List of shipwrecks in December 1881
The list of shipwrecks in December 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1881.
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1 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Artushof | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Flensburg.[1] |
Eschol | United Kingdom | The |
Hurworth | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Germanic ( United Kingdom). Hurworth was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[2][3] |
USS Rodgers | United States Navy | The magazine exploded.
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2 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Earl of Lonsdale | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Messina, Sicily, Italy.[1] |
Harefield | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[1] |
Kildare | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Old Stair's Castle, Aberdeen with the loss of all thirteen rew.[4] |
L. C. Owen | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[1] |
Seaton | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground off Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated but had to be beached 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Seaham.[1] |
W. I. Whiting | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Salerno ( United Kingdom). W. I. Whiting was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[5] |
3 December
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Bath | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of the 27 people on board. Survivors took to a boat; three more died before they were rescued by the barque M. G. Foley ( Canada) on 6 December, and her captain died on 9 December. City of Bath was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States.[6] |
Forward Ho | United Kingdom | The Portland, Dorset.[4]
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Hermes | United Kingdom | The ship departed from San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, reported missing.[7]
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4 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Henriette | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Havdegrind Rocks. She was on a voyage from Shetland Islands.[8]
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Sirio | Norway | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°00′N 19°45′W / 43.000°N 19.750°W). Her crew were rescued by Indian Chief ( United Kingdom). Sirio was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to a port in New Brunswick, Canada.[9] |
5 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Jane Miller | United States | The steamship foundered in Georgian Bay.[10] |
Wolsey | United Kingdom | The lighter sank in the Victoria Docks, London.[11] |
6 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Henriette | United Kingdom | The crewless ship was driven out to sea from |
Striver | United Kingdom | The |
7 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Clara Felicia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Bembridge Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[9] |
Mary Ann Anderson | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off St Abb's Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[13] |
8 December
Ship | State | Description |
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John Marychurch | United Kingdom | The |
Macedonia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Amur.[9] |
Malaleel | Austria-Hungary | The barque hit the Shark's Fin, the northernmost rock of the Longships Reef, Cornwall, United Kingdom and became a total wreck. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[14][13] Wreckage was washed up below the Levant mine and in Portheras Cove.[15] |
9 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Adler | Germany | The brig was driven ashore at "Gammelsby", Öland, Sweden.[13] |
Chin Chin | Jersey | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at the South Foreland, Kent. Her crew survived; five were rescued by the Dover Lifeboat assisted by a tug, the rest reached shore in a boat. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands.[13][16] |
Lynn | United Kingdom | The Robin Hoods Bay. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[13]
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10 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Juno | Flag unknown | The ship was destroyed by fire at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[17] |
Marie Fleurie | United Kingdom | The steamship sank at Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Workington. She was refloated on 13 December and taken in to Workington.[8] |
Rhiwabon | United Kingdom | The |
11 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the |
Foam | United Kingdom | The yawl ran aground on the Mixen Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, and sank. Her crew survived.[17] |
Ithington | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Avonmouth, Somerset to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] |
12 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Mary Ellis | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brambles, in the |
Mary and Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk by the steamship Bendigo ( United Kingdom) with the loss of all hands. Mary and Julia was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[18][19] |
Young Alfred | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was run into by the fishing vessel Ada ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Confidence ( United Kingdom).[8]
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13 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Arica | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of St Mary's Island, Northumberland. Her seven crew were rescued by a coble. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Whitby, Yorkshire.[8] She was refloated on 20 December and taken in to the River Tyne in a waterlogged condition.[5] |
Moorsley | United Kingdom | The Drontheim, Norway.[8]
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Seano | Italy | The brigantine was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[17] |
14 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Craigrownie | United Kingdom | The |
Gemma, and Metropolitan |
Germany United Kingdom |
The steamship Metropolitan was run into by the steamship Gemma and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent. All on board were rescued by the steam launch Ethel ( United Kingdom) and a number of wherries. Metropolitan was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. Gemma was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. She was severely damaged at the bow. She completed her voyage and was placed under repair.[20][21][22] |
15 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Blanche, and Cynhaiarn |
United Kingdom | The |
Captain McClintock | United Kingdom | The Garston, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[23]
