List of shipwrecks in December 1872

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The list of shipwrecks in December 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1872.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AmandaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) west south west of Lindesnes. Her crew were rescued by Impe (Flag of Russia.svg  Russia ). Amanda was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Mandal. [1] [2]
Charles H. MollerFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner foundered off Sandy Hook, New Jersey with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the fishing smack Lewis Blackford (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Charles H. Moller was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New York. [3]
CometCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. [4]
DuretteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to "Lybeck". [4]
EbenezerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [4]
InliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. [5]
John RobinsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham. [6]
LauraFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner collided with Neptunus (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark) and foundered south of Hals. Her crew were rescued. Laura was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Horsens. [7] [8]
LenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship either struck a wreck or ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Aarhus, Denmark. She put into Aarhus in a sinking condition. [6]
NordstjernenSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Kiel, Germany. [4]
SevernCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Strangford, County Antrim. [4]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Fanny PalmerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Greystones, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [6]
FortunatoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked on the Galloper or the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of the twelve people on board. Survivors were rescued by the schooner Betsey (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Fortunato was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Genoa. [9] [10] [11]
GermaniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp, Belgium. [4]
HipparchusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Cape Henry, Virginia whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Queenstown, County Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [12]
Jenny LemelinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Temerario (Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy ). Jenny Lemelin was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. [13] [14]
JuditheFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Stege. [6]
Mary SalterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. [4]
Oskar IISwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at "Wiken". [15]
PeaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Runnel Stone, Cornwall and was lost. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Cork. [16]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Annie AlbertFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées. [16] [17]
AuroraFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was wrecked at Santa Lucia, Naples. [18]
CamillaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at the mouth of the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newquay, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. [19]
Città di GenovaFlag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina The transport ship was severely damaged in a storm at Naples. [18]
City of Manchester Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned in a waterlogged condition. [20] Her 24 crew were rescued by Constance (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). City of Manchester was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. [21]
FingalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground near Honfleur, Manche, France. She broke in two the next day. [22]
GratitudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack collided with the steamship Alert (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of two of her crew. [16]
Giuscardo Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina The Ruggeiro-class frigate was driven ashore at Naples. [18]
HarbingerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Fairy Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was beached in the River Thames at London. [4]
HypoliteFlag of France.svg  France The schooner ran aground on the Paternoster Rocks, on the north coast of Jersey Channel Islands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. [19] [23]
Imperator Alexander IIFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque La Plata (Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil ). Imperator Alexander II was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. [24] [20]
Indian QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by Don Guillermo (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [25] [26]
Italia Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina The frigate was severely damaged in a storm at Naples. [18]
JorgeuseFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship foundered off Madeira. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Pernambuco, Brazil. [27]
LouisaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south south west of The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of four of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued on 13 December by the brig Friede (Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden). Louisa was on a voyage from Quebec City to Sunderland, County Durham. [7] [28] Louisa was taken into Guernsey, Channel Islands in a waterlogged condition on 16 December. [29]
Magdala Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and taken into Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in a leaky condition. [19]
Nellie, and an
unnamed vessel
Flag unknownThe steamship Nellie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) ran into a barque in the English Channel off Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. Nellie was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Lubawka, Courland Governorate. She was assisted into Dover, Kent in a severely damaged condition. The barque sank, all hands presumed lost. [19] [23]
RedwingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. [19]
SamsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug collided with the Mersey Ferry Woodside (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of two of her crew. [16]
Terribile Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg  Regia Marina The Formidable-class ironclad was driven ashore at Naples. [18]
UnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven onto the Longscar Rocks, on the coast of County Durham. [16]
UnnamedFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was driven ashore at Portici, Italy. [18]
Two unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were driven ashore at Portici. [18]
Eleven unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were driven ashore and wrecked at Pozzuoli, Italy. [18]
Several unnamed vesselsFlags unknownThe ships were driven ashore and wrecked at Salerno, Italy. [18]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Captain Cook Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber and was abandoned. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to London. Captain Cook floated off and drove ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire in a waterlogged condition. [19] [30] [31] She was refloated on 5 December and towed into Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the tug Victor (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [32]
Caroline CoventryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Boetsche (Flag unknown). Caroline Coventry was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. [33]
CæsarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked west of Gravelines, Nord, France with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord. [19] [34]
C. C. GriswoldFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of all hands. [28]
FashionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack collided with a Yorkshire Billyboy and sank off the Gunfleet Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the smack Snowdrop(Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [34]
HarmonyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel by the steamship Zembro (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [19]
JuliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Kitty Glidden (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [35] [24] Julia came ashore in Letter Mullen Bay, County Galway on 7 January 1873 and was wrecked. [36]
JupiterFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of all hands. [28]
Louis JosephFlag of France.svg  France The brig collided with the steamship Thomas Adam (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Thomas Adam. Louis Joseph was on a voyage from Phillippeville, Algeria to Dunkerque, Nord. [22] [13] [37]
MargaritaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked west of Gravelines. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. [19]
Maria CecileFlag of France.svg  France The ship was lost off Isigny-sur-Mer, Calvados. [38]
MaudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and sank in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Aberdeen. [38]
MiddlesexFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner foundered in Lake Michigan. Her crew were rescued. [28]
Nathanial D. CarlisleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Rio do Fogo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal to Montevideo, Uruguay. [39]
RosinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thomas Lee (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Rosina was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Dartmouth, Devon. She came ashore and was wrecked near "Portnas", County Donegal on 14 December. [1]
SaturnFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of all hands. [28]
SphinxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Gibraltar for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [40]
SusannaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine collided with a barque in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was towed into the River Tyne by the paddle tug Sea Belle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [32]
War SpiritCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was towed into Vigo, Spain in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Atlantic (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [22]
W. O. BrownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of all hands. [28]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Gravelines, Nord with the loss of all but one of her crew. [19]
UnnamedFlag of France.svg  France The pilot boat was run down and sunk at Calais by the steamship Breeze (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of two of the three people on board. [23]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore at Calais with the loss of three lives. [23]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [13]
Amalia Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to London. She was refloated and taken in Harwich, Essex in a waterlogged condition. [13]
BataviaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Norseman (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Batavia was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London. [41]
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated but sank off the Wallet Sand. Her crew were rescued. [42]
HermesNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Stavanger. [13] [43]
KjogeFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque was run into by the steamship Nelly (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was assisted into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. [37]
MargueriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Tinkerplat, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to London. [22] She was refloated but then ran aground on the Springgerplaat. [43]
Maria TheresaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig collided with a schooner and was beached at Prawle Point, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. [22]
Mary AustinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Dunkerque. [22]
Mary Celeste Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brigantine was discovered abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.
