# List of shipwrecks in December 1845

The list of shipwrecks in December 1845 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1845.

## 1 December

List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral Nelson | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by George and Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Admiral Nelson was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Bertha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Cork to Ayr. She was later refloated and taken in to Ayr. |
| Button | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to a French port. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Coote | British East India Company | The sloop-of-war was lost at Calicut, on the Malabar Coast, on what became known as Coote Reef (11°14′00″N 75°46′00″E﻿ / ﻿11.23333°N 75.76667°E﻿ / 11.23333; 75.76667). Her crew were rescued, |
| Farmer's Lass | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| John Barry | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cape Patrick Sands, off the coast on Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cork. She was refloated and put in to Porthcawl, Glamorgan. |
| John Esdaile | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Gilstone Ledges, off the Isles of Scilly. She was towed in to Smith Sound where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenisland, County Antrim to London. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Porthcawl, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Ontario | United States | The ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. |

## 2 December

List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Active | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground in the Carlingford Lough. She was on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and put in to Warrenpoint, County Down. |
| Adriaan | Netherlands | The barque collided with another vessel and foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland. Her crew were rescued by Agatha ( Netherlands). Adriaan was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Anna and Hedda | Denmark | The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms. She was refloated. |
| Elizabeth | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore near "Cummin", near the mouth of the Dievenow. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin. She had become a wreck by 6 December. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Madeira. |
| Emilie | France | The ship was wrecked south of Cape Henry, Virginia, United States with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. |
| Florist | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Hare Island, India. |
| Gentina | Netherlands | The ship was lost at the mouth of the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Groningen. |
| Greenwell Dobinson | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Hunday, Orkney Islands. |
| Jane Morrison | British North America | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Manicougan Shoals, in the Saint Lawrence River. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 22 June 1846 and towed in to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |
| John Bentley | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Wolverin, in the Bay of Fundy. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Maria | Spain | The brig was wrecked on reefs off "Mariguana Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Havana, Cuba. |
| Montreal Packet | British North America | The ship was wrecked in Torto Bay, Labrador. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to St George's Bay. |
| Prince Albert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to an American port. |
| Sir Richard Jackson | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked on the Manicougan Shoals with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool. |

## 3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Colombo | Kingdom of Sardinia | The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated the next day. |
| Corncordia | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea (54°10′N 1°48′E﻿ / ﻿54.167°N 1.800°E﻿ / 54.167; 1.800). Her crew were rescued. |
| Courier | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno. She was refloated the next day. |
| Covenanter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Goose Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Banyaard Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium. |
| Henrietta Margaretta | Hamburg | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Ellen ( United Kingdom). Henrietta Margaretta was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to Newcastle upon Tyne. |
| Le Beinvenie | Netherlands | The galiot was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Prince Eugene | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno. She was refloated the next day. |
| Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Dogs Island", Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Therese | Prussia | The Royal steamship was destroyed by fire at Swinemünde. |

## 4 December

List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amistad | France | The ship was driven ashore at Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Cerine | France | The ship was wrecked on the Walvisch Staart, off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dahlia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated. |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Lune. She was refloated. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was refloated. |
| Essequibo | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ida | Prussia | The schooner was driven ashore near "Ellenas", Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga. |
| Lunrie, or Lurric | Russia | The ship was wrecked near "Hernagood". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Riga. |
| Ouse | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Sally and Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Harwich, Essex. She was refloated. |
| Sophie Fredericke | Norway | The ship was wrecked off Bergen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Stefanino | Austrian Empire | The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Malta. She was on a voyage from Fiume to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| William and Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Sedgefield and sank in the River Thames at Coal House Point. |

## 5 December

List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) north west of the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Bienvenu | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Goswick, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Antwerp. |
| Mary and Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Maidstone, Kent to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Mary Sharp | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Crane Island in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 28 April and put back to Quebec City. |
| Triton | Norway | The ship was driven ashore on Gullholm. Her crew were rescued. |
| Union, or Unity | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Emmanuel Head, Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London She was refloated on 8 December and towed in to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Universe | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Saint Lawrence River at "Brandy Ports". Her crew were rescued. |

