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List of shipwrecks in December 1883

The list of shipwrecks in December 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1883.

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1 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1883
Ship State Description
Alona, and
Cora 		  Norway The brig Alona collided with the brigantine Cora in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Five crew from Alona and four from Cora were rescued by the fishing smack Strive (  United Kingdom). Alona was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Grimstadt. Cora was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to the West Indies.[1]
Dungonnell   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank in the River Mersey at Garston, Lancashire.[2] She was refloated on 15 December and taken in to Birkenhead, Cheshire.[3]
Matrosen   Norway The brigantine was driven ashore at Flekkefjord with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Stavanger. She was a total loss.[4]
Tasman   Tasmania The steamship ran aground on the Tasmanian Peninsular and foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Hobart.[1]

2 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1883
Ship State Description
Breeze   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her three crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Champion (  United Kingdom) and taken in to port.[1]
George Blohm   Germany The barque was run into in the Elbe by the steamships Hyp (  France) and Prinz Leopold (  Germany) and was severely damaged. George Blohm was on a voyage from Apia, Samoan Islands to Hamburg.[4]
John Johnasson   United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Amy Dora (  United Kingdom) in the River Tyne and was beached. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne. She was refloated and taken in to dock.[1]
Mona   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the River Dee.[1]
Ottar   Norway The schooner collided with the steamship Flora (  United Kingdom) off Finkenwerder, Germany. She caught fire and sank. Her crew were rescued by Flora.[4]
Rover's Bride   United Kingdom The smack caught fire and was abandoned in the North Sea.[5]

3 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1883
Ship State Description
Plantagenet   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Llanelly, Glamorgan.[1]
Rheola   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Antwerpia (Flag unknown) in the Kingroad and was severely damaged. Rheola was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was taken in to Bristol.[1]
Three Sons   United States The schooner collided with the steamship Conoho (  United States) and sank off Cove Point, Maryland with the loss of two of her crew.[6]
Unnamed   United States The pilot boat was run down and sunk off Fire Island, New York by the steamship Alaska) with the loss of all on board.[7]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The barge sank in the Royal Victoria Dock, London.[5]

4 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1883
Ship State Description
Content   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Dordrecht, South Holland.[5]
Ethel   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde.[5]
Expert   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian.[5]
Hast   Norway The schooner was beached at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Dordrecht.[5]
Maria Sophia   Germany The ship departed from Wilmington, North Carolina, United States for Wolgast. No further trace, reported overdue.[8]
Paradox   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank at Amble, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Amble.[5]
Pauline   Germany The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off the Lemon and Ower Lightship (  Trinity House). Four people, belonging to the smacks Eleonore and Progress (both   United Kingdom) were taken off by the schooner Mette (  Denmark).[9]
Phœnix   Sweden The barque was driven ashore at Minatitlán, Mexico. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Inférieure, France to Minatitlán.[5]
William A. Pew   United States The schooner was lost at Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. Her crew were rescued.[10]

5 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1883
Ship State Description
Lucie Marie   France The schooner collided with the steamship Lucien and was severely damaged. Lucie Marie put in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[11]

6 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1883
Ship State Description
Andreas   Sweden The brigantine was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vestervik to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[11]
Elizabeth Richards   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Admiralty Pier, Dover, Kent and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Dover.[11]
Lady Louisa Ker   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Magheramorne, County Antrim.[12]
Melanaria   United Kingdom The schooner foundered 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived.[12]
Plantyn   Belgium The steamship was waterlogged by heavy seas on 17 November which extinguished the fires. six people were lost. The 60 survivors kept the vessel afloat via the pumps and were finally rescued by the brigantine G. D. T. (  Jersey). Plantyn was on a voyage from New York, United States to Antwerp.[13][14]
Providence Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Fredrikshald, Norway to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France.[11]
Stabswache   Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to "Faxo". She was a total loss.[11]
Theodor Burchard   Germany The steamship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[11]

