List of shipwrecks in December 1838
The list of shipwrecks in December 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1838.
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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1 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Argonaut | 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 | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated.[2] | |
Brothers | The ship sank at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[3] | |
Dauntless | 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 | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff, Glamorgan.[5] | |
Gannell | 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 | The ship ran aground off Bermuda. She was refloated and towed into St. George's, Bermuda, where she was scuttled.[8] | |
Mary Elliot | 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 | 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 | The ship was wrecked on the Altwen Rocks, in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of four of her crew.[3] | |
Star | 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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alert | 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 | 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 | The ship ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Cowes.[14] | |
Don | 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 | 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 | 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 | The schooner ran aground on the Hayley Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire.[9] | |
Mary Ann | The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.[14] | |
Migara | The ship was wrecked at "Sand Sting", County Limerick with the loss of all hands.[17] | |
Pembroke Castle | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Pembroke.[3] | |
Prosperous | 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 | 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 | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[20] | |
Volant | The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland, British North America.[21] |
3 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Acorn | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Blyth to London. Acorn was refloated and put back to Blyth for repairs.[22] | |
Augusta | The steamboat was destroyed by a boiler explosion in the Mississippi River between Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Twenty of the 28 people on board were killed.[23] | |
Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked on Mainland, Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[24] | |
Esther | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°46′N 27°37′W). Her eight crew were rescued by Eliza Ann ( | |
Lively | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Dartmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth.[26][10] | |
Matilda | The brig ran aground on the St. Lambert Rocks, in the Gironde near Pauillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine France.[15] She was later refloated.[27] |
4 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | The barque was driven ashore and capsized at Sydney. She was later refloated.[28] | |
Fanny | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[29] | |
Margaret | The ship was driven ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Margaret was later refloated and taken into Cley-next-the-Sea.[30] | |
Reward | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon.[22] | |
Sarah | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Sarah was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[22] | |
Thames | Battle of Windsor: The steamer was burned by members of the secret American Hunters Lodge organization at Windsor, Upper Canada. |
5 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jules | The ship was wrecked near Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[31] | |
Robert Scourfield | The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus. She was later refloated.[32] | |
Schmit | Flag unknown | The ship departed from "Kivenhal" for Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] |
Sarah | The ship ran aground and sank at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. She was later refloated.[30] | |
Wanderer | The brig was run into by Aido ( | |
William | The ship was wrecked on Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire.[34] |
6 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aimwell | The ship was wrecked on Crooked Island, Bahamas with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[35] | |
James Samson | The smack was wrecked on the coast of Ayrshire with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[36] | |
Lively | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London. Lively was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[27] |
7 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duchess of Gordon | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[37] | |
Emily | 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.[38][39] | |
James Barnes | The ship ran aground at Berbice, British Guiana.[40] | |
HMS Lucifer | The paddle steamer ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was later refloated.[41] | |
Margaret Thompson | The ship ran aground at Berbice.[40] | |
Neptunus | The ship was wrecked near "Utwalnaas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malmö to Gävle.[42] | |
St. Joachim | The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven, County Cork,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork.[34] |
8 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Enterprise | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork.[43] | |
Frans Wilkins | The ship was wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Østerisør,Norway to Delfzijl, South Holland.[44] | |
Isabella | 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.[45] | |
Louisa | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[45] | |
Minerva | The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland.[46] | |
Oratava | The brig was in collision with Janet ( |
9 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Countess of Liverpool | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to London. Countess of Liverpool was later refloated.[47] | |
Didias | 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.[48] | |
Ditto | The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[47] | |
Frederick | The ship sailed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] | |
Glasgow | The paddle steamer ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[50] | |
Jason | The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[21] | |
Polytheme | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Île Bourbon.[47] | |
Stad Lingen | The ship foundered off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Jacobus ( | |
Telemaque | The ship was wrecked on the Île de Batz, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Morlaix, Finistère.[51] | |
Triton | The ship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Liverpool. Triton was refloated with assistance from HMS Wasp ( |
10 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventure | 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 | 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.[52] | |
