The list of shipwrecks in December 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1873.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Burlington | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Haken Adelstein ( Norway) and sank in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. Her crew were rescued. Burlington was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to London.[1][2] |
Carl Herman | Germany | The collier was wrecked in the Rottum Islands, Groningen, Netherlands with the loss of all hands.[2][3] |
Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Methil, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Dr. Petermann | Germany | The barque was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom.[4] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 23 December,[5] and placed under repair in January 1874.[6] |
Euphrates | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Tønsberg.[7][8] |
Jubilee | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire.[2] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset.[9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Angostura | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Lune. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to the River Lune. She was refloated.[8] |
Eroe | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[8] |
Euphrates | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage.[8] |
Jacob Kjelland | Norway | The crewless barque was driven ashore at Blokhus, Denmark.[7][8] She subsequently broke up.[10] |
Norfolk Hero | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Tarragona, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[8] |
Sir George Grey | United Kingdom | The paddle tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Crosby Channel, off the coast of Lancashire with the loss of one of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Lamartine ( France).[11][12] |
Telegraph | United Kingdom | The tug sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated.[8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Celerity | United Kingdom | The steamship departed from Riga, Russia for Stettin, Germany. Subsequently foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all 21 crew; a boat with a dead body on board washed up at Ventava, Courland Governorate.[13][14] |
Lochnagar | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off the Nakkehoved Lighthouse, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[15][16] |
Surbiton | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Riga for Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[13][17] |
St. Kevin | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Quebec City, Canada. Arson was suspected as the cause.[9] |
Westella | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to London. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[9] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[9] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Economist | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Barry Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[16] |
Johanna Margaretha | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated and put back to Dublin, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[16][18] |
Julia | Canada | The ship departed from Savanna, Georgia for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with all hands.[19] |
Liffey | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall.[16] |
Nautilus | Sweden | The barque was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Gävle to London.[20][15][16] |
Problem | United Kingdom | The brigantine struck the Swan Rock, in the Farne Islands, Northumberland and sank. Her crew survived.[21][22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lizzie | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Daugava at "Muhlgraben", Russia.[23] |
Mary Celeste | United States | The brigantine was discovered abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°20′N 17°15′W / 38.333°N 17.250°W) by the brigantine Dei Gratia ( Canada), which put three of her crew aboard. Mary Celeste was taken in to Gibraltar. |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ardgowan | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer collided with the steamship Clara ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. All on board, more than 50 people, were rescued by Clara. Ardgowan was on a voyage from Greenock to Lochgilphead, Argyllshire.[24][25] |
Cairo | Italy | The steamship collided with the steamship Cramlington ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[24] She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[26] She was refloated on 10 December and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[27] |
Karl der Grosse | Germany | The ship was wrecked at Thisted, Denmark with the loss of all hands.[28][10] |
Paladin | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with HMS Serapis ( Royal Navy) at Malta. Paladin was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port. She was severely damaged and beached.[24][10] She was later refloated and taken in to Malta.[29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alicia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Loch Don. Her crew were rescued.[30] |
Daar | Russia | The ship was wrecked at Poti.[28][10] |
Jessy | United Kingdom | The barque foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by Tyro ( Canada).[31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amphion | Canada | The brig was driven ashore at Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated.[10] |
Colombo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10] |
Consolation | United Kingdom | The fishing lugger collided with the steamship Vaderland ( Belgium) off South Foreland, Kent and sank.[32] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner was beached in Cloghy Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast.[10] |
Fredericke Sophie | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore on Manø.[10] |
Orion | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Manø. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Kiel, Germany.[10] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Thornhill | United States | The barque was wrecked at Point de Mots, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[33] |
Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run down and sunk by a tug in the River Thames with the loss of both crew.[34] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Star | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near New Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[27] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amanda | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Amrum. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Elbe to the Eider.[27] |
Amy | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground at the Pigeon House Fort, Dublin and caught fire. The fire was extinguished.[27] She was refloated on 23 December and taken in to Dublin.[5] |
