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The list of shipwrecks in December 1842 includes
ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December
1842 .
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Brunswick
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at
Eastport, Maine , United States. She was on a voyage from
Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to
Barbadoes . She was refloated and put back to New Brunswick.
[1]
Corinth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore crewless at
Lindisfarne ,
Northumberland .
[2]
Edward and Samuel
British North America
The ship was lost near
Sydney, Nova Scotia with the loss of all on board.
[3]
Lyons
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hasnas Reef, in the
Baltic Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Vyborg ,
Grand Duchy of Finland to
Hull ,
Yorkshire .
[4]
Suffolk
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hasnas Reef. She was on a voyage from
Varberg , Sweden to Hull. She was refloated.
[4]
Trinidad
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean 130 nautical miles (240 km) north of
São Miguel Island ,
Azores . Her crew were rescued by Hawk (
United Kingdom )).
[5] She was on a voyage from
London to
British Honduras .
[6]
William Hanley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Dover ,
Kent . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Guernsey ,
Channel Islands . She was refloated and taken into
Ramsgate , Kent.
[7]
William M
United States
The ship was driven ashore at
Harbour de Lute ,
New Brunswick ,
British North America .
[3]
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Apparance
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore at
Randers , Norway. She was on a voyage from
Christianstad to
London ,
United Kingdom .
[8]
Don de Dieu
France
The ship was wrecked on the
Île d'Oléron ,
Charente-Maritime . She was on a voyage from
Libourne ,
Gironde to
Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine .
[9]
Eric and Lorenz
France
The ship was wrecked at
Karlskrona , Sweden. She was on a voyage from
Cette ,
Hérault to Karlskrona.
[10]
Finance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Randers. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia to London.
[8]
[10] She was refloated in September 1843 and taken into
Frederikshavn , Denmark for repairs.
[11]
Hoffnung
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore and sank east of Alt Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stettin.
[12]
Johanna Frederica
Sweden
The ship was wrecked off
Amrum ,
Duchy of Schleswig . Her crew were rescued.
[10] She was ohn a voyage from
Agrigento ,
Sicily to
Hamburg .
[12]
Lion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of
Christiansand , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Vyborg ,
Grand Duchy of Finland to
Hull ,
Yorkshire .
[5]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from London to
Bordeaux ,
Gironde , France. Neptune was refloated and taken into
Whitstable ,
Kent .
[13]
Tenance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Randers. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.
[14]
Voluna
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off "Baraqua Point". She was on a voyage from
Calcutta ,
India to
Moulmein ,
Burma .
[15]
[16]
3 December
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Flamborough Head ,
Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[24]
Caroline Emilie
Stettin
The ship was wrecked on
Anholt , Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland ,
United Kingdom to Stettin.
[19]
David Owen
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was refloated.
[24]
[23]
Helen
United Kingdom
The
schooner was wrecked at "Girinish",
South Uist ,
Outer Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the
Clyde to
Limerick .
[10]
[25]
Jeune Virginie
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Bizerte ,
Beylik of Tunis . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône to
Bône ,
Algeria
[8]
[6]
Lively
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia .
[1]
Maria Darlington
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
North Sea off
Filey ,
Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Middlesbrough ,
Yorkshire to
Colchester ,
Essex .
[22]
Mathilde
Dantsic
The ship was wrecked in the Jeune Bight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Jersey ,
Channel Islands to
Dantsic . She was refloated on 14 December and taken into "Svanike".
[4]
[26]
Packet
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at
Halifax, Nova Scotia . She was o a voyage from
Antigonish, Nova Scotia to Halifax.
[1]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Little Harbour, Halifax, Nova Scotia .
[1]
William
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at Halifax.
[1]
5 December
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Angler
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Grand Turk Island . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Barbadoes to the
Turks Islands .
[31]
Excellent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Nieuwesluis ,
Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from
Rio de Janeiro ,
Brazil to
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands.
[32]
Francis
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage from
Hartlepool ,
County Durham to
Rouen ,
Seine-Inférieure , France.
[9]
[33]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in "Auder Bay". She was on a voyage from
Boston, Lincolnshire to
Hull ,
Yorkshire .
[27]
Hoffnung
Stettin
The ship sank east of Alt Skagen. She was on a voyage from
London ,
United Kingdom to Stettin.
