List of shipwrecks in November 1847

List of shipwrecks in November 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1847.

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November 1847
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	Unknown date
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1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Fanny	France	The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Gijón to Málaga, Spain. Fanny was refloated on 3 November.[1]
Harmonie	Prussia	The brig was driven ashore at Ventava, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Ventava.[2]

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Emily	South Australia	The ship ran aground on a reef off Trou-aux-Biches, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Adelaide to Mauritius. She was refloated and taken in to Mauritius.[3]
Regent	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to the Charente. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex for repairs.[4]
Unique	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked off Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Gloucester.[5]

3 November

List of shipwrecks: 3 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Betsey	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Breakness, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4]
Gee	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Ventava, Courland Governorate. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
Medora	United Kingdom	The brigantine ran aground on the Red Buoy Shoal, off Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[6]
Poseidon	Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	The brig was wrecked at Syra, Greece.[7]
Rose	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Caraborneau, Ottoman Empire. Her crew survived.[8]

4 November

List of shipwrecks: 4 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Achilles	United Kingdom	The ship was damaged by fire and beached at Memel, Prussia.[9][10]
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for the Charente. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Hartlepool to Manila, Spanish East Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[12]
Pelado	Brazil	The brigantine was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13]
Venus	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Limerick for the Bristol Channel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Frankea	Kingdom of Hanover	The ship was driven ashore at "Bredfjed", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Rostock. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[7]
Heinrich	Stralsund	The ship sank of "Ancona". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde, Prussia to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[15]
Jane and Susan	United Kingdom	The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America.[16]
Jem Bunt	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at New Abbey, Dumfriesshire. She was on a voyage from Lincolnshire to Newport Pratt, County Mayo. She was refloated the next day but drove ashore and sank. Her crew were rescued.[10]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Amazon	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was refloated.[17]
Anna Maria	Netherlands	The ship departed from Amsterdam, North Holland for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[18]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Brothers	United Kingdom	The sloop sprang a leak and sank off Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire.[2][15][10]
Conch	Cape Colony	The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Umzimvubu River. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Eliza Liddle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mothecombe, Devon.[10]
Jeune Dauphin	France	The ship was wrecked near "Altrach", Finistère. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[1]
Constitution	Haiti	The sloop of war exploded at approximately 2pm. A report published in the New York Tribune on Dec 6, 1847 suggested approximately twenty killed.[20]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Albion	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Broadhaven Bay.[2]
Amistad	Spain	The barque was driven ashore and damaged at Manila, Spanish East Indies. She was later refloated.[21]
Ann and Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Labuan Island, Malaya with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong.[22][23]
Aristide Marie	France	The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Manila. She was later refloated.[21]
Calpe	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Kilrush to London.[24]
Camelia	France	The brig was wrecked near Ballinskelligs, County Cork, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew.[2]
HMRC Chance	Board of Customs	The cutter was driven out to sea from Peel, Isle of Man. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[25]
Crescent	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[9] She was later refloated and taken in to Sligo.[24]
Daddon	United Kingdom	The brigantine foundered in the Bristol Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all but two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the full-rigged ship Fanny ( United Kingdom). Daddon was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to London.[24][26]
Dewdrop	United Kingdom	The ship capsized and was driven ashore at Sligo.[9] She was later righted and taken in to Sligo.[24]
Eliza	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in Westport Bay.[24] She was on a voyage from Ballyshannon, County Donegal to Youghal, County Cork.[10]
Erin	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spray Point, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Trois-Rivières, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[27]
Estanislae	Spain	The ship was lost off Ferrol. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gijón to Havana, Cuba.[28]
Lady Margaret	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Manila. She was later refloated.[21]
Meteora	Spain	The schooner was driven ashore at Manila. She was later refloated.[21]
Nicolai I	Russia	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Karlskrona, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gamla Carleby, Grand Duchy of Finland to an English port.[29][7]

