List of shipwrecks in December 1880

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The list of shipwrecks in December 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1880.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Catherine and HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness. Her six crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [1]
DanielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and was wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot. [2]
FranklinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Courland Bank, off Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and put back. [3]
Jane ButcherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck a rock and sank off Holm Island. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [2]
JosefinaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The brig ran aground and sprang a leak at Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Hållsta to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [2]
LietchNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was run into by the steamship Storm Queen (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) off Nash Point, Glamorgan and was severely damaged. Leitch was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Veracruz, Mexico. [4]
Louise HenriFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newastle upon Tyne to Catania, Sicily, Italy. She out in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a leaky condition. [3]
MarieFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and takne in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [2]
Marion Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. [4]
PilenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was wrecked at Egersund with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. [2]
ProgressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Cromarty to Goole, Yorkshire. She put in to Aberdeen in a leaky condition. [3] [5]
VesperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck wreckage and foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Devon. Her crew survived. [2]
VincedoreNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 49°22′N17°42′W / 49.367°N 17.700°W / 49.367; -17.700 ). Her crew were rescued by the Zeeland (Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands). Vincedore was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [6] [7]
Cape Cod Lifeboat Pennant of the United States Life-Saving Service.svg United States Life-Saving Service The lifeboat capsized off Cape Cod, Massachusetts with the loss of three of her crew. [8]
UnnamedFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The sloop was driven ashore at Cape Cod. Her crew were rescued by the Cape Cod Lifeboat. [8]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AngleseaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Mobile Bay for a British port. No further trace, reported missing. [9]
ConstanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Cherbourg, Manche. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Carentan, Manche. [3]
HeaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque caught fire at Nordenham, Germany. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Bremen, Germany. [10]
Louise ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. [3]
ReleaseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Rainbow (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [3]
UnnamedFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The barge was run down and sunk in the Scheldt by the steamship Alster(Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of her captain. [5]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
CairngormCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated. [10]
Georges AngerFlag of France.svg  France The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but five of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Lockett (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Georges Anger was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [11]
Jeune MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore on Île Vesique, Morbihan and sank. Her crew were rescued. [12]
LatoanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Cole Rock. She was on a voyage from Maceió, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. She completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition. [5]
PhilemonFlag of France.svg  France The barque caught fire at Havre de Grâce and was scuttled. [10] [13]
QuarrymanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran ashore in the Sound of Islay. She was refloated on 5 November. [14]
Rodell BayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque departed from San Francisco, California, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, and was not heard of again. Lost with all 21 hands. [15] [16]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Salisbury Bank, in Liverpool Bay. [10]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Nosy Be, Madagascar. She was on a voyage from the Persian Gulf to Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony. [17]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AislabyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, United Principalities. [18]
AlfridaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Frangisvaag", Faroe Islands. [19]
ArrivalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated with the assistane of the smack Dawn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and taken in to Southwold in a leaky condition. Her captain committed suicide. Arrival was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. [20] [5]
CeresCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the Anstead Rocks, off North Sunderland, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth, Berwickshire to South Shields, County Durham. [5] [21]
Charles PaulineFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Dram, Norway. [5]
GlencairnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [5]
Isabella MacleanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cuxhaven, Germany for Aberdeen. No further trace, reported overdue. [22]
IvanhoeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine to Ship Island, Mississippi, United States. [5]
SapphoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium. [13]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
CamilleFlag of France.svg  France The barque was run into by the steamship St. Oswin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of one of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by St. Oswin. Camille was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [18] [23]
Cornwall and
Emerald
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship Emerald ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham and was run into by the steamship Cornwall, which also ran aground. Both vessels were refloated. Emerald was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Sunderland. [13]
Fresia Flag of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was sunk at Callao, Peru by shore based artillery. [24]
Gaetano S.Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Bremen, Germany. She subsequently became a wreck. [18] [25] [13]
GalateaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Edendale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her twelve crew were rescued by Edendale. Galatea was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Port Nolloth, Cape Colony. [26] [13] [27] [28]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AlarmCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cliffe, Kent. She was refloated. [13]
AlgonquinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Carrigaloe, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Queenstone to Cork. She was refloated. [13]
Ane EllenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom for Copenhagen. No further trace, reported hopelessly overdue. [29]
ArgosyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Barra Grande, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York, United States. [18] She was a total loss. [25]
AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Riga. [18] [13]
BlumenthalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at "Millerraggan". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom. [18] [13]
CoringaFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The barque was wrecked on the coast of Pattangi, Siam with the loss of three of her crew. [12]
Fresia Flag of Chile.svg  Chilean Navy War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was sunk off Callao, Peru. She was refloated.
GalateaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was run down by the steamship Edendale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north by west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Edendale. Galatea was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cape Town, Cape Colony. [18]
MiltonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to the English Channel. [18]
PrincessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Walsgrif (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Prince's Channel and was severely damaged. [30]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the schooner Heimdal (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway) off the Silverpits, in the North Sea, and was severely damaged. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition on 10 December. [31]
ThalesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from the River Plate to Antwerp, Belgium. [13]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Newtown, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Exmouth, Devon. She was refloated and towed in to West Cowes, Isle of Wight in a leaky condition. [12]
ExpressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Epaminondas (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Ayr. [6]
GazelleFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Dragor Sands, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [12] [32] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [33]
GlenfallochCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Duddon. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Maryport in a leaky condition. [34] [7]
GrangemouthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Leith. She was refloated. [27]
SovereignCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Wexford. [12] She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Dominio of Canada to Wexford. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug. [7]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
BeataCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug sank at North Shields, Northumberland. [35] She was refloated on 11 December and beached. [33]
Blue BellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing lugger collided with the smack Golden Harp and was severely damaged. She put back to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [34]
ColoradoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. [25] She was refloated and taken in to Lamlash, Isle of Arran. [11]
DolphinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sangevoog, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Brake, Germany. [33]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by the schooner Betsy (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) off Happisburgh, Norfolk and was severely damaged. Isabella was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [34]
MargaretheFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The hoy departed from Hull for Copenhagen. No further trace, reported overdue. [36]
Minnie KnappCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Longrock, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire. [6] She was refloated on 9 December and towed in to Belfast. [14]
RestaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug sank at North Shields, Northumberland. [25]
ZuluCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Dover, Kent and sprang a leak. She consequently ran aground. [25]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Aios NicolaosFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig ran aground on the Tehardak Shoal, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [11]
AmcottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [11]
CluthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Tay (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) off the mouth of the River Carron and was beached. Clutha was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and taken in to Grangemouth. [37]
Fanchon Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew were rescued by L. G. Bigelow (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States). Fanchon was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Cette, Hérault, France. [38] [39]
Garnet Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Burntisland, Fife for Flensburg, Germany. [40] Presumed foundered with the loss of all seventeen crew; [41] a boat from the ship was discovered in the North Sea by the steamship Concurrent (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ) on 14 December. Garnet may have foundered on 12 December. [42]
GwaliorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sandarne, Swecen to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [35]
John EldenSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark. [11]
Summer CloudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burnhoarie Bank, in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from a port in New Brunswick, Canada to Dundee, Forfarshire. [43]
VivienneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland. [25] She was refloated the next day. [11]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AlphaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Gulf of Riga. Her crew were rescued. [44]
Bella TumeltyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on "Las Rocques". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to "Tucasas". She broke up the next day with the loss of her captain. [38]
DefianceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Donaghadee, County Down to Irvine. [45]
Else KatrineNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship struck the wreck of Osnabruck (Flag unknown) in the River Teifi and ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Cardigan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Cardigan in a severely damaged condition. [11]
FremadNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. [46]
HermodFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship departed from the River Tyne for Fredericia. No further trace, reported missing. [47]
JacobusFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The full-rigged ship was towed in to Karlskrona, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Lübeck, Germany. [11]
JohannaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Emshörn Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Leer. [11] She was refloated in June 1881 and taken in to Thisted, Denmark for repairs. She arrived on 19 June. [48]
KatrineFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. [37]
LevenFlag of France.svg  France The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Sofia (Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy ). [49] [50]
Marquis of Lorne Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg Newfoundland Colony The barque ran aground at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Havre de Grâce. [33]
NonatumCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony with the loss of fifteen of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to London and/or Gibraltar. [37] [51] [52] [53]
Phœnician Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was abandoned off Thurso, Caithness. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. [45]
Regina CœliFlag of France.svg  France The ship sank in a cyclone at Réunion with the loss of twenty of her 24 crew. [54] [55]
Sarah MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [11]
SylphideNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig with the loss of her captain from her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg, Sweden. [46] [45]
Three SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Resolute (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend. [11]
ValenciaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Cortadura, Spain. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Barcelona, Spain. [37] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [56]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was abandoned off Thurso. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. [45]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Annie CecilieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore. She was refloated in June 1881 and taken in to Thisted, where she arrived on 19 June. [48]
AzoreanFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore on Faial Island, Azores with the loss of a crew member. [57] [58]
GlendevonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [33]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
CourierFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. [56]
EmmanuelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. [56]
Isabel Flag of Colombia.svg United States of Colombia The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Magdalena River with the loss of twelve lives and many injured. She was on a voyage from Barranquilla to Bogotá or vice versa . [59]
Julie HeynFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted. [56]
Marie LouiseNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. [56] [44]
NordpolenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was abandoned off the Horn Reef. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Kristiansand. [60]
QuornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque, which had previously sprang a leak, was beached at Magilligan, County Londonderry. Her eighteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She subsequently became a wreck. [56] [61] [62]
SleipnerNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands. [56]
VindosalaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at New York. She was refloated. [49]
VolgiaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. [44]
WeserFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque was driven ashore at Thisted. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was a total loss. [56] [45]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
BravoNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was abandoned east of the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Minnie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom and another smack. Bravo was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Dram. [63] [64]
ColonistNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Christiania. [56]
Gros TurbotFlag of France.svg  France The sloop collided with the steamship Marie (Flag of France.svg  France) and sank at Dunkerque, Nord with the loss of two of her crew. Gros Turbot was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [44]
GydaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Arendal. [56]
HowickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to London. She was refloated with assistance from a number of steamships. [56] [61]
Leeds Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Rotterdam, South Holland. [56] [65]
Margaretha HendrikaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot was wrecked on the Randzel Bank, in the North Sea off the German coast with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Groningen. [63] [44]
OndineFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Denmark to Ostend, West Flanders. [56] [44]
PallasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Plymouth, Devon. [44] She was refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [43]
PallasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fvrom London to Christiania. [56]
RanzaniFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The steamship was driven ashore at Venice. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Venice. [61] [44] She was refloated. [43]
WalererenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to the Nieuw Diep. [44]
UnnamedFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked near Cheticamp, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada with the loss of 22 lives. [66]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Catharina ElizabethFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig was abandoned at sea. [67]
CycloneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Pioneer in the Dogger Bank and sank. [43]
EmbroFlag unknownThe ship sank near "Vallona". She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France to Trieste. [43]
Frigate BirdNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the tug Daring (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Frigate Bird was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to Kristiansand. [68]
HartlepoolCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Dover, Kent and was severely damaged. [68]
LorelyFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship ran aground in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg, Germany. [68] She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg. [19]
MatronaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The abandoned schooner drove ashore on Sylt, Germany. [67]
P. C. PetersenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground at Fort-Liberté, Haiti. She was refloated and put back to Fort-Liberté. [69]
PrestoFlag unknownThe ship was lost in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic, Germany to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [67]
UnnamedCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barge was run into by the steamship Apollo (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames. [67]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
EblanaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. [67] She was refloated with assistance from three tugs and towed in to Liverpool. [68]
Hakon Adelstein Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The steamship ran aground at "Russoer" and sprang a leak. [67]
Lady MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim. [67]
St. Pierre JustineFlag of France.svg  France The sloop was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Antwerp, Belgium. [19]
Ten BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cushendall, County Antrim. [68]
UnnamedFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The lighter sprang a leak at Bremen and was beached. [67]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AndrianeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque ran aground on the Dragor Sand, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Härnösand, Sweden to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [19]
CarlSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [63] [68]
ClaverhouseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Cooktown, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou, China to Brisbane, Queensland. She was refloated on 18 December and resumed her voyage. [29]
Contest Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brig ran aground off the French coast and was wrecked. Her nine crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the steamship Isla (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Contest was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Plymouth, Devon. [68] She subsequently floated off and was taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex in a waterlogged condition by a Belgian pilot cutter. [19] [64]
DagnyNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig. Three of her crew were rescued; her captain drowned. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Christiania. [68]
Florence RichardsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Newport, Monmouthshire. [19]
