List of shipwrecks in December 1844

The list of shipwrecks in December 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1844.

1 December

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|ship=England

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

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2 December

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|ship=Anna Maria

|flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak and sank in the Pinkegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom to Hamburg.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=14 December 1844 |page=8 |issue=18794 |column=E }}

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|ship=Britannia

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at Cape George, Nova Scotia.

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|ship=Cleopatra

|flag=22px Grand Duchy of Tuscany

|desc=The barque foundered off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Gibraltar.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=19 March 1845 |page=8 |issue=18875 |column=F }}

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|ship=Eweretta

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and made for the North Foreland, Kent.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=6 December 1844 |issue=3129 }}

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|ship=Frau Gezina

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The kuff ran aground at "Eitzenloch" and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Lord de Saumarez

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London. She was later refloated and put in to Copenhagen, Denmark.

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|ship=Tean

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was damaged by fire at London.

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3 December

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|ship=Albion

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gunton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=9 December 1844 |issue=19422 }} She subsequently became a wreck, and was condemned.

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|ship=Caroline

|flag={{flag|Bremen}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 December and taken in to Bremen.

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|ship=Elf Geschwister

|flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Huttoft, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel to London, United Kingdom.

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|ship=Fidelity

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at North Shields, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and taken in to North Shields.

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|ship=Iris

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig was wrecked at Boulmer, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Boulmer Lifeboat.{{Cite news |title=(untitled) |newspaper=The Newcastle Courant etc |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |date=10 January 1845 |issue=8875 }}

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|ship=Jane

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Seven of her nine crew were rescued by the brig Unity ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}), the other two took to the ship's skiff. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=15 December 1844 |issue=4370 }} Part of the wreck drove ashore at Warden, Kent on 10 December.

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|ship=Primer Gaditano

|flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

|desc=The steamship was wrecked near Montjuïc. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Barcelona.

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|ship=Rose

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was in collision with Hebe ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) and foundered in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=6 December 1844 |issue=23435 }} The wreck was towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire on 5 December by Brunswick ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).

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4 December

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|ship={{PS|Countess of Lonsdale|1836|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The paddle steamer was damaged by fire at London.{{Cite news |title=Marine Intelligence |newspaper=The Newcastle Courant etc |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |date=6 December 1844 |issue=8870 }}

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|ship=Mathers

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Prussia to London.

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|ship=Merchant

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=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.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=14 January 1845 |issue=23468 }}

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|ship=Paolina

|flag=22px Kingdom of Sardinia

|desc=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.

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|ship=Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

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|ship=Theadoore Behring

|flag=22px Danzig

|desc=The ship was driven ashore east of Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Newhaven.

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5 December

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|ship=Jane

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Barrow Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.

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|ship=Jenny Jones

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Syra, Greece. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=7 December 1844 |issue=23058 }}

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|ship=Port Madoc Packet

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship collided with a brig and foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=London |date=12 December 1844 |issue=19423 }}

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|ship=Ruby

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. Ruby was refloated with the assistance of eleven smacks and taken into Harwich, Essex.

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6 December

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|ship=Charlevon

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The steamship was sunk by ice at Quebec City, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal.

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|ship=Farmer

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was lost off "Whitenhead", Inverness-shire.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=25 December 1844 |issue=23072 }}

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|ship=Guadaloupe

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked near Champaigne Bay. She was on a voyage from Le Moule, Guadeloupe to Santa Ana.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=28 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18832 |column=C }}

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|ship=Johanna Sophia

|flag={{flag|Norway|1844}}

|desc=The sloop ran aground off Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Frederiksværk, Denmark to Moss. Her crew were rescued. She became a wreck on 8 December.

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|ship=Preciosa

|flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

|desc=The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.

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|ship=Terra de Fea

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated.

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|ship=Union

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was in collision with Magdalena ({{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}) and foundered off Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of three of her five crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Goole, Yorkshire.

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7 December

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|ship=Brilliant

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated.

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|ship=Elizabeth

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked near Haycock Harbor, Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=14 January 1845 |issue=23468 }}

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|ship=Gerda

|flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Hamburg. She was later refloated.