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Eros | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by another steamship and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[24] Three of her 23 crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Alexandria, Egypt.[21] |
Isle of Arran | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[23] |
Nile | United Kingdom | The Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Andalusian. Nile was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Demerara, British Guiana.[23][25]
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Roseina | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[23] |
16 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Masonic | United Kingdom | The Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged. She was beached.[23]
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Thergny | Sweden | The barque ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Gothenburg.[25] |
Victor Marie | France | The schooner was wrecked on the English Grounds with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from "Poulegen" to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[25] |
Unnamed | France | The lugger was driven ashore west of Rye Harbour, Sussex, United Kingdom.[23] |
17 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Bertha | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. She had been refloated by 24 December.[26] |
Caribbean | United Kingdom | The Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She completed her voyage and the fire was extingushed.[25]
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Constance | United Kingdom | The Newport, Monmouthshire to Santander, Spain.[27]
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Providence | United Kingdom | The smack was run into by the steamship Xema ( United Kingdom) and sank at Rochestown, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[25] |
Sylphide | United Kingdom | The Sunderland, County Durham in a leaky condition.[26]
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18 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Benton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day with the assistance to two tugs.[25] |
Dieppe | United Kingdom | The Seine-Inférieure, France.[25]
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Hermanns Theodarus | Netherlands | The fishing smack Dolphin ( United Kingdom). Hermanns Theodarus was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London, United Kingdom.[5]
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Marie Joseph | France | The brigantine was driven ashore at Preston, Dorset.[25] |
Saggita | Germany | The Fairlight, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her eight crew.[28]
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Susie | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) north north west of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[29] |
Tripolia | Sweden | The steamship ran aground in a storm at Ouddorp, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of five or six of her crew.[30][25] |
Triton | Germany | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Clara ( United Kingdom). Triton was on a voyage from a Swedish port to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium.[31] |
19 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Espiègle | France | The smack was driven ashore at Brean Down, Somerset, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[25] |
Hilarion | United Kingdom | The barque was run into by the steamship Odin ( Sweden) and sank in the River Thames at Tilbury, Essex with the loss of two of her crew.[32] |
Mercur | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the smack G. and E. ( United Kingdom). Mercur was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium. She was subsequently taken in to IJmuiden, North Holland in a waterlogged condition.[33][31] |
Orient | Sweden | The schooner struck a sunken wreck north of the Dogger Bank and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Waldemarsvik to London, United Kingdom. She put in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom on 2 January 1882 and was subsequently towed to London.[34] |
Richard Tolle | France | The Seine-Inférieure to Senegal.[25]
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Water Witch | United Kingdom | The shrimper collided with Parthenia ( United Kingdom) and capsized in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
20 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Blodwen | United Kingdom | The |
Matanzas | United States | The Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia.[35]
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Portland | United Kingdom | The |
Rosa | Spain | The |
Runnymede | United Kingdom | The whaler, a barque. was driven ashore at Albany, New York, United States.[35] |
Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Saint Ouen's Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[35] |
Unnamed | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of the Île de Batz, Finistère, France.[36] |
21 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie | United Kingdom | The Coastguard boat.[35]
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Circassian | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at "Glendrishaig" with the loss of two of her four crew.[33] She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Troon, Ayrshire.[37] |
Glance | United Kingdom | The barque sank off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her eight crew were rescued by the smack Thrive ( United Kingdom). Glance was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Torquay, Devon.[33][31] |
Johann | Germany | The galiot was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Denmark to Leer.[35] |
Lenita | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore at Wyk auf Föhr. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela.[35] |
Mary Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. She had been refloated by 24 December.[26] |
Mary Julia | United Kingdom | The schooner was run down by a steamship with the loss of all hands.[38] |
Soridderen | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her eleven crew were rescued by the steamship Peninsular ( United Kingdom). Soridderen was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to "Burgoyne".[39] |
23 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Granger | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Charleston, South Carolina with the loss of two lives.[40] |
Thomas Boustead | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was later refloated.[41] |
Vanguard | United Kingdom | The tug was crushed between the steamship Sanda ( United Kingdom) and the quayside at Glasgow, Renfrewshire and was severely damaged.[26] |
Veneranda | Italy | The |
24 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Annie, and Esmerald |
United Kingdom | The steamship collided in the River Tyne and were both severely damaged. Annie was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Jarrow, Northumberland.[26] |
Bessie Wittich | United States | The ship departed from Pensacola, Floridafor the Clyde. No further trace,[44] reported missing.[45] |
