List of shipwrecks in December 1884

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The list of shipwrecks in December 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1884.

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Annie, and
Don
 United Kingdom The steamships collided at Hull, Yorkshire and were both severely damaged. They both put in to Hull. Annie was on a voyage from Dunkirk, Nord, France to Goole, Yorkshire. Don was on a voyage from Hull to London.[1]
Berengaria  United Kingdom The barque struck on the Galloper Sand in the North Sea, floated off, then sank in deep water nearer to the coast of Essex. 18 crew survived in two boats, but master, pilot and 10 crew were lost. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria and Falmouth, Cornwall to Sunderland, County Durham.[2][3][4][5]
Ethiopia  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the North Rock, off the coast of County Down and was abandoned by her crew. She was refloated.[1]
Niobe, and
Stokesby
 United Kingdom The steamships collided in the Seine and were both severely damaged. Niobe became waterlogged. Stokesby put in to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[2]
Ocean Belle  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Goole.[1]
Ommelande  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Dover.[6]
Silverdale  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Elbe.[1]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner ran aground on the Stony Binks, off the mouth of the Humber.[1]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Mary Joseph Flag unknown The schooner foundered with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada to the Newfoundland Colony.[2]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Alliance  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Boscastle, Cornwall with the loss of all sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[7][8][9]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Josephine United States The schooner was lost on Little Boar's Head, New Hampshire. Her crew were rescued.[10]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Bengore Head  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire. The fire was extinguished the next day.[11]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Cito  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Kennetpans, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Assens.[8]
Pochard  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in a heavy gale 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all 24 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, Netherlands.[12][9] The Inquiry concluded that, for reasons unknown, the ship had turned back and was heading slowly for Holyhead when she suddenly sank by the stern.[13]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Chalclope  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Bideford Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from A Coruña, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[11]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Oak  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[14]
Spearman, and
Yourri
 United Kingdom
 Russia
The steamships collided in the Danube. Spearman was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sulina to Galaţi, Romania. Yourri sank with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from "Sistori" to Odesa.[15]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Carita Canada Canada The brigantine was run into by County of Cardigan ( United Kingdom) 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the Galloper Lightship ( Trinity House). Two of her crew were rescued by the smack Dart ( United Kingdom). Carita was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Cartagena, Spain. She was subsequently taken in tow by two smacks.[16]
Princess of Wales  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt, Denmark to Newry, County Antrim.[16]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Escombrera  United Kingdom The ship departed from Benisaf, Algeria for Maryport, Cumberland. No further trace, reported overdue.[17]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Iberian  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[16]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Energy  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run down and sunk while anchored off the Maplin Sands, off the coast of Essex, by the steamship John Johnasson ( United Kingdom).[5][18]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Hildegarde United States The schooner was lost on Little River Island, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Sarah Scott  United Kingdom The barque departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Buenos Aires, Argentina. She subsequently foundered in the Boston Deeps with the loss of all sixteen crew. Wreckage from the ship washed up on the Norfolk coast.[20]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Mabel  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Portland Bay.[21]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Colomba Ninet Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[22]
Uva  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, reported overdue.[23]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Cloud  United Kingdom The trawl boat was run into by the trawl boat Susanna and sank off Skerries, County Dublin. Her crew survived.[22]
Jersey City  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated but then collided with the steamship Rambler ( United Kingdom) as she was being taken in to Bristol.[22]
Ventnor  United Kingdom The steam fishing vessel was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire.[22]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Uva  United Kingdom The steamship was sighted off Point Lynas, Anglesey whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barcelona, Spain. No further trace, presumed foundered off the English coast the following day with the loss of all hands.[24]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Echo  United Kingdom The dandy-cutter was wrecked on the Gaoler Rocks, off La Corbière, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[25][26][27]
Ipswich, and
Stanton
 United Kingdom The steamship Stanton was run into by the steamship Ipswich and sank at Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew. Ipswich was severely damaged. She put back to Antwerp, Belgium.[28]
Unnamed  French Navy The torpedo boat struck a sunken rock and sank at Toulon, Var. Her crew were rescued.[29]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
St. Peter United States The schooner ran aground in a snowstorm off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The vessel slid off and sank in four fathoms (24 ft; 7.3 m) of water four hours later. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Lizzie A. Robbey ( United States).[30]
Surrey  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a Baltic port to Antwerp, Belgium.[28]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Asa  Italy The barque collided with the steamship Creaden ( United Kingdom) at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She put back to Cardiff in a severely leaky condition and was placed under repair.[31]
Christopher Columbus,
Creaden, and
Garston
 Italy
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom
The steamship Creaden collided with the full-rigged ship Garston at Cardiff and both ran ashore. Garson was then run into by the barque Christopher Columbus before she was refloated. Christopher Columbus was on a voyage from Cardiff to Genoa. She was severely damaged and put back to Cardiff for repairs.[31][32]
County of Aberdeen  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cardiff for Bombay, India. No further trace, reported missing.[33]
Edward Haskell United States The schooner ran aground at Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew landed on an uninhabited island, from which they were rescued the next day.[34]
Hope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The schooner foundered in the North Sea with the loss of one of her crew.[35]
Oliveto  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York City, United States.[35]
Redesdale  United Kingdom The steamship was stranded on the Pearl Rock, near Gibraltar and sank. Her crew were rescued.[25] She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Sharpness, Gloucestershire[35]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Athenian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Stony Binks, at the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Brevig, Norway to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[32]
Eeta Flag unknown The ship departed from Mauritius for Adelaide, South Australia. No further trace, reported missing.[36]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with the schooner Maggie A. ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey upstream of New Ferry, Cheshire.[32]
Reno Austria-Hungary The barque ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated and put in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[31]
Selembria  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal at Ismalia, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to London.[32]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Tarlair Rocks, on the coast of Aberdeenshire with the loss of all three crew.[37]
Chelydra, and
Holmestrand
 United Kingdom
Norway
The steamship Chelydra was run into by the barque Holmestrand off the Eddystone Rocks, Cornwall and both vessels sank. Chelydra's crew took to the boats and landed at Plymouth, Devon. Holmstrand's crew were rescued by the steamship Llanthewy ( United Kingdom).[38][39][40]
Cheseboro United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Columbia River. She was refloated.[41]
Lointy  United Kingdom The ship collided with Cornwall ( United Kingdom) and sank and New York, United States. Her crew survived. Lointy was on a voyage from New York to Bombay, India.[39][42][43]
Raisby  Hong Kong The steamship was driven ashore at Azalia Point, Perim Island, Aden Settlement. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York, United States.[42]
Sea  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Gallia ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at New Brighton, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued.[42]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1884
ShipStateDescription
Adrian Smith  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Kirkcaldy, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy to London or vice versa.[42]
Anna  Germany The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Northumbria ( United Kingdom).[44]
SMS Marie  Imperial German Navy The Carola-class corvette ran aground on a reef off Neu Mecklenburg, German New Guinea and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 29 December and put into Nusa, German New Guinea for repairs.

29 December

Unknown date

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