List of shipwrecks in March 1873
The list of shipwrecks in March 1873 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1873 .
1 March
List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Boyne
United Kingdom
The 690-ton iron–hulled barque carrying sugar from Semarang , Netherlands East Indies to Falmouth, 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 andTorch
United Kingdom
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 ( United Kingdom ). Chacabuco was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire . Torch was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin . She was taken in tow by Guiding Star and the tug Rover ( United Kingdom ) but sank with the loss of one life. Survivors were rescued by Guiding Star .[ 5] [ 6]
Jamestown
United States
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
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Madras , India to London . She was refloated.[ 9]
Star of the Sea
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked off Holyhead , Anglesey .[ 10]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Yokohama , Japan .[ 11]
Vorwarts
Germany
The galiot collided with the fishing smack Laurel ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of four of her five crew. The survivor was rescued by Laurel . Vorwarts was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Leith , Lothian , United Kingdom .[ 12] [ 13]
Unnamed
United Kingdom
A schooner sank off Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 14]
2 March
3 March
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Alma
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Perranporth , Cornwall . Her crew were rescued.[ 16] She was on a voyage from Kinsale , County Cork to Portsmouth , Hampshire .[ 9]
Clara P. Gibbs
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alloa , Clackmannanshire .[ 19]
Formalhaut
Germany
The barque ran aground and was abandoned at Pentreath , Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Mersin , Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall . She was refloated and taken in to Penzance , Cornwall with the assistance of the Cadgwith and Lizard Lifeboats.[ 12] [ 20]
Georgina
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Lambay Island , County Dublin . She was on a voyage from Nefyn , Caernarfonshire to Dublin .[ 9]
Jane Morgan
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and sank at Fishguard , Pembrokeshire . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Newry , County Antrim .[ 21]
Jeune Edouard
France
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
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Red Rover ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the Bristol Channel . John and George was on a voyage from Bridgwater , Somerset to Newport, Monmouthshire .[ 9]
Lalla Rookh
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at San Sebastián , Spain. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Bilbao , Spain.[ 26]
Moderation
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Constantinople , Ottoman Empire . She was refloated with the assistance of tugs .[ 21]
Odysseus
Greece
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
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Atherfield Point, Isle of Wight . Her 22 crew survived; seven were rescued by the Brighstone Grange Lifeboat Rescue ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ) and fifteen reached Freshwater in a boat. Quail was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 21] [ 29] She was refloated on 6 March with assistance from the tugs Aid , Fawn and Robin Hood (all United Kingdom ) and towed in to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 30]
Star of the Sea
United Kingdom
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
France
The ship was run ashore at La Tremblade , Charente-Inférieure . Her crew were rescued.[ 21]
Victress
British Honduras
The schooner foundered in a whirlwind off the Mosquito Coast . She was on a voyage from Belize City to Bluefields , Nicaragua.[ 31] [ 26]
4 March
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Port Gaverne , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Padstow , Cornwall.[ 21]
James
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Donaghadee , County Down . She was on a voyage from Dublin to Troon , Ayrshire . She was refloated and found to be leaky.[ 21]
James Ewing
United Kingdom
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, Cumberland to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands.[ 19] [ 21]
May
United Kingdom
The schooner sank off the North Foreland , Kent . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport to Plymouth , Devon .[ 21]
Odiseas
Greece
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pwlldy", Glamorgan , United Kingdom . Her crew were rescued.[ 12]
5 March
6 March
7 March
8 March
9 March
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Crane
United Kingdom
The smack sprang a leak and sank in the Menai Strait . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Chester, Cheshire .[ 22]
Johannes
Germany
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
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Pedro Shoals, in the Indian Ocean . She was on a voyage from Madras , India to Demerara , British Guiana . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 45]
Vildosala
United Kingdom
The steamship was wrecked at Oporto , Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow , Renfrewshire to Oporto.[ 46]
10 March
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Abeona
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground and sank in Jack Sound . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Plymouth , Devon .[ 34]
Brenda
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship ran aground in the Southwest Pass , Mississippi River Delta , United States, blocking the channel. She was refloated undamaged on 19 March with the assistance of nine tugs and resumed her voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool.[ 47] [ 48]
