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List of shipwrecks in December 1871

The list of shipwrecks in December 1871 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1871.

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1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1871
Ship State Description
Almira   United States The 84-foot-3-inch (25.68 m), 80.35-gross register ton scow schooner set out on a voyage on Lake Michigan to pick up a cargo of wood at Clay Banks, Wisconsin, for delivery to Racine, Wisconsin, and was never heard from again. She apparently sank in a gale that struck the lake on 2 December with the loss of her entire crew of five.[1]
Ann McRae   Newfoundland Colony The brigantine departed from Cork, United Kingdom for Saint John's. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2]
Europa   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Cavava Shoal, off Argostoli, Greece. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[3]
Fiery Cross   United Kingdom The smack foundered with the loss of all hands.[4]
Glendevon   United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5]
Honora   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hubberston Pill, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[6]
James and Henry   Germany The barque sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Great Yarmouth with the loss of one of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by two smacks. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[7][8][9]
Louisa   United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[10] She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[6]
Marquis of Anglesea   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Blyth, Northumberland.[6]
Minister Thorbecke   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Grainthorpe Haven, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Grimsby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[10][11][12]
Shamrock   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda, County Louth.[6][11]
Sisters   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Venice, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Venice. She was refloated anhd taken in to Venice.[6]
Sovereign   United Kingdom The ship was in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores in distress. One of the two people on board was taken off, the other refused to leave.[13]
Spring   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by the Cleethorpes Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[10]

2 December

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List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1871
Ship State Description
Albert, and
Elena 		  United Kingdom
  Spain 		The tender Albert and the steamship Elena collided in the River Mersey and were both beached at Egremont, Lancashire.[6]
Aikia   Netherlands The ship ran aground off Wangerooge, Germany and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Geestemünde, Germany. She subsequently floated off and drifted out to sea.[14][15]
Express   United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and was beached at Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Girvan to Belfast, County Antrim.[16]
Gipsy Maid   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day.[8]
Jessie   Germany The barque collided with another vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Kronprinsesse Louise   Germany The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Llobregat.[6] She had become a wreck by 5 December.[18]
Mima Thomas   United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) west of the Fastnet Rock. All on board were rescued by the steamship Aleppo (  United Kingdom). Mima Thomas was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool.[18][12]
Nora   United Kingdom The steamship struck the breakwater at Plymouth, Devon and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford.[19]
Norfolk Hero   United Kingdom The fishing lugger foundered off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all eleven hands.[20][11]
Queen's Own   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[6] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent.[9]
Sidon, and
Windermere 		  United Kingdom The steamship Windermere collided with the steamship Sidon and was beached at New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newport, Monmouthshire. Sidon was severely damaged at the bows. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool.[6] She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[11]
Sokendal   Sweden The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to an English port. She was later refloated and beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a capsized condition.[16]
Wentworth   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands.[8]
William S. Tucker   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[16][8]

3 December

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1871
Ship State Description
Bonita   United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Plymouth, Devon.[21]
Ceres   Germany The brig was destroyed by fire in the Nickerie River.[22]
Charlotte   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew survived.[23]
Emanuele   Greece The schooner collided with Mare (  Austria-Hungary) and sank in the Danube.[24]
Frisia   Netherlands The schooner struck the breakwater at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of three of her six crew She was on a voyage from South Shields to Bremerhaven, Germany.[7][23]
Irene   United Kingdom The ship struck the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew took to a boat, from which they were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Refuge (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Irene was on a voyage from South Shields to Caen, Calvados, France.[8][25]
M. R. G.   Canada The schooner was wrecked on Buckle Island, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[26]
Princess Royal   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat Refuge   Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Princess Royal was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[8][25]
Richard Hill   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Ridge, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[8]
Temperance Star   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Sluischegat, off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Antwerp.[8][9][25]

4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1871
Ship State Description
Adang   Norway The schooner ran aground on the Sjaelfande Odde and sank. Her crew were rescued.[27][28]
Bandina Elizabeth   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Harlingen, Friesland and capsized. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Harlingen.[9][29]
Esperance Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore near Randers. Her crew were rescued.[28][30]
Fortuna   Netherlands The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Trio (  Sweden).[31]
George and Emily   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[32][33]
H. A. Brightman   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Fort Harssens, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[8]
Harwich   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast.[8]
Hellechina Catherine   Netherlands The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her six crew were rescued by the smack Ida (  United Kingdom).[8][25] Hellechina Catherine was on a voyage from Fredrikshald, Norway to Emden, Germany.[34]
Law Ogilby   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clan Alpine (  United Kingdom).[35]
Milan   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 6 December.[8][36]
Triton   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[8][9]