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|ship=Obarlevon

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} British North America

|desc=The steamship was holed by ice and sank at Quebec City, Province of Canada. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Montreal.

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|ship=Pansey

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated.

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|ship=Psyche

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} Antigua

|desc=The dredger, a schooner, struck a rock and sank off Nonsuch Island, Bermuda.

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|ship=Sackville

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Otranto, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=27 January 1845 |page=8 |issue=18831 |column=E }}

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8 December

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|ship=Catherine Jackson

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Goeree, Zeeland Netherlands. She was refloated on 16 December and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=24 December 1844 |issue=23450 }}

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|ship=Garnet

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Muschel Scarp, off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=12 December 1844 |issue=23440 }}

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|ship=Hamilton

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Cape Voltas, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Hero

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was wrecked on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all but one of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued by HMRC Scout (22px Board of Customs) Hero was on a voyage from London to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=11 December 1844 |page=7 |issue=18791 |column=F }}{{cite book |title=The Salvagers |first=Hervey |last=Benham |author-link=Hervey Benham |page=178 |publisher=Essex County Newspapers Ltd |location=Colchester |year=1980 |isbn=00-950944-2-3}}{{Cite news |title=Wreck and Loss of Six Lives |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=11 December 1844 |issue=6356 }}

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|ship=Leila

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Bimini Reef. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to New Orleans, Louisiana. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.

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|ship=Thomas and James

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off Todd's Head. Her crew were rescued by Union Groe ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).Thomas and James was on a voyage from Leven, Fife to Dundee, Forfarshire.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=16 December 1844 |issue=19424 }}

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|ship=Triune

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ness Point, Suffolk.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=10 December 1844 |issue=23438 }} She was refloated on 11 December.

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|ship=William and James

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered off Todd's Head. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leven, Fife to Dundee, Forfarshire.

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9 December

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|ship=Carron

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberlady, Lothian.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=14 December 1844 }} She was on a voyage from Leith to Aberlady.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=19 December 1844 |issue=19425 }}

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|ship=Dyden

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The galeas was driven ashore near "Ulmahlen", Prussia.

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|ship=Fortuna

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.{{cite web |url=http://walberswick.onesuffolk.net/assets/WLHG/ShipsShipwrecks1782-1845.pdf |title=Shipwrecks off Walberswick 1782 - 1845 |first=Alan Farquar |last=Bottomley |publisher=Suffolk Records Society |accessdate=24 December 2014}} She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.

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|ship=Johns

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak and was beached at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to King's Lynn, Norfolk.

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|ship=Remittance

|flag={{flag|United Kingdom|1837}}

|desc=The ship was severely damaged by fire at New York.

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10 December

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|ship=New Eagle

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

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|ship=Solide

|flag={{flag|Sweden|1844}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Travemünde, Prussia.

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|ship=Sybil

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Kingstown to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

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11 December

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|ship=Ayrshire

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque was driven ashore on La Gomera, Canary Isles in a capsized condition and was wrecked.

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|ship=Charlemagne

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=15 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18821 |column=E-F }}

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|ship=Charles Hartley

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Burgas, Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa to an English port.

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|ship=Johanna

|flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in the Kurisches Haff. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Memel.

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|ship=Svea

|flag={{flag|Sweden|1844}}

|desc=The brig was driven ashore between "Theddall" and Barna, County Galway, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

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12 December

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|ship=Albanian

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Amity

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.

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|ship=Corner

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The smack was driven ashore near "Carrigholt", County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.

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|ship=Gazette

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The brig capsized with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued on 6 January 1845 by Tamerlane ({{flag|United States|1837}}). Gazette was on a voyage from Bangor, Maine to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=7 February 1845 |issue=3138 }}

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|ship=Harvest

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day but was driven ashore whilst trying to put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Marine Intelligebce |newspaper=The Newcastle Courant etc |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |date=20 December 1844 |issue=8872 }} Harvest was refloated on 18 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth.

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|ship=Helen Mills

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck a rock and foundered {{convert|6|nmi|km}} off Newburgh, Fife. Her crew were rescued.