Ocean StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Thurso, Caithness. [22] She was on a voyage from Thurso to Granton, Lothian. [30]
OthelloFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Réville, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Savannah, Georgia. [22] She was refloated on 19 January 1873 and towed into Cherbourg, Manche by the steamship Princess (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [44]
StaffordFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The brig was driven ashore at Salerno, Italy. Her crew were rescued. [37]
ThetisFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The brigantine collided with the barque Augusta (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway) and was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom. [38] Her crew were rescued by Augusta. Thetis was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal. [14]
Thomas HadenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [22] [32]
Wind's EyeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the cutter Faret (Flag of France.svg  France) and sank in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Kelter (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). Wind's Eye was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [7] [8] [45]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AlbacoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Little Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. [46]
BilboaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for the Nieuwe Diep. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [47] [48]
CongressFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) south east of Rockport, Texas with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Mexican vessel. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Rockport. [49]
ElwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the Strait of Magellan. Her fifteen crew took to a boat; only three of them were still alive on 14 March, when they were rescued by the steamship Tropic. Elwell was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Cbile. [50] [51]
FavouriteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Batten Reef, in the Cattewater. She was refloated and taken into Plymouth, Devon. [14]
FrisoFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rotterdam, South Holland. [37]
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated and put into Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [14]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ross, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Granton, Lothian to London. [37]
IvanhoeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Amble, Northumberland for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [47]
James W. ElwellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque caught fire and was abandoned 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Horn, Chile, consequently sinking. Her fifteen crew took to a boat; only three of them survived to be rescued ten weeks later by the steamship Tropic (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). James W. Elwell was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile. [52]
Marchioness of Lorne Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Isle of Mull. [37]
NorgeNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore at "Sodrenarker". She was on a voyage from a Swedish port to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark. [37]
PizarroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Boston, Massachusetts, United States for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53]
Recompense Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brig sank off Bognor Regis, Sussex. [13] Her crew were rescued. [14] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Guernsey. [38]
Reubens Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Wear. She was refloated. [17]
Scottish MaidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug sank at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. The only crew member on board survived. [54]
Twee GebroedersFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The schooner was wrecked near Larache, Morocco. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Larache. [38] [14]
VentureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. [37]
William and ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hythe, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Rye, Sussex. [38]
William NelsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground in the Loire downstream of Le Pellerin, Loire-Inférieure. [8]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
American CongressFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship departed from New York for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55]
Bertha von BorstelFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom for Steinhausersiel. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [56]
LeoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [47]
SoblomstenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The sloop was taken into New Hellesund in a derelict condition. [24]
WellingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for Lowestoft, Suffolk. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [57] [58]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AffoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Hartland Point, Devon with the loss of all four crew. [59]
Amelia AugustaFlag of France.svg  France The schooner foundered west of Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of at least three lives. [25]
Ann and Elizabeth, or
Mary Elizabeth
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off New Brighton, Cheshire with the loss of all hands. [25]
AudazCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Bimmies Island". She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Falmouth, Cornwall. [24]
HMS Cambridge Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The first rate ship of the line was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. [60] She was refloated the next day. [61]
Eleanor Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The barque ran aground off Cardiff, Glamorgan. All but one of her crew were taken off by the Penarth Lifeboat George Gay ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Her crew returned the next day, she was refloated and taken into Cardiff for repairs. [62] [63]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into by an Italian vessel and driven ashore at Plymouth. Four of her eight crew were rescued by rocket apparatus, the others by the Plymouth Lifeboat Prince Consort ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Eliza was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Gibraltar. [60] [61]
FleetwingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [63]
GaribaldiCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Wimereux with the loss of two of her four crew. [64] [63] She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Aylesford, Kent. [25]
Gaspar JosephFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to the Charente. [63]
GracieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Penarth, Glamorgan with the loss of all but one of her crew. [63]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier was driven ashore and wrecked in Porteynon Bay. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan. [62]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Freshwater, Isle of Wight with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Lisbon, Portugal. [24] [5]
IbisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Leda (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ibis was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. She was subsequently towed into Great Yarmouth by a tug. [63] [65]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Calais, France. [63]
J. C. BoleboheCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Shipper Island", Ceylon. Her crew were rescued. [24]
JessieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Islandmagee, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [29]
Jules DésiréFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was driven ashore at the Fort de la Crèche, Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [63]
LaviniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Fécamp for Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. [66]
LeborneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to New York, United States. [63]
MargaretaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The galiot foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Leda (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [63]
Margaret and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at the Mumbles. Margaret and Ann was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Swansea. She was later refloated and take into Swansea. [62] [59] [67] [68]
MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam Mersey Flat collided with Great Western (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Mersey. [69]
MysteryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cutter was in collision with the schooner John Pearce (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel off Penarth. All fourteen people on board were rescued by John Pearce. [62] Mystery was on a voyage from Flat Holm to Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. [63]
NataliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bombay, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of 24 crew. [70]
NorNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken into Mandal in a leaky condition. [2]
OmegaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of County Kerry. [33]
Prince Consort Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat struck a rock in the Cattewater whilst going to the assistance of Eliza (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and was severely damaged. [61]
Rose BudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55]
Sir Charles NapierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Crouch. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Harwich, Essex. [7]
