List of shipwrecks in March 1862

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1862 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1862.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [1]
David LyonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba, [2] or Savannah-la-Mar, Jamaica. [3]
Janet WillisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship departed from Calcutta, India for Hamburg. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [4]
MarieCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was holed by ice off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin. She was taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a waterlogged condition. [2] [3]
Northern ChiefFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Merlin (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Northern Chief was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [5] [6]
PolynesiaFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The 1,084-ton clipper went aground on South Beach in San Francisco Bay. Her crew then set her on fire. [7]
WaterlooCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. [8] [2] She was on a voyage from Odessa to Queenstown, County Cork. [9] She was later refloated. [10]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Eliza BowenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Gibraltar. [11]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by ice and put in to Helsingør, Denmark in a waterlogged condition. [12]
VictorFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The brig collided with Annawan (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. Victor was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Liverpool. [8] She had been refloated by 10 March and beached. [13]
WasdaleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Whitehaven, Cumberland. [14]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
DianaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The flat was wrecked at Aberavon, Glamorgan. [10]
John and SusannahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The dandy ran aground near the Carr Rock, on the coast of County Durham and was damaged. [9]
WilhelmineAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Meddun Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to an English port. She was refloated. [15]
William SpragueCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Meddun Sand. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [15]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
AdaFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The brig collided with Bull ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British North America) and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Bull (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ada was on a voyage from Valparaiso, Chile to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [16] [10]
Cort AdlerNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape Trafalgar, Spain by the steamship Milan (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Cort Adler was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Málaga, Spain. [17]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kingston on Spey, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen to. [18]
Emma Eliza, and
Foam
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New Zealand The schooner Emma Eliza and cutter Foam were both dashed against Auckland wharf and overwhelmed by water during a heavy gale. Several other vessels moored nearby also sustained heavy damage. [19]
Lady SuffolkFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Mary Anne (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). Lady Suffolk was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [20]
Lessing Flagge Grossherzogtumer Mecklenburg.svg Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The brig was wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of seven of her ten crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [11]
WindermereCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Galloper Sand. She floated off but consequently sank. Her crew took to the longboat; they were rescued by the schooner Nancy Dawson (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Windermere was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [18]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Cantabria Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The steamship was beached on La Gomera, Canary Islands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Havana, Cuba. [21]
ContestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven in to Jane (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and was abandoned at São Miguel Island, Azores. She subsequently drove ashore and was wrecked. Her crew perished when their boats capsized. [22]
Good IntentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Mizen Reef, in the English Channel. She was refloated but drove ashore at Selsey Bill, Sussex in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [13] [18]
Highland ChiefCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. Her crew reached shore in a boat, her captain was rescued by a fishing boat. She was on a voyage from Nairn to Newcastle upon Tyne. [18]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Barry Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. [13]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Sea Palling, Norfolk. Eight of her ten crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat. She was taken into a safe port the next day. [23] [15]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the English Channel off St Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Walter Scott (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) before she sank. [18]
John and GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked at Thorpeness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Maidstone, Kent. [15] [18]
LevantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque struck a sunken wreck and sank at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. [15] [18]
MayflowerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig was run down and sunk in the River Thames by HMS Rapid (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). She was refloated on 7 March but was sunk by the wash from a passing steamship. She was raised on 13 March. [24] [25]
Parana Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ketch was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Jersey. [15]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at Saint Sampson, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Saint Sampson's. She was refloated and taken in to port, but consequently sank. [13] [26]
StarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack struck the Carr Rocks and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to the Stack Rock. [13] [27]
UnionCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. [15] She was refloated on 7 March and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. [18]
Victoria & AlbertCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner foundered on the Mixon Shoal in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. [28] [15]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
ActorFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was sunk in the Pamlico River in North Carolina by the gunboat USS Ceres (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy). She later was refloated. [29]
AdonisCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, and sank with the loss of two of the ten people on board. Survivors were rescued by a yawl. [30] [23] [31]
Alma Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trinidad The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pyramid (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). Alma was on a voyage from Port Medway, Nova Scotia, British North America to Trinidad. [32]
AmityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The tug collided with the steamship Douglas (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 9 March. [18]
Daniel WheelerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Jury's Gap, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [18]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Exmouth, Devon to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [33]
Emma ParksFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at The Needles, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. [15]
EstherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Hamburg. [18]
GraceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. Shew as on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. [30] [15] [18]
Grace GibbCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged in Loch Hourn. [34]
HebeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex. [30]
Joseph Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The brigantine was wrecked on the Black Tan Spit, off the north Kent coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey to London. [15]
Lord VernonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer, Kent. Her three crew were rescued. [30]
Poseidon Merchant Ensign of Holstein-Gottorp (Lions sinister).svg Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore and sank near Aalbeck, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Neustadt in Holstein to Newcastle upon Tyne. [18] [35]
Sarah ParkFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hurst Castle, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [24] She was refloated on 14 March and towed in to Southampton, Hampshire by the tug Phœnix (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [36]
SeptimusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. Her four crew were rescued by Richard Mount (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [27] [18]
Summer CloudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at Adelaide, South Australia and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Adelaide. She was refloated on 22 March. [37]
WilliamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy collided with the schooner Wells (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Humber. [30]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
DouglasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. [18]
Elizabeth DuncanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked in the Sound of Sanda. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint Kitts. [13] [38]
EstherCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Heligoland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. [39] [15]
EugeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Redny Rocks, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to London. [40]
Queen Victoria Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked 95 nautical miles (176 km) west of Alexandria, Egypt. Her crew were rescued. [41] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Alexandria. [42] [43]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
ActiveSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore south west of "Tishtaine". She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to "Helleborg". [35]
AtalantaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near Muros, Spain. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Vigo, Spain. [34] She had become a wreck by 18 March. [44]
USS Congress Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy
1887 illustration of USS Congress's magazine exploding. USS Congress explodes.jpg
1887 illustration of USS Congress′s magazine exploding.
American Civil War: Battle of Hampton Roads: The sailing frigate ran aground in Hampton Roads off Newport News, Virginia, Confederate States of America, while in combat with the casemate ironclad Virginia and five other ships (all Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg  Confederate States Navy). Set afire by gunfire from Virginia, her magazine exploded and she burned down to the waterline with the loss of 136 lives. Her hulk was raised in September 1865 and sold for demolition. [45]
USS Cumberland Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy
Wreck of USS Cumberland, 1862 watercolour. Prey wiki.jpg
Wreck of USS Cumberland, 1862 watercolour.
American Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads: The sailing frigate was rammed and sunk by the casemate ironclad Virginia (Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg  Confederate States Navy) in Hampton Roads, with 121 killed. [46]
EmelieFlag of France.svg  France The brig was driven ashore at Bideford, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [47] [15]
Flying ScudFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The full-rigged ship ran aground and was holed by her anchor at Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from New York to Jersey. She was repaired. [10]
GanymedeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Dumfries. She was refloated on 19 March and taken in to Glencaple, Dumfriesshire. [22]
GleamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Boulmer Rocks, on the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Newburgh, Fife. [34]
HarmonyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Harrington, Cumberland with the loss of all six crew. She was on a voyage from Harrington to an Irish port. [48]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Ventnor, Isle of Wight. [16] [10]
Minnesota Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy American Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads: The frigate ran aground in the Hampton Roads. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of the steamship S. R. Spaulding (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States) and several tugs.
NabobFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Camden Bank, off the coast of County Cork. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was refloated with the assistance of some tugs and towed in to Queenstown. [49] [27]
PendulumFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy The 215-ton sidewheel paddle steamer foundered in Hampton Roads. She may have been sunk during the Battle of Hampton Roads. [50]
Star of the EastCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Tacumshane, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. [51]
UtahFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The ship was driven into the barque Adele (Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg) and the full-rigged ship Stephen Crowell (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States) by ice and sank at New York. She was on a voyage from San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua to New York. [52] [22] [44]
WitchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in the Cymryan Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [47] [15]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Crystal PalaceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The fishing boat foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Devon with the loss of all eight crew. [53] [54]
CSS George Page Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg  Confederate States Navy American Civil War: The gunboat, a 410-ton sidewheel paddle steamer, was burned by her crew on Quantico Creek in Virginia to prevent her capture by Union forces. [55] [56]
Gesina GertruidaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Bezer (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Maroni, Cyprus to a Channel port. [41] [36]
Hedwig and ThildaSwedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [13] [57]
HyperionFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mohawk (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). Hyperion was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bermuda and New York. [58] [59] [60] Hyperion was subsequently taken in to Barbadoes. [61]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Her crew were rescued by Laconia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Margaret was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Alicante, Spain. [62] [35]
Ocean MonarchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to four boats and were rescued - 22 of them in one boat were rescued on 11 March by the schooner Oliver H. Booth (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). The rest were rescued by Jurgen Lorentzen (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). Ocean Monarch was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [63] [64]
Queen of the TeignCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque sank in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by Bezer (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Queen of the Teign was on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to a British port. [41] [36]
SultanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All 21 people on board were rescued by T. B. Barteren (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). Sultan was on a voyage from Arica, Peru to Liverpool. [65]
Vigile Austria-Hungary-flag-1869-1914-naval-1786-1869-merchant.svg Austrian Empire The brig was wrecked in Mothecombe Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Trieste. [54] [10]
Unidentified schoonerFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States American Civil War, Battle of Hampton Roads: The schooner was set afire at Hampton Roads, Virginia, during combat between the monitor USS Monitor (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy) and the broadside ironclad CSS Virginia (Confederate Navy Jack (light blue).svg  Confederate States Navy). [66]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
MentorCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was wrecked at Pendeen, Cornwall, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Livorno, Italy. [13]
PioneerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Silver Rocks. She was on a voyage from "Ardishay" to Inveraray, Argyllshire. She was refloated on 14 March and taken in to Greenock, Renfrewshire. [22]
SwallowCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Ouessant, Finistère, France with the loss of at least four lives. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to London. [67] [10]
TyphoonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Ann Woods (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Typhoon was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. [34]
USS Whitehall Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy American Civil War: The sidewheel paddle steamer was destroyed by an accidental flash fire at the mouth of Hampton Roads off Old Point Comfort, Virginia, Confederate States of America. [68] [69] [70]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
SomanderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Mercury (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). [71] Somander was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. [22]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
DavidsonsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the North Sea with the loss of her captain. [41] Survivors were rescued by Dutch fishermen. [36]
SurinamCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Martinique. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition and subsequently put back to Sunderland. [38] [34]
Town of PrestonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Tramore, County Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Donegal. [41] [36] [35]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Deptford Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated and put back for Sunderland. [72]
HerculesFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy The barque was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Piraeus, Greece. [36] [44]
JessyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. [36]
MeroveeFlag of France.svg  France The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados. [22]
VenusAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The galiot was driven ashore near "Nurastjert", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to the Ise Fjord. She was refloated. [73]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
BreezeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition. [36]
Caroline VirginiaFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Battle of New Bern: The schooner was wrecked off New Bern, North Carolina. [74]
ChathamFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Battle of New Bern: The 57-ton sidewheel paddle steamer was burned at New Bern, to prevent her capture by Union forces. [74]
Deptford Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire and was abandoned by her crew. She may have subsequently floated off and came ashore near Redcar, Yorkshire, where she was recorded to have sunk by 14 May. [41] [72]
EmelineFlag of France.svg  France The schooner was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Caen, Calvados. [35]
Juntje BessFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The galiot ran aground on the Kingsgate Rock, on the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent in a leaky condition. [35]
LouisaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Runnel Stone and was beached at Porthcurno, Cornwall in a waterlogged condition. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. [35] She was refloated on 22 March and towed in to Penzance, Cornwall. [44]
PresidentCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Lisbon, Portugal. [35]
Santo DruzeFlag unknownThe ship was destroyed by fire at Hong Kong. She was on a voyage from Shanghai to Hangkow. [75]
Unidentified steamerFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Battle of New Bern: Confederate forces scuttled the steamer at New Bern to prevent her capture by Union forces. [76]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Ahti, and
Negotiator
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