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|ship=Joseph and Fanny

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at "Clay Castle", County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Cork.

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|ship=Lavinia

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the Humber. She floated off but consequently foundered.

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|ship=Meridian

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand and was damaged. She was refloated.

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|ship=Messenger

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Clare to London.

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|ship=Pedestrian

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at Tynemouth, Northumberland and was damaged. She was refloated and put in to South Shields, County Durham.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=16 December 1844 |issue=23065 }}

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|ship=Scotia

|flag={{flag|Bremen}}

|desc=The galiot was driven ashore at Helmsdale, Sutherland, United Kingdom. All seven people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Speymouth, Morayshire, United Kingdom. Scotia was refloated on 20 December and taken in to Helmsdale in a severely damaged condition.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=27 December 1844 |issue=23453 }}

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|ship=Scotland

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire at Glasgow, Renfrewshire.{{Cite news |title=Destruction of an East Indiaman by Fire at the Broomielaw |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=16 December 1844 |issue=19424 }}

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|ship=Waterlily

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Broadstairs, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.

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13 December

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|ship=Agnes

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} Guernsey

|desc=The schooner was wrecked at "Saint-Germain", France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.

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|ship=Brutus

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque ran aground on the Spit Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Cork. She was refloated on 8 January 1845.

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|ship=Duchess of York

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Dingle, County Kerry.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=20 December 1844 |issue=23447 }}

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|ship=Eliza

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Youghal.

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|ship=Eliza

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ardmore Bay with the loss of all hands.

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|ship=Ellen

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship capsized at Youghal, County Cork.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=16 December 1844 |issue=6360 }}

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|ship=Ellen and Ann

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner capsized off Ardmore, County Waterford. She was driven ashore and wrecked at Ardmore Head with the loss of all six of her crew.{{Cite news |title=Ireland |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=20 December 1844 |issue=23447 }}{{Cite news |title=Shipwreck |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=20 December 1844 |issue=6364 }}

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|ship=Erin

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} Guernsey

|desc=The schooner was wrecked at Saint-Germain, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=10 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18817 |column=E-F }}{{Cite news |title=Latest Intelligence from Lloyd's |newspaper=Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper |location=London |date=5 January 1845 |issue=111 }}

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|ship=Gipsy

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The smack ran aground at Isleornsay, Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides.

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|ship=Heywood

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque ran aground on the Spit Bank. She was refloated on 24 December.

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|ship=Joseph and Fanny

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Clay Castle, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport, Monmouthshire.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=18 December 1844 |issue=23445 }}

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|ship=Mariner

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The ship, which had been damaged by ice on 12 December, was beached on the south coast of Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Charlottetown to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was consequently condemned.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=16 January 1845 |issue=23470 }}

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|ship=Massasvit

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Point Alderton, New York with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to New York City.

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|ship=Peel{{'}}s One

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Dingle.

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|ship=Valentine

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Dublin.

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|ship=Victory

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore {{convert|37|nmi|km}} north of Wexford with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Portmadoc, Caernarfonshire to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=18 December 1844 |issue=6362 }}

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|ship=William and Nancy

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Porthcawl, Glamorgan.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=23 December 1844 |issue=19426 }} She was refloated on 9 January 1845 and resumed her voyage.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=13 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18819 |column=E-F }}

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14 December

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|ship=Caroline

|flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

|desc=The barque was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.

}}

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|ship=George

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at Carmarthen. She was later refloated and taken in to Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire for repairs.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=18 December 1844 |page=7 |issue=18797 |column=A }}

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|ship=Gomer

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Carrigaholt, County Clare. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire.

}}

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|ship=Jane Ann

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the North Gar, off the mouth of the River Tees.

}}

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|ship=Lady Scott

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.

