The list of shipwrecks in December 1868 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1868.
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1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Castigliona | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the coast of County Wexford with the loss of five of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. She was refloated on 12 December and towed into Liverpool by the steamships Duncannon and Ross, and the tug William Wallace (all ![]() |
Cynthia | ![]() |
The ship departed from Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Grietje | ![]() |
The fishing vessel was wrecked in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Criterion (![]() |
2 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Beyham | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Waterford. She was refloated and assisted into Grimsby, Lincolnshire by a lifeboat.[6] |
Madelon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Naples, Italy.[7] |
Maids | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Ouse Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was refloated.[8] |
Marie | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Cork, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[1] |
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexandra | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[9] |
Annie | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Souter Point, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to the Tyne.[9][6] |
Ethuriel | ![]() |
The brigantine collided with the barque Liverpool (![]() |
Flora | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned on St. Peter's Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] She was taken into Old Man's Bay, where she was condemned.[12] |
Flora | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Souter Point. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne.[9][6] |
Gefuil | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Gävle to the Humber.[9][13] |
Harfruen | Flag unknown | The barque was towed into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition.[9][6] |
Rival | ![]() |
The ship struck the quayside at Ramsgate, Kent and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[8] |
Victoria | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Berwick (![]() |
William Gillies | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at "Carrendall", Argyllshire. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Campbeltown Lifeboat Lord Murray (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Marsden, County Durham by the steamship Berwick (![]() |
4 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Andrew Jackson | ![]() |
The clipper was wrecked on a reef in the Gaspar Strait in the Netherlands East Indies. |
Annie Kimball | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock in the Gaspar Strait and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She completed her voyage, but was consequently condemned.[21] |
Brothers | ![]() |
The skiff capsized at Greenock, Renfrewshire. Her three crew were rescued by a steamship.[15] |
Clara Novello | ![]() |
The ship departed from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada for Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Juventa | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on rocks north of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Queenstown.[22][23] |
Martha | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Francis Carvill (![]() |
Nancy Riley | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from an English port to Guadeloupe.[25] |
Orpheus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[26] |
Sir Ralph Abercrombie | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Tristan d'Acunha. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Telegraph (![]() |
St. Pierre á Caens | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Spital Scar Rocks, near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[15] |
Swift | ![]() |
The ship departed from Poronal Bay, Prince Edward Island for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie Jane | ![]() |
The fishing sloop collided with the fishing boat Celine (![]() |
Ariel | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked at Bannow, County Wexford with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Waterford.[16][17][32] |
Castilian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Harlech, Caernarfonshire and was wrecked with the loss of three of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by the Port Madoc Lifeboat John Ashbury (![]() |
City of Boston | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed back to New York.[34] |
Earl | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked in the "Keroe Islands" was the loss of all but one of her seven or eight crew. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Waterford.[35] |
J. T. A. | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Langness Peninsula, Isle of Man.[36] |
Juventa | ![]() |
The ship sank off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool. She was refloated the next day and taken into St. George's, Bermuda.[37] |
Kate Mills | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Saint Andrews, Fife. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire.[13] |
Thorwaldsen | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Kingroad in a waterlogged condition.[13] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[17] |
Vaillant | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel.[13] |
Vision | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. Her five crew were rescued by the Castletown Lifeboat Commercial Traveller (![]() |
6 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alarm | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Bremen. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of steamships.[17] |
Caroline Beeson | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[39] |
Eledona | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Vlissingen.[39] |
Express | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk off Gibraltar by the steamship Sidon. Her eight crew were rescued by Sidon. Express was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily, Italy to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[40] |
Fawn | ![]() |
The smack struck the pier at Ramsgate, Kent and was wrecked with the loss of two of her five crew.[18] |
Gamester | ![]() |
The fishing smack was damaged by fire at West Hartlepool, County Durham.[15] |
Nordstjorn | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Vlissingen.[39] |
North Britain | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Long Rock, Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England with the loss of seven of her nineteen crew. survivors were rescued by the Penzance Lifeboat Richard Lewis (![]() |
Richard Lewis | ![]() |
The Penzance Lifeboat capsized whilst going to the aid of North Britain (![]() |
Stella | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Ipswich, Suffolk.[44] |