## 6 December

List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "L'Etang". She was on a voyage from St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America to Barbadoes. She was refloated and towed in to Eastport, Maine, where she arrived on 7 December. |
| Cornelia | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at List auf Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Duart Castle | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Miquelon. She was on a voyage from Prince Edward Island to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Edinburgh | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cabanas Reef, off the coast of Florida, United States. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Indian Ocean having sprang a leak two days earlier. Her crew were rescued by a Danish barque. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. |
| Green Isle | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford. She was refloated. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Málaga, Spain. |
| Isabella | New Zealand | The schooner was lost in the Bay of Plenty, some 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Auckland. |
| Neptune | Spain | The ship was wrecked at Málaga. |
| Papin | French Navy | The Sphinx-class aviso was wrecked on the Moroccan coast with the loss of 77 lives. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Senegal. |
| Rose | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven, Province of Canada with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. |
| Six Sisters | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Seal Cove, Placentia Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to Dublin. |
| William Bayard | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Little Matane River. |

## 7 December

List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Calypso | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Flag Cove, on the east coast of Grand Manan Island. |
| Campbell | Jersey | The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Five crew were rescued by Charles Hamerton ( France). Campbell was on a voyage from Jersey to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
| Margery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Emmanuel Head, Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Mic Mac | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Zarnikau, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |

## 8 December

List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Tampico, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated. |
| Cheering | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. |
| Frances | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Aberdovey, Merionethshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Toward Point, Argyllshire. She was refloated on 14 December and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Pandora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast Grand Manan, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick. |
| Pauline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Algeciras, Spain and Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France. She was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Gibraltar. |
| Pellicano | Kingdom of Sardinia | The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the Palmones. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated. |
| Steadfast | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Tartarugo | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Long Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to New York City. |

## 9 December

List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beiram | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore east of Cape Palos, Spain. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Cork of Falmouth, Cornwall. She had been refloated by 12 December and taken in to Cartagena, Spain, where she was condemned. |
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Soper Sandbank, in the Humber at Brough, Yorkshire and sank. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 14 December and beached. |
| Hiram | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Wallace, Nova Scotia, British North America to Cork. |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at San Gregorio, Uruguay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Patagonia, Argentina to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Madonna del Carmine | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was wrecked on Perdigal Beach, between Cape de Gatt and Almería, Spain. She was on a voyage from Oran, Algeria to Barletta. |
| Solicito | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Algeciras and Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Monte Video, Uruguay. |

## 10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baltimore | United States | The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Duchesse d'Orleans | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Salonica, Greece. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore at Oliver's Point, County Cork. |
| Eduard | Denmark | The ship was damaged by fire at Den Helder. |
| Imperial | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Peterhead to the River Spey. |
| Mathilda Cornelia | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Slobedors. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Dordrecht, South Holland She was refloated on 16 December with assistance from the steamship Rijn ( Netherlands) and taken in to Dordrecht. |
| Orient | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Phœnix | France | The ship was driven ashore near "Egvaag". She was on a voyage from Fredrikshavn, Denmark to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Egvaag in a severely damaged condition. |
| Saladin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at "Rampinge", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Dundee, Forfarshire. |

## 11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ariel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. |
| Beehive | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Campbeltown. |
| Bellona | Jersey | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Hamburg. |
| Ebor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Montrose. |
| Emmeline | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. |
| Esther | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Spalding, Lincolnshire. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ayr. She was on a voyage from Wexford to the Clyde. |
| Lokens | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore between Noordwijk and Zandvoort, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Manfred | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Malta. |
| Mathilde Gustava | Stettin | The ship ran aground near Domesnes, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Stettin. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. Also reported as having foundered off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore north of Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitstable, Kent. |
| Olympe | France | The ship was driven ashore at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure to Guadeloupe. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt Eyalet to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated on 15 December and taken in to Margate. |
| Sir Walter Scott | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bras d'or, Labrador, British North America with the loss of fifteen of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Limerick. |
| Sybil | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Breaksea Point. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Wexford. She was later refloated and taken in to Aberthaw, Glamorgan. |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Dardanelles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Tom Bowline | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer departed from London for Bremen. Presumed foundered with the loss of all eleven people on board; a boat from the ship washed up on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover on 18 December. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands in a capsized condition. She was on a voyage from Suza, Iran to Hamburg. |
| Wilhelmina | Prussia | The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Memel. |

