List of shipwrecks in December 1847

The list of shipwrecks in December 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1847.

1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1847
Ship State Description
Christiana and Margaret   United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Cristoforo Colombo (flag unknown). Christiana and Margaret foundered on 4 December. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1][2][3]
Zephyr   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated on 3 December and proceeded to London.[4]

2 December

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List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1847
Ship State Description
Mary   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (approximately 19°S 163°E / 19°S 163°E / -19; 163) with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[5][6][7]
Oceanus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on George's Island, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Boston, Massachusetts.[8] She was refloated and taken in to Boston in a leaky condition.[9]
Sharon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on George's Island.[9]
Symmetry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 3 December.[4][10]
Victoria   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Memel, Prussia.[11]

3 December

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1847
Ship State Description
Atlas   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Baronet (  United Kingdom). Atlas was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India.[4]
Edouard   France The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Brook, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[12]
Erromanga   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Cape Janissary, in the Dardanelles. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port.[13]
Gustaf von Hagenow   Stralsund The ship was wrecked on Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Stralsund.[14]
Juanita   Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Stettin.[11]
Mary   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Pacific Ocean (10°30′S 163°10′E / 10.500°S 163.167°E / -10.500; 163.167). All on board were rescued by HMS Bramble (  Royal Navy). Mary was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[15][16][17]
Quicksilver   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Quicksilver was refloated on 4 December with the assistance of several smacks and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[4][18][19][20]
Reform   United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Lynn Deeps. Both crew took to a boat and were rescued the next day by Heron (  United Kingdom). Reforem was on a voyage from Beccles, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[12][21][22]
Souvenir   New South Wales The ship ran aground at Port Phillip. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip to Geelong.[23]
W. Smith O'Brien   United States The ship was wrecked on Murder Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. she was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[24]

4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1847
Ship State Description
Albion   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[12][21]
Annabell   British North America The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, British North America to London. She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia for repairs.[24][25]
Bolivar   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the brig Argyle and the steamship Prince of Wales (both   United Kingdom) and was consequently beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[26]
Bridgwater   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued.[12][21]
Elizabeth and Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Carnet, County Londonderry. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Wexford.[4] She was refloated on 8 December but was beached again.[11]
Fanny   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Chatham, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Favourite   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Margate, Kent.[27]
Gesine   Norway The ship was driven ashore near Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Åhus, Sweden to Bergen.[28]
Jehu   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Hell Bay, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Jersey Maid   Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey.[4]
Kilmaurs   United Kingdom The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[29]
Lisbon Packet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Smolen". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Aberdeen.[30]
Matilda   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to London.[31][32]
Oriental   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The schooner was lost near Noto. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Success   United Kingdom The smack was driven against the pier at Ayr and sank. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Campbeltown, Argyllshire to Ayr.[26]
Twins   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was declared a total loss.[34] She was taken in to Newhaven on 6 December.[19]

5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1847
Ship State Description
Addolanta   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked near Pevensey, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Naples.[4][35][36]
Champion   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Pevensey Bay with the loss of ten of her fourteen crew.[37]
Concord   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat.[12][21]
Diligente   Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Bilbao.[38]
Elizabeth   Guernsey The schooner was in collision with the brig Catherine (  United Kingdom) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued.[38][39]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig foundered off Andros, Greece, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to an English port.[40]
Enterprise   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Anthony's Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[19]
Garonne   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was consequently beached at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[12] She was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[41]
Ino   Guernsey The schooner ran aground on the Sticelet Ledge, in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Guernsey. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cowes.[2]
James Saville   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and capsized in Carteret Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Sunderland, County Durham.[38][42][43] James Saville had been refloated by 26 January 1848 and taken in to Carteret, Manche, France.[44]
John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Hell Bay, Cornwall.[12] Her crew were rescued.[34]
Lady Courtenay   United Kingdom The ship was last sighted off Villaviciosa, Spain on this date.[45]
Little Wonder   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19]
Lovisse Caroline   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked near Mandal, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Porvoo.[46]
Monte   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland.[12]
New Holland   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Tartar (  United Kingdom). New Holland was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to London.[36]
Oak   United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Lowestoft, Suffolk. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[47]
Susannah   United Kingdom The ship sank whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Speedy (  United Kingdom).[48]
Volant   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Medea, Ottoman Empire with the loss of four lives.[49][50][51]
William Lee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[28] She was refloated on 10 December and taken in to "Egvaag".[52]

