Thelist of shipwrecks in March 1857 includesships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during March1857.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| City of Madras |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked atCorsewall Point,Wigtownshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromGlasgow,Renfrewshire toCalcutta,India.[1][2][3] |
| Deux Frères |  France | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked atMálaga, Spain.[4] |
| Fanny Huntley | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore atCalais, France. She was on a voyage fromMiddlesbroughYorkshire toLondon. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5] |
| Isabella Croll | United Kingdom | Thesteamship was holed by an anchor and sank atCardiff,Glamorgan.[3] |
| Jason | United Kingdom | Thebrig collided with thebarqueDuchesse de Brabant ( Belgium) and foundered 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south west ofThe Lizard,Cornwall with the loss of her captain. Survivors were rescued byDuchesse de Brabant.Jason was on a voyage fromScala Nuova,Ottoman Empire toCork andDunkirk,Nord, France.[1][6] |
| Star | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toPorto, Portugal.[5] |
| Virginia |  United States | The ship departed fromNew York forYoughal,County Cork,United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[7] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Annabella | United Kingdom | Thesmack sprang a leak and sank in thePentland Firth. She was on a voyage fromScrabster,Caithness toLiverpool,Lancashire.[8] |
| Lark | United Kingdom | Thesmack struck a rock and sank in theRiver Fowey.[9] |
| Mary Howe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands,Kent. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toPorto, Portugal. She was refloated.[10] |
| Reaper | United Kingdom | Thesloop was in collision with thefishing smackBlue-Eyed Maid ( United Kingdom) and sank in theEnglish Channel east ofDungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued byBlue-Eyed Maid.Reaper was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham toPortsmouth,Hampshire.[9][10] |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked nearCape Nagara,Ottoman Empire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromGalaţi,Moldavia to a British port. She was consequently condemned.[11][12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore and wrecked on theMull of Oa,Islay with the loss of a crew member.[5] |
| Gaston | Belgium | Theschooner was wrecked atDénia, Spain with the loss of three of her crew.[13] |
| Ocean Queen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef 8 nautical miles (15 km) offNyuti Island. She was on a voyage fromBombay,India toLondon.[14][15] |
| HMS Urgent |  Royal Navy | Thetroopship sprang a leak in theBay of Biscay. She put in toA Coruña, Spain in a sinking condition. |
| William Denny |  New Zealand | Thesteamship went ashore nearNorth Cape in heavy fog whilst en route fromAuckland toSydney,New South Wales.[16] All on board were rescued. She was later refloated and placed under repair, but was wrecked in a gale on 7 June 1858.[17][18] |
| Zetland | British North America | Thebrig sprang a leak and capsized in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byJane ( United Kingdom).Zetland was on a voyage fromSaint John, New Brunswick to Puerto Rico.[19] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atFindhorn,Moray. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham toCromarty.[20] |
| Mary Eliza | United States | Theschooner was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byGeneral Willshire (United States).[21] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the mouth of theHumber. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromHull,Yorkshire toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.[5] |
| Saracen | United States | The ship ran aground on the Hastings Shoal, in theIrrawaddy River. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[22] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine et Jean | France | The ship was wrecked nearBenicàssim, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Branch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank nearHollum,Friesland, Netherlands. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham toHarburg, Hamburg.[24] |
| Gaston | Belgium | Theschooner was wrecked nearOliva, Spain with the loss of five of her crew.[23] |
| Hebe |  Austrian Empire | Theschooner was wrecked near Oliva with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage fromConstantinople,Ottoman Empire toMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[23] |
| Laurentine and Emilia | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at Japara Point,Netherlands East Indies. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSamarang toSurabaya.[25] |
| Möwe |  Hamburg | Thesteamship was wrecked on the Droogden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland,United Kingdom toFlensburg,Duchy of Holstein.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | United Kingdom | Thefull-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked atCape Town,Cape Colony. She was on a voyage fromManila,Spanish East Indies toCork.[26] |
