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The list of shipwrecks in December 1838 includes
ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December
1838 .
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Argonaut
Spain
The
brig was wrecked on the Gingerbread Key with the loss of 47 lives. She was on a voyage from
Havana ,
Cuba to
Santander .
[1]
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
South Shields ,
County Durham . She was later refloated.
[2]
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship sank at
Aberdeen . She was on a voyage from
Port Dundas ,
Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.
[3]
Dauntless
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from
Pillau ,
Prussia to Aberdeen.
[4]
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan .
[5]
Gannell
United Kingdom
The
smack was beached at
Rhoscolyn ,
Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Waterford to
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[6]
[5] Gannell was refloated on 3 January 1839.
[7]
Germ
British North America
The ship ran aground off
Bermuda . She was refloated and towed into
St. George's, Bermuda , where she was scuttled.
[8]
Mary Elliot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Holyhead , Anglesey.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Cork to
Newhaven, Sussex .
[6]
[9]
Naiad
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale,
Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from
London to
Goole ,
Yorkshire . Naiad was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.
[10]
Robert Quail
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Altwen Rocks, in
Carnarvon Bay with the loss of four of her crew.
[3]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Milford Haven ,
Pembrokeshire . All twelve people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Cuba to
Swansea , Glamorgan. Star broke up on 3 December.
[11]
[5]
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
English Channel off
Boulogne-sur-Mer ,
Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from
Gloucester to
London . Alert was later taken in to
Calais .
[10]
Ann Worthington
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
Cape Wrath ,
Sutherland . She was on a voyage from
Limerick to
Stockton-on-Tees ,
County Durham
[12] She was refloated in May 1839 and taken into
Greenock ,
Renfrewshire for repairs.
[13]
Brazil Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Cowes ,
Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from
Montevideo , Uruguay to Cowes.
[14]
Don
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dorman Shoal, in the
Irish Sea off the coast of
County Down . She was on a voyage from
Quebec City ,
Lower Canada ,
British North America to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire . Don was refloated and put into
Belfast ,
County Antrim .
[15]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Seaview, Isle of Wight and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from
London to Liverpool. Experiment was later refloated and taken into
Portsmouth ,
Hampshire .
[10]
[16]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Callantsoog ,
North Holland ,
Netherlands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to
Sunderland, County Durham .
[15]
Hamburgh
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground on the Hayley Sand, in the
English Channel off the coast of
Hampshire .
[9]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.
[14]
Migara
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Sand Sting",
County Limerick with the loss of all hands.
[17]
Pembroke Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at
Milford Haven ,
Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to
Pembroke .
[3]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of
Wells-next-the-Sea ,
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to
King's Lynn , Norfolk.
[18]
Sceptre
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near
Holyhead ,
Anglesey with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from
Saint Domingo to
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[11]
[19]
[3]
Trio
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.
[20]
Volant
United States
The ship was wrecked at
Cape St. Mary's ,
Newfoundland , British North America.
[21]
3 December
4 December
5 December
6 December
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Duchess of Gordon
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
North Sea off
Rattray Head ,
Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.
[38]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Wood Island,
Maine , United States and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
St. Andrews, New Brunswick ,
British North America to
Boston, Massachusetts , United States.
[39]
[40]
James Barnes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Berbice ,
British Guiana .
[41]
HMS Lucifer
Royal Navy
The
paddle steamer ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in
Liverpool Bay . She was later refloated.
[42]
Margaret Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Berbice.
[41]
Neptunus
Sweden
The ship was wrecked near "Utwalnaas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Malmö to
Gävle .
[43]
St. Joachim
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore at
Bearhaven ,
County Cork ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
St. Ubes to
Cork .
[35]
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Cork .
[44]
Frans Wilkins
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on
Borkum ,
Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from
Østerisør ,Norway to
Delfzijl ,
South Holland .
[45]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
London . Isabella was later refloated and resumed her voyage.
[46]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.
[46]
Martha
United States
The new fishing schooner was lost in a gale off
Brace's Cove between Essex and Gloucester. Lost with all hands.
[47]
Minerva
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near
Cherbourg ,
Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to
Amsterdam ,
North Holland .
[48]
Oratava
Spain
The
brig was in collision with Janet (
United Kingdom ) in the
English Channel and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Janet . Orotava was on a voyage from
Bremen to
Tenerife ,
Canary Islands . She was subsequently taken into
Newhaven, Sussex ,
United Kingdom .
[35]
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Countess of Liverpool
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from
Messina ,
Sicily to
London . Countess of Liverpool was later refloated.
[49]
Didias
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Shipwash Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
London . Didias was later refloated and resumed her voyage.
