List of shipwrecks in March 1878

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Ann Beer  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Caloot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to South Shields, County Durham.[1]
Elizabeth Netherlands The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat Thomas Lingham ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[2][3][4] Elizabeth was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[5]
Familiens Haab Denmark The galiot was driven ashore at Snogebæk, Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Christiania, Norway.[6]
Jenny Lind  United Kingdom The pilot yawl was run down and sunk off Clevedon, Somerset by the steam barge Enterprise ( United Kingdom). Her three crew were rescued by Enterprise.[3][7]
Kentish Lass  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the west coast of Africa. She was refloated and taken into The Downs.[1]
Royal Standard  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Penzance. She was refloated and taken in to Penzance.[1]
Rurik  Russia The steamship was driven ashore at Mollösund, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Reval. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[6]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[1]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Enmanuele  Italy The barque sprang a leak and foundered off Cagliari, Sardinia.[6]
Glencoe Flag unknown The 159-ton barque was wrecked when she hit rocks at Gore Bay, north Canterbury, New Zealand after she dragged its anchor during a gale.[8]
Londonderry, and
Secret		  United Kingdom The steam colliers collided in the River Thames at Plaistow, Middlesex and were both beached.[9]
Johann Sverdrup Flag unknown The ship was wrecked near Casablanca, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Casablanca.[10][11]
Penguin  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. She was refloated with assistance.[10]
Rooparell  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship departed from The Downs for Negapatam, India.[12] Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands; a lifebuoy from the ship was discovered off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil in July 1879.[13]
Unnamed France The schooner was wrecked at Rhosneigr, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of at least three lives.[14]
Unnamed Belgium The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[15]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Countess  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on Fortune Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Fortune Island to Queenstown, County Cork.[16][17]
Dora Sweden The brigantine was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.[10][6]
Northern Star  United Kingdom The brigantine struck the pier at Ayr and was beached.[10] She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ayr.[11]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Benefattore Austria-Hungary The ship was driven ashore at the Shakespeare Cliff, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated with assistance.[10][11]
Canterbury New Zealand The 34-ton schooner was wrecked at Okakuri Bay when she dragged her anchor during a gale. Her crew survived.[8]
Daphne  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated.[10]
Emilie Heyse  Germany The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dunkirk, Nord, France.[10][11]
Emma D  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Ostend Bank, off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Pabellón de Pica, Chile to Ostend, West Flanders. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition.[10]
Fredsael Norway The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. She was refloated.[10][11]
Hengist  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Yangon River. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Mississippi United States The ship was driven ashore at the Shakespeare Cliff. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway to New York. She was refloated with assistance.[10][11]
Queen of Ceylon  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Mauritius. She was refloated and taken in to Dover.[10]
Prins Senior Flag unknown The derelict ship was towed in to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal.[10]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Daphne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rangoon, Burma.[18]
D. M. Dickie  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Providence ( United Kingdom). D. M. Dickie was on a voyage from New York, United States to Leith, Lothian.[19]
Dolores Spain The felucca was abandoned off Cádiz. Her crew were rescued by Ira ( Germany). Dolores was on a voyage from Ceuta to Seville.[20]
Fanny P., and
Osprey		 Austria-Hungary)
 United Kingdom		 The sloop Osprey was run into by the brigantine Fanny P. ( United Kingdom) and sank at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Londonderry. Fanny P the collided with a fishing lugger and ran ashore. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[18]
Sophie  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Rangoon.[18]
Sphinx Austria-Hungary The steamship was wrecked and burnt at Cape Gregs, 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Famagusta, Cyprus with the loss of more than 540 of the 3,000 people o board. She was on a voyage from Cavalla, Greece to Latakia, Ottoman Syria.[21][22]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Mary Campbell  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[18] She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Greenock.[23]
Mary Grace  United Kingdom The brigantine struck a rock and sank between Alderney, Channel Islands and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. Her six crew were rescued by the steamship Griffin ( United Kingdom). Mary Grace was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London.[24][25]
Progress  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Anstruther, Fife for Stettin, Germany. No further trace, reported missing, presumed foundered with the loss of all six crew.[26][27]