Tyne | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground near the entrance to Wellington Harbour and became a total wreck.[45] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The fishing smack sank in the River Thames at Barking, Essex with the loss of both crew.[18] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with the assistance of a lugger and a steamship but found to be severely leaky and was taken in tow for London.[18] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Ellewoutsdijk, Zeeland.[46] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground and sank off Ellewoutsdijk.[46] |
7 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Annette | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam, North Holland.[46] |
Bootry | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Caroline Beeson | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 13 December and put back to Antwerp.[47] |
Catharina | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Clio | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Cornelia Catharina | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Courrier | ![]() |
The ship was lost near St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.[32] |
Drie Gesusters | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Goor Nagtias | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Henry and Maria | ![]() |
The fishing smack collided with the barque Jason (![]() |
Isabella Thompson | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada.[49] |
Jenny Jenkins | ![]() |
The ship collided with the steamship Lord Raglan and sank in the North Sea off Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Lord Raglan. Jenny Jenkins was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Exeter, Devon.[50][51] |
Maalstroom | ![]() |
The ship was damaged in a gale at Amsterdam.[46] |
Minniehaha | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Conch Reef, off the coast of Florida. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated but ran aground again. She was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida on 10 December for repairs.[52][53] |
Potosi | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Tome, Japan. She was on a voyage from Tome to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but sprang a severe leak and had to be beached.[54] |
Pride of the Ocean | ![]() |
The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[55] |
Sarah Ann | ![]() |
The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland, United States for Saint John's. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[56] |
8 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Appearance | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Sarpsborg, Norway.[36] |
Assistant | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Rotterdam, South Holland.[39] |
Chanticleer | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on a reef north east of Pemba Island, Zanzibar. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Zanzibar.[57][58] |
Clarendon | ![]() |
The 157-ton brig was deliberately run ashore to the north of Hokitika in order to save the crew when she sprang a leak.[45] |
Congress | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Fleetwood.[26][39] She was refloated and towed into Fleetwood.[46] |
Express | ![]() |
The brigantine was run down and sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north north east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by the steamship Sidon (![]() |
Frances and Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Chichester, Sussex.[50] |
John P. Paint | ![]() |
The barque departed from Boston, Massachusetts for Queenstown, County cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[4] |
Malanta | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Rotterdam.[39] |
May Flower | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and assisted into Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[46] |
Stirling Castle | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Kinghorn, Fife. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland.[14][61][62] |
Voorwarts | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Schullhoep, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Rotterdam.[26][30] Voorwarts was refloated on 17 December.[63] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at the entrance to the Bosphorus with the loss of all but one of her crew.[64] |
9 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Adam Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[30] |
Ann | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Colchester, Essex to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated the next day and towed into Harwich.[36] |
Heilingenhafen | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Kiel. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[65][46] |
John Black | ![]() |
The brigantine was scuttled at Soldier's Point, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued.[51][61] She had been refloated by 28 December and taken into Warrenpoint, Count Antrim.[66] |
Ilma | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Trindelen Rock and was abandoned by her crew.[46] |
Vectis | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Nyanza (![]() |
Voltaic | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry.[61] She was refloated on 12 December and taken into Londonderry.[69] |
10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Atalanta | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated but was consequently run onto the Outer Bank, off Happisburgh, Norfolk, where she was wrecked. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Happisburgh Lifeboat Huddersfield (![]() |
Catherine and Margaret | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey.[70] |
Cham | ![]() |
The chasse-marée was wrecked on the Longnose Rock, off Kingsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[71][68] She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[69] |
Clyde | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near "Feaghaig", 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Campbeltown, Argyllshire with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry.[14][72] |
Deborah | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Woodbridge, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hull to Woodbridge.[36] |
Deerhound | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Ouze Edge Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[46] |
Duxceline | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Gravesend, Kent.[71] |
Elizabeth and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris.[70] |
Elizabeth Brown | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Ouze Edge Sand.[46] |
Emma | ![]() |
The ship collided with the paddle steamer Prince Alfred (![]() |
Emerald | ![]() |
The collier, a brig, collided with the barque Fanny (![]() |
Esther | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew survived.[36] |
Experiment | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Par, Cornwall.[36] |
Fruiterer | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Lowestoft.[36] |
Fruit Girl | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Ouze Edge Sand.[46] |
Grance | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Margate. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[71] |
Grace Wright | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Macherioch, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Killala, County Mayo.[67] |
