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The list of shipwrecks in December 1844 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1844.
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
England
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Liverpool , Lancashire for New York , United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 1]
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Anna Maria
Hamburg
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Pinkegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom to Hamburg.[ 2]
Britannia
British North America
The schooner was driven ashore at Cape George, Nova Scotia .[ 3]
Cleopatra
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The barque foundered off the coast of Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Gibraltar .[ 1]
Eweretta
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated and made for the North Foreland , Kent.[ 4]
Frau Gezina
Denmark
The kuff ran aground at "Eitzenloch" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[ 5]
Lord de Saumarez
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London .[ 6] She was later refloated and put in to Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 7]
Tean
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at London.[ 8]
3 December
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Albion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gunton, Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 9] She subsequently became a wreck,[ 10] and was condemned.[ 11]
Caroline
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore in the Weser . She was on a voyage from Bremen to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was refloated on 6 December and taken in to Bremen.[ 7]
Elf Geschwister
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore at Huttoft , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London , United Kingdom.[ 12]
Fidelity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Shields , County Durham . She was refloated the next day and taken in to North Shields.[ 12]
Iris
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Boulmer , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued by the Boulmer Lifeboat.[ 13]
Jane
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Seven of her nine crew were rescued by the brig Unity ( United Kingdom ), the other two took to the ship's skiff . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London .[ 12] [ 14] [ 11] Part of the wreck drove ashore at Warden, Kent on 10 December.[ 15]
Primer Gaditano
Spain
The steamship was wrecked near Montjuïc . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Barcelona .[ 16] [ 17]
Rose
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with Hebe ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent . Her crew were rescued.[ 12] The wreck was towed in to Portsmouth , Hampshire on 5 December by Brunswick ( United Kingdom ).[ 14]
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Countess of Lonsdale
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at London .[ 8]
Mathers
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Sutton-on-Sea , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Prussia to London.[ 12]
Merchant
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Lewis, Delaware . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America . She was refloated on 9 December.[ 18]
Paolina
Kingdom of Sardinia
The ship was in collision with a Greek brig off Corsica , France and was abandoned. She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked. The brig sank; five of her crew were rescued. Paolina was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to Genoa .[ 19]
Polly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Texel , North Holland , Netherlands. Shewas on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 15]
Theadoore Behring
Dantzic
The ship was driven ashore east of Newhaven, Sussex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Newhaven.[ 12]
5 December
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Charlevon
British North America
The steamship was sunk by ice at Quebec City , Province of Canada . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal .[ 21]
Farmer
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Whitenhead", Inverness-shire .[ 22] [ 23]
Guadaloupe
France
The ship was wrecked near Champaigne Bay. She was on a voyage from Le Moule , Guadaloupe to Santa Ana.[ 24]
Johanna Sophia
Norway
The sloop ran aground off Læsø , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Frederiksværk , Denmark to Moss . Her crew were rescued. She became a wreck on 8 December.[ 25]
Preciosa
Hamburg
The ship capsized at Cuxhaven . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Hamburg.[ 6]
Terra de Fea
France
The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône . She was refloated.[ 10]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Magdalena ( Hamburg ) and foundered off Padstow , Cornwall with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 6]
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Guernsey , Channel Islands . She was refloated.[ 11]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Haycock Harbor, Maine , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 18]
Gerda
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Hamburg. She was later refloated.[ 17]
Obarlevon
British North America
The steamship was holed by ice and sank at Quebec City , Province of Canada . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal .[ 26]
Pansey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Redcar , Yorkshire . She was refloated.[ 10]
Psyche
Antigua
The dredger , a schooner , struck a rock and sank off Nonsuch Island, Bermuda .[ 27]
Sackville
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Otranto , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 28]
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Catherine Jackson
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Goeree , Zeeland Netherlands.[ 2] She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland.[ 7] [ 25]
Garnet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Muschel Scarp, off the coast of County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to South Shields , County Durham.[ 29]
Hamilton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Cape Voltas , Cape Colony . Her crew were rescued.[ 30]