Roscoe | The ship was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Leith, Lothian.[53] Roscoe was refloated on 18 December and taken into Scrabster, Caithness.[47] | |
Roseway | The ship was wrecked on Gibbon's Point, Saint Kitts.[54] | |
Swift | 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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ceres | The ship was severely damaged at Saint Petersburg, Russia.[55] | |
Gertrude | The ship was sunk by ice at Saint Petersburg. Her crew were rescued.[56] | |
Julius | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Saint Petersburg.[55] |
12 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Puella | The ship ran aground on the White Dyke. She was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Puella was refloated and put back to Ramsgate.[24] |
13 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Triton | The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stockholm, Sweden.[46] |
14 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Blucher | The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Blucher was later refloated and taken into Scarborough.[57] | |
Coronation | The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo. Coronation was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[58] | |
Triton | The ship was wrecked off Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
15 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ebenezer | The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London.No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59] | |
Louise | The ship ran aground in the Auray. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[7] |
16 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore on Mainland, Orkney Islands.[35] | |
Evergreen | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[42] Evergreen was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool.[60] | |
Grenfell | The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[61] | |
Seraphine | The ship foundered off "Jarros". Her crew were rescued.[62] |
17 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anthony | The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London.[63] | |
Diligence | The ship ran aground on the Woolmers, in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Southampton, Hampshire. Diligence was refloated and taken into Langstone, Hampshire in a waterlogged condition.[58] | |
Ditto | The ship departed from Gibraltar for Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently foundered off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire on or before 8 January 1839.[64][65] | |
HMS Tyne | The ship capsized off the Golden Horn, Ottoman Empire with the loss of four of the seven crew aboard.[66] | |
Westmoreland | The ship capsized at Cork.[31] |
18 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prins Carl | The ship ran aground off "Berche Island" and was severely damaged. She was refloated and taken into Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[67] | |
Orontes | The ship struck a rock and sank at Port Essington, New South Wales. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New South Wales to India.[68] |
19 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bethel | The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Bridport.[31] | |
Juliana | The emigrant ship was wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. All on board, 244 passengers plus her crew, were rescued.[69][70] | |
Macassar | 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.[71] | |
Marie | 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.[71] | |
Nautilus | 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 | 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
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eleanor Jane | 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.[38] | |
Enterprise | The ship was wrecked at Île Bourbon.[72] | |
George | 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.[73] | |
Maria | 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.[74] |
21 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Hebe | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[63] | |
Hercules | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[47] | |
Magnet | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[63] | |
Mary Ann | The ship was wrecked off Islay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to the Nith.[75] |
22 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Activité | 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.[32] | |
Commerce | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[47] She was refloated on 26 December and taken into Great Yarmouth.[32] | |
Defiance | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blakeney to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[47] | |
Friends | 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.[63] | |
John Craig | 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.[75] | |
Lively | 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.[47] | |
Ocean | The ship was driven ashore at Tjilatjap, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap to Amsterdam. .[13] | |
Sarah | The ship ran aground at Bideford, Devon.[63] | |
Weser | 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.[63] |
23 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Clasina Theodora Fin | The ship was collision with an American vessel and subsequenlty 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.[47] | |
Domus | The ship sank in the North Sea off Winterton Ness, Norfolk.[63] | |
Hannah | 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.[47] | |
John | 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.[63] | |
Mary Agnes | 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.[47] | |
Prins Christian | The ship was driven ashore and wrekced 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam.[47] | |
Shannon Packet | 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.[75] |
24 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arcadia | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rhoda ( | |
Armestad | The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew.[77] | |
Dygden | 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 ( | |
George IV | 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.[75] George IV was refloated on 1 January 1839 and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[79] | |
Hindustan | The ship was wrecked near Omoa, British Honduras. She was on a voyage from Omoa to Belize, British Honduras.[80] | |
Hoppet | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aradsberg". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Bergen, Norway.[46] | |
San Francisco de Panlo | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Ferrol to Barcelona. Her crew were rescued by Sollertla(flag unknown).[81] | |
Vrow Gelees | The ship was driven ashore near "Bradenburg". She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp.[75] | |
Watson | 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.[82] |
25 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Champlain | 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.[38] | |
Cork Packet | The smack capsized off St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[32] | |
Despatch | The ship departed from Ipswich, Suffolk for Kirkcaldy, Fife. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[83] | |
