The list of shipwrecks in March 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1873.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Boyne | ![]() |
The 690-ton iron–hulled barque carrying sugar from Semarang, Netherlands East IndiestoFalmouth, Cornwall, sank under Angrouse Cliff near Mullion Cove, Cornwall with the loss of all but four of her nineteen crew.[1][2][3][4] |
Chacabuco and Torch |
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The full-rigged ship Chacabuco collided with the steamship Torch and sank off the Great Orme, Caernarfonshire with the loss of 24 of the 27 people on board. Survivors were rescued by the tug Guiding Star (![]() ![]() |
Jamestown | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship ran aground at Fort Philippe, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp, Belgium.[4][7] |
Lady Wharncliffe | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Bonny River and was wrecked. Her crew survived. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[8] |
Sarah Burnyeat | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Madras, IndiatoLondon. She was refloated.[9] |
Star of the Sea | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked off Holyhead, Anglesey.[10] |
Venus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County CorktoYokohama, Japan.[11] |
Vorwarts | ![]() |
The galiot collided with the fishing smack Laurel (![]() |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner sank off Liverpool, Lancashire.[14] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clara Manning | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Bilbao, Spain.[15] |
Crystal Spring | ![]() |
The skiff was wrecked in Bideford Bay with the loss of all three crew.[16] |
Juno | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground off Caldey Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, DevontoLlanelly, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Llanelly (![]() |
Robert C. Winthrop | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Amanda (![]() |
Victorious | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the Mosquito Coast with the loss of three of her crew.[18] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alma | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Perranporth, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[16] She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County CorktoPortsmouth, Hampshire.[9] |
Clara P. Gibbs | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[19] |
Formalhaut | ![]() |
The barque ran aground and was abandoned at Pentreath, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Mersin, Ottoman EmpiretoFalmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated and taken in to Penzance, Cornwall with the assistance of the Cadgwith and Lizard Lifeboats.[12][20] |
Georgina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Lambay Island, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Nefyn, CaernarfonshiretoDublin.[9] |
Jane Morgan | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and sank at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Swansea, GlamorgantoNewry, County Antrim.[21] |
Jeune Edouard | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to the Rio Grande.[22] |
John and George | ![]() |
The ship collided with Red Rover (![]() |
Lalla Rookh | ![]() |
The square-rigged, iron-hulled tea clipper of 869 tons,[23] was wrecked off Prawle Point in Devon with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. Her remains still lie under the beach at Elender Cove, while her figurehead was found in Jersey in 1939 and is now preserved at the Cutty Sark museum ship.[24][9] |
Lees | ![]() |
The schooner foundered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France, according to a message in a bottle washed up at Porthminster, Cornwall on 14 April.[25] |
Madeleine | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Bilbao, Spain.[26] |
Moderation | ![]() |
The barque ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoConstantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs.[21] |
Odysseus | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Pwll Du Point, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Swansea.[27][28] |
Quail | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Atherfield Point, Isle of Wight. Her 22 crew survived; seven were rescued by the Brighstone Grange Lifeboat Rescue (![]() ![]() |
Star of the Sea | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to an African port.[9] |
Tarano | ![]() |
The ship was run ashore at La Tremblade, Charente-Inférieure. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
Victress | ![]() |
The sschooner foundered in a whirlwind off the Mosquito Coast. She was on a voyage from Belize CitytoBluefields, Nicaragua.[31][26] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Endeavour | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Gaverne, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, MonmouthshiretoPadstow, Cornwall.[21] |
James | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from DublintoTroon, Ayrshire. She was refloated and found to be leaky.[21] |
James Ewing | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Cornwall, Cornwall with the loss of two of her five crew. Two of the survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus, the third swam ashore. She was on a voyage from Harrington, CumberlandtoRotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[19][21] |
May | ![]() |
The schooner sank off the North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport to Plymouth, Devon.[21] |
Odiseas | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pwlldy", Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Binn | ![]() |
The smack driven ashore and wrecked at Castlehill. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Castlehill to Portsoy, Aberdeenshire.[22] |
Shelburne | ![]() |
The steamship ran ashore on Walney Island, Lancashire. Her passengers were taken off.[28] |
Thomas | ![]() |
The schooner foundered off Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clementina | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on Perycana and sank. Six people were rescued. She was on a voyage from ParátoMaranhão, Brazil.[32][33] |