6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1847
Ship State Description
Adeline   Dantzic The ship was lost near Falkenberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[53]
Æolus   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Poplar Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[54]
Agenoria   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunglass, Lothian with the loss of all three crew.[55]
Amelia   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated but subsequently driven ashore the next day at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Eastport, Maine, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 10 December and taken in to Beaumaris, where she was condemned.[11][56][57]
Ann   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton, Edinburgh.[54][58]
Archiduca Frederico Flag unknown The brig was wrecked in Llandulas Bay with the loss of three of her crew.[12][19]
Atalanta   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex.[19] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Littlehampton.[56] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Littlehampton.[13]
Blackets   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked east of Dunbar, Lothian with the loss of two of her three crew.[55]
Circassian   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of either none, or six, of her crew. Survivors were rescued the next day. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea.[3][19][59] Circassian was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Swansea.[41]
Cordelia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to Rye.[12] Cordelia was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Rye.[41]
Darlington Packet   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Caistor Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to London.[2][12][21][60]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Moyne, County Wicklow.[1]
Elizabeth   Guernsey The ship was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued.[54]
Erin   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued.[61] She was on a voyage from Wexford to Gloucester.[3]
Francis Lawson   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Minehead, Somerset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bridgwater, Somerset.[56]
George   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Newhaven, Edinburgh.[58][62] She was refloated on 7 December but had to be beached.[55]
Halifax   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Port Seton, Lothian. Her seven crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[58][63]
Hope   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.[27]
Johns   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Siccar Point, Berwickshire.[55]
Kent   United Kingdom The steam tug was driven ashore at Kirkcaldy, Fife.[26]
Lady Eleanor   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galway.[1]
Lilian   New South Wales The ship ran aground at Port Phillip.[23]
Lochfine   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak in the Sound of Kilbrandon whilst on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Aden. Her passengers were taken off by Defiance (  United Kingdom), which towed Lochfine back to Greenock, where she sank. She was later refloated.[20][54]
Lord Canterbury   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean. Thirteen crew were rescued on 16 December by the barque John (  United Kingdom), three more were rescued the next day. Four crew drowned. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[48][64]
Montreal   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand, off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued.[2][65]
Moses John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Oran Bay, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Limerick.[1][11]
Napier   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Port Seton. Her crew were rescued.[58] She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Perth.[54]
Northallerton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands, about ten lives.[65] She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[56]
Northumberland   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Redheugh" with the loss of four of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[55]
Orinoco   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London.[19]
Pandora   Jersey The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from Tobago to La Guaira, Venezuela.[66]
Pantaloon   United Kingdom The schooner departed from Liverpool for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all eleven crew.[67]
Peter Senn   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Innistyre, County Mayo.[11]
Phoenix   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Belfast, County Antrim.[41]
Polton''   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton.[58]
Robert   United States The ship was struck by lightning and caught fire in the English Channel and was abandoned. Her sixteen crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce.[3][53][68][69] The wreck came ashore at Kimmeridge, Dorset on 10 December.[70]
Rodeur   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar. Her crew were rescued.[71]
Rolus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poplar Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[68]
Santa Anna   Spain The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tarbert, Argyllshire, United Kingdom.[72]
Shamrock   New South Wales The steamship ran aground at Port Phillip.[23]
Solway   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Gloucester.[12] Solway was refloated on 21 December and taken in to the Kingroad.[64]
St. Lucia   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued.[2][65]
Sylph   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[65] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[73][74]
Thomas and Mary   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Binks, off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat and beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a derelict condition. Following temporary repairs, she was taken in to Hull, Yorkshire on 7 December.[2][19][22]
Tontine   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Granton.[54][58]
Venus   United Kingdom The ship was sighted off the Blasket Islands, County Kerry whilst on a voyage from Tarbert to Bristol. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75]