Dorothea | The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight to Monte Video, Uruguay.[84] | |
Morvion | 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.[85] | |
Virginia | 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.[75][56] |
26 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duke of York | The brigantine was wrecked at St. Rous, Guadeloupe. Her crew and 144 passengers survived. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Barbadoes.[86][87] | |
Hero | 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.[75] | |
Hilda | The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to Chatham, Kent.[75] | |
Louisa | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings, Sussex.[75][88] She was subsequently condemned.[56] | |
Morven | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Henriette ( | |
Norval | 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.[76] | |
Ocean | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk.[32] She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Lowestoft.[55] | |
Prosperous | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea.[75] Prosperous was later refloated.[56] | |
Queen Victoria | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[75][88] She was later repaired.[56] | |
Sussex | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Hastings.[75][88] She was later repaired.[56] | |
William and Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea.[75] She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[56] | |
William Pitt | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[75][88] She was later repaired.[56] |
27 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Berezawka | The ship sprang a leak in the Black Sea and was beached at "Carabournou". She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[40] | |
Donnes | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[91] | |
La Desirée | The 16-gun corvette was wrecked near Saint-Clément-des-Baleines, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime with the loss of all on board, at least 69 lives. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Toulon, Var.[92][93] |
28 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | The brig ran aground on the Rolling Rocks, in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Elizabeth was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[94][95] | |
Liverpool | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[74] |
29 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eleanor | The steam tug sprang a leak sank in Liverpool Bay off Crosby Point, Lancashire.[56] | |
Europe | 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.[38] | |
Mary | The ship departed from Lowestoft, Suffolk for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[96] | |
Olivia | The ship was driven ashore in the Droogden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port.[7] | |
Providence | The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore south of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[82] | |
Two Brothers | 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.[97] |
30 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore in "Wedavall Bay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21] | |
Agnes | The ship was driven ashore at "Buny", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Galway.[21] | |
James | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Lunan Bay. Her crew were rescued.[98] | |
Leopoldine | The ship was driven ashore between Amrum and Föhr, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bremen.[46] Leopoldine was refloated on 21 January 1839.[67] | |
Norval | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Hawksley Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[99][98] | |
Olive Branch | 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 | 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.[100][94] | |
William Simpson | 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.[76] |
31 December
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[101] | |
Helen | The ship was wrecked on the west coast of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Trieste.[102][103] | |
Perseverance | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[82] |
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Amity | The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was later refloated and put back to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104] | |
Arcadia | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°55′N 9°44′W) on or before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Fernando Po, Brazil to London.[105][106] | |
Baron de Rosetti | The ship departed from Odessa during December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[107] | |
Chiaoa | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 21 December.[79] | |
Clipper | 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.[53] | |
Commerce | The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[17] | |
Earl of Moira | The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 21°54′W) on or before 19 December. At least five crew were found dead on the wreck.[56][99][82] | |
Grace | The ship was driven ashore near Schull, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Liverpool.[10] | |
Harriet | The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River. Her crew survived.[108] | |
Hermione | The Consolante-class frigate was wrecked off Bermuda.[109][110] Her crew were rescued.[111] | |
James | The ship was wrecked near St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Penzance, Cornwall.[75] | |
Jane | The ship was wrecked near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Liverpool.[104][60] | |
Joseph | The brig was driven ashore crewless on Ouessant, Finistère, France.[112] | |
Julie | 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.[53] | |
Loyalist | 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.[46] | |
Morven | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 29 December.[105][76] | |
Navarin | 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][113] | |
Prosperous | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated on 30 December.[114] | |
Robert | The ship was wrecked on the Attevon Rocks.[10] | |
Santa Anna | The schooner was in collision with Victor ( | |
Severn | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Russell ( | |
Superior | The ship was driven ashore at St. Agnes, Cornwall. She was refloated on 30 December and taken into St. Ives, Cornwall.[94] | |
Symmetry | The ship was driven ashore at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi to London. Symmetry was consequently condemned.[115] | |
Thomas | The ship was wrecked near Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Liverpool.[9][116] | |
William and Mary | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated on 30 December.[114] | |
Wohlfart | The ship was lost near La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime, France. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[37] |
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Ship events in 1838 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 |
Ship commissionings: | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 |
Shipwrecks: | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 |
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