | ![]() |
The fishing cutter was wrecked off Taiaroa Head, New Zealand, capsizing with the loss of both men on board.[94] |
Concord | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kilroot Point, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[95] |
Contessa | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Oyster Island, County Sligo, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[49] |
Corliana | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan, Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Clonakilty, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[48] |
Industry | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dover.[60] She was later refloated and taken into Dover for repairs.[96] |
Luck's All | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Humber. She was refloated and taken into Hedon Haven.[97] |
Pearl | ![]() |
The ketch caught fire and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she burnt out. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland, County Durham.[60][56] |
Queen Victoria | ![]() |
The brig was run into by the schooner Emily Stewart and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by a pilot coble. She was on a voyage from Hastings, Sussex to Hartlepool.[60][98][71] |
Robert Hastie | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on St. Patrick's Bridge, off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[60][99][100] |
Ryvingen | ![]() |
The barque collided with another vessel and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She put into Mandal, where she was condemned.[46] |
St. Antonius | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked.[74] |
Ville de Bordeaux | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore north of Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Stettin. She was refloated and taken into Fredrikshavn.[46] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Cushendun, County Antrim.[95] |
14 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Fisher | ![]() |
The barque collided with John Rennie (![]() ![]() |
Auguste | ![]() |
The smack was wrecked. Her five crew were rescued by Neera (![]() |
Bieblo | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. Her crew survived.[76] |
Bretagne | ![]() |
The ship collided with Semiramis (![]() |
Carl | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde.[46] |
Carumia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Agrigento, Sicily. Her crew were rescued.[46] |
Dudgeon | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Mostyn, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Agrigento. Her crew were rescued.[46] |
Ivanhoe | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg.[46] |
Leith Packet | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km)from Holyhead with the loss of all hands.[60][50] |
Northumberland Maid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[99] |
Paragon | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Cairnbulg Point, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Sunderland, County Durham.[60][102] |
Shamrock | ![]() |
The schooner capsized and sank in the River Barrow. Her crew were rescued.[97][103] |
Silver Light | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea.[49] |
Sonerah | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault.[49] |
Stad Vlissingen | ![]() |
The steamship sank off Vlissingen, Zeeland.[49] |
Sydney Lass | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballydonegan Bay.[104] |
15 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Branch | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Penmon, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Aberdeen.[97] |
Express | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the Rio Congo to Caen, Calvados.[31] |
Grace | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Gravelines, Nord, France. She was refloated and taken into Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium in a leaky condition.[31] |
Grecian | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore during the night and wrecked in Jones Inlet, Long Island, New York State, United States, later breaking in two. All 23 passengers and 17 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, Italy to New York with fruit and marble.[105][106] |
Whampoa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated the next day.[107] |
16 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Echo | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Mary Ann (![]() |
Empress | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[74][108][31] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of County Galway.[108] |
Langris | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her nine crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard.[109][110][111] |
Mystery | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Chichester, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to London.[109][110] |
Nelly | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jersey, Channel Islands.[112][113] |
Rival | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a severely leaky condition.[110] |
Rover | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea by all but her captain. At least one crew member was rescued by the smack United Friends (![]() |
Sea Adventure | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Withernsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[109] |
Seine et Tamise No. 2 | ![]() |
The ship struck the quayside and sank at Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Paris to London, United Kingdom.[112][110] |
Seraphina | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Seaford, Sussex with the loss of one of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[51] |
Two Sisters | ![]() |
The collier, a dandy sank off Ryde, Isle of Wight. Her three crew survived.[115] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship sank at the entrance to Loch Ryan.[110] |
17 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Alaska | ![]() |
The ship departed from Shanghai, China for Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[116] |
Conquistador | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in the Indian Ocean 100 leagues (300 nautical miles (560 km) off the Île Amsterdam. She was abandoned on 19 December. Her crew were rescued by Menam (![]() |
Echo | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk with the loss of four of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat Parsee (![]() |
Erromanga | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland, United Kingdom.[31] |
F. Rieck | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Giesse.[31] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[109] |
Lizzie Tindle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[31] |
Oscar | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[109] |
Orion | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Swash. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Gloucester.[105] |
Patrician | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[104] |
Peacock | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[109][31] |
Philadelphia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bremen.[31] |
Star of the East | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore near Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to West Hartlepool.[108] |
Two Friends | ![]() |
The ship sank in Gurndey Pool.[66] |