7 December

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List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1847
Ship State Description
Agrimon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Boscastle and Bude, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[1]
Bienfaisant   France The chasse-marée was severely damaged at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[41]
Brothers   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[3][11]
Caroline   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Cardigan. All thirteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[61] She was refloated on 9 February 1848 and taken in Cardigan.[76]
Crocus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham.[41]
Duca di Genova   Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom.[1]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Horse Shoe. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[24]
Fairy   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[12][21][77]
Felix   United Kingdom The barque was driven against the quayside and damaged a Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newport, Monmouthshire.[1]
Flora   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[3]
Flora   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to the Elbe.[78]
Frankfield   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the East Mouse Sand, in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Anglesey with the loss of twenty of her 28 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Callao, Peru.[12][21][79]
Hellespont   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[3][41][80]
John Whale   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire.[19][26]
Leven   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[1]
Lord Metcalfe   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in the River Dee upstream of Aberdeen.[26]
Luvions   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Northam, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff.[19]
Lydia   Norway The ship was driven against the quayside and severely damaged at Tarragona, Spain. She was consequently beached and was declared a total loss.[81]
Maria   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newport to Carlisle, Cumberland.[1]
Mistier   Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bilboa with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to "Roquefada".[28]
Montreal   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She became a wreck the next day.[3][19]
Mozart   Bremen The whaler struck a reef off Christmas Island and was wrecked. The crew were taken off the island by J. E. Donnell (  United States) after a week. The tents, water and provisions they left behind were of great value to the survivors of the wreck of Maria Helena (  Chile) which was wrecked on the island in January 1848.[82][83][84]
Peggy   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Cramond, Lothian.[78]
Royal Eagle   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated the next day.[41]
Sir Alexander Duff   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Peterhead.[1][26]
St. Lucia   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued.[19][54]
Thomas   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Scremerston, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. Thomas was destroyed by fire a few days later.[19][85]
Tyne   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed. Her crew were rescued.[65]
William   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Yesnaby, Orkney Islands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[86][87]
William Wright   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Medea, Ottoman Empire with the loss of five of her crew.[13]
Zenobia   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Wurms Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40]

8 December

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List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1847
Ship State Description
Abdiel   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire.[27] She was refloated on 12 January 1848 and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[88]
Areta   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13]
Commerce   France The ship was lost near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[89]
Marchioness of Abercorn   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Cranstock, Cornwall with the loss of three of her 29 crew. Survivors were rescued by the smacks Liberty and Model and the schooner Ross (all   United Kingdom. Marchioness of Abercorn was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[41][62][90] She was dismantled in situ.[91]
Mary and Jane   Jersey The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Jersey. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey.[62]
Oromocto   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Long Nose, off the coast of Kent.[3]
Palestine   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Gulf of Finland off the Suross Lighthouse, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[13][50][92]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The smack was in collision with the brig Kitty and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[54]
Thomas Handford   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[3]
Vesta   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich.[3]

9 December

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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1847
Ship State Description
Adah   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gaa Sands, at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[26][54]
Albion   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Leith, Lothian.[11] She was refloated on 13 December.[75]
Alonzo   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated.[68]
Auchincruive   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barrows, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[72]
Caroline Amelia   United Kingdom The brig schooner was lost near Iviza, Spain.[93]
Cicero   United Kingdom The brig was in collision with Speculator (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[38][94]
Dorothea   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham.[26][41]
Duck   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank near Islandmagee, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[69]
Eclipse   United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[3]
Fanny   United Kingdom The brig was in collision with Senhora (  United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[41] A Boulogne fishing boat discovered her and put six hands on board. They were lost when she foundered.[89]
Hartlepool Packet   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex.[86]
Highlander   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was refloated and put in to East Wemyss, Fife.[91]
Orleans   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cork to Port Talbot.[54]
Parrsborough   United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the paddle steamer Tynwald (  Isle of Man) in the Belfast Lough and was consequently beached at Greenisland, County Antrim.[11] She was refloated on 11 December and towed in to Belfast for repairs.[69]
Pohja   Grand Duchy of Finland The brig was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[39][41][72]
Roseberry   United Kingdom The ship departed from Helsingør for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]
St. Mungo   United Kingdom The steam tug sank off Greenisland.[11]
Tritonia   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Weymouth, Dorset.[57]
Vine   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by three smacks.[39]

