List of shipwrecks in December 1873
The list of shipwrecks in December 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1873 .
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Burlington
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamship Haken Adelstein ( Norway ) and sank in the River Thames at Greenwich , Kent . Her crew were rescued. Burlington was on a voyage from Königsberg , Germany to London .[ 1] [ 2]
Carl Herman
Germany
The collier was wrecked in the Rottum Islands , Groningen , Netherlands with the loss of all hands.[ 2] [ 3]
Dart
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Methil , Fife . Her crew were rescued.[ 3]
Dr. Petermann
Germany
The barque was driven ashore at Stornoway , Isle of Lewis , United Kingdom.[ 4] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . She was refloated on 23 December,[ 5] and placed under repair in January 1874.[ 6]
Euphrates
Norway
The barque was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland , Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Dieppe , Seine-Inférieure to Tønsberg .[ 7] [ 8]
Jubilee
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire .[ 2]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset .[ 9]
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Angostura
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Lune . She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to the River Lune. She was refloated.[ 8]
Eroe
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester, Kent .[ 8]
Euphrates
Norway
The barque was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland , Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage.[ 8]
Jacob Kjelland
Norway
The crewless barque was driven ashore at Blokhus , Denmark.[ 7] [ 8] She subsequently broke up.[ 10]
Norfolk Hero
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Tarragona , Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent in a leaky condition.[ 8]
Sir George Grey
United Kingdom
The paddle tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Crosby Channel, off the coast of Lancashire with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Lamartine ( France ).[ 11] [ 12]
Telegraph
United Kingdom
The tug sank at Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was refloated.[ 8]
3 December
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Celerity
United Kingdom
The steamship departed from Riga , Russia for Stettin , Germany . Subsequently foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all 21 crew; a boat with a dead body on board washed up at Ventava , Courland Governorate .[ 13] [ 14]
Lochnagar
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground off the Nakkehoved Lighthouse , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør , Denmark in a leaky condition.[ 15] [ 16]
Surbiton
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Riga for Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 13] [ 17]
St. Kevin
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at Quebec City , Canada . Arson was suspected as the cause.[ 9]
Westella
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground in the River Thames . She was on a voyage from Patras , Greece to London . She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 9]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
The schooner ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay .[ 9]
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Economist
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Barry Island , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Canada to Llanelly , Glamorgan.[ 16]
Johanna Margaretha
Norway
The brig ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea . She was refloated and put back to Dublin , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[ 16] [ 18]
Julia
Canada
The ship departed from Savanna, Georgia for Liverpool , Lancashire . No further trace, presumed foundered with all hands.[ 19]
Liffey
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall .[ 16]
Nautilus
Sweden
The barque was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Gävle to London.[ 20] [ 15] [ 16]
Problem
United Kingdom
The brigantine struck the Swan Rock, in the Farne Islands , Northumberland and sank. Her crew survived.[ 21] [ 22]
5 December
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Ardgowan
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer collided with the steamship Clara ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock , Renfrewshire . All on board, more than 50 people, were rescued by Clara . Ardgowan was on a voyage from Greenock to Lochgilphead , Argyllshire .[ 24] [ 25]
Cairo
Italy
The steamship collided with the steamship Cramlington ( United Kingdom ) and was beached at Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk , United Kingdom .[ 24] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom.[ 26] She was refloated on 10 December and towed in to Lowestoft , Suffolk .[ 27]
Karl der Grosse
Germany
The ship was wrecked at Thisted , Denmark with the loss of all hands.[ 28] [ 10]
Paladin
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with HMS Serapis ( Royal Navy ) at Malta . Paladin was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to a British port. She was severely damaged and beached.[ 24] [ 10] She was later refloated and taken in to Malta.[ 29]
7 December
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Amphion
Canada
The brig was driven ashore at Belfast , County Antrim , United Kingdom . She was refloated.[ 10]
Colombo
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 10]
Consolation
United Kingdom
The fishing lugger collided with the steamship Vaderland ( Belgium ) off South Foreland , Kent and sank.[ 32]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The schooner was beached in Cloghy Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Belfast.[ 10]
Fredericke Sophie
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore on Manø .[ 10]
Orion
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on Manø. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom to Kiel , Germany .[ 10]
9 December
10 December
11 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Meadulse Skerries , in the Firth of Forth . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Alloa , Clackmannanshire .[ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
