List of shipwrecks in December 1852

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The list of shipwrecks in December 1852 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1852.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Black Hawk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was lost on this date. She was on a voyage from the Annapolis River to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. [1]
ComornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Whitton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. [2]
Emerald Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The schooner was lost on this date. She was on a voyage from the Annapolis River to Saint Andrew, New Brunswick. [1]
Gazelle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was lost between Brier Island and "Laetite", Nova Scotia with the loss of four of her crew. [1]
Grafen von BismarkCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was wrecked at "Rotbøll", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Wolgast. [3] [4]
HartfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham. [5]
HazardFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, British North America with the loss of all hands. [6]
Lalla Rookh Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and feared wrecked at Gibraltar. [7] [lower-alpha 1]
ThemisFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grand-Bassam to Calais. [8]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in Macrihanish Bay. Her crew were rescued. [9] She became a wreck on 10 December. [10]
BachelorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Severn at Berkeley Pill, Gloucestershire. [11] She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Gloucester. [12]
Eliza Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked near Granville, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrew, New Brunswick to Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. [1]
Jane and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Ware Rocks, off the coast of Devon and damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. [13] She was refloated on 7 December and beached at Appledore. [14]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in Hilpsford Bay, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. [13]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Charles Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Lucia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at George Town. [15]
GeorgiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and broke in two at Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. [16]
HostelinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Janissary, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to a Britiah port. [17]
Jane A. MilvainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig 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 South Shields, County Durham to London. [18] [13] [19]
SprayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated with assistance from five smacks and resumed her voyage. [20]
William and RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Sand-le-Mer". She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Sunderland. [4]
Yankee (pilot boat) Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The pilot boat sank off Sandy Hook, New Jersey with the loss of four lives. [21]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
DefenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. [22]
EdenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Skottehavnen. She was on a voyage from Raaby to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [23]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack capsized in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Norbreck, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. [24]
Jessie StephensCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Pacific (Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States). Jessie Stephens was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim and/or Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [25] [26] She was still afloat on 24 March 1853. [27]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) north by east of the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Trial (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [28] [4]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Star Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. [24]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
HendrikaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked near Katwijk aan Zee, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [28]
OvandoFlag of France.svg  France The ship was destroyed by fire at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York, United States. [29]
Pretty MaggyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all six people on board. She was on a voyage from "Ballinacura" to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [30]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was drivean ashore and wrecked at "Cwmyrw", Anglesey. [24] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. [18]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
DorisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Dantzic to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [31]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Prestatyn, Flintshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amlwch, Anglesey. [32]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
BelindaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck the pier and was damaged at Ramsgate, Kent. She was beached at Broadstairs. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Rose ( HM Customs Ensign.PNG Board of Customs) and boats from Ramsgate. Belinda was taken in to Ramsgate in a sinking condition. [3] [33]
Daniel Flagge Greifswald.png Greifswald The ship was driven ashore near "Alfskagen", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Greifswald. [23]
DartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint Lucia to Liverpool, Nova Scotia. [34]
Duke of NorthumberlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, South Australia. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [35]
Eliza and CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Head Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [28] She was on a voyage from Waterford to South Shields, County Durham. Eliza and Caroline was refloated on 10 December and taken in to South Shields. [25]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gar Sand, off the mouth of the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Devonport, Devon. She was refloated and put back to Hartlepool. [25]
Arion Flag of Stralsund.svg Stralsund The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Getterön, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. [16]
James ReddinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was reported to have been wrecked on the north coast of Prince Edward Island, British North America with the loss of all but one of her crew. [16] She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick British North America to Larne, County Antrim. She was towed in to Fleetwood, Lancashire on 29 December with only one mast standing. [36] James Reddin was towed to Belfast, County Antrim by the steamship Fenella (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) on 21 February 1953. [37]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the South Bank, off Dundee, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. [28]
MarysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Orlock Bay. She was refloated on 13 December and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. [38] [39]
Orion Flag of Stralsund.svg Stralsund The ship was driven ashore near Getterön, Sweden and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. United Kingdom. [40] [7]
SyraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Tail Sand, in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Southend, Essex. [4]
To BrodreNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship struck a sunken rock and sank between Laurvig and Sandefjord. Her crew were rescued. [41]
TrapCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground and sank on the East Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Chester, Cheshire. [25] Trap was refloated on 15 December and beached. [23]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
ColonizadorFlag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Empire of Brazil The brig was driven into Mary Rowe (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [42]
