# List of shipwrecks in December 1832

The list of shipwrecks in December 1832 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1832.

## 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camilla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Conception Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Drie Geschwesters | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Danzig or Stettin. |
| Edward and Amelia | British North America | The ship was driven ashore at Horton Bluff, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Digby to Windsor, Nova Scotia. |
| Helena | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Hull, Yorkshire for Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the brig Royal Union ( United Kingdom. Mary was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London. |
| Metta Margaretta | Sweden | The ship was spoken with off the coast of England whilst on a voyage from Longsound to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Osprey | United States | The ship was wrecked in Chebucto Bay. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York. |
| Sir E Codrington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Petit Rivière, Nova Scotia. |

## 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Camilla | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands. |
| Iona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. |
| Jeremiah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Glenluce Bay. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in Placentia Bay with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Minerva | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Newhaven, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Pennsylvania | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Cape Romain Shoals near Charleston, South Carolina. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Rosalind | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada, British North America. |
| Sir John Beresford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cessnock | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in Glenarm Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America. She was refloated on 8 December and taken in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Faith | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by HMS Conway ( Royal Navy). Faith was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Exeter, Devon. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of Jura, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States. |
| Hoffnung | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked near "Port Verdre", in the Mediterranean. |
| Iphigenia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Newry, County Antrim. |
| Snapdragon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Bridport, Dorset. |
| Sophie | France | The ship was wrecked 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Saint-Nazaire. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Sligo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo. |

## 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg. |
| Charles Cate | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Rocken End, Isle of Wight with the loss of three of her crew. |

## 5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Braganza | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Tavernier, Florida. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida where she was declared a constructive total loss. Braganza was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on a sandbank off Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. |

## 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bell | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. |
| Hume | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Siren ( United Kingdom). |

## 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Esperanza | Portugal | The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent. She was on a voyage from Faro to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Lowther | United Kingdom | The steamship was lost on the Dudgeon Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Selby, Yorkshire. |
| Myrtle | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Leven and Methil, Fife. |
| Sisters | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) north north east of Troup Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued by the brig Blagdon ( United Kingdom). Sisters was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Aberdeen and Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vrow Margaretta | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on Schiermonnikoog, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |

## 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned off "Matan". She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. |
| James Morgan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Drogheda, County Louth. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Redentore | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland. |

## 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antonius | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at "Steenort". Her crew were rescued. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Colchester, Essex for Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| John and Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Emden, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Victoria | Danzig | The ship was wrecked near Ystad, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Danzig. |

## 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsies | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of Glenelg. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Eliza | Norway | The ship was wrecked near Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Venice. |
| Jack Tar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Alexandria, Egypt. She was later refloated and taken in to Alexandria. |
| William Booth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Galway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Galway and Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Erindringen | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Trondheim to Barcelona, Spain. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Beccles, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Vrow Gertruda | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at Malta. |

## 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at "Solsvig", near Bergen. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Trieste. |
| James Cropper | United States | The ship struck the Five Fathom Bank. She refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Petersburg or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Lucy Davidson | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked off Tobago. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tobago to London. |

## 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by Kent ( United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Kent. |
| Wharfinger | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Spy ( United Kingdom). |

## 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Coronation | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. |
| Corkrump | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in West Bay. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth to Dartmouth, Devon. |
| Dolphin | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off St David's Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Minosse | Austrian Empire | The ship was wrecked near "Marabout", Egypt. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She subsequently drifted off and capsized. Wellington was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Antwerp | Belgium | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders. |
| Beaver | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on rocks off Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fort William, Inverness-shire. |
| Cora | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Duxbury, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Scott | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice and abandoned at Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Severn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "St. Ann's Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Fort William. |

## 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Logan | United States | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire off Bermuda. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Grand Turk Turks Islands. |

## 20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eloysa | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked near Tönning, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Hamburg. |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Harrington, Cumberland for Dublin. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Ganges | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Ostend. Ganges was refloated on 7 January 1833 and taken in to Ostend. |
| Gordon Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was cut by ice and wrecked in the Restigouche River, British North America. |

