# List of shipwrecks in December 1839

The list of shipwrecks in December 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1839.

## 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Minerva | New South Wales | The whaler was driven onto the Mincing Ground, in Portland Bay and was wrecked. |
| Perzango | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Coffie's Beach, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands to Boston, Massachusetts. Perzango became a wreck on 5 December. |
| Stranger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Ramsgate. Stranger was refloated and taken into Ramsgate. |

## 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adolph | Sweden | The ship ran aground off "Woersaa", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Ellena | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on São Miguel Island, Azores. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Gloucester. |
| Hector | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Queen Victoria ( United Kingdom). Hector was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to Hull, Yorkshire. She was towed into Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on 7 December. |
| Porto Formosa | Portugal | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Vila Franca do Campo, São Miguel Island. Her crew were rescued. |
| Shelburne | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Emporium ( United States) and another vessel. Shelburne was on a voyage from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America to Barbadoes. |
| Westmorland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Gloucester. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Gloucester. |

## 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adams | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Yangon River. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Ceylon and Rangoon. |
| Betsey and Martha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Dublin. Betsey and Martha was refloated on 10 December. |
| Clondolin | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Figueira da Foz. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Figueira da Foz. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Odessa. |
| Eruartung | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore on "Zurgst". She was on a voyage from and English port to Memel. |
| Goodluck | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Odessa. |
| Navigator | Stettin | The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ore Sand, in the North Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |

## 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Leith, Lothian. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. |
| Emu | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Green Point, Cape Town, Cape Colony. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. Emu was refloated the next day. |
| Miller | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry. |
| Neptuna | Portugal | The ship foundered off Terceira Island, Azores. |

## 5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Benjamin | France | The ship foundered off Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Portrieux, Côtes du Nord. |
| Dart | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Rose ( United Kingdom). |
| Exquisite | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 24 people on board were rescued by Roscius ( United Kingdom). Scotia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |

## 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Branch | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Boulmer, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham. |
| Edinburgh Castle | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Seaton House Rock, Northumberland. |
| Iris | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by ice at Swinemünde, Prussia.' |
| Jessey | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on the Druridge Sands, Northumberland. She was refloated. |
| Produce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Wittenbergen". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Hull, Yorkshire. Produce was refloated on 14 December and towed back to Hamburg. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Islandmore, County Down. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Limerick. Rose was refloated on 10 December. |

## 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Burtenwerp | Netherlands | The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Königsberg, Prussia. Burtenwerp was refloated on 9 December and taken into Helsingør, Denmark, where she sank. |
| Caroline | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on Swan Islands. All on board were rescued. |
| Countess of Airlie | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Ground, off the coast of Denmark, She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Montrose, Forfarshire. |
| Najadete | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Culemborg, Gelderland to an English port. |
| Permei | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the north east coast of Gozo, Malta. |
| Rosamund | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Stephen Point, Cornwall. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Rosamund was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Padstow, Cornwall. |
| St. Vincent | France | The ship struck rocks and sank at St Martin's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marans, Charente-Maritime to Penzance, Cornwall. |

## 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cordelia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a rock off Youghal, County Cork and was damaged. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered east of Santo Domingo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Mary Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Southwold, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire to Southwold. |
| Norman | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tasso ( United Kingdom). Norman was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Ocean was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| St. Andrew | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued. |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at Odessa. Her crew were rescued. |
| St. Michael | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued. |
| St. Nicholai | Russia | The ship was driven ashore at Odessa. Her crew were rescued. |
| Zeldenrust | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Portuguese Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Zwolle, Overijssel. Zeldenrust was refloated on 12 December and taken into the Nieuw Diep. |

## 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Seaton Delaval, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Albion was refloated on 16 December and taken into Hartlepool. |
| Arethusa | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Patcheauque", Long Island, New York with the loss of one life. Over 200 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York City. |
| Bintenwerp | Netherlands | The ship sank at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Königsberg, Prussia. Bintenwerp was refloated on 24 December and beached. |
| Mary Charlotte Weber | France | The ship was damaged on a reef off Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine Maritime to Mauritius. |
| Twee Gute Broders | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Dimlington, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Østerisør to "Halte". |

## 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked on Swan Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip. |
| Dryad | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Cape Cruz, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. |
| Lady Canmore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Merrion, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Waterford. Lady Canmore was refloated. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Oscar | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Conil de la Frontera and Cape Trafalgar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |

## 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Activ | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore at Holmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Marquess of Camden | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued by Asie ( France). She was on a voyage from Singapore to China. |
| Odessa | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Africa. |
| Robert Gray | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Killia, Ottoman Empire. She had been refloated by 18 December. |
| Urania | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Sligo. |