HMS Cyclops Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The paddle frigate ran aground on the Cant Ledge, off the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Adder (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and taken in to Sheerness, Kent. [43]
ElizabethAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The brig was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [44]
GossypiumCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Flats. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. [45]
GrammFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was severely damaged at Buenos Aires. [42]
NormaFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore at Buenos Aires. [44]
Rover Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was in collision with the paddle steamer Princess Alice (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom off Bangor Head, County Down and lost her bow. She was beached and sank near Dunseverick Castle, County Antrim. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to the Clyde. [46] [25]
SuccoursFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires. [44]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Adonis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. [47]
AlertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland. [10]
AllanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was beached and scuttled near Kedgeree, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. [48] She had been refloated by 19 January 1853. [49]
Bouin Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Linenplate, at the mouth of the Eider. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig. [38] [50]
BullionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough. [4]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Tyne. [51]
Countess of DurhamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven on to the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [10] The one person on board was rescued. [51]
Edward CohenFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The barque was driven on to the Herd Sand. She was refloated. [10]
Francis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Cuba. [47]
Jane and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and sank in the River Tyne with the loss of both people on board. [51]
Jenny LindCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug was discovered derelict in Liverpool Bay. She was towed in to Birkenhead, Cheshire by the tug Hercules (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [52]
Joseph and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Shore Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dumfries. [53]
Junege HendrikAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Linenplate. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Eider. [38]
KingstownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Conway, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Conway. [54]
LenigkeitAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Linenplate. Her crew survived. [38]
Magna Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Linenplate. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Rendsburg. [38] [50]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Middlesbrough. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough. [4]
NinaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Linenplate. Her crew survived. [38]
Nord Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Siipyy, Grand Duchy of Finland before 20 December. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland. [55]
Princess HeleneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [56] [53]
St. JosephFlag of France.svg  France The ship departed from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord for Dunkerque, Nord. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [57] [58]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead. [4]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AnnieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Mauritius. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Mauritius. She was refloated and taken in to Mauritius. [59]
CeciliaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was in collision with a brig and was abandoned by all but one of her crew. The last man was taken off by Sophie (Flag of Bremen.svg  Bremen) on 14 December. [40] [16] [60]
CometCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [61]
John LeechCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Sand Heads, India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. [62] [63]
Marie ElizabethFlag of France.svg  France The brig was in collision with the brig Triton (Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece ) and was reported to have sunk off Cádiz, Spain with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Adra, Spain to Dunkerque, Nord. [7] [64] Also reported as having put in to Huelva, Spain in a severely damaged condition on 14 December. [1]
Ninus Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The schooner was driven onto the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She had been refloated by 16 December and taken in to South Shields, County Durham for repairs. [23]
Victoria AdelaideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Dunkerque. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [57]
XerxesFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to the Maitland River. [1]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham. [65]
RosettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near South Shields. [65]
St. YvesFlag of France.svg  France The lugger sank in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the brig Selma (Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden). [10]
William and Mary Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle tug sank at South Shields. [65]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [65] [4] She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. [54]
CynthiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. [66] Cynthia was refloated on 16 December and towed in to Dublin. [17]
Earl of SeafieldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [56] [4]
TritonFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned off Texel, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Nieuw Diep. [38]
Western WorldFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The steamboat was in collision with the steamboat H. W. R. Hill (Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States) and capsized in the Mississippi River upstream of Princeton, Mississippi with the loss of twelve lives. [67]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
ArrowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Horse Sand, in the Solent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to St. Helen's, Isle of Wight. [38]
John LeachCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the South Heads, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. [48]
MaryFlag unknownThe ship was lost off "Hangdaike" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to "Christinestad". [17]
Mary TurcanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Knotts Island, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Virginia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [68]
WoopertonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with the brig Robert and Margaret (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Robert and Margaret. [56] [60] [50]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was consequently beached near Youghal, County Cork. [6]
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [69]
ClarissaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All fourteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. [23] [50] Clarissa was refloated the next day and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [17]
Mary FlorenceFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The barque was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand. All seventeen people on board were rescued by a yawl and the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [23] [50]
MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Torbay, Devon. [23]
Nouvelle LoireFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Africa. [17] [60]
PenelopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [17] [70]
Sir Fowell Buxton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Sir Fowel Buxton. The barque "Sir Fowel Buxton" on shore at Capin Assu, ILN 1853.jpg
Sir Fowel Buxton.

The barque was wrecked on the Tapioca Shoals, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil with the loss of 3 of the 230 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, Victoria.

