List of shipwrecks in December 1841

The list of shipwrecks in December 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1841.

1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Bouvina Hendrika Stettin The ship was driven ashore near Varberg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was later refloated and taken into Gothenburg, Sweden.[1]
British Queen  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Antwerp, Belgium.[2]
Maria  Spain The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Faro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[3]
Mary Barbara  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City. She was refloated and taken into New York.[4]
William  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on Lovett's Island, New York, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[5]

2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Bonne Adêle  France The ship was wrecked on the Sienkars Rocks, off Gotland, Sweden with the loss of a crew member.[6]
Cecilia  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Schleswig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[1]
Concordia Stettin The ship was sighted in the Øresund whilst on a voyage from Stettin to Antwerp, Belgium. Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands; a boat marked Concordia washed up on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands.[7]

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Science and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five lives and nine people missing. Nine survivors were rescued by Science. Endeavour was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to "Antigoache".[8]
Glengarry Saint Thomas The barque was wrecked on Grand Turk, in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued.[9][10]
Grenada  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Aden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Aden.[11]
Maria  Belgium The ship ran aground off the Île de Batz, Finistère, France and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp. She was later refloated.[12]
Napoleon  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[13][14]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in St Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin.[15]
St. Alexey  Russia The ship was wrecked on Copinsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Newry, County Antrim, United Kingdom.[16]
Wilhelmine Lübeck The ship ran aground in the Skjelle. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[17]
Zebina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Aberdeen.[17]

4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Anna and Maria  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and sank at Swansea, Glamorgan.[18][12]
Crown Prince  Hamburg The ship was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[2] She was refloated and take into Cardiff, Glamorgan for repairs.[19]
Delphin  Prussia The ship was driven ashore near "Nixoe". She was refloated and taken into Swinemünde.[17]
Earl of Durham  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Penarth and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Cardiff.[2]
Eliza  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk by the brig Condor ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Condor.[20][2]
Lady Grey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire.[18]
Nancy  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk by Jean and Mary ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[2]
Perthshire  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the north coast of Islay. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire. Perthshire was refloated on 6 December.[16]
Urgent  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon, Ayrshire.[12] She was refloated on 7 December and taken into Belfast, County Antrim.[21][22]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Aberdyfi, Merionethshire. She was on a voyage from "Salwach" to Caernarfon.[2]

5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Ada or Adela  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Blanquilla Island, Venezuela. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tampico, Mexico.[23][24]
Adeline  France The ship capsized off Royan, Charente-Maritime with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[1]
Alicia  United Kingdom The brig collided with Frederick ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Toward Point, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. Alicia was on a voyage from Sligo to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[25][26]
HMS Avon  Royal Navy The paddle steamer was driven ashore and damaged near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[22]
Branches  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in Saint Tudwal's Islands, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[18][27]
Cavallo Marino Kingdom of Sardinia The ship struck the Pearl Rock, off Gibraltar and sank. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France and Bahia, Brazil. Cavallo Marino was refloated on 7 December with assistance from HMS Lizard (1840) ( Royal Navy) and taken into Gibraltar in a waterlogged condition.[28]
Deux Soeurs  France The ship was wrecked at the Pointe de La Coubre, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[17]
Jean and Mary, and
Nancy
 United Kingdom Jean and Mary collided with the schooner Nancy off the coast of Suffolk and was consequently beached. Nancy sank, her crew took to the longboat and survived.[20]
Joanna  United Kingdom The ship struck the Hankley Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland and sank.[18]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ballycastle, County Antrim. she was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Larne, County Antrim.[29]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dee.[2]

6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Astrea  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Monte Video, Uruguay.[30]
Galen  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Faial Island, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[31]
James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. James was refloated and take into Maryport.[29]
Lord Teignmouth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was damaged. She was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[32]
Secret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scatarie Island, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[33]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London.[34][1]

7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Alert, and
Defiance
 United Kingdom The smack Defiance was run into and sunk off Cromer, Norfolk by Alert. Her crew were rescued by Alert, which was consequently beached at Mundesley, Norfolk.[35]
Archibald  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Carmel to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[29] Archibald had become a wreck by 17 December.[36]
Erin  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Campechano (flag unknown). Erin was on a voyage from Londonderry to Savannah, Georgia, United states.[9]
Erin-go-Bragh  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 21 people on board were rescued by Roscius ( United Kingdom). Erin-go-Bragh was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[37][38]
Jeune Auguste  France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[34]
Radford  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[29] Radford was later refloated and taken into Calais.[35]