5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1871
Ship State Description
Aline   United Kingdom The yawl foundered off Caen, Calvados, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to "Casenton".[37]
Anna and Olga   Russia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Riga.[38][36]
Aurora   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark.[39][12] She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dublin.[40]
Catherine   Canada The schooner foundered with the loss of all hands.[41]
Gipsey Queen   United Kingdom The smack collided with Secret (  Guernsey) and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[39]
Henry Woolley   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nakkehoved Reefs, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[42] She was refloated on 15 December and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[43]
Hillechina Catharina   Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshald, Norway to Emden.[16]
Indiana   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (52°10′N 28°10′W / 52.167°N 28.167°W / 52.167; -28.167). All nineteen people on board were rescued by the steamship City of Nankin (  United Kingdom). Indiana was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde.[44][36]
Mary Given   Canada The schooner was wrecked on West Cape, Prince Edward Island.[41]
Thomas Knox   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of one of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Sevastopol, Russia.[45][39][37]

6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1871
Ship State Description
Avenir   France The barque was abandoned in the Black Sea. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Charles Bal   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Tromsø, Norway.[44]
Claudia   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Ulna River, British Honduras.[46]
Henriette   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Cádiz, Spain.[39]
Jeune Amelie   France The brig was destroyed by fire at Bahia, Brazil.[47][48]
Miss Thornton   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[39] She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Dunkerque.[49]
Orilla   United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Brazil (Flag unknown) and was beached near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Queenstown, County Cork. She broke up on 13 December.[27][50]
Patriot   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[39]
Three Sisters   United Kingdom The pilot boat was driven ashore at Breaksea Point.[39]

7 December

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List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1871
Ship State Description
Alliance   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Harburg, Germany to London.[44][36]
Azela   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her eight crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was subsequently taken in to Great Yarmouth.[32][51]
Donna   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Domesnes, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to an English port.[32]
Dublin   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[52] She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[53]
Eliza Blake   United Kingdom The smack was abandoned south of the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[12][32]
Emilie   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Jutland. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Mandal, Norway in a leaky condition.[33]
Enigheden   Norway The brig ran aground in the Elbe upstream of Glückstadt, Germany.[54]
Friends   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Southwold.[55][18] She was refloated on 10 December and taken in to Southwold.[36]
Gratitude   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[18][32] She was refloated on 11 December.[36]
James   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berville-sur-Mer, Eure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pont-Audemer, Eure.[24]
Kent   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Hirtshals, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, Germany.[30]
Mary Clarke   United Kingdom The brig collided with the steamship Marmion (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of the Dudgeon Lightship (  Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Marmion. Mary Clarke was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland.[56][57][58]
Perseverance   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne.[18][32][59]
Regina   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Rhynplatte. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Hammerfest, Norway. She was refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, where she sank.[54][60]
Saida   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Germany.[61]
Samuel and Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Horsey, Norfolk. Her four crew were rescued by the Horsey Lifeboat Purser (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[18][51]
San Nicholas   Greece The schooner was wrecked at "Salomona". She was on a voyage from the Danube to Patras.[18]
Unnamed   China The junk was abandoned in the South China Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Lord of the Isles (  United Kingdom).[62]

8 December

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List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1871
Ship State Description
Albinus   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Suir. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Waterford.[18]
Alexander   United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Kirkley, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[63][32] She was refloated.[36]
Auguste   Russia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Nieuwesluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Bill Boy   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore by ice in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven, Germany and was severely damaged.[44][54]
Brothers   United Kingdom The collier, a brig, collided with the schooner Syren (  United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew. They took to a boat from Syren but were subsequently reported missing. Brothers was driven ashore at Deal, Kent.[18] She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs.[12]
Cattina   Italy The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Vallelauro Point", Austria-Hungary. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[64][60][65]
Champion   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance from the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[51]
Ellen   Guernsey The brigantine collided with Old Goody (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off Seaham, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by Old Goody. Ellen was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Jersey, Channel Islands.[66][67][68][69]
Esmeralda   Norway The barque was driven ashore on Scharhörn, Germany by ice.[44] She was refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven.[54]
George and Lizzy   United Kingdom The smack collided with Secret (  United Kingdom) and was run ashore at Great Yarmouth.[18]
Harrisons   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Seaflower (  Jersey). Harrisons was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to London.[18][32][59]
Josephine   Sweden The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Höganäs. Her crew were rescued.[61]
Kangaroo   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[70]
Kent   United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice in the Elbe and was beached on the Krantsand.[38][71] She was later refloated.[60]
Magnificent   United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice at Cuxhaven.[44]
Margaret   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Marie Adele   France The schooner ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure in a leaky condition.[18]
Marie Sophie   Norway The galiot was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark.[18]
Musselburgh   United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore at Kirkley. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Pakefield Lifeboat.[63][51]
Nebo   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port.[18]
Princess Alexandra   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Waxholme, Yorkshire.[18][72]
Smith Eldridge   Canada The schooner was wrecked at Red Cove, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Carbonear to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Colony.[73]
Svithiod   Sweden The steamship was driven ashore on Læsø.[18]
Teoga   Germany The ship sank off Brunsbüttel. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cuxhaven.[18] She was refloated in June 1872.[74]

