List of shipwrecks in December 1878
The list of shipwrecks in December 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1878.
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1 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Peerless | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Cape Charles, Virginia in calm seas. Around noon a gale came up and she rolled over and she went to pieces. Eight crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service before she broke up. She was on a voyage from San Blas to Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2] |
Rosamond | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cherbourg, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3] |
Royal Diadem | ![]() |
The barque was severely damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[3] She was consequently condemned.[4] |
Scotland | ![]() |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire at London.[3] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
A steamboat collided with another and sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of twenty lives.[5] |
2 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arabella | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground on the Dutchman Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Dublin. She subsequently floated off and was taken in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a leaky condition.[6] |
Gypsy Queen | ![]() |
The brigantine stranded on the Kimmeridge Ledges, off St Alban's Head Dorset while en route from Navassa, West Indies to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[7] |
3 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eskbank | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Diamond Head, Kingdom of Hawaii. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii.[8] |
Pallas | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Bland". She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to London. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[8] |
Vice-Admiral May | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Netherlands East Indies waters.[8] |
4 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bretagne | ![]() |
The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. No further trace,.[9] presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[10] |
Harry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Corn Islands, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to "St. Andreas".[11][12] |
Oswego | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at West Quoddy, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. Seven crewmen made it to Campobello Island in the ship's boat, and eight crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service. She was on a voyage from "Point Wolfe" to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[1][11] |
Smerce | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Amsterdam, North Holland.[13] |
Wihelmina | ![]() |
The barque ran aground 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) offshore on the bar at Egg Harbor, New Jersey and broke up. Six crewmen made it to shore in the ship's boat, and the rest of the crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[11] |
5 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bel Stewart | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Norwalk Islands, Connecticut, United States. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Norwalk, Connecticut.[13] |
Connaught Ranger | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Yambing", China. She was on a voyae from London to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong in a leaky condition.[12] |
Juan | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight.[12] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Exeter, Devon.[14] |
Lena | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Bremen. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Bremen. She was refloated on the next day.[13][14] |
Renown | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Amble in a waterlogged condition.[13][14] |
Sprite of the Plym | ![]() |
The barque departed from Caracas, Venezuela for the English Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all ten crew.[15] |
Unique | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Angra, Azores.[16] |
6 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acacia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[13] |
Conflict | ![]() |
The barque was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hull, Yorkshire. She exhibited signs of collision damage. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17][18] |
Lyger Sagen | ![]() |
The brigantine collided with the steamship United Service (![]() |
Lyman Cann | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dunkerque.[20][21] |
Marie | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Christiania.[22] |
Marigo | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Sulina, United Principalities. She was on a voyage from Samsun, Ottoman Empire to a Mediterranean port.[13][23] |
Olivier | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked at , Sardinia, Italy. She was on a voyage from La Calle, Algeria to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[2][20] |
7 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albert | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and resumed her voyage.[22] |
Angelica | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at West Souter Head, Cromartyshire. She was on a voyage from Lossiemouth, Moray to Sunderland, County Durham.[24] |
Bessie Rowe | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship (![]() |
Bomarsund | ![]() |
The transport ship was severely damaged at Sheerness, Kent whilst being laden with guns from HMS Undaunted (![]() |
Caroline Goodyear | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth. She was refloated the next day.[21] |
Commissariat | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were resued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Swinemünde, Germany.[22][26] |
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The steamship ran aground at Cape Pinene, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated and put back to Marseille.[22] | |
General Scott | ![]() |
The schooner sprung a leak off Sandy Hook, New Jersey and was beached on the west beach to prevent sinking. Attempts were made over the next six days to refloat her, but she ended up a total loss. Her cargo and some equipment was salvaged. Her four crewmen made it to shore in the ship's boat.[1] |
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The steamship struck rocks at Hartley, Northumberland and sank. Her seventeen crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne.[22][24][27] | |
Lyman Cann | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Dunkerque. She was refloated and taken in to Dunkerque.[22] |
Nelson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[22] |
8 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Andreas Rickmers | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) off Madeira. Her crew were rescued by the barque Ville de Tenfeau (![]() |
Charles | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Eastbourne, Sussex. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent.[24] |
Courier | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherland to Stettin.[22] |
Geyser | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Riga.[22] |
Livadia | ![]() |
The Imperial yacht, aground on rocks on the coast of Crimea in the Black Sea since the night of 21–22 October, was destroyed by a violent storm.[30] |
Teresa | ![]() |
The schooner was run into by the steamship Vindolana (![]() |