9 November

List of shipwrecks: 9 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Ana	Spain	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Helen Hamilton ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Ana was on a voyage from Cádiz to New York, United States.[30]
Dispatch	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Canna, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Skye to the Clyde.[31]
Erin	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Little Pond, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Georgetown, Prince Edward Island to London.[16]
Lord Dalmeny	United Kingdom	The brig capsized in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Avenir ( France). Lord Dalmeny was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Porto, Portugal.[7]
Mary Eleanor	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[32]
Sampson	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore west of Tramore, County Waterford and abandoned by her crew. She was refloated and towed in to Waterford by the steamship Duncannon.[9][10]
William	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition.[10]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Eleanor	France	The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Algiers, Algeria. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[17]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[17]
Fire Fly	United Kingdom	The paddle steamer ran aground at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ardrossan. She was refloated, but a crew member was killed when he was struck by a capstan during the refloating operation.[33]
Helena and Jacoba	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore at "Trefadog", Wales. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Dordrecht, South Holland.[2]
Hero	United Kingdom	The ship struck rocks off the South Lighthouse, County Antrim and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire.[15]
Industry	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked at St. Abbs Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Borrowstoness, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[32][34][17]
John and Mary	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and was damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire.[10]
Louise Emelie	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. Louise Emelie was refloated with assistance from the smacks Atalanta and Lord Howe (both  United Kingdom and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[17]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Worthington, Dumfriesshire.[35]
Nautilus	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British North America.[36]
Oriental	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Cape Passero, Sicily with the loss of a cew member. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool.[37]
Ostsee	Kolberg	The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned by all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Danzig. She floated off the next day and drifted out to sea.[29]
Prince Albert	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Tyne at Stanhope, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated.[17]
Stephen Whitney	United States	The ship was wrecked on West Calf Island, County Cork with the loss of 92 of the 110 people on board. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.
Venus	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore near Worthington.[35]

11 November

List of shipwrecks: 11 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Ballina Lass	United Kingdom	The schooner was in collision with Arethusa ( United Kingdom) and sank off Ailsa Craig. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Dorothy	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Dumessness, North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hong Kong.[38][39]
Lady Kennaway	United Kingdom	The East Indiaman, a barque,[40] was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Isles of Scilly. All on board were rescued by La Meuse ( Belgian Navy) and a Guernsey vessel. Lady Kennaway was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London.[41][35][42][43] She was discovered on 19 November by the brig Industrie and barque Naiaden (both Denmark) which attempted to take her in tow. The tow was abandoned on 22 November and Industrie made for Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Lady Kennaway was towed in to Falmouth on 2 December by HMS Confiance ( Royal Navy).[40][44]
Maria	Danzig	The sloop was driven ashore near Büsum, Duchy of Schleswig with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Danzig. She was refloated.[17]
Sapphire	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to the Clyde. She was refloated on 15 November and resumed her voyage.[45]
Swan	Jersey	The ship was wrecked on Buck Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to the Clyde.[32][34]
Vanskappen	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore near Vaasa, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued.[45]

12 November

List of shipwrecks: 12 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Alert	United Kingdom	The schooner was in collision with the brig Devon ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by a boat from Devon, which was subsequently retrieved by Tamerlane ( United Kingdom). Alert was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[46][17]
Augusta	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Scarp, off the coast of County Durham.[10] She was refloated.[17]
Bee	Antigua	The droghing sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Slippery Rock, Antigua.[47]
Francis	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Hartlepool, County Durham.[10]
Northumbria	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at East Newton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an American port to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[46]

