List of shipwrecks in December 1848
Ship Country Description
Angler United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex
Ann British North America The brig was driven against the quayside at New York , United States and was severely damaged . She was on a voyage from New York to Portland , Maine , United States
Catharina Hamburg The ship was wrecked near Wainfleet , Lincolnshire , United Kingdom
Centurion United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned at Malta
Creole Malta The brig sank at Malta . She was refloated in July 1848
Harmonie Netherlands The galiot ran aground at Holyhead , Anglesey , United Kingdom
Indus United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Smith Island , Maryland . She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Baltimore , Maryland
Lady Newborough United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Malta . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Malta . She was refloated with assistance from HMS Vengeance ( Royal Navy )
Laura United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Malta . She was on a voyage from Smyrna , Ottoman Empire to Liverpool
Letitia United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank , in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to New Orleans , Louisiana , United States . She was refloated and put in to Cobh , County Cork
Main United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the entrance to the Agger Canal , Denmark . She was on a voyage from Thisted , Denmark to London . She was refloated on 31 December and taken in to Thisted for repairs
Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to the Agger Canal . She was refloated on 6 January 1849 and taken in to Thisted , Denmark for repairs
Newton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Waterloo , Lancashire . She was on a voyage from Cronstadt , Russia to Liverpool
Nicola Greece The brig was abandoned at Malta . She was on a voyage from Syra to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Palinurus United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Leon Rock , in the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands . She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to London
Racehorse United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at Malta
Rose Adelaide France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liscannor , County Clare , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom
St. Vincent United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Oban , Argyllshire
Teesdale United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Cromer , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued
The list of shipwrecks in December 1848 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during December 1848.