Ernst Moritz Arndt | Germany | The steamship ran aground at Gilleleje, Denmark and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Stettin.[29][35] |
Galatea | Trinity House | The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated.[29] |
Iron King | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked in the Gulf of Saint Vincent. All on board were rescued.[36][37] |
Max Dinse | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[27] |
Ouse | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube.[4] |
Sportsman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Cape Pappas, Greece.[27] |
Swansea | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the schooner Princess Helena ( United Kingdom) and sank at Gibraltar.[27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Meteor | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Dublin.[29] |
Preston | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Havre de Grâce. The fire was later extinguished.[38][39] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eugene and André | France | The ship was driven ashore near Minden. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine.[39] |
Greece | United States | The steamship ran aground in the Hudson River. She was refloated.[40] |
Iron King | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Troubridge Shoals. All on board were rescued.[41] |
Magdala | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the James River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[42] |
Mongol | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on a reef 14 nautical miles (26 km) off Hong Kong with the loss of sixteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan.[43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Garrec Rocks, on the coast of Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Beauvoir, Manche.[30] |
John | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[44] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Meadulse Skerries, in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[44][45][46] |
Alexandrine | Germany | The brig was driven ashore at Halskov, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[5] |
Arendine, or Arentina |
Germany | The galiot ran into a steamship and sank off Leith. Her five crew were rescued.[47][40] |
Nebraska | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[39] She was refloated.[4] |
South Western | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ardrossan.[48] She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Ardrossan.[49] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ada Berendina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen, Germany.[4] |
Balaclava | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Aberdeen. Her five crew were rescued by a schooner. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[50][51] |
Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orlock Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin.[44] |
David | Germany | The schooner was assisted in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Burghead, Lothian to London, United Kingdom.[51] |
Elba | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all 32 crew. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg, Germany.[52][53] |
Ernst and Julie | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at "Goos-on-Wiltow". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[5] |
Frans | Norway | The brig was wrecked on Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[50][54][17] |
Ivar | Russia | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship German Empire ( United Kingdom). Ivar was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[55] |
John Slater | United Kingdom | The brig foundered off Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the steamship Garland ( United Kingdom). John Garland was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[44][56] |
Mosquito | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Tyne.[57] She had been refloated by 12 January 1874 and placed under repair.[58] |
Ocean Bride | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Swadman Reef off the coast of Northumberland.[40][59] Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued two days later by a Danish schooner. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[60] |
Robert and Paul | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[5] She was later refloated and was towed in to Helsingør, Denmark by the steamship Hertha (Flag unknown).[61] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated on 20 February 1874.[62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Acorn | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Caledonia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde.[50] |
Æolus | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore at Tornby, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Dantsic.[63][4] |
Ann, and Annie Brocklebank |
United Kingdom | The schooner Ann collided with Annie Brocklebank and was driven ashore at Whitehouse, County Antrim. One of the vessels had to be beached.[63][4] |
Lucie | Norway | The barque was wrecked near Lemvig. Her crew were rescued.[50] |
Portia | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Cambria ( United Kingdom). Portia was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to London.[31] |
Regina | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Geestemünde, Germany to Kragerø.[63][4] |
Urania | Germany | The steamship was wrecked off Norderney. Her crew were rescued by the Norderney Lifeboat.[4] |
William Scott Walker | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at North Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Montrose, Forfarshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but was consequently beached at Ross, Northumberland.[63][64] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Caroline | Denmark | The barque was wrecked at Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Nieuwe Diep to Fredrikstad.[50] |
Drago Annetta | Italy | The ship was wrecked at Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[65][30] |
Enrico | Flag unknown | The brig was wrecked at Benghazi, Ottoman Tripolitania.[66] |
Gronau | Germany | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Fedderwardersiel to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[67] |
Maria | Germany | The schooner foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[31] |
Nestor | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated and towed in to Whitby but struck the quayside and developed a severe leak.[4] |
Pembroke | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned off Hanstholm, Denmark. Her twelve crew were rescued by the steamships North Star and Rosetta (both United Kingdom). Pembroke was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to South Shields, County Durham.[31] She subsequently came ashore at Thisted, Denmark.[49] |
Sultan | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Coll, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba.[63][68] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Brilliard | New Zealand | The 13-ton cutter (boat) was driven ashore and wrecked on Ruapuke Island in a gale.[69] |