13 November

List of shipwrecks: 13 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Economy	United Kingdom	The ship was run aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Harwich, Essex. She was refloated and taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk in a severely damaged condition.[35]
Elise	Duchy of Schleswig	The ship sank in the Cattegat with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull.[48]
Perkins	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Lemon Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew took to the boats; they were rescued by a French Brid. Perkins was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[32][17]
Skjold	Denmark	The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Manila, Spanish East Indies.[23]
Volontaire	France	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[1]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Ann	United States	The schooner ran aground on the Whistle Rock, near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom.[49] She later capsized, but was subsequently taken in to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire in a severely damaged condition.[35]
Atlas den Adra	Spain	The ship was wrecked on Neckman's Ground, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Vyborg Sweden.[41]
Champion	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground on the Seesand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Amrum, Duchy of Schleswig in a leaky condition.[7][42]
Colonna	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Caico Bank, in the River Plate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Liverpool, Lancashire.[50][51]
Lucretia	United States	The barque was wrecked near Cape George, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to Pictou, Nova Scotia.[30]
Rapid	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[45]
Wanskappen	Prussia	The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated with the assistance of boats from Deal and Ramsgate and taken in to The Downs, then Ramsgate.[17][52]

15 November

List of shipwrecks: 15 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Amalia	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[53][45]
Anne and Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and sank at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Shew as on a voyage from Port Talbot to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[35] She was refloated on 19 November and taken in to Port Talbot in a severely damaged condition.[31]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated.[6]
Brothers	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore near Thurso, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Macduff, Aberdeenshire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was refloated on 4 December.[54][55]
I Don't Know	South Australia	The schooner was driven ashore near Port Phillip.[56]
John	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Culver Sand, in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[46]
Maggy Lauder	United Kingdom	The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at East Hope, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Longhope, Orkney Islands.[45]
Neptune	Bremen	The ship was driven ashore near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Laguna, Texas, United States.[57]
Ocean Queen	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[13]
Saville	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	The ship was driven ashore at Terranova di Sicilia. She was on a voyage from Naples to Licata. She was later refloated and taken in to Malta, where she arrived on 31 December.[58]

16 November

List of shipwrecks: 16 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Earl Grey	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Hever. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from the Clyde to Hamburg.[29]
Harwich	United Kingdom	The sloop departed from Warkworth, Northumberland for Aberdeen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[59]
Henry	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked on the Tusker Rock, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. Survivors were rescued by William and Jane ( United Kingdom). Henry was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[60][35] Part of the wreck came ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan on 21 November and part at Minehead, Somerset on 24 November.[61][52]
Louis Philippe	France	The ship was wrecked on the Nantucket Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. All on board, more than 175 people, were rescued by the steamships Massachusetts and Telegraph (both United States). Louis Philippe was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York.[62][63]
Pearl of Nairn	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Banff, Aberdeenshire with the loss of one of her eleven crew and one of six rescuers. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Campbelltown of Ardersier, Inverness-shire.[31][52][43][64]
St. Niel	Russia	The ship was driven ashore at Ossinoca Cape. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[54][41]
Tweedside	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and was wrecked between Benbecula and South Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Malta.[65]

