List of shipwrecks in March 1852
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza |  United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Calcutta, India.[1] |
| Lahore | .svg){kind=small} India |
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta.[1] |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Danzig.[2] She was refloated on 4 March but again drove ashore.[3] Wanderer was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Helsingør.[4] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasie |  France |
The ship was driven ashore at Tolmo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[5] |
| Juno |  Netherlands |
The barque was wrecked on Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Dordrecht, South Holland.[6] |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Danzig. She was refloated the next day but drove ashore again.[7] |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bank | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground on the Smithirick Sand, in the North Sea 3 to 4 nautical miles (5.6 to 7.4 km) south east of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and headed in a southerly direction.[8][9] |
| Fortuna |  Denmark |
The schooner was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[10] |
| Frederichsteen |  British North America |
The ship was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
| Hebe | United Kingdom |
The schooner was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
| Indus |  United States |
The barque was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
| Jenny |  Sweden |
The brig was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
| Othello | Sweden |
The schooner was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
| Secundus |  Belgium |
The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Tendra Spit. She was on a voyage from Odesa to a Channel port. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[11] |
| Tiber | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia and Livorno. She was refloated.[12] |
| Zuleika | United Kingdom |
The barque was severely damaged in a hurricane at Rio de Janeiro.[10] |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Glasgow | United Kingdom |
The steamship ran aground near Newcastle, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[13][14] |
| John Hawkes | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her eight crew, who were rescued by Ariel ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Waterford. She was subsequently boared by the pilot boat Alert №2 with the intention of taking her in to Kingstown, County Dublin but consequently sank with the loss of two pilots.[15][16][17][9] |
| Lucy Ann | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on "Britton Island" with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1] |
| SMS Marianna |  Austrian Navy |
The paddle steamer was reported to have foundered off the mouth of the Po with the loss of all hands.[18] Also reported to have been wrecked on the coast of Dalmatia with the loss of about 120 crew.[19] Discovered on March 3th 2010 by capt. Andrea Falconi in the Adriatic Sea, off the river Po. The story is told in the book "Sulla Nave dell'Imperatore", Luglio Editore, Trieste, 2021, written by Andrea Falconi e Pierpaolo Zagnoni in cooperation with Nicola Falconi. |
| Sumpter | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at Smithville, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Liverpool.[20] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the South Channel, off the coast of Malaya. She was on a voyage from Penang, Malaya to Singapore.[21] |
| Jean de Locquenghien | France |
The ship was lost off the mouth of the Lergipe, Brazil with the loss of a crew member.[10] |
| Margaret | British North America |
The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to New York, United States.[22] |
| Maria | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore on the Isle of Skye, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was refloated.[23] |
| Natal | Cape Colony |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Espeigle Bay. Her crew were rescued.[24] |
| Petit Martial | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Point de Toulinguet, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Lannion, Côtes du Nord to Brest, Finistère.[5] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea, and Silurian |
France United Kingdom |
Silurian was abandoned by all but her captain. She then drove into Astrea ( France) and was driven ashore at Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Málaga. She was refloated and found to be leaky. Astrea was abandoned by her crew, but was subsequently reboarded and taken in to Málaga. She was on a voyage from Santander to Almería, Spain[25] |
| Costanza |  Russia |
The barque was abandoned by her crew and then driven ashore and capsized at Málaga.[25] She subsequently became a wreck.[26] |
| Favourite | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Málaga. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Barcelona, Spain.[25] She was condemned and broken up in situ.[27] |
| Laurel | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer ran aground off the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated with assistance from Mars ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[7][28][29] |
| Maukin | New Zealand |
The brig was wrecked near North Cape, with the loss of one life.[30] |
| Nicolasa |  Spain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Málaga, She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Barcelona.[25] |
| Nostra Señora del Carmen | Spain |
The ship was abandoned by her crew then driven ashore at Málaga.[25] |
| Nueve de Mayo | Spain |
The ship was abandoned by her crew then driven ashore at Málaga. She was on a voyage from Santander to Barcelona. She subsequently broke up.[25] |
| Ranger | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore near Vera, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
| San Antonio | Spain |