Hero
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all but one of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued by HMRC Scout ( Board of Customs ) Hero was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 6] [ 20] [ 31]
Leila
United States
The ship ran aground on the Bimini Reef. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to New Orleans, Louisiana . She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[ 30]
Thomas and James
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Todd's Head. Her crew were rescued by Union Groe ( United Kingdom ).Thomas and James was on a voyage from Leven, Fife to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 32] [ 33]
Triune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ness Point , Suffolk .[ 10] She was refloated on 11 December.[ 11]
William and James
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Todd's Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leven, Fife to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 15]
9 December
10 December
11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Ayrshire
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore on La Gomera , Canary Isles in a capsized condition and was wrecked.[ 26]
Charlemagne
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 37]
Charles Hartley
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Bourgas , Ottoman Empire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to an English port.[ 38]
Johanna
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore in the Kurisches Haff . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Memel .[ 39]
Svea
Sweden
The brig was driven ashore between "Theddall" and Barna , County Galway , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 40] [ 17]
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Albanian
United States
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. .[ 36]
Amity
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran . She was on a voyage from Ardrossan , Ayrshire to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 11] [ 17]
Corner
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore near "Carrigholt", County Clare . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 3]
Gazette
United States
The brig capsized with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 6 January 1845 by Tamerlane ( United States ). Gazette was on a voyage from Bangor, Maine to Port-au-Prince , Haiti.[ 41]
Harvest
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated the next day but was driven ashore whilst trying to put in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[ 16] [ 15] Harvest was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 34]
Helen Mills
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Newburgh, Fife . Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Joseph and Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Clay Castle", County Cork . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork .[ 3]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber . She floated off but consequently foundered.[ 32]
Meridian
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand and was damaged. She was refloated.[ 17]
Messenger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush , County Clare. She was on a voyage from Clare to London .[ 3]
Pedestrian
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Tynemouth , Northumberland and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to South Shields , County Durham .[ 43]
Scotia
Bremen
The galiot was driven ashore at Helmsdale , Sutherland ,United Kingdom . All seven people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Speymouth , Morayshire , United Kingdom.[ 42] [ 33] Scotia was refloated on 20 December and taken in to Helmsdale in a severely damaged condition.[ 44]
Scotland
United Kingdom
The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 45]
Waterlily
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs , Kent . She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 3]
13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
Guernsey
The schooner was wrecked at "Saint-Germain", France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France.[ 39] [ 34] [ 46]
Brutus
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Spit Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Cork .[ 17] She was refloated on 8 January 1845.[ 38]
Duchess of York
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dingle , County Kerry .[ 19]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Youghal , County Cork . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal.[ 3]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay with the loss of all hands.[ 3]
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Youghal , County Cork .[ 40]
Ellen and Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized off Ardmore, County Waterford . She was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardmore Head with the loss of all six of her crew.[ 47] [ 48]
Erin
Guernsey
The schooner was wrecked at Saint-Germain, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine , France.[ 49] [ 50]
Gipsy
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground at Isleornsay , Isle of Skye , Outer Hebrides .[ 17]
Heywood
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Spit Bank.[ 17] She was refloated on 24 December.[ 51]
Joseph and Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Clay Castle, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 52]
Mariner
British North America
The ship, which had been damaged by ice on 12 December, was beached on the south coast of Prince Edward Island . She was on a voyage from Charlottetown to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned.[ 53] [ 54]
Massasvit
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Alderton, New York with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to New York City .[ 36]
Peel' s One
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dingle.[ 39]
Valentine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to Dublin .[ 40] [ 17]
Victory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 37 nautical miles (69 km) north of Wexford with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc , Caernarfonshire to Chepstow , Monmouthshire .[ 42] [ 55]