Olga
Greece
The brig ran aground and sank at Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire , United Kingdom .[ 15]
Olvar
Norway
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
Norway
The barque was driven ashore on the coast of Cuba . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Pensacola, Florida .[ 49]
Zadkiel
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Tome , Japan for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 50]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A brig ran aground on the Knock John sandbank, off the coast of Kent , United Kingdom.[ 51]
11 March
12 March
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
John McDonald
Canada
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 Brunswick to New York , United States.[ 54]
13 March
14 March
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Criminal Ruth Brandt
Germany
The ship ran aground on the Hittarp Reef, in the Baltic Sea . She was on a voyage from Memel to London , United Kingdom .[ 57]
Marianne
France
The chasse-marée struck a rock off Port-Louis, Morbihan and was run ashore near "Toulard". She was on a voyage from Nantes , Loire-Inférieure to Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom.[ 41] She was refloated on 18 March and towed in to L'Orient , Morbihan .[ 37]
Ulcoats
United Kingdom
The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Callao , Peru. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 58]
15 March
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Abyssinia
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset . Her crew were rescued by Venerable ( United Kingdom ).[ 37]
Clementine Aimée
France
The ship collided with the smack Shamrock ( United Kingdom ) and sank. Clementine Aimée was on a voyage from Briton Ferry , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to La Rochelle , Charente-Inférieure .[ 59] [ 60]
Hirundo
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Dunkerque , Nord for London . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 61]
J. W.
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked near Colonia del Sacramento , Uruguay. She was on a voyage from a port in California to Pensacola, Florida , United States.[ 62]
Lena
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay . Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Rangoon to London .[ 57]
16 March
17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Batavia
Germany
The barque was driven ashore at Dungeness , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires , Argentina.[ 64]
Bordelais
United Kingdom
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 , Germany to Swansea , Glamorgan .[ 62]
Branch
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground at Upper Achintore , Inverness-shire . She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 65]
Cameo
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Motril , Spain. Her crew were rescued.[ 66] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Motril.[ 67]
Elizabeth Henderson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Paranagua , Brazil . Her crew were rescued.[ 49]
King of the Belgians
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Zwartenpolder-Valkenissi, Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 64]
Lothair
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Courtown , County Wexford . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock , Renfrewshire to Poole, Dorset .[ 64]
Sea Gull
United Kingdom
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]
18 March
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Celine
France
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 , Nord to Gothenburg , Sweden.[ 68] [ 52] [ 69]
Donald
United Kingdom
The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Elena ( Spain ) and sank in the River Mersey .[ 41]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Padstow , Cornwall . She was refloated and found to be severely leaky.[ 62]
Katie
United Kingdom
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 , Glamorgan to Penzance , Cornwall.[ 37] [ 70]
Magdeburg
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near Brouwershaven , Zeeland , Netherlands.[ 41] [ 71] [ 72]
Redby
United Kingdom
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 Durham to London . She was refloated and taken in to Harwich , Essex , where she was beached, being severely leaky.[ 41] [ 71]
19 March
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Demetrius
United Kingdom
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 ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution ), from where they were rescued by the Margate Lifeboat. Demetrius was on a voyage from Grimsby , Lincolnshire to Alexandria , Egypt .[ 44] [ 73]
Goshen
United Kingdom
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 ( United States ). Goshen was on a voyage from Saint Jean d'Acre , Ottoman Syria to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 74] [ 75]
Mero
Belgium
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 ( United Kingdom .[ 69]
Penelope
Sweden
The barque ran aground at St Andrews , Fife , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from "Saltkallan" to St Andrews.[ 68] [ 62]
20 March
21 March
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Brooking
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Nizao , Domican Republic. She was on a voyage from Alta Vela Island to Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire .[ 78]
Florence Baker
Canada
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 ( United Kingdom ). Florence Baker was on a voyage from Port Talbot , Glamorgan , United Kingdom to Galveston, Texas , United States.[ 76] [ 79]
Provident
United Kingdom
The smack collided with the steamship Blanche ( United Kingdom ) and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberthaw , Glamorgan to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 59]