Tailard,Flag of France.svg  France The brig collided with the schooner Ann Williams (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. Her crew survived, two were rescued by Ann Williams. Tailard was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [25] [71]
ThamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, Canada. She was on a voyage from an English port to Richibucto. She was consequently condemned. [72]
Trois AngesFlag of France.svg  France The lugger was driven ashore at Plymouth. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. [60] [73]
VolanteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Pregel, Germany. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Königsberg. [8]
WallaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig capsized in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. [62]
WiddingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered at Great Yarmouth. Her crew survived. [63]
Two unnamed vesselsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barges sank in the River Thames with the loss of all hands. [64]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Antine ZorenzFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was driven ashore near Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. [24] She was refloated on 11 December. [59]
AuspiciousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Long Nose Point. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Antwerp, Belgium. [20]
Bristol PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore in the River Avon. [24]
Canada Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The barque foundered off Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew. [25]
ChoiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank off Holmpton, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. [25]
CommercienFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Norway to Dordrecht, South Holland. [24]
Curaçao PacketFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore near Plymouth. Her crew survived. [64] She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Curaçao. [24]
DyreborgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner ran aground at Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued. [69]
Earl of MorayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Casablanca, Morocco and was wrecked. [25] [69]
EchoNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. [24]
Edith Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The full-rigged ship was driven into the barque Gimle (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway and the brig Hope (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in Plymouth Sound and was severely damaged. [64]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven onto the Batten Reef, off Plymouth and was wrecked. Four of her eight crew were rescued by rocket apparatus and four by the Plymouth Lifeboat Prince Consort ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [64]
ExcelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex. Her five crew were rescued by the Selsey Lifeboat Four Sisters ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [64]
ExhibitionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. [20]
FearfulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Batten Reef, in the Cattewater. Her eight crew were rescued by the Plymouth Lifeboat Prince Consort ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [64] She was later refloated. [74]
FijenoordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground at Hellevoetsluis. [24]
FlandersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [24]
Fratelli BaghinoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked on the Batten Reef with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus. [64] [24] [5] Fratelli Baghino was on a voyage from Paysandú, Uruguay to Plymouth. [61]
General HavelockBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  India The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank at Vingora. She was on a voyage from Cochin to Calcutta. [25]
GiovannaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was driven against the quayside and was damaged at Liverpool, Lancashire. [20]
GleanerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. [69]
Goeree LightshipFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The lightship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland. [20]
GraciaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Penarth. [25]
Great BritainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Crystaline (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore and severely damaged at Waterloo, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to "Dobay". She was refloated and taken into Birkenhead, Cheshire. [5] [75]
HectorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. Her six crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [63]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. [33]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on South Ronaldshay, Orkney Islands. [24]
James Mason, and
Llanelly
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided James Mason with the steam coaster Llanelly (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Crosby Channel and was beached at Crosby, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pomaron, Portugal or vice versa . Llanelly was severely damaged. She was taken into Liverpool. [64] [24] [69] [5] [75]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. All seven people on board were rescued by the smack Eagle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Jane was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [41] [76]
Jane and ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire of Londonderry. [77]
Jeune DesiréFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Basse-Indre, Loire-Inférieure. [24] [20]
LeburnaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship barque was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to New York, United States. [24]
LorenzFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore near Plymouth. All on board were rescued by the Coastguard. [64]
LouiseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. [69]
Margaret TodFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was driven ashore near Lemvig, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stettin. [24]
MariaFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was run down and sunk off Penarth by the steamship Stamford (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [25]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Long Nose Point. [20]
MarionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [25]
Mary EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued by the barque Ortive (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) before she foundered. [78] Mary Eleanor was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cork. [15]
MelpomeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, Victoria. [5]
MerseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam flat collided with Great Western (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool with the loss of two lives. [64] [25]
Ocean MonarchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in St Brides Bay. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney to "Fiddown". [25]
OrnenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore near Plymouth. Her crew survived. Ornen was on a voyage from the Gulf of Bothnia to Seville, Spain. [64] She was refloated on 13 December and taken into Sutton Harbour, Devon. [45]
PatriaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [79]
Queen VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east by south of the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Hull, Yorkshire [65] [33]
RavensdownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent. [64]
RothesayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig collided with the schooner Rival (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Three of her crew were rescued by Rival. Rothesay was reported missing. [71]
San JuanFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis. [24]
SaulusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bristol. She was on a voyage from New York to Gloucester. [20]
St. LouisFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Gulf of Mexico 170 nautical miles (310 km) off the mouth of the Mississippi River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York. [80]
StralsundFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was wrecked on the Kimmeridge Ledges, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Swanage Lifeboat Mary Heape ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Stralsund was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg or vice versa . [64] [63]
SuperbusEnsign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore at Bristol. [20]
Susan GrayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Scroby Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rotterdam. [24]
ThaliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth. Her crew were rescued. [65] [33]
Theopholite MarieFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rame Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all twelve crew. [59]
Thomas A. AllenFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship struck a submerged object and sank in the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee with the loss of two of her crew. [81]
Thomas GalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House)' with the loss of all seven crew. [82] [83]
TintoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Down End Rock, off Bideford, Devon with the loss of eight of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [64] [25] [20]
TomasBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The brig ran aground on the Great Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and taken into Birkenhead for repairs. [5]
TravancoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Walton Bay. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trinidad. [24] [20]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AbergeldieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All sixteen people on board were rescued by the full-rigged ship Acadia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Abergeldie was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. [35] [84]
