List of shipwrecks in March 1877
The list of shipwrecks in March 1877 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1877.
| March 1877 | ||||||
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
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1 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Calder | The steamship caught fire in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] | |
| Cettois | The steamship collided with another steamship and sank at "Faraman".[2] | |
| Christopher Hansteen | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Whitby, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat Robert Whitworth ( | |
| Lake Megantic | The steamship ran aground in the Chesapeake River 20 nautical miles (37 km) downstream of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore.[1] She was refloated and taken in to Baltimore.[5] | |
| Maria | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Dunkirk, Nord. Her crew were rescued by a pilot cutter.[3] | |
| Strathnairn | The ship ran aground in the Bangka Strait. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Singapore, Straits Settlements.[6][7] |
2 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Conflict | The ship ran aground off Rhosneigr, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated.[2] | |
| Friends | The schooner ran aground at Preston, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Preston to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Liverpool in a leaky condition.[2] | |
| Grace | The Mersey Flat collided with the Mersey Flat Ann Grace ( | |
| Himalaya | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[9] | |
| Margaret and Lucy | The schooner stranded on a bar 1.75 miles (2.8 km) north of the Toms River Life-Saving Station at Toms River, New Jersey, during a rainstorm. She broke up immediately with the loss of all seven hands.[10] | |
| Melina | The schooner was driven ashore at Waterford. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[2] She was refloated the next day.[8] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated.[2] |
3 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arina | The schooner ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[8] | |
| Eliza | The schooner ran aground at Waterford. She was on a voyage from London to Wexford. She was refloated and beached.[8][5] | |
| Elizabeth Scown | The schooner Elizabeth Scown of Bude, loaded with stone for church restoration, struck Bude breakwater on Saturday night. The Bude | |
| Ennismore | The steamship ran aground on Wallace's Rock, off the coast of County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to the Clyde. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8] | |
| Industry | The sloop was driven ashore east of Brancaster, Norfolk.[8] | |
| Gan Giovanni | The brig was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Bourgas, Ottoman Empire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[9] | |
| Ocean | The smack was run down by the steamship John Ormston ( | |
| Paquebot | The schooner collided with the barque Laura ( |
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth | The steamship ran aground off Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aden, Aden Colony.[8] | |
| Flower of Buchan | The schooner was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was refloated.[15] | |
| Lord Byron | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[16] | |
| Nadalin | The ship was wrecked at "Snedia", Ottoman Syria. Her crew were rescued.[17] | |
| Nova Scotian | The barque foundered. Her crew were rescued by the brigantine Randolph Payson ( | |
| Reint Peter | The ship sank at Halmstad. Her crew were rescued.[9] | |
| Friedrich der Grosse | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Danzig.[9] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[15] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dori | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Dunkirk, Nord, France.[4] | |
| Hartlepool | The steamship collided with the steamship Cygnet ( | |
| Pia | The brig was wrecked at Cape Ortegal, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[16] | |
| Rimedio | The ship was driven ashore at Capo Passero, Sicily. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Cette, Hérault, France.[16] |
6 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eclipse | The schooner struck a submerged object 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off A Coruña, Spain and was holed. She sank 6 nautical miles (11 km) off the Cape Prior Lighthouse. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jersey, Channel Islands to A Coruña.[21][22] |
7 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broomside | The steamship struck the pier and sank at Sunderland, County Durham. Her eighteen crew were rescued; some of them by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[11][23] | |
| Crystal | The ship ran aground on the Swash, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Somerset.[24] She was on a voyage from Roscoff, Finistère, France to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[16] | |
| Dale | The steamship ran aground at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith to Bangkok, Siam. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24] | |
| Inkerman | The Mersey Flat sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. All seven people on board were rescued.[24][25] | |
| James | The steamship was driven ashore at Belhaven, Lothian. Her four crew were rescued by the Dunbar Lifeboat.[11] | |
| Jane Roper | The schooner collided with Alexandrovna ( | |
| Liberty | The ship was driven ashore at Stepper Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newquay, Cornwall. She was refloated.[24] | |
| Lotus | The fishing coble capsized off the coast of Marsden, County Durham with the loss of all three crew.[11][23] | |
| Maria | The smack was wrecked at Bude, Cornwall with the loss of her captain.[26][25] | |
| Mary | The galiot ran aground on the South Bull, off Drogheda, County Louth and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the Drogheda Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Rostrevor, County Down.[24] | |
| Runcorn | The schooner was driven ashore at Liverpool.[24] |
8 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August | The Thames barge was driven ashore at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent.[24] | |