## 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cavalier | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the Mouse Islands. |
| Coventry | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Newland ( United Kingdom). Coventry was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Jura. Her crew were rescued. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex with the loss of all five people on board. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Woodbridge, Suffolk. |
| Falmouth Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the north coast of São Miguel Island, Azores with the loss of all bar her captain. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to São Miguel Islands. |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. George was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth. |
| Jongfrue Karen | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Pointe de la Coubre, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Lady Diana | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked in the Small Isles of Jura. Her crew survived. |
| Nymph | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth. Nymph was refloated on 14 December and beached. |
| Tay | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Chaleur Bay to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Wemyss | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Christchurch Ledge, in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Plymouth, Devon. |

## 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Concordia | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
| Henry Davenport | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Hospital Island, Massachusetts. She was refloated on 20 December. |
| Sir William Wallace | United Kingdom | The whaler, a barque, was wrecked in Chowder Bay. |
| Tally Ho! | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Vedra | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was later refloated. |
| William IV | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |

## 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Faial Island, Azores to Bristol, Gloucestershire. Emma was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Enterprise | Jersey | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by Dennett's Apparatus. |
| Gipsey | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in St. Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Digby, Nova Scotia. Gipsey was refloated on 21 December. |
| Lady Wallace | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Crocodile Reef, 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of Tuticorin, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Penang, then Colombo, Ceylon and Calcutta, India. |
| Mary and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Swash. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edwin | United States | The ship was severely damaged in a gale while on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Baltimore, Maryland. She was consequently condemned. |
| Mary Laing Meason | United Kingdom | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Lerwick, Shetland Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight or ten people on board. |
| Pocohontas | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Plumb Island, Massachusetts with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Newburyport, Massachusetts. |
| Selwin | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Pernambuco, Brazil. Selwin was consequently condemned. |

## 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Urania | Portugal | The ship ran aground off Dragør, Denmark. She was reported to be on a voyage from Lisbon to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. Uraniawas refloated and put into Copenhagen for repairs. |

## 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Avance | Prussia | The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Droogden, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Hannah Kerr | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Heath | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| H. Z. | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the River Gwendraeth. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly, Glamorgan. Lively was refloated on 11 January 1840 and towed into Llanelly. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Teignmouth Rocks, Northumberland. |
| Pursuit | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Derbyhaven, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to the Shetland Islands. |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Aberavon to Gloucester. |

## 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bordeaux Packet | France | The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Killala, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina, County Mayp to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Ceres was later refloated. |
| Concordia | Denmark | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of "Rossoe". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Heimath" to Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Chatham, Kent. Esther was refloated the next day and taken into Sheerness, Kent. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Llanelly. |

## 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore and at Aberdeen with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Aberdeen. Brilliant subsequently caught fire and was destroyed. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The Humber Keel sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and sank at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescuede. |
| Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Castle Chichester Bay. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Palestine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Bull Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Palestine was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Sackville | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Isles of Scilly. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the brigantine L'Amelia ( France). Sackville was on a voyage from an African port to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Tiejo | Portugal | The ship was wrecked on Walney Island, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Tilden | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |

## 20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | Van Diemen's Land | The ship ran aground on a reef in Bank's Straits. She was later refloated. |
| Don Giovanni | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Twielenfleth, Kingdom of Hanover. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the West Rocks, Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Woodbridge, Suffolk. |
| Favoran | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Neumuhlen. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London, United Kingdom. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Heber | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on "Bintang", Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Singapore to London. |
| Henry Devonport | United States | The ship was beached at Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Neptunus | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Zuiderhaaks,in the North Sea off thecoast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. Neptunus was refloated and taken into the Nieuw Diep. |
| Superior | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. Superior was refloated on 27 December and taken into Londonderry. |
| Thames | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Prussian vessel. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Thomas Gilstone | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Indian Key, Florida Territory with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States. |
| True Bess | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingswear Castle, Devon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. True Bess was refloated but consequently had to be beached at Dartmouth, Devon. |

## 21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annetta Elizabeth | Denmark | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Caroline | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Flemish Banks, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Oporto, Portugal. |
| Europe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| True Bess | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto rocks at Kingswear Castle, Devon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Portsmouth, Hampshire. True Bess was refloated and taken into Dartmouth, Devon, where she was beached. |

## 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britomart | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Goose Island, Van Diemen's Land. She was on a voyage from Port Phillip, South Australia to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. |
| Concord | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chincoteague, Virginia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York. |
| Crown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Diana | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Antwerp. |
| Magic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Ber Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Magic was refloated the next day. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier at Donaghadee, County Antrim and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the River Gwendraeth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Carmarthen. |