Richard Grainger  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Carr Rock, off the coast of Fife and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to the River Tay in a severely damaged condition by the steamship Marie Stewart ( United Kingdom).[24][21][25]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
HMS Antelope, and
John Middleton		  Royal Navy
 United Kingdom		 The steamship John Middleton was run into by Necm-i Şevket ( Ottoman Navy) at Tophane, Ottoman Empire. She was driven in to HMS Antelope and sank. Her crew were rescued by HMS Antelope. John Middleton was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. HMS Antelope was severely damaged.[25][28]
Avington  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Pillau, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau.[29]
Ellen Jane  United Kingdom The schooner struck a rock and sank in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Warsaw ( United Kingdom). Ellen Jane was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[30]
Ernst Denmark The galiot was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to a Scottish port. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn.[24]
Inverness-shire  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Thurso, Caithness.[30]
Kea  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Dundee, Forfarshire.[21][30]
London Packet  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north by north east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House). Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon.[31]
Neutral Netherlands The schooner capsized off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. All on board survived. Neutral was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Cork, United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in to Calais, France.[24]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[32][30]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Agnes  Germany The brig was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bremen.[29] She was refloated with assistance.[33]
Boss  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Anholt. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London. She floated off and sank.[33]
Covenanter  United Kingdom The barque collided with a derelict vessel and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of the Tuskar Rock. Her fourteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the brigantine Ophir ( United Kingdom).[34][19]
Danube  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore on Doagh Island, off Malin Head, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.[29][33]
Helena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[29][33]
Highland Chief  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Longhope, Orkney Islands.[30]
Humboldt  Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bremen.[29] She was later refloated with assistance.[35]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Guassein", Norway. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Königsberg, Germany.[29]
London Packet  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel off Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Her crew survived.[29]
North Point United States The steamship was driven ashore on Assateague Island. She was on a voyage from Port Antonio, Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[33]
Providence  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Spittal, Northumberland. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Ipswich, Suffolk.[21][25][32]
Rachel Harrison  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire.[21]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The smack sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[36]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Amalia  Germany The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Honfleur, Manche, France.[21]
Ceres Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near "Aebels". She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Fredericia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[37]
Susan  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Lope de Vega ( Spain) and sank in the River Mersey off Tranmere, Cheshire.[21][33]
Timor United States The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[38]
Volo Norway The schooner was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Louvaine, East Flanders, Belgium.[21]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Diligent France The brig was wrecked Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia to Cette, Hérault.[39]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Alliance  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Borkum Lightship ( Germany). Her crew were rescued by Peace ( United Kingdom). Alliance was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Harburg, Germany.[19]
Norah Norway The barque was wrecked on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of thirteen of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Limerick, United Kingdom.[40][41]
St. Joaquim Portugal The schooner was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon.[19]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Abbie Fitcombe United States The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Anegada, Bahamas.[42] Her crew were rescued.[43]
N. and E. Gardner Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Illinois ( United States), which set her afire. N. and E. Gardner was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[44]
Penang Straits Settlements The steamship was driven ashore at Samarang, Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Java.[41]
Verna Norway The steamship was holed by ice and sank at "Carlos", Russia. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Christiania.[39]
Waterloo Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at "Giliang". She was on a voyage from Pekalongan, Java to Amsterdam, North Holland.[41]
West Stanley  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Yangtze, She was on a voyage from Zhenjiang to Shanghai, China.[45]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Cordillera  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Gironde at the Bec d'Ambès. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and resumed her voyage.[35]
Fairy  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[42][43]
Hampton  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands.[42]