William and Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Barnstaple , Devon to Porthcawl , Glamorgan.[ 56] She was refloated on 9 January 1845 and resumed her voyage.[ 38]
14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Hamburg
The barque was driven ashore at Cuxhaven . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Hamburg.[ 7]
George
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Carmarthen . She was later refloated and taken in to Saundersfoot , Pembrokeshire for repairs.[ 3] [ 57]
Gomer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Carrigaholt , County Clare . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42]
Jane Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the North Gar, off the mouth of the River Tees .[ 7]
Lady Scott
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 58]
Liberal
Portugal
The brig was wrecked at Lisbon with the loss of nine or ten of the thirteen or fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Lisbon.[ 59] [ 22]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and foundered off St Eval Head, Cornwall . Her crew were rescued.[ 16]
Paragon
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Bamburgh Castle , Northumberland , where she became a wreck. Two of her crew were drowned.[ 3] [ 23]
Paris
France
The steamship was driven ashore at "Altenbruch". She was on a voyage from Glückstadt , Duchy of Schleswig to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime .[ 7] She was refloated on 15 December and sailed to Heligoland .[ 25]
Señora del Carmen
Spain
The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon. Her crew were rescued.[ 60]
Vanguard
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground off Cork . Her passengers were taken off.[ 3] She was refloated on 24 December.[ 51]
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Concordia
Danzig
The ship was wrecked on the Dem Bank, off the mouth of the Gironde .[ 39]
Demerara Packet
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire in the Irish Sea and was beached near Dublin , where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara , British Guiana .[ 42]
Dorchester
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . All 46 people on board were rescued by Rochester ( United States ). Dorchester was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool.[ 61] [ 58]
Helena
Russia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cette , Hérault , France. Her crew were rescued.[ 25]
Iduna
Norway
The ship was driven ashore east of Cette. Her crew were rescued.[ 25] [ 34] [ 62]
Nautilus
Stettin
The ship ran aground on the Dem Bank.[ 39]
Templer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Conil de la Frontera , Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 26] [ 21]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Crimbritshaven", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liebau , Prussia to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 36]
16 December
17 December
18 December
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Amy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged off New Grimsby , Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ipswich , Suffolk . She was refloated and taken in to New Grimsby.[ 44]
Bolina
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore near Saint-Brieuc , Côtes-du-Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Brieuc to London . She was consequently condemned.[ 66]
Clarinda
United Kingdom
The ship was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Seven of her twelve crew were taken off by Augustine Heard ( United States ). Clarinda was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to New Ross , County Wexford .[ 67]
Clarita
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga , Spain to Hamburgh.[ 60]
Express
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.[ 22]
Johann Carl
Bremen
The ship ran aground near Wremen . She was refloated.[ 51]
Nicholai Savin
Russia
The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead , Anglesey , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 39] [ 68] She capsized on 21 December.[ 66] She was refloated on 23 December and taken in to Holyhead.[ 44]
Yorkshireman
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground on the Holme Sand. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 39]
20 December
List of shipwrecks: December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight . She wason a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to London . She was refloated the next day.[ 66]
Jaeger
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Blackwater Rock, in the Irish Sea . She subsequently came ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Wexford and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Calcutta , India .[ 66] [ 34]
Polly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder , North Holland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 25] She was refloated and taken in to the North Holland Canal .[ 62]
Recovery
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground on the Half-ebb Rock, off Harwich , Essex . She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 39]
Rhoda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Liverpool , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Liverpool.[ 68] She was refloated.[ 69]
Waterlilly
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hollywood Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Belfast , County Antrim.[ 66]
William Henry
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Halifax, Nova Scotia . She was refloated on 8 January 1845 and taken in to Yarmouth.[ 70]
21 December
22 December
23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Acrogin
United States
The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana .[ 76]
Benares
India
The ship ran aground on a reef off "Polo Beberan", Sumatra , Spanish East Indies . She was refloated and taken in to Barus , where she sank.[ 77]
Diligent
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire.[ 60]
Evelyn
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Maryport , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Maryport.[ 44]
Hope
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to the River Eden .[ 51]
Lady Grace
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on a rock 1 league (3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the coast of Connemara , Ireland. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Kilrush , County Clare . Lady Grace floated off and sank.[ 51]
