List of shipwrecks in December 1833
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends | The ship was in collision with the brig Blakeney ( | |
| Theresa Alicia | The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to New York.[2] |
2 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothea | The ship was driven ashore at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[3][4] | |
| Pommerania | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[5][6] | |
| Trident | The ship departed from Porthcawl, Glamorgan for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[7] |
3 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was wrecked near Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen.[8][9] | |
| Lord Blayney | The steamship was wrecked at the Point of Ayr, Cheshire with the loss of all seventeen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Warrenpoint, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] | |
| Success | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Foyle She was on a voyage from Ayr to Londonderry.[12] | |
| Lively | The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo.[13] | |
| Walney Star | The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland.[14] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bien Aime | The ship was driven ashore at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[8] | |
| City of Limerick | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballybunion, County Kerry. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[15] | |
| Siren | The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The brig was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall.[17] | |
| Grace | The ship sprang a leak off "Cape Granitala" and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[18] | |
| Laurel | The ship caught fire at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19] | |
| Plymouth | The ship was driven ashore at Plum Point, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[20] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of Aberdeen | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[21][19] | |
| Henry | The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was a wreck by 16 December.[22] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | The ship was driven ashore at Patchogue, New York. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[20] Atlantic broke up on 17 December.[23] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[21][24] | |
| Hope | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from the Douro to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[13] | |
| Michael Wickham | The schooner was wrecked at Wexford. She was on her maiden voyage, from Wexford to Dublin.[21][19] |
9 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | The ship was driven ashore at Far Rockaway, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City.[25] | |
| Providence | The brig was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. Her crew were rescued.[26] | |
| Spray | The ship departed from Demerara for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°55′N 13°00′W / 45.917°N 13.000°W). Her crew were rescued by James Dunn ( | |
| Comet | The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[29][30][31] | |
| Hyperion | The ship was driven ashore in the River Plate.[32] |
11 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Rowley | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Acorn ( | |
| Duncan | The ship was wrecked at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France. with the loss of her captain. Her crew were subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.[33] They were later acquitted.[34] | |
| Eliza | The ship was wrecked on the Calcot Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Salem, Massachusetts.[29][31] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands.[29] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore in the Shetland Islands.[31] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was repaired and refloated. Mary Ann was on a voyage from Dunfanaghy, County Donegal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[5] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Danzig, Prussia but was later refloated. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[35] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore near "Pasawark", Prussia.[35] | |
| Rusco Castle | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[36] She was refloated on 18 December.[37] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The brig was wrecked in Llandudno Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8] | |
| Maria | The ship was wrecked at Killybegs, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick.[38] | |
| Nancy | The ship foundered off Killybegs.[39] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore near "Pasarark", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to Danzig, Prussia.[28] | |
| Ovington | The ship was wrecked on Euboea, Greece Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Liverpool.[40] | |
| HMS Thais | The Thais-class fireship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41] |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Edward | The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River, United States.[42] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The ship was in collision with a Dutch galiot and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Spartel and Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[30] |
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Lancaster, Lancashire.[5] | |
| Spring | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[43] | |
| Superbe | The Téméraire-class ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked at Naoussa, Paros, Greece with the loss of nine of her 602 crew.[44][45][46] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Branch | The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[47] | |
| Daphne | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne.[22][48] | |
| Falcon | The brig was driven wrecked on the Apple-bed Reef, near Belfast, County Antrim with the loss of three lives.[47][49] | |
| Hazard | The sloop was wrecked on the west coast of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Runcorn, Cheshire.[50] | |
| Jane | The ship was lost near Conwy, Caernarvonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] | |
| Lady Shaw | The ship was driven ashore near Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antigua.[47] Lady Shaw was refloated on 24 December and taken in to Belfast.[51] | |
| Syren | The brig was wrecked near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Malta.[52][53] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Elizabeth | The ship was wrecked at Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[37] | |
| Brandy Wine | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[30] | |
| Canadian | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29] | |
| Clyde | The ship was wrecked on an island off Gatehouse of Fleet, Wigtownshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[13][54] | |
| Dois Irmaos | The ship was wrecked near Lisbon.[2] | |
| Dolphin | The ship was wrecked on the Cant Sands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Faial, Azores, Portugal to London.[5] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[43] | |
| European | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned.[29] Her crew were rescued by David ( | |
| Isabella | The schooner was driven ashore at "Peile Foudrey". She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Cumberland to the Clyde.[56] | |
| Industry | The ship sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[37] | |
| Jane | The sloop was driven ashore near Sheephaven, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Sligo.[50] | |
| John | The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Sunderland, County Durham.[2] | |
| Lord Nelson | The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point.[30] | |
| Morrin | The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hull.[30] | |