7 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1883
Ship State Description
Albertina, and
Edgworth 		  United Kingdom The steamships collided off Swansea, Glamorgan and were both severely damaged. Edgworth was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Swansea.[15]
Doris   Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Bodenwinkel.[12]
Lancope   Greece The brig foundered in the Bristol Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) west of Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued by a pilot boat.[12]

8 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1883
Ship State Description
Albert   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Hull. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[16]
Argo   United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken rock and foundered in the Irish Sea 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Ballywalter, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[15][16]
Calypso   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gironde downstream of Pauillac, Gironde, France.[15]
Kitty   United Kingdom The ship departed from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure for Runcorn, Cheshire. No further trace, reported overdue.[17]
Nile   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[15]
Noach III   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[15] She was later refloated and towed in to Vlissingen, Zeeland by two tugs.[16]
Sussex   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and sank at Natal, Brazil.[15] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to the Rio Grande do Norte.[18]
Zelos   Norway The ship ran aground off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a waterlogged condition by a tug and a lifeboat.[15]

9 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1883
Ship State Description
Deucalion   United Kingdom The barque collided with the steamship Newma and was damaged. Deucalion was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London. She put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[16]
Eglantine   United Kingdom The ship departed from Seaham, County Durham for Sheerness, Kent. No further trace, reported overdue.[19]
Emma   United Kingdom The ship departed from Hartlepool, County Durham for London. No further trace,[20] reported missing.[17]
Nevera   United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16]
Nieuwe Maas VI   Netherlands The dredger was run into by the steamship Carlotta (  Norway) and sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[15] Nieuwe Maas VI was being towed from Dunkerque to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[16]
Unnamed   Argentina The lighter sank at Buenos Aires.[15]

10 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1883
Ship State Description
Aurora   United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Pagensand, Germany. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg, Germany.[21]
Capella   United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached on Ailsa Craig. Her crew were rescued. Capella was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim. She subsequently floated off and sank.[22]
Enterprise Flag unknown The steamship foundered in Lake Huron with the loss of seven of the thirteen people on board.[23]
Fenna   Germany The schooner was driven ashore in the Rio Grande.[16]
Nymphen   United Kingdom The ship departed from Warkworth, Northumberland for Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. No further trace,[20] reported missing.[17]
Ruby   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Silloth Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumberland and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Silloth, Cumberland.[21]
San Augustin   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire north of A Coruña, Spain and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London. She was subsequently towed in to A Coruña, repaired and returned to service in June 1885.[24]
Satanella   United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Tyne for Woolwich, Kent. No further trace,[20] reported missing.[17]

11 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1883
Ship State Description
Activ Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore at Rosses Point, County Sligo, United Kingdom.[2]
Auk   United Kingdom The steamship foundered off the Zuid Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of all 21 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[25]
Carlo Minetto   Italy The barque was driven ashore at Rosses Point. She was refloated.[2]
Charlotte   United Kingdom The ship departed from Pittenweem, Fife for West Hartlepool, County Durham. No further trace, reported overdue.[17]
Fay   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Silloth, Cumberland. She was refloated on 29 December.[26]
Flying Fish   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and caught fire in the Clyde.[27]
Flying Scud   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in the Clyde.[27]
Gazelle   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[2]
George Bertram, and
Gyda 		  United Kingdom
  Norway 		The brigs collided at Grimsby, Lincolnshire and were both severely damaged.[2]
Gilsland, and
Netley Abbey 		  United Kingdom The steamships collided off Malta and were both severely damaged. Both vessels were beached, Gilsland with the assistance of a tug.[2][27]
Guy Fawkes   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Clyde.[27] She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshirea.[28]
Iron Duke   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dunure, Ayrshire with the loss of her captain.[27]
Isle of Bute   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and sank at Bilbao, Spain.[21]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship departed from Leven, Fife for Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace,[20] reported missing.[17]
Martha   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for the North Sea fishing grounds. No further trace, reported missing.[29]
Said   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for London. No further trace, reported missing.[29]
Secret   United Kingdom The ketch was destroyed by fire at Tralee, County Kerry.[2]
Staffa   United Kingdom The steamship departed from the River Tyne for Cádiz, Spain. No further trace, reported missing.[30]
Susanna   United Kingdom The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for Great Yarmouth. No further trace, reported missing.[30]
Tweed   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Högänas, Sweden.[21]
Unity   United Kingdom The lighter sank at Rosses Point.[2]
Walkyrien   Norway The barque was driven ashore at Dunure with the loss of a crew member.[27] She was on a voyage from Richmond, Virginia, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31]