[10]
Leda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.
[9]
[33]
Pero
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by William and Mary (
United Kingdom ). Pero was on a voyage from
Miramichi, New Brunswick ,
British North America to
Penzance ,
Cornwall .
[34]
P. J. Nevins
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore near
Edgartown, Massachusetts , United States. She was refloated.
[1]
Richard
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage from
South Shields , County Durham to
Gibraltar . She was refloated and put back to South Shields.
[9]
Svea
Belgium
The ship departed from
Fiume ,
Austrian Empire for a Belgian port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[35]
Wear Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Inner Barber Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
London .
[32] She was refloated and taken into
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.
[8]
7 December
8 December
9 December
10 December
11 December
12 December
13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The
schooner was driven ashore at
Arbroath ,
Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to Arbroath.
[12]
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk .
[5] She was refloated on 15 December and proceeded on her voyage.
[19]
Columbine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Ramsey, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[20]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to
Monte Video , Uruguay. She was refloated and taken into
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.
[5]
[20] Following repairs, she resumed her voyage on 30 April 1843.
[47]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The
brig was driven ashore in a capsized condition at Balranald,
North Uist ,
Outer Hebrides . All hands presumed to have perished.
[48]
Parken
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Shipwash Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Suffolk and consequently foundered off
Sizewell . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Sunderland, County Durham to
London .
[20]
14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
NRP Amelia
Portuguese Navy
The
schooner was wrecked on a reef off
Benguela ,
Portuguese West Africa . Her crew were rescued.
[49]
Anne
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Arbroath ,
Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Northumberland to Arbroath.
[19]
Charlotte Newman
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore at
Cushendall ,
County Antrim . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Scottish port to
Larne , County Antrim.
[50]
Columbine
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was beached near
Ramsey, Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from
Glasgow ,
Renfrewshire to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[19]
Wave
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Oessels Reef,
3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km) west of
Domesnes , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to
Hull ,
Yorkshire .
[51]
[52]
[53]
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Charles V
Spain
The ship was wrecked off "Caesar's Creek",
Florida Territory . She was on a voyage from
Havana ,
Cuba to
Antwerp , Belgium.
[3]
Edward
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Messina ,
Sicily . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Odessa to
Livorno ,
Grand Duchy of Tuscany .
[54]
Goede Hoffnung
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Cefn Sidan ,
Pembrokeshire ,
United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Livorno ,
Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg.
[6]
[55]
Jeune Cora
France
The ship was wrecked at Cape Santa Maria, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.
[56]
Louisa Conolly
United Kingdom
The
schooner ran aground and was wrecked at
Ballyshannon ,
County Donegal .
[42]
[57]
[34]
Marie
Sweden
The ship ran aground on the Nidingens and was damaged. She was on a voyage from
Visby to
London , United Kingdom. Marie was refloated and out into "Skalla".
[51]
Norfolk
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock and was damaged. She was refloated.
[57]
Vermont
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Ballyteague ,
County Kildare , United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Savannah, Georgia to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire , United Kingdom.
[57]
[34]
16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Nahr", Sweden. She was refloated on 20 December and resumed her voyage.
[3]
Brazilian
France
The ship was wrecked on the Patch Sandbank, in the
Bristol Channel off the coast of
Glamorgan ,
United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Havre de Grâce ,
Seine-Inférieure to
Port-au-Prince , Haiti.
[6]
[42]
Caledonia
United Kingdom
The
full-rigged ship was driven ashore at
Rackwick ,
Hoy ,
Orkney Islands . Her 21 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Quebec City ,
Province of Canada ,
British North America to
Greenock ,
Renfrewshire .
[26]
Glenesk
United Kingdom
The schooner was stranded and became a total wreck south of
Östergarn Lighthouse on
Gotland , Sweden. She was on a voyage from
Riga ,
Russia to
Montrose, Forfarshire ; the crew were rescued.
[58]
[59]
Iris
Grand Duchy of Finland
The
schooner was destroyed by fire at
Klintehamn , Sweden.
[60]
Thomas Richardson
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean off
Eagle Island, County Mayo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Galway to
Westport, County Mayo .
[61]
[38]
[62]
[51]
[63]
17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Caledonian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Rackwick Bay,
Orkney Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Chaleur Bay to the
Clyde .
