List of shipwrecks in March 1874

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1874 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1874.

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Anna Norway The schooner was beached at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom.[1]
Farandus Norway The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the sealing steamship Haardrade ( Norway). Farandus was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, United Kingdom.[2]
Gudrun Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at Lunnasting, Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands, at least four lives. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Reykjavík, Iceland. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[3][1][4][5]
Janus Norway The schooner was wrecked at Lerwick with the loss of all hands.[1][4][5]
Problem  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Warrenpoint, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Paisley, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[6]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Cybele  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.[6]
Germania  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Newburgh, Fife. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to South Shields, County Durham.[6]
Gitana  Germany The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom.[6][7] She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland, County Durham in a waterlogged condition.[8]
Margaret United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Kake in the Department of Alaska during a snowstorm. Her crew of three survived.[9]
Percy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Par, Cornwall.[10]
President Thiers France The full-rigged ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Bertha ( United Kingdom).[11][12]
Tubal Cain  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the fishing vessel Leverette ( France). Tubal Cain was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[13]
Walter Scott  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Islay, Inner Hebrides.[7]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Ausgar Norway The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (25°00′N 9°20′W / 25.000°N 9.333°W / 25.000; -9.333). Her crew were rescued by the barque St. Mirren ( United Kingdom). Ausgar was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Sligo, United Kingdom.[14]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Burmah Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[15][16]
Elina Denmark The ship departed from Haiti for a European port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[17][18]
Marie  Germany The schooner was wrecked on Flores Island, Azores with the loss of all hands.[19]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Camilla  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Douro. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Enterprise Belgium The steamship stranded off Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands and broke her back. Declared a total loss.[21] She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Pillau, Germany.[20]
Hare Sweden The schooner was towed in to Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom in a capsized condition She was on a voyage from Halmstad to West Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom.[3]
Maria Benvenuto  Italy The barque was wrecked at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia to New York, United States.[20][22]
Volunteer  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Thirza ( United Kingdom). Volunteer was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Venice, Kingdom of Italy.[20][23]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Mary Van Every New Zealand The 41-ton schooner was being towed across the bar at the mouth of the Molyneux River by the steamship Lady of the Lake ( New Zealand) in a heavy swell. Both ships grounded, but a swell carried the Lady of the Lake free and in doing so broke the towline. The Mary Van Every was struck broadside on by several breakers and carried onto rocks. Her crew survived.[24]
Nomad  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Mazagan, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Safi, Morocco.[20]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Cyrus New Zealand The 317-ton collier, a barque, was caught by a violent storm in Cook Strait while en route from Wellington to Newcastle, New South Wales, and was wrecked to the east of Sinclair Head. The ship was in company with Wellington ( New Zealand), which was also wrecked. Five of the twelve on board Cyrus, two crew and three passengers, died.[25]
Junon France The steamship was driven ashore at Piraeus, Greece,[26] or Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was later refloated.[27]
Randolph or Helen Burns New Zealand The 20-ton schooner capsized and sank near the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour. All hands were saved.[24]
Wellington New Zealand The 696-ton collier was caught by a violent storm in Cook Strait while en route from Wellington to Newcastle, New South Wales, and was wrecked to the east of Sinclair Head. The ship was in company with Cyrus, which was also wrecked. Two of the eleven crew on board Wellington died.[25]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
American, and
Aracan		  United Kingdom The ship Aracan collided with the steamship American and sank in the English Channel 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Portland, Dorset with the loss of a crew member.[28][29][30] Survivors were rescued by Syrian ( United Kingdom). Aracan was on a voyage from London to Hong Kong. American was on a voyage from the Cape Colony to Southampton, Hampshire.[31] She was towed in to Southampton by Syrian.[32]
Tacna  United Kingdom The steamship capsized and sank in the Pacific Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Chile with the loss of nineteen lives. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso to Los Vilos, Chile.[33][34][35]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Bamborough  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Tees. Her eleven crew were rescued by the Seaton Lifeboat Job Hindley ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[36] She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to North Shields, Northumberland.[37][38]
Brockham  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barbados. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Barbados. She was declared a total loss.[39]
