List of shipwrecks in December 1880

The list of shipwrecks in December 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1880.

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1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Daniel  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground and was wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot.[1]
Franklin  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Courland Bank, off Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated and put back.[2]
Jane Butcher  United Kingdom The schooner struck a rock and sank off Holm Island. She was on a voyage from Kingston, Jamaica to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[1]
Josefina  Sweden The brig ran aground and sprang a leak at Egersund, Norway. She was on a voyage from Hållsta to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[1]
Louise Henri  France The ship struck a sunken wreck in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Flamborough Head, East Riding of Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newastle upon Tyne to Catania, Sicily, Italy. She out in to Whitby, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[2]
Marie  Germany The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and takne in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]
Pet  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and sank at Port Talbot. Her crew, five or fifteen people, were rescued by the Mumbles Lifeboat.[3][2][4]
Pilen  Norway The schooner was wrecked at Egersund with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom.[1]
Progress  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She put in to Aberdeen in a leaky condition.[2]
Vesper  United Kingdom The ship struck wreckage and foundered in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Devon. Her crew survived.[1]
Vincitore  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (49°22′N 17°42′W). Her crew were rescued by the Zeeland ( Netherlands). Vincitore was on a voyage from Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[5]

2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Constance  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Cherbourg, Manche. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Carentan, Manche.[2]
Louise Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk.[2]
Release  United Kingdom The fishing smack ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Rainbow ( United Kingdom).[2]

3 December
List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Georges Anger  France The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but fiver of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Lockett ( United Kingdom). Georges Anger was on a voyage from Martinique to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6]
Rodell Bay  United Kingdom The barque departed from San Francisco, California, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, and was not heard of again. Lost with all 21 hands.[7][8]

4 December
List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Aislaby  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Danube at Gorgova, United Principalities.[9]

5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Camille  France The barque was run into by the steamship St. Oswin ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by St. Oswin. Camille was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[9]

6 December
List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Argosy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Barra Grande, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York, United States.[9] She was a total loss.[10]
Blumenthal  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at "Millerraggan". She was on a voyage from Memel to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[9]
Fresia  Chilean Navy War of the Pacific: The torpedo boat was sunk off Callao, Peru. She was refloated.
Galatea  United Kingdom The barque was run down by the steamship Edendale ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north by west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Edendale. Galatea was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cape Town, Cape Colony.[9]
Milton  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Aracaju, Brazil to the English Channel.[9]

7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Express  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Epaminondas ( United Kingdom) and sank at Ayr.[5]

8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Colorado  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[10] She was refloated and taken in to Lamlash, Isle of Arran.[6]
Minnie Knapp  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Longrock, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire.[5]
Resta  United Kingdom The tug sank at North Shields, Northumberland.[10]
Zulu  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Dover, Kent and sprang a leak. She consequently ran aground.[10]

9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Aios Nicolaos  Greece The brig ran aground on the Tehardak Shoal, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[6]
Amcott  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[6]
Clutha  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Tay ( United Kingdom) off the mouth of the River Carron and was beached. Clutha was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated and taken in to Grangemouth.[11]
Fanchon  France The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by L. G. Bigelow ( United States). Fanchon was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Cette, Hérault.[12]
Garnet  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Burntisland, Fife for Flensburg, Germany. No further trace, reported overdue.[13]
John Elden  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Helsingør, Denmark.[6]
Vivienne  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland.[10] She was refloated the next day.[6]
Unnamed Flag unknown The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom.[10]

10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Bella Tumelty  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on "Las Rocques". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to "Tucasas". She broke up the next day with the loss of her captain.[12]
Else Katrine  Norway The ship struck the wreck of Osnabruck (Flag unknown) in the River Teifi and ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Cardigan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Cardigan in a severely damaged condition.[6]
Jacobus  Russia The full-rigged ship was towed in to Karlskrona, Sweden in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Lübeck, Germany.[6]
Johanna  Germany The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Emshörn Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Leer.[6]
Katrine  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[11]
Nonatum  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada to London.[11][14]
Sarah Margaret  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[6]
Three Sisters  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Resolute ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend.[6]
Valencia  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore at Cortadura, Spain. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Barcelona, Spain.[11] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15]

12 December
List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Courier  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grimsby, Lincolnsire, United Kingdom.[15]
Emmanuel  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø.[15]
Julie Heyn  Germany The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted.[15]
Quorn  United Kingdom The barque sprang a leak and was beached at Magilligan, County Londonderry. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Greenocki, Renfrewshire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She subsequently became a wreck.[15]
Sleipner  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wreked at Thisted. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands.[15]
Weser  Denmark The barque was driven ashore at Thisted. She was a total loss.[15]

13 December
List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Colonist  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Christiania.[15]
Bravo  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Minnie ( United Kingdom and another smack. Bravo was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Dram.[16]
Gyda  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Arendal.[15]
Howick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to London. She was refloated.[15]
Leeds  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Rotterdam, South Holland[15]
Pallas  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Lemvig. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fvrom London to Christiania.[15]