}}

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|ship=Liberal

|flag={{flag|Portugal|civil}}

|desc=The brig was wrecked at Lisbon with the loss of nine or ten of the thirteen or fourteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Lisbon.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Affairs of Portugal |date=25 December 1844 |page=5 |issue=18803 |column=D-E }}

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|ship=Minerva

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck a rock and foundered off St Eval Head, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=17 December 1844 |issue=6361 }}

}}

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|ship=Paragon

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig sprang a leak and was beached at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, where she became a wreck. Two of her crew were drowned.{{Cite news |title=Marine Intelligence |newspaper=The Newcastle Courant etc |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |date=27 December 1844 |issue=8872 }}

}}

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|ship=Paris

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The steamship was driven ashore at "Altenbruch". She was on a voyage from Glückstadt, Duchy of Schleswig to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated on 15 December and sailed to Heligoland.

}}

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|ship=Señora del Carmen

|flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon. Her crew were rescued.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{PS|Vanguard|1843|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The paddle steamer ran aground off Cork. Her passengers were taken off. She was refloated on 24 December.

}}

15 December

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|ship=Concordia

|flag=22px Danzig

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Dem Bank, off the mouth of the Gironde.

}}

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|ship=Demerara Packet

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship caught fire in the Irish Sea and was beached near Dublin, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara, British Guiana.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=19 December 1844 |page=8 |issue=18798 |column=A }}

}}

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|ship=Dorchester

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 46 people on board were rescued by Rochester ({{flag|United States|1837}}). Dorchester was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Liverpool.{{Cite news |title=United States |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=3 February 1845 |issue=23485 }}

}}

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|ship=Helena

|flag={{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cette, Hérault, France. Her crew were rescued.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Iduna

|flag={{flag|Norway|1944}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore east of Cette. Her crew were rescued.{{Cite news |title=Dreadful Shipwrecks |newspaper=The Northern Star and National Trades' Journal |location=Leeds |date=28 December 1844 |issue=372 }}

}}

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|ship=Nautilus

|flag=22px Stettin

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Dem Bank.

}}

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|ship=Templer

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Conil de la Frontera, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=1 January 1845 |issue=23457 }}

}}

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|ship=Triton

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Crimbritshaven", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liebau, Prussia to King's Lynn, Norfolk.

}}

16 December

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|ship=Angelina

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The galiot was wrecked at Cette, Hérault, France.

}}

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|ship=Gazelle

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in the Belfast Lough at Groomsport, County Down and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Belfast, County Antrim. She was subsequently refloated.

}}

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|ship=Harmonie

|flag={{flag|Sweden|1844}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Royan, Charente-Maritime, France.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Josephine

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Cette.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Nimrod

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields, County Durham.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Star

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered off Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to London.

}}

17 December

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|ship=Eleonore Pauline

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The ship foundered {{convert|100|nmi|km}} off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued by Oberon ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). Eleonore Pauline was on a voyage from Kalundborg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{PS|Sylph|1843|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The paddle steamer was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent by the steamship Orwell ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) with the loss of seventeen lives. Sylph was on a voyage from London Bridge to Woolwich, Kent.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Dreadful Steam-Boat Collision |date=18 December 1844 |page=5 |issue=18797 |column=E-F }}

}}

18 December

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|ship=Fanny

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} Van Diemen's Land

|desc=The ship was wrecked east of George Town.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=18 April 1845 |page=6 |issue=18899 |column=C }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{ship||Lord Eldon|1830 ship|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque was wrecked at Madras, India.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=8 February 1845 |page=8 |issue=18842 |column=F }}

}}

19 December

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|ship=Amy

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground and was severely damaged off New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to New Grimsby.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Bolina

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} Jersey

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-du-Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Brieuc to London. She was consequently condemned.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Clarinda

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Seven of her twelve crew were taken off by Augustine Heard ({{flag|United States|1837}}). Clarinda was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America to New Ross, County Wexford.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Clarita

|flag={{flag|Hamburg|admiralty}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Hamburgh.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Express

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to London.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Johann Carl

|flag={{flag|Bremen}}

|desc=The ship ran aground near Wremen. She was refloated.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Nicholai Savin

|flag={{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Holyhead, Anglesey, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She capsized on 21 December. She was refloated on 23 December and taken in to Holyhead.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{PS|Yorkshireman|1822|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The paddle steamer ran aground on the Holme Sand. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

}}

20 December

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|ship=Emma

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She wason a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated the next day.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=23 December 1844 |issue=6366 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Jaeger

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship struck the Blackwater Rock, in the Irish Sea. She subsequently came ashore {{convert|8|nmi|km}} north of Wexford and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Den Helder, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to the North Holland Canal.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Recovery

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque ran aground on the Half-ebb Rock, off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Rhoda

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Liverpool.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=21 December 1844 |issue=6365 }} She was refloated.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=23 December 1844 |issue=23070 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Waterlilly

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Hollywood Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Belfast, County Antrim.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=William Henry

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was refloated on 8 January 1845 and taken in to Yarmouth.