Supreme SagesseFlag of France.svg  France The collier was lost off Bideford, Devon. with the loss of six of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Sierra Leone. [17] [71]
Windsor FayFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoals and became hogged. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to New York. [47]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AlidaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a waterlogged condition. [40]
CatharinaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was in collision with another vessel and was beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated on 21 December and taken in to Cowes in a leaky condition. [69]
CumberlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. [72] [70]
Friedrick MoldenhamCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Schwarzort. She was consequently condemned. [73]
GiffordsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Bornholm. [72] [70]
HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Madeira. [40]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay, Devon. She was refloated on 19 December. [40]
LlewellynCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Swansea to the Cape Verde Islands. [40]
Loyal BritonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm with the loss of all hands. [72] [74] Also reported to be a brig wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. [70]
PhoenixCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barnstaple, Devon. [40]
RamblerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Beadman's Bay, Devon. [75]
Royal BritainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. [76]
WeatherallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Coatham, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. [77] Weatherall was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham. [78]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
EclipseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. [17]
FalconCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sailing barge was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. All four people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Rye, Sussex. [60]
FidesAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Pernambuco, Brazil. [78]
FriedrichCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at "Schwarzol". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel. [7]
GaronneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Tenby, Pembrokeshire. [79]
'='Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Florida (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom )). Isabella was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. [78]
Isabella HarrisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Barlogue Bay, County Cork with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Port Wallace, Nova Scotia, British North America to Hull. [32] [79]
Jane SibbaldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Galway to London. [17]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. [17] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [77]
Maria ThèrèseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Sines, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Senegal to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [7]
MinervaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock. [40] She was refloated on 21 December and taken in to Margate. [69] [6]
SeppingsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Carlo (Flag unknown). Seppings was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bridgwater, Somerset. [36]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Caen, Calvados, France. [80]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Greencastle, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Malin Head, County Donegal. She was refloated on 20 December and beached at Moville, County Donega. [6]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beach Point, Essex. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [41] [81]
Ann and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and foundered with the loss of one of her eight crew. [82] Sufvivors were rescued by the schooner True Blue (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ann and Mary was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [83]
ArendinaFlag unknownThe ship sailed for London on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [84]
BywellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was in collision with another vessel and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [40] [85] [6]
ChioFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Cape St. Sebastian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Monastagem, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [72]
CicelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. [86]
ConstantineOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked at "Achialow". She was on a voyage from Varna to a British port. [87]
CrocusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. [76] She was refloated on 26 December and towed in to Sunderland. [88]
EagletCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Penzance, Cornwall. [85] She was refloated on 22 December. [55]
HornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Troon, Ayrshire. [7]
HuttonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. [69] [89]
Icio Mana Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner ran aground at Auckland. She was refloated. [90]
MetokaFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to New Orleans, Louisiana. [40]
NeptunusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Jane Montgomery (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by Jonathan Montgomery (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Neptunus was on a voyage from Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [85] She was refloated on 3 February 1853 and beached. [91]
Pauline POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a waterlogged condition. [40]
Royal OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Aldeburgh Neaps, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft in a waterlogged condition and was beached there. [69]
SeamanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [40] She was refloated on 13 February 1853. [92]
SylvanusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Uyea, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. [93] [79] She was on a voyage from Londonderry to South Shields. [73]
Thomas and MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sunderland. [40] Her crew were rescued. [85]
Union Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship was in collision with Blenheim (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Blenheim. [40]
VittoriaFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore and damaged near Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Terra Nova to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Pont-l'Abbé. [50] [94]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Anna ErikaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Lyngsaa", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Frederikshald to Middelfahrt, Denmark. [95]
AthenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Maltreath, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. [96] [6] [97]
CatharinaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was in collision with Finland ( Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland) and was beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [93] [79] She was refloated. [98]
EttienaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Stavanger, Norway. [99]
EvangelistFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was driven ashore at Dingle, County Kerry, United Kingdom. [81]
Janet HalleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner departed from the Flekkefjord for Perth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [100]
NewtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark. [101]
PlanterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Stony Binks off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [102]
ProvincialistCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atalantic Ocean ( 36°36′N51°31′W / 36.600°N 51.517°W / 36.600; -51.517 ). Her crew were rescued by the barque Union Compostelana (BandMercante1785.svg  Spain). Provincialist was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool. [103] [104] [105]
ScotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. [69]
TestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Allonby, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan or Newport, Monmouthshire. [98] She was refloated on 23 December. [7]
Young Queen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship struck a reef and was beached on Nobbys Island with the loss of four of her crew. [106]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AthenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caernarfon. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. [69] [80]
Hannah Flagge der Hansestadt Lubeck.svg Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingfors, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland. [107]
John and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. [69] She was refloated on 31 December and found to be severely damaged. [94]
MinervaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. [80]
Northern MaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from "Carlinsnose" to Warkworth, Northumberland. [6]
