List of shipwrecks in December 1861
Ship Country Description
Amor Paterno Italy The brig was wrecked at Kile , Ottoman Empire . She was on a voyage from Azoff , Russia to a Mediterranean port
Bianca United States Carrying a cargo of wood , the schooner ran aground on the coast of California at Salt Point
Bondicar United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Odessa after 6 December
Champion United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Georges Island , Massachusetts , United States . She was on a voyage from New York to London . She was refloated on 12 December and resumed her voyage
Coquette United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Gallipoli , Ottoman Empire before 24 December . Her crew were rescued
Coronel Chile The barque was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean . She was on a voyage from San Francisco , California to Valparaíso
Doctor Bunting United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Maareanga River
Dragon United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken wreck off the Isles of Scilly and was holed . She arrived in the River Mersey on 25 December in a waterlogged condition
Earl of Hardwicke China The brig was driven ashore at Adelaide , South Australia between 14 and 16 Deember . She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Adelaide and Melbourne , Victoria
Empress United Kingdom The abandoned brig was taken in to Stromstad , Norway in a waterlogged condition
Fanny United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Sinope , Ottoman Empire with the loss of all hands . She was on a voyage from Berdyansk , Russia to an English port
Firefly South Australia The ship was driven ashore at Adelaide between 14 and 16 December
Glencoe United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Odessa after 6 December
Hellespont United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barque Flats , off the coast of Burma and was damaged . She was on a voyage from Madras , India to Rangoon , Burma . She was refloated and completed her voyage
Huon New Zealand The schooner was wrecked on a sandbar at the mouth of the Taieri River , New Zealand , sometime prior to 14 December
Jenny United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 December
John Russell United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey , United States before 3 December . She was on a voyage from London to New York
USS Lewis United States Navy American Civil War , Union blockade : The full-rigged ship , a former whaler slated for use as a blockship in the Stone Fleet , ran aground and broke open her bilge near Tybee Island , Georgia
Magna Charta United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Stefano Point , Ottoman Empire before 27 December . She was on a voyage from Constantinople to a European port . She was refloated and put back to Constantinople
Majestic United Kingdom The ship was abandoned . She was on a voyage from London to New York
The list of shipwrecks in December 1861 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1861.