List of shipwrecks in December 1860

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Ship Country Description Adolph Flag unknown The ship was sunk by ice at Saaremaa, Russia, sometime before 27 December.[48] Alice  United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Chops of the Channel before 5 December. Her crew were rescued by the barque Faithful ( United Kingdom). Alice was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom.[149] She was taken in to the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom on 7 December.[150] Bartlett  United States The barque ran aground at Calcutta, India before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Calcutta.[46] Belencita  Spain The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Cape Spartel, Morocco.[83] Constance  France The barque was wrecked at Cape Spartel with the loss of a crew member.[83] Dee United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at Laxey. She was later refloated and beached.[114] Deux Jumeaux  France The ship struck a rock in the Latao Channel. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Macao, China. She was refloated and beached at Kowloon in a sinking condition with assistance from Oriental and Rajah (both  United Kingdom).[46] Flying Fish United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Tasmania The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Elliot, South Australia in early December. She was on a voyage from Hobart to Hobsons Bay, Victoria.[151] George  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[12] Georges  France The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from “Poulneix” to Dieppe.[106] Helene  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Aberdeenshire before 4 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[6] Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to London.[45] Italia Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was wrecked near Porto Farina, Beylik of Tunis before 31 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from “Gizelly”, Algeria to Tunis, Beylik of Tunis.[133] Jamaica  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was later refloated and taken in to the Dardanelles.[81] Jean d’Arc  France The ship sank. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Limerick, United Kingdom.[3] Kareaeskakis  Ottoman Empire The ship was wrecked at Balaklava, Russia before 19 December. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Constantinople.[49] Kingston  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all sixteen hands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[140][152][153] Louis  Netherlands The ship was wrecked in the Macclesfield Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[127] Lucretia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Canso, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[14] Mary Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked at Westport, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Digby.[14][77] Millman  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland. She was subsequently taken in to Lindisfarne and was then towed in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, where she arrived on 7 January 1861.[16][26] Munster Lass  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at East London, Cape Colony before 11 December.[46] Numera de Santander  Spain The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[74] Queen of Martaban  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned with the loss of two lives. Survivors were rescued by Iskerman and Sardinia ( United Kingdom). Queen of Martaban was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Calcutta, India.[154] Sarah Ellen  United States Carrying a cargo of stone, the 73-foot (22 m), 40-ton two-masted schooner sank with the loss of two lives in 300 feet (91 m) of water in the middle of Lake Champlain, midway between Burlington, Vermont, and Willsboro, New York, during a winter storm.[155] Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Saaremaa by ice before 27 December.[48] Vickery  United States The barque was wrecked in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, to a port in Victoria, Australia.[35] William Kirk  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Torres Strait before 7 December. Her crew were taken to two boats. Four survivors were rescued by HMS Herald ( Royal Navy); the remainder reached Kupang, Netherlands East Indies.[78][114]