Mozambique | Germany | The schooner was wrecked on the Europa Rocks, off Zanzibar.[70] |
Wenvoe | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint-Nazaire.[5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aborigine | New Zealand | The 132-ton brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked inside the mouth of the Hokitika River in a severe gale.[71] |
Ægean | United States | The ship departred from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Trieste. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
Arcuturus | United Kingdom | The steamship heeled over and sank at Galle, Ceylon.[67] |
Carl | Sweden | The schooner ran aground off Åhus. She was later refloated and taken in to Cimbritshamn in a severely leaky condition and was placed under repair.[61] |
John and Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock near Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire to the Clyde.[30] |
Obotvit | Russia | The steamship was wrecked at Domesnes, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lübeck, Germany.[73] |
Redcliffe | New Zealand | The 22-ton ketch dragged her anchor and struck a reef at All Day Bay during a heavy sea. One crewman was drowned.[74] |
Skerryvore | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to the Clyde.[30] |
Volante | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Domesnes.[73] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The barque sank on the Engelbrake Sand in the North Sea off the German coast.[30] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Carl | Germany | The barque capsized at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[31] |
Emu | United Kingdom | The dandy was driven ashore at Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated.[31] |
Marchioness of Londonderry | United Kingdom | The ship struck a floating wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Whitstable, Kent to Seaham, County Durham. She was assisted in to Bridlington, Yorkshire the next day.[49] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Flossie | Guernsey | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. She was refloated and towed to Ramsgate, Kent.[31][49] |
Marquis Ross | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Løkken, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Lübeck, Germany.[49] |
Modesta | United Kingdom | The barque caught fire in the Capana River at Paraná and was scuttled.[75] |
T. A. Darrell | Bermuda | The brigantine sprang a leak and was beached on the Chico Bank, in the River Plate.[76] |
Tees | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[77][5] |
Walo | Grand Duchy of Finland | The barque ran aground on the Cannon Rock, in Cloughty Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry, United Kingdom.[77] She floated off on 29 December, drove ashore on Burial Island and was wrecked.[42] |
William Owen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ottendorf, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to an English port.[49] |
No. 24 | United Kingdom | The pilot cutter collided with the steamship Jones Brothers and foundered off Cardiff, Glamorgan.[77][78] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Harmonie | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on Falster, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rostock, Germany.[5] |
Patriotto | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and sank at Shadwell, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[5] |
Rio Grande | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her six crew were rescued by a gig and the tug Dandy ( United Kingdom. Rio Grande was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79][80][55] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Her crew survived.[78] |
Spey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
Viscountess Arbuthnot | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 170 nautical miles (310 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Edward and Sophia ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[81] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adelaide | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Glenarnie" and became waterlogged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Glenarnie.[82] |
Emma | Germany | The brig was driven ashore at Warnemünde. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Wismar.[83] |
F. Chester | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was refloated.[5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eureka | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Hull, Yorkshire.[84] |
R. P. Reynard | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Gingerbread Grounds. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana.[85] |
Thorwaldsen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 260 nautical miles (480 km) west of Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by Annie Torrey ( United States). Thorwaldsen was on a voyage from Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[86][87] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Gipsy Queen | United Kingdom | The tug ran onto the wreck of a hopper and sank in the River Tyne with the loss of eighteen of the 46 people on board.[88][89] |
Virginius | United States | The sidewheel paddle steamer sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, while under tow from the Caribbean to New York by the screw sloop-of-war USS Ossipee ( United States Navy).[90] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Berling | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Zuyder Zee. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and continued her voyage, but consequently put in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[83] |
Confidence | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the full-rigged ship Craigs ( United Kingdom and was beached at King's Cross, Arran. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[81] |
Tempo | Canada | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Edith Rose ( United States). Tempo was on a voyage from Sagua La Grande, Cuba to Saint John, New Brunswick.[91] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ancilla | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship struck the South Rock, in the Belfast Lough and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Trinidad.[60][82] |
Fulix | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said, Egypt.[92] |
Goteborg | Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore at "Nedjau". She was on a voyage form Stockholm to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and assisted in to Ystad in a leaky condition.[81] |
Iron Cross | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Dunany Point, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Southwest Pass.[81] |
Jonas Gabrielson | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore at Snogebæk, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Liverpool.[93] |
