List of shipwrecks in December 1824
The list of shipwrecks in December 1824 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1824.
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Industry
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Lossiemouth , Morayshire . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Leith , Lothian .[ 1]
Leonora
Netherlands
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Weymouth, Dorset , United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Vigo , Spain to Hamburg .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Live Oak
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Harbour Island, Bahamas . She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Havana , Cuba .[ 5]
Phillis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven on to the Mile House Rocks, Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Liverpool , Lancashire.[ 6]
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Irish Sea off Bray Head , County Wicklow . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 7]
Frederick
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea , Norfolk Her crew were rescued.[ 7]
Goede Hoop
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near Heligoland . She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hamburg .[ 8]
Mary & Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Sierra Leone.[ 9]
Rebecca
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Sandy Hook , New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Halifax , Nova Scotia , British North America .[ 10]
Vine
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the ultimate loss of two of her six crew. Three survivors were rescued by Ocean ( United Kingdom ). Ocean was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands .[ 11] [ 12]
3 December
4 December
5 December
6 December
7 December
8 December
9 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
18 December
19 December
20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Aran
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen . She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to London , United Kingdom .[ 21]
Blucher
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . All 23 people on board took to a lifeboat and were rescued six days later by Henry and Isabella ( United Kingdom ):. Blucher was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia .[ 25]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør , Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Aberdeen .[ 25] [ 26] [ 34]
Clementina
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued by William and Ann ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk to Leeds , Yorkshire .[ 35] [ 36]
Dale
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to the Clyde .[ 14]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Troon , Ayrshire . Her crew were rescued by the Troon Lifeboat. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Ayr to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 37]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The pilot boat foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight .[ 14]
Lady Arabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør.[ 34] She was consequently condemned.[ 21]
Manchester
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 34] Manchester was consequently condemned.[ 21]
Palmyra
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dover , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to London .[ 14]
Sandica Connica
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pyle , Glamorgan , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island , Azores to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 30]
21 December
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Abbey
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay .[ 30]
Cato
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate , Kent .[ 14] She was on a voyage from "St. David's" to Plymouth , Devon .[ 38]
Dykes
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore between Cardiff , Glamorgan and Newport, Monmouthshire . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Newport. Dykes was later refloated and put into Newport.[ 30]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Leith , Lothian . She was on a voyage from Peterhead , Aberdeenshire to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 39]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Stanford Bank, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Stralsund , Sweden to Bristol , Gloucestershire . Fame was refloated the next day and beached at Lowestoft , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 30]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The pilot boat foundered in the English Channel off the south coast of the Isle of Wight . All on board were rescued.[ 38]
Harmony
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bigbury Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 14]
Uranie
France
The ship ran aground at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grâce. Uranie was later taken in to Havre de Grâce.[ 37]
Vennerne
Norway
The ship was driven ashore in Aberlady Bay . She was on a voyage from "Dram" to Leith.[ 30] Vennerne was refloated on 24 December and taken in to "Morrison's Harbour".[ 37]
Vrow Janna
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom . Vrow Janna had been refloated by 24 December and beached near Wieringen , North Holland.[ 16]
22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Acorn
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland, County Durham .[ 35] [ 39]
Ann
Jersey
The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 30]
Ann and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Hartlepool.[ 35]
Anne's Resolution
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39]
Anne
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Southerness , Cumberland . Her crew survived.[ 40]
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Foreness Rock, Margate , Kent and sank.[ 38] She had been refloated by 30 December and taken in to Margate.[ 20]
Belfast
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39]
Brasch
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39] She was refloated on 4 January 1825 and taken in to the River Tees .[ 13]
Caroline
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 39]
Clio
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 39]
Diana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Belfast , County Antrim .[ 39]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 30]
Industry
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Margate. She was later refloated.[ 38]
Irish Miner
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penmenever Point, Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool , Lancashire . Irish Miner was refloated on 24 December and taken in to Fishguard , Pembrokeshire.[ 41]