The brig Ahti and the barque Negotiator collided in the Atlantic Ocean 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of the Isles of Scilly ( 49°20′N6°12′W / 49.333°N 6.200°W / 49.333; -6.200 ). Both vessels foundered with the loss of the mate of Ahti. Survivors were rescued by the barque Talavera (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Ahti which was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Reval. Negotiator was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Genoa, Italy. [77] [78] [79] [73]
C. VanderbiltCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom American Civil War, Union blockade: During a blockade-running voyage from Havana, Cuba, to New Orleans, Louisiana, Confederate States of America, the 346-bulk-ton sidewheel paddle steamer foundered in the Gulf of Mexico. The schooner USS Maria A. Wood (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy) later found 17 survivors with one of C. Vanderbilt′s lifeboats that had been beached near Pensacola, Florida, Confederate States of America. Another Lifeboat with 14 survivors, including her Master and two women, also made it to Florida. [80] [81]
EnosCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Lisbon, Portugal. She was boarded by the crews of two luggers, pumped dry at towed in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely damaged condition. [36] [35]
EnterpriseFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America The 372-bulk-ton sidewheel paddle steamer foundered in the Gulf of Mexico during a storm on or about 15 March. [80]
John GaultFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The 198-ton sternwheel paddle steamer foundered at Cairo. [82]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
FreyaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. [83]
L. B. WinchesterFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled the 180-ton sidewheel paddle steamer as a blockship in the Mississippi River in the Wash Channel near Island Number Ten. On 7 April, the partially submerged wreck was boarded and burned to the waterline. [84]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
King of ItalyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque put in to Valparaíso, Chile having been on fire for three weeks and was run ashore. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to an English port. [85]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brăila, Ottoman Empire. [44]
IzamadosOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The steamship was driven ashore at Brăila. She was refloated on 24 March. [44]
Jane MorganCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Angle Bay and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a leaky condition. [86]
MercuitoOttoman red flag.svg  Ottoman Empire The barque was driven ashore at Brăila. She was refloated on 24 March. [44]
MontanesaFlag of France.svg  France The steamship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. [78] [87]
PrimièreFlag of France.svg  France The schooner ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Marans, Charente-Inférieure. [83] [86]
Rigas FerreosFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore at Brăila. [44]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
AcacharnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Deal, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. [78]
Brother and SisterCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was abandoned off the coast of Lothian and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Port Dundas, Renfrewshire. [88]
ChristinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Metal Man", County Sligo. [6]
GraceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Deal with the loss of all but three of her crew. [78]
JupiterFlag of France.svg  France The sloop ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a port in the Province of Brabant, Belgium. [22]
NeptuneFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The 211-ton sternwheel paddle steamer struck a bridge on the Cumberland River at Clarksville, Tennessee. [89]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
BlossomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Dovercourt, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham or vice versa . She was refloated on 14 April and towed in to Harwich, Essex. [22] [90]
ColchisFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The steamship collided with the steamship Laconia (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the Sea of Marmora with the loss of all 52 people on board. [91] [92]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven onto a rock Dulas, Anglesey and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dulas. [44]
EmeraldCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Wells-next-the-Sea and Blakeney, Norfolk. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Warkworth, Northumberland to Sandwich, Kent. [93] [73]
EendrachtCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was abandoned by her crew, who got aboard the Sunk Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). [44] She was subsequently taken in to Sheerness, Kent in a derelict condition. [94]
JanetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) and sank with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. [52]
MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Dartmouth, Devon and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Southampton, Hampshire. She put in to Dartmouth in a leaky condition. [93]
Mary ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Bridgwater, Somerset. [22]
NautilusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Seaham, County Durham. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft. [73]
SylphCivil 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 London to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. [52]
ThamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire and subsequently foundered. Her crew were rescued by Unicorn (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Thames was on a voyage from Barrow in Furness, Lancashire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. [44] [95]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
AcornCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [52]
ArgoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Koserow, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was later refloated with assistance from a steamship and taken in to Swinemünde. [88]
Director UnknownThe Barque ran ground on Craysfort Reef, Florida and was wrecked. [96] [97]
Onward Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. [98] [93] [73]
Sarah BellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier, a brig was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. [22]
SuccessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Demerara, British Guiana with the loss of nine of her crew. [99]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
BellevueCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship ran aground off Hven, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Memel. [73] She was later refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. [100]
Des ArcFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The 276-ton sidewheel paddle steamer caught fire, probably while on the White River at Duvall's Bluff, Arkansas. After she was towed across the river, the sidewheel paddle steamer USS Queen of the West (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy) sank her with gunfire to prevent the fire from spreading to other steamers nearby. [101]
GleanerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and severely damaged at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Teignmouth. [44] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Teignmouth. [73]
Rising SunCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Teignmouth. [44]
ThamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Irish Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) north east of Bardsey Island, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Port Talbot, Glamorgan. [102]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
LisetteCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballycroneen Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom to Antwerp, Belgium. [98]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
BelvideraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [94]
