List of shipwrecks in December 1852

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

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1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1852
Ship State Description
Black Hawk United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was lost on this date. She was on a voyage from the Annapolis River to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.[1]
Comorn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Whitton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[2]
Emerald United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was lost on this date. She was on a voyage from the Annapolis River to Saint Andrew, New Brunswick.[1]
Gazelle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was lost between Brier Island and "Laetite", Nova Scotia with the loss of four of her crew.[1]
Grafen von Bismark  Prussia The ship was wrecked at "Rotbøll", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Wolgast.[3][4]
Hartford  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[5]
Hazard  United States The ship was wrecked on Grand Manan, New Brunswick, British North America with the loss of all hands.[6]
Lalla Rookh  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and feared wrecked at Gibraltar.[7][a]
Themis  France The ship was wrecked at Grand-Bassam, Ivory Coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grand-Bassam to Calais.[8]

2 December

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

3 December

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

4 December

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

5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1852
Ship State Description
Star United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hurst Castle, Hampshire.[24]

6 December

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

7 December

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

8 December

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

9 December

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

10 December

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

11 December

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List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1852
Ship State Description
Adonis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick.[47]
Alert  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland.[10]
Allan  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was beached and scuttled near Kedgeree, India. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire.[48] She had been refloated by 19 January 1853.[49]
Bouin Duchy of Holstein The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Linenplate, at the mouth of the Eider. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig.[38][50]
Bullion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough.[4]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Tyne.[51]
Countess of Durham  United Kingdom The ship was driven on to the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[10] The one person on board was rescued.[51]
Edward Cohen  United States The barque was driven on to the Herd Sand. She was refloated.[10]
Francis United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Cuba.[47]
Jane and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and sank in the River Tyne with the loss of both people on board.[51]
Jenny Lind  United Kingdom The tug was discovered derelict in Liverpool Bay. She was towed in to Birkenhead, Cheshire by the tug Hercules ( United Kingdom).[52]
Joseph and Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Shore Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dumfries.[53]
Junege Hendrik  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Linenplate. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Eider.[38]
Kingstown  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Conway, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Conway.[54]
Lenigkeit  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Linenplate. Her crew survived.[38]
Magna Duchy of Holstein The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Linenplate. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Rendsburg.[38][50]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Middlesbrough. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough.[4]
Nina  Hamburg The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Linenplate. Her crew survived.[38]
Nord Lübeck The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Siipyy, Grand Duchy of Finland before 20 December. She was on a voyage from Lübeck to Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland.[55]
Princess Helene  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated the next day and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[56][53]
St. Joseph  France The ship departed from Dinan, Côtes-du-Nord for Dunkerque, Nord. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57][58]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Peterhead.[4]

12 December

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

13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1852
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham.[65]
Rosetta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near South Shields.[65]
St. Yves  France The lugger sank in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by the brig Selma ( Sweden).[10]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The paddle tug sank at South Shields.[65]

14 December

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

15 December

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

16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1852
Ship State Description
Aid  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was consequently beached near Youghal, County Cork.[6]
Asia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brest, Finistère, France with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[69]
Clarissa  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All fourteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London.[23][50] Clarissa was refloated the next day and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[17]
Mary Florence  United States The barque was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand. All seventeen people on board were rescued by a yawl and the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[23][50]
Mersey  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Torbay, Devon.[23]
Nouvelle Loire  France The barque was driven ashore at Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Africa.[17][60]
Penelope  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[17][70]
Sir Fowell Buxton  United Kingdom
Sir Fowel Buxton.

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

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

17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1852
Ship State Description
Alida  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a waterlogged condition.[40]
Catharina  Hamburg The ship was in collision with another vessel and was beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was refloated on 21 December and taken in to Cowes in a leaky condition.[69]
Cumberland  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark.[72][70]
Friedrick Moldenham  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Schwarzort. She was consequently condemned.[73]
Giffords  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Bornholm.[72][70]
Harriet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Madeira.[40]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Deadman's Bay, Devon. She was refloated on 19 December.[40]
Llewellyn  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Swansea to the Cape Verde Islands.[40]
Loyal Briton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm with the loss of all hands.[72][74] Also reported to be a brig wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London.[70]
Phoenix  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barnstaple, Devon.[40]
Rambler  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Beadman's Bay, Devon.[75]
Royal Britain  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Sandhammer Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London.[76]
Weatherall  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Coatham, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham.[77] Weatherall was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[78]