| Chancellor | The ship ran aground on the Lavan Sands, in the Menai Strait. She was being towed from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[16] | |
| Chatsworth | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated on 11 March and resumed her voyage two days later.[27] | |
| Crocodile | The brig ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[16] | |
| Garron Tower | The ship ran aground at Dunkirk, Nord. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dunkirk.[24][16] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dunkirk.[17] | |
| Lorn | The schooner ran aground at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Honfleur, Manche, France.[24] | |
| Meredith | The steamship ran aground at "Fort Augusta". She was on a voyage from "Fort Augusta" to Jacmel, Haiti. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28] | |
| Nestor, and Warkworth |
The steamship Nestor ran aground at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France and was then run into by the steamship Warkworth and was severely damaged. She was refloated. Warkworth put back to Boulogne in a leaky condition.[24][29][30] | |
| Orion | The barque was driven ashore at Lavernock Point, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[24] | |
| St. Catherine | The schooner was driven ashore at Lavernock Point.[24] |
9 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | The abandoned barque was driven ashore on Faial Island, Azores.[31][17] | |
| Maryland | The ship collided with the barque Porro ( | |
| Memem | The tug ran aground on a reef in the Red Sea and was abandoned by her fifteen crew. She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Bangkok, Siam.[34] | |
| Moliere | The ship was driven ashore at Honfleur, Manche. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to the Cape Verde Islands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17] | |
| Unnamed | The steamship was driven ashore at Honfleur. She was refloated.[17] |
10 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The brigantine was wrecked on the breakwater at Wollongong, New South Wales, while arriving in ballast from Sydney. | |
| Charlotte Padbury | The barque was driven ashore at Mundens Point, Saint Helena. She was on a voyage from the Swan River, Western Australia to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[35] |
11 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Alice, and Armenian |
The schooner Ann Alice collided with the steamship Armenian and sank off The Skerries, Anglesey with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Dublin. Armenian was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36] | |
| Ebenezer | The ship ran aground on the Horsens, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was refloated and taken in to the Nieuw Diep.[17] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christina | The schooner was driven ashore near "Insum" or "Tusum". She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Bremen, Germany. She was later refloated.[37][17] | |
| Leonie | The brig was run into by the steamship Consett ( | |
| Paul | The schooner was driven ashore in the Nieuw Diep. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Königsberg.[36] | |
| Sarah | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked south of Workington, Cumberland, United Kingdom. Her seventeen crew survived. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Silloth, Cumberland.[36][40] | |
| Swift | The brigantine was wrecked on the Filly Tail Rocks on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[36][41] | |
| Unnamed | The schooner was driven ashore near "Imsum".[17] |
13 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cap Horn | The barque ran aground on the Brock Bank, in the Elbe.[37] She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Bordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and towed in to Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium in a sinking condition.[27] | |
| Equestrian | The ship ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[42] | |
| Kalema | The barque was severely damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] | |
| Norfolk | The steamship was driven ashore at Sunk Island, Yorkshire.[41] |
14 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agatha | The ship was wrecked on Sylt, Germany. She was on a voyage from Brake, Germany to Fredrikshald, Norway.[37] | |
| Vigil | The schooner collided with the gunboat HMS Tyrian ( | |
| Unnamed | The steam lighter sank in Loch Lomond with the loss of three of the eight people on board. She was on a voyage from Balloch, Dunbartonshire to Luss, Argyllshire.[45] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saucy Jack | The fishing boat was run down and sank off St Mary's Island, Northumberland by the schooner Kotka ( | |
| Vivid | The ship was driven ashore at Combe Martin, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Ilfracombe, Devon.[46] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia | The schooner was wrecked on the Bril Reef, off Makassar, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Saigon, French Indo-China.[22][47] | |
| Halley | The steamship ran aground at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York. She was refloated and taken in to New York.[48] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aboyne | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands, Western Australia with the loss of six lives.[49][50] | |
| Albert Victor | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands.[49][51] | |
| Anna Maria | The steamship ran aground on the Gaa Bank, off the mouth of the River Tay and sank. Her crew were rescued by the tug Flying Scotsman ( | |
| Bessie | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands.[54] |
| Cingalee | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands.[49][55] | |
| City of Foochow | The ship was wrecked on Flinders Island, Tasmania. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Calcutta, India.[56] | |
| Helen Malcolm | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands.[49][57] | |
| Isabella | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands.[49][58] | |
| Lady Octavia | The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[22] She was later refloated.[59] | |
| Margaret Owen | The ship was driven ashore at Zingst, Germany. Her crew were rescued.[22] | |
| Mary Smith | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in the Lacepede Islands.[60] | |