Silver Lining New Zealand The 219-ton brig struck a reef while attempting to gain shelter at Kakanui, New Zealand, during a stiff gale. Her hull was badly holed by the reef and the rudder had become dislodged, so the decision was taken to abandon ship.[40]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Adieu  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at the mouth of the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool for repairs.[26]
Argyle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Dragør, Denmark.[26]
Howard Canada Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Meteor ( United Kingdom). Howard was on a voyage from Jamaica to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[41]
Fanny Buller  United Kingdom The ship departed from A Coruña, Spain for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all seven crew.[42]
Lindisfarne  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Råbjerg, Denmark with the loss of seven of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Danzig Germany.[37]
Ranneys  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spanish Ledges. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Palermo, Sicily, Italy. She was refloated and taken in to Palermo.[26]
San Antonio  Italy The barque was wrecked on the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Genoa.[1]
Sun Foo  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Reef Island, 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Hong Kong and was wrecked.[43][1] All on board were rescued.[44]
Wellington  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) south east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Dauphin ( France). Wellington was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, Fife to London.[45][46]
Unnamed Flag unknown A barque foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off the Brandies, off the coast of County Waterford, United Kingdom. Her crew were presumed to have been rescued by fishing boats.[1]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Jane  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank at Birkenhead, Cheshire.[26]
Luigia Madre Flag unknown The ship caught fire at Singapore, Straits Settlements and was scuttled. She was refloated on 26 March.[47]
Richard  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat sank at Birkenhead. She was refloated.[26]
(not named)  United Kingdom The dredger capsized in the River Forth with the loss of a crew member. She was being towed from the Clyde to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[48] She was refloated on 7 April and towed in to Alloa, where she sank. Refloated on 9 April, subsequently repaired and entered service.[49]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Fiery Cross  United Kingdom The lugger was wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued.[50]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Anazi  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wellington, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from London to Wellington. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[51]
Flying Meteor  United Kingdom The paddle tugboat suffered an engine failure and consequently foundered off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by the barque Ravensbourne ( United Kingdom), which she was towing from Liverpool, Lancashire to Troon, Ayrshire.[52]
Little Susannah  United Kingdom The ship collided with the barque Elizabeth ( United Kingdom) and foundered 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Sheerness, Kent. Her four crew were rescued by the smack Active ( United Kingdom).[27][53][54]
Silbury  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Lydden Spout, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs flooded at the bow.[46]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Queen Elizabeth  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked near Tarifa, Spain with the loss of twenty of the 71 people on board. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[55][56][57][58][59][60]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Belle of the Clyde  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tobasco.[61]
Clara  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Gothenburg, Sweden.[62][12]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Gore, in the Bristol Channel. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and taken in to Bridgwater, Somerset.[50]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Albert  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Saona Island, Dominican Republic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Falmouth, Jamaica.[63]
Hey Dick  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[64]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Adonis  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on Crundell's Rocks, in the River Suir.[64]
Adoram  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maglin Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Alexander II  Russia The steamship ran aground on the Englishman's Shoal, in the Baltic Sea.[65]
Arton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Port Said, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Hull.[65]
British Empire  United Kingdom The ship collided with the paddle tug W. Scott ( United Kingdom) and ran aground in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated.[64][50]
Cesar Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland, Netherlands. Her eight crew were rescued by the fishing smack Adele ( Belgium). Cesar was on a voyage from Christiania to Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[14]
Industry  United Kingdom The schooner sank at Girvan, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued by the Girvan Lifeboat Earl of Carrick ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[66][50]
Ingolf  Russia The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Brussels, East Flanders, Belgium.[64]
John Corliss United States The fishing schooner was lost on Half Moon Rocks, near Barrington, Nova Scotia. Crew saved.[67]
Princess  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage form London to the Firth of Forth. She was refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[64]
Princess Somawatty  United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Indus ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Bombay, India.[68][69] She was refloated on 9 April and taken in to a dry dock.[70]
