The list of shipwrecks in March 1847 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1847.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Argyle | ![]() | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Tralee, County Kerry. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anna Maria | ![]() | The brigantine was driven ashore at Cádiz. [2] |
Carmen | ![]() | The polacca was driven ashore between "Puerto Piojo" and Seville. [2] |
Ocean | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. [3] |
Peliano | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. [2] |
HMS Thunderbolt | ![]() | The Driver-class sloop was wrecked at Cape Recife, Cape Colony. [4] [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amelia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. [6] [7] She was refloated on 5 March. [8] |
Chance | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to South Shields. [1] |
Governor Harvey | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Alicante, Spain. [9] |
Joven Claudio | ![]() | The lugger was driven ashore at "Puerto Piojo". She was refloated. [2] |
Mary Ann Mitchell | ![]() | The brigantine foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Belle (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albert | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. [11] |
Ark | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. [1] |
Jack o'Lantern | ![]() | The ship departed from Seville, Spain for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [12] |
Jupiter | ![]() | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands. [1] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sally | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Faversham, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Faversham. [13] |
Octavie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Mogadore, Morocco. [14] |
William | ![]() | The ship was beached at Santa Eugènia, Mallorca, Spain. [9] |
Zampa | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Punta Reef, off the coast of Cuba and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cora | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Vermont (![]() |
Isaac | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked in Struys Bay. [17] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in Caville Bay. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. [11] She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Sheerness, Kent. [7] |
Betsy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) south of Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim. [18] |
Kennebec | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to the Clyde. [19] [20] |
Louise | ![]() | The brig was wrecked near Cherchel, Algeria. Her crew were rescued. [19] |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Five crew were rescued by Cambridge (![]() |
Vrouw Johanna | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Schiedam, South Holland to Liverpool. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool in a leaky condition. [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and beached at Sheerness, Kent. [6] |
China | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire at St. Katherine's Dock, London. [22] |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London. [21] |
Zaddora | ![]() | The brig was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Butten | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Løkken, Denmark. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom to Stettin. [23] She was refloated on 2 April. [3] |
Chanticleer | ![]() | The ship was lost near the Bird Rock, off Crooked Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [4] |
Earl of Durham | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Cockle Bay, Saint Kitts. [3] |
Genius | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Karlebo. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Denmark to Greenland. [24] |
Ingeborg Marie Jensen | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at "Horu". she was on a voyage from Svendborg to London. [21] |
Johan, or Johanne | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the east coast of Læsø. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [25] [26] [21] |
Thekla | ![]() | The koff was driven ashore near Karlebo. Her crew were rescued. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Copenhagen She was refloated and taken in to Grenaa. [24] [21] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cumberland | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cayo Brelon with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Cienfuegos, Cuba. [27] |
Eugenia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to London. [6] [28] She was refloated on 13 March and put in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [29] |
Flora | ![]() | The ship was in collision with Two Brothers (![]() |
Henry and Sarah | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and sank near Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [8] [28] [30] [31] |
Lamartine | ![]() | The ship was lost off Aitutaki, Cook Islands. [32] |
Madras | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven crew were rescued by Liverpool (![]() |
Perseverance | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Foreland. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. [6] [28] [30] She was refloated on 15 March but capsized on the Sandwich Flats. [35] Perseverance was subsequently righted and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, where she was condemned. [2] |
Sovereign | ![]() | The steamship was wrecked at Amity Point with the loss of 44 of the 54 people on board. She was on a voyage from Brisbane to Sydney. [36] |
Trial | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Henry Volant (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agenoria | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage. [8] |
Arthur | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Cummin". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London. [23] [38] |
Jessie | ![]() | The ship, a brig or schooner, foundered in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, Northumberland during a squall with the loss of all hands, at least four lives. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [9] [31] |
Jessie Alexander | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Oat Car Rock, off the coast of County Durham and was severely damaged. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [8] |
Lady Ross | ![]() | The ship was in collision with the schooner Rose (![]() |
Latona | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Warnemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Sunderland, County Durham. [23] [38] She had become a wreck by 18 March. [24] |
Nautilus | ![]() | The ship was in collision with the clipper Dee and sank off Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Aberdeen. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eugene | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to an Irish port. [39] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine | ![]() | The barque ran aground on the Coloradoes. She was refloated but consequently foundered off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. Date also reported as 20 March. [40] [41] |