}}

21 December

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|ship=Charita

|flag={{flag|Spain|civil-1785}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore and capsized on Scharhörn. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Hamburg.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=27 December 1844 |issue=3132 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Craigie

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig was driven ashore and damaged at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bridgwater, Somerset.{{Cite news |title=Disaster at Sea |newspaper=The Aberdeen Journal |location=Aberdeen |date=1 January 1845 |issue=5060 }} She was refloated on 30 December and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Elvira

|flag=22px Stettin

|desc=The brig was driven ashore west of Barcelona, Spain Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Barcelona.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Esk

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ouse

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk and was damaged.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |location=Glasgow |date=27 December 1844 |issue=4373 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Palanquin

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Nelsons Island, in the Chagos Archipelago. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=24 April 1845 |issue=23554 }}

}}

22 December

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|ship=Jeune Emile

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked 30 leagues ({{convert|90|nmi|km}} from Pernambuco, Brazil, Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lima, Peru to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=6 March 1845 |page=8 |issue=18864 |column=E }}

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23 December

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|ship=Acrogin

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Benares

|flag=22px India

|desc=The ship ran aground on a reef off "Polo Beberan", Sumatra, Spanish East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Barus, where she sank.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=23 March 1846 |issue=19556 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Diligent

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was damaged by fire.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Evelyn

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maryport.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Hope

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The sloop was wrecked on the Elbow End Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to the River Eden.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=30 December 1844 |issue=19428 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Lady Grace

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner ran aground on a rock 1 league ({{convert|3|nmi|km}} off the coast of Connemara, Ireland. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Kilrush, County Clare. Lady Grace floated off and sank.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Martha

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at New Orleans.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ocean

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Tegeler Sand, in the North Sea.

}}

24 December

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|ship=Alpha

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Finsbay, Isle of Harris. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Killarney, County Kerry.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=7 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18814 |column=D }}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=9 January 1845 |issue=19431 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Brilliant

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground off Worthing, Sussex. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. She was refloated.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Highland Lass

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the North Carr Rock, off the coast of Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued.

}}

25 December

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|ship=Benjamin Eller Black

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The ship was wrecked in the Burgee Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=5 March 1845 |page=8 |issue=18863 |column=F }}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=10 March 1845 |issue=19448 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Cherub

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland in a leaky condition.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=James Bailey

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The barque ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. James Bailey was refloated with the assistance of four smacks and taken in to Wivenhoe, Essex.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Joseph

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Pendennis Castle, Caernarfonshire with the loss of all hands.{{Cite news |title=Latest Intelligence at Lloyd's |newspaper=Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper |location=London |date=29 December 1844 |issue=110 }}

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship={{HMS|Pelorus|1808|6}}

|flag={{navy|UK}}

|desc=The {{sclass|Cruizer|brig-sloop}} struck a shoal in the South China Sea off Borneo and was wrecked. All on board survived.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Rose

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Mariner ({{flag|United States|1837}}). Rose was on a voyage from Grenada to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=15 February 1845 |page=7 |issue=18848 |column=E }}

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26 December

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|ship=Basque

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and damaged at "Cormen".{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=5 March 1845 |issue=23511 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Curlew

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the Jardines, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cienfuegos, Cuba.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=18 March 1845 |page=8 |issue=18874 |column=A-B }}

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Favourite

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was severely damaged by fire at Cork.

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Jenny

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore and damaged at "Cormen".