G. T. Ward | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at "Saalze". She was on a voyage from Lübeck to an English port.[46] |
Hannah Mary | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and sank at Margate. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Boulogne.[71] |
Hero | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dee. She was refloated and assisted into the River Dee by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat.[70] |
Heviland | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Southend-on-Sea, Essex.[51] She was refloated the next day.[36] |
Ino, and Ranger |
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The lugger Ranger ran into the schooner Ino and was abandoned by her eleven crew, who got on board Ino, which was subsequently abandoned. All sixteen people on board Ino were rescued by the Yarmouth Lifeboat Swift (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hayle, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken into St. Ives.[61] |
Lion | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[72] |
Little Gem | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris.[70] |
Magdala | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Boisdale. She was on a voyage from Shediac, Nova Scotia to Dundalk, County Louth, United Kingdom. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky.[76] |
Margaret and Ann | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Warrenpoint, County Antrim with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Newry, County Antrim.[51] |
New Parliament | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Par.[36] |
Reindeer | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk in the Belfast Lough by the steamship Electric (![]() |
Rose and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[61] |
Stirling Castle | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Vous Rocks, off the coast of Fife. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[78] |
Tonderghe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portwilliam, Wigtownshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[14] |
William | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Ross Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Douglas.[14][47] |
William | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[69] |
William | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Pladda with the loss of four of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Troon to Belfast.[14][55][79][47][3] |
11 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Moville, County Donegal. She was refloated on 15 December with the assistance of a number of tugs.[80] |
Bacabec | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Echo (![]() |
Belt | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Moville. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Bangor, County Down.[61] She was refloated on 15 December with the assistance of a number of tugs.[80] |
City of Hamburg | ![]() |
The paddle steamer ran aground at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated the next day and taken into Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[36][61][55] |
Clyde | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Campbeltown, Argyllshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry.[36][47] |
Express | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Barnstaple, Devon.[82] She was later refloated and taken into Appledore.[49] |
Glenharvee | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown with the loss of two of her crew.[36] |
Gossamer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Prawle Point, Devon with the loss of 31 of the 48 people on board.[83] |
Herald | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bangor, County Down.[61] |
Jane | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore and sank at Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her four crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsey. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters (![]() |
Magnet | ![]() |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Hamburg.[52][53] |
Nereid | ![]() |
The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[84] |
Nethania | ![]() |
The brig was run down and sunk by a schooner off the North Foreland, Kent. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Caen, Calvados, France.[71][85] |
Prudence | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ramsey. Her four crew were rescued by the Ramsey Lifeboat Two Sisters (![]() |
Rehoboth | ![]() |
The ship sank off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew survived. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lymington, Hampshire.[36] |
Seaman | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Bangor, County Down.[61] |
Thames | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Carnsore, County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.[82] |
Wasdale | ![]() |
The brig was run down and sunk off Lamlash, Isle of Arran with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Newport.[86] |
12 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Bangalore | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was refloated on 14 December and put back to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[47] |
Bartolotto | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at "Port Mandri", Greece. She was on a voyage from Bourgas, Ottoman Empire to a British port. She had been refloated by 31 December and taken into Piraeus.[87] |
Emily Anne | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[69] |
Equity | ![]() |
The smack collided with Queen Victoria (![]() |
Heilingenhafen | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on "Hatheriff". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Kiel.[65][46] |
Hero | ![]() |
The ship sank in the Irish Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north west of Puffin Island, Anglesey. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[82][69][89] |
Liffey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portavogie, County Down with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newry, County Antrim.[82] |
Nethania | ![]() |
The brig was run into by a schooner and sank at Broadstairs, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France.[82] |
Rose | ![]() |
The ship was holed in the River Usk and capsized. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.[49] |
Ruby | ![]() |
The ship sank at Nefyn, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[82] |
Three Janes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Douglas. She was refloated and take into Douglas.[90] |
13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Dorset | ![]() |
The ship departed from Port Talbot, Glamorgan for Highbridge, Somerset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91] |
Eleanor and Grace | ![]() |
The ship drove ashore at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.[47][63] She was refloated on 17 December.[92] |
Lady Flora Hastings | ![]() |
The schooner collided with Trossach (![]() |
Nordstfjernan | ![]() |
The barque ran aground off Häfringe Island and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Stockholm.[80][94] |