Schiller  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Krant Sand, in the North Sea off the German coast. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Hamburg in a leaky condition.[71]
Seaforth  United Kingdom The brig departed from Blyth, Northumberland for Helsingør, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72]
Spartan Canada Canada The schooner was driven ashore at Rhoscolyn, Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[73][65]
Spinner  United Kingdom The brig departed from Blyth for Lübeck, Germany. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72][74]
Unnamed Flag unknown A schooner was wrecked at Mytilene, Greece with the loss of all hands.[60][65]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Elisa Forbes  United Kingdom The ship departed from Blyth, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72]
Enterprise France The barque was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by La Pace ( France). Enterprise subsequently foundered. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Nice, Alpes-Maritimes.[75]
William Batters  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Pizarro ( Spain) in the Guadiana and was beached. She was on a voyage from Pomaron, Portugal to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Villareal, Spain, where she was repaired.[76][77]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A schooner was wrecked on the Mugland Rock, off the coast of County Dublin.[65]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Adelchi Bignani  Germany The ship was wrecked on Borkum. Her crew were rescued.[11][78]
Augusta  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Invergordon, Ross-shire to London. She was refloated the next day and found to be leaky.[41][22]
Chalmers  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Murray Reef, 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Fremantle, Western Australia. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Fremantle.[79][80]
Commerce  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland with the loss of two of her three crew.[81]
Emerald  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Ayr. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Liverpool, Lancashire.[81] She was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Troon, Ayrshire.[82]
Henry M. Hine  United Kingdom The brigantine foundered off St. Catherine's Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage carrying coal from Neath, Glamorgan to Cork. She was refloated on 18 April.[83]
Krydseren Norway The schooner was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Holmestrand to London, United Kingdom.[11]
Rover  United Kingdom The tug was driven ashore and wrecked at Garroch Head, Argyllshire.[84]
Unnamed  United Kingdom A Yorkshire Billyboy collided with the Cockle Lightship ( Trinity House ) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[85][84][86] She was under tow by the steamship Ocean ( United Kingdom), which had also collided with the lightship.[87]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
A. E. Denham  United Kingdom The steamship foundered off Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark.[88]
Alpha  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[41]
Hurrel  United Kingdom The ship was travelling between Padstow, Cornwall to Swansea. She foundered off Breaksea Point and the crew taken to Cardiff.
James Rankine  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Carron River. She was refloated.[41]
Margaret  United Kingdom The steamship struck the pier at Liverpool, Lancashire and was consequently beached. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Liverpool.[41]
Matador  Germany The ship ran aground on the Sunenplate. She was refloated on 18 April with the assistance of five tugs and taken in to the Geeste.[47]
Nil France The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank in the Inland Sea of Japan off Cape Idzu with the loss of 142 lives. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan.[16][89][90][91]
Pantaloon  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 250 nautical miles (460 km) off Tynemouth Castle, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the smack Boiler and the dandy Violet (both  United Kingdom). Pantaloon was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to a Baltic port.[16][92]
Prince  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. She was refloated.[41]
Unnamed  Germany A pilot boat, a schooner, departed from Cuxhaven. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eleven people on board.[93]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Doretta  Germany The ship ran aground on the Oysterplatte, in the Harle and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bremen.[94][22] She was refloated on 30 March and taken in to Carolinensiel.[95]
Olive United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The fishing smack was run down and sunk off the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork by the full-rigged ship Oakworth ( United Kingdom), which failed to render assistance. Her captain's certificate was consequently cancelled. Olive's crew had survived the collision, but later drowned.[96][18]
Schiller  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Ottendorf. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom.[94]
Venetia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Bowerlie Castle. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Queenstown, County Cork.[14]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Christine Marie Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Thisted. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Nykøbing.[14]
E. A. Carrington United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg, Germany.[97]
Era  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Dublin.[88]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Attofts  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[14]
Charles A. Farwell United States The barque was driven ashore on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Reval, Russia.[14]
Eugenie  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hamilton ( United Kingdom). Eugenie was on a voyage from Portugal to the Newfoundland Colony.[95]
Francis Thomas  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Maas.[14]
H. D. Pochin Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Bône, Algeria to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated with assistance.[14]