## 21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barbara | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Lark | Dominica | The schooner was wrecked in Manget Bay. |

## 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Coquet Island, Northumberland. |
| Ganges | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Ostend. |
| Ormrod | United Kingdom | The steamship sank in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Downpatrick, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Tweed | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the Fire Island Inlet. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia to New York, United States. |

## 23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Barbarian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Fortuna | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Agerø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Dram. |

## 24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cabrito Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Gipsy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. |
| Trusty | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground of the Gristle Bank, in the North Sea. She was holed by her anchor and was consequently beached. Trusty was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. |

## 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Carl XI | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Governor Douglas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Rorken End" with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Trusty | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London. Trusty was refloated on 9 January 1833 and taken in to Harwich. |

## 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hannah | British North America | The ship was driven ashore at Eastport, New York, United States. |
| Sophia | Danzig | The ship foundered off Leba. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |

## 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John | Grenada | The sloop was wrecked in Grand Bacotal Bay. |
| Nellie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Balmae, Wigtownshire with the loss of all hands. |

## 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beaver | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Fort William, Inverness-shire. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. |
| John and Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Peel, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. Minerva was refloated on 7 January and taken in to Peel. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was lost at Little Catalina, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. |
| Severn | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at St Ann's Head, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Fort William. |

## 29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Tetney, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. |
| Eslington | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Gipsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Metalmain", County Sligo. |
| Sparrow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin. |

## 30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Shamrock | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Perseverance ( United Kingdom) in the Firth of Clyde off Lady Isle and foundered. Her crew were rescued. |

## 31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by New Brunswick ( United Kingdom). Catherine was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Truro, Cornwall. |
| Ceres | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sligo, United Kingdom. |
| Duchess of Somerset | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque foundered whilst on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by Flora ( United Kingdom). |
| Lady | France | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off La Veille, Finistère with the loss of four of her five crwew. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Sophie | France | The ship was wrecked near Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba to Saint-Nazaire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1832 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Mud Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to London. |
| Barbara | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked off Ramsgate, Kent before 23 December. |
| Bayard | France | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mazzara del Vallo before 4 December |
| Carolina | Portugal | Liberal Wars: The ship was sunk by shore based artillery at the mouth of the Douro in early December. |
| Caroline | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked at Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 18 and 23 December. |
| Comet | | The brig was lost east of Bowen, New South Wales (now Queensland). |
| Corkrump | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off West Bay, Dorset before 18 December. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Dartmouth, Devon. |
| Elizabeth | | The brig was discovered on a Queensland reef in March 1832. |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off "Malan" in early December. She was on a voyage from Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Express | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The sloop was destroyed by fire at Ramelton, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ramelton to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice off Farther Point, Lower Canada, British North America. Her crew were rescued by Balmarina ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. |
| James and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The sloop departed from the Tyne in early December for Perth. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| King George Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire in early December. |
| Lark | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Southerness, Dumfriesshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Lord St. Helens | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Miramichi Bay. |
| Mangalore | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Aux Cayes, Haiti before 5 December. |
| Mountaineer | United States | The ship was wrecked near Cap-Chat, Lower Canada, British North America before 27 December. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Three of her six crew took to a boat and were rescued. |
| Royal Tar | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Arklow, County Wicklow. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Wicklow. Royal Tar was refloated on 5 January 1833. |
| Scott | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in ice in Miramichi Bay. |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Libava, Courland Governorate. She was on a voyage from Danzig, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Truite | France | The ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Rosas in early December. She was on a voyage from "Adra" to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Veare | United Kingdom | The brig struck the Owers Bank, in the English Channel off Selsey Bill, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Vera Cruzaña | Mexico | The ship was wrecked on Anegada de Fuerro. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Tampico. |
| Victoria | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands in late December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Zwe Gebruder | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon, Portugal. She was declared a total loss on 12 December. Zwe Gebruder was on a voyage from Riga to Lisbon. |