17 November

List of shipwrecks: 17 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Anna Elizabeth	Sweden	The ship was wrecked off Storjungfrun. Her crew were rescued.[66]
Flora	Sweden	The ship capsized in the Mediterranean Sea and was driven ashore on Mallorca. Four of her crew were rescued.[67]
Freundschaft	Prussia	The ship foundered in the English Channel off Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Memel to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[7]
Harvest Home	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sydney.[68]
Hope	United Kingdom	The schooner foundered at Margate, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the luggers Hero and Rugby (both  United Kingdom). Hope was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Margate.[38][52]
Ingeborg	Norway	The ship was driven ashore near Harboøre, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lillesand to Waarde, Zeeland, Netherlands.[69]
James	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[70]
Le Protégé de Marie	France	The sloop collided with another vessel and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[55][52]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[30]
Pet	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted off Cape San Antonio, Spain whilst on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71]
Regent	United Kingdom	The abandoned ship sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[38]
Richard	United Kingdom	The sloop was beached at Sea Palling, Norfolk.[55] She was refloated on 11 January 1848 and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[72]
Vigilant	United Kingdom	The schooner sprang a leak and was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[55][29]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Anns	United Kingdom	The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by a brig. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29]
Helme	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[52]
Hermann Louis	Bremen	The ship ran aground on the Robben Platte, in the North Sea.[7]
Samuel Smith	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues, Mauritius. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to London.[22][11]
Sarepta	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to King's Lynn.[52]
Smaland	Sweden	The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Formentera, Spain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[73]
Universe	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Athens and Merchant (both United States). Universe was on a voyage from London to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.[74]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Catherina Maria	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Amsterdam, North Holland.[70]
Concord	United Kingdom	The ship capsized and sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was righted and refloated.[52]
Fortuna	Argentina	The ship was wrecked on the Camarones Bank.[13]
Lawson	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Trapani, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Trapani.[41]
Narcissa	United States of the Ionian Islands	The brig was wrecked on the coast of Calabria, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Berdiansk, Russia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[75]
Pentadelfo	Greece	The ship capsized at Cork, United Kingdom.[53][45]
Planet	British North America	The ship was driven ashore at Sand Point, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[76]
Saville	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	The ship was driven ashore near Terranova di Sicilia, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples to Licata, Sicily.[41] She was refloated in late December and taken in to Malta, where she arrived on 31 December.[72]
Veronica	British North America	The ship was wrecked on Rossiter Point. She was on a voyage from Colville Bay to Trois-Rivières, Province of Canada.[77]
15 de Maio	Spain	The barque sank off Gibraltar. She was refloated and taken in to Ceuta.[41]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Asie	France	The ship ran aground off Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Martinique.[53]
Brothers	United Kingdom	The sloop sprang a leak and foundered off Cove Bay, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire.[39]
Enterprise	United States	The ship was driven ashore at Sambro, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She became a wreck the next day.[78]
Favourite	Bremen	The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[31]
Utility	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore north of Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin.[79] She was refloated on 24 November and taken in to Drogheda.[80]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Atlas	United Kingdom	The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south west of the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all but four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Baronet ( United Kingdom). Atlas was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India.[81]
Castries	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey.[7]
Catharina	Danzig	The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[82]
Dandy	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore on the coast of Lothian. She was refloated but consequently foundered. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Leith, Lothian.[53]
Deveron	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Whitburn Steel, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Scottish port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42]
Kneebone	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alnwick, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Oak	United Kingdom	The ship was lost at the mouth of the Loire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[80]
Phoenix	United States	Phoenix The screw-driven passenger ship was destroyed by fire on Lake Michigan with the loss of at least 190 lives.
Spokesman	United Kingdom	The schooner was abandoned off the entrance to Lough Foyle. Her crew were rescued. She was presumed to have foundered. Spokesman was on a voyage from Liverpool to Londonderry.[83][45][84]
Venus	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[8] Venus was refloated on 27 November and was towed in to Hull.[65][85]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Carthaginian	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[86]
Castor	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Luce. Her crew were rescued.[87]
Eagle	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire to Port Talbot.[45]
Emma	United Kingdom	The ship struck rocks in the Strait of Gibraltar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall. She put in to Gibraltar.[41]
Fanny	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was subsequently driven ashore at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. Fanny was subsequently reboarded by her crew.[7][42]
Hopewell	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated.[80]
Hunter	United Kingdom	The ship was run down and sunk. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands to "Mydell".[88]
Jane	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glandore, County Cork to Liverpool.[7][42]
Leith Packet	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Tusker Rock and was abandoned off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Norman ( United Kingdom). Leith Packet was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Stirling. She subsequently came ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire.[60][87][45]
Maggy Lauder	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Stroma, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Wick, Caithness.[45]
Majestic	United Kingdom	The ship struck a sunken rock in Loch Don and was beached at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Outer Hebrides.[89]
Mary Jane	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland.[52]
Olive Branch	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 24 November.[80]
Sisters	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot. She was refloated on 24 November.[80]
Triumph	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked off Hermetray, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[90]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Agitator	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Sharpness Canal. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Gloucester. She was refloated the next day.[45]
Caroline Emilie	Prussia	The ship was wrecked at the Surophead Lighthouse, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liebau.[41]
Expedition	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Seine. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce in a leaky condition.[80]
Jane and Sarah	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near Amlwch, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Truro, Cornwall.[61]
Janet	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on "Begnes Island". County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cahersiveen, County Kerry.[65]
Lavinia	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Port Talbot.[45]
Magnet	British North America	The steamship struck a rock and sank at the entrance to the Beauharnois Canal. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Hamilton, Province of Canada.[30]
Olive Branch	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Talbot. She was on a voyage from Fowey to Port Talbot. She was refloated on 26 November.[45][84]
Two Sisters	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot. She was on a voyage from Fowey to Port Talbot.[45]
Underwood	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Odesa.[91]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Ashley	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Musgodobit Ledges. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated and put in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. She arrived on 30 November.[76]
Ellen and Mary	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[53] She was later refloated.[80]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Alabama	United States	The ship ran aground on Minots Ledge, off Boston, Massachusetts and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Boston.[74]
Dolphin	United Kingdom	The ship was departed from Seville, Spain for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[92]
Haidee	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at "Ullua", British Honduras.[93]
Leopold I	Belgium	The ship capsized and sank off Haiti with the loss of seven of her eight crew. The survivor was rescued by Tricolor ( France). Leopold I was on a voyage from Jacmel, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[48]
Mary Jane	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland.[53][45]
Massema	France	The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Sunderland.[80]
Tronderen	Norway	The ship was driven ashore at Kvalsund. She was on a voyage from Tromsø to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[94]

