List of shipwrecks in March 1844

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1844 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1844.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ExpeditionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Polesand Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Tynemouth, Northumberland to Gloucester. [1] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [2]
FamaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Pallister Reef, south east of Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. [3]
LucyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Antigua. She was refloated on 5 March. [4]
MarysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Nevis. She was consequently condemned. [4]
PetrelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Antigua. [4]
SuccessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Gigha, Inner Hebrides. [5]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AdonisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Rhône with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône and Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. [6]
AugusteFlag of France.svg  France The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [7]
AyrshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the Hanover Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [4]
Countess of EglingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Thomas. She was refloated the next day. [4]
Deux FreresFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered in the North Sea between the mouths of the Elbe and Weser. [2]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and taken in to Shoreham-by-Sea in a leaky condition. [8]
PeaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [8]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
GabrielleFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked east of Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Dunkerque, Nord. [1]
Martha and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Oosterard, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. [9]
MerlinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the English Channel off the coast of Seine-Inférieure, France. [2]
Nautilus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Richmond River. She was on a voyage from the Richmond River to Sydney. [10]
Rebecca and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Rebecca and Elizabeth was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [8]
TadmorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Indian Point, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. [11]
TeresaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground on the Cebezuela. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Cuba. [6]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AlcideFlag of France.svg  France The ship capsized 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of "Pointre au Nez". [9]
Haldee Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was wrecked at Saint-Pierre, Martinique. [12]
JunoAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day. [13]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in Algoa Bay. [14] [15]
RepublicFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was driven ashore at Charleston, South Carolina United States. She was on a voyage from Charleston to Bremen. [16]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Countess CassilisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rough Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Workington, Cumberland. [17]
EoleFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near the "Brecquet Lighthouse", Côtes-du-Nord. She was refloated. [18]
Royal OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Shoots and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Neath, Glamorgan. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [19]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on a reef 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of "Mulroy". [20]
CourierCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Chapman Sand, in Belfast Lough. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to London. [17] She was later refloated. [13]
John BlakeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. Her crew survived. The took to the boats and reached the Two Friends ( Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey), which had run aground on 28 February. She was refloated and sailed to Dartmouth, Devon, where she arrived on 20 April. [21]
RosalieFlag of France.svg  France The sloop was driven ashore near Schulau, Duchy of Schleswig. [22]
ThisbeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lafolle Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was subsequently set afire and burnt. [14]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
JacobinaFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship ran aground on the Zoutelande Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [20]
MargarethaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Dordrecht, South Holland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [23]
TravellerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Penzance, Cornwall and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Padstow to Penzance. [9]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ExpertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the west coast of the Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to South Shields, County Durham. [24] [25]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sligo for Runcorn, Cheshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [11]
HenriettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued. [26]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to Strangford, County Antrim. [17]
Onderneeming Flag of Denmark.svg Duchy of Schleswig The ship departed from Texel, North Holland for Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Kampen to Hull. [27]
Peace and PlentyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to a Scottish port. [17]
SymmetryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Elizabeth Adnett (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth Adnett. [28] [20] [29]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AchieveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drummond Point, Renfrewshire. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [20]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Vesta (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom . Ann was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [30] [29]
AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Amlwch, Anglesey to Troon. [20]
Betty's DelightCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [31]
BrakeFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The pilot cutter was driven ashore at Bremerhaven. [32]
ClitusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. [20]
EclipseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Gibraltar. She was refloated and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [20]
George CanningCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and was beached at the Flamborough Head Lighthouse, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. [28]
Grace GillespieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Troon. [20]
GreyhoundCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Islands of Fleet. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 15 March. [18] [13]
HopewellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [28] She was refloated on 25 March and taken in to Whitby. [33]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Troon. [20]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. [20]
Isabella
Preston
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner Isabella was driven into the galiot Preston at Troon. Both vessels were then driven ashore. [20]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Irvine. [20]
ReformCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was foundered in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Peerless (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Reform was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Leeds of Wakefield, Yorkshire. [20] [29]
TheresaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was destroyed by fire in Mutton Cove, Devon with the loss of two lives. [20] [34]