16 December
List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
John N. Gamewill  United States The brigantine was destroyed by fire in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London, United Kingdom.[13]
Saint  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[16]

17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Charlotte Young  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hayle, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Hayle to Boston.[16]

18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Pretoria  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and damaged near Oskarshamn, Sweden.[13] She was refloated on 22 December and towed in to Oskarshamn.[12]

19 December
List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Cassowary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage form the River Tyne to Kirkwall.[13]
Ewen Jones  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Gigha, Inner Hebrides. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Barmouth, Merionethshire to Aberdeen.[17]
Garland  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Hollywood Bank, in the Belfast Lough.[13]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Kilroot, County Antrim.[13]
Walrus  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off Beadnell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Flying Scotchman ( United Kingdom). Walrus was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Eyemouth, Berwickshire.[13]
Warkworth Castle  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Boudicar Rock, off the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Amble Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Amble, Northumberland.[18]
Unnamed  Italy The ship foundered off Coverack, Cornwall, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland with the loss of all hands.[13]

20 December
List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Derwent  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Londonderry.[13]
Ellida  France The ship was driven ashore at "Lyngaer". She was on a voyage from Pärnau, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord.[13]
Goshawk  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowland Point, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[13]
Jedderen  Norway The barque ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Memel, Germany to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[13]
John Clarck  Germany The brig ran aground on the Middelgrunden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13]
Julian Isle of Man The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in Luce Bay. She was subsequently taken in to Dromore, County Down.[13]
Lumley Castle  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off the Horns Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Reval, Russia.[19]
Messenger  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near the Hook Lighthouse, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthsire to Cork.[13]
Salisbury Newfoundland Colony The ship was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Troon.[13]
William Hill  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ayr with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Ayr.[13]

21 December
List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
John and Anne  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the Irish Sea off Cemaes, Anglesey .[12]
Liddesdale  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at "Rivah", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Sulina, United Principalities to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[12]

22 December
List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
America  France The steamship was driven ashore at Barletta, Italy.[17]
Elena  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore at Barletta.[17]
Grace Rome  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Carr Rock, off the coast of Lothian. She was on a voyage from Invergordon, Ross-shire to Leith, Lothian.[12]
H. P.  France The schooner was driven ashore at Spittal Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[17]
Madonna della Libera  Italy The schooner was driven ashore at Barletta.[17]

23 December
List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Envoy  United Kingdom The steamship struck a sunken rock and foundered off Barfleur, Manche, France with the loss of seven of her 26 crew. Six of the survivors were rescued by the lugger Perseverant ( France). Envoy was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure, France.[20]
Margarethe  Germany The schooner foundered in the North Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Lømstrup, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[20]
Spey  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Fife Ness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Burntisland, Fife.[17]

24 December
List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands.[21]

26 December
List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
USC&GS Baton Rouge United States Coast and Geodetic Survey The survey ship, a paddle steamer, sank in the Mississippi River. She was refloated and sold in 1881.
Guiseppe  Italy The barque collided with Oberon ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 100 nautical miles (190 km) west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Oberon. Guiseppe was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[20]

27 December
List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Egyptian  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]

28 December
List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Brilliant  United Kingdom The steam sloop collided with Palm ( United Kingdom( and sank. All on board were rescued by Palm. Brilliant was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[20]
Mars  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland.[21] She was on a voyage from Dantsic, Germany to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to IJmuiden, North Holland.[20]

29 December
List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Acacia  United Kingdom The brig was damaged by fire at Leith, Lothain. Her captain was severely wounded.[22]
Bengairn  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Lena  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden.[20]
Richelieu  French Navy The ironclad central battery ship caught fire in the harbor at Toulon, France, and was scuttled in 10.75 metres (35 ft 3 in) of water to prevent her ammunition magazine from exploding, capsizing almost 90 degrees to port as she sank. She was raised and repaired, and she was returned to service in October 1881.
Waterford  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Middle Hook, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset.[20]

30 December
List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1880
ShipCountryDescription
Doctor Kneiss  Germany The brig was driven ashore on Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[22]
Farnley  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Horns Reef, off the coast of Jutland.[23] She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Reval, Russia.[24] On 3 January 1881, two boats, one containing two bodies, and several bales of cotton washed up at Bjerregård, near Ringkøbing.[25][26][27]
Longfellow  United States The barque ran aground in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[22]
Unnamed Guernsey The schooner collided with a Austro-Hungarian barque and foundered off the east coast of Kent with the loss of all but one of her crew.[22]

31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Piako  New Zealand The steamer struck a small, submerged rock near Morgen's Harbour, Whangarei, New Zealand and foundered.[28]

Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1879
ShipCountryDescription
Aggenatta  Norway The schooner was wrecked on Norderney, Germany with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to London, United Kingdom.[21]
Ane Cecilie  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Vestervik, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sonderberg, Sweden to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[11]
Aurora  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Riga, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Riga.[9]
Azinga  Netherlands The kuff foundered off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Trelleborg, Sweden to London.[21]
Balgownie  Denmark The barque collided with the barque Star of Peace ( United Kingdom) and was severely damamged. Balgownie then ran aground on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[18]
Beaver Dominion of Canada The steamship was driven ashore on Hare Island, Quebec.[6]
Belgravia  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by St. Albans ( United Kingdom). Belgravia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Dominion of Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[15]
Bellona  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) south of Heligoland. Her crew were rescued by the smack Two Brothers ( United Kingdom). Bellona was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Leith.[16] She came ashore on Föhr, Germany on 28 December and was wrecked.[20]
Bombay  United Kingdom The steamship was destroyed by fire at Shanghai, China.[21]
Bylgia  Norway The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Carl  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16]
Charles Bal  United States The ship ran aground at Emshorn, Germany. She was on a voyage from New York to Emden, Germany.[16]
Christina  Netherlands The brig was wrecked on the Randzel Bank, off the coast of Friesland. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad, Denmark to Amsterdam, North Holland.[16]
City of Charlottetown  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Paraíba, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Paraíba to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[18]
City of Montreal  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 9 December.[16] Her crew were rescued by the barque Energy ( United Kingdom). City of Montreal was on a voyage from Quebec City to Greenock.[18]
Dawn  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony.[11]
Elise  Germany The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Callao, Peru.[11]
Esperance  France The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Mazatlán.[21]
Fontabelle  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at "Salt March", Jamaica with the loss of six of her crew.[15]
Fortuna  Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nyköping to Hull, Yorkshire.[21]
Frankfurt Hall  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at sea before 19 December. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Valparaíso, Chile.[12]
Gaetano S.  Italy The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland on or after 2 December. She was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to Bremen. She subsequently became a wreck.[9][10]
Garibaldil  Italy The ship was stranded at Weller's Beach, Corsica, France, while en route to Toronto, Ontario, Dominion of Canada with the loss of a crew member.[29]
Gaucho Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at "Santa Anna". She was on a voyage from Santa Anna to London.[20]
Georg Freiherr von Vincke  Germany The brig was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived.[18]
Germania  Germany The steamship collided with the steamship Donati ( United Kingdom) and was severely damaged.[10]
Gloria  Germany The brig was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was refloated and towed in to Visby, Sweden.[17]
Hardwick  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Nexø, Denmark.[9]
Hawk  United Kingdom The smack was holed by her anchor and was beached at Penarth, Glamorgan.[11]
Humber  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Bergen, Norway.[22]
Joaquina  Spain The ship ran aground on the Cayo de Piedra, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Santander to Havana, Cuba.[2]
Johanne  Germany The schooner was wrecked at Vestervik. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Antwerp, Belgium.[11]
Keepsake  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Little River, Maine, United States after 17 December. She was on a voyage from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada to the Mumbles, Glamorgan.[20]
Lady Louise  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9]
Lina  Russia The schooner was towed in to Slite, Sweden in a waterlogged condition by the steamship Fiducia ( United Kingdom).[5]
Lovebird  Germany The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Libau ( Germany). Lovebird was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[16]
Mainz 16  Germany The steamship sank at Hanseweert, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to the Rhine.[22]
Margaretha Hendrika  Netherlands The galiot was wrecked on the Randzel Bank with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Groningen.[16]
Marie Louise  Norway The ship was wrecked at Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Montgomeryshire  United Kingdom (first report) The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Figueira da Foz, Portugal in late December with the loss of all 30 crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Singapore, Straits Settlements. Wreckage found at Tocha, Portugal wss thought to be from this vessel. All of the thirty crew perished.[30][31]
Nunquam Dormio  United States The ship was driven ashore on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool. She was a total loss.[20]
Okenbury  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore on "Sloe". She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was later refloated with assistance.[22]
Ondine  Belgium The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand, Denmark to Ostend, West Flanders.[15]
Rattler  United Kingdom The tug was run down and sunk off Lundy Island, Devon by the barque Amazon ( Norway) before 9 December. Her crew were rescued.[10][11]
Siam  France The barque ran aground and sank at Barranquilla, United States of Colombia with the loss of her captain from her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Barranquilla.[18]
Skyro Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Ingerbournon Point, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Brăila, United Principalities to Gibraltar.[17]
Star of Bengal  United Kingdom The ship collided with Corbey ( United Kingdom) 23 nautical miles (43 km) off The Lizard,Cornwall and sank with the loss of all hands.[32]
Teutonia  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mazatlán.[21]
Thomas Roy Dominion of Canada The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 6 December. She was on a voyage from Port Clyde, Nova Scotia to Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[15]
Victoria  Denmark The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen.[11]
William  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Gloucester, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Geestemünde in a waterlogged condition.[22]
W. T. Harward  United States The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia.[21]

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Ship events in 1880
Ship launches: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Ship commissionings: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Ship decommissionings: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
Shipwrecks: 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885

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