List of shipwrecks in December 1838
The list of shipwrecks in December 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1838.
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1 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Argonaut | Spain | The brig was wrecked on the Gingerbread Key with the loss of 47 lives. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Santander.[1] |
Bee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated.[2] |
Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[3] |
Dauntless | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Jadder with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Aberdeen.[4] |
Frances | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[5] |
Gannell | United Kingdom | The smack was beached at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Falmouth, Cornwall.[6][5] Gannell was refloated on 3 January 1839.[7] |
Germ | British North America | The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was refloated and towed into St. George's, Bermuda, where she was scuttled.[8] |
Mary Elliot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newhaven, Sussex.[6][9] |
Naiad | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. Naiad was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[10] |
Robert Quail | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Altwen Rocks, in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of four of her crew.[3] |
Star | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. All twelve people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. Star broke up on 3 December.[11][5] |
2 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alert | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London. Alert was later taken in to Calais.[10] |
Ann Worthington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cape Wrath, Sutherland. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham[12] She was refloated in May 1839 and taken into Greenock, Renfrewshire for repairs.[13] |
Brazil Packet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Cowes.[14] |
Don | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Dorman Shoal, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Don was refloated and put into Belfast, County Antrim.[15] |
Experiment | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Seaview, Isle of Wight and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. Experiment was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[10][16] |
Experiment | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[15] |
Hamburgh | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Hayley Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire.[9] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.[14] |
Migara | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Sand Sting", County Limerick with the loss of all hands.[17] |
Pembroke Castle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Pembroke.[3] |
Prosperous | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[18] |
Sceptre | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall.[11][19][3] |
Trio | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Volant | United States | The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British North America.[21] |
3 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acorn | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Blyth to London. Acorn was refloated and put back to Blyth for repairs.[22] |
Augusta | United States | The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River between Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Twenty of the 28 people on board were killed.[23] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Mainland, Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[24] |
Esther | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°46′N 27°37′W / 45.767°N 27.617°W). Her eight crew were rescued by Eliza Ann ( United States).[25] |
Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth.[26][10] |
Matilda | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the St. Lambert Rocks, in the Gironde near Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine France.[15] She was later refloated.[27] |
4 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | New South Wales | The barque was driven ashore and capsized at Sydney. She was later refloated.[28] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[29] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Margaret was later refloated and taken into Cley-next-the-Sea.[30] |
Reward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon.[22] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Sarah was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[22] |
Thames | British North America | Battle of Windsor: The steamer was burned by members of the secret American Hunters Lodge organization at Windsor, Upper Canada. |
5 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jules | France | The ship was wrecked near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[31] |
Robert Scourfield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus. She was later refloated.[32] |
Schmit | Flag unknown | The ship departed from "Kivenhal" for Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. She was later refloated.[30] |
Wanderer | United Kingdom | The brig was run into by Aido ( United States) at New York, United States and was wrecked.[4] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire.[34] |
6 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aimwell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Crooked Island, Bahamas with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[35] |
James Samson | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked on the coast of Ayrshire with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[36] |
Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London. Lively was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[27] |
7 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duchess of Gordon | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[37] |
Emily | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Wood Island, Maine, United States and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[38][39] |
James Barnes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Berbice, British Guiana.[40] |
Royal Navy | The paddle steamer ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was later refloated.[41] | |
Margaret Thompson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Berbice.[40] |
Neptunus | Sweden | The ship was wrecked near "Utwalnaas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malmö to Gävle.[42] |
St. Joachim | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork.[34] |
8 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork.[43] |
Frans Wilkins | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from ,Norway to Delfzijl, South Holland.[44] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Isabella was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[45] |
Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[45] |
Martha | United States | The new fishing schooner was lost in a gale off between Essex and Gloucester. Lost with all hands.[46] |
Minerva | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland.[47] |
Oratava | Spain | The brig was in collision with Janet ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Janet. Orotava was on a voyage from Bremen to Tenerife, Canary Islands. She was subsequently taken into Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom.[34] |
9 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Countess of Liverpool | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to London. Countess of Liverpool was later refloated.[48] |
Didias | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Didias was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[49] |
Ditto | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48] |
Frederick | France | The ship sailed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[50] |
United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[51] | |
Jason | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21] |
Polytheme | France | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île Bourbon.[48] |
Stad Lingen | Netherlands | The ship foundered off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Jacobus ( Netherlands). Stad Lingen was on a voyage from Riga, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[44] |
Telemaque | France | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Batz, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Morlaix, Finistère.[52] |
Triton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Liverpool. Triton was refloated with assistance from ( Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage.[48] |