Alexandrine
Germany
The brig was driven ashore at Halskov , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom .[ 5]
Arendine , orArentina
Germany
The galiot ran into a steamship and sank off Leith. Her five crew were rescued.[ 47] [ 40]
Nebraska
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at South Shields , County Durham .[ 39] She was refloated.[ 4]
South Western
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Ardrossan , Ayrshire . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Ardrossan.[ 48] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Ardrossan.[ 49]
16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Ada Berendina
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Bremen , Germany .[ 4]
Balaclava
United Kingdom
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Aberdeen . Her five crew were rescued by a schooner. She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 50] [ 51]
Brunswick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orlock Point, County Down . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dublin .[ 44]
David
Germany
The schooner was assisted in to Lowestoft , Suffolk , United Kingdom in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Burghead , Lothian to London , United Kingdom.[ 51]
Elba
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all 32 crew. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg , Germany.[ 52] [ 53]
Ernst and Julie
Germany
The ship was driven ashore at "Goos-on-Wiltow". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Lübeck .[ 5]
Frans
Norway
The brig was wrecked on Colonsay , Inner Hebrides , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[ 50] [ 54] [ 17]
Ivar
Russia
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship German Empire ( United Kingdom ). Ivar was on a voyage from Schiedam , South Holland , Netherlands to Grimsby , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom.[ 55]
John Slater
United Kingdom
The brig foundered off Corsewall Point , Wigtownshire . Her sixteen crew were rescued by the steamship Garland ( United Kingdom ). John Garland was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Ardrossan , Ayrshire .[ 44] [ 56]
Mosquito
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the River Tyne .[ 57] She had been refloated by 12 January 1874 and placed under repair.[ 58]
Ocean Bride
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Swadman Reef off the coast of Northumberland .[ 40] [ 59] Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued two days later by a Danish schooner . She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 60]
Robert and Paul
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs , Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[ 5] She was later refloated and was towed in to Helsingør , Denmark by the steamship Hertha (Flag unknown).[ 61]
Vine
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . She was refloated on 20 February 1874.[ 62]
17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the steamship Caledonia ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde .[ 50]
Æolus
Germany
The schooner was driven ashore at Tornby , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Dantsic .[ 63] [ 4]
Ann , andAnnie Brocklebank
United Kingdom
The schooner Ann collided with Annie Brocklebank and was driven ashore at Whitehouse, County Antrim . One of the vessels had to be beached.[ 63] [ 4]
Lucie
Norway
The barque was wrecked near Lemvig . Her crew were rescued.[ 50]
Portia
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued by the smack Cambria ( United Kingdom ). Portia was on a voyage from Helsingborg , Sweden to London.[ 31]
Regina
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Hirtshals , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Geestemünde , Germany to Kragerø .[ 63] [ 4]
Urania
Germany
The steamship was wrecked off Norderney . Her crew were rescued by the Norderney Lifeboat.[ 4]
William Scott Walker
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at North Sunderland , County Durham . She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Montrose, Forfarshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but was consequently beached at Ross, Northumberland .[ 63] [ 64]
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Caroline
Denmark
The barque was wrecked at Thisted . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Fredrikstad .[ 50]
Drago Annetta
Italy
The ship was wrecked at Cagliari , Sardinia . She was on a voyage from Carloforte , Sardinia to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France.[ 65] [ 30]
Enrico
Flag unknown
The brig was wrecked at Benghazi , Ottoman Tripolitania .[ 66]
Gronau
Germany
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Fedderwardersiel to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom .[ 67]
Maria
Germany
The schooner foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland , Fife , United Kingdom to Hamburg .[ 31]
Nestor
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire . She was refloated and towed in to Whitby but struck the quayside and developed a severe leak.[ 4]
Pembroke
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned off Hanstholm , Denmark. Her twelve crew were rescued by the steamships North Star and Rosetta (both United Kingdom ). Pembroke was on a voyage from Söderhamn , Sweden to South Shields , County Durham .[ 31] She subsequently came ashore at Thisted , Denmark.[ 49]
Sultan
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Coll , Inner Hebrides with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Havana , Cuba .[ 63] [ 68]
19 December
20 December
21 December
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Flossie
Guernsey
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London . She was refloated and towed to Ramsgate , Kent.[ 31] [ 49]
Marquis Ross
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Løkken , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Lübeck , Germany .[ 49]
Modesta
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire in the Capana River at Paraná and was scuttled.[ 75]
T. A. Darrell
Bermuda