Pehr | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Norway to La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken into Falmouth, Cornwall.[67][95] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. The Aldeburgh and Thorpeness Lifeboats Ipswich and Pasco (both ![]() |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Anne Milne | ![]() |
The steamship was destroyed by fire and sank at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 4 January 1869 and taken into Perth.[73][63][96] |
Beaufeau | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Batten Reef, in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued.[97] |
Canada | Flag unknown | The barque sank off Bettystown, County Meath.[47] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sierra Leone.[49] |
Emily Burnyest | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Trefusis Point, Cornwall. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[47] |
Helena | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Doom Bar.[97] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Vigo, Spain.[47] |
Hound | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Great Cumbrae, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire.[98] |
Marthe Helene | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Horten.[69] |
Orient | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith. She was refloated and put into Copenhagen, Denmark in a severely leaky condition and was beached there.[47][80] |
Pher | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at St Mawes Castle, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken into Falmouth, Cornwall.[47] |
Providence | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore in Ramsey Bay. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[99] |
Sarah Anne | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and sank at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[65][100] |
Vegesack | ![]() |
The ship departed from Cardiff for Havana, Cuba. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[101] |
Veteran | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Troon to Belfast.[47] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom.[14] |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Advice | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (50°46′N 21°50′W / 50.767°N 21.833°W). Her twelve crew were rescued by the steamship Denmark (![]() |
Architect | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued by Claribel (![]() |
Cavoda | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near Drogheda, County Louth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sierra Leone.[106][107] |
Eclipse | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from Digby, Nova Scotia to the Clyde.[24] |
Fancy | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Silivri, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk, Russia to a British port.[108][109] |
Fides | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen.[98] |
Grace | ![]() |
The schooner sank at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Broadstairs Lifeboat Bulmer White (![]() |
Happy Return | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Cromarty.[110] |
Hooyland | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilmore, County Wexford with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[67] |
Royal Dane | ![]() |
The ship ran aground near Seraglio Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port. She was refloated and subsequently resumed her voyage.[111] |
Royal Tar | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rouen (![]() |
Tyne | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on Marmara Island, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Enos, Ottoman Empire.[108][76] |
Wilhelmine | Flag unknown | The ship capsized in the Black Sea at the entrance to the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to a British port.[73][80][63][76] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The brig foundered off the Copeland Islands, County Antrim with the loss of several of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Belfast, County Antrim.[73] |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Clyde | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alma (![]() |
Elizabeth Mary | ![]() |
The schooner was driven onto the Naylor Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day and taken into Margate.[73][80] |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship sank in Angle Bay.[63] She was refloated on 30 December and taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire where she was condemned.[48] |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Daisy | ![]() |
The smack was run into by the steamship Don Pedro (![]() |
Forester | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Lee Flat, in the Suriname River. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Pernambuco, Brazil.[75] |
Lucien | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Myfor Bank. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London. She was refloated and taken into Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[113] |
Millbank | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Penarth.[63] |
Pet | ![]() |
The schooner struck rocks in East Tarbert Bay and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to São Miguel Island, Azores.[102] |
Preciosa | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked south of Egersund, Norway with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to an English port.[112][66] |
John Wesley | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Lough Swilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Galway.[102] She was refloated on 22 December.[76] |
The Beal | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Horse Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[114] |
18 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Callioup (or Galicub), and Charkeich (or Sharkie) |
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The steamships collided in the Black Sea at "Carabournon". Callioup sank with the loss of 50 of the 165 people on board. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Constantinople. Charkeich was consequently beached at Çeşme[115][116][117][118][119] |
Chevy Chase | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Scheelhoek, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[63] |
Dunsundie | ![]() |
The ship strurck a sunken rock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from "Burraira" to Hull, Yorkshire. She put into Gibraltar in a leaky condition[120] |
Helen | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham.[49] |
Henrietta Brewis | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°45′N 40°09′W / 44.750°N 40.150°W). Her crew were rescued by the barque Sharston (![]() |
L'Auguste | ![]() |
The lugger was lost on this date. Her crew were rescued by Noera (![]() |
Livonia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[123] |
Lucien | ![]() |
The brig was driven onto the Mylor Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London. She was refloated and taken into Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[73][63] |
19 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Earl of Elgin, and Thames |