9 December

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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1871
Ship State Description
Albatross   German Empire The schooner was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Santa Anna to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 13 December and taken in to Liverpool in a waterlogged condition.[61][38][75][49]
Agenoria   United Kingdom The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for Teignmouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]
Friendship   United Kingdom The smack struck a floating object and foundered in the North Sea off the Brown Bank. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel.[77]
Kennebek   United States The schooner ran aground at Bremen, Germany. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Bremen. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[3][60]
May   United Kingdom The fishing vessel was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[44][66]
Superb   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Elbe near Cuxhaven, Germany. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cuxhaven.[38][71] She was refloated on 13 December.[53]
Zurich   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex in a severely leaky condition.[44][61]

10 December

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List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1871
Ship State Description
Melancthon   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Cape Bon, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples, Italy to Sousse, Algeria.[64][72][60]
South Tyne   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[44][78][36]

11 December

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List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1871
Ship State Description
Alma   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Kiliya, Russia with the loss of all but one of her crew.[79]
Crescent   United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Krabbenplaat, off the Dutch coast, by ice and sank.[44]
Dashing Wave   United States The ship ran aground in the Pearl River. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to San Francisco, California. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong.[80]
Diana   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[81]
Florence   United Kingdom The schooner sank near Rotterdam. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[44][61]
Jan Adrian   Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[82][83][33]
Lars Johan   Sweden The ship sank. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[78]
Star of India   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice in the Elbe and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[44][78] She subsequently floated off and drove out to sea,[15] but was later taken in to Glückstadt.[84][85][86]
Theresa and Dora   Germany The ship was driven ashore on Schaarhörn.[78]
Transit   United Kingdom The brig was holed by ice at Helsingør, Denmark.[87]

12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1871
Ship State Description
Alabama   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Gatveg" or "Gotvil", Norway. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Vefsn, Norway. She was refloated the next day.[88][89]
Aokia   Netherlands The ship ran aground off Wangerooge, Germany and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from an English port to Geestemünde, Germany. She floated off and drifted out to sea.[84]
Apollo   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan.[66] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[49]
Black Diamond   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Wear and broke in two.[66][90] Subsequently repaired and returned to service.[91]
Fürst Blücher   Germany The brig foundered in the Baltic Sea off Wismar. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Wismar.[92]
Helen Drummond   United Kingdom The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Canímar River. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Matanzas, Cuba.[79] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Matanzas.[93]
Parket   United Kingdom The sloop was driven onto the Rulgenplaat, off the coast of South Holland, Netherlands, by ice. She was refloated with assistance.[87]
Polynia   Norway The brig was driven ashore on "Geveskar", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Tromsø to Gothenburg, Sweden.[67] She was later refloated and taken in to Gothenburg.[86]
Vienna   United Kingdom The brig was run into by a schooner off the Dudgeon Sandbank and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the smack Favourite (  United Kingdom). Vienna was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dover, Kent.[49][68]
Violette   France The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[67] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[49] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[60]

13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1871
Ship State Description
Aracaty   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Larvik, Norway. Her crew were rescued.[64][13]
Capella   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Gravesend, Kent.[94]
Caroline   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Nieuwe Diep.[61][27]
Ebenezer   Newfoundland Colony The schooner was wrecked in Conception Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Twillingate.[73]
Elise Johanna   Germany The barque was driven ashore in the Oostgat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg.[61][49] She had been refloated by 14 December.[28]
Genoline   Russia The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Deal and Ramsgate Lifeboats.[95]
Herman   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Agger, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland.[61][49]
RMS Macgregor Laird   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on an uncharted rock off Corisco, Spanish Guinea. All on board were rescued. The survivors were attacked by the local inhabitants, who plundered the wreck.[96][97] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the west coast of Africa.[98]
Mathilde   France The steamship ran aground at "Cape Blanchey". She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Bertha (  United Kingdom) and towed in to Dunkerque, Nord, where she sank.[14][84]
Nautilus   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Gravesend.[94]
Normandie   France The steamship was driven ashore at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque.[61]
Umgeni   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Colony of Natal. She was on a voyage from a port in the colony to London.[99]

14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1871
Ship State Description
Aaltje Matthius   Netherlands The schooner foundered 60 nautical miles (110 km) north east of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the brig Victoria (  Germany).[31]
Abyssinian   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[95]
Alexandre   Russia The schooner was wrecked at "Eplamudes", Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued.[100]
Amanda   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Malmö, Sweden.[101][102]
Gazelle   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the West Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham.[28] She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[30]
Glendower   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ceuta, Spain with the loss of one of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[24][31]
Irwell   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Gilleleje, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantsic, Germany.[64] She was refloated on 30 December and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[103]
Midge   New Zealand The 92-ton schooner was wrecked while trying to enter Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand.[104]
Rosanna   United Kingdom The ship foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of Bonaire, Leeward Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Maracaibo, Venezuela.[105]

