List of shipwrecks in December 1881

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The list of shipwrecks in December 1881 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1881.

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 steamship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to Hamburg, Germany.[1]
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 barque-rigged steamer, burning since 30 November after a fire started in her hold, sank in Saint Lawrence Bay off the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia without loss of life after her magazine exploded.

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 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 barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Sendai, Japan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kobe, Japan to Portland, Dorset.[4]
Hermes  United Kingdom The ship departed from Greenock, Renfrewshire for San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, reported missing.[7]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Henriette  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Havdegrind Rocks. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Germany to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Foula, Shetland Islands.[8]
Sirio Norway The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°00′N 19°45′W / 43.000°N 19.750°W / 43.000; -19.750). 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

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Henriette  United Kingdom The crewless ship was driven out to sea from Foula, Shetland Islands. She was last sighted off Skagen, Denmark on 13 December.[8]
Striver  United Kingdom The fishing smack departed from Ramsgate, Kent. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all four crew.[12]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
John Marychurch  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Nicholaieff, Russia.[9]
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

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Adler  Germany The brig was driven ashore at "Gammelsby", Öland, Sweden.[13]
Chin Chin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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 steamship ran aground in 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]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 steamship ran aground on the Jenisher Bank, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Malta. She was refloated with assistance the next day.[17]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Annie  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) east of Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Paisley, Renfrewshire.[17]
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

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Mary Ellis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[17]
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]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 steamship was wrecked at "Inderripene", Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Trondheim, Norway.[8]
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

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Craigrownie  United Kingdom The steamship struck the North Rock, in Cloghy Bay and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Troon, Ayrshire.[8]
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

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Blanche, and
Cynhaiarn		  United Kingdom The steamship Blanche and the schooner Cynhaiarn collided off the North Foreland, Kent. Cynhaiarn sank with the loss of one of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Blanche, which was on a voyage from London to Dunkirk, Nord, France. She put in to Ramsgate, Kent waterlogged at the bow.[21]
Captain McClintock  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Garston, Lancashire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[23]
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 barque collided with the steamship Andalusian ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) east south east of Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Andalusian. Nile was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Demerara, British Guiana.[23][25]
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

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Masonic  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by a barge at Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged. She was beached.[23]
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

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Bertha  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. She had been refloated by 24 December.[26]
Caribbean  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at sea. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She completed her voyage and the fire was extinguished.[25]
Constance  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Hayle River. All on board were rescued by the Hayle Lifeboat Isis ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Constance was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Santander, Spain.[27]
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 sloop ran aground in the River Tyne. She was later refloated and towed in to Sunderland, County Durham in a leaky condition.[26]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 steamship was run into by the steamship Victoria ( United Kingdom) and sank at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25]
Hermanns Theodarus Netherlands The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Dolphin ( United Kingdom). Hermanns Theodarus was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London, United Kingdom.[5]
Marie Joseph France The brigantine was driven ashore at Preston, Dorset.[25]
Saggita  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Fairlight, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her eight crew.[28]
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

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 tug was driven ashore at Cayeux-sur-Mer, Somme. Her twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Senegal.[25]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The shrimper collided with Parthenia ( United Kingdom) and capsized in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued.[5]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Blodwen  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four tugs and taken in to Antwerp.[35]
Matanzas United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from New York to Cheribon, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia.[35]
Portland  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore east of Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Timaru, New Zealand to Dunkirk.[5] She sank the next day.[35]
Rosa Spain The schooner drove from her anchors at the Nore and went ashore at Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, United Kingdom. All on board survived. She was refloated.[35]
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

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Annie  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Stranraer, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued by a Coastguard boat.[35]
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

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 barque was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (54°19′N 45°10′W / 54.317°N 45.167°W / 54.317; -45.167) by the steamship Moselle ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Moselle. Veneranda was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[42][43]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 schooner was driven ashore at Wigtown. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was refloated with assistance from Rona ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Garliestown, Wigtownshire.[41]
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 schooner was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[26]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Aurora Norway The barque ran aground on the Nyground, in the Baltic Sea and sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Pillau, Germany.[47]
Helenslea  United Kingdom The barque was run down and sank off Roche's Point, County Cork by the steamship Catalonia ( United Kingdom) with the loss of nine of her 25 crew. Helenslea was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Queenstown, County Cork.[48][37]
Iris  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Queenstown.[26]
Janet Johnston  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Burghhead, Moray. She was refloated on 2 January 1882 and towed in to Lossiemouth.[34]
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

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Ann Griffiths  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Veracruz, Mexico.[49]
Mary Canada 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

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
Carlo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[50]
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

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 steamship St. Pauli collided with the steamship Frederic Franc off "Bielenburg" and sank. Her crew were rescued by Frederic Franc. St. Pauli was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. Frederic Franc was severely damaged at the bow and was beached on the Pagensand. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hamburg. She was refloated and arrived at Hamburg the next day.[50][42]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1881
ShipStateDescription
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 Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated on 2 January 1882.[12]
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 steamship ran aground on the Donaslan Shoal. She was on a voyage from Shanghai, China to Odesa.[50]
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

Unknown date

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