| Edward | United Kingdom | The ship sank betweenLooe Island andRame Head,Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromPenryn, Cornwall toPlymouth,Devon.[27] |
| Triton | United Kingdom | The ship departed fromSunderland, County Durham forBruges,West Flanders, Belgium. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, possibly on the night of 8–9 March.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Mondell | United States | Thewhaler ran aground on the Pratas Shoal, in theSouth China Sea and was wrecked.[29] Her crew took to four boats. Three of them had reachedHong Kong by 15 April.[30] |
| John and Albert | United States | Thebrig was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byNew England (United States).John and Albert was on a voyage fromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania toCharleston, South Carolina.[31] |
| Nonpareil | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Billing Point. She was on a voyage fromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States toLiverpool,Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in tow.[32] |
| Smuggler | United Kingdom | Theschooner was in collision with thesteamshipTeutonia (Hamburg) and sank in theBay of Biscay with the loss of four of her five crew. Her captain survived. She was on a voyage fromCardiff,Glamorgan toA Coruña, Spain.[33] |
| Stag | United Kingdom | Thepaddle steamer ran aground atBlack Head, Wigtownshire. Her passengers were taken off byCambria ( United Kingdom).Stag was on a voyage fromGreenock,Renfrewshire toBelfast,County Antrim. She was refloated with assistance fromCambria and thetugPremier ( United Kingdom).[34] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James and Francis | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in theNorth Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toHamburg.[20] |
| James Daly | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near theCape Coast Castle,Gold Coast. Her crew were rescued.[35] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | Thebrig was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofEssex. Her crew were rescued by thesmackLiberty ( United Kingdom).Nancy was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toLondon.[24][5] |
| Trine |  Denmark | The ship was sighted offFredrikshavn whilst on a voyage fromHorsens to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[36] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen |  Peru | Thefull-rigged ship was set afire by some of the 200coolies on board and sank in theIndian Ocean with much loss of life. There were at least seven survivors, some of whom were rescued byHenrietta Maria ( Netherlands).Carmen was on a voyage fromSwatow,China toCallao.[37] |
| Dart | United Kingdom | Thesmack foundered offPortland Bill,Dorset with the loss of two of the four people on board. Survivors were rescued by thefishing smackVictorine Desirée (France).Dart was on a voyage fromAlderney,Channel Islands toLyme Regis, Dorset.[33] |
| Grace | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore nearCleethorpes,Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire toHamburg.[5]Grace was refloated on 10 March.[24] |
| Majestic | United Kingdom | Theschooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean (41°00′N12°50′W / 41.000°N 12.833°W /41.000; -12.833). Her crew were rescued by the schoonerNeve (Denmark).Majestic was on a voyage fromSeville, Spain toLondon.[38] |
| Mexicain | France | Thepaquebot was struck bylightning and set afire north ofCuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage fromBordeaux,Gironde toVeracruz, Mexico.[39] |
| Minna Muller | Netherlands | Theschooner was wrecked on the Paedermarkt with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage fromAmsterdam,North Holland toBuenos Aires, Argentina.[4] |
| Mohi | United Kingdom | Thebrig foundered in theAdriatic Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east ofCarbonara di Bari,Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromTroon,Ayrshire toSalonica,Greece.[40][41][20] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore atTetney Haven,Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLondon to South Shields.[5] She was refloated on 12 March and taken in toGrimsby, Lincolnshire.[42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | United Kingdom | Thebrig foundered in theNorth Sea. Her crew were rescued by agaliot. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toHamburg.[20] |
| Anna Elize |  Bremen | The ship ran aground on theGoodwin Sands,Kent,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage fromBremen toNewport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[33] |
| Express |  Prussia | The ship, which had struck a sunken object 30 nautical miles (56 km) west ofCape St. Vincent, Portugal and become leaky, was driven ashore nearCape St. Mary, Portugal whilst attempting to put in toMálaga, Spain. She was on a voyage fromHuelva, Spain toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland, United Kingdom.[43] |
| George Dean | Jersey | The ship was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by thebarqueL'Utile (France).George Dean was on a voyage fromLagos, Africa toLondon.[44] |
| Hunter | United Kingdom | Thebrig was abandoned in theNorth Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromHartelpool, County Durham to Hamburg.[45] |