The ship was abandoned by her crew then driven ashore at Málaga.[25] |
| Signet | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near Garrucha, Spain.[32] Her crew were rescued.[31] |
| Tuguaido | Spain |
The ship was abandoned by her crew then driven ashore at Málaga. She was on a voyage from Suances to Barcelona.[25] |
| Ver Huell | France |
The ship capsized off Le Croisic, Loire-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Libourne to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[33] |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees and was damaged. She consequently put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[9] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aristide | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Ibiza, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Algiers, Algeria.[27] |
| Estrella | Spain |
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Palmones. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
| Flora |  Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore near Alicante, Spain.[31] She was refloated on 22 March and taken into Torrevieja, Spain.[34] |
| Georges Auguste | France |
The ship was wrecked on the Île de Bréhat, Côtes-du-Nord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Île Saint-Pierre.[11] |
| Graf von Paris | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Salonica, Greece.[35] |
| Irene | Prussia |
The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Trieste.[36] She was refloated on 12 March and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs.[32] |
| Jenny | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[36] |
| Lord Dupplin | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Cartagena, Spain.[37] |
| Nouvelle Juliet | France |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged east of Dénia, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Montevideo, Uruguay. She had been refloated by 22 March.[37][38] |
| Occidenten | Sweden |
The ship was driven ashore near Alicante.[31] She was refloated on 22 March and taken in to Torrevieja.[34] |
| Sally | United Kingdom |
The smack sank in the North Sea off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.[39][40] |
| Thistle | United Kingdom |
The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Greenock to Londonderry. She was refloated and put back to Greenock in a leaky condition.[7][29] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broeder Trouw, and Dragon |
Netherlands United Kingdom |
The East Indiaman Broeder Trouw capsized at Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom, sinking the tug Dragon.[39][41][42] |
| Elizabeth | British North America |
The ship was wrecked near Trepassey, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[1] |
| Esperance | France |
The ship sank in the Gironde.[25] |
| Jane | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Ballina, County Mayo.[7] |
| Jeune Amedée | France |
The ship was holed by her anchor at Padstow, Cornwall, United Kingdom and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[23] |
| Olaf |  Bremen |
The koff was wrecked on the Wittsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bremen.[43] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Jersey |
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire in a leaky condition.[29][9] |
| Akbar | Flag unknown | The brig was driven ashore at Vera, Spain.[11][44] |
| Grace | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore near Cemlyn, Anglesey.[29] She was refloated on 11 March and put in to Holyhead, Anglesey.[45] |
| Melvill | United Kingdom |
The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and taken in to Chatham, Kent.[23] |
| Olive | .svg){kind=small} Duchy of Holstein |
The schooner was holed by a sunken pile at Brunsbüttel, Duchy of Schleswig. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to the Duchy of Holstein.[4] |
| Serenader | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Vera.[11][44] |
| Stork | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Vera.[11] |
| Thomas Clarke | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore at Vera.[11][44] |
| Trois Cousins | France |
The ship was driven ashore at Le Grau-du-Roi, Gard. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bougie, Algeria to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[3] |
| William | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cromer, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[7] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Blacktail Spit, off the coast of Kent.[4] |
| Golden Fleece | United States |
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 9 crew.[46][47][48] |
| Maine | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Gourdon, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[45] |
| Richmond | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Egremont, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool.[43] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland.[49] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annie | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Charleston, South Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston. She was refloated and taken in to Charleston in a leaky condition.[1] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barlow | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico.[50] |
| Bolivar |  Malta |
The brig ran aground on the Malora Bank, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[51] She was refloated on 22 March.[52] |
| Francis Phillip | United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Janissary, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to an English port.[53] |
| Mary | United Kingdom |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Guadalquitón, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Antwerp, Belgium.[54][32][55] |
| Rival | United Kingdom |
The sloop sprang a leak and sank in the North Sea off the Dudgeon Sandbank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to London.[5] |
| HMS Vengeance |  Royal Navy |