## 12 December

List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adeline | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Altona. |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Filey Bridge Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Atlas | United Kingdom | The sailing barge was discovered derelict and abandoned off the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was taken in to Sheerness, Kent. |
| Bounty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Bowditch | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire at Liverpool and was severely damaged. |
| British Union | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St. George's Bay, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all hands. |
| Charlotte | Hamburg | The ship ran aground in the Vlie. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Domingo. |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Para Packet ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Whitstable, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Whitstable. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Whitstable. |
| Francis | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Salting Marshes, in the River Medway. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 15 December. |
| Lord Eldon | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras, India. Her crew survived. |
| Margarethe | Norway | The jacht was wrecked near "Stanhoved" with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from "Cappeln" to Christiania. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of three of the eight people on board. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Nepton | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside at the Princes Pier, Liverpool and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Pursuit | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was o a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| Suir | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St. George's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Usis, or Ysis | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Harlingen and Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. |
| William Harrington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in St. George's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 13 December

List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was in collision with the paddle steamer John Bull ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) downstream of Greenhithe, Kent and was severely damaged. Some of those on board were rescued by the paddle steamer Railway ( United Kingdom). Emerald was on a voyage from London Bridge to Gravesend, Kent. She was subsequently towed in to Gravesend in a wrecked condition. |
| Estafette | French Navy | The steamship was driven ashore at Calais. She was on a voyage from Calais to Dover, Kent. |
| Five Sostre | Denmark | The ship was wrecked near Uddevalla, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen. |
| Hortensia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Alexandria, Egypt Eyalet. She was refloated with assistance from the lugger Petre; ( United Kingdom) and taken in to The Downs. |
| Janet Kinnear | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. She was refloated. |
| Lancer | United Kingdom | The abandoned brig was towed in to Corvo, Cape Verde Islands. |
| Neptunus | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Køge, Denmark. |
| Orient | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Queen of Perth | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized in the River Tyne. She was righted. |
| Removal | United Kingdom | The schooner sank off Bridlington, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Samuel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire. |
| William | British North America | The schooner was driven ashore at Point Escuminac, New Brunswick. She was refloated on 19 June 1846 and taken in to Quebec City, Province of Canada. |

## 14 December

List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherina Maria | Denmark | The galeas was driven ashore in Aalbeck's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Christian | United Kingdom | The sloop departed from Hamburg for Leith, Lothian. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. |
| Duke of Manchester | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Sandwich Flats. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. She subsequently put back to London. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to the Clyde. |
| Gute Hoffnung | flag unknown | The ship sank off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to Bremen. |
| Henriette Hellis | Prussia | The schooner was driven ashore in Aalbeck's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hermann | Duchy of Holstein | The yacht was driven ashore in Aalbeck's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Letitia | United Kingdom | The sloop struck the Midland Rocks, in Jack Sound and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Carmarthen. |
| Toninha | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Vier Gebroders | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore near Assens, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Odense, Denmark to Antwerp. She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Assens. |
| Water Witch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Red Sand, off the north Kent coast. She was on a voyage from London to Terceira Island, Azores. She was refloated and taken in to Whitstable, Kent. |

## 15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyhack, County Waterford. She was refloated the next day. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Belle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Horse Bank, off Southport, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Preston, Lancashire. |
| Britannia | 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 London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin. |
| Faderneslandet | Sweden | The ship foundered off "Refness". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calmar to "Westerxs". |
| Hulda Henrietta | Prussia | The ship was wrecked in Aalbeck's Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Industry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Johannes | Denmark | The ship was wrecked off Svinør, Norway. She was on a voyage from "Arreskjobing" to Copenhagen. |
| Johannes Ulrica | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Hamburg. |
| Lark | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Oregon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was refloated but was driven ashore again and severely damaged. Oregon was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Bideford. |
| Rose | United States | The ship issued a message in a bottle stating that she was sinking in the Atlantic Ocean (46°36′N 16°00′W﻿ / ﻿46.600°N 16.000°W﻿ / 46.600; -16.000). She was on a voyage from New York to Lisbon, Portugal. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Royal Charlie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 16 nautical miles (30 km) south of Ayr. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Titus | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground off Margate Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Algiers, Algeria. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent. |