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Nieuwe Diep. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [69]
ChoiceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 18 nautical miles (33 km) east south east of the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Edgar (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [41] Choice was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. [65]
DorotheaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough Yorkshire to London. [33]
EledaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore on Coquet Island, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and sailed for Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. [69]
Emma JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Penarth, Glamorgan with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. [41]
FalconCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued but her captain was reported missing. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [25]
FriendshipCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [33]
GlencoeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sank off the mouth of the Weser and 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Heligoland. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship Kearsarge (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Glencoe was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bremerhaven, Germany. [1] [85]
HatoFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig collided with the brig Luisella (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore at Wear Point, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Hato was on a voyage from Liverpool to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [69]
HuddersfieldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Wangeroog, Germany. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hamburg, Germany. She was refloated and put into Cuxhaven, Germany flooded midships and astern. [86]
InoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Gjedser, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Nakskov, Denmark to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark. [69]
Jeune LeonoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by Themis (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). [87] Jeune Leonora was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure [88]
KathleenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to London. [33]
LarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole to London. [33]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine put into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Dublin to London. [25]
Nereid Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg The ship was sighted off Reedy Island, Delaware, United States whilst on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [89]
Railway King Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg The ship was driven ashore at Cape Canso, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Havana, Cuba. [41] She was a total loss. [86]
Sacramento Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked on a reef 200 nautical miles (370 km) south east of San Diego, California. All on board, more than 150 people, were rescued by the steamship Montana (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Sacramento was on a voyage from Panama City, United States of Colombia to San Francisco, California. [41] [81] [90]
Sainte PhilomeneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Newton Noyse Point, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Fernando Po, Spanish Guinea. [69]
SondeladNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship departed from New York, United States for Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AlbertaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. [77]
Aunt SallyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Ramsgate, Kent. [33]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Rhyl, Denbighshire. Her crew were rescued by the Point of Ayr Lifeboat. [41] [86]
ConstantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wismar, Germany to Gothenburg, Sweden. [2]
DagmarFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her thirteen crew were rescued by a fishing smack. [65]
Florence Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 80 nautical miles (150 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her 22 crew were rescued by the steamship Edgar (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Florence was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Civita Vecchia, Italy. [41] [86]
FranklinFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The emigrant ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. All on board, about 200 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to San Francisco, California. [41] [91]
HaminjaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner departed from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [92]
JohnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. Johns was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to London. She came ashore at Great Yarmouth and was wrecked. [41] [93]
Karmt Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The steamship was wrecked on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on her maiden voyage, from Hangosund to Oporto, Portugal. [94] [1]
Nea KalliopeFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. [86]
SeaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. [86]
Stirling CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from New York, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AllanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Adriatic (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [95] [72] Allan was on a voyage from Bathurst, Gambia Colony and Protectorate to Liverpool, Lancashire. [27]
Ann and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. [7] [8]
ClaribelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Adriatic. [96]
DespatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug ran aground in the River Mersey at Waterloo, Lancashire. [8]
GettysburgFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana. [8]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig departed from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all nine crew. [97] [98]
Isabella HeronCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea 23 nautical miles (43 km) east of the Outer Dowsing Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Sancho Panza (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Isabella Heron was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Chatham, Kent. [33] [76]
Köningen ElizabethFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Ernest (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Köningen Elizabeth was on a voyage from an English port to Königsberg. [7]
LincolnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from New York, United States for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53]
OrionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands. [33]
ReubensNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Drøbak. [33]
SouthlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Kyming Island". She was on a voyage from Yantai to Shanghai, China. [99]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The schooner was wrecked at Point Aconi, Nova Scotia. [100]
EuphemiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Tuskar Rock. Her crew took refuge in the lighthouse, apart from four who were rescued by the Coastguard and two who were rescued by the Carnsore Lifeboat. She was refloated the next day and towed into South Bay, County Wexford by the tugs Petley and Ruby (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [1] [82]
Gilda Free Territory Trieste Flag.svg Trieste The ship was wrecked at Royan, Charente-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [15]
Margaret and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the coast of Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. [1]
NordenSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship put into Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Barcelona, Spain. [1]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Annie BroughtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned east of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Nerius (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Annie Broughton was on a voyage from Nicolaieff, Russia to Leith, Lothian. [1]
B. L. GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. [101]
Delia Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brigantine departed from the Gut of Canso for Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [53]
ElizaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Diogenes (Flag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil ). Eliza was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [101]
G. J. TroopCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Sydney, Nova Scotia. [101]
H. B. EmeryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was run into by the steamship Sunderland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued by Sunderland. H. B. Emery was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. [102] [103]
Jenny Lind Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and sank with the loss of six of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and a Deal lugger. Jenny Lind was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Genoa, Italy. [35] [104]
John and GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was beached at Penarth She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bridgwater, Somerset. [101]
Kate UphamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Sydney, Nova Scotia. [101]
KokolaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The barque collided with the steamship Danube (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Seratiff, Spain. Her fourteen crew were rescued. by Danube. Kokola was on a voyage from Cartagena, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [1] [105]