## 23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Comet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Comet was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Emelie | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at "Basloe". She was later refloated and taken into Svelvik, Norway. |
| Industrious | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spaniard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent and sank. She was refloated and towed into Whitstable, Kent. |
| Water Witch | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked at Port Macquarie. She was on a voyage from Port Macquarie to Sydney. |

## 24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anchor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Anchor was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Belt | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Hampshire ( United States). |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued by the samck Mary ( United Kingdom). Charlotte was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. |
| Crown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eleanor Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall. Eleanor Sophia was refloated and taken into Tenby. |
| Ernest | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Audierne, Finistère, France with the loss of all hands. |
| Letitia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Logan Head, Wigtownshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Carlisle, Cumberland. |
| Nightingale | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island. |

## 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Leith, Lothian. She was refloated on 27 December and taken into Leith. |
| Isabella and Ann | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tay. All thirteen crew people on board were rescued by the St Andrews Lifeboat. Isabella was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Jemima Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 5 January 1840 by John and Mary ( United Kingdom). Jemima Sophia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. |
| Levant | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and was beached at Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Zante to Cephalonia. Levant was consequently condemned. |
| Pelorus | Singapore | The brig-sloop struck a shoal off the coast of Borneo (8°08′30″N 115°30′00″E﻿ / ﻿8.14167°N 115.50000°E﻿ / 8.14167; 115.50000) and sank. There were 22 survivors. |
| Rosario | Spain | The polacca was driven ashore and wrecked in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Samuel and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Ross, County Wexford. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Maryport, Cumberland. |

## 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baltic Merchant | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Baltic Merchant was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Loyalist | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick to Saint Vincent. |
| Scheldt | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on a shoal in English Bay, Ascension Island and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to a Dutch port. |

## 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland. She was refloated in late January 1840 and taken into Berwick upon Tweed. |
| Atrevido | Portugal | The ship was wrecked off Vigo, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Blanche | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Hester | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the American coast. Her crew were rescued by Splendid ( United States). |

## 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Unst, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. |
| Matchless | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Portland, Maine. She was refloated in late January 1840 and taken into Portland. |
| Transport | United States | The schooner capsized. Crew saved. |

## 29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anchor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. Anchor was later refloated. |
| Aurelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Dundee. Aurelia was later refloated. |
| Evander | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| North Briton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Leithm Lothian to Sydney, New South Wales, North Britain was later refloated and take inth The Downs. |
| Venerable | United Kingdom | The barque was in collision with London Merchant ( United Kingdom) and sank off the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ariadne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Beacon Rock. She was refloated and taken into Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Ino | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Uist, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia. |
| Heemskerk | Netherlands | The ship ran aground at Amsterdam, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. Heemskerk had become a wreck by 4 February 1840. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near the Rock Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alcide | France | The brig was wrecked on the Bahamas Banks. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The smack sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Isle of Arran, Inner Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk, County Louth. |
| Dantsic Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Neufahrwasser. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire. Dantsic Packet was refloated on 2 January 1840. |
| Louise | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Unst, Shetland Islands or Uist, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. Louise was later refloated and put into Limerick in a leaky condition. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1839 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Holmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Ann Elizabeth | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Irvine, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Emma | France | The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel by Ocean ( United States) with the loss of 23 of her 28 crew. |
| Eos | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Zea, Greece before 9 December. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Odessa. |
| Europa | Norway | The brig was in collision with Gotheborga Walgary ( Sweden) before 10 December and was abandoned in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Gotheborga Walgary. Europa was on a voyage from Hull to Laurvig. She came ashore at Frøya and was wrecked. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Five Friends | United Kingdom | The coaster foundered off Burray, Orkney Islands on or before 2 December. |
| Florenz | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Genoa before 27 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno. |
| Garland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Andrews Shoal, in the North Sea off Felixtowe, Suffolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Garland was refloated on 31 December and taken into Harwich, Essex. |
| Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Machias, Maine, United States before 16 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Hector | Hamburg | The galiot was abandoned in the North Sea before 6 December. She was towed into Blakeney, Norfolk United Kingdom. |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pollock ( United Kingdom). |
| Mary Ann | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Byron ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Bedford, Massachusetts. |
| Neptunus | Russia | The ship was wrecked near Eckerö, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Saint Petersburg. |
| Naylor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Schulan". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. Naylor was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage. |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pill, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 7 December and sailed for Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Tory | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Kaipara River, New Zealand. She was later refloated and put into Sydney, New South Wales for repairs. |
| Velvet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Bosphorus. |
| William and Anne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. William and Anne was later refloated. |