Gabrielle | ![]() |
The brig ran aground in the Zuyder Zee off Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a port in Uruguay to Hamburg.[34] |
Harriet | ![]() |
The sloop was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[35] Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to Oporto.[36] |
Olga | ![]() |
The ship ran aground off Gibraltar. She was refloated on 9 March.[37] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her five crew were rescued by the Bude Lifeboat.[38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dollart | ![]() |
The schooner got into difficulties off Cemaes Head, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Cardigan Lifeboat John Stuart (![]() |
Josephine | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. Her thirteen crew were rescued by the cutter Star (![]() |
Saint Petersburg | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at St. George's, Bermuda.[41][17][42] She was on a voyage from Amoy, ChinatoNew York. She was refloated in June 1873 and taken in to New York.[43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Battasara | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United KingdomtoCopenhagen, Denmark.[44] |
Clanranald | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Gibraltar. Her eight crew were rescued by the brig Express (![]() |
Gabrielle | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from a port in Uruguay to Hamburg, Germany.[15] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Crane | ![]() |
The smack sprang a leak and sank in the Menai Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, CaernarfonshiretoChester, Cheshire.[22] |
Johannes | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Porto Alegre, Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, Argentina.[18] |
Trevelyan | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Pedro Shoals, in the Indian Ocean. She was on a voyage from Madras, IndiatoDemerara, British Guiana. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[45] |
Vildosala | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Oporto.[46] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abeona | ![]() |
The brigantine ran aground and sank in Jack Sound. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoPlymouth, Devon.[34] |
Brenda | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Pauillac, Gironde and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to London. She was refloated and put back to Bordeaux in a leaky condition.[15] |
Dilharree | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Southwest Pass. She was refloated on 19 March with the assistance of nine tugs and resumed her voyage.[47] |
Olga | ![]() |
The brig ran aground and sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.[15] |
Olvar | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off "Udoe" with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife, United Kingdom to Christania.[34] |
Undine | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida.[48] |
Zadkiel | ![]() |
The ship departed from Tome, Japan for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[49] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig ran aground on the Knock John, off the coast of Kent, United Kingdom.[50] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Elise | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Santander, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Passage West, County Cork to Santander.[51] |
"Garibaldi" | ![]() |
The boat was lost in Ipswich Bay. Crew saved.[52] |
Ida E. | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Coney Island, New York City. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to New York City.[22] |
Ship | State | Description |
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John McDonald | ![]() |
The brig foundered 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of "Martin's Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hillsborough, New BrunswicktoNew York, United States.[53] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Anna Krell | ![]() |
The barque was abandoned in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Clodian (![]() |
Ruby | ![]() |
The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with some loss of life. Nine of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoOdessa, Russia.[55][20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Criminal Ruth Brandt | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Hittarp Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from MemeltoLondon, United Kingdom.[56] |
Marianne | ![]() |
The chasse-marée struck a rock off Port-Louis, Morbihan and was run ashore near "Toulard". She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-InférieuretoPlymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[41] She was refloated on 18 March and towed in to L'Orient, Morbihan.[37] |
Ulcoats | ![]() |
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoCallao, Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Abyssinia | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Rangoon, Burma. She was on a voyage from Moulmein to Rangoon.[18] She was refloated and taken in to Rangoon.[45] |
Alice Jane | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued by Venerable (![]() |
Clementine Aimée | ![]() |
The ship collided with the smack Shamrock (![]() |
Hirundo | ![]() |
The ship departed from Dunkerque, Nord for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[60] |
J. W. | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked near Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. She was on a voyage from a port in CaliforniatoPensacola, Florida, United States.[61] |
Lena | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to London.[56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Aberdeenshire | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was consequently beached on the Trinity Sand, off the coast o Lincolnshire with the loss of three lives.[62] Survivors were rescued by the Grimsby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Hull, Yorkshire[63] She was later refloated and towed in the Hull in a leaky condition.[51] |
Caduceus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Sapelo Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from London to Sapelo Island.[63] |