8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Curaçao to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[39]

9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Caroline  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hamburg.[17]
Cato  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked north of Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of all hands.[32]
Grace  United Kingdom The ship was beached 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Maryport.[19] Grace was refloated on 16 December and put back to Dumfries.[6]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Helsingør for repairs.[40][4]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the East Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Isabella was refloated and resumed her voyage.[25]
Junge George  Hamburg The ship ran aground off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from an English port to Hamburg. Junge George was refloated and taken into Cuxhaven.[41]
Kent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent.[41]
Lord Nelson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Black Shaw Bank with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[17]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was ran aground and was severely damaged at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Guernsey.[41]
Sherwood  United States The ship ran aground on rocks off Sark, Channel Islands and was abandoned by her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Sherwood subsequently floated off and drifted towards Jersey.[42][43]
William and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked north of Sunderlnd. Her crew were rescued.[32]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Beulah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Woodbridge, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Woodbridge.[32] She was refloated on 13 December and taken into Woodbridge.[44]
Defiance  United Kingdom The ship collided with the schooner Alert and foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk.[20]
Fleurs  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Tiree, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Puerto Rico.[45]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shoeburyness, Essex. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire to London.John was refloated the next day and towed into London.[16]
Juno  France The ship capsized in the Seine. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Jack Sound with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight to Dublin.[46]
Stad Zierikzee  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Campvere, Zeeland.[17] She had become a wreck by 18 December.[36]
Unicorn  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the Seine near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[17][47]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Elbe  United States The whaler was driven ashore at Palliser Bay, New Zealand while en route for Wellington during a storm (the same storm which wrecked the Winwick (qv)). Her crew were rescued.[48]
Fanny Sweden The brig was wrecked on the Ooster Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of one of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Hul, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to St. Ubes, Portugal.[37][49]
Lynch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Llanmaddoc, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Para  Russian Empire The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Saint Petersburg.[1]
Publican  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore east of Calais, France. Her crew were rescued by the Calais Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Waterford.[1][47]
Queen  United Kingdom The brig collided with a barque and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack.[20]
Wasdelmo  Empire of Brazil The ship was driven onto the Tartarugas Rocks, off Pernambuco and was damaged. She was refloated and put back to Pernambuco.[50]
Winwick  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore in Lyall Bay, while en route from Kapiti Island to Wellington, with the loss of one life.[51][48]
Zephire  France The sloop was driven ashore on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée. Her crew were rescued.[47]

12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Emma  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Welsinggen", Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium.[41]
Erie  United States The whaler was wrecked in Palliser Bay, New Zealand. Her crew survived.[52]
Middlesex New South Wales The ship struck a rock and was severely damaged at Wellington, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Wellington.[52]
Rapid Guernsey The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Guernsey.[37][41][49]
Rosamond and Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Loughor. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[37]Rosamund and Jane was refloated on 15 December.[53]
Simon Bolivar  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Dogger Bank and was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to the River Tyne.[6]
William and Fanny  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swanage to Weymouth, Dorset.[16]
Winwick New Zealand The barque was wrecked in Lyall Bay.[52]

13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Caldeonia  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Irish Sea off Maughold Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramsey, Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53]
Edenbank  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at "Carabournow", Ottoman Empire. Her crew survived She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Odessa.[54][55]
Euclid  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dundas, Renfrewshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[44]
Hazard  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Fleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Strangford, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[44]
Lapwing  United Kingdom The ship was discovered off the coast of Essex waterlogged and abandoned, crew presumed lost. She was towed into Wivenhoe in a waterlogged condition.[19]
Liddell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Happisburgh, Norfolk.[17] She was refloated on 30 December and taken into Great Yarmouth.[56]
Sverre  Belgium The ship ran aground at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Ismalia, Ottoman Empire.[57]
Thetis  France The ship ran aground, capsized and sank at Dunkerque, Nord. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Dunkerque.[17][37] Thetis was refloated on 18 December and taken into Dunkerque.[6]
Union  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged near Blyth, Northumberland. She was later refloated and taken into Blyth.[42]

