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The list of shipwrecks in December 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1838 .
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Argonaut
Spain
The brig was wrecked on the Gingerbread Key with the loss of 47 lives. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Santander .[ 1]
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at South Shields , County Durham . She was later refloated.[ 2]
Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Aberdeen . She was on a voyage from Port Dundas , Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[ 3]
Dauntless
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to Aberdeen.[ 4]
Frances
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 5]
Gannell
United Kingdom
The smack was beached at Rhoscolyn , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 6] [ 5] Gannell was refloated on 3 January 1839.[ 7]
Germ
British North America
The ship ran aground off Bermuda . She was refloated and towed into St. George's, Bermuda , where she was scuttled.[ 8]
Mary Elliot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead , Anglesey.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newhaven, Sussex .[ 6] [ 9]
Naiad
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from London to Goole , Yorkshire . Naiad was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 10]
Robert Quail
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Altwen Rocks, in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of four of her crew.[ 3]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . All twelve people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Swansea , Glamorgan. Star broke up on 3 December.[ 11] [ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer , Pas-de-Calais , France. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to London . Alert was later taken in to Calais .[ 10]
Ann Worthington
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Cape Wrath , Sutherland . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham [ 12] She was refloated in May 1839 and taken into Greenock , Renfrewshire for repairs.[ 13]
Brazil Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Cowes , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Montevideo , Uruguay to Cowes.[ 14]
Don
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Dorman Shoal, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Down . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire . Don was refloated and put into Belfast , County Antrim .[ 15]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Seaview, Isle of Wight and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool. Experiment was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 10] [ 16]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Callantsoog , North Holland , Netherlands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham .[ 15]
Hamburgh
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Hayley Sand, in the English Channel off the coast of Hampshire .[ 9]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Weymouth, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.[ 14]
Migara
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Sand Sting", County Limerick with the loss of all hands.[ 17]
Pembroke Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Pembroke .[ 3]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to King's Lynn , Norfolk.[ 18]
Sceptre
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Holyhead , Anglesey with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 11] [ 19] [ 3]
Trio
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[ 20]
Volant
United States
The ship was wrecked at Cape St. Mary's , Newfoundland , British North America.[ 21]
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Duchess of Gordon
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Rattray Head , Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands.[ 38]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Wood Island, Maine , United States and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Andrews, New Brunswick , British North America to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 39] [ 40]
James Barnes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Berbice , British Guiana .[ 41]
HMS Lucifer
Royal Navy
The paddle steamer ran aground on Taylor's Bank, in Liverpool Bay . She was later refloated.[ 42]
Margaret Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Berbice.[ 41]
Neptunus
Sweden
The ship was wrecked near "Utwalnaas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malmö to Gävle .[ 43]
St. Joachim
Portugal
The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven , County Cork , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to Cork .[ 35]
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cork .[ 44]
Frans Wilkins
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on Borkum , Kingdom of Hanover . She was on a voyage from Østerisør ,Norway to Delfzijl , South Holland .[ 45]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London . Isabella was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 46]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 46]
Martha
United States
The new fishing schooner was lost in a gale off Brace's Cove between Essex and Gloucester. Lost with all hands.[ 47]
Minerva
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg , Seine-Inférieure , France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 48]
Oratava
Spain
The brig was in collision with Janet ( United Kingdom ) in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Janet . Orotava was on a voyage from Bremen to Tenerife , Canary Islands . She was subsequently taken into Newhaven, Sussex , United Kingdom .[ 35]
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Countess of Liverpool
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar . She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to London . Countess of Liverpool was later refloated.[ 49]
Didias
United Kingdom
The ship was driven onto the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London . Didias was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 50]
Ditto
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Ancona , Papal States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 49]
Frederick
France
The ship sailed from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 51]
Glasgow
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Dundalk , County Louth to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 52]
Jason
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Beylik of Tunis . She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 21]
Polytheme
France