Martha
United States
The ship ran aground at New Orleans.[ 76]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Tegeler Sand, in the North Sea .[ 49]
24 December
25 December
26 December
27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1845
Ship
State
Description
Affiance
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 36] [ 67]
Fair Maid of Perth
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashoer at Filey , Yorkshire . She was refloated[ 67]
Palemon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Filey Bridge , Yorkshire . She was refloated and beached at Filey.[ 67]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Ulrome , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 26] [ 67]
Twee Cornelissen
Netherlands
The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Pevensey Bay , Sussex , United Kingdom with the loss of one of the 31 people on board. Eighteen people reached shore in the ship's longboat ; the rest were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat. Twee Cornelissen was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 84]
28 December
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ketch was wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn , Wigtownshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport , Cumberland to Newry , County Antrim .[ 73]
Charles
Jersey
The ship was driven in to the barque Lewis ( United States ) at Gibraltar . She was consequently condemned.[ 76]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The collier , a brig , was driven ashore, capsized and wrecked at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London .[ 26] [ 67] [ 50]
Pennsylvania
United States
The ship was wrecked near "Bahia and Sonde". She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 58]
Providentia
Lübeck
The ship ran aground off "Steons", Denmark. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[ 53]
30 December
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Arab
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Cork for Saint John's, Newfoundland , British North America . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 88]
Beata
Sweden
The ship was wrecked on Skagen , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Landskrona .[ 18]
Ceres
Prussia
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom to Memel .[ 18]
Christiane Cecilia
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom to Copenhagen . She was refloated in January 1845 and taken in to Fredrikshavn .[ 18] [ 89]
Herwig
Stettin
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[ 18]
Lisette
Rostock
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Newcastle upon Tyne.[ 18]
Nordstern
Denmark
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhage.[ 90]
Telemachus
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby , Yorkshire .[ 46]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1844
Ship
State
Description
Alexandrina
United Kingdom
The schooner was lost near Sozopol , Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December with the loss of all but her captain.[ 57] [ 73] [ 91]
Allessandra
Austrian Empire
The barque was lost at "Carbouvnon", Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December.[ 73]
Bella
United States
The steamship exploded and sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of 31 lives.[ 92]
Caribbean
Bremen
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 December.[ 93]
Comet
Russia
The ship was wrecked at Iniadai , Greece between 7 and 11 December.[ 73]
Der Jonge Gustaf
Flag unknown
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom .[ 50] [ 94]
Dragoe
Austrian Empire
The barque was wrecked near "Achails", Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December.[ 73]
Eleanora
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated on 9 December but was driven higher up the beach.[ 29]
Elizabeth
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked in Portland Bay .[ 95]
Elizabeth Bentley
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( United Kingdom ).[ 96]
Hero
Norway
The ship was lost off the mouth of the River Eden .[ 34]
Hydros
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Guinea before 14 December.[ 97]
Jolet
France
The brig was struck by lightning and set on fire at Port Mahon , Menorca , Spain.[ 62]
Manney
United Kingdom
The ship collided with an iceberg before 8 December whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Arica , Peru. She put in to the Falkland Islands , where she was condemned.[ 98]
Mount Pleasant
United States
The steamship foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[ 92]
Normandie
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between 10 and 13 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 30]
North America
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Bunbury , Swan River Colony before 21 December.[ 99]
Perception
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at North Shields , County Durham in late December. She was later refloated.[ 57]
Pleiades
British North America
The ship ran aground on a reef in Deep Bay, Saint Kitts before 30 December. She was refloated but was consequently condemned.[ 70]
Polly
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Texel , North Holland , Netherlands before 8 December. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 6]
R. A. Parke
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. She was later reflaoted and taken in to Belfast, where she arrived on 1 January 1845.[ 94]
Robert Burns
United Kingdom
The ship was beached in Lough Swilly before 6 December. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire . She was refloated on 13 December.[ 39]
Sally Ann
British North America
The schooner was wrecked in Portland Bay.[ 95]
Theophiles
France
The ship was wrecked at Licata , Sicily . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 10]
Valentine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Youghal , County Cork before 16 December. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to Dublin .[ 7]
Vice
Austrian Empire
The brig was lost at "Domons Deich", Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December with the loss of three of her crew.[ 73]
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