| Ruby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atBrouwershaven,Zeeland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields, County Durham toRotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands.[46][47][20] |
| Union | United Kingdom | Thebrig was wrecked on the Droogden. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham toStettin.[20] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage fromLondon toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland. She was refloated and put in toHarwich,Essex in a leaky condition.[5] |
| Robert | United Kingdom | Thesloop departed fromSunderland, County Durham forBanff, Aberdeenshire. No further trace presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[48] |
| Samuel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at thePoint of Ayre,Isle of Man. She was on a voyage fromArdrossan,Ayrshire toRuncorn,Cheshire.[40] She had become a wreck by 21 March.[32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas | United Kingdom | Thecollier, abrig ran aground onScharhörn. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool,County Durham toHamburg.[46][20] |
| Gwen | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore at Ennishowen Head,County Donegal. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toLondonderry.[40] |
| Krodesen |  Norway | Thebarque was driven ashore atChibburn,Northumberland,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage fromTønsberg toNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[20] |
| Laura | Tobago | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Scarborough Bay to Goldsborough Bay.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atBallycastle, County Antrim.[21] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atKilrush,County Clare.[21] |
| Duke of Brontë | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush. She was on a voyage fromAlloa,Clackmannanshire toDemerara,British Guiana.[21] She was refloated on 28 March and towed in toLimerick,[50] where she was found to be severely damaged.[51] |
| Ebenezer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atBridport,Dorset. She was on a voyage fromJersey,Channel Islands to Bridport. She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Bridport.[52] |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked atKilmore, County Wexford.[21] |
| Hertha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atMargate,Kent. She was on a voyage fromSouth Shields,County Durham toNaples,Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.[20] She was refloated and taken in toRamsgate, Kent where she was holed by her anchor.[53][54] |
| McLellans | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ennishowen Head,County Donegal.[21] |
| My Choice | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kilrush.[21] |
| Owen | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore at Ennishowen Head. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toLondonderry. She was refloated.[21] |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken object in the North Sea and became leaky. She was abandoned the next day 120 nautical miles (220 km) north west ofHeligoland. Her crew were rescued bySophia (Norway).Swift was on a voyage fromHartlepool, County Durha toHamburg.[43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aetos | United States | The ship ran aground on the Gull Sand, in theThames Estuary. She was on a voyage fromBombay,India toLondon,United Kingdom. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[55] |
| HEICAuckland | .svg) India | Second Opium War: Thesteamship ran aground in Toong Chung Bay whilst attackingChinesejunks. She was later refloated.[56] |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atKiel,Prussia. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland to Kiel. She was refloated and taken in to Kiel.[20] |
| Chilion | United Kingdom | Thebrigantine was driven ashore nearCarrickfergus,County Antrim. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toTralee,County Kerry. She was refloated the next day and taken in toBelfast, County Antrim.[45] |
| Desiree | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked atPadstow,Cornwall with the loss of one of here five crew. Survivors were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat. She was on a voyage fromCardiff,Glamorgan toNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France.[21][57] |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atHolehaven Creek,Essex with the loss of her captain.[38][55] |
| Hibernia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Trebetherick Rocks, on the Cornish coast. Her four crew were rescued by the Padstow Lifeboat.[21][58] |
| Lord Byron | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atBallina, County Mayo.[59] |
| Milka | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofNorfolk. She was on a voyage fromAlexandria,Egypt toHull,Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in toGreat Yarmouth,Norfolk.[60] |
| Sir Edward Banks | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and severely damaged atSt. Monans,Fife. She was on a voyage from theRiver Tyne toAberdeen.[20] |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned offGreat Orme Head,Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toBayonne,Basses-Pyrénées.[41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | United Kingdom | Thewhaler was driven ashore inYell Sound. She was refloated and resumed her voyage to theDavis Strait.[61] |
