The list of shipwrecks in March 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1841.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Louisa Maria | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [1] |
Mary Hamilton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to Lough Swilly. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Liverpool, Lancashire. [2] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Flamer | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Noirmont Point, Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Liverpool, Lancashire. [3] |
Harriet | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the Leasowe Lighthouse, Cheshire. [4] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Caspian | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. [5] |
Swan | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Gibraltar. [6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Union | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Hafoie Rock, off Aux Cayes, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [7] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brilliant | ![]() | The smack was driven ashore and sank at Watergate, Cornwall with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boscastle to Penzance. [8] [9] |
Mary | ![]() | The brig was wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Alderney, Channel Islands to London. [10] [8] |
Una | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to New York. [11] |
William | ![]() | The barge sank in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Gloucester. [8] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Europa | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Weser and was abandoned by her crew. She floated off but grounded again on the Wurstener Wat. Europa was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen. [12] Europa was refloated on 10 March and taken into Bremen. [13] |
Nicholas | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Neptune (flag unknown). Nicholas was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. [12] [14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Beehive | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Beehive was refloated on 19 March with assistance from a steamship and towed into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs. [14] [15] |
George Washington | ![]() | The ship was run aground and was wrecked at "Fultning" or "Tipelring", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Antwerp, Belgium. [16] [17] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship ran ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire. [18] Mary Ann was refloated the next day and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey. [19] |
New Volunteer | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated and taken into Swansea, Glamorgan. [20] |
Rosa | ![]() | The ship was struck a submerged object and foundered east of "Cepede Gatt". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Malta. [17] |
Uranus | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Sand Reef. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Elizabeth was refloated the next day. [19] |
Hirondelle | ![]() | The steamship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the River Ouse at Howden, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Selby. [14] |
Leander | ![]() | The ship ran aground in Torbay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Alexandria, Egypt. [14] |
Lord Ernest | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. Lord Ernest was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent. [14] |
Zephyr | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Warrington Reef, off Antigua. Her crew were rescued. [6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aurore | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. [14] |
Ceres | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged by ice at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Malmö, Sweden. She was later refloated. [21] |
Tiger | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helford, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Bordeaux. [20] [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abbott | ![]() | The schooner collided with the barque Royal Saxon (![]() |
Lucy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Guernsey, Channel Islands. All on board were rescued. [25] |
Matthew Bell | ![]() | The ship ran ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [26] |
Osprey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the James River to Bremen. Osprey was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage. [27] [28] |
Phœbe | ![]() | The ship struck rocks off the east coast of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry. [29] [15] |
President | ![]() | During a voyage from New York City, United States, to Liverpool, England, the paddle steamer was last sighted on this date between Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank during a gale. She subsequently disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 136 people on board, presumably having sunk during the storm. [30] |
Shannon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. Shannon was refloated and resumed her voyage. [13] |
Two Sisters | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [12] Two Sisters was refloated on 14 March and taken into Dublin. [13] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Charles | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Keel's Head, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. [31] |
Cressinus | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Hemsby, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. Cressinus was refloated and resumed her voyage. [28] |
Dunnottar Castle | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. [13] |
Enterprize | ![]() | The ship ran ashore at Groomsport, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim. Enterprize was refloated. [15] |
Exchange | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Desmond ( |
Harriet | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Spyker Plaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. [12] She was refloated and taken into Vlissingen, Zeeland. [15] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Long Rock of Ballywater. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tobermory, Mull. [15] |
Sotthoff | ![]() | The ship ran aground near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. Sotthoff was refloated the next day. [33] |
Thistle | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to South Shields, County Durham. Thistle was refloated with assistance from Conquest (![]() |
Two Brothers | ![]() | The ship was run aground off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London. [23] [13] She was refloated on 20 March. [22] |
Weltreveden | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Pampas, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. Westreveden was refloated the next day. [12] [15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bernard | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [13] |
Earl Percy | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Maranhão, Empire of Brazil. [35] |
Jonge Hero | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. Jong Hero was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. [28] |
Margaret Brown | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Ballina, County Mayo. [12] [15] |
Mary Jane | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Meers Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. Mary Jane was refloated and taken into Coverack, Cornwall. [13] |
Ocean | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [13] |
Orestes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. [36] Orestes was refloated on 18 March. [37] |
Queen Victoria | ![]() | The ship ran aground off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [23] |
Tiger | ![]() | The ship ran ashore at the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [15] |
Vigilant | ![]() | The ship was run aground on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and put into the River Tyne in a leaky condition. [25] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. [38] |
Don Pedro | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near St Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to Belfast, County Antrim. [13] |
Enterprise | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Donaghadee, County Down. She was refloated. [22] |
Friends of Liberty | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. [39] |
Good Intent | ![]() | The ship ran ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was refloated. [22] |
Matthew Bell | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. [12] [15] |
