List of shipwrecks in March 1853

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1853.

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Carib  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Woosung, China. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Woosung.[1]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[2]
Ellen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands.[3]
Perseverance  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4]
St. George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Melbourne Heads, Victoria. She was refloated and taken in to Hobson Bay.[5]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Christine Marie  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Cuxhaven.[6]
Garrell  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Kessingland, Suffolk.[7]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pollock Slip, off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, arriving on 4 March.[8]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Albatross  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork.[9]
Ann and Jane  United Kingdom The ship struck the Western Rocks, in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Perth. She was taken in to port in the Isles of Scilly.[10]
City of Manchester  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Hamburgh Flats, off the coast of Delaware, United States. She was later refloated.[8]
Ann Mills  United Kingdom The brig was driven on to Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a yawl.[11][7] She subsequently came ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was refloated on 7 March and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[12][13]
Free  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno. She was refloated.[14]
Kingston  United Kingdom The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to South Shields.[16]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Aurora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus.[18] Aurora was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[9] She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[19]
Carena  United Kingdom The ship ran aground between the Jardines and the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Havana, Cuba in a leaky condition.[20]
Evangeline  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with another vessel. She put in to Folkestone, Kent where she ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[9][21] Evangeline subsequently put in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs.[7]
Gerhardina Bertha  Bremen The ship was driven ashore by ice on Langlütjen. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Vegesack.[22][23]
Grafstroom  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Krammer, off the coast of Zeeland.[6]
James and Ann  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. James and Ann was refloated on 8 March and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition.[18][7]
James Saville  United Kingdom The brigantine was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire by the brig Eliza and Jane. Her crew were rescued by Glance ( United Kingdom).[18]
Margaret  United Kingdom The three-masted schooner was in collision with Marmora ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Marmora. She was subsequently driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire in a severely damaged condition.[18][4] She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Bridlington.[22]
Morgiana  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[18]
Nathaniel, and
William
 United Kingdom The ships were in collision off Bridlington and were both driven ashore tangled together.[18] Nathaniel was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Bridlington. William was refloated on 8 March and taken in to Bridlington.[7]
Placidia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. Placidia was refloated on 7 March and resumed her voyage.[18][9][7]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship was on Tongatapu. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Sydney, New South Wales.[24]
Robert Kerr  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°36′N 53°05′W / 40.600°N 53.083°W / 40.600; -53.083). All 45 people on board were rescued by the barque Douglass ( United Kingdom). Robert Kerr was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States.[25][26]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Alpha  Kingdom of Hanover The galiot ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently sank in The Downs. Her crew were rescued.[9]
Amy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cerca Bank. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Maranhão in a severely leaky condition.[27]
Arabia  United States The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia. She was refloated.[8]
Canada  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Stonehouse Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Tybee Island. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Havana, Cuba.[28][29]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Lady Williamson ( United Kingdom) and then ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[16]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria  United Kingdom The troopship was driven ashore in the United States of the Ionian Islands. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Corfu.[30]
Glory  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the Irish Sea off the South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6][31]
Hercules  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°00′N 72°30′W / 35.000°N 72.500°W / 35.000; -72.500. Her eighteen crew were rescued by Montauk and Perote (both  United States) before she foundered.[32]
Spee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Water Lily  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Belmont  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was scuttled at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[33]
Clutha  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Western Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[34]
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[35]
Maine  United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans.[33]
Mississippi  United States The ship was driven ashore on Sharp Island. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland.[20] She was refloated and towed in to Baltimore.[36]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Alecto United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Victoria The ship was driven ashore a Point Richards.[37]
Mary and Caroline  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near "Nagara", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to a British port. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Brothers ( United Kingdom).[38][39]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Indifferente  United Kingdom The ship departed from Malta for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17]
Rocket  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk.[19]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Atalanta  United States The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey.[40]
Queen Victoria  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by the paddle steamer Water Witch ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Water Witch. Queen Victoria was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent.[22]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Aim, or Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Marchioness of Londonderry ( United Kingdom).[41][42]
Castilian Maid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Castletown Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Castletown, Isle of Man in a sinking condition.[14]
George Bolton  United Kingdom The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of two of her ten crew.[43]
Leonidas  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on her maiden voyage, from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 13 March and taken in to West Hartlepool, County Durham in a severely damaged condition.[44][22][45]