| Rapid | The ship was driven ashore at "North Hermoly". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to Torrevieja, Spain.[52] She was refloated on 3 April and towed in to Stralsund, Germany.[28] | |
| Rusland |
18 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brigadier | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[22] | |
| May Queen | The 78-ton schooner departed from Auckland for Tonga. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all nine crew.[62] | |
| Messenger | The brig was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Olindo ( | |
| Rio Bento, and Toward |
The steamships collided in the Clyde at Bowling, Dunbartonshire and were both severely damaged. Toward sank. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 29 March. Rio Bento ran aground.[66][67] |
19 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred | The schooner ran aground on the Doran Rock, in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from "Arkeen" to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[68] | |
| Fairby | The Thames barge collided with the steamship Rainbow and sank in the River Thames with the loss of two of the three people on board.[52][69] | |
| Gadden | The ship was driven ashore at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from the Cape Verde Islands to Portland, Maine.[66] | |
| Johanna | The galiot ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[66] | |
| Ocean Mail | The ship was wrecked in the Chatham Islands. All on board were rescued.[70] She was on a voyage from London to Wellington, New Zealand.[71] | |
| Roanoke | The brig was wrecked at sea with the loss of eleven of the twelve people on board. The survivor was rescued on 28 March. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to La Guaira, Venezuela.[72][73][74][75][76] | |
| Sultan | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames downstream of Tilbury, Essex.[52] She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France to London.[77] |
20 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clyde | The 40-ton schooner went ashore on the Māhia Peninsula and was wrecked while she was en route from Lyttelton Harbour to Auckland. Her crew were rescued.[78] | |
| Jane | The smack collided with the smack Surprise ( |
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore near Ouistreham, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[68] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Cairnbulg, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Macduff, Aberdeenshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.[68] | |
| Florence Outton | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew took to two boats. Six crew in one of the boats were rescued by Trowbridge ( | |
| George and Mary | The ship was wrecked on the Fillettes Rocks, off Brest, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine to Landerneau, Finistère.[81] | |
| Jessie Foster | The cutter collided with the dandy Gauntlet ( | |
| Ocean Mail | The 1,039-ton clipper was wrecked on a reef off the north coast of the main island of the Chatham Islands. All passengers and crew were safely landed, but the ship became a total wreck.[84] |
22 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elfrida | The brig ran aground in the River Tweed. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[68] She was later refloated and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed.[85] | |
| John Liddell | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[68] | |
| Papa Luigi | The barque was driven ashore at Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Boston, Massachusetts.[85] | |
| Unnamed | The barge was damaged by fire in the River Thames at Blackfriars, London.[53] |
23 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dorothea | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Danzig, Germany. No further trace, reported missing.[86] | |
| Margaret Wyllie | The ship was wrecked at "Roccas". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[85] | |
| Wallachia | The schooner was driven ashore near Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Castletown.[85] She was refloated the next day.[87] |
24 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eva | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Baldoyle, County Dublin. Three of her crew were rescued by the Howth Lifeboat Clara Baker ( | |
| Garibaldi | The ship was driven ashore at the Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. She was refloated on 26 March and resumed her voyage.[88] | |
| James Annand | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bengore Head, County Antrim. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Portrush, County Antrim.[88] | |
| Oncko | The schooner was wrecked in the Haaks Sandbank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Groningen to Gloucester, United Kingdom.[88] | |
| Princess Beatrice | The ship struck a sunken rock in Loch Oich and was beached. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[88] She was refloated on 3 April and rescued her voyage.[28] |
25 March
26 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Florence | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her eight crew were rescued by Albert Wilhelm ( | |
| Loudon Castle | The steamship was run into by the steamship Macgregor was run ashore at Shanghai, China.[88] |
27 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Polina | The schooner sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Randers, Norway.[92] | |
| Santorin | The steamship was discovered in a sinking condition 170 nautical miles (310 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall by the steamship Glenrosa ( | |
| Shand | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mayaquez ( |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frank W. Emery | The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Pensacola.[79] | |
| Sunshine | The ship was driven ashore at Hvidovre, Denmark. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Rønne, Denmark.[67][28] |
29 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antiope | The ship ran aground on the Bara Quay Flats, off Rangoon, Burma.[79] She was on a voyage from Madras, India to Rangoon.[67] She was later refloated and towed in to Rangoon.[94] | |
| Ariel | The ship was driven ashore on Rügen. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Stettin. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Sequens ( | |
