# List of shipwrecks in December 1858

The list of shipwrecks in December 1858 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1858.

## 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Countess of Caithness | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arnish Point, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis to Belfast, County Antrim. She was refloated and beached at Stornoway. |
| Euclid | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with the aid of a tug and resumed her voyage. |
| Genova, and Good Speed | United Kingdom | The steamship Genova collided with Good Speed in the River Mersey and was beached at the Rock Lighthouse. All on board were rescued She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. She was refloated on 6 December and beached. She was taken in to Liverpool on 9 December. Good Speed was beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the Nidingen Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Meteor Flag | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Sheephaven Bay. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to the Clyde. |
| Rommerig | Norway | The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to London, United Kingdom. She was taken in to "Rosavag", Norway the next day. |
| Wearmouth | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Coalhouse Fort, Essex . |

## 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned off Eagle Head, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by Alphonsine ( France). Ann was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to an English port. |
| Earl of Seafield | United Kingdom | The ship driven ashore at the mouth of the "Yrten River". She was on a voyage from Inverkeithing, Fife to the "Newburgh Creek". |
| Hennatope | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore at Fort Puntales, Cádiz, Spain. |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The schooner caught fire and sank off the Rammekins Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew survived. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Vlissingen. |

## 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Marchioness of Ailsa | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Troon to Demerara, British Guiana. |
| Souvenir | France | The brig ran ashore south of Carteret, Manche. She was on a voyage from Monte Video to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |

## 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Lisbon, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Maranhão, Brazil. |
| Casket | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on a reef off Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. |
| Drake | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition. |
| Dnieper | Russia | The steamship was wrecked near Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire with the loss of five or six of her crew. She was on a voyage from an English port to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Vorgeburger Kullen, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Stettin in a leaky condition. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lowestoft, Suffolk She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Madagascar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on a reef near the mouth of the Bira River near East London, Cape Colony. |
| Spring | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was then run into by the schooner Courier ( Hamburg). Pallas was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. |
| Vrouw Jantje | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from "Rautsepehn" to London. |
| Widar | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore on Gotland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to "Bohnehamn". |
| Willing Mind | United Kingdom | The brig was run ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Corymbus | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her five crew. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in to Calais, France the next day in a derelict condition. |
| Jessy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |
| Oostzee | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°14′N 15°00′W﻿ / ﻿49.233°N 15.000°W﻿ / 49.233; -15.000). Her crew were rescued by Bostonian ( United States). Oostzee was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Science | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by St. Patrick ( United Kingdom). Science was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire. She subsequently came ashore in Castles Bay and was wrecked. |
| Uskermunde | Stettin | The ship was beached at a port near Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin. |

## 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belle Anais | France | The ship capsized at Dunkerque, Nord. |
| Commodore | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to London. |
| Corymbus | United Kingdom | The ship was taken in to Calais in a derelict condition. |
| Eider | Bremen | The brigantine ran aground on the Bolder Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Antonio to Bremen. She was refloated and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex. |
| Fairy Queen | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Syracuse, Sicily. Her crew were rescued by Due Fratelli ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies). Fairy Queen was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk in the North Sea 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of the Mouse Lightship ( Trinity House) by the steamship Berwick ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Gustav | Sweden | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Eckerö, Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Härnösand to London. |
| Jane and Sarah | United Kingdom | The smack driven ashore in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 4 January 1859. |
| Johannes | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alt Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Madagascar | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on a reef and was consequently beached at the mouth of the Beka River. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from East London to Algoa Bay, Cape Colony. |
| Rose of the West | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Tortola, Virgin Islands. |
| Scalby | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Inishbofin, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss. |

## 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commandeur | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was refloated on 9 December and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Cuatro Hermanos | Spain | The brig was driven ashore and sank at Dungeness. She was on a voyage from Antwerpto Havana, Cuba. |
| USRC McLelland | United States Revenue Cutter Service | The cutter ran aground at Mobile, Alabama whilst attempting to prevent the schooner Susan ( United States) from leaving port with 188 of Walker's filibusters on board. |

