List of shipwrecks in December 1840
Ship Country Description
Gleaner United Kingdom The sloop was driven shore at Rhyl , Flintshire
Johannes Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven onto the Roper Sand , in the Ems . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire , United Kingdom to Leer
Plawsworth United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles ( 7.4 km ) east of Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk
Robert and James United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 10 nautical miles ( 19 km ) north of Cromer , Norfolk . Her crew were rescued by Gazelle ( United Kingdom ) . Robert and James was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London . She was taken in tow by Gazelle and arrived at Hull , Yorkshire
Seostris United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Macrihanish Bay with the loss of a crew member . She was on a voyage from Pictou , Nova Scotia , British North America to the Clyde
The list of shipwrecks in December 1840 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1840.