List of shipwrecks in December 1854

The list of shipwrecks in December 1854 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1854.

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1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1854
Ship State Description
Esperance  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Rotbol", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Marstrand, Sweden.[1]
Framat  Sweden The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Dorothea (Flag unknown). Framat was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Karlskrona.[2]
Margery  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Uddevalla, Sweden.[3]
Susan  United States The trading schooner was lost near Old House Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts. Crew saved.[4]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1854
Ship State Description
Annie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The barque was wrecked at Placentia, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Esperance  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Rotvoll, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Marstrand, Sweden.[3]
Maria  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was wrecked on Langeoog. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Hooksiel to London, United Kingdom.[6]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1854
Ship State Description
Alphonsus Maria  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Hornum Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated but ran aground on the Knupsand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London, United Kingdom.[7]
Silesia  United Kingdom The brig was lost in the Strait of Belleisle. Her crew were rescued.[8]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1854
Ship State Description
Brecknells  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barra de Tutoya, off Paraíba, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[9][10]
Celina United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked in Tratacayostique Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Blanc-Sablon, Province of Canada.[11]
Columbia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Kertch, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[12]
Hannah and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[2][3]
Hendrika  Netherlands The barque was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of all 82 people on board. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[6][13]
Holderness  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam. She had become a wreck by 9 December.[3]
Rovigno Trieste The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently sank with the loss of sixteen lives. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[14][15]
Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto a reef off Buctouche, New Brunswick, British North America and wrecked.[16]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1854
Ship State Description
A-là-Mode  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Catalina, Newfoundland, British North America.[17]
Erin's Queen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Oyster Island, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[6]
Flora  Kingdom of Hanover The ship ran aground off Neuwark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Hamburg.[7]
Isabella  Sweden The schooner ran aground on the Hunderplatte, in the Eider. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg.[7]
Lizio  Portugal The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Henry Pratt ( United States). Lizio was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Lisbon.[18]
Mary Carson  United Kingdom The ship collided with Baron de Bruck (Flag unknown) and ran aground at Liverpool. She was refloated.[19]
Nancy  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with another vessel and the ran aground at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Donaghadee, County Down to Liverpool.[20]
Palmyra United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas to the Rio de la Hacha.[21]
Pilot, or
Violet 		 United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to a Mediterranean port.[2][3]
Shetland  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[2]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1854
Ship State Description
Gratitude  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Ramsey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Prince of Wales ( United Kingdom). Gratitude was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[2] She was towed in to Ramsey on 7 December by Princess Alice ( United Kingdom).[7][20]
James  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at the Little Ross Lighthouse, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Glasgow.[6]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1854
Ship State Description
Carmelo Trieste The ship was wrecked on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Trieste.[6]
Cognac Packet  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a smack and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[6]
Driver  United Kingdom The clipper ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey.[19]
Georges  France The brig ran aground and sank at Margate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, Vendée to London, United Kingdom.[6]
Gipsy  United States The steamboat was destroyed by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana with the loss of several lives.[23]
Josephine  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America for the Clyde. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24]
London  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk with the loss of fourteen of the 38 people on board. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Penang, Malaya.[6][25]
Margaret Littlejohn  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Hartlepool. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[6]
Royal William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Malta to Swansea, Glamorgan.[26]
Tooting  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Little Lorraine, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, British North America to Liverpool.[18]
Wear Packet  United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the tug Economy ( United Kingdom) and a boat.[6][3]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1854
Ship State Description
Columbo United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship ran aground 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Barmouth, Merionethshire.[20]
Cyrene  United States The schooner capsized and caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean off Stratford, Connecticut due to her cargo of quicklime getting wet. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Decateur ( United States). Cyrene was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island to Norwich, Connecticut.[23]
Halifax United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Port Ontario".[23]
Island Queen  United States The schooner was driven ashore at Sodus, New York. She was on a voyage from Oswego to Ogdensburg, New York.[23]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Chatham, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[3]
Lewis Cass  United States The schooner was driven ashore at Conneaut, Ohio. Her seven crew were rescued by a lifeboat.[23]
Oliver  Bremen The schooner ran aground off the north coast of Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Vegesack.[3]
