List of shipwrecks in December 1849

The list of shipwrecks in December 1849 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1849.

15 December
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 * ship=Racer
 * flag= undefined
 * desc=The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was consequently condemned. {

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 * ship=William Henry
 * flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
 * desc=The ship ran aground on the Bannassee Sand, off the coast of Ayrshire.