22 March
23 March
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Adolphe Marie
United Kingdom
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.[ 81]
Bernice
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. Her crew were rescued by Ocean Belle ( United Kingdom ). Bernice was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to Bombay , India .[ 81]
Casti
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Gironde . She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Bordeaux , Gironde . She was refloated and completed her voyage.[ 82]
Golconda
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground at Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles . She was on a voyage from Sulina , Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall .[ 81]
Polydore
France
The brig ran aground at La Atunara. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure . She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Lion Belge ( Gibraltar and towed in to Gibraltar .[ 83]
24 March
25 March
26 March
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Almatin
Canada
The ship was wrecked in the Plumper Pass . She was on a voyage from the Burrard Inlet to Melbourne , Victoria .[ 86]
Blue Jacket
United Kingdom
The schooner sank in the Platters, off the coast of Anglesey . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Fleetwood , Lancashire .[ 66]
Gambie
France
The steamship was wrecked at Cape Itapuan, Brazil . All on board were rescued by the steamship Rio Vermelho ( Brazil ). Gambie was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône .[ 18] [ 87] [ 88]
Grietje V. Bolhaus
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked at Santo Domingo Tonalá , Mexico.[ 26]
Inkerman
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned on fire in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Dundee , Forfarshire .[ 33]
James Hall
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henlopen , Delaware . She was on a voyage from Palermo , Sicily , Italy to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 66]
Jenny Armstrong
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore in Whiting Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Ardrossan , Ayrshire .[ 66] She was refloated on 30 March and assisted in to Ardrossan.[ 82]
William McGowan
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore on Craigleith , Lothian . She was on a voyage from Burntisland , Fife to London . She was refloated and put in to Leith , Lothian in a leaky condition and was placed under repair.[ 89] [ 82]
27 March
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Bundaleer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex . She was on a voyage from London to Adelaide , South Australia .[ 66] She was refloated on 30 March.[ 82]
Chrysolite
United Kingdom
The steamship foundered in the Firth of Clyde off Sanda Island . Her crew were rescued.[ 85]
Cottager
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore at Battery Point, Renfrewshire .[ 66]
Fair Maid
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Montrose, Forfarshire .[ 66]
Fido
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Kaseborg , Germany . She was on a voyage from Hull , Yorkshire to Stettin , Germany.[ 90]
Great Western
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore near "Blackmore", Somerset . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to New York , United States.[ 66]
India
Italy
The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal .[ 66] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 91]
Mary Lawton
Canada
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[ 66]
Minuet
United Kingdom
The tug was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 92]
Missouri
United States
The steamship ran aground in the Southwest Pass .[ 47]
Regina Cœli
France
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cape de Gatt , Spain by the steamship Westoe ( United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued by Westoe . Regina Cœli was on a voyage from Phillippeville , Algeria to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 93] [ 94] [ 95]
Sylphide
United Kingdom
The ketch struck a rock and sank at Fowey , Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Fowey to Dublin .[ 66]
Victoire
France
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.[ 66]
Unnamed
Flag unknown
A brigantine foundered off Paimpol , Côtes-du-Nord , France.[ 95]
Unnamed
France
A schooner was driven ashore near Pontrieux , Côtes-du-Nord. She was refloated and taken in to the Île-de-Bréhat in a leaky condition.[ 95]
28 March
29 March
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Median
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Ryde , Isle of Wight . She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Southampton , Hampshire .[ 101]
North Star
United Kingdom
The schooner was run down and sunk off Cromer , Norfolk by the steamship Finchale ( United Kingdom ). Her four crew were rescued by Finchale . North Star was on a voyage from Lowestoft , Suffolk to Seaham , County Durham .[ 102] [ 100]
Prince Baudouin
Belgium
The steamship was driven ashore near Folkestone , Kent , United Kingdom .[ 100]
Silver Spray
United States
The ship foundered off Santo António , Portugal.[ 74]
Snipe
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Kyleakin Sound. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Tayport , Fife .[ 59]
Sree Singapura
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Benmore United Kingdom ) and sank in the English Channel 20 nautical miles (37 km) north east of Les Casquets , Channel Islands . Her crew were rescued by Benmore . Sree Singapura was on a voyage from Bassein , India to London .[ 103]
30 March
31 March
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Asturias , andNor
Spain France