Otto Flag unknown The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 18 March by the barque Amaranth ( United Kingdom).[46]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Dudbrook  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Villaricos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Villaricos and Garrucha, Spain.[44][47]
John Carroll United States The schooner was driven ashore near Vera, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Vera.[44][47]
Lidagia  Italy The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Palomares, Spain.[44]
Rosina  Italy The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Palomares.[44]
Trenton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pozol del Esparto", Spain with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Pozol del Esparto".[44][47]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel in the River Blackwater and was beached. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to Maldon.[35]
Two unnamed vessels  Italy The ships were driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Spain. Their crews were rescued.[47]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Hilda  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Bremerhaven, Germany.[35]
Rio Duoro Portugal The steamship was damaged by fire and an explosion at Antwerp, Belgium with the loss of a crew member.[48]
Rio Formosa  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked on Horse Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bantry, County Cork.[39] She was refloated on 4 May.[49]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Auspicious  United Kingdom The abandoned ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall.[50]
Charles T. Russell United States The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Charles Cotesworth ( United Kingdom). Charles T. Russell was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bombay, India.[51]
Dahlia  United Kingdom The steam lighter struck rocks and sank off Spittal Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Berwick upon Tweed.[52] She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[53]
Gratitude  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for the River Tyne. No further trace, reported missing.[26]
Mary Traill  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands.[44]
Revolving Light Canada Canada The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool.[50]
Spitfire  United Kingdom The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Sonning Mill to Reading, Berkshire.[54]
State of Virginia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[50]
Zacharias  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Palomos", Hérault, France. She was on a voyage from London to Cette, Hérault.[50]
Unnamed Norway The brigantine ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[50]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Americana United States The ship was driven ashore on Sapelo Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[55]
Two unnamed vessels  Russia The schooners were driven ashore and wrecked at Büyükdere, Ottoman Empire.[56]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Commercial  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Eling, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16]
John Snell  United Kingdom The ship collided with the fishing smack Emily and Hannah ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. John Snell was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to the River Tyne.[16]
Stromboli  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Stag Rocks and was run ashore west of Kynance Cove, Cornwall. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. She broke in two the next day.[57]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Baltic  Germany The barque was run ashore on Manipa Island, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amoy, China.[58]
Elvira Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Emden, Germany. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[59]
Friends  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by Bettie Saunders ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. Both crew were rescued.[59]
Newcastle New South Wales The ship arrived at Calcutta, India on fire. She was on a voyage from Brisbane, Queensland to Calcutta.[59] The fire was extinguished.[60]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Cleopatra  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked a reef 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off "Point de Pedro", Brazil. All fifteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[61]
Feronia  United Kingdom The ship struck "Wolves Rock", capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[62]
Ivy  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Port Natal. Her crew were rescued.[63][64]
St. Enoch  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Bombay, India. No further trace, reported missing with her 33 crew.[65][66]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Artemesia  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Troon, Ayrshire.[62]
Florida Norway The brigantine ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Granville, Manche, France. She was refloated with assistance from the Broadstairs and Ramsgate Lifeboats and a tug and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent.[67][68]
Malta Canada Canada The full-rigged ship departed from New York for London, United Kingdom.[69] No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[70]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Colorado  United Kingdom The schooner collided with a barque off The Skerries, Anglesey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Zaripha ( Greece) Colorado was towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey by the steamship Bezos ( Spain).[62]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Ressness Reef off the Danish coast and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Kiel, Germany.[67]
Eclipse  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Islay, Inner Hebrides.[67][71]
HMS Eurydice  Royal Navy
HMS Eurydice sinking
The training ship capsized and sank off Ventnor, Isle of Wight with the loss of 317 of her 319 crew.