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The steamship Earl of Elgin collided with the steamship Thames in the River Thames and was beached at Tilburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 21 December and taken into London. Thames sank at Northfleet, Kent.[65][124][49] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to London.[125] She was refloated.[24] |
Hannah and Jane | ![]() |
The brigantine was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[49] She was refloated on 22 December and taken into Blakeney.[76] |
Henrietta | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey.[124] |
Oernen | ![]() |
The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Otto (![]() |
20 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Alarm | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Zuidwal, in the Wadden Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[126] |
Florence | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Charlestown, Cornwall.[49] |
Harkaway | ![]() |
The ship departed from The Downs for the Canary Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[127] |
Mary Ann | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Souter Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to the River Tyne.[100] |
Villafranca | ![]() |
The lugger was wrecked on Havre de Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of two of her three crew. The survivor was rescued by the tug Toby (![]() |
21 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Adventure | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a port in Mayenne, France.[129] |
Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Loch Ryan and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Larne, County Antrim. She subsequently floated off and drove out to sea.[76] |
Commerce | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Blyth.[114] |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck off Race's Shoal, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[108] |
Estrella | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Roques Reefs. All on board survived on an uninhabited island 6 nautical miles (11 km) from the wreck. They were rescued on 27 December by Bolivar (![]() |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[129][114] |
Hamilton | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[49] |
Harriet | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at "Portmacksand", Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Barsalloch, Wigtownshire. She was refloated but drove ashore near Garliestown and was wrecked.[104] |
Helen | ![]() |
The schooner struck a sunken rock and foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south west of the Dudgeon Lightship (![]() ![]() |
Kinloss | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the North Sea near Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland, with the loss of one of her five crew.[133] She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[134] |
Peter Fordeskjold | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Hittarp Reef. She was on a voyage from an English port to Copenhagen.[24] |
Starry Banner | ![]() |
The steamship was reported to have foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 700 nautical miles (1,300 km) west of Ireland (island) with the loss of 122 of the 164 people on board. Survivors were reported to have been rescued by a French barque and having been landed at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was reported to have been on a voyage from New York City to Alexandria, Egypt. However, the story was believed to be a hoax, with no vessel of that name listed in American Lloyd's Register and no accounts from survivors forthcoming from Boulogne.[24][125][135][136] |
Weardale | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[49] |
22 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Active, and Brothers |
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The schooner Active collided with Brothers in the River Usk. Both vessels were beached. Brothers was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[126] |
Jackal | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock off Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[24] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Cornish Diamond (![]() |
Pioneer | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the steamship Kinghorn (![]() |
Sacra Famiglia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[64] |
Southern Empire | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hermione (![]() ![]() |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Adele | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Those on board took to four boats. One boat with nine people on board reached land, five people in another boat were rescued by Frederick (![]() |
Helen | ![]() |
The schooner foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[137] |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Adsey | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[76] |
Alderman | ![]() |
The brig was run into by the steamship Valetta (![]() |
Alexander | ![]() |
The ship struck a wreck in the Sunk Channel and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She put into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[48] |
Castle | ![]() |
The smack was abandoned off Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the Aberystwyth Lifeboat Evelyn Wood (![]() |
Diamond and Fuchsia |
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The collier Fuchsia, a brig, was run into by John and Mary (![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Isabella | ![]() |
The brig ran aground off Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft in a sinking condition.[24] |
Jeune Adolphe | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
Julia | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in Aberlady Bay. She sank the next day and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cockenzie, Lothian to Pont-Audemer, Eure, France.[145] |
Saucy Lass | ![]() |
The ship collided with Merton (![]() |
25 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Anne Catherine | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on "Hatteriff". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Nyborg, Denmark.[48] |
Annie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put into Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leak condition.[22] |
Australian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire.[147] She was refloated on 27 December and taken into Norfolk.[148] |
Chebucto | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in Annotto Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[37][149] |
Cuthebert | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. All 40 people on board were rescued by the barque America (![]() |
Sophie | ![]() |
The ship foundered 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off the Saltee Islands, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Waterford.[11] |
Thomas Gillespie | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 17 nautical miles (31 km) south west of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Genoa and Naples, Italy.[22][151][152] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Ardwell | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Zierikzee, North Holland.[22][153] |
