List of shipwrecks in December 1833

The list of shipwrecks in December 1833 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1833.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1833
Ship State Description
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the brig Blakeney ( United Kingdom) at Leith, Lothian and sank. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Theresa Alicia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near New York, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to New York.[2]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1833
Ship State Description
Dorothea  United States The ship was driven ashore at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[3][4]
Pommerania Hamburg The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[5][6]
Trident  United Kingdom The ship departed from Porthcawl, Glamorgan for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands.[7]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1833
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen.[8][9]
Lord Blayney  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at the Point of Ayr, Cheshire with the loss of all seventeen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Warrenpoint, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10]
Success  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[11]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1833
Ship State Description
Helen  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Foyle She was on a voyage from Ayr to Londonderry.[12]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sligo.[13]
Walney Star  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Maryport, Cumberland.[14]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1833
Ship State Description
Bien Aime  France The ship was driven ashore at Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[8]
City of Limerick  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballybunion, County Kerry. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[15]
Siren  United Kingdom The ship departed from Havana, Cuba for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1833
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall.[17]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak off "Cape Granitala" and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[18]
Laurel  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19]
Plymouth  United States The ship was driven ashore at Plum Point, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[20]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1833
Ship State Description
Earl of Aberdeen  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim.[21][19]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Memel, Prussia. She was a wreck by 16 December.[22]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1833
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Patchogue, New York. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[20] Atlantic broke up on 17 December.[23]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[21][24]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from the Douro to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[13]
Michael Wickham  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Wexford. She was on her maiden voyage, from Wexford to Dublin.[21][19]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1833
Ship State Description
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Far Rockaway, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York City.[25]
Providence  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay. Her crew were rescued.[26]
Spray  United Kingdom The ship departed from Demerara for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1833
Ship State Description
Adrian  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°55′N 13°00′W / 45.917°N 13.000°W / 45.917; -13.000). Her crew were rescued by James Dunn ( United Kingdom).[28] Adrian was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London.[13]
Comet  Norway The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[29][30][31]
Hyperion  United States The ship was driven ashore in the River Plate.[32]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1833
Ship State Description
Admiral Rowley  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Acorn ( United Kingdom).[8]
Duncan  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Berck, Pas-de-Calais, France. with the loss of her captain. Her crew were subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.[33] They were later acquitted.[34]
Eliza  United States The ship was wrecked on the Calcot Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Salem, Massachusetts.[29][31]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands.[29]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Shetland Islands.[31]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was repaired and refloated. Mary Ann was on a voyage from Dunfanaghy, County Donegal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[5]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Danzig, Prussia but was later refloated. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[35]
Neptune  France The ship was driven ashore near "Pasawark", Prussia.[35]
Rusco Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[36] She was refloated on 18 December.[37]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1833
Ship State Description
Jane  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Llandudno Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Killybegs, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Limerick.[38]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Killybegs.[39]
Neptune  France The ship was driven ashore near "Pasarark", Prussia. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to Danzig, Prussia.[28]
Ovington  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Euboea, Greece Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Liverpool.[40]
HMS Thais  Royal Navy The Thais-class fireship departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1833
Ship State Description
Edward  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River, United States.[42]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1833
Ship State Description
Adelaide  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a Dutch galiot and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between Cape Spartel and Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[30]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1833
Ship State Description
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the River Wyre. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Lancaster, Lancashire.[5]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Kent.[43]
Superbe  French Navy
Superbe.

The Téméraire-class ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked at Naoussa, Paros, Greece with the loss of nine of her 602 crew.[44][45][46]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1833
Ship State Description
Branch  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[47]
Daphne  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne.[22][48]
Falcon  United Kingdom The brig was driven wrecked on the Apple-bed Reef, near Belfast, County Antrim with the loss of three lives.[47][49]
Hazard  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the west coast of Tory Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Runcorn, Cheshire.[50]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Conwy, Caernarvonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
Lady Shaw  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antigua.[47] Lady Shaw was refloated on 24 December and taken in to Belfast.[51]
Syren  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Llanmadoc, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Malta.[52][53]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1833
Ship State Description
Ann Elizabeth  United States The ship was wrecked at Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[37]
Brandy Wine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[30]
Canadian  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29]
Clyde  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on an island off Gatehouse of Fleet, Wigtownshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[13][54]
Dois Irmaos  Portugal The ship was wrecked near Lisbon.[2]
Dolphin  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cant Sands with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Faial, Azores, Portugal to London.[5]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to London.[43]
European  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned.[29] Her crew were rescued by David ( United Kingdom).[55]
Isabella  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Peile Foudrey". She was on a voyage from Ulverston, Cumberland to the Clyde.[56]
Industry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship sank at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[37]
Jane  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Sheephaven, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Sligo.[50]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Sunderland, County Durham.[2]
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point.[30]
Morrin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Hull.[30]
Norwich Packet  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east north east of Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[47]
Ringdove  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Noordwijk, South Holland.[57] Her crew were rescued.[29]
Sovereign  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Wakefield, Yorkshire.[30]