Pomona  United States The barque was wrecked. Her crew took to the yawl and landed on Grenadier Island, New York.[23]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1854
Ship State Description
Lady of the Lake  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point St. Denis, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[27]
Pearl  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kamouraska, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Combwich, Somerset or Falmouth, Cornwall.[27]
Telegraph  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Uddevalla, Sweden. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Sylt.[12]
Thomas and Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Speeton, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[3] She was refloated on 2 March 1855 and sailed for the Humber.[28]
Triton  United Kingdom The abandoned full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Pierre Island.[29]
Vesta Rostock The ship was driven ashore and sank at Tostenæs, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Rostock.[12]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1854
Ship State Description
Hero  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Virginia ( United States).[30]
Joven Dolores  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore east of Blueberg Beach, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to Mauritius and London. She was refloated the next day.[31]
Parthian  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland.[3]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1854
Ship State Description
Caroline Matilde Lübeck The schooner was wrecked at Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Ystad to Lübeck.[32]
Pride of the Sea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and destroyed by fire at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[33]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1854
Ship State Description
Ann and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The sloop capsized and was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich.[34]
Clarinda  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Anholt Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Hull. She was refloated on 17 December and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition.[35]
John Horrocks  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Ayr, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara, British Guiana.[33]
Pachietto di Trieste Trieste The ship departed from London for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was sighted off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk a few days later. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[36]
Queen of the Sea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Swansea.[37][38]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[34]
Recovery  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Redcar. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Middlesbrough.[34]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1854
Ship State Description
Flirt  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Camusnagall Bay, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Dahomey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27]
Lord Raglan  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to Calcutta, India. She was refloated on 4 February and resumed her voyage.[39]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Whitburn, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Largs, Ayrshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[34][12]
Princess Victoria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Old Harry Ledge, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset in a leaky condition.[34]
Waldron United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on Watlings Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to New York, United States.[40]
Wupper  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Schielhoek, in the North Sea of the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[12]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1854
Ship State Description
HNLMS Amsterdam  Royal Netherlands Navy The man-of-war ran aground off the Kullen Lighthouse, Sweden. She was refloated with the assistance of HNLMS Cycloop ( Royal Netherlands Navy) and Magicienne ( Royal Navy).[41]
Christina Hendrika  Netherlands The ship departed from Pillau, Prussia for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]
Perseverance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on the coast of Labrador. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Spes  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Gourock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken in to Greenock.[38]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1854
Ship State Description
Astrea  Sweden The barque was wrecked on a reef 12 nautical miles (22 km) north of Maceió, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[43]
Commercial  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent.[12]
Queen of the West  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, United Kingdom. Her 144 passengers were rescued, the crew initially remaining aboard but subsequently also being rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[44][38] Queen of the West was refloated on 19 January 1855 and towed in to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[45]
Scott Dyer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Tigre, Brazil.[46]
Topsy  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Oaze Edge, off the north Kent coast. She was refloated.[12]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1854
Ship State Description
Aletta Charlotta  Netherlands The galiot was wrecked near Aberffraw, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Requijada" to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[38]
Duke of York  United Kingdom The barque struck the North and South Rock, in the Irish Sea and was holed. She was abandoned the next day off the Isle of Man Six crew in the pinnace were rescued on 18 December by a fishing boat. Nine crew in the gig were reported missing. Duke of York was on a voyage from Rothesay Bay to the Bay of Bengal.[47]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived.[48]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1854
Ship State Description
Agno  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Whitby Rock. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat.[12]
Liverne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in Karatch Bay, in the Crimea.[49]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1854
Ship State Description
Brothers  United Kingdom The schooner was driven into the barque Liberty and Property ( United Kingdom) and sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Liberty and Property. Brothers was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to London.[12]
Devonia  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent with the loss of four of her seventeen crew. Survivors were rescued by Lord Warden and Princess Helena (both  United Kingdom). Devonia was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to "Aquilas", Spain.[50][42] She subsequently floated off and came ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[51]
Isabel  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cuba. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52]