Dunbar Castle | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground and was scuttled at Ryde, Isle of Wight.[41] |
Jeune Jacob | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Marennes, Charente-Inférieure.[17] |
Triumph | ![]() |
The schooner foundered 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Truro, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by a steamship. She was on a voyage from .[56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Batavia | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from HamburgtoBuenos Aires, Argentina.[63] |
Bordelais | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Barrow Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, GermanytoSwansea, Glamorgan.[61] |
Branch | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground at Upper Achintore, Inverness-shire. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, CheshiretoDundee, Forfarshire.[64] |
Cameo | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Motril, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[65] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Motril.[66] |
Elizabeth Henderson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked off Paranagua, Brazil. Her crew were rescued.[48] |
King of the Belgians | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Zwartenpolder-Valkenissi, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoAntwerp, Belgium.[63] |
Lothair | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Courtown, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, RenfrewshiretoPoole, Dorset.[63] |
Sea Gull | ![]() |
The steamship struck the quayside at West Hartlepool, County Durham and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to West Hartlepool.[41] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Celine | ![]() |
The schooner ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom with the loss of her captain. Seven survivors were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat.[41] She was on a voyage from Gravelines, NordtoGothenburg, Sweden.[67][51][68] |
Donald | ![]() |
The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Elena (![]() |
Jane | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Padstow, Cornwall. She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[61] |
Katie | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by another schooner. Katie was on a voyage from Cardiff, GlamorgantoPenzance, Cornwall.[37][69] |
Magdeburg | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands.[41][70][71] |
Redby | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamtoLondon. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex, where she was beached, being severely leaky.[41][70] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Demetrius | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Seven of her ten crew reached shore in the longboat; the others got aboard the Tongue Lightship (![]() |
Goshen | ![]() |
The brig foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) south east of Port Mahon, Mallorca, Spain. Her ten crew were rescued by Alaska (![]() |
Mero | ![]() |
The fishing smack sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 65 nautical miles (120 km) off Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Young William (![]() |
Penelope | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at St Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Saltkallan" to St Andrews.[67][61] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adriana Francisca | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland, United KingdomtoVlissingen, Zeeland.[75] |
Noordster | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. Herfourtee crew were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat. She floated off and was towed in to Margate, Kent, United Kingdom.[61][76][17][20] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Brooking | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked at Nizao, Domican Republic. She was on a voyage from Alta Vela IslandtoMilford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[77] |
Florence Baker | ![]() |
The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 65 nautical miles (120 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the brig Selsker (![]() |
Provident | ![]() |
The smack collided with the steamship Blanche (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Luise Hortense | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked near Cherbourg, Manche with the loss of all hands.[17] |
Perle | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the English Bank, in the River Plate and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from HamburgtoBuenos Aires, Argentina.[79] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Adolphe Marie | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken rock. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to a British port. She consequently put in to Audierne, Finistère in a leaky condition.[80] |
Bernice | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Ocean Belle (![]() |
Casti | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Gironde. She was on a voyage from MauritiustoBordeaux, Gironde. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[81] |
Golconda | ![]() |
The barque ran aground at Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Sulina, Ottoman EmpiretoFalmouth, Cornwall.[80] |
Polydore | ![]() |
The brig ran aground at La Atunara. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-RhônetoHavre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Lion Belge (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Cheviot | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked "on the Foreland of North Devon". Her crew were rescued.[17][83] |
Jacmel | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at La Atunara, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-RhônetoHavre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[80] She was refloated on 26 March.[84] |
Polydore | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at La Atunara. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[80] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Hoggs, County Kerry, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Limerick, United Kingdom.[80] |