William and BettyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Troon. [20]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Frau EttaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was wrecked at Ottendorf, Duchy of Schleswig. she was on a voyage from Bremen to Hamburg. [35] [36]
GeerdinaFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was driven ashore near Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken into Cuxhaven. [37]
Giorgio Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was driven ashore at Carn, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Palermo. [17] [38] She had become a wreck by 17 March. [39]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned in the River Mersey. [30]
LuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered north east of the Isle of Man. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Workington, Cumberland or from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Glasson Dock, Lancashire. [38] [13]
MagnetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near "Redness Point", Cumberland. Both crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Workington, Cumberland. [17] [13]
Petit RouennaisFlag of France.svg  France The steamship collided with another vessel and ran aground on the Tot Bank, in the English Channel. She was refloated with the assistance of the steamship Robert (Flag of France.svg  France). [37]
PlacidiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Scalby, Yorkshire and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough, Yorkshire. [20]
Veloce Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia.svg Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Danube. [3]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport. [6]
ActiveFlag unknownThe ship ran aground off the Belgian coast and was consequently beached at Knokke, West Flanders, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St Ubes, Portugal to Ostend, West Flanders. [32]
Aimée CatherineFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Tot Bank, in the English Channel. [37] She was refloated on 17 March. [40]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Rising Sun (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [19] [25]
City of YorkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 50°38′N10°25′W / 50.633°N 10.417°W / 50.633; -10.417 ). Her crew were rescued by the brig Sarah Ann (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [18] [41]
Conception Svensk flagg 1815.svg Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lillesand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Stockholm. [35]
DespatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered at the mouth of the River Usk with the loss of a crew member. [6] [42]
LeonieFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground on the Roque, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated but then came ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure. She was again refloated. [37]
LovelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Youghal, County Cork. [30]
MatildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered at the mouth of the River Usk. Her crew were rescued. [6] She was refloated on 17 March and towed in to Newport, Monmouthshire. [18]
OceanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the "Sucker". [6]
PilotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered at the mouth of the River Usk. Her crew were rescued. [6]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Aimable SociétéFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at De Panne, West Flanders, Belgium. Her crew were rescued. [37]
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Tuwal's Island West. At least sixteen of her 32 crew survived, with three confirmed dead. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. [6] [19] She was refloated on 16 April and taken in to Abersoch, Caernarfonshire for repairs. [43]
CentaurCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "St. James's Castle". She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [4]
CharlesFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore east of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. Charles was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Cette, Hérault. [32] She became a wreck the next day. [18]
CosmopoliteFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig was capsized by ice in the Lillegrund, off the coast of Denmark. [35]
DispatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered at the mouth of the River Usk. Her crew were rescued. [44]
JabezCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was run ashore in the Solway Firth near the Southerness Lighthouse. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. [19]
Jane WalkerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 38°00′N64°40′W / 38.000°N 64.667°W / 38.000; -64.667 ). Her 29 passengers and crew were rescued by Brothers (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Jane Walker was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool. [41]
John DennistonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Cape San Antonio, Cuba with the loss of four of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [45] [46]
LarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was run ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. [19] She was refloated on 15 March and taken in to Ramsey. [24]
MatildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered at the mouth of the River Usk. Her crew were rescued. [44]
MoriahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea by Evening Star (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. Moriah was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Sunderland, County Durham. [29]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Mersey off Woodside, Cheshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to Liverpool. [13]
PetrelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Antigua. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Antigua. She was refloated on 26 March. [47]
PilotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack foundered at the mouth of the River Usk. Her crew were rescued. [44]
RavenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at "Porthleidiog". She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 16 March. [32] [18]
St. JosephFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore, capsized and sank at "Brekar Island". She was on a voyage from Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde. [18]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Abel GowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [19]
AmoyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the Sand Heads, India. [48]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay, Inner Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool, Lancashire. [18] [49]
CommerceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Islay. [18]
CygneFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground off Aux Cayes, Haiti and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was refloated and taken in to Aux Cayes. [50] She was consequently condemned. [51]
IreneFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at La Flotte, Charente-Maritime. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Bordeaux, Gironde. [18]
LewishamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holmen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to a Baltic port. [35] Lewisham had been refloated by 12 June. [51]
NajadeCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The brig was driven ashore at Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to New York. [4] She was refloated on 15 March. [52]
Roeffina JettinaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was sunk by ice on the Kraut Sand. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Hamburg. [35] [36]
VignironFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Figari, Corsica. She was on a voyage from Tunis, Beylik of Tunis to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [16]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
BerthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hunstanton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [19]
Jessie RitchieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Canal de Rosario, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. [53]