Standard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Twins  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Brighton, Sussex by Horatio ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Falmouth, Cornwall.[6]
Wesley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Mull of Galloway, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[50] Wesley was refloated on 28 December and taken in to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[58]
Wortley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay.[40] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Sligo.[59]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1833
Ship State Description
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[60]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1833
Ship State Description
Aboyne  United Kingdom The ship sank at Chichester, Sussex.[47][53]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Carmarthen Bay. with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[28]
Economy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Nidingen, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[61][62] Economy floated off on 7 January 1834 and was taken in to "Skalla".[37]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nidingen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[61]
Junge Tromp  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at "Malon". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland.[61]
Mervin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire.[28]
Pontiff  United States The ship was wrecked on the Cat Keys. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[63]
Saxony  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Weymouth, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the Charente.[30]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Sunderland, County Durham.[35]
Ulrica Stettin The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[31]
Uranus Hamburg The ship was abandoned off the Weser Lightship ( Bremen). She was towed in to Bremen on 22 December.[58]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the coast of County Wexford with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[50][64]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1833
Ship State Description
Euphemia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Wexford.[37]
Henry Brougham  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Valentia Island, County Kerry with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Ross, County Wexford.[61][65]
Priscilla  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the West Burrows Sandbank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[66][67]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1833
Ship State Description
Eclipse  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Morant Keys She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Worcester to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[30]
Haabetsanker  Norway The ship was wrecked near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of all twelve crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Spain to Stavanger.[29][69]
Leverix Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cuxhaven.[70]
Lorenz Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven.[58]
Louise Agathe  Netherlands The brig was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, United States.[23]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Swansea Bay She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to St. John's, Newfoundland.[30]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The ship foundered in The Wash off Boston, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston.[28]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend.[28]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Swansea Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea.[30]
Salvatore Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked at Berck, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of eleven of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Palermo to London, United Kingdom.[29][56]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1833
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Stoke Point, Devon. She subsequently came ashore there and was wrecked. Albion was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Lisbon, Portugal.[51]
Atlas  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a journey from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Strangford Lough.[71]
Crown  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Osteringer". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[72]
John and Thomas  United Kingdom The ship struck the Cannon Rock, in the Irish Sea, and was abandoned. She was subsequently towed in to Portaferry, County Down.[58]
Sappho  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 445 nautical miles (824 km) south east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London.[73]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[74][75]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1833
Ship State Description
Advena  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Everhand ( Bremen). Advena was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Chatham, Kent.[37]
Countess of Chichester  United Kingdom The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Bonny, Nigeria. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[76]
Comet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pennington, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Southampton, Hampshire.[29]
Ellida  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Mull. She was on a voyage from "New Carleby" to Liverpool.[61] Ellida was refloated on 2 January 1834.[18]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[28]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1833
Ship State Description
Jamaica  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Liverpool, Lancashire and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Jamaica.[77]
Windsor  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew survived.[35]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1833
Ship State Description
Avina  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea having previously been abandoned by her crew.[62]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No furthert trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[78]
Thetis  United Kingdom The pilot boat was run down and sunk by the steamship Messenger ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off the Nab Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Messenger.[28]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1833
Ship State Description
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Kinfinan Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[59]
Experiment  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Tyne. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow.[56]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all hands.[70]
Hull Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hastings, Sussex.[62]
Onyx  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bosphorus near "Chila", Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russian Empire to Liverpool[7][36]
Telemachus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hastings.[62]
William  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Nap Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to London.[70]
Zante  Greece The cutter sank at Trieste.[72]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1833
Ship State Description
Diadem  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "the Koll". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[65]
Entreprenant  France The whaler was wrecked on Goree Island, South Holland, Netherlands.[61]
Hull Packet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hastings, Sussex.[65]
Union  France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar.[79]
William Donald  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[80][81] William Donald subsequently drove ashore in Saint Tudwal's Islands in mid-January and was wrecked.[82]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1833
Ship State Description
Alliance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[83]
Heckington  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Wainfleet with the loss of all hands.[83]
Helen  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Arisaig, Inverness-shire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Westport, County Mayo to Hull, Yorkshire.[84][62][85]
Juventus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Killybegs, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Limerick.[61][86]
Seaton Castle  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Good Intent ( United Kingdom). Seaton Castle was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[87]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1833
Ship State Description
Hero  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore near Parkgate, Cheshire.[88][89]
Jemima  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Sicily.[74]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Sicily.[74]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1833
Ship State Description
Alexander and Jenny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[90]
Alice  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Preston, Lancashire.[91]
Anna Maria  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam, North Holland, She was later refloated.[62]
Arethusa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cavan Byron Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[90]
Argo  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[61]
Auchmuty  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[61][89]