18 December

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

19 December

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

20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1852
Ship State Description
Anna Erika  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Lyngsaa", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Frederikshald to Middelfahrt, Denmark.[95]
Athena  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Maltreath, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[96][6][97]
Catharina  Hamburg The ship was in collision with Finland (Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland) and was beached at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[93][79] She was refloated.[98]
Ettiena  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Bergen, Norway. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Stavanger, Norway.[99]
Evangelist  Greece The brig was driven ashore at Dingle, County Kerry, United Kingdom.[81]
Janet Halley  United Kingdom The schooner departed from the Flekkefjord for Perth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[100]
Newton  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently towed in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[101]
Planter  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Stony Binks off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and put in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[102]
Provincialist  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atalantic Ocean (36°36′N 51°31′W / 36.600°N 51.517°W / 36.600; -51.517). Her crew were rescued by the barque Union Compostelana ( Spain). Provincialist was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool.[103][104][105]
Scot  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[69]
Test  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Allonby, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan or Newport, Monmouthshire.[98] She was refloated on 23 December.[7]
Young Queen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship struck a reef and was beached on Nobbys Island with the loss of four of her crew.[106]

21 December

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

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1852
Ship State Description
Asia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert, Argyllshire.[109]
Bans Vale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Piel Island, Lancashire.[110]
Corinthian  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpeness, Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[111]
De Jogger  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orfordness, Suffolk with some loss of life.[111]
Earl of Fife  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Landguard Fort, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Harwich. She was refloated and taken in to in a leaky condition.[55][89]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Scattery Island, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[109]
Emilie  Prussia The ship was driven ashore near "Pasewark". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Königsberg.[112]
Flowers of Ugie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Deans Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain.[111]
Halcyon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Lowther  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Bird Island, in the Strangford Lough. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[113] She broke up on 27 December.[114]
Marchioness of Bute  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swanborough, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[115]
Nueva Carmen  Spain The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[78] She was refloated on 11 January 1853 and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[116]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off The Mewstone, Devon with the loss of all fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[111][76][117][94]
Omega  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[111]
Providence  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore on Piel Island.[110]
Sprightly  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore on Piel Island.[110]
Swanen  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to Helsingør, Denmark.[72]
Tay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Governors Island, New York. She was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde.[118]
Thetis  United Kingdom The schooner sank off Cardigan.[119] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cardigan.[78]
Turner  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore on Piel Island.[110]

23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1852
Ship State Description
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Birkenhead, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead to British Honduras.[89]
Brightlingsea  United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Andrews, Fife for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]
Chelydra  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Swansea, Glamorgan.[78]
Fritheof  Sweden The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Stockholm.[64]
Jessie and Alexander United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued.[7]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Littlehampton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Littlehampton.[120]
Kingston  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Robben Island, Cape Colony with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Cape Town, Cape Colony.[121]
Margaret Scott  United Kingdom The ship departed from Korsør, Denmark for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[122]
Messenger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mapoon Sand, off the coast of Burma. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. She was refloated on 25 December and resumed her voyage.[123]
Morning Star United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.[99]
Richmond  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lanzarote, Canary Islands to New York.[124]
San Gines  Spain The brig was lost on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium with the loss of five of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[112]
Stockton  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the Hel Peninsula, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantzic.[101] She was refloated on 30 April 1853.[125][126]
Wilhelmina Stettin The ship was driven ashore near "Traisendorf". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Griefswald.[72]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1852
Ship State Description
Albert  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at "Freigendahl", Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Weile" to an English port.[127]
Baltic  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Fox Island, New Brunswick, British North America with the loss of a crew member. She was consequently condemned.[16][93]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Great Yarmouth.[112] She was refloated on 27 December and taken in to port. Also reported as Barmouth, Caernarfonshire.[36]
Donau Flag unknown The ship sailed for London, United Kingdom on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[128]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kirkcaldy, Fife. Her crew were rescued.[112]
Queen of Britain  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Berbice, British Honduras.[129]
Rival  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Pachino, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Odessa to a British port.[15]
St. George  United States The ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean (40°12′N 23°30′W / 40.200°N 23.500°W / 40.200; -23.500). Her 25 crew and 76 of her 121 passengers were rescued by Orlando ( United States). St. George was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[118][130]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pirate Cove. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was consequently condemned.[131]
Wind  Netherlands The ship was destroyed by fire at Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[92]
Zante  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Arthurstowe Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Waterford.[112]