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Ship State Description
Alfredo el Grande   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of nine lives. She wa on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[27]
Costa Rica   France The barque ran into Windsor Castle (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west of St. Catherine's Lighthouse, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of seventeen of the 35 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brig Express (  United Kingdom). Costa Rica was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[106][107][108]
Dagmar   United Kingdom The smack was severely damaged by fire at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[109]
Danube   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Southampton, Hampshire.[87]
Erasmus   Netherlands The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Cromer Rocks, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated with assistance and towed in to Great Yarmouth.[83][109]
Jane Whiteley   United Kingdom The ship struck the Goole Bridge and sank with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Doncaster, Yorkshire.[27]
Norham   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the barque Neptune (  United Kingdom) and sank 50 nautical miles (93 km) south east of Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued by Neptune. Norham was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Barcelona, Spain.[14][31][110]
Paul and Marie   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hornbæk, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Wismar, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[83]
Wangerland   Germany The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Buffalo Gal (  United Kingdom) and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Restless (  United Kingdom).[95]
Wendola   Germany The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Lübeck. She was refloated and assisted in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[92]

16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1871
Ship State Description
Ada   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, Ottoman Empire.[15]
Albert   Germany The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bremen to the East Indies.[82][84][15][111][112]
Asterate   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ventava, Courland Governorate.[82]
Caroline   Sweden The schooner was driven ashore by ice at Nyköping.[82]
Delos   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[82]
Forster   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark.[82][83]
Fury   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Hendraft (  Netherlands) and sank at Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Middelburg. She was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Middelburg for repairs.[113]
General Dübeln Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi", Norway.[82][83]
Georg   Russia The barque was wrecked on Rügen, Germany.[82] She was on a voyage from Riga to Swinemünde, Germany.[83]
Henriette Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83]
Hesperus Flag unknown The yacht was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[82][83]
India   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). India was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to South Shields.[84][111][112]
Johanne Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83]
Lastederagen Flag unknown The sloop was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[82][83]
Louis XIV   France The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[114]
Medora   Newfoundland Colony The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Harbour Grace. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[2]
Minerva Flag unknown The galliot was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[82][83]
Nicholine Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83]
Peppino B.   Austria-Hungary The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Trieste. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs.[83][115][109]
Petrea Flag unknown The yacht was driven ashore by ice near "Udbyhoi".[83]
Rainbow   Newfoundland Colony The ship was wrecked in Ronne Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Ronne Bay.[116]
Thermutis   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and sank with the loss of one of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Bilbao, Spain.[14][15]
Unnamed   Germany The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[82]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The Deal boat foundered whilst her crew were assisting India (  United Kingdom). Her five crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat.[112]

17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1871
Ship State Description
Albert   Germany The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Rangoon, Burma.[101][112]
Dawn   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[14] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[113] She was refloated on 19 December and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[43]
Esk   United Kingdom The brig struck the South Rock, off Sunderland, County Durham and sank. Her crew were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[14][117]
Excel   United Kingdom The schooner departed from Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony for Poole, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[118]
Hermanus Theodorus   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Blaauwe Slenk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Harlingen, Friesland. She was refloated with assistance from lighters and a tug.[56]
Iduna   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank at South Shields, County Durham.[14]
Little Mountain   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cranfield Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dublin.[83] She was consequently condemned.[92]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[119]
Princess Victoria   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head.[14] She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Sunderland.[113]
Zuma   United Kingdom The brigantine was run down and sunk off Scarborough, Yorkshire by the schooner Arabian (  United Kingdom) . Her crew were rescued by Arabian. Zuma was on a voyage from South Shields to Dover, Kent.[120][101]

18 December

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List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1871
Ship State Description
Ada   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[101]
Blaina   United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[121]
Catina   Greece The brig was wrecked at Heraklion, Crete.[81]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship was beached at Skinburness, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Annan, Dumfriesshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[46]
Indian   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[14] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Quebec City, Canada.[46]
Maria   Germany The ship was run ashore near "Brickhaven", United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom.[121]
Prins Friedrich Carl   Germany The brig ran aground on the Kullen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Swinemünde. She was later refloated but consequently sank.[14][119]
Queen   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in Morecambe Bay. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[122][89]
Robina   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the Rye and Winchelsea Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Águilas, Spain to South Shields.[119][111][102][51] Robina was refloated on 27 February 1872.[123]
Seaton   United Kingdom The brig foundered off Cape La Hougue, Manche, France. Five of her seven crew were rescued by Prima Donna (  United Kingdom). Two were reported missing. Seaton was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[119][92]
Thomas Adams   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from South Shieldsto Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[113]
Wanderer   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport Her ten crew were rescued by the Maryport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Maryport to London.[101] She was refloated on 27 December.[124][51]

19 December

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Ship State Description
Edward, or
Elizabeth 		  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south west of Cap la Heve, Manche, France with the loss of all hands.[22][125][48]
John Mitchell   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[79][126]
Magdeburg   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[113]
Sea Queen   United Kingdom The ship departed from Queenstown, County Cork for Limerick. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[127]
Seaton   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Prima Donna (  United Kingdom). Seaton was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[128]
Thistle   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex in a leaky condition.[113]

