List of shipwrecks in December 1879
The list of shipwrecks in December 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1879.
| December 1879 | ||||||
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
| References | ||||||
3 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| M. A. Baston | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States |
The fishing schooner went ashore on Plum Island and sank. Her crew got off on their own.[1] |
4 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Relic |  United Kingdom |
The smack was driven onto the breakwater in Brixham harbour during a gale and became a total loss. Two fishing boats were grounded and others received damage.[2] |
5 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bella | United States |
Thanks to an unsuccessful tacking attempt during a storm, the 34.83-ton schooner ran aground at the north entrance to Oumnak Island (53°22′N 167°50′W) in the Aleutian Islands. Her crew of five survived, but she broke up on the beach and was deemed beyond repair.[3] |
| Romola | United Kingdom |
The Arbroath schooner was taken in tow to Dartmouth by the steamer Yorkshireman ( United Kingdom). Romola was found dismasted and abandoned, in the English Channel approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Start Point.[4] |
7 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mineola | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dominion of Canada |
The schooner broke loose from her moorings in a severe storm in Eastport Bay and drifted ashore on the Eastern Shoal. She was refloated and sailed to Lubec, Maine where she was beached for repairs.[1] |
10 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mystic | United States |
The schooner, stranded near the harbor mouth at Grand Haven, Michigan since 19 November, was washed off the beach in a heavy storm on Lake Michigan out to the bar where she started pounding heavily and was scuttled to prevent further damage. Her three crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
11 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | United Kingdom |
The Penzance vessel was taken in tow by Bessie Belle after being hit on the port side by Secret ( United Kingdom), a schooner from Truro, five miles (8.0 km) east of Hartland Point. Within three hours Alexandra sank and the crew were landed at Portreath.[5] |
| Bristol City | United Kingdom |
The steamer leaving Bristol for New York, went ashore, in thick fog, at Nelson Point, at the mouth of the River Avon.[6] |
14 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Artie Garwood | United States |
The schooner stranded in a gale with high seas two miles (3.2 km) south of Life Saving Station No.4, 4th District on the New Jersey coast and broke up. Her crew of seven rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
16 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Open Sea | United States |
The schooner stranded on a reef off Napatree Point, a total loss of vessel and cargo. Her crew of five rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
19 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Derby | United Kingdom |
The brig, carrying mahogany, foundered nine days out of Ninatitlan. The crew, bar two, were picked up by Resolute and the captain only survived a few days.[7] |
20 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney Long | United States |
The schooner sank on Hatteras Shoal in five fathoms (30 ft; 9.1 m) of water, a total loss of vessel and cargo. Her crew got off on their ship's boat and were helped through the surf by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
| Trellis | United Kingdom |
The schooner was damaged and disabled in a collision with an unknown schooner and went ashore the next day one mile (1.6 km) north north east of the Life Saving Station No. 13, 2nd District on the coast of Massachusetts, a total loss. Her crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
21 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelphoi |  New South Wales |
The barque was wrecked off Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia. |
| City of Toledo | United States |
The steamer ran aground in a gale and snowstorm six miles (9.7 km) south of Life Saving Station No. 6, 11th District on the Michigan coast. Her captain and a few crew made it to shore in the ship's boat, the rest of the 24 on board were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
| T. J. Trafton | United States |
The schooner wrecked eight miles (13 km) north east of Manomet Point, Massachusetts. Her crew made it to shore in the ship's boat.[1] |
22 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Swan | United States |
The bark dragged anchor in a gale with snow and heavy seas and was wrecked one and a half miles (2.4 km) east north east of Life Saving Station No. 14, 2nd District, on the coast of Massachusetts. Her eight crewmen were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[1] |
28 December
| Ship | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes Irving | New South Wales |
The paddle steamer was wrecked in the Macleay River, Trial Bay, New South Wales. |
References
- "Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1880". University of Michigan. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- "Severe gale". The Cornishman (74). 11 December 1879. p. 7.
- alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (B)
- "Florence and Johanna". The Cornishman (74). 11 December 1879. p. 5.
- "Loss Of A Penzance Vessel". The Cornishman (75). 18 December 1879. p. 5.
- "The Bristol City". The Cornishman (75). 18 December 1879. p. 7.
- "Disasters At Sea". The Cornishman (87). 11 March 1880. p. 5.
Bibliography
- Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936. Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association.
| Ship events in 1879 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 |
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