List of shipwrecks in December 1873

The list of shipwrecks in December 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1873.

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December 1873

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29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date
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## 1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1873  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]

## 2 December

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List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1873  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]

## 3 December

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1873  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]

## 4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1873  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]

## 5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1873  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 / 38.333; -17.250) by the brigantine Dei Gratia ( Canada), which put three of her crew aboard. Mary Celeste was taken in to Gibraltar.

## 6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1873  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]

## 7 December

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List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1873  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]

## 8 December

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List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1873  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]

## 9 December

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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1873  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]

## 10 December

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List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1873  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]

## 11 December

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List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1873  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]

## 12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1873  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]

## 13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1873  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]

## 14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1873  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]

## 15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1873  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]

## 16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1873  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]

## 17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1873  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]

## 18 December

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List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1873  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]

## 19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1873  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]

## 20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1873  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]

## 21 December

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1873  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]

## 22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1873  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]

## 23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1873  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]

## 24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1873  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]

## 25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1873  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]

## 26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1873  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]

## 27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1873  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]

## 28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1873  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]

## 29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1873  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]

## 30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1873  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]

## 31 December

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List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1873  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]

## Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1873  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 at 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]

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