14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Agenoria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bangor, Caernarfonshire.[41]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Gribben Head, Cornwall. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to Belfast, County Antrim.[6]
Comsopolite  Belgium The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Prussia. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Antwerp. Cosmopolite was refloated and put into Dantzic in a leaky condition.[6]
Dorothea  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Eyerland Banks, in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to La Guaira, Venezuela.[41]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Flats, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[41] She was refloated on 17 December and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[58]
Emilie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Caen, Calvados, France.[42]
Flora  Bremen The ship was driven ashore near Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Stettin. She was refloated and taken intoCopenhagen, Denmark.[6]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. John was refloated and taken into Boulogne.[42]
Kremlin Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to New York, United States. She was refloated and put under repair.[59]
Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven shore at Blyth, Northumberland and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Blyth to London. Union was refloated and towed into Blyth.[41]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Friends  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Newhaven.[60] Friends was refloated on 18 December and taken into Newhaven.[36]
Friends Goodwill  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to London.[6]
Jane  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Newhaven. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Newhaven.[60] Jane was refloated on 23 December and taken into Newhaven.[8]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to London. John was refloated' and taken into Boulogne.[37]
Jonge Jan  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Hinder Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Toulon, Var, France.[6]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hare Island. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Galway. She was refloated on 1 January 1842.[3]
Silistria  Russia The schooner ran aground on the Debenigo. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to St. Ubes, Portugal. She was refloated.[49]
Suir  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hooper Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Province of Canada, British North America to Llanelly, Glamorgan. Suir was refloated on 16 December and taken into Llanelly.[58][42]

16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Andrew White  United Kingdom The ship collided with a barque and was beached west of Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6]
Cambria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Exmouth, Devon. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Hebble  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) south east of Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[60][36]
Langton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Almería, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool.[61]
Peace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Arklow, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford.[62]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Arab  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and put into Dover, Kent in a leaky condition. Arab was on a voyage from South Shields to Galway.[58]
Bristol Packet  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk by a schooner off Land's End, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Penzance and Falmouth, Cornwall.[63]
Mohawk  United States The ship was wrecked at Point Allerton, Massachusetts. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts.[64]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Alva British North America The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Girard ( United States). Alva was on a voyage from Dorchester, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork.[57][65]
Andrew White  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the barque Grange ( United Kingdom) and was consequently beached at Porthdinllaen, Anglesey. All but three of her crew were rescued by Grange, the remainder stayed on board. Andrew White was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 20 December.[36]
Duchess of Gloucester  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool. She was subsequently righted and repaired.[66][59]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Clew Bay. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Jamaica.[31] She was refloated on 2 January 1842.[3]
Maria  Belgium The ship was wrecked on Point Barbero, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Constantinople and Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[67]
Susception  Prussia The ship was abandoned off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued.[40] She subsequently droven ashore at "Gasa", Sweden.[56]

19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Albano  Spain The ship ran aground on Goat Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Málaga to New York, United States. Albano was refloated the next day and taken into Newport, Rhode Island.[68][69]
Coquette  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the north coast of "Calongonk".[70]
Longton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cerillos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to Liverpool, Lancashire.[67][71]
William Foster  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bell Rock, off the Ragged Islands, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[72]

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Godfrey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Caen, Calvados, France. Godfrey was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Hanna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Riga, Russia. She was later refloated.[73]
St. Oswald  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the Barking smack Ceres ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Sunderland, County Durham.[74][5][75]
William Salthouse  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Point Nepean, New South Wales and was beached. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to the Cape of Good Hope and Port Phillip, New South Wales.[76]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Lighter  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Thompson's Island, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to "Cornwallis".[77]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
America  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Sicily to New York.[33]
Governor Arthur  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire and sank at Port Phillip, South Australia.[78][79]
Johanna  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Groningen to London, United Kingdom.[74]
Taletta  Netherlands The ship foundered off the mouth of the Weser. She wason a voyage from Hamburg to Amsterdam, North Holland.[80]
Theodosia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage the day after.[56]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
General Evans  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked on a reef off the coast of Sierra Leone. All twelve people on board survived.[81]
Royal Sovereign  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Royal Sovereign was refloated and resumed her voyage.[40]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Arcturus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire.[74] She was on a voyage from Limerick to Preston, Lancashire.[5]
Friendship  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged on Scalpa. She was refloated on 3 January 1842 and taken into Stromness, Orkney Islands.[77]
Jules  Belgium The ship ran aground in the Grijalva River and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Tabasco, Mexico.[82]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Hare Island, County Galway.[83]
Wave  United States The schooner was driven ashore. She was refloated on 29 December.[10]

25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Briton  United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and was wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Hartlepool, County Durham.[83][73]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Boulmer, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from London to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was later refloated.[4]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Scasset Bay, Orkney Islands.[28]
Rosiana  Spain The polacca was run down and sunk off Cape Palos by a Swedish vessel. Her crew were rescued by Patriot ( United Kingdom).[84]