20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1871
Ship State Description
Delaware   United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Samson, Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but two of her 49 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, British Raj.[46][119][129]
Eliza   United Kingdom The schooner was partly abandoned off "Fort Crayon". Three crew were taken off by the Margate Lifeboat. She was taken in to Margate, Kent the next day.[92]
Grace   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[119][42]
Medina   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Alvarado, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Alvarado to Veracruz. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[130]
R. B.   France The schooner was abandoned off Clovelly, Devon, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Clovelly Lifeboat Alexander and Matilda Boetefaur (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[92][51]

21 December

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1871
Ship State Description
Antigua Planter   United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Stratton ( ). Antigua Planter was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Leith, Lothian.[24][89]
Baltic   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Lohme, Germany.[119] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[13]
Brothers   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all hands.[119]
Calamidas   Greece The brig was abandoned at Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Newquay Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[119][51]
Courier   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Jasmund, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[13]
Deborah Pennell   United States The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[119] She sank the next day.[56]
Eliza Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated.[119]
Johnston Jones   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Pas-de-Calais, France. Crew presumed drowned.[131]
Louisa   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in a sinking condition.[125] Her eight crew were rescued by the barque Lorena (  United States).[132]
Louise   France The ship was driven ashore at Koserow, Germany. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde in a leaky condition.[119]
Mary Andrews   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Torrens (  United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Torrens. Mary Andrews was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[133]
Queen   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Morecambe, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Beaumaris, Anglesey to Preston, Lancashire.[119]
Thomas and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. She was refloated.[119]
Westmorland   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Altona, Germany. She wa on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg, Germany.[13]
Zuma   Guernsey The brig was wrecked at Hartland Quay, Devon with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Swansea, Glamorgan.[119][89]

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1871
Ship State Description
Adelina   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Maryport, Cumberland.[24] She was refloated on 25 December.[134]
Arva   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Leven, Fife. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Methil, Fife.[47]
Aspatria   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Portrush. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[135]
Dana   Denmark The ship ran aground off Ellekilde, Zealand. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[103][136]
Edwin   United Kingdom The brig put in to Waterford on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Garrucha, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[86] She was severely damaged.[137]
Illyrian   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Alexandria, Egypt.[138]
John and James   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[24]
Meg Lee   United Kingdom The brig collided with a smack and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[24]
Psyche   United Kingdom The barque caught fire at Penarth, Glamorgan and was scuttled.[24][139]
Rose   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[24]
Sieuvert and Johan   Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Helen (  United Kingdom). Sieuvert and Johan was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Groningen.[24][140][89]
William and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundrum, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundrum to Liverpool.[88][89] She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Dundrum.[13]
Zuma   Russia The steamship foundered in the Caspian Sea with the loss of all on board.[141]

23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1871
Ship State Description
Citadel   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[135][134]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Souter Point, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[137]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ortez Bank, in the River Plate and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Zárate, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire.[142]
Empress   United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore at Souter Point. Her crew were rescued.[137]
Europa   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Danish Princess (  United Kingdom). Europa was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States.[143]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1871
Ship State Description
Goliath   Germany The tug was in collision with the steamship Uhlenhorst (  Germany and sank in the Weser. Her crew were rescued.[22]

25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1871
Ship State Description
America   Italy The steamship was destroyed by fire in the River Plate with the loss of 87 of the 214 people on board. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay.[144][145]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham.[134]
Urbino   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[134][40] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[146]

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1871
Ship State Description
Deborah   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire She was on a voyage from Mistley, Essex to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and taken in tow for Newcastle upon Tyne.[134][13][40]

27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1871
Ship State Description
Blue Nose   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[134][146]
Cuba   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the South West Spit. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47][22] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[125]
Due Checchi   Italy The barque ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[47][13]
Lizzie   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[121]
Madras   Germany The barque was wrecked on the west coast of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rügenwalde.[121]
Marcus   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Riga in the Russian Empire to London. She was refloated with assistance from a tug.[134][147]
Mary Nickson   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[121]
Retreiver   United Kingdom The barque ran aground and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sunderland.[121] She was wrecked in a gale on 29 December.[148]
Revere   Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Low Hauxley, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and taken in to Amble, Northumberland.[146]
Superbe   Germany The schooner was wrecked in "Skaptafells Lyssier", Iceland.[149]

28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1871
Ship State Description
Giovanni Moglia   Italy The ship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Hull. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[22]
Hebe   Netherlands The brig ran aground on the Paardeplaat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated the next day.[125][147]
J. L. Pye   Canada The brigantine was destroyed by fire off Southend, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to London, United Kingdom.[22][125]
Racer   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Safi, Morocco to Queenstown, County Cork.[150]
W. H. Bigelow   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Matanzas, Cuba.[151]