9 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amethyst | ![]() |
The ship was run into by the steamship Camilla (![]() |
Celeste Henri | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Courseulles-sur-Mer.[31] She was refloated and taken in to Courseulles-sur-Mer.[32] |
Chester | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados. Her crew were rescued.[24] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Trouville-sur-Mer.[21] She was refloated on 16 December.[33] |
Europa | ![]() |
The ship ran into the schooner Pride of the Isles (![]() |
Glide | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Öland, . She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was refloated and abandoned by her crew with some loss of life. Glide was taken in to Stockholm in a waterlogged condition.[24][21] |
Ingeborg | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Grimsby (![]() |
James Aiken | ![]() |
The ship grounded on a sandbank off the coast of India approximately 50 nautical miles (93 km) from Madras. She was refloated and reached Madras a few days later.[34] |
Jessie | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Teignmouth, Devon.[27] |
10 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The steamship foundered with the loss of 22 of her 24 crew. Survivors were rescued from a boat on 17 December by the brigantine Encarnacion (![]() | |
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The steamship struck Patterson's Rock, off the Isle of Mull. She was refloated and consequently sank. Her twelve crew survived. She was on her maiden voyage, from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[37] | |
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The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Samaná, Dominican Republic.[38] | |
Empress | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground at Montego Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from New York to Montego Bay.[39] |
Graville | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Greas Nogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Chile to Hamburg, Germany.[40] |
Kung Ring | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Baltzar (![]() |
Lady Hulse | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Lima, Peru. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Callao, Peru.[42][43][44] |
Mystère | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Basse Jaune, off the Îles de Glénan, Finistère and sank.[40] |
11 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arthur | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground between Brouwershaven and Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.[45] She was refloated on 16 December.[33] |
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The steamship was driven ashore at Calais, France. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Calais.[27] | |
Coromandel | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at "Wattara". Her crew were rescued.[40] |
Edward Albro | ![]() |
The ship departed from Nassau, Bahamas for New York, United States. No further trace, reported missing.[46] |
E. M. Buehler | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[47] |
Express Tilton | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Aspinwall.[47] |
J. P. Robinson | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Aspinwall.[47] |
Lavernock | ![]() |
The steamship collided with Juan Cunningham (![]() |
Lorine | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Aspinwall with the loss of a crew member.[47] |
12 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Henry Morton (![]() |
Eros | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Hawthorn Hythe, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Seaham, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to the River Tyne. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs.[44][45] |
Gurtubay | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at , South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs.[43] |
Loch Long | ![]() |
The ship capsized at London. She was righted.[50] |
Nuphar | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[44] |
13 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amelie | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Gravelines, Nord.[43][51] |
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The steamship caught fire at New York, United States and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[50] | |
Compton | ![]() |
The steamship struck rocks at Malta and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Malta to Antwerp, Belgium.[43] She was refloated with assistance from (![]() |
Globe | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Haiti.[45] |
Inverary | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Port Natal, Natal Colony. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Port Natal. She was refloated on 15 December.[53] |
Quatre Sœurs | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at "Pentacottah", India with the loss of two of her nine crew.[50] |
Rival | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Portaferry, County Down.[45] |
14 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Boatswain | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in Colwell Bay. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[43] |
Cambrian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt and broke her back. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[43] She was declared a total loss.[23] |
Charles Emilie | ![]() |
The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord.[41] |
Emana | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stockholm, Sweden.[52] She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Kastrup, Denmark.[23] |
Ferdinande | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship (![]() |
Firth of Clyde | ![]() |
The ship was sighted off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies whilst on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[55] |
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The steam hopper ran aground in Champion Bay. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Adelaide, South Australia. She was refloated on 16 December.[56] | |
Ithiel | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Brook. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Whitstable, Kent.[41] |
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The steamship ran into the quayside at Sunderland, County Durham on being launched and was damaged.[41][57] | |
Mona's Isle | ![]() |
The paddle steamer grounded on Burbo Bank off New Brighton, Cheshire, inward to Liverpool from Ramsey. She was refloated on 15 December and taken into Liverpool.[43][58] |
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The steamship collided with the steamship Redewater (![]() | |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at the Cliff End Fort, Isle of Wight.[52][50] |
15 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bwllfa | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to London. She was refloated on 18 December and resumed her voyage.[32] |
Evangelistra | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Civitavecchia, Italy.[23] She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Civitavecchia.[61] |
Ibis | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Azores (46°38′N 14°21′W / 46.633°N 14.350°W). She was on a voyage from Dahomey to Falmouth, Cornwall.[62] She was discovered on 17 December by Mary Cook (![]() |
Jean Agathe | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Selsey, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[41][33] |