| George Metcalf | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atHavre de Grâce,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from theChinchas Islands, Peru to Havre de Grâce. She was refloated and taken in to Havre de Grâce in a leaky condition.[45] |
| Juanita |  Spain | Theschooner foundered in theBristol Channel offSwansea,Glamorgan,United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea toSeville.[62][38] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore nearTylstrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham toStettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[43] |
| Maria Jacoba | Netherlands | TheEast Indiaman ran aground on the Varne Sand, in theEnglish Channel and sank. Her sixteen crew were rescued by thesmackJean Marie (France).Maria Jacoba was on a voyage fromBanjoewangi,Netherlands East Indies toAmsterdam,North Holland.[45][63] |
| Melbourne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atSouthport,Lancashire. She was on a voyage fromSaint John, New Brunswick toLiverpool, Lancashire.[40] |
| Resolution | United Kingdom | Thesloop was driven ashore and wrecked atBoulmer,Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
| Twin Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship foundered offGreat Orme Head,Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued by thepilot boatNo. 6 ( United Kingdom).Twin Sisters was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toBayonne,Basses-Pyrénées, France.[64] |
| William Owens | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atFleetwood, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Africa to Liverpool.[38] She had been refloated by 23 March and taken in to Fleetwood.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frigga | Prussia | Thebarque ran aground atAlt Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham,United Kingdom toDanzig.[43] |
| Gipsey orGipsy | United Kingdom | Thefull-rigged ship was wrecked on an uncharted shoal in theCaramata Passage,Dutch East Indies, on a voyage fromBatavia to Singapore; all 18 crew rescued.[65][66][67][68] |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | Thecutter was driven ashore and wrecked atAmlwch,Anglesey.[40] |
| Sea | United States | The ship ran aground on the Duddon Bank, in theIrish Sea off the coast ofCumberland,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage fromNew Orleans, Louisiana toLiverpool,Lancashire, United Kingdom.[38][40][69] |
| Vixen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked atMargate,Kent.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Curlew | United Kingdom | Thebarque was driven ashore and wrecked atSaint John, New Brunswick,British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromNew York, United States toHalifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[70] |
| Defiance | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground offHeligoland and was damaged. She was on a voyage fromMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire toHarburg. She was later refloated and taken in toBlakeney, Norfolk, where she arrived on 27 March in a leaky condition.[52] |
| Kathleen | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Whitby Rock. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool,County Durham toLondon. She was refloated and put back to Hartlepool in a leaky condition.[20] |
| Mexico | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of theRhône. She was on a voyage fromSwansea,Glamorgan toMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[71] |
| Sarah | British North America | Thebrig was dismasted and became waterlogged in the Gulf Stream. Her crew were taken off by theschoonerCruz III ( Portugal) before she foundered.Sarah was on a voyage from theTurks Islands toHalifax, Nova Scotia.[72] |
| William Thomas | United Kingdom | Thebarque was driven ashore atTacumshane,County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bardsea | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atRampside,Cumberland.[73] |
| Edward Johnston | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by thewhalerAdeline (United States).Edward Johnston was on a voyage from theChincha Islands, Peru toCork.[74] |
| Hosten | Denmark | Thebrig ran aground offRugaard and was wrecked. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool, Lancashire toSvendborg.[75] |
| Knickerbocker | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the "Piele of Foudry",Lancashire. She was on a voyage fromNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool.[40] |
| Margaret Robertson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked atAalborg, Denmark with the loss of her captain.[59] |
| Petronella | Netherlands | The ship was in collision with thesteamshipBlack Diamond ( United Kingdom) and sank off theMiddle Lightship (.svg) Trinity House). Her crew were rescued.[43] |
| Skagen Frigga | Denmark | The ship was wrecked at Aalborg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSunderland, County Durham toDanzig.[59] |