Sir Howard DouglasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenluce Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Apalachicola, Florida, United States. [69] She broke up on 27 December. [108]
William ThorpCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop struck the Swadman Rock and sank in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [55]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert, Argyllshire. [109]
Bans ValeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Piel Island, Lancashire. [110]
CorinthianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpeness, Suffolk with the loss of all hands. [111]
De JoggerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orfordness, Suffolk with some loss of life. [111]
Earl of FifeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Harwich. She was refloated and taken in to in a leaky condition. [55] [89]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London. [109]
EmilieCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore near "Pasewark". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Königsberg. [112]
Flowers of UgieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Deans Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. [111]
Halcyon Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. [55]
LowtherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Bird Island, in the Strangford Lough. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [113] She broke up on 27 December. [114]
Marchioness of ButeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swanborough, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. [115]
Nueva CarmenBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. [78] She was refloated on 11 January 1853 and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. [116]
Ocean QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off The Mewstone, Devon with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. [111] [76] [117] [94]
OmegaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. [111]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore on Piel Island. [110]
SprightlyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore on Piel Island. [110]
SwanenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to Helsingør, Denmark. [72]
TayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Governors Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde. [118]
ThetisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sank off Cardigan. [119] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan. [78]
TurnerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore on Piel Island. [110]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Birkenhead, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead to British Honduras. [89]
BrightlingseaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Andrews, Fife for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [76]
ChelydraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Swansea, Glamorgan. [78]
FritheofSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Stockholm. [64]
Jessie and Alexander Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. [7]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Littlehampton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Littlehampton. [120]
KingstonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Robben Island, Cape Colony with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Cape Town, Cape Colony. [121]
Margaret ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Korsør, Denmark for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [122]
MessengerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mapoon Sand, off the coast of Burma. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. She was refloated on 25 December and resumed her voyage. [123]
Morning Star Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. [99]
RichmondFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lanzarote, Canary Islands to New York. [124]
San GinesBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig was lost on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of five of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [112]
StocktonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the Hel Peninsula, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic. [101] She was refloated on 30 April 1853. [125] [126]
Wilhelmina POL Szczecin flag.svg Stettin The ship was driven ashore near "Traisendorf". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Griefswald. [72]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AlbertSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at "Freigendahl", Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Weile" to an English port. [127]
BalticCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Fox Island, New Brunswick, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was consequently condemned. [16] [93]
DolphinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth. [112] She was refloated on 27 December and taken in to port. Also reported as Barmouth, Caernarfonshire. [36]
DonauFlag unknownThe ship sailed for London, United Kingdom on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [84]
EbenezerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [128]
EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kirkcaldy, Fife. Her crew were rescued. [112]
Queen of BritainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Berbice, British Honduras. [129]
RivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Pachino, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port. [15]
St. GeorgeFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean ( 40°12′N23°30′W / 40.200°N 23.500°W / 40.200; -23.500 ). Her 25 crew and 76 of her 121 passengers were rescued by Orlando (Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States). St. George was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. [118] [130]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pirate Cove. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was consequently condemned. [131]
WindFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [92]
ZanteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Arthurstowe Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Waterford. [112]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven out to sea crewless from South Shields, County Durham. She was subsequently taken in to South Shields by Black Eagle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [112]
Arnal, and
Brockett
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Arnal was in collision with Brockett at the entrance to the Bosphorus and was beached at "Kavak", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port Brockett put in to Büyükdere in a severely damaged condition. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. [15]
CarolinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the Southport Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Liverpool, Lancashire. [112] [132] [133]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to London. [88]
DoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [112] She was refloated. [88]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush, County Clare. [80]
FloraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was last heard from on this day, presumed subsequently foundered, probably on 27 December. [134]
FrancesFlag of the United States.svg  USA This American whaler, under Captain William Swain, was wrecked on the reef of Mangaia on the night of 25 December when she drifted on in a calm, there being no bottom outside the reef for anchors to hold. There was no loss of life. The Captain had high praise for the help of 22 native canoes that helped unload crew and provisions. [135]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Humber for London. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [136]
HarmonyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tynemouth, Northumberland. She was later refloated. [112]
HarriettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish Battery Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. [112]
HenrietteCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore near Cromer, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Emden to Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [78]
John and MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [137]
LowtherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bird Island, County Down. [80]
LunaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. [138] Her eight crew were rescued by the brig Swift (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [70]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven onto the Spanish Battery Rocks and was severely damaged. She was later refloated. [112]

[76]

Margaret HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Poole, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [139]
Marie EliseNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Harboøre, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Struer, Denmark. [107] [138] [140]
Mary AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the tug Pilot (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Mary Agnes was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London. [141]
MontpelierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was fallen in with in the Atlantic Ocean in a wrecked condition. Two crew were taken off by RMS America (Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), but one died shortly afterwards. [8] Montpelier was on a voyage from Salcombe, Devon to Liverpool. [134]