Maria Esther | ![]() |
The ship collided with the fishing vessel Recours à Marie (![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Almatin | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Plumper Pass. She was on a voyage from the Burrard InlettoMelbourne, Victoria.[85] |
Blue Jacket | ![]() |
The schooner sank in the Platters, off the coast of Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, DevontoFleetwood, Lancashire.[65] |
Gambie | ![]() |
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Itapuan, Brazil. All on board were rescued by the steamship Rio Vermelho (![]() |
Grietje V. Bolhaus | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá, Mexico.[26] |
Inkerman | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned on fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoDundee, Forfarshire.[33] |
James Hall | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily, ItalytoBoston, Massachusetts.[65] |
Jenny Armstrong | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore in Whiting Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoArdrossan, Ayrshire.[65] She was refloated on 30 March and assisted in to Ardrossan.[81] |
William McGowan | ![]() |
The brig was driven ashore on Craigleith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, FifetoLondon. She was refloated and put in to Leith, Lothian in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[88][81] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Bundaleer | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in the River ThamesatBlackwall, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from LondontoAdelaide, South Australia.[65] She was refloated on 30 March.[81] |
Chrysolite | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Firth of Clyde off Sanda Island. Her crew were rescued.[84] |
Cottager | ![]() |
The smack was driven ashore at Battery Point, Renfrewshire.[65] |
Fair Maid | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire.[65] |
Fido | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Kaseborg, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hull, YorkshiretoStettin, Germany.[89] |
Great Western | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near "Blackmore", Somerset. She was on a voyage from Bristol, GloucestershiretoNew York, United States.[65] |
India | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[65] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[90] |
Mary Lawton | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts, United States[65] |
Minuet | ![]() |
The tug was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[91] |
Missouri | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Southwest Pass.[47] |
Regina Cœli | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape de Gatt, Spain by the steamship Westoe (![]() |
Sylphide | ![]() |
The ketch struck a rock and sank at Fowey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Fowey to Dublin.[65] |
Victoire | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Ballyquinton, County Down, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to the Clyde. She was refloated and taken in to the Belfast Lough in a leaky condition.[65] |
Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brigantine foundered off Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord, France.[94] |
Unnamed | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore near Pontrieux, Côtes-du-Nord. She was refloated and taken in to the Île-de-Bréhat in a leaky condition.[94] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Eliza | ![]() |
The brigantine was run down and sunk in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island Devon by the steamship Sir Bevis (![]() |
Princess Dagmar | ![]() |
The full-rigged ship sprang a leak, caught fire and was abandoned at sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, IndiatoBarrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.[97] |
Rosa Bonheur | Flag unknown | The full-rigged ship collided with the barque Antonio Angelo (Flag unknown) and ran aground at Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated.[98] |
Saint Pierre | ![]() |
The fishing smack was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Iceland. She was refloated.[99] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Median | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Ryde, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from PortsmouthtoSouthampton, Hampshire.[100] |
North Star | ![]() |
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cromer, Norfolk by the steamship Finchale (![]() |
Prince Baudouin | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore near Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom.[99] |
Silver Spray | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Santo António, Portugal.[73] |
Snipe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Kyleakin Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoTayport, Fife.[58] |
Sree Singapura | ![]() |
The ship collided with Benmore ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Clorinde Adema | ![]() |
The ship sank at Saint-Armel, Morbihan.[94] |
Eliza | ![]() |
The brig collided with the steamship Sir Bevis (![]() |
Inchkeith | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Burnmouth, Berwickshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, YorkshiretoGrangemouth, Stirlingshire.[81] |
Madras | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Port Glasgow, RenfrewshiretoQuebec City, Canada. She was refloated on 2 April and put back to Port Glasgow[99][53] |
Ranger | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Cullercoats, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to a Scottish port.[93] |
Rosa | ![]() |
The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the River LiffeyatDublin. Her five crew survived.[77][103] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Asturias, and Nor |
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The steamship Asturias collided with Nor off Gibraltar and was beached. She was on a voyage from CádiztoMálaga. Nor was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, EgypttoDunkerque, Nord.[77] |
