List of shipwrecks in December 1831
The list of shipwrecks in December 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1831 .
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1831
Ship
State
Description
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Paul's Island , Labrador , British North America with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to London .[ 1]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Eierland , North Holland , Netherlands, where she broke up on 8 December. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 2]
Feister von Segultz
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[ 3]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Danzig , Prussia .[ 4]
3 December
4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1831
Ship
State
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Patchogue, New York with the loss of four of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Balize , British Honduras to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 7]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at La Baye , Grenada . She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[ 8]
Benjamin Milliken
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island , Nova Scotia , British North America . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 9] [ 10]
Thetis
Grenada
The ship was run down and sunk by Jeune Volsey (flag unknown) with the loss of ten lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to Grenada.[ 11]
Vulcan
Sweden
The ship was wrecked at Tacumshane , County Waterford , United Kingdom . Her crew survived.[ 12]
5 December
6 December
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1831
Ship
State
Description
Atlas
United States
The brig was wrecked in Chesil Cove with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Charleston, South Carolina .[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and was consequently abandoned on 12 December. Her crew were rescued by Juno ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to London .[ 19]
Margaretta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Penzance , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville , Spain to London .[ 16]
Oby
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Littlehampton , Sussex . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands to Shoreham-by-Sea , Sussex.[ 16] [ 20]
William
United Kingdom
The ship sank at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 21] She was refloated on 19 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[ 22]
8 December
9 December
10 December
11 December
12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1831
Ship
State
Description
David Ricardo
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Fort St. Mari, Antwerp , Belgium. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Antwerp.[ 4]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of County Donegal . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ballyshannon , County Donegal.[ 34]
Fabius
Netherlands
The ship was driven ashore at Barnegat, New Jersey , United States. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to New York , United States.[ 29]
John Campbell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crookhaven , County Cork . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Cork .[ 32]
13 December
14 December
15 December
16 December
17 December
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1831
Ship
State
Description
Aid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Roslegh Point" with the loss of all hands.[ 41] She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to New Ross , County Wexford .[ 42]
Cyclops
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She arrived off Dunbeg , County Clare on 21 December and the survivors were rescued. Cyclops was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America to Dublin .[ 43]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Dunbaron". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh , Russia to Hull.[ 44] [ 2]
William Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 45]
Mary
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked near Cape Sable, Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America, captained by James Duncan of Dublin.[ 46] Crew and passengers were saved.[ 47]
19 December
20 December
21 December
22 December
23 December
25 December
26 December
28 December
29 December
30 December
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1831
Ship
State
Description
Adrian
United Kingdom
The ship was lost near Lagos , Greece before 10 December whilst bound for Constantinople , Ottoman Empire .[ 61]
Aid
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Black Water Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford . Her crew were rescued.[ 62]
Aid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rossbeigh , County Kerry with the loss of all eight of her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick , British North America to New Ross , County Wexford .[ 43]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Delaware , United States before 17 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[ 29]
Ann Comer
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Hanö , Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 12]
Arrow
His Majesty's Coastguard
The watch vessel, a brig , was driven ashore and wrecked near Newhaven, Sussex .[ 63]
Bellerophon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Green Point, Newfoundland , British North America.[ 64]
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship foundered on or after 2 December. She was on a voyage from Miramichi to London.[ 26]
Cleopatra
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Van Diemen's Land .[ 65]
Concordia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Öland , Sweden.[ 20]
Congress
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Belle Île , Finistère , France with the loss of 60 lives. There were at least eighteen survivors.[ 66]
Duke of Wellington
Jersey
The ship was abandoned off Cape San Antonio, Spain before 30 December.[ 29]
Experiment
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 31 December. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from São Miguel , Azores , Portugal to London .[ 11]
Glentanner
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Loch Madden . She was on a voyage from Stockholm , Sweden to Limerick .[ 67]
Hannah and Tomb
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Quebec City bound for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 68]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Düne , Heligoland in late December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Liverpool.[ 29]
Henry
France
The ship was lost near Middelburg , Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 34]
Jones
France
The ship was wrecked near Christiana , Norway. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to Saint Petersburgh , Russia .[ 20]
Lord Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on "Point Aux Caux", Nova Scotia , British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America.[ 9]
Pacific
United States
The ship was lost with all hands in late December. She was on a voyage from New York to Halifax , Nova Scotia.[ 59]
Rosean
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Point Sepeau", Nova Scotia. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to London.[ 9]
Teutonia
Rostock
The ship was wrecked at "Nidinger" before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure, France.[ 41]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland , British North America to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 62]
Volante
British North America
The ship was wrecked in the Gut of Canso near Sandy Cove, Newfoundland in late December with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Jamaica.[ 59]
Young Samuel
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bulls . She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Jersey , Channel Islands .[ 6]
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