# List of shipwrecks in December 1882

The list of shipwrecks in December 1882 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1882.

## 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Minnie | United Kingdom | The fishing trawler foundered off Berry Head, Devon with the loss of all three crew. |
| Peters | United States | The steam barge caught fire and sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of thirteen lives. |
| Selim | United Kingdom | The barque was run down by the steamship Hamsteels ( United Kingdom)) and sank 16 nautical miles (30 km) off Start Point, Devon. The pilot and a crewman were drowned, while the rest were landed at Plymouth. Selim was on a voyage from New Zealand to Dunkerque, Nord. France. |
| Speranza | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Catscar Rock, north west of Gigha, Inner Hebrides and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. |

## 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Enero | Spain | The ship departed from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands for Bilbao. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Hawk | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| John Preston | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Morven, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
| R. G. Peters | United States | The barge was destroyed by fire in Lake Michigan with the loss of fourteen lives. |

## 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glance | United Kingdom | The barque was run into by the steamship John O. Scott ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames near Northfleet, Kent with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the tug Challenger ( United Kingdom). Glance was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London. |
| Harmonic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Sandlemere, Yorkshire. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Mary Jones | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the smack Aid ( United Kingdom). Mary Jones was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to Gloucester. |

## 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandra | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on the Dutch coast and caught fire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Rhineland | Germany | The barque ran aground on the Black Middens, off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to the River Tyne. |

## 5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Castor | Norway | The barque was driven ashore near Mandal. |
| Catherine and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Tynemouth, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland in a heavy gale. The crew were rescued by the Coastguard. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Angus to Plymouth, Devon with potatoes |
| Esperance | Netherlands | The schooner was wrecked at Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| John Stonard | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. She was subsequently driven onto the Goodwick Sands. |
| Llaethliw | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Fishguard. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. She drove on to the Goodwick Sands and was wrecked. |
| Maerke To | Norway | The barque was driven ashore near Mandal. |
| Margaret Reid | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Johnshaven, Kincardineshire in a heavy gale, with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Inverness, Scotland with coal. |
| Olaf Kyrre | Norway | The brig was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. Olaf Kyrre was on a voyage from South Shields to Fredrikshald She subsequently broke up. |
| Rap | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Mandal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fredrikshald, Norway. |
| Rhymney | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Cow Ledge, in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Xanthus | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Fishguard. Her crew were rescued by the Fishguard Lifeboat. She drove onto the Goodwick Sands and was wrecked. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Foula, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. |

## 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adolph | Sweden | The barque was wrecked on Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Umeå to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Amalie | Denmark | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Svendborg to Folkenborg, Norway. |
| Anna Helena | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 160 nautical miles (300 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Lusty ( United Kingdom). Anna Helena was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Purmerend, North Holland. |
| Black Diamond | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. Her sixteen crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was subsequently salvaged, repaired and returned to service. |
| Fiona | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Hale Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of all sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Huntingtower | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Ras Ghareb, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Hygeia | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Manche, France to Tønsberg. |
| Maerdo | Norway | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Minatitlán, Mexico. |
| San Fresemann | Netherlands | The schooner was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Sirio | Italy | The barquentine was wrecked on the Goswick Sands, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of twelve of the fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bari. |
| Star of Hope | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from a French port to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Unnamed | France | The lugger foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a steamship. |