Pictou | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick. [40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albert | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Mew Stone. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. [15] |
Jajaden or Najada | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms Reef, off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen, Denmark. The vessel was refloated on 30 March. [34] [40] |
Mary | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Carr Rock, in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth, Scotland. [15] |
Syren | ![]() | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham. [34] |
Victory | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her four crew were rescued by Alexander Toussin (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Glasgow Merchant | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Hauxley Rocks, Northumberland. [16] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [34] |
Rising Sun | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near "Carabourtron", on the coast of the Black Sea with the loss of a crew member. [41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Globe | ![]() | The ship foundered off the Bahamas. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine to New York. [42] |
Rinaldo | ![]() | The brig was lost off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to New York. [42] |
Thompson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Seaham, County Durham. [15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Claudine | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Conch Reef. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [11] |
Forth | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Pan Sand, off the coast of Kent. [22] |
Perseverance | ![]() | The whaler was wrecked on the "Île Arboque", in the "Bay of Sea Dogs", New Holland. All on board survived the shipwreck; they set off two months later in four boats. Those surviving in the boat commanded by the third mate were rescued after 27 days by Eliza (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Allegro | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Boyne, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. [7] |
Donnington | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken into Rochester, Kent. [16] |
Louisa and Rachael | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Steel Point, Cornwall. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued. [22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() | The ship departed from San Domingo for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [45] |
Mary Ann Belton | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. [42] |
Mary Stuart | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off Penzance, Cornwall. Six would-be rescuers were drowned when their boat was swamped. Her crew were subsequently rescued by HMRC Sylva ( |
Swift | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Perseverance (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Falcon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [48] |
Myrtle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore crewless on Faial Island, Azores. [49] |
Prince of Waterloo | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah. Prince of Waterloo was refloated and taken into Savannah in a leaky condition. [50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Napoleon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Sand Island, Alabama, United States. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire. [50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Calista | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London. [51] Her crew reboarded her the next day; she ran aground on the Scarles Bank on 28 March. [52] |
Manchester | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. [7] |
Xanthus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Stag Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. [53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth. She was refloated and taken into Dundee. [54] |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship departed from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for Scarborough, Yorkshire or Bridlington, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [55] |
Heureuse Julienne | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Loc'h, Finistère with the loss of three of her crew. [42] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Harvest Home | ![]() | The ship ran ashore at Porth Neigwl, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [54] She was refloated on 8 April and taken into St. Tudwal's Islands. [56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Lion | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Glover's Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Belize City, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to British Honduras. [57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() | The schooner was driven onto the Treverthick Rocks, Cornwall. Her seven crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. [55] [58] She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall. [53] Britannia had broken up by 6 April . [59] |
Lady Sondes | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Swinemünde. Lady Sondes was later refloated. [60] |
Strathmore | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool. [61] [53] Strathmore was refloated on 27 May and taken into Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. [62] |
Swallow | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Shoeburyness Knock Sande in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. Swallow was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent. [48] |
Traveller | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. [63] She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. [48] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agenoria | ![]() | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at South Shields, County Durham in late March. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dunkerque, Nord, France. Agenoria was refloated on 3 April and beached. [53] |
Bonne Mere | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Helen Mar (![]() |
Buoyant | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. [41] She had been refloated by 17 March. [60] |
Chabor | ![]() | The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage. [64] |
Dryade | ![]() | The ship departed from Mauritius for London on 24 February. Initially reported as no further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65] She had developed a leak on 28 February and soon after crew and passengers abandoned her at sea. They reached Madagascar in her boats. |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Elizabeth was refloated and put into Portsmouth, Hampshire, where she arrived on 16 March. [23] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage with the loss of all hands. [66] |
Havannah | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [42] |
Hayle | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Wicklow. Hayle was refloated on 5 March and taken into Wicklow. [18] |
Ionia | ![]() | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated and taken into Buscia Bay. [41] |
Jeune Annette | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Jeune Annette was taken into Guernsey, Channel Islands by the steamship Transit (![]() |
Lady Grant | ![]() | The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage with the loss of all hands. [64] |
Leo | ![]() | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. [42] |
Magicienne | ![]() | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage. Her crew were rescued. [66] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Azores between 22 and 25 March. Her crew were rescued. [53] [58] |
Moses | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Britannia, New Dart and Perseverance (all ![]() |
Napoleon | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Sand Island, Alabama, United States before 22 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama. [11] |
Persevere | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Agenoria, Aurora's Increase and Romney (all ![]() |
Prince Cobourg | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 March. [68] She came ashore between Hondarribia and Pasaia, Spain in mid-April. [6] |
Samaritan | ![]() | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. [42] |
Tamerlane | ![]() | The ship was abandoned on the coast 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of Campbeltown, Argyllshire before 16 March. She was taken into Campbeltown on that day. [69] [15] |
Trouvadore | ![]() | The slave ship was wrecked off East Caicos with the loss of about 100 lives. There were 213 survivors. |
William Pitt | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was refloated on 11 March and taken into South Shields for repairs. [28] |