Remembrance | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a waterlogged condition.[81] |
Vivandiere | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on Burr Island, Connecticut, United States. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Barbadoes. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[81] |
Wiggo | Sweden | The schooner was wrecked south of Cimbritshamn. Her crew were rescued.[61] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Arcturus | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Gindurah Rock, off Galle, Ceylon. She was refloated but consequently sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[82][94][95] |
Clio | Norway | The barque was driven ashore at Ballaugh, Isle of Man. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal.[95] |
Dryade | France | The lugger was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[81] |
Exile | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Mazagan, Morocco. She was refloated.[42] |
Gertrude | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of five of the seven people on board.[95] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked off Greenore, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[60] |
Johanne Catherina | Germany | The ship was wrecked at Safi, Morocco.[96][66] |
Ocean Belle | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Spit Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Newport.[97] |
Sarah Horn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
Spy | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned in the North Sea. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[81] |
Tapageur | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Madras India to Swansea.[42] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brownfield | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Douglas Head, Isle of Man. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Runcorn, Cheshire.[95] |
Canute | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the barque Pauchita ( Italy) and ran aground off Spike Island, County Cork. She was refloated.[42] |
Charles Bal | Canada | The ship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Bassein, India to Queenstown. She was refloated.[42] |
Lizzy | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Ballycrovane, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Morocco to Queenstown.[84] |
Nymphen | Norway | The barque ran aground at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was refloated and beached.[42][93] |
Polly | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of nine of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Rosa B. Barbagalette ( United States). Polly was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Liverpool, Lancashire.[99][100] |
Robert Henderson | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Hveen, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Landskrona, Sweden to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[42] |
Tetuán | Cantonalist Rebels | Third Carlist War, Cantonal rebellion: The broadside ironclad burned and sank, perhaps due to sabotage, while undergoing repairs at Cartagena. |
Travancore | United Kingdom | The barque was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[101] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cleo | Flag unknown | The barque was driven ashore at Ballaugh, Isle of Man.[101] |
Gertrude | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of three of her crew.[101] |
Kong Oscar II | Norway | The steamship ran aground off Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[101] She was refloated on 3 January 1874.[84] |
Pallas | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by a smack. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Plymouth, Devon.[102] |
Two Friends | United Kingdom | The ship departed from London for Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[103] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Absolon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Stubben, Germany. She was refloated.[93] |
Acadia, and Arethusa |
Canada United Kingdom |
Acadia collided with the barque Arethusa in Lower Cove, near Halifax, Nova Scotia. Both vessels were consequently scuttled.[27] |
Alkle | Grand Duchy of Finland. | The ship ran aground on the Gross Kahlegrundet, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Pori to Bristol, Gloucestershire United Kingdom. She was refloated and found to be waterlogged.[10] |
Alpha | Germany | The steamship ran aground on "Carlos". She was refloated and taken in to Reval, Russia, where she arrived on 22 December in a leaky condition.[77] |
Alwine | Germany | The ship sank in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[65] |
Ancilla | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Cannon Rock, in Cloughty Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Trinidad. She subsequently sank.[81] |
Arabia | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of thirteen of her 26 crew. Survivors were rescued by Tropic ( United Kingdom). Arabia was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Boston, Lincolnshire.[104][29][35][105] |
Bjorg | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bandholm.[63][106] |
Britannia | Newfoundland Colony | The schooner was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Tilt Cove to Saint John's. She was subsequently taken in to Catalina.[23] |
British Lion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Wolfs Island", Nova Scotia, Canada.[63] |
Canessa Madre | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Shark River. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[23] |
Carl Steinorth | Germany | The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Elbe. Her crew were rescued by the Cuxhaven Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rio de Janeiro.[65][49] |
Cassini | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at "Teke". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire She was refloated on 19 December and resumed her voyage.[73][30] |
Cerdic | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Perim, Aden Governorate. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool.[63] She was later refloated with assistance from the steamship Kwangtung ( United Kingdom).[49] |
Christine Brockleman | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark.[28] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Copenhagen, Denmark. She subsequently broke up.[27] |
Clutha | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Broadness Point.[46] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[5] |
Comet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Davis Point". She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, Canada to a British port.[20] |
Cornwall | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Ajax Reef. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to London.[23] |
Ebenezer | Norway | The schooner was abandoned off "Wadero".[31] |
Eftichia | Ottoman Empire | The barque ran aground in the Sea of Marmara.[8] |
Elizabeth Cann | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Belfast, County Antrim.[28][49] |
