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The list of shipwrecks in December 1850 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1850.
1 December
List of shipwrecks: December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Cinq Frères
France
The lugger was wrecked on the Marguerites.[ 1]
Clytha
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Renfrewshire ( United Kingdom ). Clytha was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Cork . She was taken in to Queenstown, County Cork in a derelict condition on 16 February 1851.[ 2] [ 3]
Confidence
United Kingdom
The brig was in collision with USS Constitution ( United States Navy ) and sank in the Strait of Gibraltar with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by USS Constitution .[ 4] [ 5]
Constante
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The brig was driven ashore in the Aran Islands , County Galway , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Odessa , Russia to Limerick , United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed in to Galway in a leaky condition.[ 6]
Elizabeth Young
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Cockle Gat, off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated.[ 7]
Frederic
France
The ship struck Gruen's Rocks, in the Channel Islands , and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bayonne , Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Rouen , Seine-Maritime .[ 8]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Dungarvan , County Waterford . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Cork . She was refloated on 5 December.[ 9] [ 1]
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Belfast
Bermuda
The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Savannes Bay, Saint Lucia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Saint Vincent .[ 10] [ 11]
Catharina , andThomas Ellah
Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Lübeck
Catharina collided with Thomas Ellah and foundered off Bolderāja , Russia . Her crew were rescued by Thomas Ellah , which put in to Bolderāja in a sinking condition.[ 1]
Falcone
Austrian Empire
The brig capsized at Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom and was severely damaged.[ 8]
Lord Lambton
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham and/or Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 8] [ 12]
William
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at Strangford , County Antrim . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to London .[ 9]
Young Henry
British North America
The schooner was wrecked at St. Peter's, Nova Scotia .[ 13]
3 December
List of shipwrecks: December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Epervier
France
The ship was driven ashore on Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Saint-Malo , Ille-et-Vilaine .[ 1]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Fraserburgh , Aberdeenshire . She was on a voyage from Inverness to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was refloated and put in to Fraserburgh for repairs.[ 1]
Jeune Arnandel
France
The ship was driven ashore at the Pointe de Grave , Gironde . she was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Nantes , Loire-Atlantique .[ 9]
Mitton Hill
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from King's Lynn , Norfolk to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyaeg.[ 6]
Orion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Venice , Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia .[ 9] [ 14]
Sarah Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wexford . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dungarvan , County Waterford .[ 15] She was later refloated and completed her voyage[ 16]
Speedy Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk by Cornelia ( United Kingdom ) with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malta .[ 14]
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Merovee
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore south of Donna Nook , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom .[ 17]
La Meuse
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Genver , Cornwall , United Kingdom with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime .[ 18] [ 19]
Mountaineer
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier at Whitby , Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Whitby.[ 14]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Poole, Dorset . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Poole. She was refloated and towed in to Poole.[ 14]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Belfast , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Londonderry .[ 9]
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Amelia
Prussia
The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Dantzic . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 18]
Eleanor
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank during a squall in the Irish Sea off St. Bees Head , Cumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven , Cumberland.[ 1]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and sank at Stornoway , Isle of Lewis , Outer Hebrides with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Ullapool , Ross-shire to Stornoway.[ 20] She was refloated on 1 October 1851 and taken in to Stornoway.[ 21]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 1]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby , Yorkshire . She was refloated.[ 1]
Orion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington , Yorkshire. She departed under tow for Hull on 13 December.[ 22]
6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Eldorado
British North America
The ship ran aground and sank at Saint John, New Brunswick . She was on a voyage from Saint John to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 23] She was refloated and put back to Saint John, where she was repaired.[ 24]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged in the River Avon . She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to Bristol , Gloucestershire . She was refloated and taken in to Bristol.[ 1]
Vrienden
Netherlands
The ship ran aground at Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Manila , Spanish East Indies .[ 1] [ 25]
Wisthal
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Penzance , Cornwall .[ 1]
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Ariel
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to Leith , Lothian .[ 26]
Etje Mabia
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Prerow , Prussia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 27]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 26]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Gilleleje , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Køge , Denmark to Leith , Lothian . She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 28]
Oriental
United States
The schooner was lost off Fast Point, Prince Edward Island , British North America . Her crew were rescued.[ 29]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brest Rock, off the coast of Ayrshire . She was refloated and taken in to Ayr .[ 20]
Sally