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Île Bourbon .[ 49]
Stad Lingen
Netherlands
The ship foundered off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued by Jacobus ( Netherlands ). Stad Lingen was on a voyage from Riga , Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam , South Holland .[ 45]
Telemaque
France
The ship was wrecked on the Île de Batz , Finistère . She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to Morlaix , Finistère.[ 53]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Russia to Liverpool. Triton was refloated with assistance from HMS Wasp ( Royal Navy ) and resumed her voyage.[ 49]
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Adventure
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk ,[ 12] or the Cross Sand, off the coast of Norfolk . She was later refloated.[ 24]
Henriette
Denmark
The ship was wrecked near Egersund , Norway with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom .[ 54]
Roscoe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Thurso , Caithness . She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick , British North America to Leith , Lothian .[ 55] Roscoe was refloated on 18 December and taken into Scrabster , Caithness.[ 49]
Roseway
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Gibbon's Point, Saint Kitts .[ 56]
Swift
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 London to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk . Swift was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 12]
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Bethel
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bideford , Devon . She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island , British North America to Bridport.[ 32]
Juliana
United Kingdom
The emigrant ship was wrecked at Green Point, Cape Town , Cape Colony . All on board, 244 passengers plus her crew, were rescued.[ 71] [ 72]
Macassar
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies . Macassar was later refloated and taken into The Downs .[ 73]
Marie
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom. Marie was later refloated and anchored off Margate , Kent.[ 73]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Leith , Lothian . Nautilus was later refloated and taken into Blyth, Northumberland .[ 4]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and sank at Seaton Sluice , County Durham . She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Seaton Sluice.[ 4]
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Eleanor Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Deer Island , Newfoundland , British North America . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 39]
Enterprise
France
The ship was wrecked at Île Bourbon .[ 74]
George
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth , Berwickshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Eyemouth to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 75]
Maria
Kingdom of Sardinia
The ship was driven ashore in the Dry Tortugas . She was on a voyage from Genoa to Vera Cruz , Mexico. Maria was refloated and taken into Key West , Florida Territory .[ 76]
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Activité
France
The ship ran aground on the coast of Jersey , Channel Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Regnéville-sur-Mer , Manche to Jersey.[ 33]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 49] She was refloated on 26 December and taken into Great Yarmouth.[ 33]
Defiance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Blakeney to Alloa , Clackmannanshire .[ 49]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Dover , Kent . She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands . Friends was consequently condemned.[ 65]
John Craig
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Foyle . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington , Cumberland to Londonderry .[ 77]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship was driven on to the Foreness Rock, near Margate , Kent. She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to London . Lively was later refloated and taken into Margate.[ 49]
Napoleon
United Kingdom
Carrying 2000 piculs of Antimony ore, heavy seas swamped and then broke up the ship off the entrance of the Santubong river, Sarawak . Three lost. Survivors given food and shelter at Kuching, thanks to Raja Muda Hassim. Survivors transported to Singapore by the Spanish brig Pronto 96 days later.[ 78]
Ocean
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Tjilatjap , Netherlands East Indies . She was on a voyage from Tjilatjap to Amsterdam. .[ 13]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Bideford , Devon .[ 65]
Weser
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Sea Palling , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to La Guayira , Venezuela. Weser was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth.[ 65]
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Clasina Theodora Fin
Netherlands
The ship was collision with an American vessel and subsequently ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France. Clasina Theodora Fin was later refloated and taken into Margate , Kent.[ 49]
Domus
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the North Sea off Winterton Ness , Norfolk .[ 65]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool , Lancashire . Hannah was later refloated and taken into Harwich , Essex.[ 49]
John
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to London .[ 65]
Mary Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore south of Mundesley , Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Mary Agnes was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 49]
Prins Christian
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Dover , Kent. She was on a voyage from Havana , Cuba to Amsterdam.[ 49]
Shannon Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island , County Clare . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth , Hampshire . Shannon Packet was refloated the next day and taken into Kilrush , county Cork .[ 77]
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Arcadia
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Rhoda ( United Kingdom ). Arcadia was on a voyage from Fernando Po , Brazil to London .[ 69] [ 79]
Armestad
France
The ship was wrecked with the loss of all but two of her crew.[ 80]
Dygden
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head , Sussex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Messina , Sicily . Dygden was refloated but had lost her rudder. She was taken in tow on 27 December by HMRC Victoria ( Board of Customs ) and arrived at The Downs .[ 81]
George IV