10 December

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List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1847
Ship State Description
Abeille   French Navy The brig of war was wrecked at Quita, Danish Gold Coast.[95][96]
Barron   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Ostgarn" Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to "Kattkammerswik" for repairs.[97]
Castries   United Kingdom The ship departed from Beaumaris, Anglesey for Saint Lucia. She subsequently foundered off the coast of County Wexford, wreckage washed ashore on 4 January 1848.[98]
Ellida   Norway The ship departed from St. Ubes, Portugal for Bergen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[99]
Johann   Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[78]
Libra   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near Tønning, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[53]
Manhattan   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated on 12 December.[100]
Ninian   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rapilly Bay, Glamorgan.[54]
Pilgrim   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent.[41] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated on 13 December and was taken in tow for London.[101]

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Ship State Description
Antilles   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated.[38][91][102]
Argo   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Maio, Cape Verde Islands and was subsequently wrecked on that island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay.[103]
Britannia   United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged by fire at City Point, Virginia, United States.[104]
Commercial Packet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Blackness Castle, Lothian.[78]
Fifeshire   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91]
Henrietta Mary   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal with the loss of fourteen or fifteen of her 27 crew. Survivors were rescued by Caroline and Royal William (both   United Kingdom). Henrietta Mary was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool. She was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork on 16 December.[14][53][75][105]
Isabella   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Loodianah (  United Kingdom). Isabella was on a voyage from Quebec City to London.[106]
Lord Glenelg   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, British North America.[24]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the English Channel off Alderney, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[53]
Mary Ann   British North America The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[50]
Ontario   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled at New Orleans, Louisiana.[107]
Rover's Bride   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore in Camiscross Bay. She was on a voyage from Loch Ouver to the Clyde.[108]

12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1847
Ship State Description
Betty and Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hever Knob. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Amrum, Duchy of Holstein.[109]
Consort   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sandhamn Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[110]
James and Arabella   British North America The schooner was wrecked at Holyrood, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[104][111]
Oscar   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Whalsay, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Hull.[112]
Watkins   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[113]

13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1847
Ship State Description
Angeline   United Kingdom The ship ran around on the Platters Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[102]
Intrepid   United Kingdom The brig struck the Rass Rock and foundered off Land's End, Cornwall. Her ten crew were rescued by the schooner William (  United Kingdom). Intrepid was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Pembrey, Pembrokeshire.[48][108][114]
Ionetta   Kingdom of Hanover The ship ran aground and was damaged at Bongsiel and was subsequently frozen in by ice. She was still aground on 26 December.[115]
Java Packet   Netherlands The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked near Muntok, Netherlands East Indies.[116]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[46] She had become a wreck by 3 January 1848.[117]
Maria   United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside and was damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was put under repair.[86]
Mary Lyon   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich by several smacks.[39]
Nightingale   Antigua The sloop was sighted off Barbuda whilst on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Antigua. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[118]
William   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Aughrass Point. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Westport, County Mayo. She was refloated and put in to Killybegs, County Donegal.[86]

14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1847
Ship State Description
Anna Rosalie   France The ship was lost near Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[119][120]
Atlas   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Regnéville-sur-Mer, Manche, France.[75]
Emma de Rosalie   France The ship was beached at Skinningrove, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[75]
Fortitude   United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Hubberstone Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[75]
Hope   Netherlands The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Rotterdam, South Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[121]
Isabella   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Strangford, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated on 7 January 1848 and take in to Strangford.[78][122]
John Pink   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated.[53]
Marchioness of Bute   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Cooley Point, County Louth. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[75][123]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship sank 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the Smalls Lighthouse. Four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Maryport, Cumberland.[14]
Mary Ann   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Islay, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Perth.[93]
Pomona Packet   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Canisbay, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew.[28][53]
Temporatio   Netherlands The ship departed from Riga, Russia for Leer, Kingdom of Hanover. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[121]
Thomas Wood   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Kaltskar, Russia. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put in to Reval, Russia.[30]
Twe Gebroeders   Netherlands The ship was lost off Norden, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Amsterdam, North Holland.[108]