Braunschweig | Germany | The steamship sank at Bremen.[26] She was refloated on 27 December.[36] |
Devonia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland.[26] She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to the River Tyne.[46] She was refloated on 3 January 1882 and assisted into the River Tyne by tugs.[34] |
Dugald Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Bassel Rock, off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued.[41] |
Emma Catharina | Germany | The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg, Sweden.[26] |
Hebe | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Gothenburg.[26] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The Garliestown, Wigtownshire.[41]
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Preponmenon | Greece | The brig was driven ashore on Lissa, Austria-Hungary. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Syros.[41] |
Sydenham | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire at Alexandria, Egypt.[37] |
Théophile Félix | France | The |
25 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurora | Norway | The |
Helenslea | United Kingdom | The |
Iris | Russia | The barque was driven ashore at Queenstown.[26] |
Janet Johnston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at |
Skulda | Norway | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Jedderen". She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stavanger.[41] |
26 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann Griffiths | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[49] |
Mary | Canada | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by the steamship Scythia ( United Kingdom).[42] |
Wermland | Sweden | The steamship was driven ashore at Kristianopel.[46] |
27 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Carlo | United Kingdom | The |
Hantoon | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the steamship Rothesay and sank with the loss of four of her crew. Hantoon was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Wexford.[39] |
28 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Fanny | Denmark | The brig collided with the steamship Keroula ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Messina, Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued. Fanny was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Trieste.[39] |
Gellert | Germany | The steamship ran ashore near Cuxhaven.[39] |
Frederick Franc, and St. Pauli |
France Germany |
The |
29 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Convivial | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[50] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[50] |
Leading Wind | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated on 2 January 1882.[12]
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Provence | France | The steamship was rammed and sunk at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire by the steamship Azoff ( Russia). All on board survived.Provence was on a voyage from Constantinople to Marseille, Bouche-du-Rhône.[39][51] |
St. Peterburg | Russia | The Odessa.[50]
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Theta | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at Stanley, Falkland Islands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile[52] |
30 December
Ship | State | Description |
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Liddesdale | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt at "Hompels". She was refloated.[42] |
Rosa B. | United States | The steamship was destroyed by fire at Bayou D'Arbonne, Louisiana with the loss of a crew member.[40] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Agostina C | Italy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[25]
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Alfred | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands by Dutch fishermen.[5] |
Altmore | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[5] |
Amulet | Netherlands | The Hoek van Holland, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[25]
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Anna Charlotte | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland.[42] |
Annie Bogart | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on Grindstone Island, Canada with some loss of life.[46] |
Arran | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Alligator Reef and became severely leaky.[23] |
Bassano | United Kingdom | The Humber. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull.[26]
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Bessemer | United Kingdom | The steamship was run into by the steamship Henry Fisher ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames. She was beached with assistance from the steamship Naiad ( United Kingdom).[23] |
Collina | United Kingdom | The Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat and the tugboat Samson ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Grimsby in a severely leaky condition.[9]
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Concurrenten | Sweden | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 December.[50][53] She was towed in to A Coruña, Spain on 12 April 1882.[19] |
Eliza | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Helsinki to Grimsby.[5] |
Ellen Stuart | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at |
Endeavour | United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the barque Cricket ( United Kingdom) and sank in The Downs. Her crew survived.[1] |
England | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, Kingdom of Romania.[46] She was refloated.[54] |
Era | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Lisbon, Portugal.[33] |
Esperance | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Trouville-sur-Mer.[5] |
Etna | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 December.[12] |
Eugenia Auguste | France | The schooner was driven ashore at Port Erin, Isle of Man.[41] |
Fanny | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore at Alby, Öland. She was on a voyage from Oxelösund to London, United Kingdom.[13] |
Françoise Marie | France | The sloop was driven ashore at Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, Somme with the loss of all hands.[25] |
Frederick | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea. Some of her crew were rescued by the steamship W. A. Scholten ( Netherlands). Frederick was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to the Clyde.[23] |
Gad's Hill | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Syria ( Burma.[12]
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George Dundas | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bank and sank. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Silloth, Cumberland.[50] |
Gunn | Norway | The |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The |
Harworth | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Germanic ( United Kingdom). Harworth was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Rotterdam.[55] |
H. B. Jones | Canada | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fogo Island, Newfoundland Colony.[17] |
Hector | United Kingdom | The |