[50]
Ditto
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from
Ancona ,
Papal States to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[49]
Frederick
France
The ship sailed from
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[51]
Glasgow
United Kingdom
The
paddle steamer ran aground in
Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from
Dundalk ,
County Louth to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[52]
Jason
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of the
Beylik of Tunis . She was on a voyage from
Odessa to
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[21]
Polytheme
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône to
Île Bourbon .
[49]
Stad Lingen
Netherlands
The ship foundered off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Jacobus (
Netherlands ). Stad Lingen was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Ottoman Empire to
Rotterdam ,
South Holland .
[45]
Telemaque
France
The ship was wrecked on the
Île de Batz ,
Finistère . She was on a voyage from
Nantes ,
Loire-Inférieure to
Morlaix , Finistère.
[53]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from
Smyrna , Russia to Liverpool. Triton was refloated with assistance from
HMS Wasp (
Royal Navy ) and resumed her voyage.
[49]
10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Shipwash Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk ,
[12] or the Cross Sand, off the coast of
Norfolk . She was later refloated.
[24]
Henriette
Denmark
The ship was wrecked near
Egersund , Norway with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from
Copenhagen to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire ,
United Kingdom .
[54]
Roscoe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Thurso ,
Caithness . She was on a voyage from
Dalhousie, New Brunswick ,
British North America to
Leith ,
Lothian .
[55] Roscoe was refloated on 18 December and taken into
Scrabster , Caithness.
[49]
Roseway
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Gibbon's Point,
Saint Kitts .
[56]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from
London to
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk . Swift was later refloated and resumed her voyage.
[12]
11 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
15 December
16 December
17 December
18 December
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Bethel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Bideford ,
Devon . She was on a voyage from
Prince Edward Island ,
British North America to Bridport.
[32]
Juliana
United Kingdom
The emigrant ship was wrecked at
Green Point, Cape Town ,
Cape Colony . All on board, 244 passengers plus her crew, were rescued.
[71]
[72]
Macassar
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Rotterdam ,
South Holland to
Batavia ,
Netherlands East Indies . Macassar was later refloated and taken into
The Downs .
[73]
Marie
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire , United Kingdom. Marie was later refloated and anchored off
Margate , Kent.
[73]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea ,
Northumberland . She was on a voyage from
Boston, Lincolnshire to
Leith ,
Lothian . Nautilus was later refloated and taken into
Blyth, Northumberland .
[4]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and sank at
Seaton Sluice ,
County Durham . She was on a voyage from
King's Lynn ,
Norfolk to Seaton Sluice.
[4]
20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Eleanor Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near
Deer Island ,
Newfoundland ,
British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to
Boston, Massachusetts , United States.
[39]
Enterprise
France
The ship was wrecked at
Île Bourbon .
[74]
George
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at
Eyemouth ,
Berwickshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland .
[75]
Maria
Kingdom of Sardinia
The ship was driven ashore in the
Dry Tortugas . She was on a voyage from
Genoa to
Vera Cruz , Mexico. Maria was refloated and taken into
Key West ,
Florida Territory .
[76]
21 December
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Activité
France
The ship ran aground on the coast of
Jersey ,
Channel Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Regnéville-sur-Mer ,
Manche to Jersey.
[33]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk .
[49] She was refloated on 26 December and taken into Great Yarmouth.
[33]
Defiance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Blakeney, Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Blakeney to
Alloa ,
Clackmannanshire .
[49]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Dover ,
Kent . She was on a voyage from
Havana ,
Cuba to
Amsterdam ,
North Holland ,
Netherlands . Friends was consequently condemned.
[65]
John Craig
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the
River Foyle . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Workington ,
Cumberland to
Londonderry .
[77]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship was driven on to the Foreness Rock, near
Margate , Kent. She was on a voyage from
Guernsey ,
Channel Islands to
London . Lively was later refloated and taken into Margate.
[49]
Napoleon
United Kingdom
Carrying 2000 piculs of Antimony ore, heavy seas swamped and then broke up the ship off the entrance of the Santubong river,
Sarawak . Three lost. Survivors given food and shelter at Kuching, thanks to Raja Muda Hassim. Survivors transported to Singapore by the Spanish brig Pronto 96 days later.
[78]
Ocean
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at
Tjilatjap ,
Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap to Amsterdam. .
[13]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Bideford ,
Devon .
[65]
Weser
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at
Sea Palling , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to
La Guayira , Venezuela. Weser was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.