}}

27 December

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|ship=Affiance

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brig ran aground at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=31 December 1844 |issue=23456 }}{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=3 January 1845 |issue=3133 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Fair Maid of Perth

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was driven ashore at Filey, Yorkshire. She was refloated

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Palemon

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire. She was refloated and beached at Filey.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Thetis

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Ulrome, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=1 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18809 |column=B }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Twee Cornelissen

|flag={{flag|Netherlands}}

|desc=The East Indiaman was driven ashore and wrecked at Pevensey Bay, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of one of the 31 people on board. Eighteen people reached shore in the ship's longboat; the rest were rescued by the Eastbourne Lifeboat. Twee Cornelissen was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland.{{cite book |title=Beachy Head Shipwrecks of the 19th Century |first=David |last=Renno |pages=153–54 |publisher=Amherst Publishing |location=Sevenoaks |year=2004 |isbn=1-903637-20-1}}

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28 December

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|ship=Alexander

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was run into east of São Miguel Island, Azores by Excel ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}). She was abandoned the next day and sank.

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Reaper

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore {{convert|1|nmi|km}} north of Filey Bridge, Yorkshire.

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{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Unity

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from London for Lyme, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered off Ramsgate, Kent with the loss of all hands.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=18 January 1845 |issue=23472 }}

}}

29 December

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|ship=Betsey

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ketch was wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Newry, County Antrim.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Morning Post |location=London |date=3 January 1845 |issue=23080 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Charles

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} Jersey

|desc=The ship was driven in to the barque Lewis ({{flag|United States|1837}}) at Gibraltar. She was consequently condemned.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=29 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18834 |column=E }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Harmony

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The collier, a brig, was driven ashore, capsized and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Pennsylvania

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked near "Bahia and Sonde". She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=3 February 1845 |issue=6402 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Providentia

|flag=File:Flagge der Hansestadt Lübeck.svg Lübeck

|desc=The ship ran aground off "Steons", Denmark. She was refloated and put in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=17 January 1845 |page=7 |issue=18822 |column=E-F }}

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30 December

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|ship=Ceres

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=10 January 1845 |issue=3134 }}

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Friends

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The brigantine was wrecked at the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.

}}

{{shipwreck list item

|ship=Ida

|flag=22px Stettin

|desc=The ship was beset by ice off Rügen, Prussia and was abandoned by her crew.

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|ship=Isabella

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship collided with Rover ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}) and sank at North Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by a coble. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to North Shields.{{Cite news |title=Marine Intelligence |newspaper=The Newcastle Courant etc |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |date=3 January 1845 |issue=8874 }} She was refloated on 19 May 1845 and beached.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=21 May 1845 |page=8 |issue=18929 |column=F }}

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|ship=Liveni

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground on the Cockle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

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|ship=Stolpemünde

|flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

|desc=The ship was beset by ice off Rügen and was abandoned by her crew.

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31 December

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|ship=Arab

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship departed from Cork for Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=1 April 1845 |issue=23543 }}

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|ship=Beata

|flag={{flag|Sweden|1844}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Landskrona.

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|ship=Ceres

|flag={{flag|Prussia|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom to Memel.

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|ship=Christiane Cecilia

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. She was refloated in January 1845 and taken in to Fredrikshavn.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=17 January 1845 |issue=23471 }}

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|ship=Herwig

|flag=22px Stettin

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.

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|ship=Lisette

|flag=22px Rostock

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Newcastle upon Tyne.

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|ship=Nordstern

|flag={{flag|Denmark}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Hull Packet |location=Hull |date=17 January 1845 |issue=3135 }}

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|ship=Telemachus

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.

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Unknown date

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|ship=Alexandrina

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The schooner was lost near Sozopol, Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December with the loss of all but her captain.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=6 January 1845 |page=8 |issue=18813 |column=D }}{{Cite news |title=Yarmouth - Vessels Lost. |newspaper=The Hull Packet and East Riding Times |location=Hull |date=31 January 1845 |issue=3137 }}

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|ship=Allessandra

|flag=22px Austrian Empire

|desc=The barque was lost at "Carbouvnon", Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December.