Lerminy  France The ship was wrecked on Sal, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Gambia River to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[53]
Livorno  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked in the Kamiesch. Her crew were rescued.[54]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Scotland to London. She had been refloated by 3 January 1855 and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[17][55]
Shepherd  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked or foundered with the loss of all four crew. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayo to Liverpool.[56][57]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1854
Ship State Description
Anne Marie  France The bomb vessel was wrecked at Dellys, Algeria. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Concord  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Southampton, Hampshire.[59]
Martingale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk.[12]
Navy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[35]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. All on board - her crew and 411 passengers, were rescued.[60][5][61]
Swift  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at St. Ives. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport to Sheerness, Kent. She was refloated on 10 September 1855 and taken in to St. Ives, where she sank.[59][62]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1854
Ship State Description
Ane Karensminde  Netherlands The ship departed from Texel, North Holland for Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[63]
Bride of Abydos  United Kingdom The snow was driven ashore and wrecked on the Ballyranock Reef, off the coast of County Kerry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London.[56][35]
Concord  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Helios  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated.[42]
Jean Brut  France The brig was in collision with British Queen ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape de Gatt, Spain. Her crew were rescued by British Queen.[65]
Petilla  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure, France. She had been refloated by 30 January and taken in to Havre de Grâce for repaires.[66]
Sister Ann  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bangor, County Down with the loss of five of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim.[59][67]
Swift  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at St. Ives. Her crew were rescued.[64]
Willem Jan  Netherlands The ship departed from Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland for Sunderland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[68]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1854
Ship State Description
Adelaide and Victoria  United Kingdom The derelict schooner was driven ashore at Wallasey, Cheshire.[56]
Lavinia and Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from the Humber to London. She was refloated.[35]
Looshtank United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Bridgwater, Somerset.[27]
Louisa  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69][70]
Marchioness of Clydesdale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Killybegs, County Donegal.[71] Her eighteen crew were rescued by some fishermen.[64]
Tynwald United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The paddle steamer struck steps at the Prince's Pier, Liverpool when departing for Douglas, severely damaging her starboard paddle box. The sailing was cancelled and she was placed under repair.

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1854
Ship State Description
Coin  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Henry Benness ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[35]
Gesina flag Kingdom of Hanover The galiot collided with a brig and foundered in the North Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[71]
Kate  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[27]
Lady Franklin  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Diamond Reef, in the East River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[72]
London and Scarborough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[35]
Orion  United Kingdom The ship departed from Cagliari, Sardinia for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[73]
Sirius  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, having taken on extra hands.[59]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1854
Ship State Description
Anna  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Carolus  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Cito  Prussia The ship was crushed by ice and sank at Pillau.[74]
Concordia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Pillau.[74]
Diana  Imperial Russian Navy
Diana.
1854 Tōkai earthquake: The Speshnyi-class frigate sank at Miyajima-mura, Japan. Her crew built the schooner Heda ( Imperial Russian Navy) from the remains of Diana with the help of the Japanese.
Enigkeit  Prussia The ship was crushed by ice and sank at Pillau.[74]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was beached on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. She was refloated on 25 December and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[51]
Elise  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Ellen  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Fides  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Freuz  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Henriette  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Hercules  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Hylke  Netherlands The galiot was driven against the breakwater and damaged at Tarragona, Spain.[58][32]
Iris  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Johanna  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Maria Anna  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Marianne  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Mary Ann Henderson  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Jane ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann Henderson was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.[58]
Nova  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[35] She was taken in to Filey on 25 December by some fishermen.[51]
Reditd  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Sophie  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]
Windshaut  Prussia The ship was damaged by ice at Pillau.[74]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1854
Ship State Description
SS Arabia  United Kingdom The troopship was run aground Punta del Faro, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to the Crimea. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[75]
Honor  Spain The brig ran aground on the Helwick Sands. She was refloated and towed in to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom by Troubadour ( United Kingdom).[76]
Hendrik Jorgenson  Denmark The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Rügenwalde, Prussia.[77]
Loyal Standard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and towed in to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[35]
Prince Albert  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cagliari, Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Malta to an English port. She was later refloated.[58]
Thetis  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship Pioneer ( United Kingdom). The wreck was dispersed by explosives in April 1855.[71][51][78]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1854