10 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk,[12] or the Cross Sand, off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated.[24] |
Henriette | Denmark | The ship was wrecked near Egersund, Norway with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[53] |
Roscoe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian.[54] Roscoe was refloated on 18 December and taken into Scrabster, Caithness.[48] |
Roseway | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Gibbon's Point, Saint Kitts.[55] |
Swift | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Swift was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[12] |
11 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[56] |
Gertrude | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg. Her crew were rescued.[57] |
Julius | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Petersburg.[56] |
12 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Puella | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the White Dyke. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Puella was refloated and put back to Ramsgate.[24] |
13 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stockholm, Sweden.[47] |
14 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blucher | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Blucher was later refloated and taken into Scarborough.[58] |
Coronation | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo. Coronation was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[59] |
Triton | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[57] |
15 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London.No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60] |
Louise | France | The ship ran aground in the . She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[7] |
16 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Mainland, Orkney Islands.[35] |
Evergreen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] Evergreen was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool.[61] |
Grenfell | United Kingdom | The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[62] |
Seraphine | France | The ship foundered off "Jarros". Her crew were rescued.[63] |
17 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anthony | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London.[64] |
Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Woolmers, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Southampton, Hampshire. Diligence was refloated and taken into Langstone, Hampshire in a waterlogged condition.[59] |
Ditto | Jersey | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire on or before 8 January 1839.[65][66] |
Royal Navy | The ship capsized off the Golden Horn, Ottoman Empire with the loss of four of the seven crew aboard.[67] | |
Westmoreland | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Cork.[31] |
18 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prins Carl | Denmark | The ship ran aground off "Berche Island" and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken into Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[68] |
Orontes | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and sank at Port Essington, New South Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New South Wales to India.[69] |
19 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bethel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bridport.[31] |
Juliana | United Kingdom | The emigrant ship was wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. All on board, 244 passengers plus her crew, were rescued.[70][71] |
Macassar | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Macassar was later refloated and taken into The Downs.[72] |
Marie | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Marie was later refloated and anchored off Margate, Kent.[72] |
Nautilus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Leith, Lothian. Nautilus was later refloated and taken into Blyth, Northumberland.[4] |
Susan | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and sank at Seaton Sluice, County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Seaton Sluice.[4] |
20 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eleanor Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Deer Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[38] |
Enterprise | France | The ship was wrecked at Île Bourbon.[73] |
George | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[74] |
Maria | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was driven ashore in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Vera Cruz, Mexico. Maria was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory.[75] |
21 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[64] |
Hercules | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[48] |
Magnet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[64] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Islay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to the Nith.[76] |
22 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Activité | France | The ship ran aground on the coast of Jersey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Regnéville-sur-Mer, Manche to Jersey.[32] |
Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[48] She was refloated on 26 December and taken into Great Yarmouth.[32] |
Defiance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blakeney to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[48] |
Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Friends was consequently condemned.[64] |
John Craig | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Foyle. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Londonderry.[76] |
Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was driven on to the Foreness Rock, near Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. Lively was later refloated and taken into Margate.[48] |
Ocean | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Tjilatjap, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap to Amsterdam. .[13] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon.[64] |
Weser | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to La Guayira, Venezuela. Weser was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[64] |
23 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clasina Theodora Fin | Netherlands | The ship was collision with an American vessel and subsequently ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Clasina Theodora Fin was later refloated and taken into Margate, Kent.[48] |
Domus | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the North Sea off Winterton Ness, Norfolk.[64] |
Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire. Hannah was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[48] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[64] |
Mary Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Mundesley, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Mary Agnes was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[48] |
Prins Christian | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam.[48] |
Shannon Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Shannon Packet was refloated the next day and taken into Kilrush, county Cork.[76] |
24 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arcadia | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rhoda ( United Kingdom). Arcadia was on a voyage from Fernando Po, Brazil to London.[68][77] |
Armestad | France | The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew.[78] |
Dygden | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Messina, Sicily. Dygden was refloated but had lost her rudder. She was taken in tow on 27 December by HMRC Victoria ( Board of Customs) and arrived at The Downs.[79] |
George IV | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[76] George IV was refloated on 1 January 1839 and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[80] |
Hindustan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Omoa, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Omoa to Belize, British Honduras.[81] |
Hoppet | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aradsberg". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bergen, Norway.[47] |
San Francisco de Panlo | Spain | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Ferrol to Barcelona. Her crew were rescued by Sollertla(flag unknown).[82] |
Vrow Gelees | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore near "Bradenburg". She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp.[76] |
Watson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[83] |