The Canopus-class ship of the line ran aground and was damaged in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from Malta to Gibraltar. She was refloated.[35] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amphritrite | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with a full-rigged ship or a barque and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Queenstown, County Cork.[56] |
| Casimir de la Vigne | France |
The ship was wrecked on Catalina Island. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[57] |
| Colin | United Kingdom |
The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to a boat and were rescued the next day by Suron ( Portugal). Colin was on a voyage from the "Illy" to Lisbon, Portugal.[22] |
| Claudine | France |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Storå. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
| Collina | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (45°53′N 9°15′W / 45.883°N 9.250°W). Her crew were rescued the next day by the brig Tyro ( United Kingdom). Collina was on a voyage from the Isles of Scilly to Lisbon, Portugal.[54][58][59] |
| Glide | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground and was damaged at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Poole.[5] |
| Leopold | France |
The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Bordeaux, Gironde.[49] |
| Ranger | Spain |
The ship was driven ashore at Veracruz, Mexico.[60] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Floree | Russia |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Torrevieja, Spain.[60] She had been refloated by 22 March and put in to Torrevieja.[56] |
| Occidenten | Sweden |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Torrevieja.[60] She had been refloated by 22 March and put in to Torrevieja.[56] |
| Vrouw Gelie |  Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship was wrecked in the Abaco Islands. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Darien, Georgia, United States.[61] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Perkins | United States |
The ship departed from Boston, Massachusetts for the Cape Verde Islands. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[62] |
| Friedrich Wilhelm IV | Prussia |
The ship ran aground off Amager, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dublin, United Kingdom to Danzig. She was refloated.[35] |
| Swan | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Bressay, Shetland Islands. She was refloated.[63] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fanny Bourne | British North America |
The schooner was in collision with another vessel and capsized off Block Island, New York, United States. She was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[1] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom |
The sailing barge ran aground at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sandgate, Kent. She was refloated.[44] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Falmouth, Cornwall.[64] |
| Herald | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. She was refloated.[63] |
| Iris | Denmark |
The steamship ran aground off Zealand. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to Copenhagen.[54] |
| Seine | France |
The ship was destroyed by fire in Mobile Bay. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[65] |
| Pike | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Chichester Flats, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Littlehampton, Sussex.[38][66] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alma Christina | Denmark |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Klitmollen". Her crew were rescued.[27] |
| Ann Eliza | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground off Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stettin. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[67] |
| Don | United Kingdom |
The barque ran aground at Harwich, Essex. She was refloated.[14] |
| Hannah Moore | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Glover's Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Belize City, British Honduras.[68] |
| Incertus | United Kingdom |
The ship struck the Plough Seal Rock and sank off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Lindisfarne in a waterlogged condition.[60][54] |
| James Ray | United Kingdom |
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) north east of Mount Etna, Sicily. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool, Lancashire.[69] |
| Kate | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground in the Baie de Somme. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Sunderland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[31] |
| Xanthus | United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Chieftain ( United Kingdom). Xanthus was on a voyage from Sunderland to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[70] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Independence | United States |
The ship grounded on a sandbar near Cavallo Pass, Texas in Matagorda Bay. During the attempt to rescue passengers, a lifeboat sank leading to the deaths of seven.[71] |
| Industrie |  Rostock |
The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark.[67] |
| Joseph Green | United Kingdom |
The whaler was holed by ice, capsized and sank off the coast of Greenland with the loss of four of her 60 crew. Survivors were rescued by Maginthian ( United Kingdom).[72][73] |
| Reynard | United Kingdom |
The schooner capsized in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Belfast, County Antrim. She was towed in to Donaghadee, County Antrim by the smacks Pearl and Pearl (both United Kingdom) and righted.[54][51] |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella Watson | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Port Phillip Heads, South Australia with the loss of nine lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Port Phillip.[74] |
| Union | Bremen |
