List of shipwrecks in March 1845

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1845 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1845.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Robin Hoods Bay. [1] She had become a wreck by 12 March. [2]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
EchoFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore on Neuwerk. [3]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AdolpheAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Hamburg. She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Cuxhaven. [4]
DoveCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sand Heads, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to London. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cowes. [5]
EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank off Egremont, Cumberland. [6]
IgnacioBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked near Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Santander and Bilboa. [1]
RoseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Filey Bridge, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Filey. [5] [6] She was refloated the next day and beached at Filey. [7]
SearchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea. She was run ashore at the mouth of the River Tees and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields, County Durham. [8]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Due SorelleFlag of France.svg  France The ship collided with Carlotta ( Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies) and sank off Cartagena, Spain. Her crew were rescued. Due Sorelle was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to Gibraltar. [9] [10]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with Mellona ( Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg ) Guernsey off the Newarp Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) and was run aground on the Barber Sand with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [11]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
George and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea, off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [11]
Elizabeth and SamuelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. [11]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Mary WilsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the River Tees with the loss of all hands. [7]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Ann GuthrieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with the Royal Victoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the River Thames at Limehouse Reach. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London. [7]
ColonialFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at "Fort-George", Mauritius. She was refloated on 19 March and taken in to port. [12]
Jenny JonesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Rio Bueno, Jamaica. [13] [14]
Jucht RachelFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was abandoned in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Copenhagen. She was subsequently taken in to Langeland. [15]
Lady Jane StewartCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She floated off but consequently foundered 3 to 4 nautical miles (5.6 to 7.4 km) off the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Adventure (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). The ship was on a voyage from Perth to London. [16] [17] [7]
ReaperCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The yawl was run down and sunk by a collier off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [7]
Spinx Ottoman red flag.svg Egypt The steamship ran aground on the River Nile. She was on a voyage from Boulaq to Cairo. She was refloated and put back to Boulaq. [18]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AlexandreFlag of France.svg  France The brig was wrecked near Sines, Portugal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Cette, Hérault. [19] [20] [21]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AmelieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near A Coruña, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Toulon, Var. [19]
EmeraldFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The barque was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar. [22]
Mary Ann BrownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Orteg Bank, off the coast of Argentina. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina. [23]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
BelleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. [24]
HarisonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Grain Spit, off the coast of Kent. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent. [2]
Heir ApparentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and put in to Beaumaris, Anglesey. [25]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
CoquetteCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef 15 nautical miles (28 km) south east of Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Cádiz. [19]
CrusaderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Orfordness, Suffolk. [2]
EliseFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Cabrita Point, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Herault to Brest. [20] [14]
St. Aubin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was driven ashore south of Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marsala, Sicily to Jersey. She was refloated the next day. [19]
ThemisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Galway to London. [26]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
ClydeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Trent. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Whitstable, Kent. She was later righted and taken in to Hull, Yorkshire. [7]
EndeavourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Orfordness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [2]
JackCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Five Fathom Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a sinking condition. [27] [2]
NereidFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated. [19]
Ny CarlebyFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Guadiana. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Flamer (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) and resumed her voyage. [19] [20]
St. Aubin Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship was driven ashore near Algeciras. She was on a voyage from Marsala, Sicily to Jersey. [20]
TrefligNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette to Bremen. She was refloated the next day. [20]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Little AvonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Swanage, Dorset. [10]
NormaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. [2]
ScotswoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged at Cartagena, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cartagena. [20]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Abram ThornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the east coast of Grand Manan, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Digby, Nova Scotia to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. [28]
JeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Isle Stone Rock and was wrecked near Bamborough Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bainsford, Stirlingshire. [10] [29]
LeonieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [30]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. [9] She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. [17]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swin Rocks and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Sandwich, Kent. She was refloated and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [9]
John and MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey, Isle of Man. [17]
Joseph and ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Portland, Dorset. [17]
LeeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Portland. [17]
MarthaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was lost in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Goole, Yorkshire. [9]
MonarchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to Antwerp for repairs. [9]
PilgrimCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Seaton Snook, County Durham. [17]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Sarah JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to São Miguel Island, Azores. [31]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
FindlaterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Sea Palling, Norfolk with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [17]
Jane EassonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Garrison Point, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [17]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
CæsarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Howditch (Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Howditch. Cæsar was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa to Jersey, Channel Islands. [32]
FalmouthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Lymington River. [33]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Antigua Packet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Saint Vincent The drogher was wrecked in Fancy Bay, Saint Vincent. Her crew were rescued. [34] [35]
ChelseaFlag of the United States.svg  United States The whaling ship was driven ashore on the north coast of New Zealand's Chatham Island. All crew were saved. [36]
GillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Port Ellen, Islay, Inner Hebrides. [37]
Marchioness of HuntleyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Port Ellen. [37]
Regent PacketCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on Île de l'Est, Crozet Islands. [38]
Three BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Wakefield, Yorkshire. [33]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Valparaíso, Chile. [39]
Alkanna HendrikaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship sprang a leak and was beached on Heligoland, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Altona. [37]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. [39]
Ann and CatharineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Caernarfon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Caernarfon. [39] She was refloated on 5 April and taken in to Caernarfon. [13]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a sloop and foundered in the North Sea off St. Abb's Head, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued. [20]
IntimesFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [40]
NancyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. She was refloated and taken in to Maryport. [39]
PolandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to the Clyde. [26]
ThompsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Grain Spit, off the Kent coast. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage to Sunderland. [39]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AlbionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated on 24 March. [19]
IntionceFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated on 29 March and departed for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [41]
John KnoxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The East Indiaman was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Industry (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [42] She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to London [26]
SwanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at "Killen". She was on a voyage from Oban, Argyllshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [24]
WaterwitchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to Newport, Monmouthshire. Waterwitch consequently put in to Saint Sampson, Guernsey. [19] [20]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AzorianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at "Baggy-leap", Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Neath, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [4] [43]
CumberlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition. [4]
GaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground between the Grain Spit and the Nore, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. She was refloated and taken in to Stangate Creek. [4]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Flotta, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire to Loch Browne. [44] She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Stromness in a severely damaged condition. [45]
Norham CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. [46]
OaklandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Holyhead. [39]
PerdvitosFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The sloop was wrecked at Chale, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to a Russian port. [4] [47] [43]
RoyalistCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Sunderland, County Durham. [43]
SiamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The East Indiaman, a barque, ran aground and sank off Compton, Isle of Wight with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [4] [48]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to London. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [26]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
CliftonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque caught fire and sank at Cobh, County Cork. [49]
HorwoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay. [50]
PetiteFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord. [19] [21] She was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Dover, Kent. [37]
PhillipsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on "Bona Vista Island". Her crew survived. [51]
Regent Packet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cape Colony The ship was wrecked on Possession Island, Portuguese West Africa. There were survivors. [52]
Sir Robert PeelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. [4] [43] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Boulogne. [53]
TrinidadCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to London. [4] [43]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
CatherineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at Whitby, Yorkshire. [31]
ForagerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [19]
GertruidaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg. [31]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
ChieftainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Angra Peguena, Portuguese West Africa. She was put under repair with assistance from HMS Thunderbolt (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [54] She later departed for Liverpool, Lancashire but subsequently foundered. [55]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Filey, Yorkshire. [56] [57]
JanetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [57]
LucyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Milltown Malbay, County Clare with the loss of all six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Preston, Lancashire. [58] [59]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AnnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [56] She was abandoned the next day and sank. [60]
Betsey LloydCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Chepstow, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Chepstow to Londonderry. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached. [40]
JoannaCivil 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 refloated and resumed her voyage. [56]
SuezCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Sudher" with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Limerick to "Turbett". [61]
Thomas LoweryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship struck a sunken rock. She put in to Dartmouth, Devon, where she sank. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London. The pilot on board at the time committed suicide the next day. [31] [62] She was refloated on 7 April and beached for repairs. [53]
TodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was in collision with another sloop in the North Sea. Both vessels sank; all hands on board Tod were lost. Tod was ohn a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Leith, Lothian. [63] [64]
TorrinhaFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg. [65] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Boulogne. [53]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AnnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in The Downs. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. [24] [57]
BlessingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [40]
BrunswickCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Flamborough Head. Her crew were rescued by Prospect (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [59] [66]
EdwardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with John Burrell (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. [24]
Hearts of OakCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Hull, Yorkshire. [44]
LeonidasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. [59] [45]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. [44]
RavenswoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa to Whitehaven. [44]
RouennaisFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated. [24]
WilnaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Harfleur, Seine-Inférieure, France. [44]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
GillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Port Ellen, Islay, Inner Hebrides. [67]
MarchionessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Port Ellen. [67]
MeropeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Swan River. [68]
OvidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Margate, Kent. She was refloated and put in to Whitby, Yorkshire. [62]
RussiaFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was driven ashore by ice east of Stolpmünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from "Baltic Port" to Stettin. [41]
Schiedamsche VisscheFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was sunk by ice on the Hindered Sandbank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. [40]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
ArchimedesAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground and sank on the Vogelsand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Hamburg. She was refloated on 5 April and towed in to Cuxhaven. [37] [53]
BengalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Seal Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to. Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [69]
BetseyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire in the River Thames. [63] [64]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was in collision with the schooner Celerity (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [64] [70] [66] Margaret was refloated on 1 April; She was taken in to Grimsby on 3 April. [61] [66]
MarysCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Clyde. [64]
Memel Packet ICivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off "Schonewald". She was on a voyage from Stettin to Memel. [13] [14]
PeruCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Warrenpoint, County Down. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 1 April and taken in to Warrenpoint for repairs. [59]
ProvidenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship collided with a brig and foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [63] The brig also foundered with the loss of all hands. [57]
Thomas ParkerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Dublin. [64]
Three JohnsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Liverpool. [37]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
AlexanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was lost in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [59]
EgeriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Workington, Cumberland. [62]
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London. [71]
Jane and SusanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caspized and sank at Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Dublin. [63]
John and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Saltoun Bay with the loss of all but her captain from her four crew. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dundrum, County Down. [62] [66]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Clyde. [63]
TamerlaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from London to the River Spey. She was refloated and beached at Fraserburgh. [37]
Thomas ParkerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [63]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1845
ShipCountryDescription
Ann MondellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost about 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa to Pernambuco. [72]
AustriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated on 18 March. [73]
BarnesbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 23 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [39]
BolinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk before 12 March. [2]
CondorFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore by ice at "Korsstack". She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Cuxhaven. [31]
CypressCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk off Cádiz, Spain by a schooner. Her crew were rescued by Hawksbill (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [63]
EndeavourCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off Orfordness, Suffolk. She was refloated on 2 April and taken in to Aldeburgh in a severely damaged condition. [59]
FoxCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 30 March. [59]
HenrietteFlag of France.svg  France The brig struck the Cabezes Rock and was consequently beached near Tarifa, Spain, where she was wrecked. [27]
Lucy AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Ichaboe Island, Portuguese West Africa to Cork. She was refloated on 12 March and towed in to Cork by HMS Dee (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [27]
Margaret and Ann Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The ship was driven ashore at Ramsey. She was refloated on 15 March. [17]
MelvireBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was lost at Cape St. Paul, Dahomey in early March. [74]
MerchantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned before 8 March; she foundered on that date. [26]
MyrtleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Harwich. [9]
OceanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Bees Head, Cumberland in late March. She was refloated and taken in to Maryport. [19]
Paris Flag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 8 hands. [75]
PhillipsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Bona Vista". She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. [76]
Princess RoyalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk before 10 March. [77]
ProsperityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ynys Llandwyn, Anglesey before 20 March. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool. [65]
SallyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 18 March. [73]
Samuel and SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Nore or the Jenkin Sand. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 18 March. [17] [73]
Sea AdventureCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft. She was refloated on 23 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth. [39]
Water LilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea in late March. She was on a voyage form London to Gloucester. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [31]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Llandroynn", Wales. She was refloated on 23 March and resumed her voyage. [26] [65]

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