Leader | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Ben Ledi (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Sulina, United Principalities with the loss of seven of her crew.[66] |
16 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avalon | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated.[33] |
Concha | ![]() |
The steamship ran agroujnd in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Pasajes. She was refloated and put back to Pasajes.[33] |
Genitore | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off "Jaleppia". She was on a voyage from Gaza, Egypt to Philippeville, Algeria.[39] |
Livingstone | ![]() |
The tug collided with a schooner at Leith, Lothian and was severely damaged.[39] |
Margaret | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to .[41][32] |
Seine | ![]() |
The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[33] |
17 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dalton | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Lightning (![]() |
Euphrosyne | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Adra, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[67][68][69] |
Henrietta Adriana | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Oude-Tonge, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland to Java, Netherlands East Indies.[39][23] |
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The steamship departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 27 crew.[70][71][72] | |
Mary Slussmann | ![]() |
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Aspinwall, United States of Colombia.[47] |
18 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adrianople | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Enos, Ottoman Empire.[73] |
Aghios Nicolaos | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Enos.[74][73] |
Aios Nicolaios | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Dedeağaç, Ottoman Empire.[73] |
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The steamship collided with the steamship (![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Ida | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Chefoo, China.[78] |
John A. Briggs | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground near Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[28] |
John Beaumont | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the quayside and sank at North Queensferry, Fife. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from South Queensferry, Lothian to North Queensferry.[28] |
Lord Gough | ![]() |
The steamship was run into by HMS Cleopatra (![]() |
Maria Vagliano | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Dedeagac, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Dedeagac to a British port.[28][61] |
Memphis | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at "Nicore".[73] |
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The steamship was wrecked in the Berlengas, off Peniche, Portugal with the loss of eight of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Bussorah, Persia.[77][80][81] | |
Ocean | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[67][78] |
Rookwood | ![]() |
The brig departed from New York for London. No further trace, reported missing.[9] |
Star of the Sea | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Harwich, Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Albatross (![]() |
Thalia | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Pacific Ocean south of Cape Horn, Chile. Some of her crew were rescued by Nushka (![]() |
Thessalia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Enos.[74][73] |
Tre Fratelli | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Roses, Spain.[84] |
Unity | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[61] |
Two unnamed vessels | ![]() |
Two lighters were wrecked at Enos.[74] |
19 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aurora | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.[67] |
Bride | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day.[85] |
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The steamship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the tug Patriot (![]() | |
Constantin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog to an English port.[86] |
Cornripe | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Barra Grande. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aracaju to Pernambuco.[67][68] |
Doriga | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her eighteen crew were rescued hy the steamship Zena (![]() |
Macgregor | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Narrows. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to London.[67] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[84] |
Melita | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated but was beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk.[28] All sixteen people on board were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat Godsend (![]() |
Northumbria | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Malta. She was refloated on 20 December with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[90] |
Notre Dame de la Grâce | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Benwell (![]() |
Philena Winslow | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha. Ten crew reached Tristan da Cunha, from where they were rescued by the steamship Iris (![]() |
Universe, and Valkyrien |
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The barques collided in The Downs and were both severely damaged. Universe was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Southampton, Hampshire. Valkyrien was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[67] |
20 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Apenrade | ![]() |
The derelict ship was driven ashore at , Spain in a capsized condition.[84] |
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The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Her seventeen crew abandoned ship the next day. They were rescued by the schooner Trio (![]() | |
Economy | ![]() |
The derelict schooner was assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by a tug. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[67] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore at Gurnard, Isle of Wight. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Lightning (![]() |
Nancy Lee | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Forth and Clyde Canal and was holed by ice. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[90] |
Recompense | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at Runton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent.[67][94] |
Samuel Wonson | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada. Her crew were rescued.[95] |
Surrey | ![]() |
The ship departed from the River Tyne for Madras, India. No further trace, reported missing.[96] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barge was run down by the steamship Lumley (![]() |
21 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Broomhill | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Clough Rocks, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. She completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[98] |
Conflict | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. No further trace, reported missing.[99] |
Elizabeth Alice | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. She was on a voyage from an Italian port to Eyemouth.[84] |
Freya | ![]() |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Ny-Hellesund, Denmark.[90] |
South Western | ![]() |
The steamship ran into the steamship in the River Mersey and was severely damaged. South Western was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[90][91] |