Ship State Description
Anne  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[76]
Bolivar  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore west of Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire.[76]
Dorothy, and
Malta 		 United Kingdom The snow Dorothy collided with the brig Malta and sank in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. her crew were rescued by the brig Planet ( United Kingdom). Malta was abandoned by her crew, who were also rescued by Planet. Malta was subsequently discovered 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of Cromer, Norfolk by Ivanhoe ( United Kingdom). She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[51][79][80][81]
Echo  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dymchurch, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the Isles of Scilly.[35]
Forrester  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on "Sultha", Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued.[55]
Gipsy Queen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Fish Keys. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[21]
Marshal  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Flotta, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Spey to Stromness, Orkney Islands.[55]
Sea Breeze  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[35]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1854
Ship State Description
Czar  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[35]
Florida  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Scotstown Reef, off the coast of Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cromarty. She was refloated and taken in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[74]
Forrester  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Swona, Orkney Islands.[74]
Lulan  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on "Santa Arma Island", off Maranhão, Brazil with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maranhão.[82][83]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1854
Ship State Description
David  Sweden The brig was wrecked on "Swartboden". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Umeå to London, United Kingdom.[1]
Hempsyke  United Kingdom The transport ship was destroyed by fire at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[17][84]
Prince of the Seas  United Kingdom The ship struck the Corsair Rock, off Point Nepean, Victoria and was consequently beached off Point King. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Victoria.[85] She was refloated on 31 January 1855 and beached near Williamstown, Victoria.[86]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1854
Ship State Description
Blakeney Trader  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea in a severely leaky condition.[87]
Forester  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Stromness, Orkney Islands.[87]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[88]
Protector  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore, wrecked and burnt in the Bay of Bagnell, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Aux Cayes, Haiti.[89]
Rebecca  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Girdler Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[81]
Ocean Breeze  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[51]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1854
Ship State Description
Lydia  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore near Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to the Firth of Forth.[30][90]
Norreys  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[81]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1854
Ship State Description
Clara Luisa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was refloated and taken in to Monte Video.[91]
Flora  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay.[92]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Ann ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Ann. Hero was subsequently taken in to Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[76]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1854
Ship State Description
Ariel  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk at Greenock, Renfrewshire by the clipper Greenock ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[58][93]
Felim Jacob  France The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[81]
Flora  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Westport, County Mayo.[32] She was refloated on 2 January 1855 and taken in to Coultersay.[5]
Nathaniel Hooper  United States The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew were rescued the next day by Samuel Dunnings ( United States). Nathaniel Hooper was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Baltimore, Maryland.[94]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1854
Ship State Description
HNLMS Amsterdam  Royal Netherlands Navy The man-of-war foundered after 14 December.[41]
Aquetnet  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore at Montijo, Portugal before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to London.[40]
Carleton United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was wrecked at Tangiers, Nova Scotia.[5][95]
Colon  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain before 11 December.[38]
Culloden  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore.[33]
Dunorwick  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea after 19 December with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Dunfanaghy, County Donegal to Liverpool Lancashire.[96]
Eliza  France The ship was wrecked off Honfleur, Manche between 17 and 19 December.[56]
Fetkeller United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked in the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued by Orbit ( United Kingdom).[97]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Larne Bay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[98]
Frances Nesham  United Kingdom The ship departed from Port Mahon, Spain for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of all hands.[99]
Gazelle  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 December.[30]
Georgiana  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles before 25 December.[76]
Giovane Innocente  France The transport ship was wrecked in the Sea of Marmora off Büyükçekmece, Ottoman Empire.[100]
Hibernia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Indian River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27]
Isabella Anderson  United Kingdom The ship departed from Leith, Lothian in early December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[101]
Lotus United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The brig was wrecked at St. George's, Newfoundland.[5]
Margaret Malcolm  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the schooner Mariner ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Woolwich, Kent.[97] She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London.[74]
Pampero United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 December.[97]
Sunnyside  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[5]
Walburton  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[102]
Westmoreland The ship foundered near the Manitou islands on Lake Michigan with the loss of 17 lives and $50,000 of property.[103]

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