Morleys Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle steamer sank in the River Tyne at Stanhope, County Durham. She was later refloated. [112] [76]
MountaineerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of the Currituck Inlet. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. [142] [143]
PopplewellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven into the schooner Catherine and severely damaged at Milford Haven. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Pembrokeshire to Dundalk, County Louth. [112]
Reine de AngesBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked east of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. [108]
RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized in the Duddon Estuary with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire. [107] [127]
Tiny LassCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was beached on Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. [144]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tarbert, County Kerry. [88] She had been refloated by 1 January 1853 and taken in to Tarbert. [1]
Aghios NicholasFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon. [88]
AnneginaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom. [76]
Anfion Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The ship capsized at Askeaton, County Limerick, United Kingdom. [88]
ArgyllCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the schooner Favourite and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork and/or Waterford. [109] [112]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Millbay, Plymouth, Devon. [112]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member. [112] [101]
CarribooCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. [80]
DenisonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Two of her crew were reported missing. [80] [132] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antigua. [145]
Egberdina ElizabethFlag unknownThe barque was driven on to the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey. [101]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Melbourne, Victoria. [101] She was refloated on 9 January 1853. [137]
Elizabeth and SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth in a leaky condition. [80]
EuCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Brake Sand, off the coast of Kent. She floated off and was abandoned. Eu was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was subsequently towed in to Margate, Kent and beached. [112]
FalconNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Grass Island, in the River Shannon. [88]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Abererch. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Swansea, Glamorgan. [112] [101] [146]
GlenaeronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. [112] [146]
HenrietteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated. [80]
HeroineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis, Dorset with loss four would-be rescuers. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, South Australia. [147] [111] [112] [70]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [148]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Argus (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Industry was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton, Hampshire. [107] [149]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued. [80]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Charlton, Kent to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [78]
Lady of the WestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a longboat and a pinnace. Fifteen crew in the longboat were rescued by Fanny (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Four crew were rescued by Napoleon (Flag of France.svg  France) Lady of the West was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [29] [1]
LaurelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to South Shields. She was refloated on 4 January 1853 and taken in to South Shields. [150]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to London. [80]
MarigoFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The ship was driven ashore on Grass Island, in the River Shannon. [88]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her eight crew were rescued by a schooner. [151] [70]
Northern MaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [88] [70]
OliviaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch. Her crew were rescued. [112] [101]
PandoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [152]
PioneerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouthwith the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne, [111] or South Shields, County Durham to London. [112]
SadakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brake Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. [153] The wreck was refloated on 2 February 1853 and beached at Dumpton Gap, Kent. [154]
SpringCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member. [29] [128]
Vanguard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lady Sale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Vanguard was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool. [152]
WakefieldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [80]
West HendonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. [112] [102] She was refloated the next day. [76]
WheathillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [29] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Hartlepool, County Durham. [155]
Wool PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Sunk Island, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. [88] She was refloated on 31 January 1853 and towed in to Grimsby by the tug Rendel (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [156]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AcornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dunbar. [88]
Active, and AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigs collided in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Active subsequently drove ashore. Agnes sank. Her crew were rescued. [111] [112]
Adele Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [76]
Aghios NicolasFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, United Kingdom. [76]
AidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Limerick. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 28 December and towed in to Limerick by the steamship Dover Castle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [76] [140]
AlbecoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157] [158]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. [72] [107] Also reported as running aground on the Sandhale, and being taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. [159]
AllianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. [76]
Ann and CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. [76] She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Caernarfon. [116]
Annechina JantinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) west of Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [111] [112]
ArgyleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the schooner Favourite (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork. [160]
Athena Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [76]
BeethovenFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was driven on to the Motherbank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom. [88]
BeulahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated on 9 January 1853 and towed in the Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the tug Rendel (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . [86]
BlossomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven on to the Sunk Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Elie, Fife to Londonh. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby. [144]
Bonne FemmeFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The brig was driven ashore between Hove and Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. All eleven people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon. [111] [112] [132]
BouverieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked north of Port Logan, Wigtownshire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malta. [144]
CamdenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [148] [161]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. [88]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Modeste Berentina (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). Ceres was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hartlepool. [141]
ConcordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
ConwayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [112] She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Liverpool. [144]
CorinthianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpe Point, Suffolk with the loss of all hands. [162] [102]
CumberlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
De JagerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom. [162] [102]
DiligenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. [76]
EbeneserCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishin smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [138]