## 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anders Dedckam | Norway | The barque was driven ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to New York, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship. |
| Cheval de Troie | Guernsey | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of five of her crew. |
| Ecureuil | France | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calais to Warkworth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Edith | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by Excelsior ( United Kingdom) and sank about 3 cables (570m) from Carrick Nath Point, St Mawes, Cornwall. |
| Edmund | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Oskarshamn, Sweden to London. |
| Focke Decke | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore at Amble, Northumberland, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Harburg. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the schooner Giles Lang ( United Kingdom) and sank off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Giles Lang. |
| Hertha | Germany | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Mandal, Norway. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Imbro | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bay Ovens. She was on a voyage from Kiel, Germany to Riga, Russia. She was later refloated with assistance. |
| Maron | Norway | The schooner was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary | France | The ship was wrecked at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, She was on a voyage from "the Guinea Coast" to Marseille. |
| Matthew Wignall | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by the barquentine Fonthill ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned 8 to 10 nautical miles (15 to 19 km) west north-west of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Fonthill. Matthew Wignall drifted ashore, bottom up, at the Gassick, between Sennen Cove and St Just in Penwith, Cornwall. |
| Sotir | Greece | The barque grounded on a rock on the Kits Cairn, near Porthcurno, Cornwall. After 10 or 15 minutes the barque was carried out to sea by the wind and tide. Before the barque foundered, two local boats following the vessel, took off the ten crew and landed them at Porthgwarra. Sotir was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Syra. |

## 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was abandoned in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the smack Choice ( United Kingdom). |
| John | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Orlando | United Kingdom | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her crew were rescued. |
| Romolo | Italy | The ship departd from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Y. Y. | United Kingdom | The crewless fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. |

## 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adroit | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) north east of The Maidens, off the coast of County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to Sligo. |
| Marima | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to London. She put in to Port Said, Egypt. |
| Sarah B. | Flag unknown | The barque sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was set afire and abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the barque Mentor (Flag unknown). Sarah B. was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France to New York, United States. |

## 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ashfield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Limerick and was severely damaged. She was refloated. |
| Johanne | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar. |
| Largo Bay | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. She was on a voyage from Savona, Italy to Marbella. |
| Minima | Greece | The barque was driven ashore and sank at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to a British port. |
| Serafina | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The derelict ship came ashore in a capsized condition at Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The hulk was driven ashore at Gibraltar. |

## 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Celide R. | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Port Nolloth, Cape Colony for Swansea, Glamorgan. She was subsequently wrecked. |
| Corrina H. Bishop | United States | The fishing schooner was lost at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eunice | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ystad, Sweden to an Irish port. |
| Patria | Norway | The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The ship foundered 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of The Stags. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ada Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner was run into by another vessel and was abandoned 15 nautical miles (28 km) south south west of Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew survived. |
| Arabia, and Kaieteur | Persia United Kingdom | The steamships collided near "Foa" and were both severely damaged. Kaieteur was on a voyage from Bussorah to London. Both vessels put back to Bussorah. |
| Bolivar | United Kingdom | The transport ship was wrecked on Cobbler's Reef, off Barbados with the loss of a crew member. |
| Chancellor | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Suez, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. |
| Edith | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gore Sand, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan. |
| Louis Henry | France | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydd, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Brest, Finistère. |
| Nathaniel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Aberthaw, Glamorgan. |
| Nessmore | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Nova | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Skerweather Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| P. A. Vagliano, and Raglan | United Kingdom | The steamship Raglan was run into by the steamship P. A. Vagliano off Sully Island, Glamorgan. Three minutes after the collision, her boiler exploded and she sank. Her crew were rescued by P. A. Vagliano. Raglan was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff. P. A. Vagliano was on a voyage from Cardiff to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was severely damaged at the bow and put back to Cardiff. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Lay Rock, off the coast of County Down. |

## 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Campeador | Spain | The steamship sank within five minutes after colliding with Knight of the Thistle ( United Kingdom) off the Owers Lightship ( Trinity House), near the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of three of the nineteen people on board. Survivors were rescued by Knight of Thistle. Campeador was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Barcelona. |
| Drumtochty | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Ilfracombe, Devon. |
| Freia | Norway | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. |
| George W. Stetson | United States | The fishing schooner was wrecked at East Machia, Maine. Her crew were rescued. |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The tug was holed by the propeller of Louise H. ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Humber. |
| Vivienne | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland. |