[63]
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Savannah, Georgia , United States.
[64]
John Askew
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank in
Port Yarrock Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Creetown ,
Kirkcudbrightshire to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[34]
Montrose
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Ararat (
United Kingdom ). Montrose was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
New Orleans, Louisiana , United States.
[65]
Thetis
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at
Cape Chat ,
Province of Canada .
[3] She was later refloated and taken into Cap-Chat, where she had become a wreck by 17 January 1843.
[66]
574
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and towed into Sunderland.
[42]
18 December
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Black Rock. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Cork . She was refloated and taken into
Youghal ,
County Cork .
[26]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Zeehondplaat, in the
North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
London to
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands.
[26]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the
Goodwin Sands ,
Kent . She was on a voyage from
Rotterdam ,
South Holland , Netherlands to
Mobile, Alabama , United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[42]
20 December
21 December
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The
schooner was in collision with the
brig Jennett (
United Kingdom ) and foundered in the
North Sea off the
Dudgeon Lightship (
Trinity House ). Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Perth to
London .
[61]
[72]
[26]
Four Brothers
British North America
The ship was driven ashore on St John's Island, off
Port La Tour, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Trinidad to
Halifax, Nova Scotia .
[66]
Hector
United Kingdom
The
brig was wrecked off "Lapello Island", United States. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Savannah, Georgia , United States.
[73]
Navarin
Dantsic
The ship ran aground at
Falsterbo , Sweden and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port.
[52]
[70]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized at
Glasson Dock ,
Lancashire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Miramichi, New Brunswick to Glasson Dock. Traveller was righted on 23 December.
[65]
[26]
23 December
24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Jannett (
United Kingdom ) and foundered in the
North Sea off the
Dudgeon Lightship (
Trinity House ). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from
Perth to
London .
[63]
Alchymist
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Marabout Channel and sank. Her crew survived She was on a voyage from
Constantinople ,
Ottoman Empire to
Alexandria ,
Egypt . She was later refloated and beached.
[74]
Effort
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near
Missolonghi ,
Greece . She was on a voyage from
Patras , Greece to
Trieste .
[74]
Eliza Ann
British North America
The ship was wrecked at
Biscay Bay ,
Newfoundland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Saint John's, Newfoundland to
Prince Edward Island .
[75]
Harvest Home
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from
Buenos Aires , Argentina to
Monte Video , Uruguay.
[76]
Orozimbo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at
Chichester ,
Sussex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to
Emsworth ,
Hampshire .
[51]
Seaflower
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Trepassey , Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to
Sydney, Nova Scotia .
[75]
25 December
26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The
barque sprang a leak and foundered in the
Atlantic Ocean 170 nautical miles (310 km) north west by west of
Cape St. Vincent , Spain. Her crew were rescued by the
brig Sirius (
Denmark ). Alexander was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to
Trieste .
[74]
[78]
Dina
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Ginger Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to
Matanzas ,
Captaincy General of Cuba .
[67]
Herald
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on
Elliott Key . She was on a voyage from
Vera Cruz , Mexico to
Swansea ,
Glamorgan .
[64]
Isaac Mead
United States
The ship ran aground on Washermen's Reef. She was on a voyage from
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France to
New Orleans, Louisiana . She was refloated on 29 December and taken into
Key West ,
Florida Territory .
[64]
John and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The
brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Norfolk . She was on a voyage from
Montrose, Forfarshire to
London . She was refloated on 28 December but was consequently beached at
Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.
[51]
[1]
27 December
28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Devil's Tongue,
Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France to
London . She was refloated.
[74]
Indemnity
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Bantry Brigg and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from
Dublin to
South Shields ,
County Durham . She was refloated and put into
Stromness ,
Orkney Islands .
[81]
Kitty and Peggy
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Queen of the Isle (
Isle of Man ) and foundered in the
Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from
Maryport ,
Cumberland to
Douglas, Isle of Man . Kitty and Peggy was refloated on 1 January 1843 and taken into Douglas.
[82]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Pozzallo ,
Sicily with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from
Odessa to
Cork or
Falmouth, Cornwall .
[83]
[84]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized at Maryport. She was on a voyage from
Belfast ,
County Antrim to Maryport. She was later righted.