E. C. ScrantonFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. [132]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [112] [132] She was refloated on 7 January 1853. [157]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Port Phillip, Victoria. [163]
Elizabeth and Sarah, or
Sarah and Elizabeth
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Wilsthorpe, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hull, Yorkshire. [112] [159] She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. [70]
EngelinaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Cleopatra (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Engelina was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cádiz, Spain. [76] [144]
EnterpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Belfast-registered ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
EnterpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Maryport-registered ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
FalconNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. [76]
FredericFlag of France.svg  France The schooner sank in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde. [76] She was refloated on 21 June 1853 and taken in to Poole. [164]
FreedomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Millbay, Devon. [88]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire. [165]
GammaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Oak (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [148] [161] [70] [140]
George and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
GlenaeronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch. [165]
HaggerstoneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was last sighted on this date off Filey, Yorkshire whilst on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [166]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque capsized and sank at Fleetwood, Lancashire. [112] [162] She was refloated on 6 January 1853. [167]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued. [29]
Hugh BallementCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Girdler Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent. [88]
ImporterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
IndependenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [94]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Mozambique (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and severely damaged in the Rhymney River. Her crew were rescued by Andover (Flag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States). [144]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
IsisFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden The barque was abandoned in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Themis (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Isis was on a voyage from Glasgow to Licata, Sicily. [144] [114]
JagoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 42 nautical miles (78 km) north east of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Alfred (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Jago was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [29] [140] [155]
JewessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Portland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and sank at Kirkcudbright. Her crew were rescued. [157]
John BrightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. A crew member was rescued by Eagle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [47]
John BurrelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Two survivors were rescued by the barque John Arrowsmith (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). The remainder of her crew were rescued by a Swedish brig. John Burrell was on a voyage from South Shields to London. [157] [168] [169]
JohnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. [148] [159] She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Wakefield, Yorkshire. [70]
John WhiteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier was wrecked. Her crew survived. [72]
Julius CaesarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. She was later refloated. [88]
LillyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Calf of Man with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. She blew up the next day with the loss of all on board - local inhabitants and some of her crew, 37 people. [114] [72] [170]
LochinvarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Troon, Ayrshire for repairs. [152]
Louisa and EmeliaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) west of Dungeness Lighthouse with the loss of 45 of the 84 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Rio Grande. [111] [112] [108] [171]
MagnetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nereid (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Magnet was on a voyage from Seaham, County durham to London. [148] [140]
Marie AugusteFlag of France.svg  France The ship sank at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. [107]
MarionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [73]
Mary and JessieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kirkcudbright. [157]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the River Mersey. She was subsequently towed in to Liverpool by a tug. [112]
Mary HennyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Kingstown to Maryport. She was refloated on 15 January 1853 and taken in to Maryport. [172]
MeldonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) off Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Coronation (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [148] [70]
MiragoFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The ship was driven ashore at Limerick. [76]
NaiadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to the West Indies. [101] She was refloated on 31 January 1853. [173]
Nouvelle LoireFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked at Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom. [147]
Nuova Fortuna19th Century Flag of Malta.svg  Malta The ship was wrecked at Stranraer, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malta. [76]
OmegaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Bristolwith the loss of all hands. [112]
OnwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Llanddwyn. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [76] [88] She was refloated on 9 February 1853 and towed back to Liverpool, where she arrived on 11 February. [136]
PinkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
PioneerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. [111] [112]
PortlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
Prince of OrangeAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian. [107]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis. [147] All on board were rescued. [76] She was on a voyage from Lyme Regis to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [88]
SeaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. [112] [162]
SomesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright. [157]
SultanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mount Batten, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford. [162]
Thomas WoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [151]
TinternCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, [76] or Troon, Ayrshire. [88]
William Glenn AndersonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Christchurch Head, Dorset. [112]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Alexander JohnstoneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. Alexander Johnstone was later refloated with the assistance of the tug Independence (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and towed in to Birkenhead, Cheshire, where she was beached. [76] [101] [114] [70]
AmuletFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of fifteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cette, Hérault, France. [174]
AndoverFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was subsequently drive into by Mozambique (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [76]
AtlasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 17 nautical miles (31 km) south of Whitehaven, Cumberland. [76] [88]
BreezeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [137]
BrunswickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Whitehaven. [76] [88]
CalderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crookhaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool. [108] She was refloated in February 1853 and towed in to Liverpool, where she arrived on 9 February. [175]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. [76] She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to London. [159]
Childe HaroldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was into Gipsy Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and then driven ashore at Piel Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [176]
Commercial PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Vigilant (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Commercial Packet was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Colchester, Essex. [107] [138]
EdwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was presumed to have foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Liverpool. [36]
EmulousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from the Mumbles to the Azores. She was refloated and taken in to Swansea. [76]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Dundee, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. [29]