26 November

List of shipwrecks: 26 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Athens	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore by ice at Brielle, South Holland. She had been refloated by 27 December and taken in to Rozenburg.[73]
George	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cork.[65]
Jean and Jessy	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Cullercoats, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated with assistance from Anne and Jane ( United Kingdom and towed back to South Shields.[95][96]
Mary Bull	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Narva, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[97]
Penrith	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.[84][95]
Planet	United Kingdom	The ship struck the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea. A tug towed her in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, where she sank.[83][85]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Admiral Jervis	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[84]
Alcedo	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Dublin.[98]
Dawson	United Kingdom	The brig struck the Whiting Sand in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[98]
Emma	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland with the loss of two of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[99]
Stirling	New South Wales	The barque was wrecked in the San Bernardino Strait. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sydney to Manila, Spanish East Indies.[100]
Viscountess Canning	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape Coast Castle. She was refloated on 22 December and towed in to Folkestone, Kent.[101]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Sisters	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Pulteneytown, Caithness. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Pulteneytown.[45]

29 November

List of shipwrecks: 29 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Anne and Mary	United Kingdom	The sloop was driven ashore at Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Annan, Dumfriesshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Anne and Mary was refloated on 6 December and taken in to Liverpool.[95][57]
Aurora	United States	The ship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Barnegat, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[102]
Jan Willem	Netherlands	The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (46°45′N 11°04′W). Her crew were rescued by Charbruker ( United Kingdom). Jan Willen was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[103][73]
Paul Martyz	Wismar	The ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark in a leaky condition.[104]
Try Again	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Pictou.[74]
Wilson Rothery	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Maryport.[90]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1847

Ship	State	Description
Astley	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, caught fire and was scuttled in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent.[105]
Chapman	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør.[106]
Eva	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Copenhagen, Denmark.[27]
Mermaid	United Kingdom	The smack foundered in Aberdaron Bay. Her crew were rescued.[107]
Pilot	United Kingdom	The schooner struck the Whitby Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued.[108][109]
Smi	Imperial Russian Navy	The frigate was driven ashore at Novorossiysk.[110]
Struya	Imperial Russian Navy	The tender was driven ashore at Novorossiysk.[110]
Wannan	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Seven Stones Reef off the coast of Cornwall. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande. She was refloated and put in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition.[96]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1847