Veritas | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[31] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[110] |
18 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Bird | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Presto (![]() |
Gortuna | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were resccued. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[120] |
Kepler | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Sainte-Marie, Réunion. Her crew were rescued.[123] |
Mary Sparks | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the Dutch coast at the entrance to the Zuyder Zee with the loss of all but one of the seventeen people on board. The survivor was rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Hamburg.[124][125][20] |
Norwegian | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on a wreck in the Savannah River. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[126] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[80] |
Pandora | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[31] Her five crew were rescued by the smack Beatrice (![]() |
Victory | ![]() |
The schooner was run down by the schooner Priscilla (![]() |
19 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Aphrodite | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Rug van Shortemelk Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[112][104] |
Ferdinand | Flag unknown | The barque was wrecked at Minatitlán, Mexico.[128] |
Gorgon | ![]() |
The paddle corvette was wrecked at Brest, Finistère with the loss of all 127 crew.[129][130] She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain, to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure.[131][132] |
Gustav Kraeft | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Salo, Grand Duchy of Finland to Cuxhaven.[133] |
I. H. P. | ![]() |
The steamship sank at Echuca, Australia. She was on a voyage from Echuca to Newcastle.[134] |
Messenger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pittsdeep, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Newport, Isle of Wight. She was refloated and taken into Lymington, Hampshire for repairs.[104] |
Mina | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and assisted into Harwich, Essex.[104] |
Narva | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Borkum, Prussia and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[104] |
Spirit of the Nith | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Parton, Cumberland. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Liverpool, Lancashire.[135] |
Zouave | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Tuspani". Her crew were rescued.[136] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The Thames barge collided with the steamship Columbine and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[96] |
20 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amitie | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[104] |
Aphrodite | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Alle". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[124] |
Betty Suzanne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Brandosand". She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Copenhagen, Denmark.[124] |
Caroline Louisa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taranto, Italy to Hull, Yorkshire.[104] |
Christiana | ![]() |
The Thames barge sank off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent with the loss of all eight people on board.[137] |
Ellen Radford | ![]() |
The barque collided with the steamship Orion (![]() ![]() |
Emmanuel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands.[124] |
Fenne | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen.[124] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[124] |
Suez | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned off New Quay, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the New Quay Lifeboat.[104] |
21 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Epaminondas | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[66] |
Jessie Banfield | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Africaine (![]() |
J. Cummings | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Antwerp, Belgium.[66] |
Vesta | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[112][113] |
22 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Celt | ![]() |
The ship departed from Birkenhead, Cheshire for Buenos Aires, Argentina. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[139] |
Daisy | ![]() |
The schooner capsized off the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all hands.[140] She was towed into Middlesbrough, Yorkshire by the tug Dauntless (![]() |
Fancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Lisbon, Portugal.[120] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued by the Rhyl Lifeboat Morgan (![]() |
Louisa Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda. She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Drogheda.[107] |
Mary | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Wexford.[122] |
Luigie | ![]() |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Alexandria, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[116] |
Mary Young | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the North Gar Sands, off the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued by the Seaton Carew Lifeboat Charlotte (![]() |
Messenger | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) west of Ouessant, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone to Liverpool.[20] |
Opal | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was refloated and assisted into Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[96] |
Providentia | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of one of her fifteen crew. Three of the survivors were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford (![]() |
Vigilant | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Hayle, Cornwall. Her six crew were rescued by the Hayle Lifeboat Isis (![]() |
Viking | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken into Aberdeen.[96] |
23 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Abbotsford | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Coquet Island, Northumberland.[113] |
Camelia | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the White Cliffs, in the Dardanelles.[144] |
Carl Agrell | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. Her crew were rescued by the smacks Deerhound and Increase (both ![]() |
Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in Carnarvon Bay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship St. Oswin (![]() |
Catherine | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend.[96] She subsequently broke up.[122] |
Channel Queen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide, South Australia. She was refloated and put back to London.[96] |
Charles Tucker | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Portreath, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Portreath. She was refloated and taken into Portreath in a waterlogged condition.[96] |
Clara | ![]() |
The ship collided with another vessel and sank off the Nore.[96] She was on a voyage from London to Mossel Bay, Cape Colony.[148] |
Cornucopia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[96][148] Cornucopia was refloated on 1 January 1870 and towed into Lowestoft.[149] |