The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on the Chico Bank, in the River Plate .[ 76]
Tees
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire .[ 77] [ 5]
Walo
Grand Duchy of Finland
The barque ran aground on the Cannon Rock, in Cloughty Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland , United States to Londonderry , United Kingdom .[ 77] She floated off on 29 December, drove ashore on Burial Island and was wrecked.[ 42]
William Owen
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Ottendorf , Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg , Germany to an English port.[ 49]
No. 24
United Kingdom
The pilot cutter collided with the steamship Jones Brothers and foundered off Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 77] [ 78]
23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Harmonie
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore on Falster , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire to Rostock , Germany .[ 5]
Patriotto
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground and sank at Shadwell , Middlesex . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to London .[ 5]
Rio Grande
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay . Her six crew were rescued by a gig and the tug Dandy ( United Kingdom . Rio Grande was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 79] [ 80] [ 55]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Porthcawl , Glamorgan . Her crew survived.[ 78]
Spey
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 5]
Viscountess Arbuthnot
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) off Spurn Point , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued by the smack Edward and Sophia ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Leith , Lothian .[ 81]
24 December
25 December
26 December
27 December
28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Ancilla
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship struck the South Rock, in the Belfast Lough and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad .[ 60] [ 82]
Fulix
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Port Said , Egypt .[ 92]
Goteborg
Sweden
The steamship was driven ashore at "Nedjau". She was on a voyage form Stockholm to London , United Kingdom . She was refloated the next day and assisted in to Ystad in a leaky condition.[ 81]
Iron Cross
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Dunany Point , County Louth . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to the Southwest Pass .[ 81]
Jonas Gabrielson
Sweden
The brig was driven ashore at Snogebæk , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Liverpool.[ 93]
Remembrance
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent . Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate , Kent in a waterlogged condition.[ 81]
Vivandiere
United Kingdom
The brigantine was driven ashore on Burr Island , Connecticut , United States. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Barbadoes . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 81]
Wiggo
Sweden
The schooner was wrecked south of Cimbritshamn . Her crew were rescued.[ 61]
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Arcturus
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Gindurah Rock, off Galle , Ceylon . She was refloated but consequently sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to London .[ 82] [ 94] [ 95]
Clio
Norway
The barque was driven ashore at Ballaugh , Isle of Man . Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness , Cumberland , United Kingdom to Lisbon , Portugal.[ 95]
Dryade
France
The lugger was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 81]
Exile
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Waterford . She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Mazagan , Morocco. She was refloated.[ 42]
Gertrude
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off the Calf of Man , Isle of Man with the loss of five of the seven people on board.[ 95]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked off Greenore , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued.[ 60]
Johanne Catherina
Germany
The ship was wrecked at Safi, Morocco .[ 96] [ 66]
Ocean Belle
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Spit Sand, in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Newport, Monmouthshire . She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Newport.[ 97]
Sarah Horn
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued.[ 98]
Spy
United Kingdom
The smack was abandoned in the North Sea . She was towed in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire .[ 81]
Tapageur
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Swansea , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Madras India to Swansea.[ 42]
30 December
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Brownfield
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off Douglas Head , Isle of Man . Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth , Devon to Runcorn , Cheshire .[ 95]
Canute
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the barque Pauchita ( Italy ) and ran aground off Spike Island, County Cork . She was refloated.[ 42]
Charles Bal
Canada
The ship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork . She was on a voyage from Bassein , India to Queenstown. She was refloated.[ 42]
Lizzy
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at Ballycrovane , County Cork . She was on a voyage from Morocco to Queenstown.[ 84]
Nymphen
Norway
The barque ran aground at Waterford , United Kingdom . She was refloated and beached.[ 42] [ 93]
Polly
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of nine of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Rosa B. Barbagalette ( United States ). Polly was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 99] [ 100]
Robert Henderson
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground off Hveen , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Landskrona , Sweden to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 42]
Tetuán
Cantonalist Rebels
Third Carlist War , Cantonal rebellion : The broadside ironclad burned and sank, perhaps due to sabotage, while undergoing repairs at Cartagena .