Far West | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.[39] |
Fortuna | Spain | The brig was wrecked near Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires Argentina to Barcelona.[10] |
Franz Ludwig | Germany | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Stolpemünde.[16] |
Ganger Rolf | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Sandefjord. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Sandefjord.[4] |
Ghiorgios | Greece | The ship was wrecked at Bourgas, Ottoman Empire.[77] |
Giovanni Battista | Italy | The brig was driven ashore near Lusinpicolo, Austria-Hungary.[23] She was later refloated.[4] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Greenore Point, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[81] She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Waterford.[107] |
Jane Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Providence, British Guiana.[27] |
Janet Forbes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Davis Point". She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, Canada to a British port.[8] |
Jerome | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near Ayr. She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Ayr in a sinking condition.[83][42] |
Jeune Leonie | France | The lugger was driven ashore and sank at Nieuwpoort, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued.[63] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Riga to a British port. She was refloated and taken in to Visby, Sweden, where she was condemned.[10] |
Juan Emilio | Spain | The brig was wrecked east of Nuevitas, Captaincy General of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Liverpool.[93] |
Kelice | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamships Ajax and Holmside (both United Kingdom and was beached.[27] |
Lady Havelock | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[38] |
Lalour | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Louisbourg. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.[27] |
Leander | United States | The derelict ship was towed in to Sisal, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Pensacola, Florida.[18] |
Lehaute | Spain | The brig collided with the barque Constantia ( Spain) and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[65][30] |
Maria | Flag unknown | The crewless schooner drove ashore on Juist, Germany.[50] |
Maria Rividi | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at the entrance to the Black Sea.[39] |
Marie | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Gotland. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm.[18] |
Martha Cobb | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the South Breaker. She was on a voyage from Galway to New York.[38] |
Mary | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Africa to Flensburg. She broke up on 5 December.[10] |
Mary Rice | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia on or before 22 December. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Baltimore, Maryland.[77][108] |
Mary Spencer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Livorno, Italy. She was refloated and put back to Newcastle upon Tyne in a leaky condition.[23] |
Matchless | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Larache, Morocco before 11 December. She was on a voyage from Larache to an English port.[27] She was declared a total loss.[109] |
Michelino | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Hudson River.[101] |
Moyune | China | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Shanghai.[50] |
Neptun | Denmark | The steamship caught fire at Reval and was severely damaged. she was on a voyage from Reval to Lübeck, Germany.[101] |
Ocean Wave | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Poplar Point. She was refloated and towed in to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in a leaky condition.[27] |
Polly and Emily | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was later raised and taken in to Penarth, Glamorgan.[49] |
Remo | Italy | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to New Orleans.[65] |
Rimac | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Merse Reef, in the Baltic Sea between 20 and 23 December. She was refloated and taken in to Riga.[77] |
Sadney | Sweden | The ship ran aground at Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Gävle to an English port.[31] |
Saint Severe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Progresso. She was on a voyage from Marseille to "Lagoon".[28] |
Saxon | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Orkney Islands with the loss of all fourteen crew.[95] |
Sir George Grey | United Kingdom | The tugboat exploded and sank in the River Mersey off Waterloo, Lancashire with the loss of a crew member.[7] |
Stephens | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground and sank in the River Ouse between Goole and Selby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, Fife to Selby.[110] |
St. Helens | United Kingdom | The steamship was presumed to have exploded and sank in the North Sea with the loss of all 21 crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[111][17] |
Stork | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Granton, Lothian. She was refloated.[40] |
St. Peter | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Westervik, Sweden to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[30] |
Stradella | Germany | The ship was wrecked at Lemvig, Norway with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Christiania, Norway.[50] |
Sytende Mai | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland before 25 December.[97] |
Texas | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Stonewall Shoal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Port Royal, Jamaica.[27] |
Titania | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Lusure". She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, Greece to Antwerp, Belgium.[49] |
Triton | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore "below Bosch".[49] |
Ulisse | Italy | The brig collided with the steamship Lufra (Flag unknown) and sank. Her crew were rescued. Ulisse was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Genoa.[39] |
Uniao | Portugal | The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Oporto.[20] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Horn Reef, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Harburg, Germany.[81] |
Vallhall | Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore near Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gothenburg.[50] She was declared a total loss.[49] |
Willie Coe | Canada | The schooner was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 December.[112] |
W. R. Rickett | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Constantinople Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[40] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | A full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef, between the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall.[113] |