Margaret AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Swansea, Glamorgan. [15]
MariaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque ran aground on the Westerground. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. [101]
M. B. AlbonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cow Bay, Nova Scotia. [101]
Reindeer Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak, capsized and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east of Pantelleria, Italy with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the brig Mary Ann and/or the steamship George Prescott (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Reindeer was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall. [105] [106]
SupplyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Hook Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [15] [107]
WangerlandFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated with the assistance of the lugger Buffalo Gal (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and towed into Ramsgate in a leaky condition by the tug Restless (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [101] [83]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Dove Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Olaf Trygvesen (Flag unknown). Dove was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia to Windsor, Nova Scotia. [100]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia, Canada. [100]
Emma JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the barque Matilda (Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary) and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Matilda. Emma Jane was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire. [108]
Napier Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by J. A. Wright (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Napier was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba. [109]
Otterburn Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. [27] [110]
RinaldoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to San Francisco, California, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [89]
Royal ArchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the New Calabar River, Africa. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Roquelle (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Royal Arch was on a voyage from New Calabar to Liverpool, Lancashire. [111] [112] [113]
Sarah JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Paul Colleen Point, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [93]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
BerthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Tyne for Pará, Brazil. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [114]
ChancellorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Hamburg (Flag of France.svg  France). Chancellor was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Cienfuegos, Cuba. [115]
EndeavourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven against the quayside at Douglas, Isle of Man and damaged. [116]
Henrietta Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ruatan. Her crew were rescued. [117]
Martha JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached in Llandudno Bay at Old Llandudno. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [118] [74]
American UnionFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at East Blatchington, Sussex. Sixteen of her 27 crew were rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus, the rest subsequently got ashore. She was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom. [119] [120]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Maiahu Bank, off the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Pará. [121]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Annie LisleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. [87] She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. She was refloated on 26 December and taken in tow for London. [122]
ArethusaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with a smack and the tug Spurn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom , was driven against the pier, and sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [87] [123] She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dublin. [88]
BecclesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Amble, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. [95]
ConsulCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Tynemouth, Northumberland with the loss of seven of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by breeches buoy. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Genoa, Italy. [95] [124]
CorneliusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Grimsby. [87]
Don Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition. [72] [96]
DuffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of two of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by the North Shields and South Shields Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [95] [124] [125] [72] Also reported that nine crew were lost. [126]
EnterpriseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was damaged at Scarborough, Yorkshire. [123]
FearlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Buxey Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. [118]
GallileeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and severely damaged at Scarborough. [123]
General LeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Scarborough. [123]
Gloamin Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The barque was run ashore near Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [127] [128]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea 14 nautical miles (26 km) off the Codling Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) by the barque Calderbank (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her three crew were rescued by Calderbank. Hope was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Dublin. [129]
IntrepidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was damaged at Scarborough. [123]
JamaisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields. Her crew were rescued by the North Shields and South Shields Lifeboats. [124]
Liza CornishCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all hands. [130]
LuconiaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was wrecked on the coast of Pas-de-Calais, France. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen. [87]
Madre de Solga, or
Madre de Soza
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was wrecked north of Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of eight of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to South Shields. [95] [124] [131]
Maiden QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Scarborough. [123]
MatchlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Hauxley, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. [95] [132] She was refloated on 19 December and taken into South Shields. [128]
MinervaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Blyth with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Blyth. [131]
Natalian Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. [95] [124]
OceanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig capsized, was driven ashore and was wrecked near Amble with the loss of all hands. [95] [116]
Rose BudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland with the loss of all hands. [130]
Rose in JuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat was wrecked at Elie, Fife with the loss of two of her six crew. [133]
RussellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hauxley with the loss of all hands. [95]
SorrentoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and broke in two. She was on a voyage from a Mediterranean port to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Her 32 crew, plus eight crew of the Walmer Lifeboat Centurion ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution), who had been put on board to assist, were rescued by the Kingsdown Lifeboat Sabrina ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [134] [135] [131] [136] [137]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire to Hartlepool. [87]
VictorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Scarborough. [123]
VictorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was damaged at Scarborough. [123]
WaveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a schooner, was severely damaged at Scarborough. [123]
UnnamedFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dungeness. Her crew were rescued. [87]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk at Grimsby by the schooner Arethusa (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [87]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
BlissCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to London. [118]
BracerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Hauxley, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. [132]
Commandeur SollingNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Seaton Delaval, County Durham, United Kingdom. One of her ten crew was rescued by the Coastguard using rocket apparatus, the rest were rescued by the West Hartlepool Lifeboat Forester's Pride ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [118] [130] [138]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship put into Leith, Lothian in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. [128]
GleanerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of six of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboats Northumberland (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and Tom Perry ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Gleaner was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. [118] [116] [28]
Father MatthewsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hauxley with the loss of all hands. [132] [72] [116]
JamaisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Teignmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the Teignmouth Lifeboat. [95]
Martha RadmanFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium. [95]
NorthumberlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lifeboat capsized off South Shields with the loss of four of her crew. [139] [57]
PioneerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore at Penarth, Glamorgan. [72]
Princess AlexandriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Stubben, Germany. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to an English port. [127] She was refloated the next day. [140]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River North Esk. One of her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [141]
SofieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The galiot was in the North Sea off Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Randers to Wells-next-the-Sea. [142]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship foundered in the North Sea off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. [130]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the River North Esk with the loss of four of her crew. [57]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Emma TrenchmanFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship ran aground in the Hellegat. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [127]
GrampusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [118] [128]
IdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. [116]
NestonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Nore. [127]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of five of her six crew. [118] [74]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
CalciumCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Kirkcaldy, Fife. She was on a voyage from Kirkcaldy to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [143] She was refloated on 27 December. [80]
Charles and EdwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Caicos Reef. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cárdenas, Cuba. [144]
Francis Collins Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her nine crew were rescued by James Jardine (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . Francis Collins was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Pará, Brazil. [145] [113]
George DownesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on reefs north west of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Demerara, British Guiana. [146]
HaysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Briggs, off Groomsport, County Down and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Belfast, County Antrim. [147]
Helen MarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [148] [149]
Maria S.Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The ship sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. [147]
MozartFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski, Russia to a British port. [147]
SallyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The cutter was run into by the pilot boat No. 8 (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and sank in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall. One of her four crew was rescued by No. 8, the other three landed at Coverack in their boat. [150] [151]
SwiftCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Newcastle, County Down. Her crew were rescued by the Newcastle Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Ayr and/or Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [141] [147]
UdjasNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north west by north of the Leman Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Udjas was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was towed into Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom the next day by the smacks Glance and Pet (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [147] [85]
Young GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Donelau", France with the loss of a crew member. [39]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
ArgentineFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was wrecked on the Galloper Sand. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba. [152] [81] [140]
Ellen MorrisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. [140]
Germany Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at the mouth of the Gironde with the loss of 26 of the 127 people on board. Survivors were rescued the next day by the steamship Astramadoure and several sloops (all Flag of France.svg  France). [85] [153] [140] [154] Germany was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States via Pauillac, Gironde, France and Havana, Cuba. [155] [156]
HawthornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Sea Palling, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. [157]
HenrietteFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboats Mincing Lane and Roman Governor (both Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Henriette was on a voyage from Sligo, United Kingdom to Memel. [158] [85]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Hamburg, Germany. [147] She was refloated in May 1873, departing for Plymouth on 9 May. [159]
WaveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her four crew were rescued by the barque Hebe (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Wave was driven ashore and wrecked at Peteread, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Montrose, Forfarshire. [85] [143] [149]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the Mersey Ferry Lancashire (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [140]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
BritanniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Marans, Charente-Inférieure, France for the River Tyne. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [160]
ChampionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of five of her crew. [161] [162]
CircassianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. [140]
DruidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Great Britain (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Druid was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cork. [122]
LufraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was severely damaged in the Suez Canal. She was on a voyage from Ismailia, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and assisted into Port Said, Egypt. [140] [154]
TiberCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and towed into Hull by the steamships Leeds and Lord Cardigan (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [27] [163]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AmeliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Cahore, County Wexford with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Dublin. [164] [165]
ArturoFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The derelict barque was towed into the Bosphorus. She was on a voyage from Berdyanski, Russia to Genoa. [27]
ChrysoliteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. [140] She was refloated on 27 December. [122]
CyreneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Wick, Caithness. [81]
MoselleFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore on the Barbary Coast. [36]
RosaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Hartlepool, County Durham. [80] She was refloated with assistance and taken into Malmö, Sweden. [166] [122]
StellaFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked at "Tinamayos". [167]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AdlerFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Anrum. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg. [80]
Anglo-DaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Sappho (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Pillau, Germany and was severely damaged. [66]
Edgar Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her twenty crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dantsic, Germany. [80] [166] [168]
Elizabeth TaylorsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Florist (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Elizabeth Taylorson was on a voyage from South Shields to Málaga, Spain. [80]
ElkanaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was wrecked near "Waterno". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife, United Kingdom to Stavanger. [169] [170]
James Watt Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Holyrood (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [80] Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. [171]
Pelayo Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Seaforth, Lancashire. [27] She was later refloated and taken into Liverpool, Lancashire. [166]
Robert FultonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Manzanilla, Trinidad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde River, Nova Scotia, Canada to Manzanilla. [146]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Andy BaumFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and severely damaged in the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee. [172]
ArlingtonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and damaged in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [172]
ArtisanFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was driven ashore at Lewes, Delaware. [109]
Belle PikeFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and sank in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [172] She was a total loss. [173]
CelesteFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and sank in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [172] All on board were rescued. [174]
ClipperFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat, along with four barges was swept downstream from Memphis by ice. [172]
GlasgowFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and severely damaged in the Mississippi River at Memphis. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to St. Louis, Missouri. [172]
HMS Hercules, and
HMS Northumberland
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy
HMS Hercules and HMS Northumberland. The Foul of HMS 'Hercules' and 'Northumberland' in Funchal Roadstead, Madeira.jpg
HMS Hercules and HMS Northumberland.
The ironclad HMS Hercules and the Minotaur-class ironclad HMS Northumberland collided at Funchal, Madeira. HMS Hercules was damaged. HMS Northumberland was severely damaged; she sailed to Malta for repairs.