## 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albrecht | Germany | The barquentine ran ashore on Lundy Island, Devon, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was later refloated and towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom in a severely leaky condition by Ingoldby ( United Kingdom). |
| Alex | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Cheswick, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Burnswark | United Kingdom | The barque ran ashore on Lundy Island. Her crew survived. |
| Storjohann | Flag unknown | The barque collided with the steamship Pelaw ( United Kingdom) off Lundy Island and became waterlogged. Her crew were rescued by Pelaw. Storjohann was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Storjohann was subsequently taken in tow by a tug with the intention of making for Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. |

## 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Crest | United Kingdom | The steamship was wreckded on San Sebastian Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to New York, United States. |
| Glad Tidings | Canada | The ship ran ashore to the west of Prawle Point, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her twenty crew. Survivors were rescued by the coastguard using rocket apparatus. Glad Tidings was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| Langrigg Hall | United Kingdom | The barque hit the Tuscar Rock and sank with the loss of 24 of her 26 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta. |
| Lilian Hill | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Ernest ( United Kingdom) in Mount's Bay, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued by Ernest. Lilian Hill was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Limerick. |
| Trio | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arandhu | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Battery Point. |
| Astarte | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on Neckman's Bank, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Effort | United Kingdom | The Thames barge collided with Norman ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. |
| Rook | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |

## 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The steam launch sank in the Dornoch Firth. |
| Ethiopia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Cairn Agariff Bank, in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Haven | Norway | The barque was run into by the steamship Cyanus ( United Kingdom) and sank off Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Cyanus. Haven was on a voyage from Bridgwater to Tvedestrand. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kincardine-on-Forth, Kincardineshire, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. |

## 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cartago Neva | Spain | The steamship caught fire and was beached at Antwerp, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Cartagena to Antwerp. The fire was extinguished. |

## 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Ada | United Kingdom | The barquentine ran aground on the Long Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dublin. |
| Ottercaps | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Sandlemere, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Strathallen | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Ballywater, County Down. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin. |

## 21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glencoe | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Pisagua, Peru for a British port. No further trace, reported overdue. |

## 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arabian | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Malta. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Gerda | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom to Gothenburg. |

## 23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rosy Morn | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Port Royal, South Carolina, United States for Newport, Monmouthshire. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Forth | United Kingdom | The steam dredger was driven ashore in Loch Alsh. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |

## 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Excel | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Pernambuco, Brazil for a British port. No further trace, reported overdue. |

## 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canaan | Austria-Hungary | The barque was driven ashore at Port St. Mary, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She subsequently broke up. |
| Carvedras | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and sank about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south west of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew took to the ship's boat and were rescued by the St Ives Lifeboat, about 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off St Ives, Cornwall. Carvedras was on a voyage from Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire to Truro, Cornwall. |
| Holland | Netherlands | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Rotterdam, South Holland. She was beached. |
| Lady Havelock, and South of Ireland | United Kingdom | The steamships collided at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and were both severely damaged. |
| New England | New South Wales | The steamship sank after hitting a bar in the Clarence River. Sixteen or 24 of the 53 people on board drowned. |
| San Domingo | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off the Nash Lighthouse, Glamorgan. She was refloated. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Bannow Point, County Waterford, United Kingdom. |

## 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vigilant | Norway | The brig was driven ashore on Inchkeith, Fife, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Christiania. |

## 29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rescue | Jersey | The ship departed from London for Jersey. No further trace, reported missing. |