12 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1883
Ship State Description
Agnes Henderson   United Kingdom The smack sank at Ardrossan, Ayrshire.[32]
Baron Aberdare   United Kingdom
 
Baron Aberdare
The full-rigged ship capsized in the Royal Victoria Dock, London.[33]
Baroness Strathspey   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Her five crew were rescued; three by rocket apparatus and two by the Fraserburgh Lifeboat. She was on a voyagte from Portsoy, Aberdeenshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[2][27]
Christiana   United Kingdom The smack sank at Ardrossan.[32]
Columbine,
HMS Hydra,
Otter, and
HSwMS Vanidas 		  United Kingdom
  Royal Navy
  United Kingdom
  Royal Swedish Navy 		The man-of-war Vanidas dragged her anchors at Sheerness, Kent. She collided with the coal hulks Columbine and Otter. Otter was driven into HMS Hydra. Severely damaged, she was moored with assistance from the tugboat HMS Sampson (  Royal Navy), which then towed Columbine to an anchorage. Vanidas was anchored in the River Medway.[33]
Dispatch   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Souter Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland.[9] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven, Sussex.[31]
Emily Malden   United Kingdom The ketch foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Marajah (  United Kingdom). Emily Malden was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[9]
Etimologia   Italy The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaton Point, Cumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[2]
Fanny   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven into HMS Shannon (  Royal Navy) in the Clyde.[33]
Ferret   United Kingdom The smack sank at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. Subsequently refloated and placed under repair.[28]
Lady Steward   United Kingdom The ship was driven through Rhyl Pier, Denbighshire and wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Saltney, Cheshire.[2]
Maria Auguste   Sweden The barque sprang a leak off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Skellefteå to the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was beached at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[32]
Mars   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[33]
Maria   Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Nairn and Findhorn, Aberdeenshire.[32][31]
Minnie Swift   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Flatness, in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Sharpness, Gloucestershire.[32]
Telegraph   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Watchet, Somerset.[2]
Victoria   United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Brancaster, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Skegness Lifeboat.[2]
Wallachia   Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Nairn and Findhorn.[32]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Greenock.[33]
Unnamed flag unknown The brigantine was wrecked near Formby, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Formby Lifeboat.[32]

13 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1883
Ship State Description
Aludra   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Annie   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aberdeen.[34]
Astrologer   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland with the loss of three of her crew. The rest were reported missing.[9]
Donar   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea (52°30′N 2°47′E / 52.500°N 2.783°E / 52.500; 2.783). Her crew were rescued by a smack.[31]
Emma   Jersey The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Commercial (  United Kingdom). Emma was subsequently taken in to Ostend.[31]
Martha Augusta   Sweden The barque was beached at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom.[31]
Mermaid   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Horse Bank, in the River Mersey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32]
Philomene   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was on a voyagte from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Mauritius. She was refloated.[26]
S. P. Weldon   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Spijkerplaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands.[32]
Wilhelm   Netherlands The ship ran aground in the Ems.[32]
Woodman   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Aberporth, Cardiganshire.[32]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland.[32]

14 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1883
Ship State Description
Carl Konow   Norway The steamship was driven ashore at Marske-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[31]
Castle Craig   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Brook, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued by the Brook Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[31]
Catterina Cuppa Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Devil's Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Poti, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[3]
Mary Hulbert Flag unknown The schooner foundered in Lake Winnipeg with the loss of all twenty people on board.[35]
Queen of England   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by a smack.[25]
Royal Sailor   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Rettimo, Greece. Her crew were rescued.[3][25]
Swiftsure   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Ti Soskende   Norway The ship departed from South Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom for Christiania. No further trace, reported overdue.[19]
Verona   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog, Germany. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Bremerhaven, Germany.[31]