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was later refloated and taken in to the harbour for repairs. Aurora was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gloucester.[20]
Barbullen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[90]
Berwick-upon-Tweed  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields.[61][25]
Bolivar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[25] She was refloated on 4 January 1834.[92]
Canada  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[61][89]
Catherina Juliana  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Sète, Hérault, France.[84] Catherina Juliana was refloated on 11 January 1834.[37]
Catherine  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. Her crew survived.[91]
Columbus British East India Company The East Indiaman was wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bremen.[93]
Dageraad  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Surinam.[84]
David  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands with the loss of one of her four crew.[94]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Galway.[90]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Ballina, County Mayo.[90]
Eliza  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Preston.[95]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donegal.[96]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore at Preston.[91]
George  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bransty Rocks, near Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[61][25]
Grecian  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Cape of Good Hope.[89]
Handvies  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam.[62]
Hindu  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland.[84]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off St. Gowans Head, Pembrokeshire.[65]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[25]
John  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Preston.[91]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast.[90]
John and William  United Kingdom The ship sank in Porthkerry Bay. She was refloated on 7 February 1834 and taken in to Barry, Glamorgan.[97]
Josephine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[98]
Lady Douglas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool.[25]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[60]
Lime Cobb  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast.[90]
Lucy  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. ~Only two of her crew survived to be rescued on 18 January 1834 by William Thatcher ( United Kingdom). Lucy was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Padstow, Cornwall.[99]
Margaret and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Galway. She was later refloated.[18]
Maria  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from amsterdam to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[84]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[100]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at St Ernan's, County Donegal.[96]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Kirkcudbright.[90]
Mary Fullerton  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Donegal.[96]
Mayflower  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Ballyshannon.[98]
Melina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Galway. She was later refloated.[18]
Mercurius  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was later refloated. Mercurius was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Oporto, Portugal.[84]
Pelican  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "the Dingle". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth.[89]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[90]
Royal Duke United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The sloop was driven out of Derbyhaven in a gale. She was wrecked on the coast of Lancashire on 6 January 1834 with the loss of all hands.[84][90]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Belfast. She was on a voyage from Belfast to London.[90]
Sarah  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Kirk Michael, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Tralee, County Kerry to Liverpool.[90]
Sincerity  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[86]
Sir Robert Barclay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Donegal Bay. She was on a voyage from Donegal to London.[92]
Stant Friesz  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to a Brazilian port.[84]
Susan and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donegal.[96]
Syren  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Great Orme Head, Caernarvonshire with the loss of all hands.[91]
Twey Gebroeder  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France.[84]
Ugonia  France The ship was driven ashore near "the Dingle". She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[89]
Valiant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sligo.[25]
Vriendschap  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdfam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[84]
Vrow Ikina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to London.[84]
Workington  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Sligo.[25]
Zeemeuw  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Amsterdam. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Surinam.[84] Zeemeuw was refloated on 11 January 1834.[37]
Zephyr  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Donegal.[96]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1833
Ship State Description
Aimable Catherine  France The ship was lost in the Adriatic Sea She was on a voyage from Trieste to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[101]
Amiscad Habañera  Spain The schooner was driven ashore on the Isle of Pines, Cuba by HMS Nimble ( Royal Navy). Her crew subsequently destroyed her by explosives to prevent capture.[102]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Holywood, County Down before 10 December.[9]
Anna Sophia  Sweden The ship was driven ashore in Malbay. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to a Mediterranean port.[103]
Ann Gerhardina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[103]
Aufang flag unknown The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Messina, Sicily.[40][104]
Carl Julius  Prussia The ship was lost near Stige, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, United Kingdom.[6]
Carnation  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Prince's Dock, Liverpool.[62][86]
Catherine Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[2]
Charles  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goree Island, South Holland, Netherlands.[101]
Columbus  United States The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen.[72]
Delaware  United States The ship ran aground on the Brandywine Shoal, in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[73]
Earl Kilmorey  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Banks of Wicklow, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Down to London.[49]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She wason a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool.[25]
Emma flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Hazard  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Tory Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Liverpool.[28]
Helen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Miscou Island, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[62][80]
Hudscott  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[2]
Jessie  United Kingdom The ship was presumed lost on a voyage from "Spyland" to Liverpool.[30]
Louney Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Vogel Sand. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nairn.[105]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Kattegat on or before 17 December.[61]
Miriam  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was later taken in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[22]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Lower Canada. She was on a voyage from the Restigouche River to Newport, Monmouthshire.[37]
Nautilus British East India Company The Brig-of-War was wrecked on the west coast of the Red Sea. All on board were rescued.[106][107]
Nemesis  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked near Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[108][109]
Neroline  Norway The ship was driven ashore near Trieste. She was on a voyage from Trondheim to Trieste.[2]
New Felix  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Montreal, Lower Canada.[80]
Olive  United Kingdom The ship departed from Ballina, County Mayo for the Clyde in late December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27]
Pictou  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Waterford.[8][49]
Providentia  Sweden The ship was lost near Strömstad. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Gothenburg.[108]
Rover  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Wexford.[4]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship was lost near "Waderoon". She was on a voyage from "New Carby" to Liverpool.[6]
Susan  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 20 December. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[23]
Suzanne  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Calabria. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[28]
Swan  United Kingdom The sloop departed from Bideford, Devon for Bristol, Gloucestershire in early December. She subsequently foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lynmouth, Devon with the loss of all three crew.[110]
Vrow Hendrika  Prussia The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Königsberg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[8]

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