Island QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the steamship Maindee Park (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Island Queen was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. [175]
MercuriusFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsingør. [102]
R. P. WaltFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was sunk by ice in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [176] [177]
Summer KoonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and sank in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [172]
UndineFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice, capsized and sank in the Mississippi River 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) downstream of Memphis. [178]
West WindFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was crushed by ice and sank in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [172]
More than 50 unnamed vesselsFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barges and flatboats were sunk by ice in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [172]
Ten unnamed vesselsFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboats were crushed by ice and sank in the Mississippi River at Memphis. [174]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Annie MarieFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay. [80] [122]
BavelawCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage. Subsequently taken into Liverpool, Lancashire for repairs. [179]
CrixeaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony. [80] [180] [122]
CruiserCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. [80] [180] Her crew were rescued. [122]
Donan CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by a steamship and foundered in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Mazagan, Morocco to Falmouth, Cornwall. [80]
E. B. LoheFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. [80] Her crew were rescued. [122]
EuropaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig foundered off Strömstad, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. [80]
FrancesFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. Her crew were rescued, but her captain died two days later. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Boston, Massachusetts. [181] [174] She broke up in February 1873. [182]
GluckaufFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was sighted off Almería, Spain whilst on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [183]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Cardigan. [80]
KadoshFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at Point Allerton, Massachusetts with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts. [39] [102] [174] [176]
MagnetenFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Plettenberg Bay. [80] [122]
MinnetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Midia, Ottoman Empire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to a British port. [122]
Minnesota Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire whilst on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. [42]
PeruvianFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamship was wrecked on the Peaked Hill Bars with the loss of all 25 crew. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Boston. [39] [174] [176]
TaurusFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. [80] [122]
ThistleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug. [167] [102]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AmyntasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington, Cumberland with the loss of all nine people on board. [80] [184] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Workington. [185] [164]
BrailaOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked at "Aicos". [42]
Caroline PhillipsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at Padstow Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat Albert Edward ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [186]
John StrakerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to London. [80]
Joseph BusbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque capsized at Barbadoes. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United states to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [187]
Lady AberdourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Damietta, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. [167] She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Port Said, Egypt. [102]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AlexandriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Braystones, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [167]
ClaraFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship sprang a leak at Casablanca, Morocco. She subsequently became a wreck. [188]
Georges RosineFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked near St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [189]
FawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. [170]
Hillegonda MariaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot foundered off the Farne Islands, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Harlingen, Friesland. [39]
Isabella HarnettCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Demetria (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States). Isabella Harnett was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Antwerp, Belgium. [190]
Leon RaymundoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Niger (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was run ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Leon Raymundo was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to St. Andrews, Fife. She was refloated and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. [167] [102]
SemiramisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Villa del Cerro, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Artigas (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Monte Video, Uruguay. [191] [192] [193]
SharkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tacumshane Bay. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. [167] [102]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck a submerged rock and sank off Hart Island, New York City, United States. [194]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
BienfaisantFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground at Clonakilty, County Cork, United Kingdom and became severely hogged. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Clonakilty. [161]
BraganzaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the wreck of the steamship Colorado (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) off Crosby, Lancashire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. [39] [68]
Lizzie RaymondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Peter Joynson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and she was set afire. Lizzie Raymond was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool. [195]
Lord of the Isles Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The schooner was wrecked on Ironbound Island, Nova Scotia with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint Martins, Barbados. [196] [174] [197]
United StatesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug sprang a leak and sank at Liverpool. Her crew were rescued. [181]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AssoraNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship ran aground on the Tornobaaern. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Christiania. She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Christiania in a leaky condition on 3 January 1873. [198]
Eastern StateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her fifteen crew were rescued by Hermon (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Easternh State was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Dublin. [194] [109]
EugenieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Östergarn. Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. [39]
J. D. DuffusFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was severely damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina. [165]
Jeune AlexandreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was abandoned off the coast of Iceland. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the schooner Maher (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark). [109]
Jeune Marie LouiseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Brest, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingd. [100]
Naomi and JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire. [42]
North EastCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Struys Bay. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to New York, United States. [199]
SabrinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with the tug Atlas (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Bristol Channel. [42]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1872
ShipStateDescription
Anna Charlotte Flag of Russia.svg Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, United Kingdom to Malmö, Sweden. [100]
Brudenel Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg The brigantine was wrecked on Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Georgetown, Prince Edward Island to a British port. [196]
Grey EagleFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was severely damaged by ice in the Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio. She was declared a total loss. [197]
HiramSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The brig was driven ashore at Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [100]
HonoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberystwyth to Runcorn, Cheshire. [42] [67]
JupiterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Liverpool, Lancashire. [42] [67]
Katie PatnamFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was sunk by ice in the Ohio River at Cincinnati. [111]
LeonieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Africa with the loss of five of the nineteen people on board. Survivors were taken prisoner by the local inhabitants; nine of them subsequently died. The five remaining survivors escaped and reached Mozambique on 14 May. [200]
MessengerFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was sunk by ice in the Ohio River at Cincinnati. [197]