16 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1883
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The lugger collided with Cordelia (  United Kingdom) and sank off "Crossing". Her crew were rescued by a schooner.[22]
Annie   Canada The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (4°43′N 38°00′W / 4.717°N 38.000°W / 4.717; -38.000). Her crew were resched by Gardner Colby (  United States). Annie was on a voyage from Montreal, Quebec to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[36][37]
Don Pedro V   Italy The brigantine foundered in the North Sea. Her nine crew were rescued by the steamship Brigadier (  United Kingdom).[25]
Harlingen   Germany The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Brigadier (  United Kingdom).[25]

17 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1883
Ship State Description
Bruno   Norway The ship was driven ashore at Sandgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and asssted in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[22]
Remus   Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Calapan, Spanish East Indies.[22] She was refloated and taken in to Manila with a hole in her bottom. It was intended that she would be taken to Hong Kong for repairs.[38]
San Augustin   Spain The steamship was destroyed by fire in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of at least eleven of the 85 people on board. Seventeen survivors were rescued by the steamship Grantully and one by the steamship Governor (both   United Kingdom). San Augustin was on a voyage from Manila to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[39]
William Woodbury   United States The full-rigged ship caught fire at Bremerhaven, Germany and was scuttled.[22]

18 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1883
Ship State Description
Band of Hope   United Kingdom The ship was run into by the steamship Wyedale (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel with the loss of two of her crew. Band of Hope was on a voyage from the Isle of Wight to Plymouth, Devon.[40]
Nieman   France The steamship was driven ashore at "Caristo", Greece. She was refloated and taken in to Piraeus, Greece.[38]

19 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1883
Ship State Description
Burmah   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in a gale, sinking, in the Atlantic Ocean at (35°N 16°W / 35°N 16°W / 35; -16) on a voyage from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued after 19 days drifting by the vessel Resorta (  Italy).[41][42]
Cornwall   United Kingdom The steamship foundered off the Saints. All on board took to the boats; they were rescued by the steamship Raoul Godard (  France). Cornwall was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[43]
Eberstein   Germany The steamship ran aground off Albufeira, Portugal.[38]
HMS Euphrates   Royal Navy The Euphrates-class troopship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was refloated the next day.[44]
Imer Arandoff   Norway The barque was driven ashore near Gibraltar with the loss of five of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus.[43]
Isabella   United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the steamship Bradley (  United Kingdom) and sank at Hartlepool, County Durham.[38]
Leatta   Austria-Hungary The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Arzila, Morocco with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew.[39]
Punjaub   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Tangier, Morocco with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Cette, Hérault, France.[39]

20 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1883
Ship State Description
Accretive   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Hjelemen", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aarhus, Denmark.[28]
Mounts Bay   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
Ymer   Norway The barque was driven ashore at Gibraltar with the loss of two of her crew.[28]
Unnamed   Russia The barque was driven ashore at Algeciras, Spain.[28]
Six unnamed vessels Flags unknown Three brigantines and three other vessels were driven ashore on the Spanish coast east of Gibraltar.[28]

21 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1883
Ship State Description
George Gordon   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Furness Bank, in Morecambe Bay. She was refloated with the assistance of the tugs Fylde, Lismore, Walney and Wyre (all   United Kingdom) and taken in to Piel Island, Lancashire.[45]
Jane and Edward   United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered in the North Sea with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by the tug Challenger (  United Kingdom).[39]

22 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1883
Ship State Description
Bolivia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Skelmorlie Castle, Ayrshire and was beached. Her passengers were landed. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to New York, United States.[39]

25 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1883
Ship State Description
Andora Maria   Norway The schooner collided with the steamship Chadwick (  United Kingdom) and sank off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her six crew were rescued.[14]
South of Ireland   United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Warbarrow Rocks in the English Channel near Lulworth, Dorset.[46]