Gipsy QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven into by the barque Childe Harold (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was then driven ashore on Piel Island. [176]
HalcyonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. [76]
HebeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 17 nautical miles (31 km) south of Whitehaven. [76] [88]
Henrietta EmdenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was later refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. [76]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Humber Keel sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Welcome Home (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Industry was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [177]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [76] [88]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on avoyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. [107]
John and MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east south east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Antias (Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium). John and Margaret was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [128] [120]
Juno Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked at Rhosneigr, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Málaga, Spain. [76] [144]
Lady Campbell Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brigantine was wrecked at Louisburg, Nova Scotia. [62] [178]
MagdaleneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was discovered abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Scarborough, Yorkshire by the smack Fawn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), which put two hands on board and took her in tow. She subsequently sank with the loss of both lives. [72] [70] Magdalene was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. [95]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven. [76]
Merry HennyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Kingstown, County Dublin to Maryport. [76] [88]
MessengerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Tynemouth Castle. Her crew were rescued. [179]
MidasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. [107]
New DraperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 17 nautical miles (31 km) south of Whitehaven. [76] [88]
North Star Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The brig foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by a barque. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Newcastle upon Tyne. [172] [86]
Orient19th Century Flag of Malta.svg  Malta The ship was beached at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth. [76] [70]
OscarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to London. [76] [144]
Queen AdelaideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven. [76] [88]
RafaelFlag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg  Mexico The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Mazatlan, Cuba to Liverpool. [76] [114]
RamblerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bridport, Dorset. [172]
SallyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack sank at Ardglass, County Down. [114]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. [76] She was refloated on 13 January 1853 and taken in to Penzance. [105]
St. GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a reef off Port Phillip Heads, Victoria and was beached. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, Victoria. [31] [180]
St. HelensCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in on the North Spit, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Vesta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). St. Helens was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool. [76] [101] [114]
TweedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Falmouth. [76] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Palmermo, Sicily. [144]
VeronicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex. [76]
WandererCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Bolt Head, Devon with loss of life. [76] [94] [70]
Wave PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore on Sunk Island, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. [76]
WesleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Newburgh (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [47] [149]
William and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her seventeen crew were rescued by the smacks Emperor and Traveller (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [76] [108]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore in the River Dee 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) downstream of Parkgate, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Holyhead, Anglesey. [95] [110]
AlcibidesFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. [157] [181]
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Patrington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire. [70]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. Her crew were rescued. [72] She was on a voyage from Odessa to Waterford. [95]
Brewer's HallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore in the River Dee 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) from Parkgate. Her crew were rescued. [95] [110]
Broad OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dunlagh Bay with the loss of ten of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. [165]
Catherine WilhelmineFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Agger Canal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Hamburg. [29]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. [76]
ChevalierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Trinidad. [114]
Duchess of LancasterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop rang aground at the mouth of the River Duddon and capsized with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire. She was righted and taken in to Ulverstone, Lancashire in a wrecked condition. [151]
ElijahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. she was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. [140]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. She was consequently abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. [182]
James Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The cutter was wrecked on the Hermitage Rocks, in the Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [146] [151]
LiebreBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brigantine was wrecked on "Roe Island". All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Cádiz. [148] [114]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inishmaan, County Galway to the Clyde. [118] [1]
LotusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the North Sea 33 nautical miles (61 km) south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Sarah Mills (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Lotus was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London. [107] [149]
LucinaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Søndervig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Cartagena, Spain. [29] [128]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at "Polwarth", Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the Clyde. She was refloated on 31 December. [95] [94]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Roe Island". [148]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. [72] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bideford, Devon. [110]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank off Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued by Pearl (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Maria was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Poole, Dorset. [107] [127]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Freedom (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea. [29]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was beached south of Warkworth, Northumberland. [72]
MillbayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Minver, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to São Miguel Island, Azores. [163]
PiscataquaFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newport to New Orleans, Louisiana. [148] She was refloated on 31 December and resumed her voyage. [146]
RhineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newport. She was on a voyage from Newport to New York, United States. [88] She was refloated on 31 December and resumed her voyage. [146]
Robert and EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 115 nautical miles (213 km) off Lindesnes, Norway. Her nine crew were rescued by Eendracht (Flag unknown). [183] [128]
SallyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Carlisle, Cumberland. [72]
SelimCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bonmahon, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool. [151]
SymbolCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship, which had sprung a leak on 27 December, foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Shelagh (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Symbol was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Colchester, Essex. [107] [127] [140]
WilhelmineCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Søndervig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Hamburg. [29] [87]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was refloated. [140]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
BrilliantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Foulney Island, Lancashire. [165]
GemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Neath, Glamorgan. [165]
George IVCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [47]
Josina HenriettaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven on to the Baron of Ballyteague. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vicuña, Chile to Drogheda, County Louth, United Kingdom. [165] [36]
LesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. [72]
MerchantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was refloated on 31 January 1853 and towed in to the River Tyne. [178]
SclimCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Boumahere", County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool. [165]
Sir Robert PeelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Foulney Island. [165]
SusannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Foulney Island. [165]
WoodsideFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure. [184]
ZephyrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Wexford. [165]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1852
ShipStateDescription
Aghios Trises CurlesesFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The ship ran aground on the Dromore Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Waterford, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [36]
Emma Flagge Wismar.svg Wismar The brig was driven ashore near "Tragoe", Norway. [73]
HelenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Susa", on the Barbary Coast, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Malta to Queenstown, County Cork. [48] [185]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Roundstone, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Grenada and Saint Vincent. [107]
VigilantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindesnes, Norway. She was on a voyage from Danzig to London. She was refloated on 9 January 1853 and taken in to Mandal, Norway. [73] [186]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1852
ShipStateDescription
AbeonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated on 5 December. [18]
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, where she arrived on 29 December. [140]
Adelia AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cork to Port Talbot. She was refloated on 25 December. [76] [78] [88]
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. [95]
Alinda Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship was wrecked at Eddystone Point, Van Diemen's Land before 25 December. [187]
AugusteFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost before 9 December whilst on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime. [28]
BannockburnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in the Mississippi River before 18 December. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [68] [47] She was later refloated and taken into Mobile, Alabama. [167]
BentleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Baltic Sea before 5 December. [60]
British QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore neas Machias, Maine, United States before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was consequently condemned. [96]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Killerness Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Douglas, Isle of Man. She was refloated and taken in to Dromore, County Down. [85]
CamargoFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States After illegally delivering 500 enslaved Mozambiquans to a coffee plantation in what is now Santa Rita do Bracuí, Brazil, the slave ship's captain, Nathaniel Gordon, anchored her in the mouth of the Bracuí River on the southeastern coast of Brazil, set her on fire, and escaped dressed as a woman. She burned and sank. Her wreck was located off the northeastern tip of Little Cunhanbebe Island on in December 2023. [188]
CelebrityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey with loss of life, including that of her captain. [165]
DaphneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Gironde before 4 December. [24]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Gironde before 4 December. [24] She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to the Charente. [3]
EngelinaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The schooner was lost on her maiden voyage. Her crew were rescued. [189]
FrederickeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated on 13 December and taken in to Hartlepool. [4]
Fulton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was driven ashore on the Saint Croix Reef before 3 December. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cuba. [47] [149]
GeelongCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Australia. [190] [53]
HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in late December. Her crew were rescued. [168]
HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby. [140]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée before 4 December. [24]
IrisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Southampton, Hampshire in late December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [191]
James PennellFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The barque capsized off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Faderneslandet (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). [129] [192]
JohannSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was wrecked at Mimizan, Landes, France. She was on a voyage from Karlskrona to Bilboa, Spain. [3] [14]
John RobertsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 46°02′N8°42′W / 46.033°N 8.700°W / 46.033; -8.700 . Her nine crew were rescued by the brig Niord (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). John Robertson was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Barcelona, Spain. [193]
KassariFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore at "Muka", on the north coast of Borneo, Netherlands East Indies before 24 December. She was plundered by the local inhabitants. [92]
KennardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Charente-Maritime before 4 December. [24] Crew presumed lost. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to the Charente. [194]
Lima Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship sank off Petty Harbour, Newfoundland with the loss of at least four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to St. John's, Newfoundland. [99]
MaldonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland in late December. [161]
MariaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The koff was abandoned in the North Sea before 26 December. [88]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in late December with the loss of all but one of her crew. The survivor was rescued by John (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [191]
MarianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Ravenglass and St. Bees, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the West Indies. [195]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in late December with the loss of all but one of her crew. [133]
Mount VernonFlag of the United States (1851-1858).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of the Province of Canada before 24 December. She was on a voyage from Saguenay, Province of Canada to an English port. She was refloated and taken in to Quebec City for repairs. [183]
NileCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south west of Vizagapatam, India before 23 December. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Madras. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [185]
Olinda Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria The ship was wrecked at Eddystone Point, Van Diemen's Land before 23 December. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Port Phillip. [196]
PerfectionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in late December. Her crew were rescued. [168]
Prince of WalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy capsized and was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [72] [70]
RoseberryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost before 31 December. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London. [86]
SareptaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at King's Lynn. She was refloated on 5 December. [18]
SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in late December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. Sisters was towed in to Tory Island, County Donegal on 23 January 1853. [168] [62]
SovereignCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to the Bristol Channel. [80]
St. GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [107]
SultanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She put in to Callao, Peru on 11 December. [185]
VixenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Duxberry Reef and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to San Francisco, California, United States. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at San Francisco on 5 December. [178]

Footnotes

  1. The source says: "Gibraltar, December 16th. The Lalla Rookh, for England, was driven on shore on the 1st inst. and it is feared will be a wreck". It is not known which Lalla Rookh this was.

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