## 16 December

List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandria | Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Betty | Bremen | The galiot was wrecked on the Tegeler Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London, United Kingdom. |
| Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Diligentia | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Helsingør, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Flekkefjord, Norway to Swinemünde. |
| Duncombe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Rune Island". Her crew were rescued. She wason a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. |
| Hend Catharine | Denmark | The ship ran aground off Blokhus and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. |
| Laura | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Plaat, off the Dutch Coast. She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated on 30 January 1846 and taken in to Rotterdam. |
| Liliput | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Memel. |
| Nereid | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Bunt Head. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Exeter, Devon. She was refloated. |
| Paul Friedrich Auguste | France | The steamship was driven ashore near "Callandborg", Belgium. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paris to Bremen. |
| Royal Charlie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 16 nautical miles (30 km) south of Ayr. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Lisbon, Portugal. |
| Sprightly | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Gijón, Spain for Portsmouth, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Wasdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Whitehaven. She was refloated on 26 December. |

## 17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bellona | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Hamburg. |
| Clarinda | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground off Wexford. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Wexford. |
| Juno | Dantsic | The ship struck the wreck of Lady Faversham ( United Kingdom) at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom and was beached. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to South Shields. |
| Percival Foster | 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 Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France. She was refloated. |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Port Talbot. |

## 18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Allison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near the Kronberg Battery, Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 22 December and taken in to Helsingør for repairs. |
| Danske Eeg | Denmark | The ship was Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Frankland | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør for repairs. |
| Idea | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Loyalty | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore south of Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 29 December and towed in to Sunderland. |
| Pandora | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. |
| Rabbit | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Newport, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire to Cardigan. |
| Rachael | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier and sank at Folkestone, Kent. |

## 19 December

List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all, or all but one, of her crew. |
| Chester | United Kingdom | The flat foundered in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Caernarvon. |
| Christian Frederick | Denmark | The ship was wrecked near "Grenaae". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Corsoer to Porsgrund, Norway. |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage. |
| Dora | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Irish Sea off Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire with the loss of all on board, about 30 to 40 people. |
| Henry Holland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Heckness Point, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. |
| Laura | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Voorne, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Mary Henney | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. |
| Najaden | Sweden | The ship was wrecked on the Skagen Reef with the loss of ten of her 14 crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, United Kingdom. |
| Princess Caroline Amelia | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore near Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage. |
| Saxon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on St. George's Shoal, off the American coast. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to London. |
| Wilhelmine | Hamburg | The ship ran aground near Blankenese. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 21 December and resumed her voyage. |
| William and Ann | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Millook, Cornwall with the loss of seven of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London. |
| Woodman | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London. |

## 20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cossack | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore in Abergele Bay. |
| Fanny | Royal Yacht Squadron | The yacht was wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all hands. |
| Fanny | France | The whaler was driven ashore at Kororareka, New Zealand. She was refloated. |
| Henriette | Dantzic | The ship ran aground in Kalkbrenner Bay. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Heckness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry. |
| Howard | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. |
| Margaret and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Cardigan with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthmullen, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from London to Clifden, County Galway. |
| Porto Novo | Portugal | The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Terceira Island, Azores to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Littlehampton, Sussex. |
| Raven | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore in Abergele Bay. |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in Abergele Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rock | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore in Abergele Bay. |
| Sir Henry Pottinger | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore in Whole Cove, on Grand Manan Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was later refloated and towed in to Saint John's, Newfoundland. |
| St. Andrew | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Machias Seal Island, in the Gulf of Maine. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| St. Winifred | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore in Abergele Bay. |
| Supply | United Kingdom | The flat was driven ashore in Abergele Bay. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 30 December and taken in to Sunderland. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat. |
| Young Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off New Quay, Cornwall with the loss of all six crew. |

## 21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Redcar, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the River Tees to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Earl of Newburgh | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Hull Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. |
| Jean | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on North Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. |
| Kate, or Kate Nickelby | United Kingdom | The West Indiaman capsized and sank at Waterford with the loss of at least six of her crew. |
| Lady Frances | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Humberstone, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| New Fleece | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet. |
| Raisdeck | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ramier | France | The ship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Calvados. She was on a voyage from Port-au-Prince, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Robert Carder | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore near North Somercotes. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Little Saltee, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Little Saltee, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. |
| Young Adam | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Knock Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |

## 22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Young Queen and was abandoned in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all but two of her crew. Æolus was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Azores. She was towed in to Caernarfon later that day. |
| Albrecht and Otto | Hamburg | The schooner was in collision with the brig Swea ( Hamburg) and sank in the North Sea off the Galloper Sand. All twelve people on board were rescued by Swea. Albrecht and Otto was on a voyage from Hamburg to Tenerife, Canary Islands. |
| Creole | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Dominica. She was later refloated. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 24 December and taken in to Maryport. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Dunnet Head, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Crinan, Argyll to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Freiheiden | Netherlands | The ship ran aground in Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom and was damaged. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dunnet Head. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Loch Crean to Sunderland. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The smack collided with Harmony ( United Kingdom and was abandoned in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. |
| Lively | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cley-next-the-Sea. She was later refloated. |
| Margaret and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aberporth, Cardiganshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was driven ashore and wrecked at Boscastle, Cornwall with the loss of all but one or two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London. |
| Spirito Santo | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship caught fire at Genoa and was scuttled. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Genoa. Spirito Santo was subsequently wrecked. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Carnarvon Bay with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to the Charente. |
| Triton or Tutor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and scuttled at Maryport. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport. She was refloated on 26 December. |
| Tvende Sostre | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at Bjornsund, Norway. She was on a voyage from "Munsen" to Ålesund. |
| Unicorn | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) east south east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 75 nautical miles (139 km) or 120 nautical miles (220 km) east south east of Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Shepherd ( United Kingdom). Union was on a voyage from Hamburg to South Shields, County Durham. |

## 23 December

List of shipwrecks: December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship, a brigantine or schooner, was wrecked at Bideford, Devon with the loss of all hands. |
| Ashley | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Heaps, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Cobold ( United Kingdom). Ashley was later refloated with the assistance of five smacks and was taken in to Harwich, Essex. |
| Bethel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. |
| Bruce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 29 December and taken in to Hull. |
| Dorothy | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her nine crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Dr. Winterbottom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Honfleur, Calvados, France. |
| Emilie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. |
| Ernst | Stettin | The ship ran aground off Frederikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Stettin. |
| Four Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Katwijk, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to London. |
| Gefion | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was refloated. |
| George | Jersey | The ship was wrecked at Sitio de Calahonda, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Málaga, Spain. |
| Gothenburgs Walgang | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Brunsken". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Gothenburg. |
| Jacoba Maria | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near "Fredericksort". She was on a voyage from Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Hull. |
| James Peacock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Ballina, County Mayo. |
| John Crosby | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Parten Shoal, off the coast of Anglesey. She was refloated on 29 December. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Belmullet, County Mayo. |
| Lord Lynedoch | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 32 crew were rescued by Cambridge ( United Kingdom). Lord Lynedoch was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to London. |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Cardigan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gibraltar, then Messina, Sicily and Malta. She was subsequently repaired and returned to service. She was refloated on 28 December. |
| Ness | United Kingdom | The West Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Oscar | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London. |
| Spartan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Terranova di Sicilia, Sicily. |
| Wendland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. |
| Winterbottom | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Honfleur, Calvados, France. |

## 24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fair Acadian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Angle Bay. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Piana Bank, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and foundered. |
| Frederick and Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay. Her crew were rescued. She had become a wreck by 30 December. |
| Lorentz | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore at Altenbrück, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from Africa to Hamburg. |
| Marquis of Douglad | Isle of Man | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Derbyhaven. She was on a voyage from Carlisle, Cumberland to Douglas. She was refloated and taken in to Douglas. |
| Sir William Wallace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Barcelona. She was refloated on 24 January 1846 and taken in to Barcelona for repairs. |
| Spartan | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore at Terranova di Sicilia. |
| Trenton | United States | The ship was driven ashore north of Pass-á-l'Outre, Louisiana. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New Orleans, Louisiana. She was later refloated and taken in to New Orleans. |
| Vrow Gelie | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore near Fort Frederic Henri. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp. |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Waterford. |
| W. S. R. | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was refloated on 28 December. |