Borodino Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Gale of 24 March:The schooner was disabled and abandoned on the Georges Bank. Crew taken off by schooner Peerless (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). [103]
Mary ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Cardigan. [104]
PaisanoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. [102] She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Clyde. [94] [105]
Queen of the FleerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The lugger was run down and sunk by the steamship Brigadier (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) off Ness Point, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. [73]
Quickstep Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Gale of 24 March:The schooner was disabled and abandoned on the Georges Bank. Crew taken off by schooner Northern Chief (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States). [106]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25` March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Uncle TomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Mersey Flat ran aground on the Dutchman Sandbank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Caernarfon. She subsequently floated off and sank off Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire. [107]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
EmpireFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Partly loaded with cotton, the brig was lost on the North Edisto Bar off the coast of South Carolina, Confederate States of America. [108]
Henry MildaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [109]
NereideFlag of France.svg  France The ship was run down and sunk by a steamship. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [107]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Catharina LouisaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and towed back to North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom by the tug Lion (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [73]
George WashingtonFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo of rice, rice meal, and corn, the schooner was captured, scuttled, and burned in Bull's Bay off the coast of South Carolina near Cape Romain Light and the Santee River by an armed boat expedition from the barque USS Restless (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy). [68] [110]
JamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of four of her five crew. [111] [112]
Mary LouisaFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: Carrying a cargo of rice and corn, the sloop was captured and burned in the Santee River near Cape Romain, South Carolina, by an armed boat expedition from the barque USS Restless (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy). [68] [113]
WaldemarNorge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg  Norway The schooner was wrecked at Beadnell, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tønsberg to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [100]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
BeaufortCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. [100]
HopeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was refloated on 1 April with assistance from a tug. [40]
MasanielleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was run ashore in Mathieson Bay in a sinking condition and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Falmouth, Cornwall or Queenstown, County Cork. [114]
Minnesota BelleFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The 225-ton sidewheel paddle steamer struck a snag and sank in the Illinois River at Liverpool, Illinois. [82]
Tom John TaylorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The collier struck rocks at Whitburn, County Durham. She was towed in to Sunderland, County Durham in a leaky condition. [112]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
LouisaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Hittarp Reef, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. [100]
PleasantCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Little Brighton, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Runcorn, Cheshire. [112]
TagusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Nazareth, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Lisbon, Portugal. [115] [20] [116] [58] [117]
Thirty-one StatesFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States The ship was wrecked at Cape Sulerno, Spain with the loss of twelve of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Genoa, Italy. [20] [118]
TorchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Howth Head, County Dublin. she was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to Dublin. [112]
Two SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Arkona, Rügen, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Swinemünde, Prussia. [112] [100]
Unidentified schoonerFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner, loaded with a cargo of rice and cornmeal, was burned on the Santee River in South Carolina by a boat party from the barque USS Restless (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy). [68] [119]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
CygnetFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The pilot boat was captured at Appalachicola, Florida, by boats from the gunboat USS Sagamore (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy), then was run aground on a 7-foot (2.1-meter) bar and burned. [120]
Mary OliviaFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The pilot boat, a sloop, was captured at Appalachicola, Florida, by boats from the gunboat USS Sagamore (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy), then was run aground on a 7-foot (2.1-meter) bar and burned. [121]
New IslandFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War, Union blockade: The schooner was captured at Appalachicola, Florida, by boats from the gunboat USS Sagamore (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy), then was run aground on a 7-foot (2.1-meter) bar and burned. [121]
RoverFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark The ship ran aground at Frederikshavn. She was on a voyage from Holbaek to Frederikshavn. She was refloated. [112]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1862
ShipStateDescription
AlbemarleFlag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States American Civil War: While evacuating wounded at New Bern, North Carolina, Confederate States of America, the sternwheel transport struck piles in New Bern Harbor and sank immediately. The screw steamer USS Louisiana (Flag of the United States (1861-1863).svg  United States Navy) destroyed her wreck on 4 April. [29]
Flying Childers Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The paddle tug collided with the steamship Rose (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [115] [122] [100]
Ocean QueenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was towed in to Sunderland the next day by the tugs Belmont and William and John (both Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [123]
VibiliaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Souter Point, County Durham. Her ten crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America. [123] [124]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date March 1862
ShipStateDescription
Alexandra Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Guernsey The schooner was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Queen Victoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [125]
AliceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [126]
AnastasiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig foundered off Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Lisbon. [127]
Ann JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Pillau before 3 March. [8]
ArcadianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the mouth of the Rio Grande. [98]
AsiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea before 12 March. [86]
Camilla
(possibly renamed Memphis)
Flag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The yacht was scuttled in Dunns Creek near Crescent City, Florida, to prevent her capture by Union forces. [68] She later was raised and repaired.
CloudCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. [128]
ContestCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island. [71]
EleanorCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Autocrat (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Eleanor was on a voyage from New York, United States to Gloucester. [115]
ElginCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Nuevitas, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havana, Cuba. [3]
EmmaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Sal Island, Cape Verde Islands. [98]
EsmereldaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Half Moon Key. Her crew survived. [83]
EugenieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Riding Rocks. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London. [59]
FairfaxFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War: Confederate forces burned the full-rigged ship on Quantico Creek in Virginia in early March. [129]
FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Longsand. She was refloated with assistance from Queen Victoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [125]
GiovanniFlag unknownThe ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 28 March. She was on a voyage from New York to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. [130]
GitanaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 March. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Cork. [131]
HarmonyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Cray Joee Rocks, off the coast of Cumberland on 4 or 6 March with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to an Irish port. [34]
HeskyAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Lisbon. [16] [10]
IskendasiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Formosa before 10 March. [75]
JanetCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the Formby Lightship ( Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House) and sank. She was on a voyage from Garston, Lancashire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She had been refloated by 24 March and beached. [102]
Jessamy Flagge Grossherzogtumer Mecklenburg.svg Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The brig was wrecked at Cape Spartel, Morocco with the loss of seven of her crew before 6 March. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [39] [15]
John HantFlag of Nicaragua (1858-1889 and 1893-1896).svg  Nicaragua The steamship sank in Lake Managua. Her crew survived. [83]
KentinaFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Holmstad, Norway. [26]
Lady Gorden CummingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Nidingen, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark in a leaky condition. [107]
Maria EdgeworthCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. [67]
Mary EllenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Alicante, Spain. [67] [10]
MatanzasBandMercante1785.svg  Spain The ship was wrecked near Buenos Aires, Argentina. [98]
Peter AncusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kristiansand, Norway. [58]
HMS Plover Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Philomel-class gunvessel was driven ashore on the coast of Mexico. She was later refloated. [132]
RapidCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Atlantic Ocean before 24 March. [94]
Robert PennellCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Faial Island. [26]
SarahAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Hamburg. [26]
SophiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned at sea in a sinking condition. [78]
Thomas LawrenceCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run into by Schwalve (Admiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg) and sank at Hamburg. [128]
TrafalgarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Barnardo Point, Bahamas, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Falmouth, Cornwall. [59] [40] [37]
Uncle TomCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked on Formosa before 15 March with the loss of 33 lives. [75]
Vier GezustusFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The barque was wrecked on the Longsand. Her crew were rescued by Queen Victoria (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [125]
WindermereCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [30]
Unidentified schoonerFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War: Confederate forces scuttled the schooner in Quantico Creek in early March. [66]
Unidentified vesselsFlag of the Confederate States of America (1861-1863).svg  Confederate States of America American Civil War: The vessels were scuttled as blockships in the Nottoway River in Virginia. [133]

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  6. 1 2 "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury. No. 4401. Liverpool. 20 March 1862.
  7. Gaines, p. 30.
  8. 1 2 3 "Ship News". The Times. No. 24184. London. 4 March 1862. col F, p. 12.
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  11. 1 2 "The Bombay and Mauritius Mails". The Times. No. 24192. London. 13 March 1862. col C, p. 9.
  12. "Ship News". The Times. No. 241. London. March 1862.
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