Telscida Austrian Empire The ship was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[41] She broke up on 11 March.[46]
Thomas Henry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crookhaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[41][46]
Willing Lass  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Skull Rock. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Victoria.[29][47] Willing Lass was refloated on 20 March and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[48]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Charles  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Australia. She was refloated and put in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America.[38]
Cromwell  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the north coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[46]
Fanny  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground on the Theddlethorpe Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky. Fanny was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the sloop Benjamin and Sarah ( United Kingdom) and was beached.[22]
George Canning  United States The ship was driven ashore on Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg.[49]
Linea  Sweden The ship ran aground on the Norder Rinne, off Læsø, Denmark ad was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halmstad to Stavanger, Norway.[50]
United States  United States The ship arrived at New York in a leaky condition and sank.[36]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Edmund  Bremen The ship ran aground at Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bremerhaven.[28][51]
Georges  France The smack was driven ashore as Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche to Shoreham-by-Sea.[49]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
RMS America  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool.[52]
Bercean  France The ship was lost in the Bay of Lancresse, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands.[53]
Diligence  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Briggs, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated on 25 March and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[54]
Due Cugine Ottoman Empire Damascus Eyalet The bombard sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to Mesatura Ottoman Tripolitania.[55]
Flora  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig off Skagen, Denmark and was then wrecked on the Skaw Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Randers, Norway.[33]
Harmony  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Greencastle, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Lough Swilly to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Londonderry.[50]
Mor  United Kingdom The clipper ran aground and was wrecked in the Yangtze kiang. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Shanghai, China.[56]
Pomona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[29]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Mary Mac  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated on 4 July.[57]
Schwan Flag unknown The ship ran aground at Killala, County Mayo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Ballina, County Mayo. She was towed up the River Moy on 24 March but ran aground and was wrecked.[58]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
John Bull  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Teufelsbrück. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. She was refloated with the assistance of another steamship and resumed her voyage.[47]
Lady Rowena  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire near Sagres, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the brigs Grand and Zenith (both  France). Lady Rowena was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire.[59][60]
Luisa y Yesusa  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Ginger Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[61][62]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mussel Scarp, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition.[47]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Admiral  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] She was refloated on 22 March and completed her voyage.[63]
Admiral Nelson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland.[50][47]
Amazone  Russia The ship was run aground and was damaged at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk to South Shields.[50]
Blackheath  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Port Phillip, Victoria. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip.[64]
Lydia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Manby Mortar. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland.[47]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tyne at Stanhope, County Durham.[50] She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and British North America. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham.[29]
Osbourne  United States The ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana.[65]
Peacock  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[66]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Espirito Santo  Portugal The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to Porto.[67]
King William  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Porto, Portugal and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Porto to Leith, Lothian.[40]
Spray  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Bremen She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[29]
Willing Lass  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Down. She was refloated on 21 March and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim.[30]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Abeona  United Kingdom The barque was destroyed by fire in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68][61][69]
Salacia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[70]
Wiking Lass  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Skull Rock. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Australia.[28]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
King William  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Porto to Leith, Lothian.[33] She was later refloated an put back to Porto.[71]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Honor  Malta The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Zakynthos, Greece. She was on a voyage from Patras to Zakynthos[55][39]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Gioja", Sicily. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated in mid-May but drove ashore again and was wrecked.[72][73]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Cluny  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United. She was refloated and taken it to Liverpool.[28]
Cornelia  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Amsterdam, North Holland.[48] She was refloated on 25 March and towed in to Texel, North Holland.[58]
Glanusk  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Sardinia with the loss of two of her crew.[74]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset in a leaky condition.[48]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Baronet  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Blessing  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Colombo  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[30]
Effart  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75]
Elbe  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[75]
Galatea  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Gem  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Hever  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg. She had been refloated by 27 March.[38]
Jay  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Jeune Victorieux Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The galeas was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[38]
John Spencer  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Juniper  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hamburg.[75]