John N. GamewillFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The brigantine was destroyed by fire in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. [40]
LearmouthFlag unknownThe steamship ran aground at Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Sevastopol, Russia. [68]
Maggie CrossCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked near Port Charlotte, Islay. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Tralee, County Kerry. [68]
MargaretheFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Gloucester, United Kingdom. [68]
SaintCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [63] The leak was repaired and she was refloated. [19]
Sophie KromannFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Lemvig. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. [68]
ViaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the North Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) East by North of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Apennine (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ), which towed Via in to Hull, Yorkshire. [68]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Charles BalFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Emshorn, Germany. She was on a voyage from New York to Emden, Germany. [19]
Charlotte YoungCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Hayle to Boston, Massachusetts and/or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [63] [70]
Margarethe HendrikaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Randgal Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Groningen, Netherlands. [19]
RoecliffCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. She put in to Littlehampton, Sussex in a leaky condition. [19]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anglo-DaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Bredegrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Libava, Courland Governorate. She put in to Malmö, Sweden with a damaged propeller. [53]
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Aberdeen. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [71]
BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the entrance to the Larne Lough. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [58]
Blink BonnieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Londonderry. [72]
PretoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and damaged near Oskarshamn, Sweden. [40] She was refloated on 22 December and towed in to Oskarshamn. [38]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
CassowaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. [40] [73] [74]
ClioSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by the Ardrossan Lifeboat Fair Maid of Perth ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). [75] [76]
DiamondCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven against the breakwater at Ardrossan and was severely damaged. [75]
DuenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground in North Bay. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cienfuegos, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to Troon in a severely leaky condition. [77]
Elizabeth Ann, and
Lydia
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Elizabeth Ann was driven ashore at Portrush, County Antrim. She was driven into by the barque Lydia, which also went ashore. Both vessels were severely damaged. Both were refloated; Lydia was found to be leaky. [58]
FayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day. [77]
GarlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Hollywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough. [40]
Gwen JonesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Gigha, Inner Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Aberdeen. [78] [79]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kilroot, County Antrim. [40]
MalmoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the North Sea off Beadnell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the tug Flying Scotsman (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Malmo was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Eyemouth, Berwickshire. [77]
Nancy LeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. [58]
WalrusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Beadnell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Flying Scotchman (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Walrus was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Eyemouth. [40]
Warkworth CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Boudicar Rock, off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Amble Lifeboat.Warkworth Castle was on a voyage from Gloucester to Amble, Northumberland. [80] She was later refloated and towed in to Amble. [57]
William HillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Ayr with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the Ayr Lifeboat The Glasgow Workmen ( Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.svg Royal National Lifeboat Institution). William Hill was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Ayr. [40] [75] [76]
UnnamedFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship foundered off Coverack, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. [40]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Anna DoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked off Whalsay, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Iceland. [77] [57]
DerwentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Londonderry. [40]
EllidaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Lyngør, Norway. She was on a voyage from Pärnau, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord. [40] [73]
EnvoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock and foundered in the English Channel 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north west of Barfleur, Manche, France with the loss of seven of her 26 crew. Six of the survivors were rescued by the lugger Perseverant (Flag of France.svg  France). Envoy was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France. [81] [77]
GoshawkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowland Point, Cornwall. Her 22 crew took to the lifeboats; they landed at Gorran Haven. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [40] [82]
Janet and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lighter foundered off Souter Point, Northumberland. Both crew were rescued by a tug. She was being towed from Middlesbrough to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [83]
JedderenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [40]
John ClarckFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [40]
Julian Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in Luce Bay. She was subsequently taken in to Dromore, County Down. [40]
Lumley Castle Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off the Horns Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Reval, Russia. [84] [85]
MakrineNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Maria (Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark). Makrine was on a voyage from Christiania to Honfleur, Manche France. [77]
MessengerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork. [40] [77]
Salisbury Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg Newfoundland Colony The brigantine was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Troon. [40] [76] She was refloated on 17 January 1881 and taken in to Troon. [86]
Three unnamed vesselsFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland The vessels foundered in Lake Zurich with the loss of five lives. [87] [88]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France [57] [58]
AlfrethaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Limerick. She was refloated. [57] [89]
John and AnneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Irish Sea off Cemaes, Anglesey . [38]
LiddesdaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Rivah", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [38]
MarieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Yokohama, Japan. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Champion (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and towed in to Dover, Kent. [57] [89] [58]
PloenNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore "on Tomfruland". Her crew were rescued. [90]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AmericaFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore at Barletta, Italy. [78]
Elena C.Ensign of Austro-Hungarian civil fleet (1869-1918).svg  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore at Barletta. [78] [91]
Grace RomeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Carr Rock, off the coast of Lothian. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Invergordon, Ross-shire to Leith, Lothian. [38] [92]
HeckaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg, Germany. [60]
H. P.Flag of France.svg  France The schooner was driven ashore at Spittal Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed. [78]
LangleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. [89]
Madonna della LiberaFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The schooner was driven ashore at Barletta. [78]
ThaborMerchant flag of Japan (1870).svg  Japan The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked near Nagasaki. She was on a voyage from Kumamoto to Nagasaki. [93]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
GraceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Fife Ness. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Invergordon, Ross-shire to Leith, Lothian. [94]
LindaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Kilkeel, County Down. [60]
MargaretheFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Lømstrup, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. [81]
MontgomeryshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Singapore, Straits Settlements. No further trace, [95] reported missing. [96]
SpeyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fife Ness. All thirteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Burntisland, Fife. [78] [94]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig departed from the River Tyne for Christiania, Norway. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight crew. [36] [97]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. [98]
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Gushage". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Odense, Denmark. [90]
James StewartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued by the full-rigged ship W. E. Reard (Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States). James Stewart was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to the Newfoundland Colony. [50]
MinervaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The steamship ran aground near Christiania. She was on a voyage from Randers to Christiania. She was refloated. [60]
MonicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a steamship, collided with the steamship Longdale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. [92]
Nelly G. TroopFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands with the loss of four of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Bremen, Germany. [92] [99]
NicholaosFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The brig ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated but found to be leaky. [60]
RebeccaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque ran aground on the Nord Sand. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and towed in to Cuxhaven, Germany. [60]
VirginiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight with the loss of all hands. [60]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
BarbaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. [100]
BergithaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. [100]
Bombay Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Yangtse. [101] [102]
DavidFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Berdianski, Russia to an English port. [103]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
USC&GS Baton Rouge Flag of the United States (1877-1890).svg United States Coast and Geodetic Survey The survey ship, a paddle steamer, sank in the Mississippi River. She was refloated and sold in 1881.
BrendaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was wrecked at Minatitlán, Mexico. [104]
GiuseppeFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque collided with Oberon (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Oberon. Giuseppe was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom to New York, United States. [81] [105]
InoFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was driven ashore on Amrum. She was on a voyage from the Angostura River to Hamburg. [106]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
EgyptianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. [98]
Merapi Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship struck a rock in the Banda Sea off Timor Laut, Netherlands East Indies and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [107] [108]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AlidaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea 150 nautical miles (280 km) north east by east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Livingstone (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Alida was on a voyage from Randers, Norway to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [109] [110]
BrilliantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam sloop collided with Palm (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. All on board were rescued by Palm. Brilliant was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire. [81]
Bristol City Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship departed from New York, United States for Bristol, Gloucestershire. No further trace, reported overdue. [111]
MarsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland. [98] She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to IJmuiden, North Holland. [81]
Montgomeryshire Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Figueira da Foz, Portugal in late December with the loss of all 30 crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Singapore, Straits Settlements. Wreckage found at Tocha, Portugal was thought to be from this vessel. [112] [113] [114] [90] [115]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
AcaciaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothian. Her captain was severely wounded. [116]
BengairnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. [116] [117] She was refloated on 3 February 1881 and towed in to Dover, Kent by the tugs Granville and Palmerston (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [118] [119]
Humber Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Bergen, Norway. [116] [90]
LenaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. [81] She was refloated in January 1881 and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [120]
Richelieu Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg  French Navy The ironclad central battery ship caught fire in the harbor at Toulon, France, and was scuttled in 10.75 metres (35 ft 3 in) of water to prevent her ammunition magazine from exploding, capsizing almost 90 degrees to port as she sank. She was raised and repaired, and she was returned to service in October 1881.