Cacique | ![]() |
The convict hulk sank at Cayenne, French Guiana with the loss of several lives.[154] |
Florence Nightingale | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off the coast of Africa with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate to Sierra Leone. The nineteen survivors reached the "Isle des Los" in a raft, from whence they were rescued by the whaler S. A. Paine (![]() |
Ida | ![]() |
The ship collided with the brig Topsy (![]() |
Isabella | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Thames (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Margate, Kent.[158][11] |
Malvina | ![]() |
The ship was run into by the steamship Falcon (![]() |
Maggie Lorimer | ![]() |
The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dunkerque.[48] |
Marsden | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[11][22] |
Mohawk | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at the entrance to the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Cuba. She was refloated and taken into Ballyhenry, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[159][66] |
Nancy | ![]() |
The brigantine was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton, Hampshire.[158][11] |
Orient | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and sank on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Hope (![]() |
Portia | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[132] |
Sarah Nicholson | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Eastern Passage. She was on a voyage from London to Shanghai, China. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[21] |
Sisters | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued by the brig Triune (![]() |
Speculation | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the smacks New Unity and Snowdrop (![]() |
Springflower | ![]() |
The ship departed from South Shields for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[162] |
Standering, or Stanislaus |
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The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her nine crew were rescued by the steamship Thames (![]() |
Traveller | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet sand, floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nexo (![]() |
Victoire Eugène | ![]() |
The ship departed from Casablanca, Morocco for Ipswich, Suffolk. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[164] |
No. 9 | ![]() |
The pilot boat was run down and severely damaged by the steamship RMS China (![]() |
Ballywalter Lifeboat | ![]() |
The lifeboat capsized in the Belfast Lough with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard.[144] |
27 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Baltic | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[158] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[11] |
Bride's Maid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Trouville, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Trouville.[48] |
Cabot, and Flying Cloud |
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The barque Cabot was driven into the brig Flying Cloud at Plymouth, Devon. Both vessels were driven on to the Batten Reef and were wrecked.[125][157] Cabot was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[144] She was refloated the next day and taken into Sutton Harbour.[156] Flying Cloud was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Leith, Lothian.[144] Her ten crew were rescued by the Plymouth Lifeboat.[19] |
Captain Manby | ![]() |
The lifeboat capsized whilst going to the aid of Only Son (![]() |
China | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of nine of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by W. H. Jenkins (![]() |
Concord | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bowmore, Islay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Galway to Maryport, Cumberland.[48] |
George | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Knock Sand and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[48] |
Hitena | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the Worthing Lifeboat Jane (![]() |
Miranda | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Iona (![]() |
Okeanos | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She floated off and sank. Her seven crew were rescued by the smack Four Brothers (![]() |
Only Son | ![]() |
The collier, a schooner, was driven ashore at Boulogne. Her seven crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[11][142][125] |
Queen of Britain | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Girdler Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to London. She was refloated and towed into London.[123] |
Shepherdess | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Hamburg (![]() |
Triune | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. All on board were rescued by Volunteer (![]() |
Violette | ![]() |
The barque capsized in the River Mersey. All ten crew were rescued by the gig Kate, the tug Speedwell (both ![]() ![]() |
Wanderer | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on Meyer's Ledge, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Brake, Prussia.[22] |
Waterloo | ![]() |
The barque collided with a Dutch brig and caught fire off the east coast of Kent. She ran onto the Goodwin Sands and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Italy to Hull, Yorkshire.[142][123][48] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The lighter struck rocks at Kilcreggan, Argyllshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Inverness-shire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[48] |
28 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Arlington | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Nelson Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[123] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[169] |
Bilbao | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and taken into Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[123][170][132] |
Castle Eden | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated.[171] |
Catherina | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Fox (![]() |
Dugueschin | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham.[112] |
Hedwig | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Geestendorf.[123] |
Home | ![]() |
The brig was towed into A Coruña, Spain by the steamship Luxor (![]() |
Horace | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[173] |
Jesse | ![]() |
The Thames barge was abandoned in the Thames Estuary off Faversham, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gravesend to Murston, Kent.[96] |
Leopard | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Westward Ho!, Devon. Her crew were rescued by Hope (![]() |
Marie | ![]() |
The ship sank at Glückstadt, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Flensburg, Prussia.[112] |
Moonbeam | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Geestendorf.[123] |
Morice | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[112] |
Ocean Gem | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Kaloot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Sunderland.[112][66][48] She was refloated on 28 January 1869 and taken into Terneuzen, Zeeland.[175] |