26 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1883
Ship State Description
Glance   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire.[47]
Hesperia   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at the Burling Gap, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[47]
Isle of Beauty   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Baffa", Cyprus. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Limassol Lifeboat   Cyprus The lifeboat was damaged going to the assistance of vessels in distress at Limassol.[14]

27 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1883
Ship State Description
Gainsborough   United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steam collier Wear (  United Kingdom and sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Spurn Head, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued by Wear. Gainsborough was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[48]
Matheran   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Medallion   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli. Her crew were rescued.[14]
Olan Nielson   Norway The abandoned schooner was towed in to Grimsby by the smack William (  United Kingdom) and a tug.[47]
Risa   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium.[47]
Unnamed   Italy The brigantine was wrecked at Palermo, Sicily.[49]
Unnamed   Ottoman Empire The schooner was wrecked at Palermo.[49]

28 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1883
Ship State Description
George W. Stetson   United States The fishing schooner sank on the Georges Bank in a gale. Lost with all ten crew.[50]
Knutsford   United States The fishing schooner sank on the Georges Bank in a gale. Lost with all fourteen crew.[51][52]
Monarch   United Kingdom The tug struck the Megstone, off the coast of Northumberland and sank. Her crew survived.[26]
Waldo Irving   United States The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all fourteen crew.[53][54]
William J. Maddocks   United States The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all sixteen crew.[53][55]

29 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1883
Ship State Description
Glengarnock   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at St. Bees, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[26]
Liverpool   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[26]

