The list of shipwrecks in December 1829 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during December 1829.
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Bardon
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°00′N 9°00′W / 49.000°N 9.000°W / 49.000; -9.000 ). Her crew were rescued by Bolivar ( United Kingdom ). Bardon was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America , to London .[ 1]
John Adams
United States
The brig was wrecked on a reef north west of Barbuda . She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Netherlands to St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba.[ 2]
Jong Claas
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was wrecked on Borkum . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Emden .[ 3]
Leeuw
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ingoldmells , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom.[ 4]
Margarita
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire , United Kingdom.[ 4]
Osmond
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , to London .[ 5]
Ossian
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near St. Lucar , Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to St. Lucar.[ 6]
Reward
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Ardmore Bay with the loss of her captain.[ 7]
Superb
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Haisborough Sands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh , Russia , to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 7]
Teignmouth
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness . Her crew were rescued.[ 8]
Thomas and Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was run into by Shepherd ( United Kingdom at Whitby , Yorkshire , and sank.[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Planter ( United Kingdom . Betsey was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 5] [ 9]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was refloated but consequently capsized off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House ). Britannia was later taken in to Hull , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia , to London .[ 9]
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[ 11]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The sloop was run down and sunk off Staithes , Yorkshire , by a collier . All hands were lost.[ 9]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Exeter, Devon .[ 11]
Polybank
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Runnel Stone , in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cornwall Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to Dartmouth, Devon .[ 12]
Reward
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay . She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 1]
Sir James Kemp
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America, to Liverpool.[ 1]
HMS Success
Royal Navy
HMS Success under repair in the Swan River.
The Atholl -class corvette ran aground on the Carnac Reef in the Swan River and was damaged. She was later repaired and returned to service.
William Harvey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to savannah.[ 13] [ 14]
Wortley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Humber .[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Cornelia
France
The ship was wrecked on Belle Île , Morbihan . She was on a voyage from Cap-Haitien , Haiti to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure .[ 15]
Delight
United Kingdom
The ship was run down off The Skerries , County Antrim , and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth , to Preston, Lancashire .[ 1]
Economy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields , County Durham .[ 11]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on North Uist , Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Ballyshannon , County Donegal , to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 15]
Theodore
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on North Uist. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo , to Liverpool.[ 15]
William and Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off "Magie Island". She was on a voyage from Sligo to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 16]
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Rover
United Kingdom
The brig struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the coast of Ceará , Brazil with the loss of five of her eight crew.[ 17]
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Bannockburn
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia , to Newhaven, Sussex .[ 23]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Islay .[ 24]
Esperance
France
The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Mallard" to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 25]
Nimrod
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Harris , Outer Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Charleston, South Carolina , United States.[ 26]
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ravenglass , Cumberland . She was refloated on 2 January 1830 and taken in to Whitehaven , Cumberland.[ 27]
Burdon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Share Island, County Waterford . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America , to London .[ 19]
Delight
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk off The Skerries , County Antrim , by a schooner . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth , to Preston, Lancashire .[ 25]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 24]
George
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Canso, Nova Scotia , with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Canso.[ 28]
Lowe
Hamburg
The galiot was driven ashore on Scharhörn . She was abandoned on 28 December. Lowe wason a voyage from Aberdeen , United Kingdom to Hamburg.[ 29] [ 30]
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Esperance
France
The ship was wrecked on Bardsey Island , Caernarfonshire , United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom, to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 19]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport , Cumberland . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington , Cumberland.[ 34]
Gallego
UKGBI
The ship was wrecked at Faial , Azores , Portugal. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts , United States, to London .[ 35]
Maria Wilhelmina
Danzig
The ship was wrecked on Skagen , Denmark. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom, to Danzig .[ 30]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bowness-on-Solway , Cumberland.[ 34]
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Ann or Avon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Barebush Key. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire , to Savanna-la-Mar , Jamaica.[ 37] [ 42]
Craig Elachie
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim , to London .[ 26]
Glora
Danzig
The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 39]
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Helen
Grenada
The sloop was wrecked at Culwiny Bay, Grenada. Her crew were rescued.[ 28]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1829
Ship
State
Description
Concord
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Ireland.[ 15]
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed , Northumberland , with the loss of all hands.[ 26]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia , to King's Lynn , Norfolk .[ 47]
Leenio
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Ingoldmells , Lincolnshire .[ 47]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Bowness-on-Solway , Cumberland .[ 19]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Powfoot , Wigtownshire .[ 26]
Marigold
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes , Lincolnshire.[ 21]
Phœbe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Luce .[ 25]
Sportsman
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a brig off the Calf of Man , Isle of Man . She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at "Port Wash". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , to Virginia , United States.[ 24]
Three Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (49°00′N 15°00′W / 49.000°N 15.000°W / 49.000; -15.000 ). She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to London .[ 25]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship foundered before 14 December. Her crew were rescued on 16 December by Deux Victoires ( France ). Union was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 28]
Urania
France
The ship was wrecked on Gotland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 43]
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