Good Tidings | ![]() |
The yawl was run into by the brigantine Majestic (![]() ![]() |
Granville | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Cordonnan". She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Cádiz, Spain.[148] |
Ladyburn | ![]() |
The ship departed from Lamlash, Isle of Arran for Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[151] |
New Express | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Aid (![]() |
Rheinfell | ![]() |
The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and foundered in Lake Constance with the loss of seven lives. She was on a voyage from Schaffhausen, Switzerland to Konstanz.[130][153] |
Vesta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire.[148] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[96] |
24 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Agathe | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Her crew were rescued the next day by the Lowestoft Lifeboat Letitia (![]() |
Apollo | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with assistance from the paddletug Reliance (![]() |
Constantia | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated with assistance from the tugs Aid and Palmerston (both ![]() ![]() |
Englishman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Drogheda.[157] |
Genevieve | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborouugh Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom with the loss of nine of her ten crew. The survivor was rescued by the steamship Marion (![]() |
Helene | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Planet (![]() |
Hendrik Cristensen | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Milo (![]() ![]() |
J. A. Grepenstadt | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom.[122] |
M. E. Clarke | ![]() |
The steamship was run ashore near Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken into Dover.[121] |
Ogir | ![]() |
The ship was damaged by fire at Birkenhead.[122] |
Rose Ann | ![]() |
The 26-ton schooner stranded on a sandspit in the Whangapoua Harbour and became a wreck.[94] |
Ulrica | ![]() |
The barque departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba. She was subsequently abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Wyvern (![]() ![]() |
25 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Hayle | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[155] |
Maggie Ann Steward | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Lismore, Inner Hebrides. Her crew survived.[164] |
Samuel Dixon | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Long Bank, off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Wexford. She was refloated and taken into Wexford in a waterlogged condition.[122] |
26 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Haidee | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaham, County Durham with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London.[120][152] |
Lady Augusta | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat foundered in the Irish Sea off the North West Lightship (![]() ![]() |
Leeds | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Zephyr (![]() |
Ricards | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Bolt Tail, Devon, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and taken into Salcombe, Devon.[122] |
Viscount Macduff | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboats Goole and Pomfret (both ![]() |
Warner | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. Her six crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[120][122][130] |
27 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amie, or Anni |
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The schooner was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to London, United Kingdom.[144][114] |
Azalea | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eleven crew.[168] |
Bisoka | Flag unknown | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[120] |
Fling | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Scheelhoek, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken into Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.[158] |
Kate Sophia | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in Mounts Bay whilst on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[44] |
Lady Washington | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Ballycastle, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ballina, County Mayo.[144] |
Laurel | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Clyde upstream of Dumbarton. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Portrush, County Antrim. She was refloated the next day.[169] |
Lutha | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her six crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Bruges, East Flanders, Belgium.[120][143][144] |
Queen of the Chase | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[144] |
Rockhampton | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean (40°30′N 15°30′W / 40.500°N 15.500°W). Her crew were rescued by White Adder (![]() |
Sarah Ann | ![]() |
The smack foundered off the Wolf Rock, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Raimondo (![]() |
Thomasine | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) north west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kingston, Jamaica.[172] |
Times | ![]() |
The ship departed from Huelva, Spain for the River Tyne. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[173] |
Viscount | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Exmouth, Devon.[130] |
28 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Anna | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued.[145] |
Dao Manoel | ![]() |
The lighter sank at Pelotas.[174] |
Marietta | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Porto Empedocle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marzamemi to Messina.[145] |
Queen-of-the-Chase | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed into Lowestoft, Suffolk by a tug.[154] |
Queen of the Lake | ![]() |
The steamship was holed by ice and sank in Loch Awe.[175] |
Tweed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Rhanplate, in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[167] |
29 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Adelaida | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Wexford, United Kingdom.[107][176] |
Ann | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Sandwich Flats and was wrecked.[158] She was on a voyage from London to Sandwich, Kent.[172] |
Apollo | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Gibraltar whilst on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[173] |
Courier | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Aberdeen. She was refloated and beached.[149] |
Duke | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her twelve crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 30 December by the schooner Edouard (![]() ![]() |
Elizabeth Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Penance, Cornwall Her crew were rescued by Lowfreda (![]() |
Faro de Vigo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Vigo.[158] |
Gleaner | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Strangford, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Belfast, County Antrim.[172][180] |
Kate Sophia | ![]() |
The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[181] |
