The list of shipwrecks in December 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1826.
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Bartley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Sheephaven Bay . She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Londonderry .[ 1]
Blucher
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Rear Sand, in the English Channel and was consequently beached at New Romney , Kent . She later floated off and attempted to put into Folkestone , Kent, where she lost her bowsprit against the pier. Blucher was later beached at Dover , Kent.[ 2]
John
United Kingdom
The sloop was run down and sunk in the River Humber near Faxfleet , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Wakefield , Yorkshire .[ 3]
Medeas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Pentland Firth . She was on a voyage from Oulu . Grand Duchy of Finland to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 4] [ 1]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 2]
Unicorn
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked north of Slyne Head , County Galway with the loss of all hands.[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Bolivar
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 5] [ 6] She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[ 2] Bolivar was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Liverpool.[ 7]
Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Little Ross Sandbank with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Harrington, Cumberland .[ 2]
Grand Turk
United States
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool.[ 5] [ 6] She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool.[ 2] Grand Turk was refloated on 19 December and taken in to Liverpool.[ 8]
Harrys
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beaumaris , Anglesey . She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 9] She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Beaumaris.[ 4]
Limerick Packet
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km) east north east of Orfordness , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Netherlands to London .[ 4] [ 10]
Liverpool
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Great Orme Head , Caernarfonshire . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 10]
Lord Dupplin
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Dunbar Sand, off Padstow , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to London .[ 2] [ 9] [ 11]
Philomel
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe , Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Dartmouth, Devon .[ 5]
Spring Hill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead , Anglesey. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to the Clyde .[ 5] [ 12] Spring Hill was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Holyhead.[ 13]
Storey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitby.[ 10]
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Mountaineer
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 16] Mountaineer was refloated on 7 December and taken in to North Shields .[ 17]
Philomel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe , Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Dartmouth, Devon .[ 2]
William
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 18]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off South Foreland , Kent by Factor ( United States ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex .[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Gut of Canso . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to London .[ 19]
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 20]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sand, in the Bristol Channel . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Bridgwater , Somerset .[ 15]
Java
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Ballycormick Point, County Antrim and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Liverpool , Lancashire . Java was refloated and put into Bangor, County Down for repairs.[ 17]
Sir Francis N. Burton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Keeling Islands with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Bengal , India .[ 21]
Three Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship capsized at Fishguard , Pembrokeshire and was wrecked.[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven on to the Foreness Rock, Margate , Kent . She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to London . Lark was refloated on 9 December and resumed her voyage.[ 17]
Lord Cranstoun
United Kingdom
The West Indiaman was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Birling Gap , Sussex . She was refloated on 20 December and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex [ 22]
Princess Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cooden , Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[ 4] She was destroyed by fire the next day.[ 17]
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
London
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was consequently beached at Lowestoft , Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 7] London was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[ 29]
Manoel
Brazil
The ship was captured by ARA Chacabuco ( Argentine Navy and was sent int to Buenos Aires but was wrecked at Ensenada , Argentina.[ 30]
Prince of Saxe Coburg
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked in "Fury Harbour", Cockburn Channel , Tierra del Fuego . The crew survived the wrecking.[ 31] [ 32]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent for Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 33]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Marquis Wellington
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked in Holyhead Bay with the loss of five lives.[ 37]
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Printemps
France
The ship capsized near Le Conquet , Finistère . Her crew survived.[ 40]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1826
Ship
State
Description
Atlantic
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down in late December.[ 41]
Boyne
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Bras d'Or , Nova Scotia , British North America .[ 42]
Fanny
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Amlwch , Anglesey .[ 28]
Fortuna
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at Carrara , Grand Duchy of Tuscany in mid-December. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[ 35]
Gabriel Kabben
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tjaltdling", Denmark with the loss of three of the five people on board.[ 43]
Goede Hoop
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Danzig , Prussia to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 43]
Harding
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Silver Keys. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica via St. Andrews, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 44]
Hidda
Wismar
The schooner was wrecked on Falsterbö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Stockholm , Sweden.[ 43]
Mary and Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands .[ 44]
Penang
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Tenasserin Coast of Burma in mid-December with the loss of 25 lives.[ 45]
Royal George
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near "Hogstrap", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 46]
Three Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Fishguard , Pembrokeshire in early December. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 10]
Venus
France
The ship ran aground in the Garonne . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Martinique .[ 20]
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