John
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39] She was refloated on 4 January 1825 and taken in to the River Tees.[ 13]
Leo and Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington , Yorkshire .[ 39]
Maxwell
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyferns Point, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Donaghadee , County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[ 35] [ 39] [ 41] Maxwell had been refloated by 1 January 1825 and taken in to Wexford .[ 42]
Milo
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39] She was refloated on 4 January 1825 and taken in to the River Tees.[ 13]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Donaghadee. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 35] [ 39] [ 40]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds , Yorkshire .[ 30]
Queen of Brixham
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Margate. She was later refloated.[ 38]
Rebecca
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Wexford . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[ 40]
Regent
United Kingdom
The brig sank at Margate.[ 14] She had been refloated by 3 January 1825.[ 42]
Release
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool.[ 39]
Sceptre
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pevensey , Sussex . She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[ 30]
Spring
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. Her crew were rescued.[ 30]
Sylvan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 39]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset .[ 38]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The collier was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[ 35] [ 39]
23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Ann and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 39]
George & Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Barmston , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 6 January 1825.[ 13] [ 37]
Humber
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 35] She was on a voyage from London to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 39]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Warkworth, Northumberland , She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 35]
Lady Mary Pelham
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Brazil She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to Havana , Cuba .[ 43]
Sylph
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Portishead, Somerset . She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 30] Sylph had been refloated by 8 January 1825 and taken in to Bristol.[ 13]
Vriendschap
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Eierland , North Holland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam , North Holland[ 16] [ 34]
24 December
25 December
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Alcyone
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 20] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Liverpool. Alcyone was refloated on 7 January 1825 and taken in to Hoylake , Lancashire.[ 13]
Draco
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the River Plate . She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the River Plate. Draco was consequently condemned.[ 46]
Jane & Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Langlutzen Sand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg .[ 10] Salvage was abandoned on 2 January 1825.[ 26]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in te North Sea off Dunkerque , Nord , France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset .[ 47]
Nelson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue , Manche , France.[ 28] She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America to Poole, Dorset .[ 20]
Nestor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Long Island , New York , United States. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York City .[ 48]
Panopea
United States
The ship was wrecked on Grand Turk . She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Jamaica.[ 49]
Perran
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Worms Head , Glamorgan . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 41]
Prince George
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked at Tenerife , Canary Islands . She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Hamburg.[ 50]
Tay
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees .[ 20]
Trio
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool , County Durham .[ 20]
26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Ability
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Bude , Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[ 51] She was on a voyage from Cork to Penzance , Cornwall .[ 20]
Favourite
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Laggan Bay .[ 42]
Friendship
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool , Lancashire . Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Liverpool.[ 28]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Domesnes , Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Saint Petersburg , Russia .[ 52]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southport , Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Liverpool.[ 20] [ 29]
Mexico
United States
The ship was lost in the Bay of St. Rosario .[ 53]
Trades
United Kingdom
The shipdeparted from Liverpool for Whitehaven , Cumberland . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 54]
Twee gebroeders
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee , North Holland with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Caen , Calvados , France.[ 16] [ 29]
28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Alexandrine
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near Altenbrück , Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Hamburg.[ 10]
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis , South Holland , Netherlands .[ 34]
Comet
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Baltic Sea off Bornholm , Denmark. She was subsequently driven ashore at "Semappen", Prussia with the loss of three of her crew. Comet was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 26]
Gute Hoffnung
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Landskrona , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France.[ 10]
Hermione
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near Altenbrück. She was later refloated and put into Altona for repairs.[ 10]
Joseph & Ann
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Carthagena , Gran Colombia for "Cape Graciosa". No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 55]
Maria Elizabeth
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore near Altenbrück. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Hamburg.[ 10]