Travancore
United Kingdom
The barque was damaged by fire at Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 101]
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Cleo
Flag unknown
The barque was driven ashore at Ballaugh , Isle of Man .[ 101]
Gertrude
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off the Calf of Man , Isle of Man with the loss of three of her crew.[ 101]
Kong Oscar II
Norway
The steamship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.[ 101] She was refloated on 3 January 1874.[ 84]
Pallas
United Kingdom
The schooner capsized in the Dogger Bank . Her crew were rescued by a smack . She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven , Germany to Plymouth , Devon .[ 102]
Two Friends
United Kingdom
The ship departed from London for Middlesbrough , Yorkshire . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 103]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1873
Ship
State
Description
Absolon
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Stubben , Germany . She was refloated.[ 93]
Acadia , andArethusa
Canada United Kingdom
Acadia collided with the barque Arethusa in Lower Cove, near Halifax, Nova Scotia . Both vessels were consequently scuttled.[ 27]
Alkle
Grand Duchy of Finland .
The ship ran aground on the Gross Kahlegrundet, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Pori to Bristol , Gloucestershire United Kingdom . She was refloated and found to be waterlogged.[ 10]
Alpha
Germany
The steamship ran aground on "Carlos". She was refloated and taken in to Reval , Russia , where she arrived on 22 December in a leaky condition.[ 77]
Alwine
Germany
The ship sank in the Elbe . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro , Brazil .[ 65]
Ancilla
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Cannon Rock, in Cloughty Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Trinidad . She subsequently sank.[ 81]
Arabia
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of thirteen of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by Tropic ( United Kingdom ). Arabia was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Boston, Lincolnshire .[ 104] [ 29] [ 35] [ 105]
Bjorg
Denmark
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Bandholm .[ 63] [ 106]
Britannia
Newfoundland Colony
The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Tilt Cove to Saint John's . She was subsequently taken in to Catalina .[ 23]
British Lion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Wolfs Island", Nova Scotia , Canada .[ 63]
Canessa Madre
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Shark River . She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to New York , United States.[ 23]
Carl Steinorth
Germany
The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued by the Cuxhaven Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro.[ 65] [ 49]
Cassini
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at "Teke". She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Galaţi , Ottoman Empire She was refloated on 19 December and resumed her voyage.[ 73] [ 30]
Cerdic
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on Perim , Aden Governorate . She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to Liverpool.[ 63] She was later refloated with assistance from the steamship Kwangtung ( United Kingdom ).[ 49]
Christine Brockleman
Germany
The barque was driven ashore on Læsø , Denmark.[ 28] She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Copenhagen , Denmark. She subsequently broke up.[ 27]
Clutha
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Broadness Point.[ 46] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 5]
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Davis Point". She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island , Canada to a British port.[ 20]
Cornwall
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Ajax Reef. She was on a voyage from Belize City , British Honduras to London.[ 23]
Ebenezer
Norway
The schooner was abandoned off "Wadero".[ 31]
Eftichia
Ottoman Empire
The barque ran aground in the Sea of Marmara .[ 8]
Elizabeth Cann
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , Canada to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 28] [ 49]
Far West
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg , Nova Scotia.[ 39]
Fortuna
Spain
The brig was wrecked near Cape Spartel , Morocco. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires Argentina to Barcelona .[ 10]
Franz Ludwig
Germany
The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Stolpemünde .[ 16]
Ganger Rolf
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at Sandefjord . She was on a voyage from Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure to Sandefjord.[ 4]
Ghiorgios
Greece
The ship was wrecked at Bourgas , Ottoman Empire .[ 77]
Giovanni Battista
Italy
The brig was driven ashore near Lusinpicolo , Austria-Hungary .[ 23] She was later refloated.[ 4]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Greenore Point , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued.[ 81] She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Waterford .[ 107]
Jane Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry , Virginia , United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Providence, British Guiana .[ 27]
Janet Forbes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Davis Point". She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island , Canada to a British port.[ 8]
Jerome
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Ayr . She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Ayr in a sinking condition.[ 83] [ 42]
Jeune Leonie
France
