List of shipwrecks in December 1835
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia |  United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 34°00′W / 45.000°N 34.000°W). Her crew were rescued by Rialto ( United States). Britannia was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[1] |
| Duckenfield | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten surviving crew were rescued by Constitution ( United Kingdom).[2] |
| James Bentley | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Great Egg Harbor Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[3][4] |
| Minx | United Kingdom |
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fifteen crew were rescued by Emancipation ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from "Melis" and Gaspe, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[5][6] |
| Munster Lass | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Tramore Bay.[7] |
| Ottawa |  British North America |
The ship was wrecked off Anticosti Island, Lower Canada with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to London.[8] |
| Seraph | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at "Montan Point" She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Newhaven, Sussex.[9] |
| Severn | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Arthurstown, County Wexford.[7] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Tramore, County Waterford.[7] |
| Violet | United Kingdom |
The brig was lost in the Baie des Trépassés. Loss of crew ariously reported as one, five and all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Leith, Lothian.[10][11][12] |
| Zephyr | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked off Anticosti Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Hull, Yorkshire.[13] |
2 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavour | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned off Cacona, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9] Endeavour subsequently came ashore in the Barnaby Islands, where she was wrecked.[14] |
3 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bearnaise |  France |
The ship was wrecked at Port-la-Nouvelle, Aude with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[15][16] |
| Francis Spaight | United Kingdom |
The barque broached and the surviving crew resorted to cannibalism at sea before being rescued and abandoning the ship in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick. She was towed in to Fuerteventura, Canary Islands in June 1836.[17] |
| Frederick Wilhelm III |  Danzig |
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Kronstadt, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[18] |
| Norman | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Newfoundland, British North America.[19] |
| Sarah Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost near Digby, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[6] |
4 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mochino de Albuquerque |  United States |
The ship was wrecked on the English Bank with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to the River Plate.[20] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada, British North America with the loss of three of her crew.[21] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Musclewick, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. William and Mary was refloated on 14 December and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire for repairs.[1] |
5 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcæus | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada, British North America.[14] |
| Blackwater | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Wrangles.[18] |
| Lady Franklin | United States |
The steamship collided with Portsmouth ( United States) and sank in the Ohio River with the loss of between 15 and 18 lives.[22] |
| Reward | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Newquay, Cornwall.[11] |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship sank off Penarth, Glamorgan.[23] She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Newquay.[24] |
6 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | United Kingdom |
The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[1][24][25] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Liverpool, Lancashire[26] |
| Catharine and Margaret |  Russia |
The ship was wrecked near Hogland.[27] |
| Jeune Cæsar |  Bremen |
The ship was wrecked on the Langlutjen Sand, off Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Bremen.[15][28] |
| Queen Adelaide | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her nine crew were rescued by Helen ( United Kingdom). Queen Adelaide was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[29] |
7 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Harriet | United States |
The ship was driven ashore at the Herring Gut, St. George's. She was on a voyage from Nova Scotia, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[14] |
| Marshall | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[30][31] |
| Zenaide | United Kingdom |
The ship was sunk by ice of Kronstadt, Russia.[18] |
8 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hearts of Oak | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Newfoundland for Poole, Dorset. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32] A box from the ship was discovered on the north coast of Scotland in April 1836.[33] |
| Juno | United Kingdom |
The ship was lost on the Sunken Sand.[34] |
| Nehosia | Russia |
The ship foundered off Saaremaa. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Pärnu.[35] |
| Susan Crane | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America or vice versa.[36][37] |
9 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Helen | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Newry, County Antrim.[15] |
| Heuruex | France |
The ship was wrecked near St. Ive's Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom to Portreath, Cornwall.[38] |
| Marie Thérese | France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais, She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Marans, Charente-Maritime.[24] |
10 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Travemünde, Prussia.[23] |
| Hive | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in Jervis Bay and was wrecked; one crew member lost their life in the mishap. The steamship Tamar ( New South Wales), HMS Zebra ( Royal Navy), and a revenue cutter rescued the survivors.[39] |
| Benjamin | United Kingdom |
The brig was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[16] |
11 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arethusa | United Kingdom |
The brig capsized in the Irish Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of the Copeland Lighthouse, Cumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[15] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the Irish Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cork to Milford Haven.[1] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) north west of Inishtrahull Island. County Donegal.[15] |
| Jemima | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to South Shields, County Durham.[15] Jemima was later refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[40] |
12 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adonis | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[16] |
| Caroline | Tobago |
The drogher foundered off Tobago.[41] |
| Easthorpe | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[42] |
| Experiment | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in the Irish Sea off Egremont, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. Experiment was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated on 17 December and beached.[1][2] |
| Frau Anna | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ringköping, Denmark.[43] |
| Solerto or Sollicito |  Greece |
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Rapid ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[44][20] |
13 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arethusa | United Kingdom |
The ship capsized in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Workington, Cumberland.[23] |
| Experiment | United Kingdom |
The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
14 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | United States |
The whaler was wrecked on Starbuck Island. Her crew survived.[45] |
| Margaret | Jersey |
The ctter struck a rock and foundered in St Clements Bay, Jersey with the loss of ten of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche, France to Jersey.[23][46][47] |
| Nautilus |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore near "Sloer". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Valparaíso, Chile. Nautilus was later refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein.[48][49] |
| Snowden | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Demerara.[50] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara. Snowden was refloated on 22 December.[51] |
