List of shipwrecks in December 1844
Ship Country Description
Countess of Lonsdale United Kingdom The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at London
Mathers United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sutton-on-Sea , Lincolnshire . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from Königsberg , Prussia to London
Merchant United States The ship was driven ashore at Lewis , Delaware . She was on a voyage from Philadelphia , Pennsylvania to Saint John , New Brunswick , British North America . She was refloated on 9 December
Paolina Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was in collision with a Greek brig off Corsica , France and was abandoned . She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked . The brig sank ; five of her crew were rescued . Paolina was on a voyage from Galaţi , Ottoman Empire to Genoa
Polly United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Texel , North Holland , Netherlands . Shewas on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland
Theadoore Behring Dantzic The ship was driven ashore east of Newhaven , Sussex , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Newhaven
The list of shipwrecks in December 1844 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1844.