Eliza Keith | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [22] |
Tamar | ![]() | The schooner was in collision with the brig Millhall (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Pillau, Prussia. She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Pillau. [42] |
George and Ann | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [7] |
Manly | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on the Mantaiaer Shoal, in Spanish East Indies waters. She was on a voyage from Lombok, Netherlands East Indies to China. [43] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Angerona | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall. [15] |
Magnet | ![]() | The schooner struck the Newholm Rock, off the Orkney Islands and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Stromness, Orkney Islands. [44] [38] [21] |
Quatre Frères | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Great Heneagua. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amici | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [7] She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to the River Tees. [2] |
Mary Eleanor | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 44°14′N28°10′W / 44.233°N 28.167°W ). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [21] |
Montgomery | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Struys Bay. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Boston, Massachusetts. [45] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dublin | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Liverpool, Lancashire. [46] [21] |
Fishburn | ![]() | The ship ran aground and broke her back in the River Nene. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. [2] She was refloated. [9] |
Gilbert Henderson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Algoa Bay. [17] |
Racer | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued by Azores Packet (![]() |
Schiller | ![]() | The ship ran aground and capsized in the Köhlbrand. She was on a voyage from Harburg to London, United Kingdom. She was declared a total loss. [24] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Affiance, or Defiance | ![]() | The ship struck the Runnel Stone and sank. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Eda (![]() |
London | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. [46] |
Mason | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana. She was later refloated and taken in to Havana for repairs. [37] [49] [14] |
New Model | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Fanny (![]() |
Princess Royal | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Cranberry Head, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. |
Tigre | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Punta Reef, off Havana. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Havana. She was refloated and taken in to Havana for repairs. [37] [14] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charles | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Auricula (![]() |
Stag | ![]() | The ship was beached at the Chameleon Fort, Galway. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Galway. [44] |
William Caldwell | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the Ragged Islands. All on board were rescued. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Matilda | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to Cork, United Kingdom. [39] |
Otteren | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to St. Ubes. She was refloated. [16] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mare | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Dundee, Forfarshire. [54] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agility HMS Blenheim | ![]() ![]() | The Vengeur-class ship of the line HMS Blenheim was in collision with the brig Cactus (![]() ![]() |
Caspian | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Levant (![]() |
Halifax | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Ardbear Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Cork. [24] [21] |
Minerva | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Douglas, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. [57] [21] |
Premier | ![]() | The ship ran aground off St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London. She was refloated and taken in to New Grimsby, Isles of Scilly. [19] |
Princess Alice | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Howth, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. She was refloated and taken in to Howth. [44] She was refloated on 31 March and taken in to Dublin for repairs. [42] [58] |
Susannah Ann | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in the Cook Strait at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound. [59] [60] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Thomas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Skibbereen, County Cork. She was on a voyage from London to Westport, County Mayo. [25] [19] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cactus | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Truro, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cork. [37] |
Vermont | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of Alvarado, Mexico. Her crew survived. They were taken prisoner by the Mexicans but were later released. [61] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Buteshire | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Diamond Point, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba. [37] [15] [16] |
Demerara | ![]() | The abandoned brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. [62] |
Favourite | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at the "Giant's Stairs", County Cork. [25] |
Three Brothers | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. [26] She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea to a French port. [25] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amicitia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [42] [58] |
Concord | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Quebec (![]() |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [63] |
Helen Scott | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Roche's Bay, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She had been refloated by 6 April and taken in to Cork. [10] [21] [64] |
Ketty | ![]() | The ship foundered east of the Scalp. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portree, Isle of Skye to Lochgilphead, Argyllshire. [65] |
Sarah Adams | ![]() | The ship departed from Baltimore, Maryland for an Irish port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [66] |
Spec | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [21] |
Ugland | ![]() | The sloop ran aground and sank off Copenhagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimstad to Copenhagen. [67] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Harriet Burnett | ![]() | The ship ran aground off Mistley, Essex. [21] |
Katharina | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. [68] |
Maria | ![]() | The schooner struck the Bo Nap Rock, capsized and sank. Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Oban, Argyllshire. [33] |
