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List of shipwrecks in December 1826
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The list of shipwrecks in December 1826 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1826.
1 December
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Bartley | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Sheephaven Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[1] |
Blucher | ![]() |
The ship struck the Rear Sand, in the English Channel and was consequently beached at New Romney, Kent. She later floated off and attempted to put into Folkestone, Kent, where she lost her bowsprit against the pier. Blucher was later beached at Dover, Kent.[2] |
John | ![]() |
The sloop was run down and sunk in the River Humber near Faxfleet, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[3] |
Medeas | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Pentland Firth. She was on a voyage from Oulu. Grand Duchy of Finland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4][1] |
Superior | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[2] |
Unicorn | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked north of Slyne Head, County Galway with the loss of all hands.[4] |
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2 December
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Bolivar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[5][6] She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool.[2] Bolivar was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Liverpool.[7] |
Castle | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Little Ross Sandbank with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Harrington, Cumberland.[2] |
Grand Turk | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Liverpool.[5][6] She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool.[2] Grand Turk was refloated on 19 December and taken in to Liverpool.[8] |
Harrys | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[9] She was refloated on 5 December and taken in to Beaumaris.[4] |
Limerick Packet | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the North Sea 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km) east north east of Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to London.[4][10] |
Liverpool | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dundee, Forfarshire.[10] |
Lord Dupplin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Dunbar Sand, off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[2][9][11] |
Philomel | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dartmouth, Devon.[5] |
Spring Hill | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to the Clyde.[5][12] Spring Hill was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Holyhead.[13] |
Storey | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitby.[10] |
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3 December
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Maria Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Antwerp[11] Maria Elizabeth later floated off and sank.[4] |
Nimrod | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the Hoylake Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Penang to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5][14] Nimrod was refloated on 14 December and taken in to Liverpool.[7] |
Princess Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cooden, Sussex where she was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[15][1] |
St. Patrick | ![]() |
The steamship was severely damaged by fire in the Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
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4 December
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Mountaineer | ![]() |
The ship was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland, County Durham.[16] Mountaineer was refloated on 7 December and taken in to North Shields.[17] |
Philomel | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dartmouth, Devon.[2] |
William | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Southampton, Hampshire.[18] |
William and Mary | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent by Factor (![]() |
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5 December
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Abeona | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[19] |
Diana | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Dunkirk, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[20] |
Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gore Sand, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[15] |
Java | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Ballycormick Point, County Antrim and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Java was refloated and put into Bangor, County Down for repairs.[17] |
Sir Francis N. Burton | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Keeling Islands with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Bengal, India.[21] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire and was wrecked.[16] |
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6 December
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Byron | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[15] |
Spanking Jack | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Corsica, France with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[13] |
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7 December
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Lark | ![]() |
The ship was driven on to the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London. Lark was refloated on 9 December and resumed her voyage.[17] |
Lord Cranstoun | ![]() |
The West Indiaman was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Birling Gap, Sussex. She was refloated on 20 December and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex[22] |
Princess Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cooden, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[4] She was destroyed by fire the next day.[17] |
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8 December
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Goede Hoop | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland.[8] |
Latona | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck off the Stanford Sandbank and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bandholm to London, United Kingdom. Latona was taken in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[17] |
Sun | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on a reef in the Torres Strait with the loss of 34 of the 36 people on board. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta.[23][24] |
Venus | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in the Torres Strait.[23] |
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9 December
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Isabella | ![]() |
The trow was in collision with Union (![]() |
Nordkoping | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all hands.[17] |
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10 December
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Magdalena | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bremen. Magdalena was refloated on 16 December.[8] |
Tredegar | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Highbridge, Somerset.[15] |
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12 December
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Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Aurora (![]() |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Fort Ann, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to "Amtock".[8] |
William Fell | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Dundalk Bay. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Newry, County Antrim.[20] William Fell was refloated on 19 December.[8] |
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15 December
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Alphonso | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[27] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Douglas, Isle of Man.[28] |
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16 December
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London | ![]() |
The ship struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was consequently beached at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[7] London was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[29] |
Manoel | ![]() |
The ship was captured by ARA Chacabuco (![]() |
Prince of Saxe Coburg | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked in "Fury Harbour", Cockburn Channel, Tierra del Fuego. The crew survived the wrecking.[31][32] |
Swallow | ![]() |
The ship departed from Gravesend, Kent for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[33] |
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17 December
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Ann and Jane | ![]() |
The sloop struck a rock and foundered off South Bishop, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29][34] |
Brilliant | ![]() |
The ship ran onto the Blach Rocks, Devon and was severely damaged.[7] |
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19 December
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Rachel | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dubmill, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[35] |
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20 December
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Belle Isle | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Caernarvon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork and Beaumaris, Anglesey.[29] |
Humility | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Skitter Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[8] Humility was later refloated and taken in to Hull.[29] |
Isabella | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock in the Sound of Donaghadee and sank. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] |
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21 December
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Herald | ![]() |
The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29][34] Herald was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Liverpool.[35] |
St. Anne | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[35] |
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23 December
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Monmouth | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near "St. Martino Island". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Calcutta, India.[36] |
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24 December
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Marquis Wellington | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked in Holyhead Bay with the loss of five lives.[37] |
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27 December
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Homer | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Turtle Rock, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[38][39] |
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28 December
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Printemps | ![]() |
The ship capsized near Le Conquet, Finistère. Her crew survived.[40] |
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31 December
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Beaver | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[40] |
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Atlantic | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down in late December.[41] |
Boyne | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, British North America.[42] |
Fanny | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amlwch, Anglesey.[28] |
Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Carrara, Grand Duchy of Tuscany in mid-December. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[35] |
Gabriel Kabben | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Tjaltdling", Denmark with the loss of three of the five people on board.[43] |
Goede Hoop | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[43] |
Harding | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Silver Keys. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica via St. Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[44] |
Hidda | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on Falsterbö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Stockholm, Sweden.[43] |
Mary and Nancy | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands.[44] |
Penang | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Tenasserin Coast of Burma in mid-December with the loss of 25 lives.[45] |
Royal George | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near "Hogstrap", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[46] |
Three Brothers | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire in early December. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[10] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Martinique.[20] |
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