Viceroy Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Cabezos Rocks, off the coast of Spain, and sank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Gibraltar. [114] [99] [121]
WaterfordCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Middle Hook, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset. [81]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1880
ShipStateDescription
Blossom Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The fishing smack struck a sunken rock off Finnart Point, Argyllshire and sank. Her four crew survived. [122] [123]
Doctor KneissFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [116]
Farnley Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Horns Reef, off the coast of Jutland. [124] She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval, Russia. [125] On 3 January 1881, two boats, one containing two bodies, and several bales of cotton washed up at Bjerregård, near Ringkøbing. [126] [127] [128]
Hotspur Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship sank off Tarifa, Spain with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Naples, Italy. [122] [129] [130]
KingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with an Austro-Hungarian barque and sank off Ramsgate, Kent with the loss of all but one of her crew. [116] [122] The survivor was rescued by a tug. King was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. [131]
LongfellowFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The barque ran aground in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Sharpness, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. [116] [132] She was refloated and taken in to the Kingroad. [133]
RochesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston to London. She had been refloated by 5 January 1881 and resumed her voyage. [54]
UnionistCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. Unionist was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Seaham, County Durham. She was towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham by Marie Leonie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [132]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1879
ShipStateDescription
BrahminCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at sea. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Bombay, India. [134]
CoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, [9] reported missing. [36]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Randesund. Norway. She was on a voyage from Skien, Denmark to a Welsh port. [129]
LancastriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Robenstein", Cape Colony with the loss of two of her crew. [134]
LindaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and sank at Civita Vecchia, Italy. Her crew were rescued. [135]
MerkurNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Mandal. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom. [129]
Olive LeafCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken wreck and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [109]
Piako Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand The steamer struck a small, submerged rock near Morgen's Harbour, Whangārei, New Zealand and foundered. [136]
Sophie WilhelmineNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Mandal. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. [129]
StucleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ketch was wrecked off Bude, Cornwall. Her three crew were rescued by the Bude Lifeboat. [137]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1879
ShipStateDescription
AdaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Singapore, Straits Settlements to Mauritius. She was refloated and taken in to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was consequently condemned. [43]
AdolphSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The barque was abandoned at sea before 14 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg to London, United Kingdom. She came ashore at Lemvig, Denmark on 16 December and was wrecked. [43] [68]
AggenattaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was wrecked on Norderney, Germany with the loss of five of her seven crew. [98] [99] She was on a voyage from Brevig to London. [138]
AlfredCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was damaged 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off Bolderāja, Russia. She was refloated with assistance. [73]
Ane CecilieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sonderberg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. [37]
Archibald Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg Newfoundland Colony The schooner was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Labrador to Saint John's. [7]
ArchibaldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Hurst Castle, Hampshire. [106]
AytonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was run into by a steamship at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire and was severely damaged. [139]
AzingaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The kuff foundered off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg, Sweden to London. [98]
BalgownieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The barque collided with the barque Star of Peace (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was severely damaged. Balgownie then ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. [80]
BardenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the coast of Cornwall. Wreckage came ashore near Boscastle on 1 January 1881. [140]
Beaver Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The steamship was driven ashore on Hare Island, Quebec. [11] Her crew survived. [31]
BelgraviaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by St. Albans (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Belgravia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [56] [61]
Belle Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg Newfoundland Colony The schooner was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Labrador to Saint John's. [7]
BellonaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) south of Heligoland. Her crew were rescued by the smack Two Brothers (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Bellona was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Leith. [63] She came ashore on Föhr, Germany on 28 December and was wrecked. [81] [106]
BombayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at Wusong, China. [98] [90]
BreakNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Minatitlán, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Brownsville, Texas, United States to Minatitlán. [92]
BylgiaNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. [56]
Cavaliere SquardelliCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the West Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Demerara, British Guiana. [90]
CelestineFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Scoglitti, Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued. [89]
Charles BalFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship ran aground at Emshorn, Germany. She was on a voyage from New York to Emden, Germany. [63]
ChristinaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig was wrecked on the Randzel Bank, off the coast of Friesland. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Denmark to Amsterdam, North Holland. [63]
City of CharlottetownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Paraíba, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Paraíba to Liverpool, Lancashire. [37] She was refloated on 13 December and put back to Paraíba. [80] [43]
City of MontrealCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 December. [63] Her crew were rescued by the barque Energy (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). City of Montreal was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock. [80]
ColumbusNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Faro. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Kappata" to Antwerp, Belgium. [5]
Constance, and
Emma Trechmann
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship collided off the coast of Glamorgan. Constance put back to Cardiff. Emma Trechmann was beached at Penarth. [5]
Copernicus Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The steamship ran aground on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to the River Plate. [10]
CourierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rosario to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [12]
DauntlessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Kadava", Fiji before 4 December. [5]
DawnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. [37]
DionNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. She came ashore on Sylt, Germany on 4 December. [5]
EliseFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Callao, Peru. [37] [141]
EsperanceFlag of France.svg  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Mazatlán. [98]
FairyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Southend, Argyllshire. She was refloated and taken in to Islay, Inner Hebrides. [79]
FontabelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Salt Marsh", Jamaica with the loss of eight of the thirteen people on board. [56] [141] [99] [142]
FortunaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nyköping to Hull, Yorkshire. [98]
Frankfurt HallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at sea before 19 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Valparaíso, Chile. [38] [85]
GaribaldiFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The ship was stranded at Weller's Beach, Consecon, Ontario, Canada with the loss of one of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Toronto, Ontario. [143] [66]
GauchoFlag unknownThe ship was wrecked at "Santa Anna". She was on a voyage from Santa Anna to London. [81]
Georg Freiherr von VinckeFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived. [80]
Germania Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Donati (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) at Havre de Grâce and was severely damaged. She consequently sank at the quayside. [25] [33]
'Glenfruin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque-rigged steamship foundered in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada to a port in Oregon, United States. [144] [145] [142]
GloriaFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The brig was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was refloated and towed in to Visby, Sweden. [78]
Governorn Loch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore at "Swytha", Orkney Islands. She had been refloated with assistance by 22 December. [89]
GrunpastNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 December. [10]
HardwickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Nexø, Denmark. [18]
HathersageCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France. [12] She wasrefloated and taken in to Baltimore. [44]
HawkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was holed by her anchor and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan. [37]
Henri IVFlag of France.svg  France The steamship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Saint Vincent, Virgin Islands to Havre de Grâce. The fire was extinguished but she was severely damaged forward. [146]
JoaquinaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The barque ran aground and was wrecked on the Cayo de Piedra, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Santander to Havana, Cuba. [3] [10]
JohanneFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The schooner was wrecked at Vestervik. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium. [37]
KeepsakeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Little River, Maine, United States after 17 December. She was on a voyage from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada to the Mumbles, Glamorgan. [81]
Lady Louise Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg Newfoundland Colony The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. [18] [19]
LinaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The schooner was towed in to Slite, Sweden in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Fiducia (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). [6] [34]
LovebirdFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Libau (Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany ). Lovebird was on a voyage from Dantsic to London. [63]
Mainz 16Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The steamship sank at Hanseweert, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to the Rhine. [116]
Margaret McGowanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on "Sandy Beach", Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Frome, Somerset to Londonderry. [57] [89]
MarieFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was wrecked in the Faroe Islands before 13 December. Her crew survived. [44]
MazeppaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was sunk by ice off Ochakoff, Russia. [14]
MindeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Ballywater, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire. [147]
MonicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 2 December. [10]
NannyFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The ship was driven ashore on the Norwegian coast before 8 December. Her crew survived. [33]
Nerio Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The smack capsized at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. Her crew survived. [57] [58]
NestoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore "in the Slieve". She was on a voyage from Skutskär, Sweden to Gravesend, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [43]
Nettlesworth Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Norgin Reef. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Reval, Russia. [90]
Nunquam DormioFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool. She was a total loss. [81]
OkenburyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on "Sloe". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was later refloated with assistance. [116]
PerseveranceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was destroyed by fire off Wrabness, Essex. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Essex (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [57]
Persian Monarch Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to London. [138]
RarahNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Gravesend by the steamship Albana (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway). [13]
RattlerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug was run down and sunk off Lundy Island, Devon by the barque Amazon (Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway) before 9 December. Her crew were rescued. [25] [37]
Ravenswood Flag of the Dominion of Newfoundland.svg Newfoundland Colony The brig was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Labrador to New York. [7]
ReindeerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and put in to Newcastle upon Tyne in a damaged condition. [10]
SiamFlag of France.svg  France The barque ran aground and sank at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia with the loss of her captain from her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Barranquilla. [80]
SkyroFlag unknownThe steamship was driven ashore at Ingerbournon Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Gibraltar. [78]
SpringCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the ketch Enterprise ( Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg ) Jersey) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Enterprise. Spring was on a voyage from London to York. [122]
TeutoniaFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán. [98]
Thomas Roy Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg Canada The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Port Clyde, Nova Scotia to Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. [56]
VictoriaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen. [37]
VictoryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off the south coast of Spain after 19 December. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Gibraltar. [148]
WarreeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on "Sandy Beach", Islay. [57]
WilliamFlag of the German Empire.svg  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Geestemünde in a waterlogged condition. [116]
W. T. HarwardFlag of the United States (1877-1890).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia. [98] She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Philadelphia. [149]

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