Minnie Smith | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Salerno. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Naples, Italy.[68][107] |
Winfield Scott | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to London.[107] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[182] |
30 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amelia, and Ouse |
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The schooner Amelia and the schooner Ouse collided in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire and were both abandoned in a sinking condition. Their crews were rescued by the tug Vigilant (![]() |
Anne | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Northumberland (![]() |
Auguste Lucie | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Sierra Leone.[185] |
Aureliano | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Camariñas, Spain. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was a total loss.[185] |
Ballah | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Dark Bay, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[172][186] |
Barcelona | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Santander. She was refloated.[20] |
Blücher | Flag unknown | The brigantine was wrecked on the Trefusis Rocks, on the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[107] |
Carniehill | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on a reef off the north coast of Saona Island, Dominican Republic. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[187] |
Charente | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Goole, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole.[182] |
Dashing Wave | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Garrucha, Spain to Aberdeen.[188][189] |
Delegate | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her nine crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat Boys (![]() |
Eduardino | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in Ballycotton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[191][64] |
Etna | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in Barry's Cove with the loss of nine lives.[191] |
Flora | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Swansea.[172][183][192] |
Girondin | ![]() |
The brigantine-rigged steamship was driven ashore at Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Par Lifeboat South Warwickshire (![]() |
Herald | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Twelve of her 25 crew were rescued by the brig Samuel (![]() |
Hermes | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground and was wrecked on the Annat Bank, off Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all six crew.[195][172] |
Ida Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[189] |
James Steward | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore west of Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Pomaron, Portugal.[196] |
Königsberg | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of one of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Königsberg.[172][175][197] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and severely damaged 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[167] |
Martha | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newport, Isle of Wight to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[182] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Appledore, Devon to Swansea.[157] |
Novo Pluto, or Nuavo Plato |
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The brig foundered on the Greengrounds, in the Bristol Channel with loss of life.[48] She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Swansea.[172][64][186][175] |
Onward | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Buckhaven, Fife. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[182] |
Osprey | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Schull, County Cork. Her crew survived.[182] |
Produce | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at South Shields. She was refloated and taken into South Shields in a severely leaky condition.[172] |
Rapido | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[68][107] |
Sainte Fleur | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Charpentiers, at the mouth of the Loire. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[180] |
Santee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Toe Head, County Cork with the loss of all hands.[172] She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown.[44] |
Seazer | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Barlogue", County Cork with the loss of all hands.[172] |
Virginia | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thomas Snowden (![]() |
Young Louisa | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Cuckmere. Her crew survived.[51] She was on a voyage from Jersey to Chatham, Kent.[198] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[172] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea, witnessed by the crew of Herald (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig foundered in Ballycotton Bay with the loss of all hands.[191][199] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Foe", County Cork with the loss of all hands.[175] |
31 December
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Australasian | ![]() |
The ship departed from Birkenhead, Cheshire for Aden. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[151] |
Baltimore | ![]() |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew survived.[200] |
Bella | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Galley Head, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Queenstown, County Cork.[64] |
Betsey | ![]() |
The ship struck the Muggling Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[172] |
Betsy | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Dalkey Island, County Dublin. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Waterford.[201] |
HMS Bruiser | ![]() |
The Britomart-class gunboat was driven ashore. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[79] |
Caribbean | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew survived.[202] |
Caroline | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stettin.[64][190] |
Challenge | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance and taken in tow for the River Thames.[172][175] |
Clio | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Hope (![]() |
Edna | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Barry's Cove, County Cork with the loss of nine of the 23 people on board. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to the Clyde.[172][186][192][175] |
Ester | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Genoa, Italy.[24] |
Frithiof | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Flamanville, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Trieste.[64] |
Garibaldi | ![]() |
The brig collided with a steamship and sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by William and Anne (![]() |
Gem | ![]() |
The barque capsized 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Carmarthen with the loss of all hands, between nine and twelve lives. She was on a voyage from Marianople, Russia to Dublin.[179][72] |
Industry | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily, Italy to Leith, Lothian.[188][161] |
Johann Martin | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[205] |