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1847
Ship State Description
Cleveland   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[114]
USRC Crawford   United States Revenue Cutter Service The Morris-Taney-class cutter was wrecked in Block Island Sound off Gardiners Point, New York.
Dandy Jim   British North America The ship was driven ashore near Sydney, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Sydney.[25]
Eken   Sweden The ship was driven ashore at "Hoals". She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg. She was refloated the next day.[124]
Emma   France The brig was in collision with Warrior (  United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of five of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Warrior. Emma was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[86]
Endeavour   United Kingdom The schooner was destroyed by fire in the River Tees.[78]
European   British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[14]
Felicidade   Brazil The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Ilha de Jaios, off Rio de Janeiro. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ro de Janeiro to Africa.[125]
Henry Tanner   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Demerara, British Guiana.[66]
Isabella   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Gunners Isle, County Antrim. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry, County Antrim.[86][123]
Mermaid   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Freshwater Bay, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford.[48][108]
Nancy   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Clonakilty, County Cork with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Cork.[126][127][128]
New Hunter   British North America The ship was lost near Sydney, Nova Scotia.[25]
Portia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Torlin-by-Lamlash, Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[108]
Sir Joseph Banks   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the entrance to the Sound of Islay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth.[24][64]
Susanna   United Kingdom The ship sank west of the Smalls Lighthouse with the ultimate loss of five of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[108][123]

16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1847
Ship State Description
Betties   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow.[14][129]
Briton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dublin. She was refloated with assistance from Arran Castle (  United Kingdom) and towed in to Dublin.[129][130]
Diana   France The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues, Mauritius. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dunkerque, Nord.[131]
Earl Vane   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She became a wreck on 18 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[14][114]
Energy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick.[14] She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick. She was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Limerick.[73][127]
Four Sisters   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[14]
Helena   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands with the loss of eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to New York, United States.[51][66]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Poor Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.[64]
Mystery   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Galway.[14][132]
Reindeer   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[133]
Star   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon with the loss of eight of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[14][127][128]
Sunderland   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the island of Worms, Russia.[73][134]
Traveller   United Kingdom The schooner collided with another schooner and sank in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Hope (  United Kingdom). Traveller was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[114][135]

17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1847
Ship State Description
Amazon   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Gun Point, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Waterford.[136]
Benin   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballinseelbegs Bay, County Kerry with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Benin City to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28][137]
Bessy   British North America The schooner sprang a leak and was consequently beached at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Douglas, Isle of Man.[127][129] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Ramsey.[138]
Britannia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland.[28] She was refloated on 21 December and towed in to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[13]
Cygnet   United Kingdom The ship 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 Hamburg to London.[93]
Emerenzia   Trieste The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Trieste. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[108]
Falconer   United States The ship was wrecked at Ipswich, Massachusetts with the loss of nineteen lives. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[107]
Four Sisters   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cairnryan, Wigtownshire.[129]
Ida   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tyrella, County Down with the loss of all six hands. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim.[40][123]
Kate   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Livorno, Kingdom of Sardinia.[127]
Lady Anne   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea to North Shields.[74][128] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to South Shields.[93]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[127]
Norna   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Staplebottom" before 7 December. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. She floated off and drifted out to sea, and was subsequently taken in to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, where she arrived on 14 December.[49][139][140] She was declared unrepairable.[103]
Wellington   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington.[28] She was refloated on 23 December and towed in to Workington in a severely damaged condition.[30]
Wexford Packet   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool.[28][128]

18 December

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List of shipwrecks: December 1847
Ship State Description
Ajax   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[28]
Alexander   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Greenisland, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[40]
Ann   United Kingdom The brig sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[14]
Ann Jones   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough.[14]
Ann Paley   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Oporto, Portugal. She was refloated on 20 December and towed in to Belfast.[13][14]
Belmont   United Kingdom The paddle tug was wrecked at Sunderland.[14][114] Later repaired and returned to service.[141]
Betts   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Brothers   United Kingdom The smack sank at Sunderland with the loss of a crew member.[114]
Cambridge   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields, County Durham.[40][128]
Camilla   France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston to Sunderland.[14][114][135]
Chronometer   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[52]
Content   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Elise   Stettin The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Emma   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged at Sunderland.[14][114]
Exertion   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Express   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Falconer   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Ganges   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenisland, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[14]
Good Hope   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Heligoland and was abandoned by her crew. Shew as on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Brake, Kingdom of Hanover.[140]
Humber   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Nesting, Shetland Islands. Her six crew were rescued.[73][142]
Isabella   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Gunn's Island, County Down.[40]
James   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tynemouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to North Shields.[128] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to the River Tyne for repairs.[143]
Lady Peel   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Leo   United Kingdom The brig was damaged at Sunderland.[14][114]
Leon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast.[14]
Louisa Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged at Sunderland.[14][114]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[14]
Mary and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland.[30]
Miriam   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Nautilus   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Newton   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Rontho   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[28][144]
Seaflower   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Stephen   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[14]
Triton   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough.[28]
Vine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Tynemouth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields.[114][128] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to South Shields.[93]
Voyevaar   Netherlands The ship ran aground on Saaremaa, Russia and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[117]
William and Charles   United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued.[114]