## 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Padstow, Cornwall. |
| Alexandre | France | The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. Alexandre was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
| Alice | United States | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Trieste. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Aid ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage. |
| Amelia | Spain | The schooner foundered off the coast of Cantabria with the loss of most of her crew. |
| Ardent | United Kingdom | The ship struck a reef and sank 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Armanilla | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered off the coast of County Antrim. Her cre were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to the Belfast Lough. |
| Cora | United Kingdom | The steamship was wrecked at Pernambuco, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Pernambuco. |
| Courier | Russia | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in tow for London. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The schooner was beached at Clovelly, Devon. she was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Lucie Antoinette | France | The brigantine was discovered derelict in the Bristol Channel. She was taken in to Tenby, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom by a pilot boat. |
| Marianne | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Martha Ridout ( United Kingdom). Marianne was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was towed in to Queenstown, County Cork in a waterlogged condition on 15 January 1859. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of four smacks and resumed her voyage. |
| Pelican | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 9 December. |
| Roberts | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Galicia, Spain. Her crew were rescued. |
| San Ignacio | Spain | The schooner foundered off the coast of Cantabria. |

## 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adelaide Prendergast | United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Youghal. |
| Felicity | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Northern Burrows, off the north coast of Devon. Her seven crew were rescued by the Appledore Lifeboat. |
| Gulf Stream | United States | The three-masted schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Irish Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) south west of Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the barque Constellation ( United Kingdom). Gulf Stream was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Martinique. |
| Marie Antoinette | France | The ship collided with Alliance ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of one of her six crew. |
| Thistle | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Raghly Point, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo. She broke up on 20 December. |

## 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lucas | United States | The ship was wrecked on the coast of California with the loss of twenty lives. |
| Sophie | France | The ship was in collision with Sylph ( United Kingdom) and sank off St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure. |
| Vixen | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Limerick. |

## 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cornubia | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on The Manacles. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Falmouth, Cornwall in a leaky condition. |

## 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alwine | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the Laffolle Reefs, east of the Île-à-Vache, Haiti., She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Aux Cayes, Haiti. |
| Herman | United Kingdom | The ship collided with HMS Firefly or HMS Sandfly (both Royal Navy) and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship ( Trinity House). |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Don, Aberdeenshire. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. |
| Louis Amelie | France | The lugger was driven ashore near Newcastle, County Down, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the Newcastle Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dublin, United Kingdom. |

## 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ajax | Hamburg | The galiot sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off Eyemouth, Berwickshire, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen, United Kingdom to Hamburg. |
| Alice | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Trieste. |
| Hilke | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Ardglass. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near the Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton to Portsmouth. She was refloated and towed in to Portsmouth. |
| Louise Amelie | France | The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dublin, United Kingdom. |
| Plynlymon | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Patches Rocks. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire in a leaky condition. |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at the Haslar Hospital, Gosport, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Ryde, Isle of Wight to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |

## 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anette | France | The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom and sank. Her 37 crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Umeå, Sweden to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Champion | United Kingdom | The tug collided with the tug Glowworm ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Firth of Clyde with the loss of four of the seven people on board. Survivors were rescued by Glowworm. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Drogheda to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Gustav Wasa | Sweden | The schooner barque ran aground off "Norl", near Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Gothenburg. |
| Heroine, and Sir Charles Napier | United Kingdom | The tug Sir Charles Napier ran aground in the Clyde at Dumbarton whilst towing the smack Heroine, which ran into her and sank. Heroine's crew were rescued by Sir Charles Napier. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Vulcan ( United Kingdom). |
| Marcella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. |
| Royal Consort | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast. She was refloated. |

## 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Engineer | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned off Heraklion, Crete. Her crew were rescued by the brig Solide ( France). Engineer was on a voyage from St. Jean d'Acre, Ottoman Syria to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Gipsy | United States | The brig was driven ashore near the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Long Island, New York to Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Howick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island, British North America to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated on 23 December and taken in to Warkworth, Northumberland. |
| Orient | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on a sandbank off Dunkerque, Nord, France. Her crew took to a boat, and were rescued by Bernard Burton ( United Kingdom). Orient was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. |
| Profeta | Portugal | The schooner was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Caistor Lifeboat, but one of them died after being landed She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Lisbon. |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kinsale, County Cork. |
| Star of Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |

## 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy sank in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the mouth of the River Tees. Her three crew were rescued by the schooner Helen ( United Kingdom). Albion was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Australian | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Tiger ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Humber at Whitebooth, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Hull, Yorkshire. Australian was refloated on 20 December. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore on Spike Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to the Kingroad. |
| Empire | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire and was run ashore at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Grimsby for repairs. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The brig struck a sunken wreck or sandbank and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Alster ( United Kingdom). Friendship was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex. |
| Ina | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Groundeddle Bank, off Graemsay, Orkney Islands. She was refloated in a waterlogged condition. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Scarborough. |
| Marie Antoinette | France | The brigantine collided with the brig Alliance ( United Kingdom and sank off Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Alliance. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. |
| Queen of the Tyne | United Kingdom | The paddle tug ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and sank. |
| Susan | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the Glovers Reef, 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Belize City, British Honduras. All on board were rescued. |

## 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | Russia | The ship collided with the barque Latona ( Norway) and was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 21 December and towed in to Helsingør in severely leaky condition by the steamship Ossian ( Denmark). |
| Felice | Flag unknown | The ship sank off Castle Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. |
| Grasshopper | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Henry Volant | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Kirkcudbright. She was on a voyage from Pittenweem, Fife to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 22 December. |
| Johannes | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helsingør. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin. |
| Lucien | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Groatness Point, Lothian. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Reindeer | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the North Rock, in Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |

## 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza and Hester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Odessa. |
| Gannet | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Lossiemouth, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Margaret and Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven against the breakwater, capsized and sank at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Drogheda. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Newburgh, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire. Rose was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Newburgh. |

## 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was refloated. |
| Alice McVicar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the Sherbro River. She was refloated. |
| Catherine Sypkens | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Arendal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Kjose to Arundel, Sussex, United Kingdom. |
| Dromahir | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean (51°34′N 30°20′W﻿ / ﻿51.567°N 30.333°W﻿ / 51.567; -30.333). Five of her crew died before the survivors were rescued on 9 January 1859 by Centurion ( United States). Dromahir was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde. |
| Flora Muir | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Buryan, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. |
| John | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the Sound of Mull. |
| Lexovierne | France | The ship was wrecked at Praa Sands, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Oakland | United States | The ship was struck by lightning and set afire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to two boats. Six crew in one of the boats were rescued by Emilie ( France. Oakland was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |

## 20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sea Horse | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. |

## 21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Edgar | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated. |
| Black Prince | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew survived. |
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Sandwood Bay. She was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, British North America to Chester, Cheshire. |

## 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Anna | France | The schooner struck the Wolf Rock, off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom and capsized. Her crew were rescued by the cutter Sylvia ( United Kingdom). Anna was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. |
| Anna | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| British Queen | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Corton Sand or the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. |
| Carl Staegemann | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Audreselles, Pas-de-Calais, France. Twenty-three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lagos, Africa to Hamburg. |
| Elise | France | The brig collided with the Goodwin Lightship ( Trinity House) and was abandoned by all but one of her crew, who got aboard the lightship. She subsequently ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Elise was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Escape | British North America | The brigantine was driven ashore in Loch Ròg. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Isaac Wright | United States | The ship caught fire in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York. She was taken in to Liverpool, where her passengers and crew were taken off and she was scuttled by HMS Hastings ( Royal Navy) but she continued to burn. |
| Stadt Barth | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The brig was wrecked at Ringkøbing, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Barth. |
| Talavera, or Talusin | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Rhyl, Denbighshire. She was on a voyage from Conway, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carleton | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. SHe was on a voyage from Restigouche, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick. |
| F. A. Palmer | United States | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. |
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cape Wrath, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Windsor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Nene. |

## 24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Burry Port, Glamorgan. |
| Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dingle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sherlock | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Bath, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Sunderland, County Durham. |