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|ship=Bella

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The steamship exploded and sank in the Mississippi River with the loss of 31 lives.{{Cite news |title=United States |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=15 January 1845 |issue=23469 }}

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|ship=Caribbean

|flag={{flag|Bremen}}

|desc=The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 December.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=11 February 1845 |page=7 |issue=18844 |column=D-E }}

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|ship=Comet

|flag={{flagcountry|Russian Empire}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Iniadai, Greece between 7 and 11 December.

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|ship=Der Jonge Gustaf

|flag=Flag unknown

|desc=The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom.

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|ship=Dragoe

|flag=22px Austrian Empire

|desc=The barque was wrecked near "Achails", Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December.

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|ship=Eleanora

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore near Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated on 9 December but was driven higher up the beach.

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|ship=Elizabeth

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI|civil}} New South Wales

|desc=The schooner was wrecked in Portland Bay.{{Cite news |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/18450111.2.2. |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle |location=Nelson |date=11 January 1845 |page=177 }}

}}

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|ship=Elizabeth Bentley

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny ({{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}).{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=6 January 1845 |issue=6378 }}

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|ship="Fawn"

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc= The boat was lost on Rocky Neck.{{cite web |url=https://www.downtosea.com/1800-1850/1844.htm |title=1844 |publisher=downtothesea.com |access-date=13 July 2021}}

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|ship=Hero

|flag={{flag|Norway|1844}}

|desc=The ship was lost off the mouth of the River Eden.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=Caledonian Mercury |location=Edinburgh |date=26 December 1844 |issue=19427 }}

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|ship=Hydros

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked on the coast of New Guinea before 14 December.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=10 February 1845 |page=8 |issue=18843 |column=E }}

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|ship=Jolet

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The brig was struck by lightning and set on fire at Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain.

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|ship=Manney

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship collided with an iceberg before 8 December whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Arica, Peru. She put in to the Falkland Islands, where she was condemned.{{Cite news |title=Ship News |newspaper=The Standard |location=London |date=28 February 1845 |issue=6424 }}

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|ship={{ship||Moira|1813 ship|2}}

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in late 1843 or in 1844 during a voyage to India.{{cite book |last=Hackman |first=Rowan |year=2001 |title=Ships of the East India Company |location=Gravesend, Kent |publisher=World Ship Society |isbn=0-905617-96-7 }}, pp. 158–159.

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|ship=Mount Pleasant

|flag={{flag|United States|1837}}

|desc=The steamship foundered with the loss of all ten crew.

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|ship=Normandie

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean between 10 and 13 December with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Hull, Yorkshire.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=30 January 1845 |page=8 |issue=18834 |column=F }}

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|ship=North America

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Bunbury, Swan River Colony before 21 December.{{Cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65883566 |title=(advertisement) |newspaper=Inquirer |location=Perth |date=1 January 1845 |page=4 }}

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|ship=Perception

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship ran aground at North Shields, County Durham in late December. She was later refloated.

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|ship=Pleiades

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The ship ran aground on a reef in Deep Bay, Saint Kitts before 30 December. She was refloated but was consequently condemned.

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|ship=Polly

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Texel, North Holland, Netherlands before 8 December. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

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|ship=R. A. Parke

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore in Blacksod Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Belfast. She was later refloated and taken in to Belfast, where she arrived on 1 January 1845.{{Cite news |title=Shipping Intelligence |newspaper=The Morning Chronicle |location=London |date=6 January 1845 |issue=23461 }}

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|ship=Robert Burns

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was beached in Lough Swilly before 6 December. she was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 13 December.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=23 December 1844 |page=8 |issue=18801 |column=A-B }}

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|ship=Sally Ann

|flag={{flagicon|UKGBI}} British North America

|desc=The schooner was wrecked in Portland Bay.

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|ship=Theophiles

|flag={{flag|France}}

|desc=The ship was wrecked at Licata, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Licata to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.

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|ship=Valentine

|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}

|desc=The ship was driven ashore at Youghal, County Cork before 16 December. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to Dublin.{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Ship News |date=21 December 1844 |page=7 |issue=18800 |column=E }}

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|ship=Vice

|flag=22px Austrian Empire

|desc=The brig was lost at "Domons Deich", Ottoman Empire between 7 and 11 December with the loss of three of her crew.

}}

References

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Category:December 1844