| Snelheid | Netherlands | Thebarque was wrecked on the Coblers Rocks, offBarbados with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage fromParamaibo,Brazil toAmsterdam,North Holland.[76][48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tasmania | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at theCape Elizabeth Lights,Maine, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromNassau, Bahamas toPortland, Maine, United States.[31][70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Celerity | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore and wrecked atWhitby,Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[77] |
| Clemence | France | Theschooner was wrecked nearCádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSwansea,Glamorgan,United Kingdom toMarseille,Bouches-du-Rhône.[50][78] |
| Douglas | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore atRamsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.[32][43] |
| Fox | United Kingdom | Theschooner was wrecked on the Annot Sand, offMontrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage fromPort Dinorwic,Caernarfonshire to Newcastle upon Tyne.[43] |
| Hannah | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked atSunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromArbroath,Forfarshire to Sunderland.[79][43] |
| Mary | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitby. Her four crew were rescued by acoble.[77][58] She was on a voyage from Sunderland toWoodbridge, Suffolk.[43] |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked nearCrawfordsburn,County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromArdrossan,Ayrshire toGlasson Dock, Lancashire.[80] |
| Messenger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atStromness,Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toAberdeen.[32] |
| Nettle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atDouglas, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromRuncorn,Cheshire to Douglas.[11] |
| Peamore | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atSeaton Carew,County Durham.[81][82] |
| Phoenix | Hamburg | Thebarque was wrecked on the Long Sand, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofEssex,United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg toSaint John's, Newfoundland,British North America.[79][83] |
| Swans | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore at Sunderland. She was on a voyage fromAltona to Sunderland.[79][69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Benbow | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged atKing's Lynn,Norfolk. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool,County Durham to King's Lynn. She was refloated and taken in to King's Lynn the next day.[43] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | Theschooner was abandoned off theLongships Lighthouse. Her crew were rescued byPrince ( United Kingdom).Brothers was on a voyage fromCardiff,Glamorgan toPlymouth,Devon.[81] |
| Charlemagne | United Kingdom | Theclipper ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Johnson's Point, on theMull of Kintyre at the entrance to the Sound of Sanda. All on board were rescued. She was on hermaiden voyage, fromGreenock,Renfrewshire toMelbourne,Victoria.[77][84][85] |
| Churchill | United Kingdom | Theschooner sprang a leak and was abandoned inDonegal Bay. Her crew were rescued byEarl of Errol ( United Kingdom).Churchill was on a voyage fromNewport, Monmouthshire toBallyshannon,County Donegal.[75] |
| Columbus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atHartlepool,County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[86][77] |
| Cressinus | United Kingdom | Thebrig was wrecked atMiddleton, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool, County Durham toLondon.[86][81][77] |
| Harriet Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked inWigtown Bay.[77] She was on a voyage from theClyde toSines, Portugal.[87] |
| Hebrides | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atPortland, Dorset.[81] |
| Janet | United Kingdom | Thesloop was driven ashore south ofDonaghadee,County Down. She was on a voyage fromDumfries toEast Tarbert,Wigtownshire She was a total loss.[81][61] |
| Josephine | France | Thebrig was wrecked atAvola,Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromScala Nuova,Ottoman Empire toSeville, Spain.[88] |
| Morgiana | United Kingdom | Thebrig ran aground and sank at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London.[86][81][77] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked nearBangor, County Down.[81] She was on a voyage fromTroon,Ayrshire toCork.[80] |
| Pensylvania | United States | The ship was last sighted at the Salt Key on this date. Presumes subsequently sunk.[89] |
| Snowdon Lassie | Isle of Man | Theschooner foundered offKirk Michael.[32] Her crew survived.[90] |
| Unicorn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool.[77] |
| Unicorn | Jersey | Theschooner ran aground at Hartlepool. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued.[86][77][43] |
| Venus | United Kingdom | Theschooner foundered in theNorth Sea offBridlington,Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage fromSandwich, Kent toSunderland, County Durham.[82] The wreck came ashore at Bridlington the next day.[77] |