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1847
Ship State Description
Alston   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[134]
Argo   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Astrea   United Kingdom The ship departed from Odessa, Russian Empire for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[145]
Belford   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Benton   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Caledonia   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Ceres   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Clarendon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Fetlar, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian.[112]
Cleadon   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Cornucopia   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Dolphin   British North America The ship was wrecked in the Great Bras d'Or Channel. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[146]
Eleanor   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Ellison   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Energy   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Exquisite   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Flambeau   United Kingdom The paddle tug collided with the Mersey Ferry Wirral (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by Thomas Stanley (  United Kingdom).[127][147][148]
Ford   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Great Britain   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Harmony   Norway The ship was wrecked on Yell, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[112]
Henrietta   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Start Point, Sanday, Orkney Islands with the loss of all hands, at least nine lives.[30] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[139]
Hiram   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Hylton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Johanna Hermann   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sierra Leone.[28] She capsized the next day and was wrecked.[64]
Lady Mary   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Lark   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Louisa   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland.[28]
Lumley   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Magnet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ventava, Courland Governorate to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 22 December and resumed her voyage.[149]
Marys   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Myrtle   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Radical   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Raisbeck   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Richardson   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Royal Oak   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Sarah Clark   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Sceptre   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Spring   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in Wigtown Bay. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Runcorn, Cheshire.[28]
Tay   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Thomas Barker   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Trio   United States The ship departed from New York for Palermo, Sicily. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[150]
Union   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Veronica   British North America The ship was wrecked in Colville Bay.[31]
Visitant   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Vivid   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Union   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Sunderland.[134]
Wilhelmina Hendrika   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cullercoats, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[114][129]
Willey   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged at Sunderland.[134]

20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1847
Ship State Description
Adele   France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[30][134]
HMS Avenger   Royal Navy
 
HMS Avenger.
The frigate was wrecked on the Sorelle Rocks, off the coast of Malta with the loss of 242 of her 250 crew.
Brothers   United Kingdom The smack sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[28]
Despatch   United Kingdom The ship was beached in Millin Bay.[13] She was refloated on 20 December.[30]
Fairplay   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Liverpool Bay.[14]
Flora   United Kingdom The sloop was run into and sunk at Corran Ferry, Inverness-shire by Duntroon Castle (  United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[122][149]
Lady Brougham   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Santander, Spain. She was refloated.[64]
Lark   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[13] She was refloated on 8 January 1848 and taken in to Dundalk in a severely damaged condition.[107]
Lavinia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[13]
Margaret and Ann   Jersey The sloop was driven ashore at Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Aberdeen. She subsequently became a wreck.[92]
Pictou and Boston Packet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[151]
Queen   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Johan Frederick (  Prussia). Queen was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[25][88]

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1847
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 December.[13][40][134]
Bubona   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[24]
Catherina Margaretha   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Carolinensiel.[30]
Catherine   United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Welland.[30] The wreck was removed in late May 1848.[152]
Fair Play   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rabbit Island, County Cork.[106]
Johannes   Hamburg The galiot foundered in the North Sea off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the galiot Maria (  Hamburg). Johannes was on a voyage from Lübeck to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[87]
Lisette   Sweden The barque was driven ashore in the Elbe downstream of Schulan. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken to the Lühe.[93]
Tipula   Ottoman Empire The ship ran aground near Gallipoli. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[153]
Vargas   Spain The brig ran aground and was damaged at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. She was refloated.[30]
Violet   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Galt Rock, off Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30]