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[ 77] George IV was refloated on 1 January 1839 and taken into South Shields , County Durham .[ 82]
Hindostan (or Hindustan )
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Omoa , British Honduras . She was on a voyage from Omoa to Belize , British Honduras.[ 83]
Hoppet
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Aradsberg". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Bergen , Norway.[ 48]
San Francisco de Panlo
Spain
The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Ferrol to Barcelona . Her crew were rescued by Sollertla (flag unknown).[ 84]
Vrow Gelees
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore near "Bradenburg". She was on a voyage from London to Antwerp .[ 77]
Watson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven , Cumberland to Cardiff , Glamorgan .[ 85]
List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Champlain
United States
The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Madras and Calcutta , India . Champlain was refloated on 5 January 1839.[ 39]
Cork Packet
United Kingdom
The smack capsized off St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands.[ 33]
Despatch
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Ipswich , Suffolk for Kirkcaldy , Fife . No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 86]
Dorothea
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands . She was on a voyage from Cowes , Isle of Wight to Monte Video , Uruguay.[ 87]
Morvion
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . She was on a voyage from Trieste , to Glasgow , Renfrewshire . Morvion was subsequently driven ashore on Île Guémènia, Finistère , France.[ 88]
Virginia
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken into Hellevoetsluis.[ 77] [ 58]
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Duke of York
Royal Navy
The brigantine was wrecked at St. Rous, Guadeloupe . Her crew and 144 passengers survived. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Barbadoes .[ 89] [ 90]
Hero
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to London . Hero was refloated and taken into Harwich , Essex.[ 77]
Hilda
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees to Chatham, Kent .[ 77]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings , Sussex .[ 77] [ 91] She was subsequently condemned.[ 58]
Morven
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Henriette ( United Kingdom ). Morven was on a voyage from Trieste to Glasgow , Renfrewshire . She was driven ashore on Molène , Finistère , France on 9 January 1839.[ 92] [ 93]
Norval
United Kingdom
The sloop was lost in Bluemull Sound, Shetland Islands . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Lerwick , Shetland Islands.[ 79]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft , Suffolk .[ 33] She was refloated on 29 December and taken into Lowestoft.[ 57]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex . She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea.[ 77] Prosperous was later refloated.[ 58]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[ 77] [ 91] She was later repaired.[ 58]
Sussex
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged west of Hastings.[ 77] [ 91] She was later repaired.[ 58]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea.[ 77] She was later refloated but found to be severely damaged.[ 58]
William Pitt
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[ 77] [ 91] She was later repaired.[ 58]
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The steam tug sprang a leak sank in Liverpool Bay off Crosby Point , Lancashire .[ 58]
Europe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground between Bedloe's Island and Ellis Island , New York , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New York.[ 39]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Lowestoft , Suffolk for Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 99]
Olivia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Droogden. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to an English port.[ 7]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore south of Whitby , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 85]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Great Yarmouth , Norfolk for Alloa , Clackmannanshire . No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[ 100]
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in "Wedavall Bay, Orkney Islands . She was on a voyage from Arbroath , Forfarshire to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 21]
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Buny", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Galway .[ 21]
James
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Lunan Bay . Her crew were rescued.[ 101]
Leopoldine
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore between Amrum and Föhr , Duchy of Schleswig . She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Bremen.[ 48] Leopoldine was refloated on 21 January 1839.[ 69]
Norval
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Hawksley Point, Northumberland . Her crew were rescued.[ 102] [ 101]
Olive Branch
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Islay , Inner Hebrides . She was on a voyage from London to Drogheda , County Louth .[ 7] She was wrecked there on 7 January 1839 .[ 21]
Rival
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall . Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. Rival was refloated the next day and taken into St. Ives.[ 103] [ 97]
William Simpson
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Low Hauxley , Northumberland. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued. William Simpson was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen .[ 79]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1838
Ship
State
Description
Amity
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris , Anglesey . She was later refloated and put back to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 107]
Arcadia
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (45°55′N 9°44′W / 45.917°N 9.733°W / 45.917; -9.733 ) on or before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Fernando Po , Brazil to London .[ 108] [ 109]
Baron de Rosetti
Russia
The ship departed from Odessa during December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 110]
Chiaoa
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 21 December.[ 82]
Clipper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Glynn , County Antrim before 12 December. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Oporto , Portugal. Clipper was later refloated and taken into Tarbert , Argyllshire .[ 55]