26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Brandon  French Navy The Sphinx-class aviso was wrecked at Mahon, Minorca, Spain.[85]
Fancy  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[86][73]
Rival  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked north of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rio Grade do Norte.[87]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Goat Point. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4]
Vestal  United Kingdom The ship departed from Ramsgate, Kent for Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[88]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with a brig in the North Sea. She put into Hartlepool, County Durham on 29 December in a sinking condition.[56][75]
Cæsar Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent.[4]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newfoundland, British North America for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[89]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes  United Kingdom The ship foundered south of Menorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall.[90]
Brandon  French Navy The steamship was wrecked at Port Mahon, Menorca with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Toulon, Var, France to Port Mahon.[90][91][10]
Sovereign Cape Colony The schooner was wrecked at Knysna. Her crew were rescued.[92]

30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Agnes  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the south coast of Minorca, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Falmouth, Cornwall.[93]
François  France The ship was driven ashore at Málaga, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[94]
Nerio New South Wales The barque ran aground off Point Nepean. She was refloated on 1 January 1842.[95]
Trim  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[66][75]

31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Arcturus  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and sank at Pile Foundry, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasson Dock, Lancashire.[96]
Belvedere  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. Belvedere was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[97]
Deux Frères  France The brig was driven ashore on the coast of Algeria. She was later refloated and taken into Algiers.[98]
Eliza  France The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[39]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Cataldo di Lecce, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to London.[94]
Guiletta Kingdom of Sardinia The brig sank at Algiers.[33][98]
Petit Emanuel  France The brig was driven ashore near Cape Mustapha, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Dunkerque, Nord.[33][98]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1841
ShipCountryDescription
Albano  Spain The ship was driven ashore on Goat Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from Málaga to New York. She was refloated the next day and taken into Newport, Rhode Island.[33]
Antaces  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was on voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Salem, Massachusetts, United States.[10]
Cleopatra  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 21 December.[45]
Clorinde  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport to Rouen. She was refloated on 21 December.[45]
Crystal  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 December.[83][99]
Dos Hermanos or Tres Hermanos  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Mandara Rocks, off coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Santander.[40][74]
E. & L.  Prussia The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 December.[55]
Eolo  Hamburg The ship was destroyed by fire at a Spanish port before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg.[41]
Fortescue  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Strait of Malacca.[100]
Fortune  Netherlands The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Gotland, Sweden, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Christianstadt, Sweden.[41]
Georgian  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near "Caragica" before 17 December. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Cork.[54]
Grenadier  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Grenadier was refloated on 25 December and taken into St.Ives.[8]
Helsingfors Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground and was damaged at "Kleven", Norway. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Antwerp, Belgium.[3]
Inez  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Strait ofMalacca and was consequently beached at Singapore. She was on a voyage from China to Madras, India.[100]
Lapwing  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she arrived on 13 December.[17]
Lina Sweden The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Ebro.[6][86]
Marie  France The ship was driven ashore on Great Heneaga, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cartagena, Republic of New Grenada to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated and taken into Nassau, Bahamas, where she arrived on 1 January 1842.[72]
Mary British North America The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel on or before 14 December.[17]
Mary  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Morris Island, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Saint Helena.[90]
Medusa  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Larache, Morocco. she was on a voyage from Larache to Cork.[59]
Memoria Parentum Sweden The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Ebro.[6][86]
Ocean de Havre  France The ship was driven ashore at Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica before 4 December. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[101][102]
Pera  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France before 13 December and was subsequently wrecked. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Saint Petersburg.[17]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Collier Bay, County Londonderry. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Larne, County Antrim.[63]
Pomona  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Bembridge Ledge off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Faial Island, Azores. Pomona was refloated on 24 December and put back to Portsmouth.[4]
Reporter  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 December.[55]
Republican  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France.She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight to Waterford. Republichanwas refloated on 17 December and taken into Calais.[36]'
Sarah Sheafe  United States The ship foundered in the North Sea on or before 27 December. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York.[103]
Savannah  United States The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Some of those on board were rescued by a brig. Savannah was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[104]
Sesostris  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the east coast of Spain. She was later refloated.[32][105]
Sherwood  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Sark, Channel Islands and was abandoned by her crew before 7 December. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[37]
Stair  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bacton, Norfolk. She was refloated on 8 December and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[25]
Urgent  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon, Ayrshire. Urgent was refloated on 7 December and taken into Belfast, County Antrim.[25]

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Ship events in 1841
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Ship commissionings: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846
Ship decommissionings: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846
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