Heroine  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the Bideford Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Bideford.[67]
Kent  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[67]
St. Enoch  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Bombay, India. No further trace, reported missing with her 33 crew.[72][73]
Trafik Norway The steamship was driven ashore at Berlevåg and was damaged.[74]
Watt  United Kingdom The paddle tug sprang a leak and sank off the Newsand Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew survived.[67]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The barge was run down and sunk in the Thames Estuary by the steamship Don ( United Kingdom).[62]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Commodore  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Inhul River.[75]
Langley  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland.[67]
Lyle  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and sank in Lough Foyle. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to "Pametton".[76]
Pater Austria-Hungary The barque ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[67]
Wakefield  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[67]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Cromwell  United Kingdom The steamship was sighted off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Pomaron, Portugal. Subsequently foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all eighteen or twenty crew.[77][78][79]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Holmstrand  United Kingdom The ship struck the Hendon Rock, on the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sunderland, County Durham.[76]
Magnificent  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States.[20]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Carl Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Cette, Hérault, France.[20]
Corinna  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Malta. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 22 crew.[26][80]
Rostock  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Bergen, Norway.[20]
Spartan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York, United States.[76] She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York City.[81] She was refloated with assistance on 14 May.[26]
Star of Peace  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay, Kent. Her three crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[76][82][68][83]
Theresa  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and was abandoned by the eleven people on board, who were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She floated off and came ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she was wrecked.[76][84][82][85]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Isle of Wight to Weymouth, Dorset.[76]
Wladimir Courland Governorate The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat.[76]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barrows Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Widgeon ( United Kingdom).[76][75]
Ankathor Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands.[86]
Antias  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[76]
Atalanta  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bellona ( United Kingdom). Atalanta was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dakar, Senegal.[87]
Avalon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Harwich. She was refloated.[76]
Ellen Williamson  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Camel ( United Kingdom) off Great Cumbrae, Argyllshire and was severely damaged. Ellen Williamson was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was towed in to Millport, where she sank.[75]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The barge sank off Ryde, Isle of Wight.[82]
Frederick  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the brig Minsted ( Norway) and sank off the Isle of Scilly with the loss of four of the six people on board. Survivors were rescued by Minsted.[88][89]
Hüdavendigâr, and
Tiara		  Ottoman Navy
 United Kingdom		 The steamship Tiara collided with the frigate Hüdavendigâr and was severely damaged. She was beached at the Leander Tower, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odesa, Russia to an English port. Hüdavendigâr was also severely damaged. She was taken in to Constantinople for repairs.[90][75]
I. C.  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[76]
Lady of the Lake  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned off Sidmouth, Devon. Her three crew were taken off by the Sidmouth Lifeboat.[82]
Laurel  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Damietta, Egypt. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Dawn ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition. Laurel was beached at Shotley, Suffolk.[76][84][91]
Little Florrie  United Kingdom The smack foundered off the coast of Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset to Falmouth, Cornwall.[92]
Mariane Boustead France The schooner was run ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to the Clyde.[93][75]
Mary Elizabeth  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Villareal, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Villareal.[93]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Watchet, Somerset. Her three crew were rescued by the Watchett Lifeboat.[76][68]
Rose  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Watchet. Her crew were rescued.[76]
Scrabster  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Belgian ( United Kingdom). Scrabster was on a voyage from Calais, France to London.[76]
St. George  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sharp Nose. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[93]
Stork  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Thomas and Isabella ( United Kingdom) and was run ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by Thomas and Isabella. Stork was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados to Blyth, Northumberland.[76]
William Hill  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Kingscross, Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Troon, Ayrshire.[76]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Harwich.[76]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at Yealm Point, Devon.[93]
Unknown Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk.[94]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1878
ShipStateDescription
Alma  United Kingdom The fishing schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Anna Bella ( United Kingdom).[88]
Deerhound  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[93][75]
Deodristig Sweden The barque was abandoned by her crew and subsequently ran aground on the Spile Sand, off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg. She was refloated with the assistance of some smacks and taken in to Whitstable, Kent in a leaky condition.[95]
Eirene  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of nine of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to San Francisco, California, United States.[96][97][98]
Elizabeth and Catherine  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt.[93][99] She was refloated with assistance and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky conditio .[95]
Emerald  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[93]
Fawn  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands.[99]
Glance  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands.[99]
Inga  United Kingdom The barque foundered off Margate, Kent.[93]
London  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of the Longships, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Avoca ( United Kingdom). London was subsequently discovered by the fishing lugger Betsey ( United Kingdom), which took her in tow. The tow rope broke and she was believed to have foundered.[95][87]
Loyal  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to London or vice versa. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition.[93][75]
Luna  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend in a leaky condition.[75]
Overijssel Netherlands The steamship ran aground at Oudshoorn, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[93]
Psalm  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Harwich.[94]
Stallingborough  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of the Longships, Cornwall. Her 24 crew took to two boats. Sixteen in the lifeboat were rescued by the steamship Vesta ( United Kingdom), Eight in another boat were reported missing, presumed drowned. Stallingborough was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta.[100][101]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Spile Sand.[93]

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