## 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cambyses | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Barra, Outer Hebrides and capsized. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. |
| Triumph | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Cordelia ( United Kingdom). Triumph was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Limerick. |
| Yorkshire Lass | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and sank at Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 February 1859. |

## 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Horsens Fjord. She was on a voyage from Horsens, Denmark to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated three days later and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. |
| Blue Bell | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Coriander | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Fourteen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated and placed under repair. |
| George and Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Gisina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Hazard | Sweden | The brigantine ran aground at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Cork, United Kingdom. |
| Mariquita | France | The chasse-marée ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Peter Andras | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Alexandria. |
| Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Trinity Yacht | Guernsey | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Three of her crew took to a boat and were reported missing. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to São Miguel Island, Azores. Trinity Yacht was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex. |

## 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Dogger Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford. She was refloated. |
| Aurora | Belgium | The smack sank in the North Sea. Her crew survived. |
| Caractacus | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Some of those on board were taken off by the South Shields Lifeboat. Caractacus was on a voyage from Galway to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 1 January 1859 and taken in to South Shields. |
| Eaglet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from "Wyburgh" to Memel, Kingdom of Prussia and Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was refloated and take in to Malmö, Sweden for repairs. |
| Energie | France | The schooner abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. She was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. |
| Ocean Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Appledore, Devon. |
| Reine de Anges | France | The chasse-marée ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of three smacks and take in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. |
| Vine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Norfolk coast. Her crew were rescued. |
| Vintage | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Blackpool, Lancashire. Her four crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. |

## 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Marstrand, Sweden to London. She was refloated on 2 January 1859 and taken in to Blakeney, Norfolk. |
| Aufgekende Sonne | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Laaland. She was on a voyage from Saxkjøbing to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig for repairs. |
| Coadjutor | United Kingdom | The ship sank off Veurne, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Confianza | Portugal | The schooner foundered off Westkapelle, West Flanders. Her crew were rescued by the fishing boat Gaspard ( Belgium). Confianaza was on a voyage from Sunderland to Lisbon. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Hœmskerk", Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Ostend, West Flanders. |
| Mazeppa | United Kingdom | schooner capsized and sank at Hong Kong with the loss of all hands. |
| Minnie Harley | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned off the Butt of Lewis. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Cork. |

## 29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arion | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Randers. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn. |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The barque collided with the barque Adeline ( United Kingdom) and sank at Cartagena, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall of Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Henrys | United Kingdom | The brig was run down by the steamship Vigilant ( United Kingdom) and sank off Pakefield, Suffolk. Henrys was on a voyage from Crimea, Russia to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| John and Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Belmullet, County Mayo. |
| John Johnson | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Jonge Renke | Denmark | The ship ran aground in the Agger Canal. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn. |
| Leo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn. |
| Othello | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Frederikshavn. Her crew were rescued. |
| Othello | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Commerce de Paris ( France). Othello was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Isles of Scilly and London. |
| Royal Albert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Gravelines, Nord, France. Her crew were rescued. |
| Stirling Castle | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Inverness to London. Stirling Castle was subsequently towed in to Harwich, Essex. |

