The list of shipwrecks in December 1829 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during December 1829.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Bardon | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 49°00′N9°00′W / 49.000°N 9.000°W ). Her crew were rescued by Bolivar (![]() |
John Adams | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on a reef north west of Barbuda. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Netherlands to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. [2] |
Jong Claas | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Borkum. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Emden. [3] |
Leeuw | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [4] |
Margarita | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [4] |
Osmond | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. [5] |
Ossian | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to St. Lucar. [6] |
Reward | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Ardmore Bay with the loss of her captain. [7] |
Superb | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Haisborough Sands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia, to Sunderland, County Durham. [7] |
Teignmouth | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Wick, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. [8] |
Thomas and Martha | ![]() | The ship was run into by Shepherd (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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John & Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. [5] |
Omond | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham, to London. [9] |
William | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Bermuda. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Planter (![]() |
Britannia | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was refloated but consequently capsized off the Dudgeon Lightship ( ![]() |
Concord | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. [11] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The sloop was run down and sunk off Staithes, Yorkshire, by a collier. All hands were lost. [9] |
James | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Exeter, Devon. [11] |
Polybank | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Runnel Stone, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cornwall Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dartmouth, Devon. [12] |
Reward | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] |
Sir James Kemp | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America, to Liverpool. [1] |
HMS Success | ![]() | ![]() The Atholl-class corvette ran aground on the Carnac Reef in the Swan River and was damaged. She was later repaired and returned to service. |
William Harvey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to savannah. [13] [14] |
Wortley | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Humber. [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aid | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew survived. [7] |
Economy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off Tynemouth, Northumberland. [9] |
Oak | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. [7] |
Sir James Henry Craig | ![]() | The ship was lost. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cornelia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Belle Île, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Cap-Haitien, Haiti to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [15] |
Delight | ![]() | The ship was run down off The Skerries, County Antrim, and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to Preston, Lancashire. [1] |
Economy | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. [11] |
Phœnix | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on North Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [15] |
Theodore | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on North Uist. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo, to Liverpool. [15] |
William and Agnes | ![]() | The ship foundered off "Magie Island". She was on a voyage from Sligo to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Rover | ![]() | The brig struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the coast of Ceará, Brazil with the loss of five of her eight crew. [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sarah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. [18] |
Syren | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. [11] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Delight | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore crewless at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to Preston, Lancashire. [19] |
Idas | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore near the Mumbles Lighthouse, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America, to Gloucester. [20] [11] Idas subsequently became a wreck. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Favourite | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland. [19] |
General Bolivar | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz. [22] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship sank at Limerick. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [23] |
Pioneer | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire, and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to Liverpool. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bannockburn | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Newhaven, Sussex. [23] |
Eagle | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Islay. [24] |
Esperance | ![]() | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Mallard" to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [25] |
Nimrod | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was refloated on 2 January 1830 and taken in to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [27] |
Burdon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Share Island, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to London. [19] |
Delight | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk off The Skerries, County Antrim, by a schooner. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to Preston, Lancashire. [25] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [24] |
George | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Canso, Nova Scotia, with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Canso. [28] |
Lowe | ![]() | The galiot was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was abandoned on 28 December. Lowe wason a voyage from Aberdeen, United Kingdom to Hamburg. [29] [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Prince Kirtersoff or Prince Kutusoff | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Baltimore, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America, to Liverpool, Lancashire. [31] [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dunbar Castle | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Dragør, Denmark with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia, to London. [33] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Esperance | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Bardsey Island, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom, to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [19] |
Favourite | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland. [34] |
Gallego | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Faial, Azores, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, to London. [35] |
Maria Wilhelmina | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom, to Danzig. [30] |
Nelson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland. [34] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Therapia, Ottoman Empire. [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Aleppo | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Kingston, Jamaica. [37] |
Bibby | ![]() | The ship was lost on the Kish Bank, in Liverpool Bay. [38] |
Carl Hermann | ![]() | The ship foundered at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, Greece to Hamburg. [39] |
Despique | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cabo Espichel, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Madeira to St. Ubes. [40] |
Percy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. [38] |
Star | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on West Caicos. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Dublin. [37] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dora | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [40] [36] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Pelorus | ![]() | The Cruizer-class brig-sloop ran aground on a rock at Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain. She was refloated two days later but subsequently sank. [41] HMS Pelorus was later refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann or Avon | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Barebush Key. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, to Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. [37] [42] |
Craig Elachie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, to London. [26] |
Glora | ![]() | The ship was lost near Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the Levan Sands, Renfrewshire. [26] |
Hannah | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the River Stour at Sandwich, Kent, and was wrecked. [43] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Denison | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [21] |
Rambaska | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was consequently beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to London, United Kingdom. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Goliah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Barfleur, Manche. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. Goliah was later refloated and taken in to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. [14] |
Joseph | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [43] |
Poetess | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef "to the windward of Great Hill". Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Thornton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the Humber Lifeboat. She was later taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, in a waterlogged condition. [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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St. Johannes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [44] [45] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Louise | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, by a Maltese vessel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [46] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Concord | ![]() | The ship foundered off the coast of Ireland. [15] |
Diana | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, with the loss of all hands. [26] |
Henry | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Boston, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [47] |
Leenio | ![]() | The ship was lost near Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. [47] |
Nelson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Bowness-on-Solway, Cumberland. [19] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Powfoot, Wigtownshire. [26] |
Marigold | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. [21] |
Phœbe | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Luce. [25] |
Sportsman | ![]() | The ship was in collision with a brig off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was subsequently driven ashore and wrecked at "Port Wash". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Virginia, United States. [24] |
Three Sisters | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 49°00′N15°00′W / 49.000°N 15.000°W ). She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to London. [25] |
Union | ![]() | The ship foundered before 14 December. Her crew were rescued on 16 December by Deux Victoires (![]() |
Urania | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [43] |
Ship events in 1829 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 |
Ship commissionings: | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 |
Shipwrecks: | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 | 1830 | 1831 | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 |