| Zes Gesusters | Netherlands | Thebarque was driven ashore at Sunderland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromRotterdam,South Holland to Sunderland. She had become a wreck by 23 March.[77][43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atBalbriggan,County Dublin. she was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toNewry,County Antrim.[11] |
| Clorinda | United Kingdom | Thebarque ran aground atHartlepool,County Durham. She was on a voyage fromAberdeen to Hartlepool. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool.[80][43] |
| Concordia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked atScarborough,Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromOdense, Denmark toLondon.[77] |
| Effort | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore atSunderland, County Durham.[43] |
| Emily | United Kingdom | Theschooner was run down and sunk by thesteamshipSovereign ( United Kingdom offSheep Island, Pembrokeshire with the loss of three of her six crew. Survivors were rescued bySovereign.Emily was on a voyage fromBarrow-in-Furness, Lancashire toNewport, Monmouthshire.[69][32][91] |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | Thebarque ran aground at Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[43] |
| Guatemala | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Leman Sand, in theEnglish Channel. She was on a voyage fromNewcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland toMálaga, Spain. She was refloated and put in toPlymouth,Devon in a leaky condition.[43] |
| Heinrich Gerdes |  Rostock | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked atSpittal, Northumberland,United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the Berwick upon Tweed Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rostock toLeith,Lothian.[73][43][58]Heinrich Gerdes was refloated on 25 March and taken in toBerwick upon Tweed,Northumberland.[80] |
| Janet | United Kingdom | Thesloop was driven ashore nearDonaghadee,County Down. She was on a voyage fromDumfries toEast Tarbet,Wigtownshire.[11] |
| Kate and Alice | United States | The ship ran aground on the Woolpack Sand, in theEnglish Channel off the coast ofKent,United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued by theluggerLively ( United Kingdom).Kate and Alice was on a voyage fromBremen toHavana,Cuba.[77][69] |
| Margaretha |  Kingdom of Hanover | Thesloop was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of theRiver Tees with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage fromCarolinensiel toHull,Yorkshire,United Kingdom.[82][69][43] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | Thebrig was driven ashore and wrecked atMiddleton,County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat.[81][43] |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked atBangor, County Down. She was on a voyage fromTroon,Ayrshire toCork.[11] |
| Rientje Willemina |  Danzig | The ship was driven ashore atRattray Head,Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Danzig toLeith,Lothian, United Kingdom.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Catherina Isabella | Netherlands | Thefull-rigged ship foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued byMortier (France).Catherina Elizabeth was on a voyage fromAntwerp, Belgium toSan Sebastián, Spain.[92][93] |
| Dinah | United Kingdom | Thebrig was wrecked atSouter Point, County Durham. Her crew survived.[86][94] |
| Medina | United Kingdom | The ship was lost 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) offSunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[43] |
| Spring | United Kingdom | Thebarque was wrecked atTynemouth,Northumberland. Her crew survived.[94] |
| Velox | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atNew Grimsby,Isles of Scilly with the loss of her captain.[53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bolina | United Kingdom | Thebrig ran aground and was damaged atBangor, County Down. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire toLimerick.[11] |
| Felix | France | The ship foundered offLand's End,Cornwall,United Kingdom. She was on a voyage fromLlanelly,Glamorgan, United Kingdom toGranville, Manche.[53] |
| Spring | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atShoreham-by-Sea,Sussex. She was on a voyage fromHartlepool,County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated on 23 March and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea in a severely damaged condition.[43] |
| Undine | Norway | Theschooner ran aground on the Annat Sand, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofForfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromNy-Hellesund toOstend,West Flanders, Belgium. She had become a wreck by 27 March.[75][61] |
| Ythan | United Kingdom | Theschooner struck Wheaton Rock, inSligo Bay. She was on a voyage fromMontrose, Forfarshire toSligo. She arrived at Sligo in a leaky condition.[75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrides | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground nearPortland Bill,Dorset.[54] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromOdesa toLondon.[75] |
| J. G. Seume | Duchy of Schleswig | Thegaliot was holed by a stake atHamburg. She was on a voyage fromElmshoren toRye, Sussex,United Kingdom.[54] |