25 December

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

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

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1852
Ship State Description
Aid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tarbert, County Kerry.[88] She had been refloated by 1 January 1853 and taken in to Tarbert.[1]
Aghios Nicholas  Greece The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon.[88]
Annegina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom.[76]
Anfion Austrian Empire The ship capsized at Askeaton, County Limerick, United Kingdom.[88]
Argyll  United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the schooner Favourite and sank at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork and/or Waterford.[109][112]
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Millbay, Plymouth, Devon.[112]
Caroline  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member.[112][101]
Carriboo  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[80]
Denison  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood, Lancashire. Two of her crew were reported missing.[80][132] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antigua.[145]
Egberdina Elizabeth Flag unknown The barque was driven on to the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey.[101]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Melbourne, Victoria.[101] She was refloated on 9 January 1853.[137]
Elizabeth and Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth in a leaky condition.[80]
Eu  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Brake Sand, off the coast of Kent. She floated off and was abandoned. Eu was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium. She was subsequently towed in to Margate, Kent and beached.[112]
Falcon  Norway The ship was driven ashore on Grass Island, in the River Shannon.[88]
Friends  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Abererch. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Swansea, Glamorgan.[112][101][146]
Glenaeron  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abersoch, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued.[112][146]
Henriette  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated.[80]
Heroine  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis, Dorset with loss four would-be rescuers. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip, South Australia.[147][111][112][70]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[148]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Argus ( United Kingdom). Industry was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton, Hampshire.[107][149]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued.[80]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Charlton, Kent to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[78]
Lady of the West  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a longboat and a pinnace. Fifteen crew in the longboat were rescued by Fanny ( United Kingdom). Four crew were rescued by Napoleon ( France) Lady of the West was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[29][1]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to South Shields. She was refloated on 4 January 1853 and taken in to South Shields.[150]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to London.[80]
Marigo  Greece The ship was driven ashore on Grass Island, in the River Shannon.[88]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her eight crew were rescued by a schooner.[151][70]
Northern Maid  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground Trinity Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[88][70]
Olivia  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch. Her crew were rescued.[112][101]
Pandora  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[152]
Pioneer  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouthwith the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the Great Yarmouth Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne,[111] or South Shields, County Durham to London.[112]
Sadak  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brake Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[153] The wreck was refloated on 2 February 1853 and beached at Dumpton Gap, Kent.[154]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of a crew member.[29][128]
Vanguard United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lady Sale ( United Kingdom). Vanguard was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Liverpool.[152]
Wakefield  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[80]
West Hendon  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[112][102] She was refloated the next day.[76]
Wheathill  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[29] She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Hartlepool, County Durham.[155]
Wool Packet  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Sunk Island, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[88] She was refloated on 31 January 1853 and towed in to Grimsby by the tug Rendel ( United Kingdom).[156]

