List of shipwrecks in March 1914
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1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob S. Winslow |  United States |
The lumber schooner was wrecked on the south end of Block Island, Rhode Island, in a gale. The crew made it to shore in her boat. One crewman was later sent back to warn off wreckers, but was killed later when the sea got even rougher and the ship broke up, a total loss.[1][2] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| N. S. Gallop | United States |
The motor schooner went ashore in Thimble Islands, Connecticut.[3] |
3 March
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fulmar |  United Kingdom |
The cargo ship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 March.[5] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| H. E. Hamlin | United States |
The fishing steamer sank at Tiverton, Rhode Island.[3] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Autocrat | United States |
The luxury yacht sank in the Danvers River at Beverly, Massachusetts. Later raised.[3] |
| Charlemagne Tower Junior | United States |
The cargo ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) off Seaside Park, New Jersey (some sources say on 8 March), a total loss. Four crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service when her small lifeboat capsized in rough surf, the other 18 were rescued at sea in her large lifeboat by Bay Port (flag unknown).[6][7][8] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Julia A. Truher | United States |
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (38°15′N 66°09′W). Her crew were rescued by Nubian ( United Kingdom).[9] |
9 March
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wellesley | United Kingdom |
  Royal Navy) – burned and sank at her moorings on the River Tyne at North Shields, England. A total loss, she was scrapped later in 1914.[10] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon's Charge | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on Sully Island, Glamorgan. She was refloated and beached for repairs. She was refloated on 28 March and towed to Newport, Monmouthshire.[11][12] |
| Turia |  Spain |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Dénia, Alicante and wrecked.[13] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James Shearer | United Kingdom |
The schooner foundered in St. Bride's Bay. Her crew survived.[14] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catharine | United Kingdom |
The brigantine ran aground at Newhaven, Sussex and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[15] |
| Dorothea |  Netherlands |
The cargo ship was driven ashore on Chesil Beach, Dorset, United Kingdom.[16] She was refloated on 20 October.[17] |
| Hydra |  Norway |
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dronningen ( Norway).[15] |
| Irish Girl | United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on Little Roancorrig, County Cork and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[15] |
| Jaghin | United Kingdom |
The barge was driven ashore at Newhaven and wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Newhaven Lifeboat.[15] |
| Leonardo |  Italy |
The coaster sank at Melilla, Spanish Morocco in a storm.[16] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trifolium |  Sweden |
The barque was driven ashore at Whitesand Bay, Sennen, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of five of her eleven crew.[18] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coburn | United Kingdom |
The tug foundered in the River Thames at Greenhithe, Kent with the loss of all five crew.[19] |
| Terranova | United States |
The fishing schooner ran aground in fog 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the Pamet River Life-Saving Station, Massachusetts a total loss. Her 23 crew was rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[20] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Sydney | United Kingdom |
The cargo ship was driven ashore at Cape Sambro, Nova Scotia, Canada and was wrecked.[21] |
| Walter A. Luckenbach | United States |
The tug went ashore on Black Point near Niantic, Connecticut. Pulled off and returned to service.[3] |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balder | United Kingdom |
The three-masted schooner foundered in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) south west of The Needles, Isle of Wight. All six crew were rescued by the tug Vulcan ( Germany).[22] |
| Terra Nova |  Canada |
The fishing schooner went ashore and broke up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts near the Pamet River Life-Saving Station.[3] |
19 March
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen and Mary | United States |
The fishing schooner went ashore on Georges Island in the harbor at Boston, Massachusetts.[3] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hattie P. Simpson | United States |
The schooner sank off Cape Lookout, North Carolina. Her captain and three or five crew died. Four survivors were rescued from one of her boats six days later by Caracas (flag unknown).[26] |
| Oddersjaa | Norway |
The cargo ship was reported to have been seen abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (46°33′N 7°58′W) on this date.[27] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antioch | United States |
During a voyage with a cargo of railroad timbers from Savannah, Georgia, to New York City, the 180-foot (54.9 m), 986-gross register ton three-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All ten crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 m) of water.[28][29] |
| Lizzie H. Brayton | United States |
The 201-foot (61.3 m), 979-gross register ton four-masted schooner was wrecked at Manasquan, New Jersey, during a storm. All nine crew members survived. Her wreck sank in 15 feet (4.6 m) of water.[30] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isobe Maru |  Japan |
The cargo ship ran aground at Fukaura, Aomori. Salvage operations were abandoned in mid May.[31] |
| Wm. Thos. Moore | United States |
The schooner ran aground on the bar on the west side of Little River Inlet. She was pulled off on 9 April by USRC Seminole (.png){kind=small} United States Revenue Marine).[32] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross | Canada |
The barque-rigged sealer sank off the east coast of Canada with the loss of 173 lives. |