| Magnet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground atBirkenhead,Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead toBombay,India.[81] She was refloated and taken in toLiverpool,Lancashire.[32] |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east ofHartland Point,Devon. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage fromNeath,Glamorgan toPortreath,Cornwall.[95] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | United Kingdom | Thebrig was wrecked at theLa Coubre Lighthouse,Charente-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[96] |
| Waterwitch | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Gulf of Gouyaraken. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromDublin toScalloway,Shetland Islands.[97] |
| Zollverein | Kingdom of Prussia | Thebrig was wrecked at the Point de la Courbe, nearLa Tremblade,Charente-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool,Lancashire,United Kingdom toBordeaux,Gironde, France.[98][99][88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cheerful | United Kingdom | Theschooner was wrecked at theCabo Mayor Lighthouse,Santander, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage fromDunkirk,Nord, France to Santander.[49] |
| Ellen Noyes | United States | The ship was lost in theBangka Strait. Her crew were rescued by thebarqueCharlotte ( Sweden).Ellen Noyes was on a voyage fromBoston, Massachusetts toSingapore,Straits Settlements.[100] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | United Kingdom | Thesteamship ran aground near St. James's Castle.Smyrna,Ottoman Empire.[101] She was refloated on 4 April.[102] |
| Bacchante | United Kingdom | Thesteamship struck the Filgueira Rock and was then wrecked on the Forcado Rocks, off the coast of Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage fromLondon toPorto, Portugal.[71] |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spur of Murkle,Caithness and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage fromScrabster,Caithness toLeith,Lothian.[92][103] |
| Coquette | United Kingdom | Theschooner departed fromLerwick,Shetland Islands for theFaroe Islands and Iceland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[104][105] |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned inCardigan Bay. Her crew were rescued.[98] |
| Oracle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atPulteneytown,Caithness and was damaged. She was refloated and taken in to Pulteneytown.[98] |
| Trevaunance | United Kingdom | Theschooner was wrecked atSker Point,Glamorgan with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage fromSt. Agnes, Cornwall toSwansea, Glamorgan.[106][107] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia | United Kingdom | Thesteamship struck a sunken rock and sank offSt. Govan's Head,Pembrokeshire. All 35 people on board survived. She was on a voyage fromBristol,Gloucestershire toLiverpool,Lancashire.[52][91] |
| Arwenwick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atSwansea,Glamorgan.[50] |
| Durham | United Kingdom | Thecollier was driven onto the Middle Ground, in theNorth Sea off the coast ofCounty Durham and was damaged. She was refloated.[50] |
| Edgar Atheling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atSouth Shields, County Durham. She was refloated.[50] |
| Emperor | United Kingdom | Thebarque was wrecked on the Glasgorman Bank, in theIrish Sea off the coast ofCounty Dublin. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toBahia,Brazil.[98][99][88] |
| Flying Fish | United Kingdom | Thesmack was wrecked west ofDundrum, County Down. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromPlymouth,Devon toBelfast,County Antrim.[70] |
| Ocean | Norway | Thebarque was driven onto the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[50] |
| Rainbow | United Kingdom | Thepaddletug was driven ashore at South Shields. She was refloated.[50] |
| Thomas Fielding | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields. She was refloated.[50] |
| Trevaunce | United Kingdom | Theschooner foundered offPorthcawl,Glamorgan,Wales, with the loss of one of her four crew.[62] |
| Wandering Shepherd | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Herd Sand.[50] |
| Wolga | United Kingdom | Thebarque was driven ashore betweenRoquetas de Mar andAdra, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromHull,Yorkshire to Adra.[108] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Return | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision withSabina ( Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) and was abandoned in theNorth Sea. All but one of her crew were taken off bySabina.Happy Return was on a voyage fromPortsoy,Aberdeenshire toSunderland, County Durham. She was towed in toDundee,Forfarshire the next day by thesteamshipQueen ( United Kingdom) with the remaining crew member on board.[106][103] |
| Jane Langdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee.[106] |
| Recovery | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atFlamborough Head,Yorkshire.[98] She was on a voyage fromHull,Yorkshire toSouth Shields,County Durham. She had been refloated by 11 April and was towed in to South Shields by thetugboatugsBests andPowerful (both United Kingdom).[109][110] |
