List of shipwrecks in December 1852
Ship Country Description
Aid United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Tarbert , County Kerry . She had been refloated by 1 January 1853 and taken in to Tarbert
Aghios Nicholas Greece The ship was driven ashore in the River Shannon
Annegina Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen , South Holland . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to London , United Kingdom
Anfion Austrian Empire The ship capsized at Askeaton , County Limerick , United Kingdom
Argyll United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the schooner Favourite and sank at Kingstown , County Dublin . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Cork and/or Waterford
Brothers United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Millbay , Plymouth , Devon
Caroline United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abererch , Caernarfonshire with the loss of a crew member
Carriboo United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Whitehaven , Cumberland . Her crew were rescued
Denison United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Fleetwood , Lancashire . Two of her crew were reported missing . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Antigua
Egberdina Elizabeth Flag unknown The barque was driven on to the North Bank , in Liverpool Bay . She was refloated and taken in to the River Mersey
Elizabeth United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Newport , Monmouthshire . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Melbourne , Victoria . She was refloated on 9 January 1853
Elizabeth and Sarah United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth , Hampshire . She was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to Portsmouth . She was refloated and taken in to Portsmouth in a leaky condition
Eu United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Brake Sand , off the coast of Kent . She floated off and was abandoned . Eu was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Antwerp , Belgium . She was subsequently towed in to Margate , Kent and beached
Falcon Norway The ship was driven ashore on Grass Island , in the River Shannon
Friends United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Abererch . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voayge from Liverpool to Swansea , Glamorgan
Glenaeron United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Abersoch , Caernarfonshire . Her crew were rescued
Henriette United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cromer , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Emden , Kingdom of Hanover to Ipswich , Suffolk . She was refloated
Heroine United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lyme Regis , Dorset with some loss of life , including that of four rescuers . She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip , South Australia
Hope United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued
Industry United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 35 nautical miles ( 65 km ) off Tynemouth , Northumberland . Her crew were rescued by Argus ( United Kingdom ) . Industry was on a voyage from Sunderland to Southampton , Hampshire
The list of shipwrecks in December 1852 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1852.