Neptune
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Altenbrück. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool , Lancashire . Neptune was later refloated and taken in to Cuxhaven for repairs.[ 10]
Nestor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island , New York . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York City .[ 5]
William King
United States
The ship was wrecked at Washwoods, Virginia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Castine, Maine .[ 44]
29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Skelmorlie Point , Ayrshire with the loss of all hands.[ 56]
Emanuel
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground on the Gaa Sand, in the mouth of the River Tay . She was refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Emanuel was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 35]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Luce Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 56]
Mathilde
Hamburg
The ship foundered off "Knecht". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg.[ 25]
Leith
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Firth of Forth off Aberdour , Fife . Her crew were rescued.[ 57]
Mayflower
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Larne , County Antrim . She was later refloated.[ 42]
Nelly and Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Ardrossan , Ayrshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Greenock , Renfrewshire .[ 56]
Osprey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She floated off and was driven ashore and wrecked in Bootle Bay . Osprey was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Glasgow , Renfrewshire.[ 42]
30 December
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock off Domesnes , Norway and foundered. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy , Fife to Riga , Russia .[ 59]
Prince Royal
United Kingdom
The ship was washed ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague , County Kildare . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 42] [ 56]
Princess Charlotte
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Borrow of Ballyteague, County Kildare. Her crew survived.[ 60]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harrington, Cumberland .[ 61] She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Workington , Cumberland .[ 57]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1824
Ship
State
Description
Achille
France
The ship was lost near Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Havre de Grâce.[ 62]
Anna Sophia
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore crewless near Ventava , Courland Governorate .[ 8]
Camelion
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead , Anglesey in early December.[ 7]
Catalina
Spain
The ship was wrecked on the Egg Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Principe to Havana , Cuba .[ 63]
Catharina Hendrica
Rostock
The ship was lost at "Porcala", Grand Duchy of Finland on or before 20 December.[ 21]
Ceres
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Dry Tortugas . Her crew were rescued.[ 44]
De Vries
Netherlands
The ship foundered in the English Channel in early December. She was on a voyage from Oporto , Portugal to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 54]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Larne , County Antrim , where she broke up on 7 December.[ 17]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea between Vyborg , Grand Duchy of Finland and Kronstadt , Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Petersburg.[ 34]
Familie
Netherlands
The ship departed from Tönningen , Duchy of Holstein for Amsterdam in late November. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 59]
Frau Ann
Sweden
The ship was lost near Marstrand .[ 8]
Frau Maria
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore on Amrum , Duchy of Schleswig . She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Hamburg.[ 8]
George Wilhelm
Dantzig
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Leba , Prussia with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to London , United Kingdom .[ 16]
Gulnare
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Magazine Island, Bahamas .[ 64]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Aberlady Bay .[ 31]
Ibis
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Hamina , Grand Duchy of Finland . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Plymouth , Devon .[ 22]
Jeune Elise
France
The brig was abandoned in the English Channel . She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault to Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure . Jeune Elise was later towed in to Guernsey , Channel Islands , where she arrived on 5 December.[ 8] [ 65]
Jong Kuiper
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 8]
Joseph & John
United Kingdom
The ship sank on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire to Leeds , Yorkshire . Joseph & John was refloated on 5 January 1825 and taken in to Grimsby , Lincolnshire , where she was condemned.[ 13]
Julia
United Kingdom
The sloop was lost near Port Natal , Africa. She was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to Port Natal.[ 66]
Lady Kinnaird
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in late December.[ 56]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Southport , Lancashire. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[ 28]
Mary and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands , Norfolk in early December. She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Sierra Leone.[ 7]
Milburn
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk.[ 7]
Morgenia
Netherlands
The ship was lost near Texel , North Holland . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Rostock .[ 31]
Phœnix
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near Brest , Finistère , France. She was on a voyage from Cartagena de Colombia , Gran Colombia to Antwerp .[ 47]
Sandica Connica
Portugal
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sker Point , Glamorgan , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Terceira , Azores to Bristol , Gloucestershire , United Kingdom.[ 67]
St. Paul
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Willemstad, North Brabant , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Hull to Antwerp , Netherlands. St. Paul was later refloated and taken in to Dordrecht , South Holland for repairs.[ 22]
Swift
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the North Sea off the coast of Jutland . She was on a voyage from Föhr , Kingdom of Hanover to London .[ 12]
Venus
Netherlands
The ship was lost near "Fleckeroe". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Arbroath , Forfarshire , United Kingdom.[ 8]
References
Shipwrecks 1820–29, by month
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