List of shipwrecks in December 1878
The list of shipwrecks in December 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1878. 1 December

2 December

3 December

4 December

5 December

6 December

7 December

8 December

9 December

10 December

11 December

12 December

13 December

14 December

15 December

16 December

17 December

18 December

19 December

20 December

21 December

{{shipwreck list item
|ship=Zia Catterina 
|flag=
|desc=The ship collided with the steamship Clytie () and sank off the Northsand Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Clytie'''. Zia Catterina was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Venice.
}} 22 December

23 December

24 December

25 December

26 December

27 December

28 December

29 December

30 December

31 December

Unknown date

References

Bibliography
Ingram, C. W. N., and Wheatley, P. O., (1936) Shipwrecks: New Zealand disasters 1795–1936.'' Dunedin, NZ: Dunedin Book Publishing Association. 1878-12
Maritime incidents in December 1878