Awthorn | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Silan". She was on a voyage from Navassa IslandtoNew York.[77] |
Englebert | ![]() |
The barque collided with the barque Svea (![]() |
Gem | ![]() |
The schooner collided with the barque Equinox (![]() |
Seamew | ![]() |
The barque caught fire off Shanghai, China. She put back to Shanghai and the fire was extinguished.[106] |
Ugo | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and sank at Staten Island, New York. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to New York.[77] |
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Albatros | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near "Carrepon" with the loss of a crew member.[17] |
Alert | ![]() |
The fishing smack collided with Fairy Queen and sank off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[81] |
Amalie | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea.[107] |
Amelina | ![]() |
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes du NordtoBristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and put back to Pontrieux.[17] |
Amor Fraterno | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 March. Her crew were rescued by Norma (![]() |
Anna | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Bermuda. Her twelve crew were rescued by Cheviot (![]() |
Anna Gezina | ![]() |
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her three crew were rescued by the Bude Lifeboat.[20] |
Antares | ![]() |
The ship collided with Augusta (![]() |
Bina | ![]() |
The barque was wrecked at Plumb Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Jamaica.[44] |
Bonjour | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at the Packerort Lighthouse, Russia. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily, ItalytoCronstadt, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Baltic Port, Russia.[51] |
Cecilie | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Sæby, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, SuffolktoAalborg, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[17] |
Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Bermuda before 18 March. She was on a voyage from Livorno, ItalytoBoston, Massachusetts.[44] |
Coquette | ![]() |
The yacht left Peraki Bay on Banks Peninsula with three people on board on 22 March and was last seen later the same evening west of the mouth of Akaroa Harbour. It is thought she succumbed to damage caused by hitting a rock a week earlier which had not been fully repaired.[108] |
C. S. Rogers | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadatoHavana, Cuba.[55] |
Dan | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Sines, Portugal.[61] |
Duffryn | ![]() |
The steamship foundered in the Baltic Sea. Her crew survived; six were rescued from a raft by a Royal Navy ship. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, GlamorgantoRiga, Russia.[88] |
Emily | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from LondontoRouen, Seine-Inférieure. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[37] |
Europa | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce.[61] |
Franz Schubert | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Nautaise (![]() |
Fuchs | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea before 29 March.[99] |
Gazelle | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned at sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Cheviot (![]() |
Gettysburg | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce. She was refloated and taken in to Key West, Florida.[17] |
Horseguards | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia .[88] |
International | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[109] |
Jennie Eastman | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked before 17 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to New Orleans, Louisiana.[41] |
Jens Sassen | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Indian River, United States. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia.[107] |
J. H. Orne | ![]() |
The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 11 crew.[110][111][112] |
Josephine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked. sHe was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Boston, Massachusetts.[107] |
Kate Bingham | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 March. Her crew were reported missing. She was on a voyage from New York to Havre de Grâce.[65][84] |
Legistlature | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground in the Southwest Pass between 10 and 19 March. She was still aground on 27 March.[47] |
Magna Charta | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay before 3 March. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bonita (![]() |
Newbiggin | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Malta. She was refloated on 16 March.[63] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. She was refloated and taken in to Trouville-sur-Mer.[21] |
Scud | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Atwood Cays. She was on a voyage from Saint John'stoCárdenas, Cuba.[107] |
Siam | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned and foundered at sea before 4 March. She was on a voyage from Portland, Oregon, United States to London.[12][28] |
Sir Hugh Rose | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet.[89] |
Skitty Belle | ![]() |
The sloop collided with St. Mary (![]() |
Trafik | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground on the Lillegrund. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Stockholm, Sweden. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[17] |
Vrede | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Tobasco, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Tobasco.[99][89] |
Wave | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoPlymouth, Devon.[80] |
Wilmington | ![]() |
The steamship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[55] |
No. 2 | ![]() |
The dredger was run into by the steamship Jubilee (![]() |
This Start Point project documents the research carried out by the teamon the inshore shipwrecks on the South Devon coast. It covers the area between Start Point and Prawle Point
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