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1847
Ship State Description
Acorn   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was refloated on 25 December and towed in to Belfast.[30][124]
Catherine   United Kingdom The schooner capsized in the River Welland. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[92]
Clyde   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Achill Island, County Mayo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Westport, County Mayo.[30]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus. She was refloated on 25 December and towed in to Belfast.[63][124]
Mary and Jane   United Kingdom The tug sank at Whitby, Yorkshire whilst assisting in the refloating of Ann Gales (  United Kingdom).[13]
Prins Carl Flag unknown The ship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana, Cuba.[143]
Rubina   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dragoe Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30]
Speedwell   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[93]
Varel   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated on 25 December and taken in to Cuxhaven.[30]
Vestnik   Imperial Russian Navy The schooner was driven ashore on the Tarkhankut Peninsula by ice and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member.[154]

23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1847
Ship State Description
Alexander   Russia The ship ran aground on the Dragoe Reef, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 25 December and taken in to Copenhagen.[32][50]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Liberty (  United Kingdom). Friends was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool.[73]
Garonne   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire whilst under repair at Swansea, Glamorgan.[143]
Industry   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day with assistance from three smacks and resumed her voyage.[73][134][155]
Johns   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and put back to Limerick.[110]
Nancy   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Clonakilty, County Cork with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Ibrail, Ottoman Empire to Cork.[138]
Sarah   Isle of Man The schooner ran aground on the Callick Rock, off the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montrose, Forfarshire.[151]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1847
Ship State Description
Earl Grey   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Charles (  United Kingdom). Earl Grey was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London. She was refloated on 2 April 1848 and taken in to Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.[30][156]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[93]
Favourite   Jersey The shallop was abandoned off Perth by all but her captain of her four crew. They drowned when their boat capsized. Favourite was subsequently taken in to Perth.[93]
René   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Guernsey, Channel Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Bordeaux, Gironde.[30]
Venus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She broke up on 26 December.[149]

25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1847
Ship State Description
Caroline   Lübeck The ship was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Caroline was refloated and towed in to Brightlingsea, Essex.[30]
Cybele   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire in the Atlantic Ocean (47°50′N 16°30′W / 47.833°N 16.500°W / 47.833; -16.500) with the loss of two of her crew.[50]
Margaret Walker   British North America The ship was driven ashore on Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated on 8 January 1848 and taken in to Charlottetown.[66]
Njord   Norway The brig collided with Virginia (  United States) and sank in the English Channel.[30]
Priscilla   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized on the Whitaker Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[93]
Queen of the Isles   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Bridground, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[24]
Sirene   Stettin The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[49]

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1847
Ship State Description
Hugo   Stettin The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated with assistance from Agenoria (  United Kingdom) and HMRC Scout (  Board of Customs) and towed in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[73][93][157]
Johannes   Lübeck The ship sank in the North Sea off Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[50]
Orion   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Trepassey, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a port in New Brunswick, British North America.[103]
Svanen   Denmark The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom for Nyborg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[158]

27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1847
Ship State Description
Comet   United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the barque Midlothian and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Midlothian (  United Kingdom). Comet was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to São Miguel Island, Azores.[159]
John Weavil   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged by fire at Saint Sampson, Guernsey.[160]
Meg Lee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Scutari, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[112]
Tamar   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at London.[8]

28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1847
Ship State Description
Amelia   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off Nesting, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to the Clyde.[112]
Friendship   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea off Tromsø and was presumed to have subsequently foundered. Her crew were rescued.[161]
Pembroke Castle   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (49°10′N 10°20′W / 49.167°N 10.333°W / 49.167; -10.333). Her crew rescued by Joanna and Lady Lifford (both   United Kingdom). Pembroke Castle was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[50][140][162]
Union   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Newport, Monmouthshire.[151]

29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1847
Ship State Description
Earl of Aberdeen   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[140]
Industry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Bute. She was on a voyage from Castle Toward to Tarbert, Argyllshire. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Princess Royal (  Board of Customs) and beached at Bowmore, Islay, where she subsequently broke her back.[107][110]
Llan Rumney   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Atherfield, Isle of Wight. Her fourteen crew were rescued, but two fisherman were lost whilst rendering assistance. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to London.[140][163]
Mary Isabella   United Kingdom The brig collided with Mary Caroline (  British North America) and sank in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Mary Caroline. Mary Isabella was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[49][164]
Molly Bawn   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated but then ran aground and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[9][165][166]
Olive   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[47]
Robert and Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Long Nose, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day.[140]
Sarah   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.[32]
Sovereign   United Kingdom The ship sank at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 14 January 1848.[167]