## 30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aragon | Hamburg | The barque was wrecked in Table Bay. |

## 31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Annie Margrethe | Denmark | The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bogense to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Bertha | United States | The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Palermo, Sicily. She was refloated on 3 January 1859 with assistance from the steamship Taurus ( Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) and taken in to Palermo for repairs. |
| Jane Black | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Flora McDonald ( United States). |
| Madinina | France | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bône. Algeria. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Tunis, Beylik of Tunis to Bôna. |
| Orland | United States | The brigantine was wrecked on the Pedro Shoals. Her crew were rescued. |
| St. Michael | United Kingdom | The tug collided with Panther ( United Kingdom and sank in the River Thames. She had been refloated by 5 January 1859 and taken in to Bow Creek for repairs. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1858 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abeona | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 December. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Adelphi | United Kingdom | The ship struck a submerged object and sank in the River Tyne at Pelaw, Northumberland. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged, but was placed under repair. |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin. |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Bags Ledge, in the Isles of Scilly. She was refloated. |
| Anna Louise | Netherlands | The brig was lost in the Dogger Bank before 4 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Skerbor River. She was refloated and taken to a port in Sierra Leone before 20 December. She was consequently condemned. |
| Axe | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. |
| A. Y. Trask | British North America | The schooner foundered in Puget Sound on or about 10 December. |
| Bartolo | Spain | The brig ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom for repairs. |
| Biovald | Denmark | The full-rigged ship foundered off Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| City of Delhi | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and put back to Greenock. |
| Cresswell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and put back to London. |
| Due Fratelli | United Principalities | The ship foundered in the Black Sea. |
| Dorothea | Norway | The barque collided with another ship and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 December. Her crew were rescued by Equinox ( United Kingdom). |
| Duchess of Northumberland | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Marion ( United Kingdom). |
| Elisha Kent | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 25 December. Her crew were rescued by Rising Sun ( United States). |
| Elizabeth Hall | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 December. Her crew were rescued by the brig Bull ( United Kingdom). Elizabeth Hall was on a voyage from Portland, Maine to the Canary Islands. |
| Elizabeth Moore | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 December. |
| Elk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardglass, County Down before 14 December. |
| Eva | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex. |
| Evangilistria | Greece | The brig foundered in the Black Sea. |
| Fanny Palmer | United Kingdom | The ship foundered at sea before 23 December. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to a British port. |
| Freeland | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned at sea before 6 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Gibraltar. |
| Furst Blucher | Rostock | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark before 20 December. She was on a voyage from Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rostock. |
| Gianetta | Trieste | The ship was wrecked in the Danube before 15 December. |
| Gianetta | Papal States | The brig foundered in the Black Sea. |
| Graf von Schwerin | Flag unknown | The koff was driven ashore at Drontheim, Norway. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to London. |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Hector | Sweden | The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich. |
| John Franklin | United States | The schooner was lost returning from Prince Edward Island in December, 1858 or January, 1859. All aboard, 8 passengers and 7 crew, were killed. |
| John Stephens | British North America | The schooner foundered in Puget Sound on or about 10 December. |
| Kate Wheeler | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Southerner and a barque (1). Kate Wheeler was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Klawiller | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Black Sea. |
| Lady Hodgkinson | United Kingdom | The troopship was driven ashore on the Malabar Coast, India. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. |
| Mangalia | Ottoman Empire | The ship foundered in the Black Sea. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was beached in Mulroy Bay. She was on a voyage from "Ballynase Quay" to Buncrana, County Donegal. |
| Margaretha Kristine | Denmark | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand. She was refloated wt=utg assistance of Wonder ( United Kingdom). |
| Margaret Tyspn | United States | The ship foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York to San Francisco, California. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 December. |
| Mathilda | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 December. |
| Matthew King | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel before 11 December. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Liverpool. |
| Monica | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Scarborough before 17 December. She was refloated on that date and taken in to Scarborough. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Nile | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich in a leaky condition. |
| Nile | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich. |
| Palmas | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in to Liverpool. |
| Pelestrina | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near "Ambelachi", Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople. |
| Reather Schaffer | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cape Horn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to a port in California, United States. |
| HMS Ruby | Royal Navy | The Gleaner-class gunboat was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 28 December. |
| Stirlingshire | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Russian coast with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt to London. |
| Stoliviano | Kingdom of Greece | The ship sank between Chios and Psara. |
| Tilsit | Stettin | The steamship was driven ashore at Stettin. She was refloated on 29 December. |
| Valkyren | Denmark | The schooner ran aground on the Andrews Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich. |
| Victor Henriette | France | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Alicante ( Spain). |
| Viscount | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship foundered off Cape Horn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Arica, Chile. |
| Waterloo | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned off Cuxhaven. |
| Wild Irish Girl | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 December. Her sixteen crew were rescued by Providence ( United Kingdom). Wild Irish Girl was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| William B. Dean | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Kingstown, County Dublin. She was subsequently taken in to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Woodpark | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Thames. |