29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1871
Ship State Description
Billow   United Kingdom The schooner sank at Belfast, County Antrim. Her crew survived.[152] She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast.[100]
Corsair   United Kingdom The steam dandy ran aground and sank in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[81]
Hannah   United Kingdom The steam wherry foundered off Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22]
Louise   Denmark The ship was wrecked on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Copenhagen.[105]
Yarrow   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[125]

30 December

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Ship State Description
Champion Trawler   United Kingdom The trawler was run into and then ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk and was wrecked.[153][154]
Claudia   United Kingdom The brig foundered in Liverpool Bay off the Formby Lightship (  Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garton, Lancashire to Dublin.[147]
Iside   Italy The brig was driven ashore at Towyn, Merionethshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Livorno to the Clyde.[100][155]
Nordcap   Norway The barque ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[100][156]
Prince Consort   United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and sank at Southsea, Hampshire. All on board, her crew and 60 passengers, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southsea to Ryde, Isle of Wight.[103][157]
Progress   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and put in to Malmö, Sweden.[100][21]

31 December

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List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1871
Ship State Description
Alexander Tod   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Rostock, Germany for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, eighteen or nineteen lives.[158][159]
Hans   Germany The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to a South American port.[156][21]
Hibernia   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Queenstown, County Cork.[103]
Sussex   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Barwan Head, Ceylon. Five of her crew were reported missing.[98]
Sussex   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Port Phillip Heads, Victoria with the loss of eight of her crew.[160]
Volunteer   United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated on 4 January 1872 and towed in to Swansea.[161]
Wentworth   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[100][162]