| Elizabeth Williams | The ship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to A Coruña, Spain.[79] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[80] | |
| Emanuel | The brig foundered in the North Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brig Najaden ( | |
| Hjorurgavaag | The ship departed from Christiania for Ayr, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing.[97] | |
| Hollywood | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Vaeringer ( | |
| Trust | The ship was driven ashore at Wilmington, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Wilmington to London.[80] She was refloated on 3 April.[28] | |
| Wilhelm Kister | The ship was driven ashore at Wilmington. She was on a voyage from Wilmington to Hamburg.[80] She was refloated.[101] |
30 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alkanet | The ship ran aground at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Blakeney. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney in a leaky condition.[80] | |
| Cádiz | The ship was wrecked in the Dry Tortugas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to London, United Kingdom.[80][102] | |
| Cambridgeshire | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked in the North Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off the Cuxhaven Lightship ( | |
| Elise | The abandoned galiot was towed in to Frederikshavn, Denmark.[80] | |
| Lelie | The schooner collided with the steamship Wyvern ( | |
| Young John | The ship ran aground at Blakeney. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Blakeney. She was refloated and taken in to Blakeney in a leaky condition.[80] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Colino | The brigantine was run down and sunk off Cromer, Norfolk by the barque Destino ( | |
| Gemma | The barque ran aground in the River Boyne. She was refloated and taken in to Dublin, United Kingdom.[80] | |
| Lyra | The barque collided with the steamship Dee ( | |
| Portellas | The brig was wrecked at Maldonado, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Barcelona to Montevideo, Uruguay.[80] | |
| Zelie | The schooner collided with the steamship Wyvern ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Emma | The brig was lost whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, to Santiago, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[36] | |
| Anglia | The barque caught fire and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her twelve crew were rescued by the smack Alarm ( | |
| Arbutus | The steamship ran aground at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ayr. She was refloated.[37] | |
| Bierstadt | The barque was wrecked at East London, Cape Colony.[36] | |
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| Busy Bee | The steamship was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[16] | |
| Caldera | The ship ran aground at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was refloated on 22 March.[85] | |
| California | The ship was driven ashore at the Margarethe Polder. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated and towed in to Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands.[4] | |
| Cassandra | The brig ran around on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[5] | |
| Champion | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 March.[56] | |
| Fortunia | The steamship was driven ashore at the Darßer Ort. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[67] | |
| Frank Marion | The ship was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated with assistance.[27] | |
| G. M. Stetson | The barque sprang a leak and was beached on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales where she was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to San Francisco, California, United States.[107] | |
| Harriet | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated and taken in to Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[41] | |
| Jessie | The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by a tug and the Ramsgate Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Perth.[66] | |
| John W. Webb | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 March.[79] | |
| Kellisto | The ship was driven ashore at Beaufort, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to New York. She was refloated.[22] | |
| Lady Turner | The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Arratoon Apcar (flag unknown). Lady Turner was on a voyage from Melbourne Victoria to Colombo, Ceylon.[108] | |
| Maud | The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Aden, where she arrived on 10 March.[17] | |
| Queen | The steamship was driven ashore at New Brighton, Cheshire.[37] | |
| Resoluda | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Barcelona. She was refloated and put in to Bermuda in a leaky condition.[37] | |
| San Francisco | The ship was driven ashore near Monastir, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Sfax, Beylik of Tunis. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[4] | |
| Sunshine | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hahnemann ( | |
| Tamby | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued by Behrend ( | |
| Thistle | The steamship was either wrecked on the Foggott Rock, off Seahouses, Northumberland on 12 March,[109] or was wrecked at Newton, Northumberland on 31 March.[76] | |
| Tønsberg | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States with the loss of six lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Baltimore.[44] | |
| Vidsjaaen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Darien, Georgia, United States before 3 March. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Darien.[9] |
| Virtu | The barque was wrecked at Alexandroupoli, Greece.[27] | |
| Warrior | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Newfoundland Colony with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[36][41] | |
| Winchester | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henry, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Hampton Roads, Virginia.[68] She was refloated in late March.[102] She was refloated on 30 March and towed in to Norfolk, Virginia.[101] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was destroyed by fire off Suez before 11 March with the loss of twenty of the 420 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Agra (Flag unknown).[32] |
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