27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1852
Ship State Description
Acorn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dunbar.[88]
Active, and Agnes  United Kingdom The brigs collided in the North Sea off Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Active subsequently drove ashore. Agnes sank. Her crew were rescued.[111][112]
Adele United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis, Dorset. Her crew were rescued.[76]
Aghios Nicolas  Greece The ship was driven ashore at Limerick, United Kingdom.[76]
Aid  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Limerick. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 28 December and towed in to Limerick by the steamship Dover Castle ( United Kingdom).[76][140]
Albecore  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157][158]
Albion  United Kingdom The collier was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[72][107] Also reported as running aground on the Sandhale, and being taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[159]
Alliance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon.[76]
Ann and Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon.[76] She was refloated on 12 January and taken in to Caernarfon.[116]
Annechina Jantina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) west of Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[111][112]
Argyle  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the schooner Favourite ( United Kingdom) and sank off Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cork.[160]
Athena United States The ship was driven ashore at Waterford, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[76]
Beethoven  Bremen The ship was driven on to the Motherbank, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Cádiz, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[88]
Beulah  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated on 9 January 1853 and towed in the Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the tug Rendel ( United Kingdom.[86]
Blossom  United Kingdom The sloop was driven on to the Sunk Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Elie, Fife to Londonh. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby.[144]
Bonne Femme  Portugal The brig was driven ashore between Hove and Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. All eleven people on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon.[111][112][132]
Bouverie  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked north of Port Logan, Wigtownshire with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malta.[144]
Camden  United Kingdom The collier foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[148][161]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan.[88]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 140 nautical miles (260 km) off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Modeste Berentina ( Norway). Ceres was on a voyage from Lowestoft, Suffolk to Hartlepool.[141]
Concord  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
Conway  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[112] She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Liverpool.[144]
Corinthian  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpe Point, Suffolk with the loss of all hands.[162][102]
Cumberland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
De Jager  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orford, Suffolk with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom.[162][102]
Diligence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon.[76]
Ebeneser  United Kingdom The fishin smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[138]
E. C. Scranton  United States The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[132]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[112][132] She was refloated on 7 January 1853.[157]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Port Phillip, Victoria.[163]
Elizabeth and Sarah, or
Sarah and Elizabeth 		 United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Wilsthorpe, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hull, Yorkshire.[112][159] She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[70]
Engelina  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Cleopatra ( United Kingdom). Engelina was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cádiz, Spain.[76][144]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The Belfast-registered ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The Maryport-registered ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
Falcon  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Limerick.[76]
Frederic  France The schooner sank in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[76] She was refloated on 21 June 1853 and taken in to Poole.[164]
Freedom  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Millbay, Devon.[88]
Friends  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Abererch, Caernarfonshire.[165]
Gamma  United Kingdom The collier, a brig, foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the brig Oak ( United Kingdom).[148][161][70][140]
George and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
Glenaeron  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch.[165]
Haggerstone  United Kingdom The steamship was last sighted on this date off Filey, Yorkshire whilst on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[166]
Hope  United Kingdom The barque capsized and sank at Fleetwood, Lancashire.[112][162] She was refloated on 6 January 1853.[167]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Berry Head, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[29]
Hugh Ballement  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Girdler Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated and towed in to Gravesend, Kent.[88]
Importer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
Independence  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[94]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Mozambique ( United Kingdom) and severely damaged in the Rhymney River. Her crew were rescued by Andover ( United States).[144]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
Isis  Sweden The barque was abandoned in the Irish Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Themis ( United Kingdom). Isis was on a voyage from Glasgow to Licata, Sicily.[144][114]
Jago  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 42 nautical miles (78 km) north east of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Alfred ( United Kingdom). Jago was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[29][140][155]
Jewess  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kirkcudbright.[157]
John  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Portland ( United Kingdom and sank at Kirkcudbright. Her crew were rescued.[157]
John Bright  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. A crew member was rescued by Eagle ( United Kingdom).[47]
John Burrel  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Two survivors were rescued by the barque John Arrowsmith ( United Kingdom). The remainder of her crew were rescued by a Swedish brig. John Burrell was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[157][168][169]
Johns  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy sank at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[148][159] She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[70]
John White  United Kingdom The collier was wrecked. Her crew survived.[72]
Julius Caesar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in St. Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Mobile, Alabama, United States. She was later refloated.[88]
Lilly  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Calf of Man with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. She blew up the next day with the loss of all on board - local inhabitants and some of her crew, 37 people.[114][72][170]
Lochinvar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Troon, Ayrshire for repairs.[152]
Louisa and Emelia  Hamburg The barque was driven ashore and wrecked 2 to 3 nautical miles (3.7 to 5.6 km) west of Dungeness Lighthouse with the loss of 45 of the 84 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to the Rio Grande.[111][112][108][171]
Magnet  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the brig Nereid ( United Kingdom). Magnet was on a voyage from Seaham, County durham to London.[148][140]
Marie Auguste  France The ship sank at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure.[107]
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