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Ship State Description
Aaltje Maathuis   Netherlands The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Livorno, Italy.[14]
Adriano   Italy The ship was wrecked at Midia, Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands.[147]
Alarm   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was beached near Landerneau, Finistère. She was on a voyage from London to Landerneau.[38] She was refloated on 11 December.[33]
Albatross   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[119]
Alexandria   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Lido di Venezia, Italy.[24][86] She was later refloated and taken in to Venice.[137]
Alfareta   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank in Hell Gate, New Brunswick, Canada.[60]
Alma   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Stanne". She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Montevideo, Uruguay.[84] She was subsequently abandoned by her crew.[88]
Amber Nymph   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to a British port. She was discovered derelict on 10 February 1872 by Assam Valley (  United Kingdom), which put five crew aboard. They took her in to Queenstown, County Cork.[73][163]
Andriano   Greece The brig was wrecked in the Black Sea.[56]
Anexarlitos   Greece The brig was driven ashore at Yeni-Kale, Ottoman Empire before 23 December.[103]
Angelica   Greece The brig was holed by ice near Galaţi, Ottoman Empire.[164]
Angheliki   Greece The brig was holed by ice and sank at Brăila, Ottoman Empire.[100]
Anglo-Saxon   United States The barque foundered off Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to California.[121]
Anna   Germany The ship was wrecked at the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden.[101] Her crew were rescued.[165] She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Stettin[119]
Annessione Franchisco   Spain The ship was driven ashore in the Rhône.[146]
Apollo   Denmark The ship was driven ashore and sank at "Oerhagen".[66]
Astarte   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore north of Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull.[14][84] She was refloated and beached.[146]
Aunt Nellie   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate before 11 November. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[67]
Aurelie   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the St. Thomas's Shoals and was abandoned before 8 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Newcastle upon Tyne.[72][92]
Australië   Netherlands The barque ran aground on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuwe Diep in a sinking condition.[113]
Banda   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Balabac Island, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to the English Channel.[39][52] She was refloated on 13 December.[60]
Beamish   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Devis Island".[82][83]
Beethoven Flag unknown The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, Ottoman Empire.[84]
Bertram Rigby   United Kingdom The ship put in to São Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands on fire before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[66]
Black Duck   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.[18]
Bolke   Germany The brigantine ran aground at St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. She was refloated with the assistance of a Spanish steamship and resumed her voyage.[19]
Bosphorus   United Kingdom The steamship was lost. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste.[146]
Bravo   Germany The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Schwankentieim".[38]
Brazilia   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Knock Sand, in the Thames Estuary off Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russa to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[19]
Castor   Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore near Cape Solanto, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated.[82][15]
Caterina   Italy The barque was driven ashore at Twielenfleth, Germany.[38]
Caterina   Italy The brig was wrecked at "Agateli".[147]
Cathcart   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River between the Black Pagoda and the Piggermouth Pagoda. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta. She had been refloated by 9 January 1872.[134][146][105]
Catherine   United States The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Yarmouth, Maine.[115]
Ceres   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistance of Reaper and Wonder (both   United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[45][60]
Chattanooga   United States The decommissioned screw frigate was sunk by drifting ice at her moorings at League Island in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her wreck was sold in January 1872.
C. L. Bahr   Germany The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[72] She subsequently broke up.[92]
Clifford   United Kingdom The ship was lost off Cape Horn, Chile. She was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California.[47]
Comet   Germany The ship was wrecked on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Rostock.[100]
Corsica   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Quebec City.[60]
Conder   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Madras to Cocanada, India.[19]
Counsellor   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Danube.[54]
Crown   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[14]
C. W. Couran   Canada The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Pierre. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint Pierre.[126]
Danish Princess   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[166]
De La Czar   Spain The steamship was wrecked on Santa Maria Island, Azores with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Cádiz.[11]
Due Adelfi   Italy The ship was sunk by ice in the Danube.[101]
Due Fratelli   Greece The lighter was sunk by ice at Brăila.[164]
Dumfries   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire.[60]
Ealing Grove   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to London.[64]
E. K. Brown   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Riding Rocks with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from "San Andreas" to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[100]
Eleanor   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[146]
Elizabeth Parker   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Nikolaieff, Russia to a British port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[11]
Ellen   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice at Cuxhaven, Germany and became leaky.[38]
Emperor   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on St. Paul's Island.[82]
Europa   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York.[166]
Evangelistra   Greece Captain Anagna's brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of all hands.[103]
Evangelistra   Greece Captain Dragoniano's brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of all hands.[103]
Evangelistra   Greece Captain Trissidos's brig was driven ashore at Agathopolis, Ottoman Empire before 23 December. Her crew survived.[103]
Experiment   United Kingdom The ship was lost whilst bound for Sierra Leone.[167]
Fanquai   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked between Neil's Harbour and "Trigonisto", Nova Scotia with the loss of all hands.[126]
Fursten   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was wrecked off Anholt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Stockholm, Sweden.[100]
Forguai Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Niels".[67]
Fortuna   Netherlands The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Savona, Italy.[14]
Freya   United States The ship ran aground on the Seven Foot Knoll, in the Patapsco River. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[56][168]
General Chamberlain   United States The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Hamburg, Germany.[14]
Georg Renaud Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Ancona, Italy. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[86]
Halda   United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Hereford Inlet. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia.[121]
Harman   Denmark The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Nyborg.[60]
Harmony   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Dublin.[39]
Haus   Germany The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to South America.[100]
Hermann Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Guatipuru Bank. She was on a voyage from Newport to Pará, Brazil.[166]
Hetty Mary   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Trapani, Sicily.[44] She was refloated and taken in to Trapani.[28]
Hippolyte   France The brig ran aground at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Campeche, Mexico. She was later refloated and towed in to Gibraltar.[67][169]
Idra   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse, Sicily.[134]
Ino   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Riga, Russia.[47]
Ivo B.   Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Estepona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to a British port.[66][68]
Jabez   Canada The brigantine foundered in the Gut of Canso with the loss of nine of her ten crew.[41]
Jacob   Sweden The brig was wrecked with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bremen, Germany.[39][52]
Johanna   Netherlands The brig was driven ashore on "Rust", Netherlands.[38]
Johanna   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Sanday, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 18 December and towed in to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands in a leaky condition.[170]
John   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Pará.[84]
John Duffus   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, Canada.[39]
John Trelevan   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Par, Cornwall.[83]
Joseph and Mary Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Ipswich, Suffolk.[11][9] She was refloated on 10 December.[36]