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Killiness Point, Wigtownshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 30]
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Ariel
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord to Leith , Lothian .[ 20]
Fear-Not
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Middlesbrough , Yorkshire.[ 26] She was refloated on 9 December and resumed her voyage.[ 31]
Golden Grove
British North America
The ship was wrecked on a reef north of Grand Bahama , Bahamas . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Havana , Cuba .[ 32]
Humayoon
Flag unknown
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Symmetry ( United Kingdom ).[ 33]
Lucifer
Bremen
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to Cartagena, Spain .[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
Ripley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 20]
Tagliaferro
Spain
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York , United States to Cádiz .[ 37]
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Lavinia ( United Kingdom ) off Pladda and was consequently beached at Kilcreggan , Argyllshire . She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Greenock , Renfrewshire . She was later refloated and taken in to Dalmuir , Dunbartonshire .[ 38]
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Amistad
Spain
The brig was lost off Cubana, Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana to Campeachy , Mexico.[ 13] [ 32] [ 39]
Clio
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Sheringham , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to London . She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition,[ 20] [ 26] but consequently put in to Harwich , Essex .[ 31]
Don
British North America
The schooner was wrecked at Whitehead, Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued.[ 35]
Jacob Perkins
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Smith Island , Washington . She was on a voyage from Manila , Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 23]
John Bull
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Holderness ( United Kingdom ). John Bull was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Plymouth , Devon .[ 40] Her stern came ashore on Bere Island , County Cork on 27 December.[ 41]
West Hoe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Dover , Kent to Penzance. She was refloated the next day.[ 19]
10 December
11 December
List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Corinthian Lass
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Bosphorus .[ 45] She had been refloated by 8 January 1851 and subsequently resumed her voyage.[ 46]
Elizabeth Annett
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from London to South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 31]
Emma
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 370 nautical miles (690 km) west of the Isles of Scilly (47°00′N 14°30′W / 47.000°N 14.500°W / 47.000; -14.500 ). Her crew were rescued by the brig Caroline ( United Kingdom ). Emma was on a voyage from North Shields , County Durham to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 47]
Montcalm
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Lady Isle , in the Firth of Clyde . She was refloated and found to be leaky.[ 20]
Nelly
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground at Redcar , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wisbech , Cambridgeshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 31]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Maranhão , Brazil . She was refloated and taken in to Dublin in a leaky condition.[ 48] [ 16]
Sarah Millidge
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground near Shelburne, Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Halifax, Nova Scotia .[ 23] She was refloated and put in to Shelburne, where she arrived on 13 December.[ 49]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore west of Newhaven, Sussex . She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Hull , Yorkshire . She was refloated.[ 20]
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Damascus
Kingdom of Sardinia
The brig sprang a leak and was beached on Spanish Harbor Key , Florida , United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Genoa .[ 13]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 48]
Jane
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east by south of Souter Point , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Southwold , Suffolk .[ 50]
Jan van Hoorn
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland . She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam , South Holland . She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershave , Zeeland.[ 2]
John and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 48]
John Bryant
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . She put in to Kingstown, County Dubli and was subsequently take in tow for Liverpool.[ 37]
Marie
France
The ship ran aground at Barfleur , Manche . She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Maritime to Cap-Haïtien , Haiti. She was refloated and taken in to Cherbourg , Seine-Maritime.[ 27]
Oceanus
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore on Rügen , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Stettin to Calais , France. She was refloated on 14 December and put in to Swinemünde .[ 51]
Plough
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Nave Stone Rock, off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 22] [ 52]
Sylvanus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands , in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 48] [ 31]
True Briton
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Flamborough Head.[ 27] She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Seaham , County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, having taken on extra hands.[ 53] [ 31]
13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Albatross
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Dublin . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Dublin.[ 22]
Albion
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to London .[ 22] [ 27]
Challenger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven out to sea fromMogador , Morocco and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently reboarded and taken in to Mogador.[ 54]
Earl Grey
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Brigg Rocks and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to Belfast , County Antrim in a leaky condition.[ 53]
Escurial
France
The brig was driven ashore at Mogador.[ 54]
Flora
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore between "Falmbo" and Ystad , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. She was refloated and put in to Helsingør , Denmark.[ 51]
Lord Glenelg
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 31]
Louise
France
The brig ran aground and was severely damaged at Mogador. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Mogador.[ 55] [ 54]
New Fair Trader
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 27]
Nimble
