The list of shipwrecks in December 1834 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded or otherwise lost during January 1834.
1 December
List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Ceres | Wismar | The ship was wrecked near Vila do Conde, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wismar to Porto, Portugal.[1] |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Annet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her four crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat.[2][3] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[4] |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Annet Sand. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat.[2][3] |
| Joseph | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Willington ( United Kingdom) and was beached on the Scroby Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Willington was also beached. She was refloated on 3 December and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2] |
| Kelvingrove | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued.[5] |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The lugger foundered in the English Channel off Brighton, Sussex with the loss of two of her three crew.[2] |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the Irish Sea off Pwllheli, Caernarvonshire with the loss of all hands.[3] She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] |
2 December
List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Amphitrite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 6 nautical miles (11 km) east of Pillau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London.[7][8] |
| Concepcion | Kingdom of Sardinia | The ship was wrecked near Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[7] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Restigouche River, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[2] |
| Levana | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Newbiggin Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Hope ( United Kingdom). Levana was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[2] |
| Plenty | United Kingdom | The ship struck the pier and sank at Ramsgate, Kent.[9] |
| Swea | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland.[10] |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The brig capsized in the River Shannon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[2] |
3 December
4 December
5 December
List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Carolina Frederika | [[[Gdańsk|Danzig]] | The ship was friven ashore and wrecked near "Schwartroth". She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[15] |
| Fancina | Ottoman Empire | The ship was driven ashore on the "Zendwall". She was on a voyage from Constantinople to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[10] |
| Good Czar | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Kent ( United Kingdom). Good Czar was on a voyage from Pugwash, Nova Scotia, British North America to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[17] |
| Johanna Catherina | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland.[3] She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Amsterdam.[18] |
| Wallsend | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Oriental ( United Kingdom) in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[19][20] |
6 December
7 December
List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Essy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Dalkey Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Dublin.[4] |
| Glory | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[23] |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[24][25] |
| Martha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. Martha was later refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[26][27] |
| Ossian | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Planter ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk and sank. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.[4] |
| Regina | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cobbler Rock, off Barbados. Her crew were rescued.[28] |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Civilian ( United Kingdom) off the mouth of the Humber and sank. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[20] |
8 December
List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Benjamin | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Longhope, Orkney Islands.[4] |
| Fanchon | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[29] |
| Feronia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness.[29] |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Strangford Lough.[4] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stromness.[29] |
| Hunter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Scrabster, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Fisherrow, Aberdeenshire.[30] |
| Jane and Betty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Church Bay. Her crew were rescued.[26] |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Cape Wrath, Caithness with the loss of six of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim.[22][31] |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[22][31] |
| Margaret Miller | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Mobile, Alabama, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Mobile.[32] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Longhope.[4] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Pelican Island, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[33] |
| Merchant | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27] |
| Naiad | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Sound of Hoy.[29] |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore crewless at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Irvine, Ayrshire.[10] |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Lamlash Bay. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Galson, Butt of Lewis, Outer Hebrides with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Dundee, Forfarshire.[31][35] |
9 December
List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Albino | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Vlissingen, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland.[24] |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Zandvoort, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam.[24] |
| Concordia | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[24][26] |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Londonderry.[15][36] |
| George and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the Formby Lighthouse, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from the Barbary Coast to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4] |
| Manlius | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Placentia Bay with the loss of thirteen lives. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to the Clyde.[37] |
| Martha | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City to Liverpool.[19] |
| Sir Thomas Munro | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Boa Vista, Cape Verde Islands with the loss of two of the 70 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemen's Land.[38] |
10 December
List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Alfred | Guernsey | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex,[39] or Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands. Seven of her crew were rescued.[26] She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[39] |
| Emilia | Portugal | The ship departed from Figueira da Foz for Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[40] |
| Marcus | France | The ship was abandoned off Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Sète, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[41] |
| Mary Ann | British North America | The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the River Duddon.[4] |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Letterkenny, County Donegal to London.[22][29] |
11 December
12 December
13 December
14 December
List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Laguira, Cuba.[32] |
| Julia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Laguira.[32] |
15 December
17 December
List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Leaston Sand. Her crew were rescued.[51] |
| Malvina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Húns, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[22] |
| Mitchell | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Tees. Her crew were rescued by the Stockton Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[26] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Humberstone Sand, in the North Sea off Tetney, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[22] |
| William Money | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Marricouga Shoal. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. William Money was refloated in August 1835 and taken to Quebec City.[52][53] |
18 December
List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire.[22] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on South Sandy Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nevis.[54] |
| Rambler | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Father Point, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Dublin.[32] |
| Seven Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on South Point, Barbados. Her crew were rescued.[54] |
| Sir James Anderson | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Terys ( United Kingdom). Sir James Anderson was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She came ashore on Rhum, Inner Hebrides on 11 March 1835 and was wrecked.[55][56] |
19 December
21 December
22 December
23 December
25 December
26 December
27 December
28 December
29 December
30 December
31 December
List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Concord | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey.[8] |
| Frederick Langley | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Oyster Island, County Sligo. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Liverpool, Lancashire.[11] |
| Highfield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[8] |
| Irene | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Faial, Azores, Portugal.[8] |
| Julia | Belgium | The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom and was beached on Tresco. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Antwerp.[47][57] |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Tiree, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool.[66] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool.[55] |
| Stephen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Bangor Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool.[11] |
| Telford | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore on The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Londonderry.[8] |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[8] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1834 | Ship | State | Description |
| Bon Père | France | The ship was wrecked at Dénia, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Marans, Charente-Maritime.[34] |
| Dawn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Domesnes, Russia before 25 December. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[55] |
| Dorothea Marianne | flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near "Ollendorf", Duchy of Holstein. She was later refloated.[8] |
| Franceira | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on the "Zendwall". She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3] |
| Nora | France | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Senegal.[67] |
| Providentia | flag unknown | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Juist, Kingdom of Hanover before 26 December.[8] |
| Sidsel Maria | Hamburg | The ship foundered off Sylt, Denmark on or before 9 December.[15][17] |
| Swea | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Vlieland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Amsterdam.[3] |
| Swift | British North America | The ship foundered before 23 December.[68] |
| Trefusis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[46] |
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