Josephina   Canada The ship was lost in St George's Bay. She was on a voyage from Labrador, Newfoundland Colony to Montreal, Quebec.[44][54]
Kora   Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Öland. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Nystad.[39]
Lady Jane Stewart   United Kingdom The ship collided with the brig Francesco Padre (  Italy) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Francesco Padre. Lady Jane Stewart was on a voyage from Montevideo to an English port.[27]
Lisette   United States The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Mobile, Alabama.[18]
Logehr Allessandra   Russia The schooner was wrecked near "Burgaso".[147]
Louisa   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Zandvoort, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to Amsterdam.[86] She was refloated and taken in to Texel, North Holland.[169]
Madonna della Satelia Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski, Russia to Rotterdam.[64]
Maldon   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 December.[21]
Marco Polo   Italy The ship was driven ashore near Caorle. She was on a voyage from Newport to Venice.[24]
Maria Eliza   France The ship was driven ashore at Matane, Quebec. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Marseille.[14]
Marie Adele   France The ship ran aground in the Elbe downstream of Cuxhaven.[11]
Marie Steffen   Germany The ship was driven ashore near Ahlbeck. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Swinemünde. She was refloated and taken in to Swinemünde.[15]
Mary Sanford   United States The steamship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[9]
Matrona   Greece The brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of seven of her crew.[103]
M. E. Corning   United States The ship was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas. She was on a voyage from London to Galveston.[47]
Mercurius   Netherlands The derelict ship was taken in to Onsala, Sweden in a waterlogged condition.[61]
Mozart   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Savannah River. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[134]
Nathaniel   Netherlands The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was refloated and put back to Hellevoetsluis.[15]
Nea Tichi   Greece The brig was wrecked at "Azios" with the loss of all hands.[147]
Oguerdo   Spain The brigantine was lost at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santander to New York, United States.[27]
Olof   Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Varberg. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Helsingborg.[24]
Olsen   Denmark The ship was driven ashore on Als. She was on a voyage from Odense to Tvedestrand, Norway.[83]
Oriental   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[146]
Orion   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Galveston.[121] She was on a voyage from Galveston to Liverpool.[134]
Oscar   Sweden The ship was driven ashore near "Giberghood". She was refloated and taken in to "Prius".[88]
Pauline   United Kingdom The schooner departed from Belize City, British Honduras in early December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[171]
Pembroke   United States The barque was wrecked near Bottle Creek, North Caicos, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Colón, United States of Colombia.[134]
Penang   United States The ship was driven ashore at Orleans, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Yloilo, Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts.[84] She was refloated.[42]
Penelope   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Attica, Greece. She was on a voyage from the Danube to a British port.[121]
Percy Douglas   Jersey The ship was wrecked on the Krishna Shoal. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to Singapore, Straits Settlements and Bombay, India.[172][173]
Phoenix   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the exit from the Bosphorus with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Galaţi to a British port.[101]
Pingen   Netherlands The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Riga to Amsterdam.[38]
Pisignio   Portugal The ship was wrecked near Valencia, Spain.[86]
Pride of England   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in ice at Cacouna, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[16] She was towed in to Tadoussac, Quebec in February 1872.[174]
Prins Mauritz   Norway The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from London to Tønsberg. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikstad, Denmark in a derelict condition.[113]
Radiant   United States The ship was wrecked in the Rhio Strait. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Boston, Massachusetts.[14]
Reullura   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Antigua. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[119]
Rivière   France The East Indiaman, a barque, was wrecked at the La Coubre Lighthouse, Charente-Inférieure with the loss of two of the sixteen people on board. One crew member was saved, thirteen were reported missing. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to the Gironde.[119][175][176]
Rocket   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Indian Rocks, Prince Edward Island and was beached in the Wood Islands.[82]
Rouen   France The tug was lost near Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[108]
Russell   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kertch, Russia.[34]
Russia   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked off Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada before 6 December with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Troon, Ayrshire.[177][178]
Sahim Deria   Ottoman Empire The brig ran aground on the Guchialo Rock.[103]
San Animo Flag unknown The steamship sank in the Black Sea off the entrance to the Bosphorus.[121][146]
San Demetrio Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[82][115]
San Nicolo   Greece The brig was wrecked at Kiliya, Russia.[147]
San Spiridone   Greece The schooner was wrecked near Attica.[121] She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Cephalonia.[9]
S. D.   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked 16 nautical miles (30 km) from Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Calcutta.[84]
Seine   France The steamship was driven ashore at Torekov, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Reval.[22]
Skandinavian   Denmark The ship was wrecked.[30]
Spring   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Krantsand, in the North Sea. She was refloated several days later and towed in to Cuxhaven.[60]
Star of Peace   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Nigg, Ross-shire. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Inverness. She was refloated and taken in to Cromarty.[86]
Star of the South   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[14]
Stokendale   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to a British port.[9]
Susannah   Greece The brig was wrecked in the Black Sea before 23 December with the loss of all but one of her crew.[103][136]
Swantewit Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
Sweadrop   Germany The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[84]
Sydenham   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Jones Inlet. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York.[113]
Talavera   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in San Roman Bay.[146]
Tenasserim   United Kingdom The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to London. She was refloated and taken in to Port Said, Egypt.[124]
Theobald   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Southwest Passage. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[64] She was refloated.[146]
Theresa   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island.[82]
Three Bells   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Goose Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool.[64] She subsequently floated off and drove ashore near "Strochs".[88]
Three Sisters   United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski Russia to an English port.[61][49]
Tolo   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Malgrundet, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Turku to Copenhagen, Denmark. She subsequently floated off and drove out to sea.[6]
Two Sisters   United Kingdom The fishing smack was lost with all hands.[179]
Union   Norway The ship was wrecked at "Wingo" with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Gothenburg.[64][60]
Valkyrien   Norway The barque ran aground off Leander's Tower, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to an English port.[147]
Veritas   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Sunderland. She was refloated.[15]
Viola   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the "Pillars" before 4 December. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Liverpool. She subsequently came ashore at Saint-Roch, Quebec City.[14][86]
Volunteer   United States The barque foundered "in the Spanish Sea". Eight crew were rescued by St. Arosa (Flag unknown). Volunteer was on a voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Marseille.[125][132][100]
Vortex   United Kingdom The barque ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Darien, Georgia, United States, where she was condemned.[47]
William Leckie   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Constantinople She was refloated and completed her voyage.[11]
William Robertson   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]
Wiltshire   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Diamond Reef. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to New York.[134]
Winfield Scott   United States The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Savannah, Georgia in a leaky condition.[8]
Wuojaki   Grand Duchy of Finland The schooner was wrecked on Hiiumaa, Russia. She was on a voyage from a Finnish port to Riga.[44]
Three unnamed vessels Flags unknown The ships were driven ashore on Öland.[19]
Unnamed   Canada The schooner was wrecked in the Avon River with the loss of eleven lives.[41]

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