Ship	State	Description
Acton	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 November. her crew were rescued by Caroline ( United Kingdom).[16] She was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York.[111]
Amelia	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted off Ouessant, Finistère, France in early November whilst on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt of Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[112]
Ann	Spain	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 November. All on board were rescued by Ellen Hamilton ( United Kingdom). Ann was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to New York.[48]
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Odesa to Cork or Falmouth. She was refloated and put in to Malta in a leaky condition. She arrived at Malta on 25 November.[91]
Antonio	Spain	The steamship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea off Algiers, Algeria before 20 November.[65]
Atlantic	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of four lives. Survivors were rescued by several vessels, including the lugger Prince of Wales ( United Kingdom).[113]
Burgundy	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Ninety-nine of her 300 passengers were landed at Harwich, Essed. Sixty-eight passengers were rescued by Tryal ( United Kingdom). Burgundy was on a voyage from Bremen to New Orleans, Louisiana.[113]
Charles Saunders	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America before 11 November. She was refloated on 12 November and resumed her voyage to Hull, Yorkshire.[90]
Cotton	British North America	The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 November.[24]
Deux Amis	France	The ship was wrecked on the Île de Riou, Bouches-du-Rhône before 20 November.[80]
Diamant	France	The brig was lost in the Black Sea before 9 November with the loss of all but one of her crew.[9][114]
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 12 November. Her crew were rescued by Peter and John.[24]
Emilius	Denmark	The jacht sank off Anholt in early November. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Frithiof	Russia	The ship departed from Hull for South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[115]
Gange, or Guage	France	The whaler was struck by lightning and severely damaged off Hanalie, Sandwich Islands before 6 November.[116][117]
Hebe	Netherlands	The ship foundered in the Black Sea before 30 November. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Amsterdam, North Holland.[54]
Hebe	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus opposite Therapia, Ottoman Empire.[95]
Hendric	Prussia	The ship sank off "Ancona" before 5 November. She was on a voyage from Rügenwalde to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[2]
Hope	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on the Essex coast.[113]
Juan	Danzig	The ship was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden before 4 November. her crew were rescued.[9]
Lady Seton	United Kingdom	The barque was wrecked on Île Brion, Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America in late November with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to an English port.[118]
Lord David	British North America	The schooner was driven ashore at St. Thomas's between 16 and 23 November. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal, Province of Canada.[30] Lord David was refloated on 26 November and completed her voyage.[73]
Miquelonneau	Jersey	The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador, British North America before 19 November. Her crew were rescued by Swift () Jersey).[45]
Miscau	British North America	The schooner was driven ashore near Point Escuminac, New Brunswick before 23 December.[73]
Narderda	Russia	The brig was wrecked at Tenedos, Ottoman Empire before 29 November. She was on a voyage from a Russian port to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[16][111]
Oratava	New South Wales	The ship, a brigantine or schooner, was wrecked on the Ontong Java Atoll. Her crew were rescued.[119][120]
Paul Murty	Wismar	The schooner ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar to an English port. She was refloated on 29 November.[54]
Petrel	New South Wales	The schooner was driven ashore near the mouth of the Richmond River. She was refloated.[121]
Portugencia	Portugal	The ship was wrecked before 8 November. She was on a voyage from the Isla do Sul to San Antonion Island.[122]
Primis	France	The ship was driven ashore at "Silvi Bonru" before 29 November. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Marseille.[16]
Racer	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mary Jane ( United Kingdom). Racer was on a voyage from Liverpool to Richibucto, New Brunswick.[16]
Robinson	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean by all but two of her crew. They were rescued on 17 November by the barque British Isles ( United Kingdom), which put four of her own crew on board. Robinson was on a voyage from Berbice, British Guiana to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was taken in to Falmouth in mid-December.[123]
Saldanha Bay Packet	Cape Colony	The ship was wrecked in Three Anchor Bay before 22 November. her crew were rescued.[124]
Sons of Commerce	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Alexandria. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Malta in a leaky condition. She arrived at Malta on 26 November.[91]
Surrey	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Hull.[125]
Swift	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked on the Shambles, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Falmouth to London.[126]