30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1847
Ship State Description
Cowan   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to North Shields.[49]
Ocean   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Northumberland   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at North Shields. She was on a voyage from North Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to North Shields.[49]

31 December

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List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1847
Ship State Description
Bamborough Castle   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[155]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Weymouth, Dorset.[50]
Nuevo   Spain The ship ran aground off the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas.[168]
Young Charles   Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Scarborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[24][47]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1847
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in the Kyles of Bute. She was on a voyage from Loch Fine to the Clyde. She was refloated with assistance from HMRC Princess Royal (  Board of Customs).[110]
Ann Falcon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides before 27 December.[30][124]
Bell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Punta Mala, Spain. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Gibraltar for repairs.[117]
Black Wattle   Van Diemen's Land The schooner was wrecked in the Derwent River.[169]
Brothers   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.
Burnhopeside   United Kingdom The barque capsized in the North Sea before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[30][134]
Concord   United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (28°20′N 55°16′W / 28.333°N 55.267°W / 28.333; -55.267) before 27 December with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Adrian (  United States). Concord was on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusetts.[100][170]
Cumberland   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly before 9 December. She was subsequently towed in to the Isles of Scilly.[48][53][80]
Dolphin   United Kingdom The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Plymouth, Devon.[151]
Durham   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[41]
Eagle   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan before 4 December. She was refloated on 9 December.[4][54]
Echo   United Kingdom The ship foundered before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Renfrew to Barcelona, Spain.[171]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated on 22 December.[93]
Era   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Formentera, Spain before 19 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[107]
Evangelistra   Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked in the Black Sea before 15 December.[49][50]
Fairy   Prussia The ship ran aground on the Rive Shoals. She was on a voyage from Memel to Barcelona, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Otterswick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.[172]
First   United Kingdom The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Swansea, Glamorgan.[151]
Flora   United Kingdom The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Jersey.[151]
Gratitude   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Windau, Prussia. Her crew survived.[87]
Hopewell   Jersey The schooner was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Jersey.[151]
Java Packet   United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Bangka Strait before 28 December.[173]
Jeune Nathalie   France The ship was lost off Port-Louis, Morbihan before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Dunkerque, Nord.[89]
J. H. Adame   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Irish coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool, where she arrived on 16 December.[86]
John   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall.[72]
John D. Jones   United States The ship was in collision with Lancashire (  United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[31]
Louise Caroline   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked near Mandahl, Norway before 15 December. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Porvoo.[51]
Margaret Pollock   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Province of Canada, British North America to London. She was refloated in a waterlogged condition and taken in to La Hay Bay.[24][31]
Marie Denise   France The ship was driven ashore at "Monachi". She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[50]
Martha Jane   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Medea, Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands.[49]
Mary Francis   United States The ship was in collision with Washington (  United States) and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana.[31]
Mary Jane   British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 December. Her crew were rescued by Ocean Queen (  United Kingdom).[75] She came ashore at Skibbereen, County Cork by 22 December and was wrecked.[64]
Mary Jane   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Gun Point Cape Clear Island, County Cork before 20 December.[13]
Mould   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore south of Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Sunderland.[2][54]
Mutine Bay   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Square Point Reef before 11 December.[50]
Noysomheden   Denmark The ship was driven ashore near "Hittorp". She was refloated on 13 December and towed in to Helsingør by the steamship Hertha (  Denmark).[28][53]
Ocean Queen   United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Irish Sea before 18 December.[32]
Oberon   Royal Navy The Antelope-class sloop was damaged by fire before 18 December.[50]
Paraguay   Norway The ship was driven ashore near Lister, Norway after 28 December and subsequently sank. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to a Norwegian port.[168]
Pilgrim   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. She was refloated and taken in tow for London.[54]
Renaissance   France The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Tarnos, Landes between 4 and 11 December. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Cette, Hérault.[14][86]
Rose   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She was refloated on 20 December and put back to Limerick.[13]
Sam Baker   United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Finistère, France.[107]
Sterling   United Kingdom The barque was lost in the Mindoro Strait. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Hong Kong.[174][175]
Surpass   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Tresco, Isles of Scilly between 4 and 7 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Syra and Salonica, Greece. She was refloated.[69]
Susan and Jane   Jersey The cutter was lost whilst on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Jersey. Her crew were rescued.[75]

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