Hercules New Zealand The 139-ton brigantine went ashore near the mouth of the Kaipara Harbour while en route to Sydney with a cargo of timber. All hands survived.[98]
L. G. Bigelow  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cannon Rock off Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She floated off in a severely leaky condition and was beached near Cloughy, County Down with the assistance of two steamships.[14]
Livonia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig ran aground on the Jenkin Sand, in the Thames Estuary.[14]
Marie Mathilde Sweden The ship was lost in the Limfjord. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nyköping to Hull.[22]
Madge  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of Lindesnes, Norway with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Kirkstall ( United Kingdom).[94][86]
Oberon Sweden The schooner was driven ashore near Kristiansand, Norway with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom.[94] She subsequently broke up.[16]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Akola  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and broke in two. Her nineteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to London.[15][99]
Crescent City United States The steamboat exploded and sank in the Mississippi River at "Montezuma Island" with the loss of thirteen lives. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to St. Louis, Missouri.[100]
Emilie  Germany The barque ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to San Francisco, California, United States. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.[94]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Furioso  Italy The ship was driven ashore at Currituck, North Carolina, United States. She was pn a voyage from Genoa to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[16]
Gascon, and
St. Etienne		 France The ships collided. Gascon was abandoned. Some of her crew were rescued by Ville de Soller ( France). St. Etienne sank. Her crew were rescued by Ville de Soller.[86]
Hélène Burchard  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[95]
Markwell  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and sank at Lyngby, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pillau, Germany.[15]
Sjofna Norway The brig was abandoned ain the North Sea Her seven crew were rescued by the fishing smack Humber ( United Kingdom).[86] Sjofna was discovered by the sloop Azziel ( United Kingdom) and towed in to Mandal.[101]
Southern Cross  United Kingdom The smack ran aground and capsized in the River Parrett.[16] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bridgwater, Somerset.[86]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
City of Kandy  United Kingdom The barque caught fire and sank at Hull, Yorkshire.[102]
Live Oak Canada Canada The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to two boats; those in one of the boats were rescued by the brig Aino ( Russia). Eleven crew in the second boat were reported missing. Live Oak was on a voyage from New York, United States to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[103]
Mexican France The steamship ran aground at Gonaïves, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[79] She was refloated on 2 April and resumed her voyage.[104]
Perseverante France The schooner was wrecked on the Madeleine Bank, off Cherbourg, Manche. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Isigny-sur-Mer, Manche.[105][106]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Mary Mitchison Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Lemvig, Denmark with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen, Denmark.[16]
Tornado  United Kingdom The ship sprang a severe leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was towed in to Gourock, Renfrewshire in a waterlogged condition on 30 March.[107]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Electric  Germany The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked north of the mouth of the Rio Grande with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to the Rio Grande.[108]
Holly Bough, and
Leontine Suzanne		  United Kingdom
France		 The barques collided in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) from Gibraltar. Holly Bough was severely damaged and put in to Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Syros, Greece. Leontine Suzanne sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to a French port.[95][109]
Magnolia Norway The barque was wrecked at Ballyheigue, County Kerry, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard.[110]
Perseverante France The schooner was wrecked on the Madeleine Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an English port to Isigny-sur-Mer, Calvados.[111]
Victoria Norway The schooner was driven ashore in Sinclairs Bay. Her crew were rescued.[95][92]
Wanderer  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Silloth, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Silloth.[95]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Carbonaria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Nieuw Diep and sank. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Hamburg, Germany.[112]
Tugend  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Leopoldine Iraude ( France).[47]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1874
ShipStateDescription
Adelphi  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Tiree, Inner Hebrides with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Oran, Algeria.[113]
Cartonaria  Germany The brig ran aground off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated and put in to the Nieuw Diep in a sinking condition.[95]
Caspian  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Colonsay, Inner Hebrides with the loss of all but one of the ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Marianople, Russia to Sligo.[113][114]
Eugene France The schooner was wrecked at Pointe de la Coubre, Charente-Inférieure with the loss of four of her crew.[95]
Hebe Norway The schooner ran aground and capsized in the Humber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[95]
Julia  United Kingdom The ship sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Woodbridge, Suffolk.[95]
Juno  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Hammeren, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Königsberg.[112]
St. Paul France The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, near Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Honfleur, Manche.[95]

31 March

Unknown date

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