Meanwell | ![]() | The ship ran aground on a reef off "Siluria". She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to Heraklia, Greece. [69] |
Triton | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [21] |
Vindicator | ![]() | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for Quebec City, Province of Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [70] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eliza Scotland | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated but drove ashore again and was wrecked. [33] |
France | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Swan Point, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to London. [37] |
John Marshall | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Chester, Pennsylvania. She was refloated on 28 March and taken in to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia. [37] |
Mary and Eliza | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Oysterhaven with the loss of all hands. [10] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Reedy Island, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [37] |
Mary Ann | ![]() | The schooner sank at New York. [37] |
Monongahela | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Philadelphia. She was refloated on 28 March. [37] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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France | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore south of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. [65] |
Nordhuset | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. [10] She was refloated on 31 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [71] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Monica | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Warkworth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Warkworth to London. [71] [72] |
Shamrock | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [10] She was refloated on 1 April and taken in to South Shields. [73] |
Whitehaven | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Cardigan. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [74] She was refloated on 30 March and taken in to Cardigan. [71] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. [27] |
Consort | ![]() | The ship was abandoned off the coast of Ireland. Her crew were rescued. [75] |
Friends | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. [21] She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham. [76] |
Herald | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand. [21] She was refloated and taken in to South Shields. [76] |
Rugia | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated. [77] [16] |
William and Henry | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand. [21] She was refloated and taken in to South Shields. [76] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral Rodney | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the North Gar Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire in a leaky condition. [3] |
Defiance | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. [73] |
Diploma | ![]() | The brig was destroyed by fire at Boston, Massachusetts. [78] |
Emma | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Cuxhaven in a leaky condition. [73] [67] |
Geerdina | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Hamburg. [16] |
James Gibson | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated. [37] |
Johannes | ![]() | The ship departed from Helsingør for Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [79] |
Joven Esegnio | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Adra. [78] |
Marie | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the east coast of Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Wolgast to Antwerp, Belgium. [3] |
Zephyr | ![]() | The ship ran aground at Savanilla, Republic of New Granada. [80] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Josephine | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland. [3] [27] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bristol | ![]() | The barque was abandoned at sea. She was towed in to Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France on 6 March. [7] |
Carl Johann | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Tromsal". She was on a voyage from Tromsal to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [15] |
Fiume | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Eupatoria, Russia before 5 March. [81] |
Gloria | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [82] |
Harriet Emma | ![]() | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated on 17 March. [9] [47] |
Jeune Elise | ![]() | The ship was destroyed by fire on the coast of Portugal before 8 March. Her crew were rescued by Mercury (![]() |
Jeune Nancy | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Arrest, Somme before 22 March with the loss of thirteen of the eighteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde. [85] |
Lively | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [82] |
Lord Wellington | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Barnegat, New Jersey, United States before 12 March. She was refloated. [16] |
Medusa | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals, in the South China Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to China. [86] |
Montague | ![]() | The schooner capsized off the Cape Colony before 29 March. [87] |
Morbihan | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Abrevack" before 21 March. [24] |
Nightingale | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated on 9 March and resumed her voyage. [6] [7] |
Nymph | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 March. [88] |
Petit Nancy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked Pointe de Coubre and "Terre Negre", Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Bordeaux. [21] |
Picard | ![]() | The ship was damaged at Calcutta, India before 15 March. She was consequently condemned. [9] |
Racer | ![]() | The ship was run down and sunk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Penzance, Cornwall. [9] |
Ripson | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne. [82] |
Rose | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ballina, County Mayo. She was refloated on 31 March. [81] |
St. Cloud | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to a European port. [37] |
St. Lawrence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmora before 13 March. She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [42] |
Sussannah Ann | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on rocks near the mouth of Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. All hands were saved. [89] |
Three Brothers | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo, Portugal to Cork. She was taken in to Broadhaven Bay on 18 March. [44] [21] |
Triton | ![]() | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 18 March. She was on a voyage from a Welsh port to New York, United States. [37] |
Yalmar | ![]() | The schooner was in collision with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea before 13 March. She was taken in to Ramsgate, Kent on 14 March. [29] |