## 25 December

List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ceylon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bic, Province of Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Diomedes | Rostock | The ship was driven ashore at Höganäs, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Rostock. |
| Dorothy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Dungeness, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Honfleur, Calvados, France. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Dungeness with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. |
| Euphemia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Sunderland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. f |
| Montague | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Calais, France with the loss of all eight crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Honfleur. |
| Richard | Denmark | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk with the loss of all nine crew. |
| Silurian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport to Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to Newport. |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and was damaged off the mouth of the Ebro. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to London. She was later refloated and taken in to Tarragona for repairs. |
| Syria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River. |

## 26 December

List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amity | United Kingdom | The sloop was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Venus ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Firth of Forth. Amity was reboarded the next day and towed in to Warkworth, Northumberland by Ellen Brown ( United Kingdom). |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bude, Cornwall with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Portreath, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Arta or Artis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora. She was on a voyage from the Danube to an English port. She was refloated on 29 December and put in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Cicero | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pipton Point, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal, County Cork. |
| Five Soskende | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore near Fyns Hoved. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Svendborg to Odessa. |
| Moscow | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Atchafalya ( Spain). Moscow was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| Plough | United Kingdom | The brig struck the pier and was beached at Ramsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Mediterranean port. |
| Royal William | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire. |
| William Wallis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barcelona, Spain. SHe was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Barcelona. |

## 27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna Maria | Hamburg | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off "Wych". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked off St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Devoran, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Dorothea | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Hayle, Cornwall. Her nine crew were rescued by the Hayle pilot boats. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Hectorina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Formby, Lancashire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Dromore, County Down to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Patriot | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Oristano, Sardinia with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Malta to Toulon, Var, France. |
| Robert | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Adelphi ( United Kingdom). Robert was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to South Shields, County Durham. She was subsequently discovered by Undaunted ( United Kingdom), which towed her in to Bridlington, Yorkshire, where she arrived on 29 December. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Carteret, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ipswich, Suffolk. |

## 28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | Grand Duchy of Oldenburg | The schooner collided with Thorwaldsen ( Denmark) and capsized in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Riga to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The wreck came ashore near Calais, France, on 5 January. |
| Duchesse d'Orleans | France | The ship foundered off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Cette, Hérault and Havre de Grâce. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in Rye Bay with the loss of all hands. |
| Harmony | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Gothenburg. |
| Lark | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, District of Columbia to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship ran aground at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated. |
| Renovation | United Kingdom | The brig capsized and was severely damaged at North Shields, County Durham. |
| Sarah and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was refloated and beached for repairs. |
| Twee Cornelissen | Netherlands | The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked near Pevensey, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of a passenger. Ten survivors were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. |

## 29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Betty | Russia | The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. She was on a voyage from Riga to Warrenpoint, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Borderer | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aden. She was refloated and anchored in The Downs. |
| Esther and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. |
| Finish | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at North Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Finish | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Frances Western | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Pas-de-Calais, France to Warkworth, Northumberland. She was refloated on 15 January and taken in to Rye. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged north of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Port Gordon, Morayshire. She was refloated and taken in to Peterhead. |
| Marina | France | The ship sank off Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| New Union | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked on the North Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dumfries. |
| Norton | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Pioneer | United States | The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was refloated. |
| Sainte Maria | France | The ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penzance, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |

## 30 December

List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alhambra Packet | United States | The ship was beached at Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia. |
| Amanda | Lübeck | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Öland, Sweden. |
| Betty | Russia | The ship was driven ashore in Cranfield Bay. |
| Brilliant | Jersey | The abandoned sloop was driven ashore at Surtainville, Manche, France. |
| Expedit | Sweden | The ship ran aground off Strömstad. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Portaferry, County Down. She was refloated the next day. |
| Margaret and Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland and subsequently sank. Her crew were rescued by Venus ( United Kingdom). Jane and Margaret was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |
| John | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Kilby ( United Kingdom and sank in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Drogheda, County Louth. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dymchurch, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Hilbre Islands, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Llanddulas, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool. |
| Roberth Hawkes | United Kingdom | The steam tug was run into by a barque and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Down End, north of Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ives, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Success | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig off Happisburgh, Norfolk and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Victoria ( Board of Customs). She was subsequently wrecked on the Scroby Sands. Success was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. |
| Surprise | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the River Severn 8 nautical miles (15 km) downstream of Chepstow, Monmouthshire with the loss of all three of her crew. |
| Westmorland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ravenglass, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated on 1 January and taken in to Ravenglass. She was subsequently towed to Whitehaven, Cumberland for repairs. |
| William IV | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked near Clifden, County Galway with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Kilrush, County Clare to London. Two wreckers were killed when a mast fell on them. |

