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The list of shipwrecks in December 1832 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1832.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Conception Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America.[1] | |
| Drie Geschwesters | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Danzig or Stettin.[2][3] | |
| Edward and Amelia | The ship was driven ashore at Horton Bluff, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Digby to Windsor, Nova Scotia.[4] | |
| Helena | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[5] | |
| Margaret | The ship departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[6] | |
| Mary | The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Royal Union ( | |
| Metta Margaretta | The ship was spoken with off the coast of England whilst on a voyage from Longsound to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] | |
| Osprey | The ship was wrecked in Chebucto Bay. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[9] | |
| Sir E Codrington | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit Rivière, Nova Scotia.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.[11] | |
| Henry | The ship was driven ashore near The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[12] | |
| Iona | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[10] | |
| Jeremiah | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenluce Bay. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[7] | |
| Mercury | The ship was lost in Placentia Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[13] | |
| Minerva | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Newhaven, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[14] | |
| Pennsylvania | The ship was wrecked on the Cape Romain Shoals near Charleston, South Carolina. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[10] | |
| Rosalind | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada, British North America.[9] | |
| Sir John Beresford | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cessnock | The brig was driven ashore in Glenarm Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[15] She was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[16] | |
| Faith | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by HMS Conway ( | |
| Henry | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Jura, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States.[18][19] | |
| Hoffnung | The ship was wrecked near "Port Verdre", in the Mediterranean.[20] | |
| Iphigenia | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Newry, County Antrim.[21][22][23] | |
| Snapdragon | The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Bridport, Dorset.[14] | |
| Sophie | The ship was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Saint-Nazaire.[24] | |
| Superb | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sligo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo.[15] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg.[25] | |
| Charles Cate | The ship was wrecked at Rocken End, Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] | |
| Braganza | The ship was driven ashore at Tavernier, Florida. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida where she was declared a constructive total loss. Braganza was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[28] | |
| Ceres | The brig was wrecked on a sandbank off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat.[29] | |
| Hume | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Siren ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza | The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent. She was on a voyage from Faro to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[31] | |
| Lowther | The steamship was lost on the Dudgeon Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Selby, Yorkshire.[8][16] | |
| Myrtle | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Leven and Methil, Fife.[7] | |
| Sisters | The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north north east of Troup Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the brig Blagdon ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrow Margaretta | The ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[25][32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned off "Matan". She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[27] | |
| James Morgan | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Drogheda, County Louth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] | |
| Redentore | The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonius | The brig was driven ashore at "Steenort". Her crew were rescued.[25] | |
| Eliza | The ship departed from Colchester, Essex for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[34] | |
| John and Thomas | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued.[35] She was on a voyage from Hull to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[36] | |
| Victoria | The ship was wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Danzig.[37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsies | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Glenelg. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sunderland, County Durham.[38] | |
| Eliza | The ship was wrecked near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice.[9] | |
| Jack Tar | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Alexandria, Egypt. She was later refloated and taken in to Alexandria.[39] | |
| William Booth | The ship was driven ashore at Galway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Galway and Liverpool, Lancashire.[40][41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erindringen | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Trondheim to Barcelona, Spain.[6] | |
| Harriet | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Beccles, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[42] | |
| Vrow Gertruda | The ship was wrecked at Malta.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The ship was driven ashore at "Solsvig", near Bergen. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Trieste.[3] | |
| James Cropper | The ship struck the Five Fathom Bank. She refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Petersburg or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[39][43] | |
| Lucy Davidson | The barque was wrecked off Tobago. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[44][45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by Kent ( | |
| Wharfinger | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Spy ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coronation | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[40] | |
| Corkrump | The ship foundered in West Bay. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Dartmouth, Devon.[36] | |
| Dolphin | The ship foundered off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[47] | |
| Minosse | The ship was wrecked near "Marabout", Egypt.[39] | |
| Wellington | The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She subsequently drifted off and capsized. Wellington was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders.[35] | |
| Beaver | The ship was wrecked on rocks off Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[49] | |
| Cora | The ship was driven ashore at Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts.[50] | |
| Scott | The ship was damaged by ice and abandoned at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[51] | |
