List of shipwrecks in December 1832
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Conception Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America.[1] |
| Drie Geschwesters |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Danzig or Stettin.[2][3] |
| Edward and Amelia |  British North America |
The ship was driven ashore at Horton Bluff, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Digby to Windsor, Nova Scotia.[4] |
| Helena | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[5] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[6] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Royal Union ( United Kingdom. Mary was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[7] |
| Metta Margaretta |  Sweden |
The ship was spoken with off the coast of England whilst on a voyage from Longsound to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[8] |
| Osprey |  United States |
The ship was wrecked in Chebucto Bay. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York.[9] |
| Sir E Codrington | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit Rivière, Nova Scotia.[10] |
2 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camilla | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.[11] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands.[12] |
| Iona | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[10] |
| Jeremiah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenluce Bay. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[7] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost in Placentia Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[13] |
| Minerva |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Newhaven, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[14] |
| Pennsylvania | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the Cape Romain Shoals near Charleston, South Carolina. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[10] |
| Rosalind | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada, British North America.[9] |
| Sir John Beresford | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
3 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cessnock | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore in Glenarm Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[15] She was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim.[16] |
| Faith | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by HMS Conway ( Royal Navy). Faith was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon.[17] |
| Henry | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Jura, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States.[18][19] |
| Hoffnung |  Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked near "Port Verdre", in the Mediterranean.[20] |
| Iphigenia | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Newry, County Antrim.[21][22][23] |
| Snapdragon | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Bridport, Dorset.[14] |
| Sophie |  France |
The ship was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Saint-Nazaire.[24] |
| Superb | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sligo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo.[15] |
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg.[25] |
| Charles Cate | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Rocken End, Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew.[26] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] |
| Braganza | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Tavernier, Florida. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida where she was declared a constructive total loss. Braganza was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[28] |
| Ceres | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on a sandbank off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[8] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bell | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat.[29] |
| Hume | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Siren ( United Kingdom).[30] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Esperanza |  Portugal |
The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent. She was on a voyage from Faro to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[31] |
| Lowther | United Kingdom |
The steamship was lost on the Dudgeon Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Selby, Yorkshire.[8][16] |
| Myrtle | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Leven and Methil, Fife.[7] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom |
The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north north east of Troup Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the brig Blagdon ( United Kingdom). Sisters was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Aberdeen and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29][7] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrow Margaretta |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[25][32] |
9 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned off "Matan". She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[27] |
| James Morgan | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Drogheda, County Louth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] |
| Redentore | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland.[19] |
11 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonius | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at "Steenort". Her crew were rescued.[25] |
| Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Colchester, Essex for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[34] |
| John and Thomas | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued.[35] She was on a voyage from Hull to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[36] |
| Victoria |  Danzig |
The ship was wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Danzig.[37] |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsies | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Glenelg. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sunderland, County Durham.[38] |
| Eliza | Norway |
The ship was wrecked near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice.[9] |
| Jack Tar | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Alexandria, Egypt. She was later refloated and taken in to Alexandria.[39] |
| William Booth | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Galway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Galway and Liverpool, Lancashire.[40][41] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Erindringen | Norway |
The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Trondheim to Barcelona, Spain.[6] |
| Harriet | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Beccles, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire.[42] |
| Vrow Gertruda | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked at Malta.[34] |
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | Norway |
The ship was driven ashore at "Solsvig", near Bergen. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Trieste.[3] |
| James Cropper | United States |
The ship struck the Five Fathom Bank. She refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Petersburg or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[39][43] |
| Lucy Davidson | United Kingdom |
The barque was wrecked off Tobago. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London.[44][45] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by Kent ( United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Kent.[38] |
| Wharfinger | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Spy ( United Kingdom).[46][40] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coronation | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[40] |
| Corkrump | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in West Bay. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Dartmouth, Devon.[36] |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[47] |
| Minosse |  Austrian Empire |
The ship was wrecked near "Marabout", Egypt.[39] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She subsequently drifted off and capsized. Wellington was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[48] |
18 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antwerp |  Belgium |
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders.[35] |
| Beaver | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on rocks off Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[49] |
| Cora | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts.[50] |
| Scott | United Kingdom |
The ship was damaged by ice and abandoned at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[51] |
| Severn | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near "St. Ann's Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Fort William.[49] |
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Logan | United States |
The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire off Bermuda. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Grand Turk Turks Islands.[52] |
20 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eloysa | Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked near Tönning, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[53] |
| Esther | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Harrington, Cumberland for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[27] |
| Ganges | Belgium |
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Ostend. Ganges was refloated on 7 January 1833 and taken in to Ostend.[54] |
| Gordon Castle | United Kingdom |
The ship was cut by ice and wrecked in the Restigouche River, British North America.[55] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[56] |
| Lark | Dominica |
The schooner was wrecked in Manget Bay.[45] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland.[32] |
| Ganges | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Ostend.[57] |
| Ormrod | United Kingdom |
The steamship sank in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Downpatrick, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48] |
| Tweed | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore in the Fire Island Inlet. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[4] |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbarian | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[58] |
| Fortuna |  Norway |
The ship was wrecked on Agerø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dram.[59] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dart | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cabrito Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Cádiz, Spain.[60] |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[61] |
| Trusty | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground of the Gristle Bank, in the North Sea. She was holed by her anchor and was consequently beached. Trusty was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[32] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[62] |
| Carl XI | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium.[62] |
| Governor Douglas | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Rorken End" with the loss of three of her crew.[32] |
| Trusty | United Kingdom |
The ship sank off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Trusty was refloated on 9 January 1833 and taken in to Harwich.[54] |
26 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore at Eastport, New York, United States.[4] |
| Sophia | Danzig |
The ship foundered off Leba. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[34] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John | Grenada |
The sloop was wrecked in Grand Bacotal Bay.[45] |
| Nellie | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Balmae, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands.[56] |
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fort William, Inverness-shire.[63][11] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen.[47] |
| John and Peggy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
| Minerva | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[63][49] Minerva was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Peel.[11][54] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost at Little Catalina, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland.[65] |
| Severn | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St Ann's Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Fort William.[63][11] |
29 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[6] |
| Eslington | United Kingdom |
The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of six lives.[46][49] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[34] |
| Gipsey | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[37] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near "Metalmain", County Sligo.[11] |
| Sparrow | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin.[11] |
30 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shamrock | United Kingdom |
The schooner was in collision with Perseverance ( United Kingdom) in the Firth of Clyde off Lady Isle and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