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off Mogador and drifted out to sea.[ 54]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Mogador.[ 54]
Terpsichore
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Mogador.[ 54]
Vitto
Austrian Empire
The full-rigged ship was abandoned off Mogador and drifted out to sea.[ 54]
14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Hebe
United Kingdom
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Rhine ( France ). Hebe was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 46]
James
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Tralee , County Kerry for London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 56]
John Dunn
United Kingdom
The ship collided with the brig Jemima ( United Kingdom ) and foundered off the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[ 52]
Loyalty
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was refloated and anchored off Hollesley , Suffolk, where she foundered. Her seven crew were rescued by the smacks Aurora' s Increase , Tryal and Wonder (all United Kingdom . Loyalty was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[ 53] [ 31] [ 57] [ 58]
Rose
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Mogador , Morocco. She was on a voyage from Malta to Mogador.[ 55]
15 December
List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Charlotte
British North America
The ship ran aground and sank at Manawagonish , Nova Scotia . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Nova Scotia to Eastport, Maine , United States.[ 13]
Emma
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Zoutelande , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Africa to Antwerp , Belgium. She was consequently condemned.[ 47] [ 35] [ 37]
Europe , andWilliam Shepherd
United Kingdom
The barque Europe collided with William Shepherd and was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by William Shepherd . Europe was subsequently wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, off the coast of Essex . William Shepherd put in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk in a leaky condition.[ 42] [ 31]
Mersey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in San Francisco Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to the Sandwich Islands .[ 33]
Nanette
Belgium
The ship sprang a leak and sank off "Cape Varga". Her crew were rescued.[ 59]
Paziente Giovanni
Austrian Empire
The barque struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea between the Galloper Sand and the Kentish Knock and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom to Venice , Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia . Pursuit ( United Kingdom ) towed her in to Lowestoft , Suffolk , United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[ 34] [ 60]
Sophie
France
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Intel with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Atlantique to Senegal.[ 61] [ 30]
Susanna
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Whitstable , Kent . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[ 31]
Volante
United Kingdom
The steamship sank at Dartmouth, Devon . She was refloated on 26 December.[ 45] [ 62]
16 December
17 December
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Aurora
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Jever .[ 51]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak whilst of a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Perth . She put in to Staxigoe , Highland .[ 46]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Rough Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London . She was refloated and anchored off Corton, Suffolk .[ 64] [ 31]
Mountaineer
United Kingdom
The ship was beached in Dunmanus Bay . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Province of Canada , British North America to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 42]
Solon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated.[ 42]
Susan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tresco, Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth , Devon .[ 66]
Wilhelm
Netherlands
The galiot was driven ashore in a capsized condition in St. George's Bay, France. Crew presumed lost.[ 67]
Zufreidenheit
Kingdom of Hanover
The ship was driven ashore at Jever.[ 51]
19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Sesarga Islands, Spain with the loss of sixteen of the seventeen people on board. Her captain was the only survivor. She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Saint Vincent .[ 68]
Constantine
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Roquetas de Mar , Spain. She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Liverpool , Lancashore . She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew and a passenger were rescued.[ 69]
Courageux
France
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Eynon , Glamorgan , United Kingdom .[ 61]
Eduardo
Spain
The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Bilbao . She was on a voyage from Tarragona to Bilbao.[ 70]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 34]
Roelfina
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Berry Head , Devon , United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Bilbao , Spain.[ 71]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a brig in the North Sea . She was assisted in to Bridlington , Yorkshire , where she sank.[ 72]
20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Æron
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and sank in Broad Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanelly , Glamorgan to Cardigan .[ 45] [ 73]
Charlotte Maria
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Cabreta Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Brindisi , Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . She was refloated on 24 December and taken in to Málaga , Spain in a leaky condition.[ 49]
Hannah Brewer
British North America
The barque capsized at Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 29]
Johan
Sweden
The barque was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate . She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 74]
Prima Vera
British North America
The ship was driven ashore near Louisbourg , Nova Scotia . She was on a voyage from the Gut of Canso to Halifax, Nova Scotia . She was declared a total loss.[ 75]
21 December
22 December
23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Ada
British North America
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Race Point. She was on a voyage from LaHave, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts , United States.[ 13]
Emmy
Hamburg
The ship was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands . All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to California , United States.[ 78]
Gipsy
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Southport, New York , United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrew, New Brunswick to Bath, Maine , United States.[ 75]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Bahia , Brazil . She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk.[ 51]
Norden
Norway