25 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Champlain | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Madras and Calcutta, India. Champlain was refloated on 5 January 1839.[38] |
Cork Packet | United Kingdom | The smack capsized off St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[32] |
Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Ipswich, Suffolk for Kirkcaldy, Fife. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[84] |
Dorothea | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Monte Video, Uruguay.[85] |
Morvion | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trieste, to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Morvion was subsequently driven ashore on Île Guémènia, Finistère, France.[86] |
Virginia | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken into Hellevoetsluis.[76][57] |
26 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Royal Navy | The brigantine was wrecked at St. Rous, Guadeloupe. Her crew and 144 passengers survived. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Barbadoes.[87][88] | |
Hero | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. Hero was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[76] |
Hilda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to Chatham, Kent.[76] |
Louisa | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings, Sussex.[76][89] She was subsequently condemned.[57] |
Morven | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Henriette ( United Kingdom). Morven was on a voyage from Trieste to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was driven ashore on Molène, Finistère, France on 9 January 1839.[90][91] |
Norval | United Kingdom | The sloop was lost in Bluemull Sound, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lerwick, Shetland Islands.[77] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[32] She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Lowestoft.[56] |
Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea.[76] Prosperous was later refloated.[57] |
Queen Victoria | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[76][89] She was later repaired.[57] |
Sussex | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Hastings.[76][89] She was later repaired.[57] |
William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea.[76] She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[57] |
William Pitt | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[76][89] She was later repaired.[57] |
27 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Berezawka | Russia | The ship sprang a leak in the Black Sea and was beached at "Carabournou". She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[40] |
Donnes | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[92] |
French Navy | The 16-gun corvette was wrecked near Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime with the loss of all on board, at least 69 lives. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Toulon, Var.[93][94] |
28 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Rolling Rocks, in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Elizabeth was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[95][96] |
Liverpool | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[75] |
29 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eleanor | United Kingdom | The steam tug sprang a leak sank in Liverpool Bay off , Lancashire.[57] |
Europe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground between Bedloe's Island and Ellis Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[38] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Lowestoft, Suffolk for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[97] |
Olivia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Droogden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port.[7] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[83] |
Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for Alloa, Clackmannanshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[98] |
30 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in "Wedavall Bay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] |
Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Buny", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway.[21] |
James | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in . Her crew were rescued.[99] |
Leopoldine | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore between Amrum and Föhr, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[47] Leopoldine was refloated on 21 January 1839.[68] |
Norval | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Hawksley Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[100][99] |
Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda, County Louth.[7] She was wrecked there on 7 January 1839.[21] |
Rival | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. Rival was refloated the next day and taken into St. Ives.[101][95] |
William Simpson | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Low Hauxley, Northumberland. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued. William Simpson was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[77] |
31 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in , Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[102] |
Helen | Trieste | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Trieste.[103][104] |
Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[83] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was later refloated and put back to Liverpool, Lancashire.[105] |
Arcadia | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°55′N 9°44′W / 45.917°N 9.733°W) on or before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Fernando Po, Brazil to London.[106][107] |
Baron de Rosetti | Russia | The ship departed from Odessa during December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[108] |
Chiaoa | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 21 December.[80] |
Clipper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Glynn, County Antrim before 12 December. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Oporto, Portugal. Clipper was later refloated and taken into Tarbert, Argyllshire.[54] |
Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[17] |
Earl of Moira | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 21°54′W / 45.000°N 21.900°W) on or before 19 December. At least five crew were found dead on the wreck.[57][100][83] |
Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Schull, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[10] |
Harriet | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River. Her crew survived.[109] |
French Navy | The Consolante-class frigate was wrecked off Bermuda.[110][111] Her crew were rescued.[112] | |
James | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Penzance, Cornwall.[76] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Liverpool.[105][61] |
Joseph | Norway | The brig was driven ashore crewless on Ouessant, Finistère, France.[113] |
Julie | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at "Capellan" between 7 and 10 December. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Julie was later refloated and put back to Antwerp.[54] |
Loyalist | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden in early December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[47] |
Morven | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 29 December.[106][77] |
Navarin | France | The ship was wrecked on Saona Island, Saint Domingo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Saint Domingo.[7][114] |
Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated on 30 December.[115] |
Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Attevon Rocks.[10] |
Santa Anna | Portugal | The schooner was in collision with Victor ( France) off the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, France. All on board were rescued by Victor. Santa Anna was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Bordeaux, Gironde. She subsequently came ashore on the , Charente-Maritime, France.[99] |
Severn | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Russell ( United Kingdom). Severn was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[31] |
Superior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Agnes, Cornwall. She was refloated on 30 December and taken into St. Ives, Cornwall.[95] |
Symmetry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi to London. Symmetry was consequently condemned.[116] |
Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Liverpool.[9][117] |
William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated on 30 December.[115] |
Wohlfart | Dantsic | The ship was lost near La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[37] |
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