List of shipwrecks in December 1859

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Ship Country Description Alexandra  Russia The schooner was driven ashore on Gotland, Sweden before 27 December. She was on a voyage from Riga to Lübeck.[101] She was refloated and taken in to Slitohamn, Sweden for repairs.[132] Annetta  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Cape Matapan, Greece before 12 December. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork.[119] A. R. Valquardsen  Hamburg The full-rigged ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Alliance ( United States). A. R Valquardsen was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to an English port.[33] Bon Estrella  Portugal The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 December. Her crew survived.[100] Cleveland  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Gibraltar. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[133] Clodomiro Flag of New Granada.svg Granadine Confederation The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered off Punta Mala. Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Chiriquí to La Unión.[30] Constitution  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at “Little Salvada”. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[36] Dahlia  France The ship foundered before 28 December. Her crew were rescued.[93] Diligent  United States The steamship ran aground in the Missouri River upstream of Saint Louis, Missouri.[134] Elizabeth Ann  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Kampong Bay. She was on a voyage from China to Australia.[102] Ellenita Flag of New Granada.svg Granadine Confederation The brig was wrecked in the Navigators Islands. All on board took to a boat and a raft. One person on the raft died. Ellenita was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to San Francisco, California, United States.[135] Emilia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Bilbao. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bilbao.[132] Enterprise  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated on 11 December and taken in to Bridlington.[9] Evelyn  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Le Tréport. She was refloated on 7 December and taken in to Le Tréport.[14] Fanny Forrester  United States The ship was driven ashore near Livorno, United Provinces of Central Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[113] Flora  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Devon before 8 December.[5] Four Brothers  United Kingdom The smack sank off the coast of Caernarfonshire between 19 and 28 December. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire.[28] Globe  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Dutch Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Providence, Rhode Island.[14] She had been refloated by 7 December and towed in to Providence.[41] Gordon  United Kingdom The schooner collided with another vessel and sank in the Sloyne.[9] Hannibal  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Hong Kong.[22] Haslediak  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Sligo.[81] Hector  Sweden The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[46] Helen  United Kingdom The ship foundered before 3 December. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Madras, India.[136] Ionia Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands.svg United States of the Ionian Islands The brig was wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) west of Muros, Spain before 23 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Lisbon, Portugal at Cork, United Kingdom.[114] Jacques Rocca  France The brig was wrecked at Roquetas de Mar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[14] James Andrews  United States The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Goatzalcos. Her crew were rescued.[41][137] J. H. Tiffary, and
Milwaukee  United States The schooner J. H. Tiffary collided with the steamship Milwaukee. Both vessels sank. Five crew of the schooner were lost.[41] Madras  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[14] Margaret Nichol United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner sprang a leak and was beached on Gabo Island, Victoria before 18 December. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Wonga Wonga (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Victoria).[74] Meanwell  United Kingdom The barque departed from an Irish port for the River Tyne. Nor further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[138][139] Moffat  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Circassian ( United Kingdom). Moffat was on a voyage from Saint John’s, Newfoundland to Liverpool.[62] Odette Flag unknown The ship was lost whilst bound for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[14] Pearl  United Kingdom The ship collided with Eliza Thornton ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member.[111] Pearl United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was captured and burnt in the Solomon Islands. Her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[74] Rose  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the Bay of Biscay (44°43′N 9°43′W / 44.717°N 9.717°W / 44.717; -9.717). Her crew were rescued by Racoon ( United Kingdom). Rose was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[131] Sarah Elizabeth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked on Devil’s Island, Nova Scotia.[72] Somnouth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia.[14] Stoicien Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near “Galippa”, Beylik of Tunis.[14] Sully  France The ship ran aground off Inagua, Bahamas before 12 December She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Haiti. She was refloated and taken in to Inagua, but was consequently condemned.[86] Swea  Sweden The steamship sprang a leak and sank at Kalmar.[104] Union  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cape Bon, Algeria.[14] Valkyrien  Denmark The schooner ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and put back to Harwich.[46] Ver  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 December.[131] Vibilia  United Kingdom The brig sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Houat, Morbihan, France.[113] Villa Javea  Spain The ship ran aground and sank at Bilbao. She was on a voyage from Valencia to Bilbao.[132] Woodside  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warrenpoint, County Down.[14] Zwei Gebroeder  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Kiel after 19 December. She was refloated and taken in to Kiel for repairs.[100]
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