Iserbrook | ![]() |
The brig caught fire at her berth in Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales when members of her crew accidentally dropped a lit match into rum spilling from a cask the ship′s captain mistakenly had unplugged in the ship′s store room. The fire went out of control almost immediately and she was scuttled to prevent it from spreading. Her captain died in the fire. |
Mersey, and Mona |
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The steam barge Mersey collided with Mona at Liverpool, Lancashire. Both vessels were severely damaged.[90] |
Moses Adams | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[95] |
Northam | ![]() |
The ship sank after catching fire off the coast of Brazil. All the crew and twenty passengers were picked up by Albion (![]() |
Parnaes | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso, Chile.[97] |
Risør | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Lyngør. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated.[90] |
S. H. Pool | ![]() |
The schooner went ashore in a snowstorm on near the mouth of the Saco River, she broke in two, a total loss. Her crew of four were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
Surprise | ![]() |
The tug was run into by the steamship Countess of Galloway (![]() ![]() |
Zia Catterina | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship Clytie (![]() ![]() |
22 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carl | ![]() |
The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom by the steamship Black Swan (![]() |
Diana | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Schiedam, South Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[97] |
James A. Potter | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Long Island, New York in a gale and heavy seas and was wrecked. She grounded 125 yards (114 m) offshore. One crewman washed overboard and drowned immediately after grounding, seven were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
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The steamship was wrecked 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Barcelona, Spain.[74] |
23 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann Taylor | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Hornsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[63][97] |
Francesco Garquilo | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Boca del Sagua", Cuba. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Havana, Cuba.[104] |
Kate | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[63] |
Mary Campbell | ![]() |
The smack sprang a leak and foundered 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off the Isle of Arran. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Newry, County Antrim.[98][97] |
Meggie | ![]() |
The ship caught fire at Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. She was scuttled off Cape Spartivento.[63] |
Merino | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Jarman Island" in a cyclone. She was on a voyage from the Laccadive Islands, Western Australia to Melbourne.[105] |
Vesta | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Gothenburg, Sweden.[63] |
24 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alabama | ![]() |
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C. & C. Brooks | ![]() |
The schooner went ashore 3⁄4 nautical mile (1.4 km) from Life Saving Station No. 25, 4th District on the New Jersey coast in heavy seas and sank, a total loss. Her crew of five were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
Devon | ![]() |
The smack collided with another vessel. She was taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a derelict condition.[63] |
Fred | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Drum Shoals. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Liverpool, Lancashire.[106][97] |
Gjerson | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Dover, Kent.[63] |
Ida | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Clough Rock, in the Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91][64] |
Marie Elizabeth | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Victoria (![]() |
Penair | ![]() |
The brigantine, broke her tow, and was driven onto the east bank of the River Hayle during a gale.[107] She was towed off on 30 December and it was found there was little damage to her hull.[108] |
Princess Royal | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at the Camden Fort, County Cork with some loss of life.[38][109][110] |
Shamrock | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New Ross, County Wexford.[63] |
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The steamship ran aground on the Hunter Rock, in the Larne Lough. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York, United States.[111][91][112] She was run into by the steamship on 28 December.[89] State of Louisiana broke up on 4 January 1879.[113] | |
Teal | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent whilst avoiding a collision. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[91] |
25 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amazonia | ![]() |
The steamship ran ashore in the River Tyne.[114] |
Amelia | ![]() |
The brigantine was run into by a British steamship and sank in the North Sea 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km) off Dunkerque, Nord with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Brest, Finistère.[115] |
County de Pictou | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the steamship (![]() |
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The steamship sprang a leak in a severe storm in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. The 38 people on board left but the boats capsized, only two surviving.[119][120] She was on a voyage from New York to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.[121] | |
Guiseppina Accame | ![]() |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by the schooner Albatross (![]() |
Heather Bell | ![]() |
The tug ran ashore in the River Tyne.[114] |
Louisa | ![]() |
The ship foundered at sea. Her crew were resued by Campero (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barque ran ashore in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to the River Tyne. She was then run into by the steamship Vauxhall (![]() |
26 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Banshee | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham.[111] |
Confidence | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. Her five crew were rescued by rocket aparatus.[38] |
Delphin | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus; her captain remained on board. She was on a voyage from Norway to Yorkshire.[114][88] |
Impetuous | ![]() |
The brigantine was run into by the barque Caroline Sainty (![]() |
San Juan | ![]() |
The brigantine stuck a rock and sank off Cabo Mondego, Portugal with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Torrevieja to Pontevedra.[111] |
Servia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Newport, Rhode Island, United States.[128] |
27 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aftenstjernen | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Montrose.[62] |
Carl | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ottenby, Öland.[111] |
Carrick Castle | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Shanghai, China. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai. She was refloated.[62] |
Freya | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn in a leaky condition.[111] |
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The steamship ran aground in the Øresund. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval, Russia.[62][129] | |