The lugger was driven ashore and sank at Nieuwpoort , West Flanders , Belgium. Her crew were rescued.[ 63]
John
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga to a British port. She was refloated and taken in to Visby , Sweden, where she was condemned.[ 10]
Juan Emilio
Spain
The brig was wrecked east of Nuevitas , Captaincy General of Cuba . She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool.[ 93]
Kelice
United Kingdom
The steamship collided with the steamships Ajax and Holmside (both United Kingdom and was beached.[ 27]
Lady Havelock
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 38]
Lalour
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Louisbourg. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Glace Bay , Nova Scotia.[ 27]
Leander
United States
The derelict ship was towed in to Sisal , Mexico. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Pensacola, Florida .[ 18]
Lehaute
Spain
The brig collided with the barque Constantia ( Spain ) and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.[ 65] [ 30]
Maria
Flag unknown
The crewless schooner drove ashore on Juist , Germany .[ 50]
Maria Rividi
Flag unknown
The ship was wrecked at the entrance to the Black Sea .[ 39]
Marie
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland . She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm .[ 18]
Martha Cobb
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the South Breaker. She was on a voyage from Galway to New York.[ 38]
Mary
Germany
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Africa to Flensburg . She broke up on 5 December.[ 10]
Mary Rice
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry , Virginia on or before 22 December. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Baltimore, Maryland .[ 77] [ 108]
Mary Spencer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Livorno , Italy . She was refloated and put back to Newcastle upon Tyne in a leaky condition.[ 23]
Matchless
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Larache , Morocco before 11 December. She was on a voyage from Larache to an English port.[ 27] She was declared a total loss.[ 109]
Michelino
Flag unknown
The ship ran aground in the Hudson River.[ 101]
Moyune
China
The steamship was destroyed by fire at Shanghai .[ 50]
Neptun
Denmark
The steamship caught fire at Reval and was severely damaged. she was on a voyage from Reval to Lübeck , Germany.[ 101]
Ocean Wave
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Poplar Point. She was refloated and towed in to Montreal , Quebec , Canada in a leaky condition.[ 27]
Polly and Emily
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Sully Island , Glamorgan . She was later raised and taken in to Penarth , Glamorgan.[ 49]
Remo
Italy
The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to New Orleans.[ 65]
Rimac
Russia
The ship ran aground on the Merse Reef, in the Baltic Sea between 20 and 23 December. She was refloated and taken in to Riga .[ 77]
Sadney
Sweden
The ship ran aground at Marstrand . She was on a voyage from Gävle to an English port.[ 31]
Saint Severe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Progresso. She was on a voyage from Marseille to "Lagoon".[ 28]
Saxon
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all fourteen crew.[ 95]
Sir George Grey
United Kingdom
The tugboat exploded and sank in the River Mersey off Waterloo , Lancashire with the loss of a crew member.[ 7]
Stephens
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground and sank in the River Ouse between Goole and Selby , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews , Fife to Selby.[ 110]
St. Helens
United Kingdom
The steamship was presumed to have exploded and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all 21 crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[ 111] [ 17]
Stork
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Granton , Lothian. She was refloated.[ 40]
St. Peter
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Kattegat . She was on a voyage from Westervik , Sweden to Hartlepool , County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[ 30]
Stradella
Germany
The ship was wrecked at Lemvig , Norway with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to Christiania , Norway.[ 50]
Sytende Mai
Norway
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland before 25 December.[ 97]
Texas
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Stonewall Shoal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana , United States. She was refloated and taken in to Port Royal , Jamaica.[ 27]
Titania
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Lusure". She was on a voyage from Cephalonia , Greece to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 49]
Triton
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore "below Bosch".[ 49]
Ulisse
Italy
The brig collided with the steamship Lufra (Flag unknown) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Ulisse was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to Genoa .[ 39]
Uniao
Portugal
The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco , Brazil to Oporto .[ 20]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Harburg , Germany.[ 81]
Vallhall
Sweden
The steamship was driven ashore near Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gothenburg .[ 50] She was declared a total loss.[ 49]
Willie Coe
Canada
The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 December.[ 112]
W. R. Rickett
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Constantinople Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[ 40]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef , between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall .[ 113]
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