Mountain BoyFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The steamboat was sunk by ice in the Ohio River at Cincinnati. [197]
NightingaleFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The barque was sunk by ice in the Ohio River at Cincinnati. [111]
TempestFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship collided with Esche (Flag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States) and sank. She was on a voyage from the Milk River, Jamaica to New York. [42]
TrialCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Bideford, Devon. Her crew were either rescued, or lost. [42] [201]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1872
ShipStateDescription
AgenoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Canada before 20 December. [147]
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Lisbon, Portugal. [1] [202]
Amber HayesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Belfast Lough. [203]
Annie BeninCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Mossel Bay. [80]
AuxilarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. [86] She had been refloated by 12 December and found to be leaky. [45]
BonderelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada before 23 December. She was on a voyage from a port in Prince Edward Island to Liverpool. [27] [176]
BenaresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Ryukyu Islands with the loss of all but five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to San Francisco, California, United States. [167] [163] Survivors were rescued by HMS Curlew (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [204]
BlissCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Swansea, Glamorgan. [74]
BrazilianFlag unknownThe ship was abandoned before 10 December. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [41]
BritanniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire. [169]
CarmaceFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Aspinwall, United States of Colombia to Savannah, Georgia. She was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida in a leaky condition. [86]
CharenteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea between 7 and 10 December with the loss of all twenty crew. A lifeboat was discovered 35 nautical miles (65 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk in a capsized condition. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [78]
Charles WoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Fundy. She was on a voyage from Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada to an English port. [80] [169]
CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by the smack Tryal (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [205]
Chief Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada The ship ran aground at Sydney, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Cow Bay, Nova Scotia to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated. [74]
ChieftainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in a waterlogged condition before 9 December. Her crew were rescued by Tyne Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Chieftain was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool. [69]
ClansmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque capsized off St. Steven's Head before 2 December with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. [6] [4] [11]
Confidence and KlenderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Hurst Castle, Hampshire. She was refloated. [68]
Counsellor Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all twenty crew. [83]
DakotahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool. [33]
DuffusFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was severely damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina. [39]
E. H. DuvalFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship ran aground in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [74]
ErmeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Mossel Bay. [80]
FaithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost on Prince Island, in the Sunda Strait. [16]
FannyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Germany. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Bridgwater, Somerset. [129]
FelinnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland. [74]
Flying CloudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was run into by a French schooner and sank between 24 and 31 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Barcelona, Spain. [49]
FormosaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bic, Quebec, Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. She was refloated on 27 April 1873 and towed into Quebec City. [206]
Gustave EmilieFlag of France.svg  France The brig foundered off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. [33]
HaitienneFlag unknownThe ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cape Town, Cape Colony. [80]
HowardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the English Channel off the cost of Dorset with the loss of all sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Martinique. Wreckage from the ship washed up a Swanage on 28 December. [207] [208]
IllustriousCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned on the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Gleaner (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . [84]
Island QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dandy rigged smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all twelve crew. [164] [209]
Jamsetjee Cursetjee BottlebhoeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Slipper Island, Cocos Islands. [25] [69]
Jane and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea before 10 December. [80]
J. W. WilsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked. [74]
Lady LopezCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [210]
Lass of GowrieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Belgium. [74]
LesbiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [59] [20]
LizetteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Africa. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [129]
LothairCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 400 nautical miles (740 km) west of Cape Clear Island. Her crew were rescued by Annie Lorway ( Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada). Lothair was on a voyage from Miramichi to Gloucester. [33]
Lottie E.Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Bass Harbor, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint George, New Brunswick to Jamaica. [72]
MabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was refloated. [211]
MacleodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Faial Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Dublin. [84]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Dunkerqueto Aberdeen. [166]
M. B. AlmonFlag of the United States (1867-1877).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at Cow Bay before 14 December. [1]
New Dominion Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig departed from Cow Bay for Yarmouth, Maine, United States. She subsequently struck a rock off the Canadian coast and foundered with the loss of all hands. [212]
NoahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea before 27 December. [102]
NorgeNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken into Gothenburg. [166]
Nouvelle AntoinetteFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck the Diamond Rock, off Réunion and was beached. She was on a voyage from Réunion to Cádiz, Spain. [37]
Ocean GemCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bic. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to London. She was refloated on 28 April 1873 and towed into Quebec City. [206]
OneidaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape Ray, Newfoundland Colony. [13] She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Valperaíso, Chile. [38] [14]
OntarioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 December. [167]
OranenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque foundered. Her twelve crew were rescued by the steamship Steinmann (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). [4]
PaulFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Travemünde. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Lübeck. She was refloated. [129]
PhœnixCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all twelve crew. [164] [209]
Pride of the OceanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tinto (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [64]
Princess Louise Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The brig foundered. Her crew survived. [100]
PrioryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ouistreham, Calvados, France. [22]
RedanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 44°31′N35°24′W / 44.517°N 35.400°W / 44.517; -35.400 ). She was on a voyage from Quebec City to London. [24] [213]
Rising SunCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered off Kincardine, Fife with the loss of all four crew. [214]
Royal OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew. [164] [209]
SailorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Walsoorde". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to London. She was refloated. [68]
Sarah EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Nuevitas. [38]
Saucy LassCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all eleven crew. [164] [209]
SceptreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. [210]
ScotlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned before 4 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Caledonia, Nova Scotia, Canada to Demerara, British Honduras. [22]
StatesmanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew. [164] [209]
WallaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Gibraltar. She was towed into Cardiff in a capsized condition on 20 December. [129]
WellesleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Hooghly River before 6 December. Her crew were rescued. [215]
William B. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg The schooner was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia before 19 December with the loss of two of her crew. [100]
XanthoFlag of Western Australia (1870-1953).svg  Western Australia The steamship sank. [80]

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