| Norwich Packet | The ship foundered in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east north east of Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[47] | |
| Ringdove | The brig was wrecked at Noordwijk, South Holland.[57] Her crew were rescued.[29] | |
| Sovereign | The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[30] | |
| Standard | The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] | |
| Twins | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Brighton, Sussex by Horatio ( | |
| Wesley | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[50] Wesley was refloated on 28 December and taken in to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[58] | |
| Wortley | The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[40] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Sligo.[59] |
18 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aboyne | The ship struck the harbour bar and sank at Chichester, Sussex, arriving from Portsmouth, Hampshire.[47][60] | |
| Margaret | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[61] |
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked in Carmarthen Bay. with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28] | |
| Economy | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[62][63] Economy floated off on 7 January 1834 and was taken in to "Skalla".[37] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nidingen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[62] | |
| Junge Tromp | The ship was driven ashore at "Malon". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[62] | |
| Mervin | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[28] | |
| Pontiff | The ship was wrecked on the Cat Keys. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[64] | |
| Saxony | The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the Charente.[30] | |
| Sisters | The ship capsized in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[35] | |
| Ulrica | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[31] | |
| Uranus | The ship was abandoned off the Weser Lightship ( | |
| Water Witch | The steamship was wrecked on the coast of County Wexford with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[50][65] |
20 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Euphemia | The ship was wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Wexford.[37] | |
| Henry Brougham | The brig was wrecked on Valentia Island, County Kerry with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Ross, County Wexford.[62][66] | |
| Priscilla | The brig was wrecked on the West Burrows Sandbank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[67][68] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship sank in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Worcester to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30] | |
| Haabetsanker | The ship was wrecked near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Stavanger.[29][70] | |
| Leverix | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cuxhaven.[71] | |
| Lorenz | The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven.[58] | |
| Louise Agathe | The brig was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States.[23] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore in Swansea Bay She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to St. John's, Newfoundland.[30] | |
| Mayflower | The ship foundered in The Wash off Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston.[28] | |
| Perseverance | The ship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[28] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore in Swansea Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea.[30] | |
| Salvatore | The ship was wrecked at Berck, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Palermo to London, United Kingdom.[29][56] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship was abandoned off Stoke Point, Devon. She subsequently came ashore there and was wrecked. Albion was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lisbon, Portugal.[51] | |
| Atlas | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a journey from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Strangford Lough.[72] | |
| Crown | The ship was wrecked near "Osteringer". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[73] | |
| John and Thomas | The ship struck the Cannon Rock, in the Irish Sea, and was abandoned. She was subsequently towed in to Portaferry, County Down.[58] | |
| Sappho | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 445 nautical miles (824 km) south east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[74] | |
| Swift | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[75][76] |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Advena | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Everhand ( | |
| Countess of Chichester | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Bonny, Nigeria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[77] | |
| Comet | The ship was driven ashore at Pennington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Southampton, Hampshire.[29] | |
| Ellida | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull. She was on a voyage from "New Carleby" to Liverpool.[62] Ellida was refloated on 2 January 1834.[18] | |
| Friends | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[28] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | The ship ran aground off Liverpool, Lancashire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[78] | |
| Windsor | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew survived.[35] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Avina | The ship foundered in the North Sea having previously been abandoned by her crew.[63] | |
| Sophia | The ship departed from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No furthert trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[79] | |
| Thetis | The pilot boat was run down and sunk by the steamship Messenger ( |
26 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Experiment | The ship was driven ashore in Kinfinan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[59] | |
| Experiment | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Tyne. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow.[56] | |
| Hopewell | The ship foundered off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[71] | |
| Hull Packet | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hastings, Sussex.[63] | |
| Onyx | The ship was wrecked in the Bosphorus near "Chila", Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russian Empire to Liverpool[7][36] | |
| Telemachus | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[63] | |
| William | The ship was wrecked on the Nap Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[71] | |
| Zante | The cutter sank at Trieste.[73] |
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diadem | The ship was driven ashore at "the Koll". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[66] | |
| Entreprenant | The whaler was wrecked on Goree Island, South Holland, Netherlands.[62] | |
| Hull Packet | The ship was wrecked at Hastings, Sussex.[66] | |
| Union | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar.[80] | |
| William Donald | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[81][82] William Donald subsequently drove ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands in mid-January and was wrecked.[83] |
29 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[84] | |
| Heckington | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wainfleet with the loss of all hands.[84] | |
| Helen | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Arisaig, Inverness-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Hull, Yorkshire.[85][63][86] | |
| Juventus | The ship was wrecked at Killybegs, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Limerick.[62][87] | |
| Seaton Castle | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Good Intent ( |
30 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | The sloop was driven ashore near Parkgate, Cheshire.[89][90] | |
| Jemima | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Sicily.[75] | |
| Union | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Sicily.[75] |