The schooner was driven ashore. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm , Sweden by the steamship Hercules ( Sweden ), where she sprang a leak and sank.[ 76]
Nordenskiold
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Tromsø . She was on a voyage from Altona to Tromsø. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 46]
Susan Lord
United States
The ship departed form Cette , Hérault for New Orleans, Louisiana . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 79]
24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Ada
United States
The ship was driven ashore near the Race Point Lighthouse , Massachusetts . She was on a voyage from Le Havre , Seine-Maritime , France to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 80]
Asia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Yedikule , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Constantinople , Ottoman Empire to Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall . She was refloated and taken in to "Stenia" for repairs.[ 46]
Cristina
Sweden
The schooner was wrecked off "Thornley", Denmark with the loss of twenty of her 23 crew. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth , Stirlingshire , United Kingdom to Malmö .[ 81] [ 82] [ 83]
Louisa
Denmark
The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Copenhagen . She had become a wreck by 31 December.[ 84]
Maria
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on Ameland , Friesland . She as on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Hamburg .[ 85]
Reubens
Belgium
The barque struck a rock off Buena Vista and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Singapore .[ 46] [ 86]
25 December
26 December
27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Antina Elsina
Belgium
The ship ran aground on the Valkenisse Bank, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Messina , Sicily to Antwerp . She was refloated on 19 January 1851 and towed in to Antwerp.[ 87]
Carolina
Norway
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Bergen . She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Christiansand .[ 13]
Clemence
France
The ship was driven ashore near Cette , Hérault . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Toulon , Var to Licatat , Sicily .[ 88]
Comet
United Kingdom
The schooner was in collision with the barque Midlothian ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Midlothian . Comet was on a voyage from Whitstable , Kent to São Miguel Island , Azores .[ 89]
Elida
Sweden
The ship was driven ashore on Suur-Pakri , Russia . She was on a voyage from Wismar to Stockholm .[ 13]
Sultana
United States
The ship ran aground and capsized at Boston, Massachusetts . She was refloated the next day and placed under repair.[ 87]
Vesta
Duchy of Holstein
The ship was in collision with a steamship in the English Channel off Dungeness , Kent and was damaged. She put in to Dover , Kent in a leaky condition and ran aground there. She was on a voyage from Santa Cruz to Flensburg .[ 90]
28 December
29 December
30 December
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1851
Ship
State
Description
Clara
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on the Cobden Rock, off Barbadoes . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kingston, Jamaica .[ 93]
John and Margaret
United Kingdom
The brig ] was driven ashore near Red Head, Florida , United States.[ 94]
Seraskier
France
The ship was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire and Odessa , Russia .[ 4]
Victor
Norway
The ship ran aground and sank off Öland , Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Lund , Sweden.[ 13] [ 32]
31 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1850
Ship
State
Description
Anna Petronella
Russia
The ship was driven ashore at the Fort de Nolle, Vlissingen , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga to Antwerp , Belgium. She was consequently condemned.[ 37]
Brenda
United Kingdom
The smack ran aground at Peel, Isle of Man and was abandoned. She was subsequently towed in to Fleetwood , Lancashire , where she arrived on 26 December.[ 70]
Clara
France
The ship was wrecked at Ormanlı , Ottoman Empire , before 14 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog , Russia to an English port.[ 85] [ 68] [ 69]
Clyde
Gambia Colony and Protectorate
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Louisa ( United Kingdom ). Clyde was on a voyage from London to Bathurst .[ 51]
Diana
Prussia
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Olivier ( France ). Diana was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham , United Kingdom to New York City , United States.[ 65]
Duchess of Kent
United Kingdom
The ship foundered before 12 December. Her crew were rescued by Mary Seaton ( United Kingdom ). Duchess of Kent was on a voyage from Saldanha Bay to Cork .[ 54]
Edouard
France
The ship was wrecked at Cape Trenton before 19 December. Her crew were rescued.[ 45] She was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Maritime to Paris .[ 97]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Guatemala.[ 35]
Euphrosyne
British North America
The ship was wrecked near Arichat , Nova Scotia . She as on a voyage from Arichat to Salem, Massachusetts , United States.[ 32]
George and Richard
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground and was wrecked off Montevideo , Uruguay. Her crew were rescued.[ 68] [ 98]
Georgiana
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on The Skerries , in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim before 23 December. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Gloucester .[ 35]
Gustaf Adolf
Russia
The ship departed from Falmouth, Cornwall for Limerick , United Kingdom . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 1]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby , Yorkshire to London . She was taken in to Margate , Kent .[ 42]
Liverpool
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground and sank off Texel , North Holland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bremen .[ 51]
Locheil
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Saint Domingo before 24 December.[ 99]
Minnet
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Lerhamn", Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Landskrona , where she arrived on 19 December.[ 69]
Monantum
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire in the Pacific Ocean before 15 December. Her crew were rescued by Symmetry ( United Kingdom ).[ 100]
Nemorin
France
The brig was wrecked on the Jenni Kale Bank, off the coast of the Ottoman Empire, before 14 December.[ 69]
Neptune
France
The ship was wrecked on Minorca , Spain on 28 or 29 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Laurent , Province of Canada , British North America to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône [ 88]
Proteus
Prussia
The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands , United Kingdom before 18 December. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham , United Kingdom to New York , United States.[ 101]
Rose
United Kingdom
The schoonerwas driven ashore on the French coast between 24 and 31 December. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to London.[ 82]
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