Heinrich Diercks | Germany | The Dantsic.[26]
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Henry Scholefield | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Netherton, Cumberland. Eleven of her 22 crew were rescued, eleven remained aboard. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[26] |
Her Majestey | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. At least some of her crew survived.[5] |
Hollandia | United Kingdom | The Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[5]
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Hospodar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Liverpool.[9] |
Iceberg | United States | The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Bangka Strait. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York.[35] |
Isabella Wilson | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and sank in the Sound of Islay.[35] |
Jack Star | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Shoals of Selsey, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. Her four crew were rescued.[25] |
James | Norway | The barque was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently taken in to Terschelling, Frieslnad, Netherlands.[46] |
Janny | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[23] |
Janus | Norway | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[26] |
Jasmine | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Sulina, Romania.[25] |
Jens Brandi | Norway | The Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[26]
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Johanne | Germany | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off the Norwegian coast before 16 December. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Constance ( United Kingdom), which towed Johanne in to Banff Bay.[23] |
Jubilee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[25] |
Kinderdijk | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland.[25] |
Laura Ethel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Workington, Cumberland.[26] |
Lord Hawkes | United Kingdom | The Poole, Dorset.[35]
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Lucinda Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Wexford.[1] |
Macchiavelli | Italy | The barque ran aground in the Saltee Islands, County Wexford and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of the Hook Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued by a British steamship. Macchiavelli was on a voyage from Taganrog to Liverpool.[42][34] |
Margaret Boyd | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flora ( Germany). Margaret Boyd was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Larne, County Antrim.[42] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Pasaja, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pasaja.[1] |
May Queen | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Tauranga, New Zealand.[25] She was refloated.[5] |
Milton | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Christmas and was abandoned in the Lower California were believed to be from Milton.[56]
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Minna | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Nevekvarn.[36] |
M. Luther | United States | The ship was wrecked at Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Cap-Haïtien.[13] |
Moravian | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked on "Mud Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portland, Maine, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[42] |
Norton | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 December.[54] |
Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the Harwich Lifeboat.[57] |
Oronsa | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[41] |
Pallas | Germany | The |
Pepina B. | Trieste | The ship was abandoned 160 nautical miles (300 km) south west of "Belli". Her crew were rescued by Maria ( France). Pepina B. was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Oran, Algeria.[41] |
Pilot | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was wrecked off the mouth of the River Ogmore.[58] |
Polly | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Bay of Honduras.[59] |
Prometheus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rixhöft, Germany. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantsic.[50] She was consequently condemned.[47]
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Rainbow | United Kingdom | The ketch ran aground off the Isle of Grain, Kent.[1] |
Reaper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was refloated.[25] |
Renown | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Chichester Bank. Her crew survived.[35] |
Rio | Guernsey | The schooner was driven ashore at Saint-Jean-de-Monts, Vendée, France.[5] |
Rochdale | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Indian Harbour, Nova Scotia.[21] |
Rosito | Spain | The barque was lost at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
Royal Artilleryman | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet and sank.[60] |
Royal Blue Jacket | Jersey | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[39] |
Seltia | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned by eight of her crew 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness to Liverpool.[33] |
Sophia | United Kingdom | The steamship sank off the Cockleshell Hard.[33] |
Springbok | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Portachen Point. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[26] |
Stratheyre | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Seascale, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
Tawe | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at sea. Her crew were rescued by Arethusa ( United Kingdom) Tawe was on a voyage from Port Nolloth, Cape Colony to Swansea.[33] |
Thetis | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. She was taken in to the Flekkefjord in a waterlogged condition on 1 January 1882.[12] |
Tiger | Germany | The Swinemünde.[42]
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Tonsberg | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 2 December.[17] |
Trenton | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London.[8] |
Valero | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Brunswick, Georgia, United States. She was refloated and taken in to Brunswick.[26] |
Varberg | Norway | The Palma de Majorca, Spain.[8]
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Verdi | United Kingdom | The Newport, Monmouthshire.[23]
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Walkyre | Germany | The barque was wrecked on the Karangkaca Reef. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York to Hong Kong.[46] |
21st Mayon | Chile | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to Port Townsend, Washington, United States.[8] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship, a brigantine or a schooner, was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by the steamship Bendigo ( United Kingdom).[61][50] |
Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Point St. Quentin, Somme.[35] |
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