Pace | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked in Bideford Bay with the loss of four of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Bideford Lifeboat Hope (![]() |
Princess | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Ainsdale, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[66] |
29 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Carnatic | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Archimedes (![]() |
Crossfell | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Albion (![]() |
George Bennett | ![]() |
The brigantine was abandoned off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the smack Mystery (![]() |
Josephine | ![]() |
The ship struc the pier at Ramsgate, Kent. She was holed by her anchor and sank. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France.[66] |
Maria Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Euboea, Greece with the loss of all hands.[120] |
Provident | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Wolves Rock and was abandoned by her crew. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and towed into Cardiff, Glamorgan in a severely leaky condition.[153] |
Syrian | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground off Tarifa, Spain. She was refloated and put back to Gibraltar, but sprang a severe leak the next day. She was taken intow by HMS Crocodile (![]() ![]() |
Victoria | ![]() |
The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Gorleston Lifeboat. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, where she sank.[123][178] |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Brunette | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated with the assistance of two smacks and put into Harwich, Essex.[48] |
Loire et Bretagne | ![]() |
The steamship collided with a fishing smack at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was beached.[132] |
Venus | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Wyk auf Föhr, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[48] |
31 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Maria | ![]() |
The brig collided with the barque Biaggo Asserto (![]() ![]() |
Ellen | ![]() |
The ship was lost near Ringkøbing, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France to Hamburg.[48] |
Hope | ![]() |
The barque was towed into Gibraltar in a derelict condition. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Martinique.[180] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Aden | ![]() |
The ship was reported missing, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[107] |
Americana | ![]() |
The ship was taken into Dingle Bay in a derelict condition.[153] |
Annetta | ![]() |
The barque was lost near Swatow, China before 4 December.[8] |
Annetta | ![]() |
The barque foundered. Some of her crew were rescued.[124] |
Argo | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Visby, Sweden before 8 December.[36] |
Argos Nicholaos | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Media, Algeria before 24 December.[64] |
Bonne Amelie | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[181] |
Charlotte Ann | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dantzic. She was refloated and put into Gothenburg, Sweden in a leaky condition.[99] |
Chiozza | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Black Sea.[99] |
Cocomandel | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire near Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Swatow, China.[26] |
Cœur de Lion | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Bordeaux, Gironde before 29 December.[112] |
Constance | ![]() |
The barque capsized at Taganrog, Russia. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Theban (![]() |
Dorritt | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to a Welsh port.[182] |
Emily McNear | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Mackay's Shoals, in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Mobile, Alabama.[10] |
Ernst Reinhardt | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk by Dionne (![]() |
Finke Senior | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Thomas Point, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland.[51] |
Frederica Wilhelm | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Chefoo, China.[51] |
Gleaner | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores.[124] |
Gloria | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 December.[30] She was subsequently towed into L'Orient, Morbihan, France.[82][77] |
Harmony | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Rose Blanche, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to La Poile, Newfoundland Colony.[99] |
Henriette | ![]() |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 December.[183] |
Hill | ![]() |
The barque was lost at the entrance to the Bosphorus.[184] |
Hope | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned 25 nautical miles (46 km) west northwest of Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her eighteen crew were rescued by the steamship Memnon (![]() |
Hound | ![]() |
The schooner sank in the Belfast Lough off Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[185] |
James S. Ayer | ![]() |
The fishing schooner was lost on the Grand Banks. Lost with all 12 hands.[186] |
Jane Ann Marsh | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in Lake Ontario. Her seven crew were rescued.[187] |
Josephine Nichols | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Mosquito Coast.[99] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The schooner departed from Lowestoft, Suffolk for Barking, Essex. Subsequently reported missing.[132] |
Lise Amelie | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the coast of Uruguay with loss of life.[188] |
Maria | ![]() |
The ship was lost off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire.[99] |
Mercur | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Taganrog.[99] |
Mile | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Gabarus, Nova Scotia, Canada before 26 December. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts.[120] |
Myrtle | ![]() |
The ship sank off Burial Island, in the Belfast Lough.[99][47] |
Rebecca Laind | ![]() |
The ship collided with a steamship and sank off Seville, Spain.[189] |
Reinhardt | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked in the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Antwerp, Belgium.[124] |
Sardis | ![]() |
The steamship was run down and sunk off Cape Spartel, Algeria by the steamship Thetis (![]() |
St. Anna | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. It was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to a British port.[26] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked at Carnsore Point, County Wexford with the loss of two of her crew.[185] |
Unione D | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom on or before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trieste.[36] |
William Edward | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Hardman Bay with the loss of all hands.[107] |
William Taylor | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Lândana, Portuguese Angola before 6 December.[13] |
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