List of shipwrecks in December 1851
Ship Country Description
Annie McNabb British North America The ship was driven ashore in the Petite Passage
Celino Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the English Channel 40 nautical miles ( 74 km ) south of the Lizard Lighthouse , Cornwall , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued by Africa ( United Kingdom ) . Celino was on a voyage from Licata to Dunkerque , Nord , France
Herald British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Petite Passage . She was on a voyage from Cornwallis , Nova Scotia to Boston , Massachusetts , United States
Lady Hilda United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Romney , Kent . She was on a voyage from Demerara , British Guiana to London . She was refloated
Minerva United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ostend
Narcisse Marie France The brig was driven ashore between Hyeen Island and Landskrona , Sweden . She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg , Russia to Bordeaux , Gironde . She was reflaoted and towed in to Helsingør , Denmark
Princess Royal United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at New Romney . She was refloated
Saucy Jack United Kingdom The smack ran aground and was wrecked on the Kimmeridge Ledges , in the English Channel off the coast of Dorset . She was on a voyage from Brixham , Devon to Hull , Yorkshire
Success United Kingdom The sloop was holed by an anchor and sank at Aberdyfi , Merionethshire . She was on a voyage from Newport , Monmouthshire to Aberdyfi
The list of shipwrecks in December 1851 includes all ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1851.