[65]
23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Clasina Theodora Fin
Netherlands
The ship was collision with an American vessel and subsequently ran aground on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Amsterdam ,
North Holland to
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France. Clasina Theodora Fin was later refloated and taken into
Margate , Kent.
[49]
Domus
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the
North Sea off
Winterton Ness ,
Norfolk .
[65]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from
Hamburg to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire . Hannah was later refloated and taken into
Harwich , Essex.
[49]
John
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off
Scarborough ,
Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Stockton-on-Tees ,
County Durham to
London .
[65]
Mary Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of
Mundesley , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from
Hamburg to London. Mary Agnes was later refloated and taken into
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.
[49]
Prins Christian
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of
Dover , Kent. She was on a voyage from
Havana ,
Cuba to Amsterdam.
[49]
Shannon Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Scattery Island ,
County Clare . She was on a voyage from
Limerick to
Portsmouth ,
Hampshire . Shannon Packet was refloated the next day and taken into
Kilrush ,
county Cork .
[77]
24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Arcadia
United Kingdom
The
barque was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Rhoda (
United Kingdom ). Arcadia was on a voyage from
Fernando Po ,
Brazil to
London .
[69]
[79]
Armestad
France
The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew.
[80]
Dygden
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at
Beachy Head ,
Sussex ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland , United Kingdom to
Messina ,
Sicily . Dygden was refloated but had lost her rudder. She was taken in tow on 27 December by HMRC Victoria (
Board of Customs ) and arrived at
The Downs .
[81]
George IV
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.
[77] George IV was refloated on 1 January 1839 and taken into
South Shields ,
County Durham .
[82]
Hindostan (or Hindustan )
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
Omoa ,
British Honduras . She was on a voyage from Omoa to
Belize , British Honduras.
[83]
Hoppet
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aradsberg". She was on a voyage from
Rotterdam ,
South Holland to
Bergen , Norway.
[48]
San Francisco de Panlo
Spain
The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from
Ferrol to
Barcelona . Her crew were rescued by Sollertla (flag unknown).
[84]
Vrow Gelees
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore near "Bradenburg". She was on a voyage from London to
Antwerp .
[77]
Watson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the
Irish Sea off the coast of
County Wicklow and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Whitehaven ,
Cumberland to
Cardiff ,
Glamorgan .
[85]
25 December
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Champlain
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the
Delaware River . She was on a voyage from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to
Madras and
Calcutta ,
India . Champlain was refloated on 5 January 1839.
[39]
Cork Packet
United Kingdom
The
smack capsized off
St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.
[33]
Despatch
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Ipswich ,
Suffolk for
Kirkcaldy ,
Fife . No further trace, presumed foundered in the
North Sea with the loss of all hands.
[86]
Dorothea
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the
Cape Verde Islands . She was on a voyage from
Cowes ,
Isle of Wight to
Monte Video , Uruguay.
[87]
Morvion
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from
Trieste , to
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire . Morvion was subsequently driven ashore on Île Guémènia,
Finistère , France.
[88]
Virginia
United States
The ship was driven ashore near
Hellevoetsluis ,
Zeeland ,
Netherlands . She was on a voyage from
Baltimore, Maryland to
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken into Hellevoetsluis.
[77]
[58]
26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Duke of York
Royal Navy
The
brigantine was wrecked at St. Rous,
Guadeloupe . Her crew and 144 passengers survived. She was on a voyage from
Antigua to
Barbadoes .
[89]
[90]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from
Stockton-on-Tees ,
County Durham to
London . Hero was refloated and taken into
Harwich , Essex.
[77]
Hilda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the
Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to
Chatham, Kent .
[77]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Hastings ,
Sussex .
[77]
[91] She was subsequently condemned.
[58]
Morven
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Henriette (
United Kingdom ). Morven was on a voyage from
Trieste to
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire . She was driven ashore on
Molène ,
Finistère , France on 9 January 1839.
[92]
[93]
Norval
United Kingdom
The
sloop was lost in Bluemull Sound,
Shetland Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Leith ,
Lothian to
Lerwick , Shetland Islands.
[79]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Lowestoft ,
Suffolk .
[33] She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Lowestoft.
[57]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Shoreham-by-Sea ,
Sussex . She was on a voyage from
London to Shoreham-by-Sea.
[77] Prosperous was later refloated.
[58]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.
[77]
[91] She was later repaired.
[58]
Sussex
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Hastings.
[77]
[91] She was later repaired.
[58]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea.
[77] She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.
[58]
William Pitt
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.
[77]
[91] She was later repaired.
[58]
27 December
28 December
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The
steam
tug sprang a leak sank in
Liverpool Bay off
Crosby Point ,
Lancashire .