## 31 December

List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Æolus | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by John and Isabella ( United Kingdom). Æolus was on a voyage from Ramsgate, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. |
| Harmonie | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore near "Vaterland". She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Fredrikstad. Harmonie was refloated on 2 January 1846 but three crew were drowned when their boat capsized. |
| Hoffnung | Hamburg | The ship foundered in the Zuyder Zee off Workum, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Hamburg. |
| John George | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Cut Sand, in the Bristol Channel and capsized with the loss of four lives. |
| Margaret Thomson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sheringham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Skegness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Burntisland, Fife. She was refloated and taken in to Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. |
| Merchantman | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ness Point, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinefleet, Yorkshire to London. |
| Norge | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Agger Canal, Denmark with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Skien. |
| Siebe Brouwer | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. |
| Suffren | France | The barque was wrecked at Port Natal, Natal. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was righted. |
| Wilhelmina | Netherlands | The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank in the English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued by Antonius ( Belgium). Wilhelmina was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1845 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alcibiade | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was driven ashore near Ardenza. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Alcion | France | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 December. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine. |
| Amandus | Norway | The ship was wrecked at sea before 11 December. She was on a voyage from "Holbeck" to Christiania. |
| Assomption | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Fort Antignano". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Bastia, Corsica. |
| Barbadoes | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 3 December. |
| Bertha | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Trelleborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark, where she arrived on 19 December in a leaky condition. |
| Bristol (ship) | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Fogo Island, Cape Verde Islands before 25 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India. |
| Camilla | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Red Sea before 8 December. She was refloated and put in to Bombay for repairs. |
| Duc Amici | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was driven ashore at the Marzocco Tower, Livorno. She was on a voyage from Tripoli, Eyalet of Tripolitania to Livorno. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Dungeness, Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 2 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Emily | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 28 December. She was towed into Warkworth, Northumberland on that date. |
| Fair Play | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Wallace, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Francis Romulus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Tetuan, Beylik of Tunis before 17 December. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malta and Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Granite | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 December. |
| Holland | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was refloated on 26 December and taken in to Stromness, Orkney Islands. |
| Isabelle | Spain | The brigantine was wrecked at Málaga between 5 and 10 December. |
| James Peacock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Ballina, County Mayo. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River at Saint-André, Province of Canada, British North America before 18 December. |
| Jane Charlotte | British North America | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 December. |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Green Island, in the Saint Lawrence River before 18 December. She was raised and taken in to Quebec City on 14 July 1846. |
| Lee | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River at L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Canada before 18 December. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Heaps Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Arichat, Nova Scotia, British North America before 26 December. |
| Mersey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Sombuers Key. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Trieste. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States, where she arrived on 4 December. |
| Miss Douglas | Isle of Man | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Douglas before 24 December. She was refloated and taken in to Douglas. |
| Montreal | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at Cape Chat, Province of Canada before 20 December with the loss of all on board. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to London. |
| Plymouth | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on The Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was refloated on 17 December. |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Heaps Sandbank and was abandoned by her crew. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by St. Thomas ( Denmark). |
| Rubicon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Domesnes Reef. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 3 December and was assisted in to Ventava, Courland Governorate. |
| Sir Robert Peel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River at Kamourska, Province of Canada before 18 December. |
| Sophia Maria | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Llanelly, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 16 December. |
| St. Andrew | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at East Machias, Maine, United States. |
| St. David | United Kingdom | The steamship was presumed to have foundered in the English Channel before 30 December with the loss of all on board, about 40 people. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Plymouth, Devon and Liverpool. The body of an engineer was recovered by the steamship Transit ( United Kingdom). |
| Tartar | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the "Bottler River", Mauritius before 17 December. Her crew were rescued by Manchester ( United Kingdom). |
| Trial | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north north west of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk before 28 December. |
| Undine | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the coast of Brittany France before 7 December. |
| Victor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Tortuga before 27 December and was damaged. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| William Bayard | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cape Chat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool. |
| William Lloyd | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Magdalen Islands, Nova Scotia. |