List of shipwrecks in March 1848

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1848 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1848.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
ChanticleerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Port Frances, Cape Colony, at the mouth of the Kowie River. Her crew were rescued. [1] [2]
Christina AmaliaDrapeau france 1848.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Bergen, Norway. [3]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Marseille. She was refloated and taken in to Marseille. [4]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
BroomielawCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire. [4] [5]
Elizabeth and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kingsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the Charente. [6] She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Margate, Kent. [7]
KingstonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. [4] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [6]
Lord MelbourneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Eden. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Dundee, Forfarshire. [5] [8] She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Dundee. [9]
MariaBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground on the English Bank, off the coast of Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Monte Video, Uruguay. HMS Harpy (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy) was sent to her assistance. [10]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at the Tower of San Miguel, 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Almería, Spain with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Garrucha, Spain. [3] [11]
Orwell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The barque was wrecked at the entrance to Manukau Harbour, New Zealand, when she broadsided a shoal. She was en route from Twofold Bay to Auckland, carrying livestock. [12]
SutorsCivil 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. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was later refloated. [6]
WaterlooCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bantry. [9]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Boussole Drapeau france 1848.svg  French Navy The Ariane-class corvette was wrecked on Klein Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies. Her crew were rescued. [13] She was on a voyage from Porto Caballo, Venezuela to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [14]
ChieftainCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. Subsequently sighted on fire 7 nautical miles (13 km) east by south of the Tuskar Rock. [15]
DonegalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Margate, Kent. [5]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated. [6]
LaborieuxDrapeau france 1848.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) north of Madras, India. Her crew were rescued. [16]
Lady BagotCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Oregon (Flag of the United States.svg  United States). Lady Bagot was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to New Ross, County Wexford. [17]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Gata Cape, Spain with the loss of three of her twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Garrucha, Spain. [18]
Prince of OrangeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Maldon, Essex. [19] [20] She was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Bangor. [21]
San MitrofanFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The brig sank in the Danube 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Galaţi to Constantinople. [22]
San SpiridoneOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The ship was driven ashore in the Danube 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Galaţi. She was on a voyage from Galaţi to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [22]
Tropeta Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The ship foundered off the coast of Finistère, France. Her crew were.[ clarification needed ] She was on a voyage from Naples to Palermo and Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The wreck came ashore at Aberac'h, Finistère on 6 March. [23] [24]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AireyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hesperus (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Airey was on a voyage from Callao Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire. [25]
Five SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in La Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Wick, Caithness. [26] [27] [28]
Ino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Blanc-Sablons", Finistère, France with the loss of at least five of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. [25] [29]
Maitland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The ship ran aground at Point Henry. [30]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
DiligenteDrapeau france 1848.svg  France The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. [25]
Francais CasimirDrapeau france 1848.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [31]
Sarah HudsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run ashore 12 leagues (26 nautical miles (48 km)) east of Gijón, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain. [11]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank in the River Tyne. [32]
Barbara Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The brig was driven ashore at Petty Harbour, Newfoundland with the loss of nearly 200 lives. There were 40 immediate survivors, but four or five of them subsequently died. Barbara was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. She was subsequently discovered in April 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of the Isles of Scilly by Franklin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [33] [34] [35]
BurghcastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground and was damaged at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to North Shields in a leaky condition. [36]
DianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated. [37]
Earl GowrieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was lost on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. [38]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier and sank at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Aberdeen. [31]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked near Portreath, Cornwall with the loss of seven of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Portreath. Also reported as wrecked on the Mixon Sand, in the Bristol Channel. [39] [28] [40]
FifeshireCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in the River Tay with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated the next day. [41]
Margaret LittlejohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Pulteneytown, Caithness. She was refloated and taken in to Pulteneytown. [36] [42]
SydneyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steam tug sprang a leak and sank at Falmouth, Cornwall. [43]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
ArielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. [44]
CaledoniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated. [7]
ConstanceFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was later refloated. [44]
Eliza and EstherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was later refloated. [44]
FelkOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The brig was driven ashore on Mauritius. [44]
JamaicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was later refloated. [44]
John JonesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and taken in to St. Ives. [45]
Lady Mary Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America The ship was damaged by ice and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of "La Poele". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Saint John's, Newfoundland. [46]
ManchesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. [44]
Ora and LaboraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to South Shields. [7] She was refloated the next day and taken in to South Shields in a waterlogged condition. [25] She was repaired. [47]
Pilot MeiklewrathCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Tay. she was on a voyage from South Shields to Newburgh, Fife. [48]
SpeculationCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nailsee Rocks, Looe, Cornwall and sank. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Looe. [49]
TaglioniFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [50]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
ArielCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis, Mauritius. [51]
CamillaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Pampus, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London. [24]
ConstanceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]
Eliza and HesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]
East AnglianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]
FelkFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]
FomentoBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground on a reef 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of mouth of the New River, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to "Vigero". [16]
HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Port Beaufort, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescueud. [52]
JamaicaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]
ManchesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]
TritonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Neuharlingersiel, Kingdom of Hanover to London. She was refloated. [24]
WancyFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis. [51]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AlphonseFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. [40]
Emerald IsleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Drumroof Bank, in the Irish Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Annan, Dumfriesshire. [53]
Henry MitchieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on North Sunderland Point, County Durham and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queen's Ferry to Warkworth, Northumberland. [49] [47]
SidonieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Seaford, Sussex, United Kingdom. [48]
TaporicaFlag of France.svg  France The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew and three passengers took to the boats; they were rescued on 18 March at 28°10′N57°40′W / 28.167°N 57.667°W / 28.167; -57.667 by Lady Pirie (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Taporica was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [54] [55]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AnnabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey with some loss of life. [45]
JosephineFlag of France.svg  France The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin River. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Île Bourbon. She was refloated and put back to Moulmein. [56]
LarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex. [57]
XavieraBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship ran aground on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 14 March and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas. [29]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Albatross Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Antigua The ship departed for Barbadoes. She was wrecked on Turtle Island, Guadeloupe before 28 March. Her crew were rescued. [58]
Francis BarnFlag of the United States.svg  United States The ship was driven ashore at Marshfield, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Boston, Massachusetts. [22]
New CommercialCivil 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 was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated with the aid of several smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [57] [28]
RomulusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Winterton Ness, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [53]
ScotiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Broad Haven, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Pulteneytown to Lybster. [10]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
ConstitutionereFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship was wrecked near Gamle Hellesund, Norway. [59]
Hazelwood Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. [53]
Velocity Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner ran aground at Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Sydney. [60]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Aimable LouiseFlag of France.svg  France The ship caught fire at Paris and was scuttled. [61]
BranchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Salthouse Bank, off the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Liverpool, Lancashire. [62]
MajesticCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the North Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Runcorn, Cheshire. [62]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Auguste MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked on the Ooster bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde. [11]
CanovaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Streanshalh (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and resumed her voyage. [63] [11]
FultonFlag of the United States (1847-1848).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts. [34]
Happy FamilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Emily and sank in the Thames Estuary off Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Her crew were rescued. [63]
NightingaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Veauville-lès-Quelles, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [64]
Sir Willoughby CottonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Saugor, India for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [65]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
HarbyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Douro. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Oporto, Portugal. [66]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AmaranthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. Amaranth was refloated on 20 March and taken in to South Shields. [3] [10] [11]
MariaFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The yacht was wrecked near Fredrikshavn. [22]
Neptune Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The barque was severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan by an explosion in her cargo of steam coal. [67]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to South Shields. Union was refloated on 19 March and take in to South Shields. [3] [10] [11]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
CharlesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Cunill, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barcelona, Spain. [68]
RainbowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to the Elbe. [11]
Rainbow Flag of the United States (1847-1848).svg  United States The clipper departed from New York for Valparaiso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
ThetisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gibraltar. [69]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
TanjoreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated. [50]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
HenryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on The Manacles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [16]
James and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated and taken in. [70]
VictoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Proudfeet Rocks, off the coast of Caithness. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Wick, Caithness. [70]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AlertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hull, Yorkshire. [70]
CleofridCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her nine crew were rescued by the Southwold Lifeboat. [71] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [72]
Samaritan's HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued by London (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Samaritan's Hope was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. [73]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AgenoriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [70] [69]
EndymionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Budj Budj Sands, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. [74]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AdrianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [29]
Albert Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamaica The sloop was wrecked on a reef off Jamaica. [13] [75]
GarlandCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. [69]
HarlingtonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. [69]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
FameFlag of the United States (1847-1848).svg  United States The ship ran aground on the Tuckernuck Shoals. She was refloated but was driven ashore near the Cape Poge Lighthouse, Massachusetts and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Connecticut to Bridgeport, Connecticut. [76]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Heroesmo da TerceiraFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The schooner struck a sunken rock and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto to New York, United States. She was subsequently towed in to Oporto in a severely damaged condition. [66] [77]
Queen PomareCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized on the Round Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated in April and taken in to Heneaga. [78] [46]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
CarysfortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Comlyn Point, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wexford. [22]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Dunnottar CastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Contre Point, Gironde, France. She had become a wreck by 15 April. [54] [68]
Eliza WatsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scurdie Ness, Forfarshire. [68]
WigramsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Mechanics Bay, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Auckland, New Zealand. She was refloated. [79]
WorcesterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the River Severn at Lydney, Gloucestershire. [80]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
Philippe AugusteFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was wrecked off Palma de Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a port in Algeria. [81]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
HedwickCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground at St. Ubes, Portugal and was consequently beached at Cape Espichel, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to a Baltic port. [66]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London. [82]
TorenoFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked on the Morant Cays. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [83]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
AdvocateCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated. [84]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground of the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex . [85]
Princess RoyalCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Norta Bay. Her crew were rescued. [82]
TorenoFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked on the Morant Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Santa Marta, Republic of New Granada to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [14]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1848
ShipCountryDescription
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Erromango with loss of life. [86]
GangesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Newcastle, New South Wales before 14 March. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to New Zealand. She was refloated on 16 March and resumed her voyage. [87]
GloriaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [88]
Hortense MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship foundered in the English Channel before 21 March. [64]
John BullCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 15 March. [89]
LibraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay before 12 March. Her crew were rescued by Mount Etna (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Libra was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London. [57] She came ashore near "Saint Nicholas". [22]
LivelyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [88]
MancheFlag of France.svg  France The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank at Bordeaux, Gironde. [90]
OliviaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the coast of Devon before 13 March. [62]
OmegaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 March. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. [70]
USS Petrita Flag of the United States (1848-1851).svg  United States Navy The steamship was wrecked near Alvarado, Mexico before 6 March. [91] [92]
RichardFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore near Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord, France before 7 March. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Stettin. [25]
RipsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 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. [88]
SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore in Bootle Bay before 15 March. She floated off and was towed in to Liverpool. [3]
SkiptonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel in early March with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London. [93]
Thomas WegulinCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 March with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Havana, Cuba. [11]

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