31 December edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1883
Ship State Description
Aline   Germany The schooner was run down by a steamship off the East Goodwin Lightship (  Trinity House) with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued by a smack.[56]
Girdleness   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the full-rigged ship Sapphire (  United Kingdom) in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of Portland, Dorset and was beached. Girdleness was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London. She was refloated and assisted in to Portland by the steamship Rathlin (  United Kingdom).[56]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1883
Ship State Description
Adelaide   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[12]
Aimwell   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballantrae, Ayrshire.[2]
Albatross   Jersey The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near the Turnberry Lighthouse, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Gioia Tauro, Italy to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 27 December and taken in to Troon, Ayrshire for repairs.[32][47]
Alexandria   United States The steamboat sank in the Mississippi River.[31]
Aline Maria   Italy The ship was lost at Molfetta. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Molfetta.[3]
Anna   Denmark The brig was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland to Copenhagen. She was towed in to Liepāja, Russia by the steamship Onega (  United Kingdom).[21]
Avendano   Spain The steamship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[2]
Balthazar   Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[31]
Benefactress   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[15]
Catharina   Germany The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued by the steamship Catania (  Germany.[25]
Comete   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Corisande, and
Racer 		  United Kingdom The ship Corisande was being towed down the Bristol Channel by the tugboat Racer when both ships became wrecks.[57]
Dora   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[14]
Dreadnought   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at San Pietro Clarenza, Sicily, Italy.[3]
Druid   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[47]
East   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Girvan, Ayrshire.[32]
Eleazer   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Svea". She was on a voyage from Pori to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[11]
Emily Ann   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Skokholm, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Enterprise   United Kingdom The fishing smack was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steam trawler Taurus (  United Kingdom).[3]
Florence Louisa   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mexico to a European port.[58]
Geofredo   Spain The steamship was driven ashore at Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Santiago de Cuba.[26]
George Becker   Germany The ship ran aground and sank at Warnemünde. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Rostock.[1]
Governore Langdon   United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside at Bootle, Lancashire. She pushed her anchor through her bow and sank. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Bootle.[22]
Harlsey   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Chesapeake River. She was on a voyage from Marbella, Spain to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[3]
Harriet Julia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Prestwick, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[32]
Henry Gilbert   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[27]
Herman de Ruyter   Netherlands The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[31]
Hermes Flag unknown The brig was driven ashore on Vlieland. She was on a voyage from Riga to Harlingen, Friesland.[1]
Huntsman   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[14]
Idono Alono   France The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Bideford Bay. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cádiz, Spain.[1]
Ivar   Sweden The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[16]
James and Eleanor   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ramsgate, Kent. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[22]
Jeune Daniel   France The schooner collided with the steamship Gironde (  France) and sank in the Gironde near Bordeaux, Gironde. Her crew were rescued.[26]
John Burbery   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued.[27]
John Givan   United Kingdom The brigantine collided with another vessel and was abandoned by her crew. She was towed in to Portland, Dorset in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Malaga (  United Kingdom).[1]
Juan   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Bordeaux. She was refloated and taken in to Bordeaux.[47]
Kronborg   Denmark The barque was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to Grimsby. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn.[22]
Lady Hincks   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Llanaithaiarn", Caernarfonshire. Her crew survived.[31]
Levant   United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock in the Sound of Islay. She put in to Oban, Argyllshire in a leaky condition.[5]
Liverpool   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Finart Point, Wigtownshire with the loss of nineteen of her 21 crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock.[27]
London   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rye, Sussex.[2]
Madras   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Zwaantjes Droogte", Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies, where she arrived on 7 December.[15]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Trinity Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Newcastle upon Tyne.[2]
Margaret and Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was discovered by Isabella S., which put some of her crew aboard. They took her in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[9]
Marie   United Kingdom The steam smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[14]
Mariestad   Sweden The steamship was driven ashore on Öland.[15]
Mizpah   United Kingdom The fishing sloop was abandoned in the North Sea. Her three crew were rescued by the steamship Catania (  Germany).[25]
Monkseaton   United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock in the River Suir and was beached 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Waterford.[15] She was later refloated.[32]
RMS Nile   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Haiti. She was refloated.[3]
New Blessing   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Duart Point, Isle of Mull. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Aberdeen.[32]
Norway   Belgium The tug struck the quayside and sank at Antwerp.[58]
Papa Erasmo   Italy The brig was driven ashore in the Seine. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, Frane to Livorno. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[31]
Pipasia   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Se] off the coast of Essex.[1]
Scorpion   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[14]
Selina   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[14]
Shamrock   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Patrick Rock, at the entrance to the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Ayr.[15]
Sjofna   Norway The steamship was driven ashore at Prøvestenen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Caen, Calvados, France.[15]
Solgran   Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Natal, Brazil.[5]
Stanhope   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on a rock off Rodrigues. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to the English Channel.[32]
Swift   Norway The brig was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland.[32]
Tar   United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her seven crew were rescued by the steamship Catania (  Germany).[3]
Tay   United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and sank in the Solway Firth. She was on a voyage from London to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[21]
Theodor   Sweden The barque was driven ashore on Terschelling. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to a Scottish port.[31]
Thistle   United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Holmside (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames with the loss of one life.[22]
Thomas Campbell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Tralee, County Kerry. She was later refloated.[47]
Union Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from "Pernay" to Schiedam, South Holland. She was refloated and taken in to Vlieland in a leaky condition.[22]
United   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack James Thorpe (  United Kingdom). United was on a voyage from South Shields, county Durham to Maldon, Essex.[3]
Vauban   France The schooner was driven ashore west of Pwllddu Head, Glamorgan.[47]
Veracity   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull to Wells-next-the-Sea. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[38]
Victoire   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ayr.[2]
Victoria Flag unknown The steamship struck Port Orford Reef and was beached.[58]
Violet   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Queen of the Fleet (  United Kingdom). Violet was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Topsham, Devon.[3]
Wallands   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Sunderlandto Margate, Kent.[1]
Willie   United Kingdom The smack ran onto rocks west of Portreath, Cornwall and was wrecked.[59]
Zircon   United Kingdom The ship departed from Sierra Leone for Liverpool in mid or late December. No further trace, reorted overdue.[60]
Unnamed   Italy The barque was driven ashore north of Workington. Her crew were rescued.[27]

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