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cromer , Norfolk . She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 17]
Earl of Moira
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (45°00′N 21°54′W / 45.000°N 21.900°W / 45.000; -21.900 ) on or before 19 December. At least five crew were found dead on the wreck.[ 58] [ 102] [ 85]
Grace
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Schull , County Cork . She was on a voyage from Virginia , United States to Liverpool.[ 10]
Harriet
New South Wales
The schooner was wrecked at the mouth of the Macleay River . Her crew survived.[ 111]
Hermione
French Navy
The Consolante -class frigate was wrecked off Bermuda .[ 112] [ 113] Her crew were rescued.[ 114]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near St. Agnes, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Penzance , Cornwall .[ 77]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Holyhead , Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead to Liverpool.[ 107] [ 62]
Joseph
Norway
The brig was driven ashore crewless on Ouessant , Finistère , France.[ 115]
Julie
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore at "Capellan" between 7 and 10 December. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Bordeaux , Gironde , France. Julie was later refloated and put back to Antwerp.[ 55]
Loyalist
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Gotland , Sweden in early December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to London.[ 48]
Morven
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 29 December.[ 108] [ 79]
Navarin
France
The ship was wrecked on Saona Island , Saint Domingo with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Saint Domingo.[ 7] [ 116]
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex . She was refloated on 30 December.[ 117]
Robert
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Attevon Rocks.[ 10]
Santa Anna
Portugal
The schooner was in collision with Victor ( France ) off the Cordouan Lighthouse , Gironde , France. All on board were rescued by Victor . Santa Anna was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo to Bordeaux , Gironde. She subsequently came ashore on the Île d'Oleron , Charente-Maritime , France.[ 101]
Severn
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Russell ( United Kingdom ). Severn was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 32]
Superior
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Agnes, Cornwall . She was refloated on 30 December and taken into St. Ives, Cornwall .[ 97]
Symmetry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Point Escuminac , New Brunswick. She was on a voyage from Miramichi to London. Symmetry was consequently condemned.[ 118]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Hull , Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Nassau, Bahamas to Liverpool.[ 9] [ 119]
William and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated on 30 December.[ 117]
Wohlfart
Dantsic
The ship was lost near La Tremblade , Charente-Maritime , France. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Bordeaux , Gironde , France.[ 38]
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^ "(untitled)". The Essex Standard, and General Advertiser for the Eastern Counties . No. 414. Colchester. 7 December 1838.
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^ "Another Awful Steam Boat Explosion". Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser . Dublin. 11 January 1839.
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^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 21198. London. 12 December 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21612. London. 23 February 1839.
^ "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard . No. 4515. London. 10 December 1838.
^ "(From the [French] papers)". The Times . No. 16910. London. 12 December 1838. col F, p. 4.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21601. London. 11 February 1839.
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^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16989. London. 14 March 1839. col D, p. 7.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18556. Edinburgh. 20 December 1838.
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^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1441. Liverpool. 21 December 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1456. Liverpool. 5 April 1839.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16954. London. 1 February 1839. col A, p. 8.
^ a b c d e f g h "Ship News". The Times . No. 16923. London. 27 December 1838. col B, p. 8.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Post . No. 21244. London. 4 February 1839.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1448. Liverpool. 8 February 1839.
^ "Private Correspondence". The Times . No. 16939. London. 15 January 1839. col D, p. 4.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21793. London. 28 September 1839.
^ "Local News" . The Australian . Sydney. 12 March 1839. p. 2.
^ "The Loss of the Juliana" . The Colonist . Sydney. 13 March 1839. p. 3.
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^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 17004. London. 1 April 1839. col B, p. 3.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18558. Edinburgh. 24 December 1838.
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^ "Admiralty Court, Wednesday, February 27". The Times . No. 169. London. February 1839.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21582. London. 19 January 1839.
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^ "(untitled)". The Standard . No. 4538. London. 5 January 1839.
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^ "St. Ives - Noble Conduct of the Pilots and Fishermen". The Times . No. 16929. London. 3 January 1839. col A, p. 7.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18572. Edinburgh. 26 January 1839.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18575. London. 28 January 1839.
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^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16935. London. 10 January 1839. col E, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18642. Edinburgh. 4 July 1839.
^ "Shipping Intelligence" . The Sydney Monitor . Sydney. 11 January 1839. p. 2.
^ "Further Particulars (From the New Orleans Bee of December 8)". The Times . No. 16933. London. 8 January 1839. col C, p. 3.
^ "From the papers". The Times . No. 17000. London. 27 March 1839. col F, p. 4.
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^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21590. London. 29 January 1839.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21544. London. 4 December 1838.
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