[58]
Europe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground between
Bedloe's Island and
Ellis Island ,
New York , United States. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to New York.
[39]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Lowestoft ,
Suffolk for
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[99]
Olivia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Droogden. She was on a voyage from
Dantsic to an English port.
[7]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore south of
Whitby ,
Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.
[85]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship departed from
Great Yarmouth ,
Norfolk for
Alloa ,
Clackmannanshire . No further trace, presumed foundered in the
North Sea with the loss of all hands.
[100]
30 December
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in "Wedavall Bay,
Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from
Arbroath ,
Forfarshire to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[21]
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Buny", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Galway .
[21]
James
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in
Lunan Bay . Her crew were rescued.
[101]
Leopoldine
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore between
Amrum and
Föhr ,
Duchy of Schleswig . She was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to Bremen.
[48] Leopoldine was refloated on 21 January 1839.
[69]
Norval
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore and sank at Hawksley Point,
Northumberland . Her crew were rescued.
[102]
[101]
Olive Branch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Islay ,
Inner Hebrides . She was on a voyage from
London to
Drogheda ,
County Louth .
[7] She was wrecked there on
7 January 1839 .
[21]
Rival
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at
St. Ives, Cornwall . Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. Rival was refloated the next day and taken into St. Ives.
[103]
[97]
William Simpson
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Low Hauxley , Northumberland. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued. William Simpson was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
Aberdeen .
[79]
31 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Beaumaris ,
Anglesey . She was later refloated and put back to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[107]
Arcadia
United Kingdom
The
barque was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean (
45°55′N 9°44′W / 45.917°N 9.733°W / 45.917; -9.733 ) on or before 25 December. She was on a voyage from
Fernando Po ,
Brazil to
London .
[108]
[109]
Baron de Rosetti
Russia
The ship departed from
Odessa during December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[110]
Chiaoa
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 21 December.
[82]
Clipper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Glynn ,
County Antrim before 12 December. She was on a voyage from the
Clyde to
Oporto , Portugal. Clipper was later refloated and taken into
Tarbert ,
Argyllshire .
[55]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Cromer ,
Norfolk . She was later refloated and taken into
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.
[17]
Earl of Moira
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (
45°00′N 21°54′W / 45.000°N 21.900°W / 45.000; -21.900 ) on or before 19 December. At least five crew were found dead on the wreck.
[58]
[102]
[85]
Grace
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Schull ,
County Cork . She was on a voyage from
Virginia , United States to Liverpool.
[10]
Harriet
New South Wales
The
schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the
Macleay River . Her crew survived.
[111]
Hermione
French Navy
The
Consolante -class
frigate was wrecked off
Bermuda .
[112]
[113] Her crew were rescued.
[114]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from
Waterford to
Penzance ,
Cornwall .
[77]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
Holyhead , Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Liverpool.
[107]
[62]
Joseph
Norway
The
brig was driven ashore crewless on
Ouessant ,
Finistère , France.
[115]
Julie
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore at "Capellan" between 7 and 10 December. She was on a voyage from
Antwerp to
Bordeaux ,
Gironde , France. Julie was later refloated and put back to Antwerp.
[55]
Loyalist
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Gotland , Sweden in early December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia to London.
[48]
Morven
United Kingdom
The
brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 29 December.
[108]
[79]
Navarin
France
The ship was wrecked on
Saona Island ,
Saint Domingo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce ,
Seine-Inférieure to Saint Domingo.
[7]
[116]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Shoreham-by-Sea ,
Sussex . She was refloated on 30 December.
[117]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Attevon Rocks.
[10]
Santa Anna
Portugal
The
schooner was in collision with Victor (
France ) off the
Cordouan Lighthouse ,
Gironde , France. All on board were rescued by Victor . Santa Anna was on a voyage from
Viana do Castelo to
Bordeaux , Gironde. She subsequently came ashore on the
Île d'Oleron ,
Charente-Maritime , France.
[101]
Severn
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Russell (
United Kingdom ). Severn was on a voyage from
Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to
Bristol ,
Gloucestershire .
[32]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
St. Agnes, Cornwall . She was refloated on 30 December and taken into
St. Ives, Cornwall .
[97]
Symmetry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Point Escuminac , New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi to London. Symmetry was consequently condemned.
[118]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
Hull ,
Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from
Nassau, Bahamas to Liverpool.
[9]
[119]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated on 30 December.
[117]
Wohlfart
Dantsic
The ship was lost near
La Tremblade ,
Charente-Maritime , France. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to
Bordeaux ,
Gironde , France.
[38]
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