15 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bonne Esperance | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Havre de Grâce.[52] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Cape Bon, Tunisia with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] |
| Flora | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Hamburg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg.[49] |
16 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Little Mary | United States |
The ship was wrecked on Partridge Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[6] |
17 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aisthorp | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Campbeltown.[54] |
| Philippine | Danzig |
The ship was driven ashore at "Gretlingboholm". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[35][18] |
| Saratoga | United States |
The ship was struck by lightning and consequently destroyed by fire at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to New York.[44] |
18 December
19 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London.[48] Her crew were rescued.[56] Ann and Mary was refloated on 27 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[35] |
| Athenæum | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated and put into Huntingdon.[57] |
| Caroline |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore at Seaton, Devon. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Stockholm.[48] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[58][48] She was refloated on 29 December.[59] |
| Dufflin | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham.[48] |
| Elizabeth and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[48] She was refloated on 29 December.[59] |
| Fanny | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[58][48][60] |
| Friends' Adventure | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[59][48] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
| Fortune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Sandwich Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sandwich, Kent.[48] |
| Hansfield | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[58][48] She was refloated on 16 January 1836 and taken in to Lowestoft.[61] |
| Jason | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[62] |
| John and Joseph | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Selby to Beccles, Suffolk.[48] |
| Lark | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft.[48] |
| Lord Brougham | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[58][48] |
| Petrel | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield. Her crew were rescued.[58][48][60] |
| Royalist | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[48] She was refloated in January 1836 and taken in to Lowestoft.[29] |
| Trio | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
| Tribune | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Selby to London.[58][48][63] |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft.[58] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[64] |
| Vrow Petronella |  Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked near "Bombalin". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[65] |
20 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay, Kent. She was refloated on 12 January 1836.[64] |
| Bristol | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[51] |
| Bussick | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire.[18] She was refloated in January 1836 and put into Sunderland, County Durham.[29] |
| Celine | France |
The ship collided with another vessel and foundered off the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Sebastián, Spain to Bordeaux, Gironde.[27] |
| Economy | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[66] |
| Hercules | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[9] |
| Laurel | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[40] |
| London | United Kingdom |
The steamship caught fire and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. All 73 people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[49] London was refloated on 5 January 1836 and taken in to Hull.[67] |
| Neptune | France |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Dunkirk, Nord.[9] |
| Scandinavian |  Denmark |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Riga to Copenhagen.[9] |
| Triune | United Kingdom |
The ship sank near Pakefield. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. Triune was refloated in April 1836 and taken in to Lowestoft.[68] |
21 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford Haven, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[58] |
| Diana | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 29 December.[44] |
| Eliza and Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was refloated on 29 December.[44] |
| Flower | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vigo, Spain to London.[59][43] |
| Jean | United States |
The ship foundered off the "Starreis". Her crew were rescued.[57] |
| Laura | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Demerara.[6] She was later refloated.[69] |
| Seneca | Jersey |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Lowestoft.[58] She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[59][4] |
| Superior | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Norwich, Norfolk.[58] |
| Veloce | France |
The ship was lost in the River Plate.[70] |
22 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clara | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by John Taylor ( United Kingdom). Clara was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30] |
| Loch Ech | United Kingdom |
The ship collided with Ranger in the River Mersey and was beached at Seacombe, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim.[43] |
| St. David | United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore at Egremont, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Newry.[43] |
23 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Watchman | United Kingdom |
The ship was destroyed by fire in Mobile Bay.[5] |
24 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Black Rock, in the Isles of Scilly, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[44] |
| Spectre | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was severely damaged. She put into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[40] |
25 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plover | United Kingdom |
The crew abandoned their ship in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) west north west of Inverness. Earl Grey ( United Kingdom) rescued the crew.[40] |
| Unity | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[43] |
26 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste |  Prussia |
The ship ran aground of Læsø, Denmark, where she was wrecked on 30 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kiel to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover.[50] |
| Blackwell | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Mauritius for Calcutta, India. Presumed subsequently foundered as one of her boats was discovered on 30 January 1836.[71] |
| Bristol | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Plymouth, Devon for Glasgow, Renfrewshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
| Montaniessa |  Spain |
The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Bilbao.[43] Montaniessa was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[44] |
| Salamandre |  French Navy |
The Sphinx-class aviso was wrecked near Monastagem, Algeria.[73] |
27 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grace | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She was later refloated.[74] |
| Happy Jack | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all but one of her crew.[75] |
| Kent | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America and abandoned by her crew.[76] |
28 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fifeshire | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Alexandria.[74] |
| Wilhelmine Sophie |  Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked at Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hamburg.[76] |
29 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvina | France |
The ship was driven ashore near Toulon, Var. She was on a voyage from Cayenne to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[27] |
| Jong Jacobus | Netherlands |
The barque was lost on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[77] |
| Vrow Hillegine | Prussia |
The ship was wrecked near the Dutch Cape.[64] |
30 December
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Margaretha | Prussia |
The ship was lost at the entrance to the "Campo Sea". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[65] |
| St. James | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and damageded near Cape Baba, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[78][79] St. James was refloated on 10 January 1836 and taken in to Constantinople.[80] |