Joseph and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Spurn Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Leeds, Yorkshire. [19]
SusannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [32]
William and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to city. [18]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Alexander McNeelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Stranraer, Wigtownshire. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands; a boat from the vessel was discovered between Maughold Head, Isle of Man and St Bees Head, Cumberland. [54] Also reported as wrecked at Ramsey, Isle of Man in mid-March. [35]
ChaseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Cayton Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. [37] [41] Chase was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire. [3]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Magilligan, County Londonderry. She floated off and sank with the loss of one of her four crew. She was on a voyage from the River Clyde to Londonderry. [35] [54]
Emlyn
Friends
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner Emlyn was in collision with Friends. Both vessels driven ashore together on the Stanton Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Their crews were rescued. [18] Emlyn was refloated on 18 March and towed in to Hartlepool, County Durham. [25] Friends was refloated on 20 March and put in to Whitby, Yorkshire for repairs. [55]
Eston NabCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Scarborough. [41]
Johan GeraardFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Queens Sand. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. [19]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Greencastle, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Londonderry. [54]
PetrelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Caxton Bay. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. [37]
ZeepferdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea ( 52°00′N3°23′W / 52.000°N 3.383°W / 52.000; -3.383 ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [32]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ActiveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Drogheda. [18] She became a wreck on 18 March. [24]
AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin. Her crew survived. [56] [57]
Ann and SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Penrhyn, Caernarfonshire. [18]
ArgoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Schulau, Duchy of Schleswig. [35]
BedsideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to Blyth, Northumberland. [37] [25] Bedside was refloated on 18 March and towed in to Blyth. [58]
BeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Rouen to South Shields, County Durham. [37] She was refloated the next day. [24]
BellevueCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
BettlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Arklow, County Wicklow with the loss of two of her crew. [42]
CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. [37] She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Pwllheli. [35]
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
ChaseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Cayton Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire. [16]
Colonel SmithCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
DorothyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Penrhyn. [18]
Edward AuldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the River Moy. [24] She was refloated on 25 March and taken in to Ballina, County Mayo. [45]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Swansea, Glamorgan. [18]
EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Swansea. [18] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [35]
GelaertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Bridgwater, Somerset. [18]
HomerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingstown. [59] [57] Her crew survived. [60]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Exeter, Devon. [18] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [35]
HopewellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. [18] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [35]
Jane and FrancesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Kingstown. [59] [57] Her crew survived. [60]
John Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Great Saltee Island, County Wexford. [24]
JuliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and scuttled at Brixham, Devon. [18]
Lady of the LakeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. [37]
Majestic Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at "Ballydoyle", County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. [18] She was refloated on 26 March and taken in to Dublin. [61]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off South Shields. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Venice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. She was refloated and put back to South Shields in a leaky condition. [37]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Pwllheli. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to London. [37] Mary Ann was refloated on 13 May. [62]
NereidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Elbury Cove, Devon. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Malta. She was refloated on 21 March and taken in to Brixham. [18] [40]
NimbleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Penrhyn. [18]
PandoraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
Penrhyn CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was driven ashore at Arklow. Her crew were rescued. [42]
Penryn CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Penrhyn. [18]
SeymourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin with the loss of all hands. [18]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. [37]
Thomas AgnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
TomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Kingstown. [59] Her crew survived. [60]
Twenty-ninth of MayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She had been refloated by 18 March and taken in to Guernsey. [63]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Port Penrhyn. [18]
Union el Fraternite Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The ship was wrecked on the Fourmies, in the Mediterranean Sea off Montecristo, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Her crew were rescued. [31]
UnityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pwllheli. [18] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [35]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Erith, Kent by Royal Adelaide (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew survived. [56]
William and RichardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Pwllheli. [37] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [35]
William SeftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire. [64]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AbeonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. [24] She was refloated on 20 March. [35]
Ann ElliottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Elbury Cove, between Brixham and Paignton, Devon. [37] [65] [54] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 21 March and taken in to Brixham. [35]
Back SpringCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brixham. [37]
BalakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Lamlash, Isle of Arran. [66]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Penzance-registered ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 20 March. [35]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Swansea-registered ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was on a voyage from Swansea to Bridgwater, Somerset. She was refloated on 19 March and taken in to Swansea. [35]
Bulwark
Charles, and
Experience
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooners Bulwark and Experience and the smack Charles were all in collision and then driven ashore on the Isle of Arran, Inner Hebrides. Experience was severely damaged, the others suffered less damage. [54]
CharlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at the Mumbles. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 19 March. [24] [35]
CognacCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and foundered in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her six crew were rescued by the schooner Gother ( Svensk flagg 1815.svg Sweden). Cognac was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands. [57] [25]
DiligenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 19 March. [35]
Elizabeth AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. [18]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 19 March. [35]
ForresterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Kinsale, County Cork. [39] [67] She was refloated on 23 March. [68]
FortuneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Broadsands, Devon. [37]
GeorginaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of twelve of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Arica, Chile. [18] [69]
GratitudeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 19 March. [35]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 19 March. [35]
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 19 March. [35]
HiberniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Paignton. Her crew were rescued. [37]
IndexFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was wrecked near Cape Pine, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from New York to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [70]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Maryport, Cumberland. [18]
RebeccaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Mumbles. [24] [35]
SuperiorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 20 March. [35]
TagusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brixham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. [37] She was refloated and taken in to Brixham. [18]
Thomas KenyonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. [18] She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland. [25]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Mumbles. [24] She was refloated on 19 March. [35]
Vrouw HendrikaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Steilsund, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and towed in to Cuxhaven. [35]
William HarringtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brixham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Cartagena, Spain. [24]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
CharlotteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Freiston Main, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. [18] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [40]
CognacCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued by Gotha (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Cognac was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey, Channel Islands. [24]
David DuffellFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Buttermilk Channel. [12] She was later refloated. [52]
HiberniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground, capsized and was destroyed by fire at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [24]
LouiseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north east coast of Læsø, Denmark. [71]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Louth to London. [24]
MarysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Königsberg, Prussia. [71]
PerseveranceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Clee Ness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Barton upon Humber, Lincolnshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [24]
Tynemouth CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Lappegrund, off the coast of Denmark. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. [72]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
BettiesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kingstown, County Dublin. [24]
Don QuixoteBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Hogsties. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Antwerp, Belgium. [73]
FamaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground off Havana, Cuba and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. [74]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the East Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to London. [24]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore by ice in Køge Bay. [72]
Stad SchiedamFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship ran aground on the Hompelvelt Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. [72]
SultanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to a Mediterranean port. [24] [54]
WetherallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Strait of Sunda whilst on a voyage from Batavia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [23]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
IvyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hayle, Cornwall. [72]
PloughCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was in collision with the smack Mary Balfour (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea. Three of the twelve people on board were rescued by Mary Balfour. Plough was on a voyage form Portmahomack, Ross-shire to London. [54]
ScotiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Pile Foundry, Lancashire. [40]
TrustyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her ten crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark. [71] [75]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
ClioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Cork. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [72]
GazelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to Newport, Monmouthshire. [35]
OrnenSwedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Orne. Her crew were rescued. [72]
PartisanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [72]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Noose Sand, in the Bristol Channel. [35] She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bullo Pill, Gloucestershire. [65]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
DaiseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the north side of the "Romer". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Memel, Prussia. [71]
JohannesFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship departed from Bremen for Baltimore, Maryland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all fourteen crew and 156 passengers. [76]
MagnetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized in the Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [72] [68]
PartisanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [55]
UndineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scheelhoek, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [55]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Benjamin AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Mew Island, County Down. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool, Lancashire. [45]
Corsair Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York City, United States to London. [40]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated. [72]
HannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Scheehoeck. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. [72]
MagnetAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship driven ashore on the north coast of Minorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [77]
Ocean ChildCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London. [72] She was refloated on 24 March. [68]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AnivinaSwedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Nytrelleswind". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Delfzijl, South Holland, Netherlands to Larvik. [78]
ArabCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [79]
Mona's Queen Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The ship ran aground on the Conmell Rock, off the coast of Argyllshire. [68]
Mount's BayCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Battery Point, Devon. She was refloated. [72]
Sir Walter ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on the Morant Keys, off the coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Jamaica. [70]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in Liverpool Bay off the Crosby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) by Nithsdale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of three of her six crew. Thomas was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim. [80]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
AmoOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Malta. She was refloated but found to be very leaky. [12]
Annunciata Inglisi Flag of the United States of the Ionian Islands.svg United States of the Ionian Islands The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Malta. [12]
ClioCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Cork. She was on a voyage from Bridgwater, Somerset to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [58]
HamiltonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Saint Vincent. [70]
LycergueFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore at Malta. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Queen (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [12]
Patria MonteFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig was driven ashore on Malta. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated. [12]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk off the Crosby Lighthouse, Lancashire by Nithsdale (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) with the loss of all but three of her crew. Thomas was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim. [72]
San Michele Arcangelo Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Malta. [12]
William Svensk flagg 1815.svg Sweden The brig was wrecked on the Île du Planier, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Her crew were rescued. [31]
ZephyrCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Peniche, Portugal. Her nine crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Málaga, Spain. [81]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Augustus Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship ran aground in Holdfast Bay. [82] She had been refloated by 29 March. [83]
Benjamin and AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Loch Orr to Liverpool, Lancashire. [45]
Hamilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Vincent The drogher, a schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Vincent. [84]
Henry and WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Leith, Lothian. [85]
MercureFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered at Dunkerque, Nord. [45]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
KaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Loire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. [12]
MyngenoegenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship struck a rock and sank in the North Sea of the coast of Groningen, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mellerup to "Louvain". [86]
SirionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Porthleichog". She was on a voyage from Caernarvon to Boston. [31]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Betty FrederikaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Altona to Landskrona, Sweden. [4]
LimaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Tadder, off the coast of Norway. Her crew were rescued. [87]
MaridaCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 2 April and taken in to Memel. [3]
QuizCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Red Noses. She was on a voyage from Zakynthos, United States of the Ionian Islands to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool. [45]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
DolphinCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Domsteen, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Liebau. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [3]
EmmaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Plaza de Chivas, off Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Havana. [70]
Enterprise Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The cutter was wrecked in Howland's Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound, where she had sought shelter during a voyage from Wellington to Nelson. Her anchor cable parted and the ship was driven onto rocks. All hands were saved. [88]
NajadenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was driven ashore by ice near "Hajanas". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. She was refloated on 2 April and taken in to Helsingør. [4]
ThyabieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Lafolle Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently set afire and burnt. Thyabie was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. [89]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
RewardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to London. She was refloated the next day and taken into Faro in a leaky condition. [87]
WellingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to London. [90]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1844
ShipCountryDescription
Anne CatherineFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure. She was refloated on 17 March. [91]
AuroraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged off Troon, Ayrshire before 14 March. She was refloated on 25 March. [32] [71]
Betsey & JennyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Port Rush, County Antrim with the loss of three of her crew. [66]
Bob the RanterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 21 March and taken into Ardrossan. [40]
ChimeraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Mauritius. She was refloated on 24 March and resumed her voyage. [61]
ClitusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 25 March. [71]
EclipseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rosneath, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Gibraltar. She was refloated on 9 March and towed in to Glasgow for repairs. [6]
ExperienceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Arran. She was refloated on 20 March and towed in to Ardrossan. [40]
Fenella Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was abandoned in the English Channel on or before 14 March with the loss of all hands. She came ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hamburg. [37] [18]
Frances MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 25 March and taken into Whitby. [72]
Georgio Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship was wrecked at Wexford, United Kingdom before 17 March. [18]
Harriet,
Rose
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales Rose collided with the schooner Harriet and both vessels were driven ashore at Broulee. Harriet was later refloated, Rose was wrecked. [10]
HopewellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 25 March and taken into Whitby. [72]
IndustryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Skate Rock and sank. She had been refloated by 20 March and sailed for Maryport, Cumberland. [72]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 25 March. [71]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ardrossan. She was refloated on 21 March and taken in to Ardrossan. [40]
OwenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 22 March and was abandoned. [74]
PresidentFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea before 1 April. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France. [78]
PrestonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. She was refloated on 25 March. [71]
QuebecCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 March. [72] She was taken in tow by two French luggers on 7 April and taken into Penzance, Cornwall, where she arrived on 11 April. [92]
QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 March. [40]
SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Llanelly, Glamorgan for repairs. [9]
Three SodskendeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway The ship was run down and sunk, allegedly by the schooner Harmony (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [48]
Vierge MarieFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was wrecked near Cape Mallina, Lesbos, Greece. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to New York, United States. [4]
WestallCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Corfu, Greece. [93]
William and BettyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Troon. [71]

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Ship events in 1844
Ship launches: 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
Ship commissionings: 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
Ship decommissionings: 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
Shipwrecks: 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849