List of shipwrecks in March 1825
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adam |  United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas.[1] |
| Jessie | United Kingdom |
The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Limerick.[2] |
| Juliana | Guernsey |
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3] Juliana was refloated on 3 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth for repairs.[4] |
| Kent | .svg){kind=small} British East India Company |
 The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of 81 Lives. Of the survivors, 547 people were rescued by Cambria and fourteen by Caroline (both |
| Zeemeuw |  Netherlands |
The ship departed from Curaçao for Amsterdam, North Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[5] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria |  Rostock |
The ship struck a rock off Beadnell, Northumberland, United Kingdom and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom.[6] |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Wick, Caithness.[7] |
| Florida |  United States |
The ship was swamped at sea with the loss of 24 of the 40 people on board. Ten of the survivors reached land in the ship's longboat. The fate of the other six is not known. Florida was on a voyage from St. Augustine, Florida to Havana, Cuba.[8] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet Haven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to London.[4] |
| General Jackson | United States |
The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Curaçao to New York.[9] |
| Highlander | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Antwerp, Netherlands.[4] |
| Johanna Dorothea |  Bremen |
The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[4] |
| Perfection | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground near Sandy Island, Grenada. She was on a voyage from Irvin's Bay to Levera, Grenada. Perfection was refloated and taken in to St. George's, Grenada for repairs.[10] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ana |  Roberto Cofresí |
West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States, Capture of the Anne:The sloop was abandoned off Puerto Rico after a battle with USS Grampus ( United States Navy) with assistance from La Invencible (.svg){kind=small} Gran Colombia) and San José y las Animas ( Danish West Indies). She subsequently ran aground and was captured by marines from USS Grampus. |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The whaling brig veered onto rocks and was wrecked while making a hasty escape from an impending attack by Māori in Whangaroa Bay, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[11][12][13] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chance | United Kingdom |
The sloop foundered in the Firth of Tay off Balmerino, Fife. Her crew survived.[7] |
| Fowey | United Kingdom |
The ship was severely damaged at Penzance, Cornwall.[2] |
| Lord Nelson | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[2] |
| Mally | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[14] |
| Marchant | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middings, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[2] |
| Princess Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Freshwater Bay, off the coast of Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[14] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice | United Kingdom |
The steamboat caught fire in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire and was scuttled. She was subsequently wrecked by the action of the tide.[16] |
| Charles XIV |  Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar, Lothian, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[17] Charles XIV was refloated on 19 March and taken in to Dunbar.[18] |
| Dandy | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Lightship (.svg){kind=small} Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by Jane ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[17] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[2] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Cullercoats, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[2] |
| Mally | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Douglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[15] |
| Merchant | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Black Middings, in the North Sea of North Shields, County Durham.[19] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | United Kingdom |
The sloop was wrecked at Wick, Caithness with the loss of two of her crew.[18] |
| Hope | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto the Ballywalter Long Rock. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Trinidad. Hope was refloated on 10 March and taken in to Belfast.[14] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto the Stack Rock, Pembrokeshire and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bideford to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[14] |
| Minerva | United States |
The ship ran aground on the Calot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Antwerp, Netherlands. Minerva was refloated on 10 March.[14] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar | United States |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her crew survived.[20][21] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground near Aberfrow, Anglesey. She was declared a total loss. Elizabeth was on a voyage from Demerara to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[17] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship departed from Belfast, County Antrim for Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[22] |
| Venus | United States |
The ship was lost in Cuma Bay, Brazil.[23] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonia Ulrica | Netherlands |
The brig ran aground east of the Birling Gap, Sussex, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued.[24] She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Antwerp. Antonia Ulrica was refloated on 13 March and taken in to Newhaven, Sussex,[14] where she was declared not worthy of repair.[9] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[14] |
| Vine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on The Shingles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands to Hull, Yorkshire.[14] Vine was refloated on 15 March and towed in to Portsmouth, Hampshire by HMS Lightning ( Royal Navy).[6] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ezer | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire to London.[25] |
| Havana Packet | United States |
The ship was wrecked in the Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Jamaica.[9] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Twey Gezusters | Netherlands |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Vlie to a Norwegian port. Her crew were rescued by a fishing vessel.[26] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Pillau, Prussia.[20] |
| Columbia | United States |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York City.[27] |
| Ohio | United States |
The ship was wrecked on the West Bank, New York. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom to New York City.[27] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The whaler departed from Port Jackson, New South Wales for Macquarie Island on 17 November 1824. The ship was driven aground on the island during a gale. All crew survived, and were marooned on the island for five months.[13][28][29][30] |
| Foyle | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered off Bannow, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[31][32] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The schooner was wrecked on the Black Middings, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[33] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Helsingborg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Riga, Russia.[20] |
| Jubilee | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dundalk, County Louth.[33][35] |
| Friends | United Kingdom |
The ship ran dagound at Ilfracombe, Devon and was beached. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dartmouth, Devon.[32] |
| John Little | United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Nova Scotia, British North America.[19] |
| Prospect | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the River Tyne and was severely damaged.[36] |
| Thomas Jackson | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Cramston Rock, in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland and foundered with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian and the River Plate.[18] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a rock off Holyhead, Anglesey and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Demerara to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | United Kingdom |
The ship struck a sunken wreck on the Nore and was consequently beached on the Blye Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham.[36] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | United States |
The ship was wrecked at Ocracoke, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Washington, North Carolina to Demerara.[20] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commerce | United Kingdom |
The ship struck rocks at St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire to London.[36] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Julia | Netherlands |
The ship was wrecked on the Sloe Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Antwerp.[26] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boldon | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Memel, Prussia.[21] Boldon was later refloated.[37] |
| William & Mary | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and sank at Most Point, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to St. Ann's.[36] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Temeraire ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[38] |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[39][21] |
| Resolution |  Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked at Haroldswick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[26] |
| Stag | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Memel.[39][21] |
| Trader | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. Her crew were rescued.[40] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Memel.[39] |
| Woodhouse | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Danzig.[39] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria |  Stettin |
The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Stettin.[21] |