| Rose | United Kingdom | Theschooner ran aground on the Winterton Ridge, in the North Sea off the coast ofNorfolk. She was on a voyage fromLondon toDanzig. She was refloated and put in toGrimsby,Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. She arrived on 2 April.[71] |
| Therese | Norway | Thebarque ran aground on theKentish Knock. She was on a voyage fromBergen toNantes,Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and taken in toRamsgate,Kent,United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[52] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heldine Annette | .svg) Duchy of Holstein | The derelict ship came ashore atRattray Head,Aberdeenshire,United Kingdom.[103] |
| Jane Langdale | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of theRiver Tay. She was on a voyage fromLondon toInvergordon,Ross-shire.[92] |
| Lady Ebrington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in theIrish Sea off the coast ofLancashire. She was on a voyage fromLiverpool, Lancashire toValparaíso, Chile. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[99] |
| Mary Ann Peters | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged atRownham Ferry,Gloucestershire with the loss of one life, either at the time of grounding or subsequently. She was on a voyage fromBristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[111][106][112] |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | Thesmack was driven ashore atSt Germans, Cornwall.[99] |
| Queen of the Ocean | United Kingdom | Thebarque was beached atAlmería, Spain. She was on a voyage fromMessina,Sicily toHull,Yorkshire.[108] |
| Sportsman | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Ridge Sand. She was on a voyage fromMiddlesbrough,Yorkshire toRouen,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in toRamsgae,Kent in a leaky condition.[111] |
| Willis | Sweden | The ship ran aground and capsized atSouth Shiels,County Durham,United Kingdom.[106] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balmier | France | Thefull-rigged ship was wrecked atLagos, Africa.[64] |
| British Monarch | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in theAtlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage fromSavannah, Georgia, United States toCardiff,Glamorgan.[11] |
| Cathedral | United States | Thefull-rigged ship foundered in thePacific Ocean. Her crew were rescued byAnna Pitcairn ( United Kingdom).[113] |
| Challenger | United Kingdom | Thebarque struck a rock and sank in theChusan Islands before 7 March. Her crew were rescued.[25] She was on a voyage fromAmoy,China toSingapore,Straits Settlements.[114] |
| Haberdine | United Kingdom | Theschooner was driven ashore and wrecked nearPadstow,Cornwall.[69] |
| Helena | Netherlands | The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of at least five lives.[95] |
| Hero | United Kingdom | Thefull-rigged ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point,Lancashire before 15 March.[64] She was refloated on 25 March and towed in toLiverpool,Lancashire in a severely damaged condition.[81] |
| Hildina Annette | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was abandoned in theNorth Sea before 27 March. She drove ashore atRattray Head,Aberdeenshire,United Kingdom on 31 March.[92] |
| Hunter | United Kingdom | Thebrig was abandoned in the North Sea offTexel,North Holland, Netherlands before 11 March.[38] She was on a voyage fromWest Hartlepool,County Durham toHamburg.[43] |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atHolyhead,Anglesey. She was refloated on 14 March.[64] |
| Jason | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore nearPortpatrick,Wigtownshire. SHe was on a voyage from theClyde toMelbourne,Victoria.[87] |
| Jessie McLelland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on theIsle of Arran,Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage fromDunfanaghy,County Donegal to Liverpool. She was refloated and towed in toAyr in a severely damaged condition.[9] |
| Mary Houghton | United Kingdom | The ship sank in theIrish Sea off theIsle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool toHavre de Grâce,Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 26 June and taken in toPeel, Isle of Man.[15] |
| Melbourne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atSouthport, Lancashire before 17 March.[38] |
| Penningham | United Kingdom | Thebarque was driven ashore at Crosby Point before 15 March.[64] |
| Pursuit | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Hornbeck. She was on a voyage fromLondon toMemel,Prussia.[13] |
| Ranavala | Jersey | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued byPlamtin ( United Kingdom).[77] |
| Sarah Birkett | United Kingdom | Thebrig sprang a leak and was abandoned off the mouth of theCourantyne River before 12 March. Her crew survived.[49] |
| Spring | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore atShoreham-by-Sea,Sussex.[115] She was refloated and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea in a severely damaged condition.[54] |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore onFernando Po,Equatorial Guinea. She had been refloated by 13 March.[64] |
| Sumatra | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on theGreat Basses Reef, off the coast ofCeylon and was abandoned. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London toColombo, Ceylon.[111][106] |