## 30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chiapas | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Roche's Point, County Cork with the loss of a crew member. She was on her maiden voyage, from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the West Indies. |
| La Mer | France | The ship departed from Lannion, Côtes-du-Nord for Les Sables-d'Olonne, Vendée. No further trace, reported overdue. |
| Primus | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1882 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Accrington Lass | United Kingdom | The schooner left Douglas, Isle of Man on 4 December. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all four crew; wreckage was reported at the mouth of the River Dee. |
| Alliance | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Cette, Hérault, France. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Cette. |
| Andreas | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on the Rowcarrs Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Blyth Lifeboat. Andreas was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Blyth, Northumberland. |
| Ann Waters | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. |
| Ardancorrach | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States. |
| Bertha Bahirus | Germany | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Rio ( Germany). Bertha Bahirus was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Cape Verde Islands. She was towed in to Lisbon, Portugal on 14 December by Rio. |
| Blink Bonny | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Falcone, Sicily, Italy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Italy to Patras, Greece. |
| Carfin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued. |
| Carlotte | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portsoy, Banffshire. She was refloated and put back to Portsoy. |
| Clandon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Petten, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen, Germany. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Cypher | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. She was refloated and taken in to Bridgwater, Somerset. |
| Daisy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Barsallock Point, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Fort William, Inverness-shire to Preston, Lancashire. |
| David | United Kingdom | The smack foundered in Ramsey Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Cardigan. |
| De Gray | Flag unknown | The ship foundered in the Gulf of Kutch. She was on a voyage from Kotri to Kurrachee and Calcutta, India. |
| Earl of Ulster | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Laggan. Her passengers were taken off by a tug. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Inverkeithing, Fife. |
| Elizabeth | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Redheugh, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Ella | Germany | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Eight of her crew were rescued by the barque Monte St. Angelo ( Italy). |
| Flid | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore near South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. |
| Furnessia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the South West Spit. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. |
| Hesper | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Galveston. |
| Hollander | Netherlands | The steamship was driven ashore at Maassluis, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| H Todger | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked on Lake Ontario with the loss of nine lives. |
| Hutton | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Perim, Aden Settlement. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Port Said Egypt. |
| Idris | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Londonderry. She came ashore 1+1⁄2 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of Garren Point, County Antrim. |
| Johan | Germany | The barque was driven ashore at Hasle, Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York to Dantsic. She was refloated and taken in to Rønne, Denmark. |
| Johannes | Germany | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Liberal ( United Kingdom). Johannes was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
| Leonard | Russia | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Liddesdale | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at St. Shott's, Newfoundland Colony before 5 December. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Reval, Russia. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Bembridge Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to a French port. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The brig sailed from Hobart, Tasmania for Melbourne, Victoria on 16 December and was last seen the following day off Bicheno, in bad weather. On 5 March 1883 an upturned floating hull, believed to be that of Louisa, was encountered 33 nautical miles (61 km) off Cape Barren Island, Bass Strait. |
| Louise | Sweden | The brig ran aground at the Mumbles, Glamorgan and became leaky. She was taken in to Swansea for repairs. |
| Madamen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Aggerby", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Christiania, Norway. |
| Maddalena Seconda | Italy | The barque was driven ashore near Wachapreague, Virginia, United States. She was later refloated and taken in to Fortress Monroe. |
| Nicoline | Norway | The brigantine was lost before 7 December. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Rosario, Brazil. |
| Nilo | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 December. Her crew were rescued by the yacht Janira ( United Kingdom). Nilo was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Kirkcaldy, Fife. |
| Nina | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked on the Scar Sands. Her six crew survived. |
| Sagar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Queen Victoria ( United Kingdom). |
| San Fernando | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Belize City, British Honduras. |
| Santa Lucia | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at San Antonio. |
| Scottish Chief | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from the smacks Cupid and volunteer, and the tugs Harwich and Robert Owen (all United Kingdom). |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Cloghy Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Portrush, County Antrim. |
| Southern Monarch | New South Wales | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Madras, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Madras. She had become a wreck by 26 December. |
| Strathearn | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was later refloated and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Zambezi | Netherlands | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Durban, Natal Colony. |
| Zinga | Canada | The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Liverpool. |
| Unnamed | Norway | The schooner was found by the fishing smack Victor ( United Kingdom). An attempt to save her crew failed when a heavy sea swamped Victor's boat with three of the rescued crew on board. |
| Unnamed | Russia | The steamship collided with the steamship Spearman ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Danube at Sulina, Romania with the loss of three lives. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland. |