[18]
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank at
Arbroath ,
Forfarshire . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to Arbroath. She was subsequently refloated and taken into Arbroath.
[55]
Falcon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Steffano Point,
Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from
Odessa to
Cork and
Falmouth, Cornwall . She was refloated on 31 December.
[85]
James Kerr
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near
Country Harbour, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued.
[66]
Sapphire
United Kingdom
The
schooner was sighted off the
Isle of Man whilst on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to the
Clyde . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
[86]
[87]
Victoria
United States
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Widewall Bay,
Orkney Islands ,
United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from
Saint Petersburg ,
Russia to
Boston, Massachusetts .
[81]
[70]
William and Nancy
United Kingdom
The
sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Llanmaddoch ,
Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Llanelly to
Swansea .
[18] She was refloated on 4 January 1843.
[81]
30 December
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Friend' s Glory
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on
Terschelling ,
Friesland , Netherlands. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Grangemouth ,
Stirlingshire to
Berwick upon Tweed ,
Northumberland .
[70]
[89]
Laurel
United Kingdom
The ship was beached on
Colonsay . She was on a voyage from
Ballina, County Mayo to
Liverpool ,
Lancashire .
[90] Laurel capsized on 22 January and was wrecked.
[91]
Oberon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the
North Sea off the coast of
Essex . She was on a voyage from
South Shields ,
County Durham to
Palermo ,
Sicily . She was refloated and taken into
Harwich , Essex.
[18]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1842
Ship
State
Description
Albion
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at
Eastport, Maine , United States.
[1]
Ariadne
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eastport.
[1]
Bresilien
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Neath ,
Glamorgan before 24 December.
[38]
Clark
United States
The ship was wrecked near
Saint John, New Brunswick ,
British North America with the loss of six lives.
[92]
Dolphin
British North America
The ship was wrecked at
Gardner Creek, New Brunswick . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia to
Eastport, Maine , United States.
[1]
Euphrasia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at
Algeciras , Spain before 8 December. She was consequently condemned.
[6]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak in the
Strait of Sunda . She punt into the
Cocos Island and was abandoned as there were no facilities to repair her.
[93]
Henrietta Alice Carolina
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 December.
[38]
Irma
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the
River Plate before 12 December. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Rio de Janeiro ,
Empire of BrazilBrazil to [[Montevideo>|Monte Video]],
Uruguay .
[94]
Isidore
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at
Kennebunk, Maine with the loss of all fifteen people on board.
[92]
Juno
Stettin
The ship foundered in the
North Sea on or before 14 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Hull ,
Yorkshire ,
United Kingdom to Stettin.
[5]
[20]
Maria
Spain
The
barque was lost on a voyage from
China to
Manila ,
Spanish East Indies .
[48]
Milwaukie
United States
The ship foundered in
Lake Michigan before 6 December with the loss of nine lives.
[92]
Oxford
United Kingdom
The
barque was lost off
St Ubes , Portugal. All on board were rescued.
[95]
Paramoun
France
The ship was wrecked at "Cannague" with the loss of twelve of her crew.
[8]
Pero
United Kingdom
The
barque was abandoned in the
Atlantic Ocean before 20 December. Her crew were rescued by William and Mary (
United Kingdom ). Pero was on a voyage from
Miramichi, New Brunswick ,
British North America to
Penzance ,
Cornwall .
[65]
Porcupine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on
Mytilene ,
Greece before 14 December. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.
[96]
Prince Albert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at
Tampico , Mexico. She was on a voyage from
Liverpool ,
Lancashire to Tampico.
[97]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near
Mytilene ,
Greece before 29 December. Her crew were rescued.
[64]
Rapide
Belgium
The ship was wrecked in the
Black Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from
Odessa to
Marseille ,
Bouches-du-Rhône , France.
[98]
Riga
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
South Shields ,
County Durham to
London . She was refloated on 18 December and proceeded on her voyage.
[6]
Sabini
Spain
The ship was wrecked off the
Cape of Good Hope . Her sixteen crew were rescued by
Danaé (
French Navy ).
[99]
Tanner
British North America
The ship was driven ashore at "Guaco". She was on a voyage from
Petitcodiac, New Brunswick to
Saint John, New Brunswick .
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