| Severn | The ship was wrecked near "St. Ann's Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Fort William.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Logan | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire off Bermuda. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Grand Turk |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eloysa | The ship was wrecked near Tönning, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[53] | |
| Esther | The ship departed from Harrington, Cumberland for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[27] | |
| Ganges | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Ostend. Ganges was refloated on 7 January 1833 and taken in to Ostend.[54] | |
| Gordon Castle | The ship was cut by ice and wrecked in the Restigouche River, British North America.[55] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[56] | |
| Lark | The schooner was wrecked in Manget Bay.[45] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland.[32] | |
| Ganges | The ship was wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Ostend.[57] | |
| Ormrod | The steamship sank in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Downpatrick, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48] | |
| Tweed | The ship was driven ashore in the Fire Island Inlet. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[4] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbarian | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[58] | |
| Fortuna | The ship was wrecked on Agerø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dram.[59] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cabrito Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Cádiz, Spain.[60] | |
| Gipsy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[61] | |
| Trusty | The ship ran aground of the Gristle Bank, in the North Sea. She was holed by her anchor and was consequently beached. Trusty was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked on the Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[62] | |
| Carl XI | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[62] | |
| Governor Douglas | The ship was wrecked at "Rorken End" with the loss of three of her crew.[32] | |
| Trusty | The ship sank off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Trusty was refloated on 9 January 1833 and taken in to Harwich.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship was driven ashore at Eastport, New York, United States.[4] | |
| Sophia | The ship foundered off Leba. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | The sloop was wrecked in Grand Bacotal Bay.[45] | |
| Nellie | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Balmae, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.[56] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[63][11] | |
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[47] | |
| John and Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[64] | |
| Minerva | The brig was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[63][49] Minerva was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Peel.[11][54] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was lost at Little Catalina, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.[65] | |
| Severn | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St Ann's Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Fort William.[63][11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[6] | |
| Eslington | The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of six lives.[46][49] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[34] | |
| Gipsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[37] | |
| Sarah | The ship was driven ashore near "Metalmain", County Sligo.[11] | |
| Sparrow | The ship was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | The schooner was in collision with Perseverance ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by New Brunswick ( | |
| Ceres | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sligo, United Kingdom.[11] | |
| Duchess of Somerset | The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall.[11] | |
| Elizabeth | The barque foundered whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Flora ( | |
| Lady | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off La Veille, Finistère with the loss of four of her five crwew. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[68] | |
| Sophie | The ship was wrecked near Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Saint-Nazaire.[54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship was wrecked on Mud Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.[4] | |
| Agnes | The ship was driven ashore near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to London.[15] | |
| Barbara | The brig was wrecked off Ramsgate, Kent before 23 December.[57] | |
| Bayard | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[54] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore at Mazzara del Vallo before 4 December[43] | |
| Carolina | Liberal Wars: The ship was sunk by shore based artillery at the mouth of the Douro in early December.[50] | |
| Caroline | The ship was wrecked at Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 18 and 23 December.[69] | |
| Comet | The brig was lost east of Bowen, New South Wales (now Queensland). | |
| Corkrump | The ship foundered off West Bay, Dorset before 18 December. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Dartmouth, Devon.[40] | |
| Elizabeth | The brig was discovered on a Queensland reef in March 1832. | |
| Emerald | The ship was abandoned off "Malan" in early December. She was on a voyage from Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[70] | |
| Express | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent.[25] | |
| Fame | The sloop was destroyed by fire at Ramelton, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramelton to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15] | |
| James | The ship was severely damaged by ice off Farther Point, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Balmarina ( | |
| James and Elizabeth | The sloop departed from the Tyne in early December for Perth. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[72] | |
| King George Packet | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire in early December.[5] | |
| Lark | The ship was wrecked near Southerness, Dumfriesshire with the loss of all hands.[73] | |
| Lord St. Helens | The ship was wrecked in Miramichi Bay.[45] | |
| Mangalore | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Aux Cayes, Haiti before 5 December.[28] | |
| Mountaineer | The ship was wrecked near Cap-Chat, Lower Canada, British North America before 27 December.[74] | |
| Resolution | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Three of her six crew took to a boat and were rescued.[21] | |
| Royal Tar | The steamship was driven ashore near Arklow, County Wicklow.[1] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Wicklow.[75] Royal Tar was refloated on 5 January 1833.[3] | |
| Scott | The ship was abandoned in ice in Miramichi Bay. | |
| Sophia | The ship foundered off Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[49] | |
| Truite | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Rosas in early December. She was on a voyage from "Adra" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[13] | |
| Veare | The brig struck the Owers Bank, in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[42][57] | |
| Vera Cruzaña | The ship was wrecked on Anegada de Fuerro. She was on a voyage from Veracruz to Tampico.[43] | |
| Victoria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands in late December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[11] | |
| Zwe Gebruder | The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was declared a total loss on 12 December. Zwe Gebruder was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon.[2] |