Leo | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Schulpenplaat, in the North Sea off the coast of South Holland, Netherlands.[172][64] |
Louis and Eugenie | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Luçon, Vendée to Dunkerque, Nord.[172][186][175] |
Margaret Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[64][186] |
Oneida | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from London to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken into Swansea.[64] |
Operant | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire.[180] |
Rivoli | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Dublin. She was refloated and taken into Dublin.[64] |
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Alvilde | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Kalla, Öland. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Stockholm.[97] |
Anna Henderson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Calcutta, India.[80] |
Baron von Heemstra | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Probolinggo, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amoy, China. She was refloated and put back to Sourabaya, where she arrived on 30 December.[187] |
Bonnie Belle | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk in late December. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[154] |
Bosworth | ![]() |
The ship foundered north of Pernambuco, Brazil. All on board were rescued; her passengers by Douro (![]() |
Brona Maria | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Tendra Spit, Ottoman Empire before 2 December.[49] |
Brontes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Robinson's Bay.[35] |
Cannie Scot | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Bic Island". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated.[41] |
Circassian | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Manasquan, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York. She was refloated on 19 December and towed into New York.[84][189] |
City of New York | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada losing her propeller.[198] |
Cobden | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore in the Danube before 22 December. She was refloated and taken into Sulina, Ottoman Empire.[207] |
Constance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[33] |
Crofton | ![]() |
The ship was attacked by pirates and abandoned off Macao, China before 7 December. Some of her crew were murdered by the pirates and seven were taken prisoner. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Yokohama, Japan.[208][209] |
Cuban | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Léogâne, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was refloated on 3 December.[189] |
Der Floiss | Flag unknown | The ship caught fire at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to Bilboa, Spain.[37] |
E. A. Parker | ![]() |
The ship collided with Golconda (![]() |
Energy | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[47] She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[105] |
Florence | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sardinia, Italy between 10 and 17 December. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord.[112] |
Glenclune | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the South China Sea off Formosa. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Yokohama, Japan.[35] |
Gracioza Mary | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Wiza". She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Maracaibo, Venezuela.[41] |
Greek | ![]() |
The steamship was lost with all 23 hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Dublin.[211][212] Also reported as having departed from the Clyde for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands on 2 December. It was rumoured that some of her cargo had washed up on the Welsh coast.[213] |
Imperial | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at "Syndestrand" or "Tydestrand", 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Arendal, Norway before 17 December. Her crew were rescued.[109][110] |
Ironsides | ![]() |
The steamship was lost at the mouth of the Loire.[121] |
James | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Tiree, Inner Hebrides before 25 December. Her crew were rescued.[164] |
Kendrick Fish | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire and sank at Callao, Peru after 8 December. The wreck was refloated in February 1870.[42][214] |
Lady Flora | ![]() |
The steamship capsized off Heligoland with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[104] |
Lady of the Lake | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Eleuthera, Bahamas.[215] |
Liverpool | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic before 28 December. Her crew were rescued by Mary Ann (![]() |
Marcello Deamicius | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Capo Passero, Sicily.[74] |
Mary Cacace | ![]() |
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[148] |
Mathilde Octavie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Monte Louis". She was on a voyage from Montreal to Monte Video, Uruguay.[105] |
Mist | ![]() |
The barque was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Lota, Chile to San Francisco, California.[217] |
Mutter Schultz | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Sugarloaf Reef. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to London.[107] |
Nive | ![]() |
The schooner sank in Hubberston Pill. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Queenstown, County Cork.[218] |
Nora Creina | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued.[215] |
Ocean Queen | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at "Nilga", Japan in early December. Her crew survived.[188][219] |
Onni | ![]() |
The ship wan aground off "Swanderisi", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[64] |
Onward | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[218] |
Paris Port-de-Mer | ![]() |
The ship foundered off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Paris to India.[148] |
Providenza | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calabria.[26] |
Rochford | ![]() |
The Thames barge was lost. Her crew were rescued by Emblem (![]() |
Star of the East | ![]() |
The ship was lost in Chinese waters before 14 December.[203] Her crew were rescued.[189] |
Teaser | ![]() |
The lighter sank off Cape Clear Island, County Cork with the loss of all hands.[221][160] |
Times | ![]() |
The scbooner departed from Huelva, Spain in late December for South Shields, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[222] |
Triumph | ![]() |
The casemate ironclad disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean off the United States East Coast, probably off the Delaware Capes or Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, sometime after 19 December while en route from Chester, Pennsylvania to Port au Prince, Haiti, apparently sinking with the loss of all hands. |
Unity | ![]() |
The schooner foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[78][61] |
Ulloa | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Port Kingold".[35] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Mehdia, Beylik of Tunis. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[39] |
William Wilcox | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Delaware Bay. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Wilmington, Delaware.[84] |
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