Mathilde  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Hamburg. She had been refloated by 27 March.[33][75][38]
Ocean  Sweden The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Oder  Hamburg The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March.[75][38]
Patria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[75]
Roscoe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[70]
Trident  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by ice at Glückstadt. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[75]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[51]
Washington  United States The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33][75]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Baronet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33]
Blessing  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33]
Elbe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33]
Gem  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33]
Jay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33]
John Spencer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven.[33]
Robert and Betsey  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington.[33][48][76]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Colombo Flag unknown The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[77]
Condraty Savin  Russia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Galata, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Antwerp, Belgium.[78]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall.[54] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day.[58]
Flora Stettin The ship was destroyed by fire off "Zeigenort".[58]
Kirwan  United Kingdom The ship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Penzance.[58]
Sarah Dickson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[54] She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Plymouth. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Penzance.[58]
Sultana  Hamburg The schooner was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg.[54]
Victoria  United Kingdom The hoveller, a lugger foundered in the Gull Stream, off the coast of Kent with the loss of two of the three people on board.[76]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Augusta  Russia The ship was wrecked at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[79]
Duncan Ritchie  United Kingdom The ship was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Thirteen crew and some passengers were rescued by Agneta Juliana ( Netherlands). Duncan Ritchie was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Port Phillip, Victoria.[80] She put in to the Isles of Scilly on 28 March.[81]
George  United Kingdom The brig struck a sunken rock and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Brizens, off Land's End, Cornwall. Her six crew were rescued by the schooner Brilliant ( United Kingdom).[82]
Hawthorn  United Kingdom The brig sank in the River Wear. She was refloated.[83]
Henry Holland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Corrygill", Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[58]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Antarctic  United States The whaler was wrecked at Waitangi Beach in New Zealand's Chatham Islands with the loss of one life when she was driven ashore in a heavy gale.[84]
Cleopatra  United Kingdom The three-masted schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London or vice versa. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[58][76]
Cornelius  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the schooner St. Louis ( France).[85]
Coromandel  United Kingdom The schooner was driven onto the Salthouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. Coromandel was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Lytham St. Annes.[54][58][76][86]
Figaro  Bremen brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. One hundred passengers were taken off by a lugger. Figaro was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Ramsgate ( United Kingdom).[33][82]
F. J. Wichelhausen  Bremen The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[87]
London Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to London.[76]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Aboukir, and
Serampore
India The barque Aboukir was driven into the full-rigged ship Serampore and then driven ashore at Madras with the loss of all but three of her eight crew. Serampore consequently foundered with the loss of eighteen of her 26 crew.[88][89][56] She was on a voyage from Calingapatnam to Madras.[90]
Asia  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[54]
Bucanier  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[1]
Buccaneer  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Pondicherry, India.[91] Her crew survived.[56]
Devonshire  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Madras.[1]
Jupiter  United Kingdom The brig sank at Negapatam, India with the loss of both hands on board at the time.[89][56]
King Henry  United Kingdom The barque was severely damaged at Calicut, India.[56]
La Cleante  France The ship was wrecked near Cuddalore, India.[91]
La Florine  France The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cuddalore.[91][56]
La Semillante  France The ship was wrecked near Pondicherry.[91]
Le Marius India The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cuddalore.[91][56]
L'Hercule  France The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cuddalore.[91][56]
L'Hortenze  France The brig was wrecked near Cuddalore.[91][56]
Lutchimi India The barque was driven ashore at Madras. Her seventeen crew were rescued.[88][89][56]
Muddut Mowlah India The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras with the loss of most of her crew.[88]
Nossa Senhora de Monte  Portugal The brig capsized at Madras with the loss of seventeen of her 24 crew.[88][89][56]
Rama  France The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Pondicherry with the loss of eight of her crew.[91][56]
Soorawarasawmy India The sloop was wrecked near Porto Novo with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Calingapatnam to Madras.[56]
Vuncatashawaraloo India The sloop was wrecked near Cuddalore with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Vizagapatam to Madras.[56]
Wuzeer  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cherbaniani Reef, north of the Laccadive Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India.[1][92]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire off Berbice, British Guiana. Her crew were rescued.[93]
Schau  Russia The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Ventava, Courland Governorate.[94][95]
St. George United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew were rescued by the barque Eliza ( United Kingdom). St. George was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[96]
William  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk.[80][20]
Woodcock  United Kingdom The flat was run down and sunk in the River Mersey by George Canning ( United Kingdom).[82]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Essex  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off te coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[97]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Boulmer Rock, Northumberland.[36]
Victoria  United Kingdom The hovelling lugger foundered in the Gull Stream, off the coast of Kent with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by Fawn ( United Kingdom).[77]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the steamship ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands.[98]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1853
ShipStateDescription
Cadet  United Kingdom The brig sank at Valparaíso, Chile.[99]
Lord Cochrane  United Kingdom The brig sank at Valparaíso.[99]
Osprey  United States The brig was driven ashore on "Sevenmile Beach", United States. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was declared a total loss.[65][100]
Scotch  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Belfast, County Antrim. All on board, about 200 people, were rescued.[101]

31 March

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