List of shipwrecks in December 1847
Ship Country Description
Betties United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wicklow
Briton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin . She was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to Dublin . She was refloated with assistance from Arran Castle ( United Kingdom ) and towed in to Dublin
Diana France The ship was wrecked on Rodrigues , Mauritius . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Dunkerque , Nord
Earl Vane United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She became a wreck on 18 December . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London
Energy United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Limerick . She was on a voyage from Miramichi , New Brunswick , British North America to Limerick . She was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Limerick
Four Sisters United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan , Wigtownshire
Helena United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on North Ronaldsay , Orkney Islands with the loss of eight of her crew . She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to New York , United States
Jane United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Poor Head , County Cork . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to Cork
Mystery United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Waterford . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Ibrail , Ottoman Empire to Galway
Reindeer United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Puffin Island , Anglesey . Her crew were rescued
Star United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe , Devon with the loss of eight of her nine crew . She was on a voyage from London to Antigua
Sunderland United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on the island of Worms , Russia
Traveller United Kingdom The schooner collided with another schooner and sank in the North Sea off Winterton-on-Sea , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued by Hope ( United Kingdom ) . Traveller was on a voyage from Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland
The list of shipwrecks in December 1847 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1847.