A message in a bottle washed up on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein on 24 May stating that the ship had been wrecked off the English coast on this date. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States.[75][76] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amy | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at the Seven Heads, County Cork with the loss of fifteen of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Cork.[77][51][78] |
| Anne's Resolution | United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham.[37] |
| Brithia | .svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Sardinia |
The barque was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Genoa to the River Plate.[10][79] |
| Clio | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Huna Rocks, in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and put in to Stromness, Orkney Islands in a leaky condition.[80] |
| Dice | Kingdom of Hanover |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Chipiona, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[81] |
| Hesse Cassel |  Electorate of Hesse |
The ship was in collision with Orontes ( United Kingdom and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Mary's, Portugal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands.[80] |
| Lord Ashley | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[53] |
| Sophia | Russia |
The schooner was wrecked near Lagos, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Saint Petersburg.[82][83] |
| Wrights | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated on 24 March and taken in to Constantinople.[84] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bakel | France |
The full-rigged ship collided with New Margaret ( United Kingdom and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New Margaret. Bakel was on a voyage from Senegal to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[10] |
| Emma | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Dunworley, County Cork with the loss of fifteen of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Queenstown, County Cork.[85] |
| Favourite | Victoria |
The barque was driven ashore at Swan Point.[86] |
| Hoffnung | Kingdom of Hanover |
The galiot foundered in the North Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[87][26] |
| Honour | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Saint Domingo.[57] |
| Rosalie | United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground at Montevideo, Uruguay. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Locust ( Royal Navy) and taken in to Montevideo.[88] |
| Theocleben | France |
The ship was driven ashore in Ringabella Bay, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Queenstown in a leaky condition.[87][27] |
| Victoria | United Kingdom |
The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[89] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Splangh Rock, off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[80] |
| John Clark | British North America |
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Mobile, Alabama, United States.[90] |
25 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | Prussia |
The ship was driven ashore at Jershöft. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde to Pillau.[91] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom |
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Greenore Point, County Dublin. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[51] |
| Ceres | Rostock |
The ship was wrecked on the Fischlande, off Wustrow, Prussia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rostock.[56] |
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey | United Kingdom |
The schooner was destroyed by fire at Mostyn, Flintshire.[92] |
| Independence | United States |
The steamboat was wrecked in Matagorda Bay with the loss of seven lives.[93] |
| Pocohontas | United States |
The steamboat suffered a boiler explosion near Memohism Tennessee. Eight people were killed, eighteen were seriously injured.[93] |
| Robert Stanfield | United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank off Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. All on board were rescued by Vrouw Alida ( Netherlands). Robert Stanfield was on a voyage from Malta to Bremen.[94][95] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active | Jersey |
The cutter struck a sunken rock and sank off Jersey. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Jersey.[96] |
| City of Lincoln | United States |
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[97] |
| Gesina | Kingdom of Hanover |
The ship ran aground at Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[92] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aliwal | United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[1] |
| Ann | United Kingdom |
The flat was severely damaged by fire at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire.[96][98] |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Drogheda. She was refloated and taken in to Drogheda in a leaky condition.[96] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jens Ruffen |  Norway |
The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure.[56] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a waterlogged condition.[34] |
| Louise | France |
The ship was wrecked on "Bajos de Levandoros". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Havana, Cuba.[99] |
| Porto | Portugal |
The steamship was wrecked at the mouth of the Douro with the loss of 57 lives. Eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Porto to Lisbon.[100][101] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Green Turtle Keys. She was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[102] |
| Danube |  Trieste |
The ship was driven ashore near Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Trieste. She was refloated and taken in to Messina.[70] |
| Lydia | United Kingdom |
The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[103] Lydia was refloated the next day.[91] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom |
The sloop was driven ashore derelict and crewless at Marloes, Pembrokeshire.[104] |