Mabel Jane | ![]() |
The schooner went aground and was wrecked north of the mouth of the Whanganui River during a gale. Her crew survived.[130] |
Norde | ![]() |
The ship departed from Dublin, United Kingdom for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
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The steamship collided with the steamship (![]() | |
Societé | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Croyde, Devon, United Kingdom.[111] |
28 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Conatto | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Burntisland, Fife. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Burntisland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Leith, Lothian for repairs.[131] |
Elisa | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Hallands Väderö, Sweden.[62] |
General Berge | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[89] |
Lord Howe | ![]() |
The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Waterford. No further trace,[132] presumed foundered with the loss of all seven crew.[133][134] |
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The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States.[62] She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated in January 1879.[135] | |
William and Lucy | ![]() |
The ship was holed by ice and sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk.[62] |
29 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Estella | ![]() |
The schooner capsized with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 19 January by the brig Dorotea (![]() |
Iris | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Point Heraclitza, Ottoman Empire.[62] |
Marianne | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Beacon Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. Her four crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat Florence Nightingale (![]() |
30 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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King Arthur | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in Bannow Bay.[140] |
Urbino | ![]() |
The steamship struck the Galera Reef, off Cádiz, Spain and sank. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Cádiz.[141] |
31 December[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cowan | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk.[142] |
La Plata | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Empire (![]() |
Minerve | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Morning Point Neck on the Garrison, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[144] |
Morgan Richards | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Danube. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, United Principalities to Malta. She was refloated on 2 January 1879 and resumed her voyage.[131] |
Rapid | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Grimsby, for Gravesend, Kent. No further trace, feared to have been run down and sunk with the loss of all four crew.[145] |
Xema | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Tralee, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Tralee. She was refloated.[131] |
Unknown date[]
Ship | Country | Description |
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The steamship was driven ashore at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[43][50] She had been refloated by 20 December.[84] | |
Athens | ![]() |
The steamship caught fire at New York and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38] |
Ben Lomond | ![]() |
The steamship collided with the steamship Ellen at Brăila, United Principalities and was beached. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[146] |
British Enterprise | ![]() |
The ship arrived at Bombay, India on fire.[24] She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Dundee.[31] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea before 5 December. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool.[13] |
Carmenita | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from an English port to Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Dominion of Canada.[8] |
Cornwall | ![]() |
The steamship ran into rocks at Land's End, Cornwall. The keel was replaced at Falmouth by Messrs. Harvey and Co.[147] |
Countess of Kellie | ![]() |
The barquentine foundered before 7 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to the Rio Grande do Sul.[24][26] |
Eliza Mary | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Villaricos, Spain. She was refloated and towed in to Dover, Kent, where she arrived on 27 December.[111] |
Ellen Myvanwy | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at , Cardiganshire. She was refloated on 3 December.[13] |
Fairy | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked on the Tuskary Rock. Her six crew were rescued by the Carnsore Lifeboat.[148][88] |
Frank Queen | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked between the Tonalá River and Santa Anna.[149] |
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The steamship was wrecked on the Castillo Rocks, off Montevideo, Uruguay.[150][151] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Montevideo.[86] | |
Iris | ![]() |
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from Benin City, Lagos Colony to Falmouth, Cornwall. Her six crew were rescued by the barque Alert (![]() |
Kate | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Bermuda and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[41] |
Nimbus | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Cape Negro, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada with the loss of two of her crew.[95] |
Northam | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire at sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales.[38][128] |
Octacilius | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sackville, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Sackville to Demerara, British Guiana.[67] |
Piako | ![]() |
The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from London to New Zealand.[140] |
Providencia | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 December.[89] |
Scots Craig | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Matanzas, Cuba. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[68] |
Servia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from New York to London. She was refloated and put in to Newport, Maine in a leaky condition.[111] |
Sotir | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at "Tour St. Louis". She was refloated and towed in to Marseille.[23] |
Venice | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged in Courtenay Bay, Dominion of Canada. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium to Saint John, New Brunswick.[63] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
A steamship sank under the weight of snow on Lake Zurich[153] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
A steamship sank under the weight of snow on the lake at Zug.[153] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Tierra del Fuego, Chile before 14 December. She was on a voyage from Australia to an English port. An attack on her crew by the local inhabitance was repulsed with assistance from the corvette Magallanes (![]() |
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Ship launches: | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
Ship commissionings: | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1879 | 1882 | |||||
Ship decommissionings: | 1874 | 1876 | 1877 | 1879 | 1882 | ||||||
Shipwrecks: | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 |
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