The steamship Asturias collided with Nor off Gibraltar and was beached. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Málaga . Nor was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Alexandria , Egypt to Dunkerque , Nord .[ 78]
Awthorn
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Silan". She was on a voyage from Navassa Island to New York .[ 78]
Englebert
Germany
The barque collided with the barque Svea ( Norway ) at Queenstown, County Cork , United Kingdom and was beached. Englebert was on a voyage from San Francisco, California , United States to Queenstown.[ 78] She was refloated on 18 April and towed in to Queenstown.[ 105]
Gem
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the barque Equinox ( United Kingdom ) and sank in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the Calaburras Lighthouse , Spain. Her crew were rescued. Gem was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Cartagena, Spain .[ 78] [ 106]
Seamew
United Kingdom
The barque caught fire off Shanghai , China . She put back to Shanghai and the fire was extinguished.[ 107]
Ugo
Austria-Hungary
The ship ran aground and sank at Staten Island , New York. She was on a voyage from London , United Kingdom to New York.[ 78]
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1873
Ship
State
Description
Albatros
France
The ship was wrecked near "Carrepon" with the loss of a crew member.[ 17]
Alert
United Kingdom
The fishing smack collided with Fairy Queen and sank off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued.[ 82]
Amalie
France
The ship was abandoned at sea.[ 108]
Amelina
France
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Pontrieux , Côtes du Nord to Bristol , 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 ( United States ).[ 34]
Anna
Italy
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Bermuda . Her twelve crew were rescued by Cheviot ( United Kingdom ).[ 56]
Anna Gezina
Netherlands
The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked at Bude , Cornwall , United Kingdom. Her three crew were rescued by the Bude Lifeboat.[ 20]
Antares
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Augusta ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Trinidad . Her crew were rescued by Augusta .[ 81]
Bina
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at Plumb Point, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to Jamaica.[ 44]
Bonjour
France
The ship was driven ashore at the Packerort Lighthouse , Russia . She was on a voyage from Catania , Sicily , Italy to Cronstadt , Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Baltic Port , Russia.[ 52]
Cecilie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Sæby , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Ipswich , Suffolk to Aalborg , Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn , Denmark.[ 17]
Charlotte
United States
The ship was wrecked on Bermuda before 18 March. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Italy to Boston, Massachusetts .[ 44]
Coquette
New Zealand
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.[ 109]
C. S. Rogers
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada to Havana , Cuba .[ 56]
Dan
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Sines, Portugal .[ 62]
Duffryn
United Kingdom
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 , Glamorgan to Riga , Russia.[ 89]
Emily
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from London to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure. She was later refloated and completed her voyage.[ 37]
Europa
France
The ship was destroyed by fire at sea. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Havre de Grâce.[ 62]
Franz Schubert
Germany
The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean . Her crew were rescued by Nautaise ( Haiti . Franz Schubert was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bombay , India .[ 62]
Fuchs
Germany
The ship was abandoned at sea before 29 March.[ 100]
Gazelle
Canada
The ship was abandoned at sea with the loss of all but two of her crew. The survivors were rescued by Cheviot ( United Kingdom ). Gazelle was on a voyage from New York to "Corunná" .[ 56]
Gettysburg
United States
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
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia .[ 89]
International
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore at Dover , Kent . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 110]
Jennie Eastman
United States
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.[ 108]
J. H. Orne
United States
The fishing schooner sank in a storm on the Georges Bank . Lost with all 11 crew.[ 111] [ 112] [ 113]
Josephine
United States
The ship was wrecked. sHe was on a voyage from Buenos Aires , Argentina to Boston, Massachusetts.[ 108]
Kate Bingham
United States
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.[ 66] [ 85]
Legistlature
United States
The steamship ran aground in the Southwest Pass between 10 and 19 March. She was still aground on 27 March.[ 47]
Magna Charta
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay before 3 March. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bonita ( Brazil ). Magna Charta was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Santos , Brazil .[ 74]
Newbiggin
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground at Malta . She was refloated on 16 March.[ 64]
No. 2
France )
The dredger was run into by the steamship Jubilee ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Havre de Grâce , France.[ 21]
Perseverance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Trouville-sur-Mer , Calvados , France. She was refloated and taken in to Trouville-sur-Mer.[ 21]
Scud
Newfoundland Colony
The ship was wrecked on the Atwood Cays. She was on a voyage from Saint John's to Cárdenas, Cuba .[ 108]
Siam
United Kingdom
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
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Calcutta , India to Jeddah , Hejaz Vilayet .[ 90]
Skitty Belle
United Kingdom
The sloop collided with St. Mary ( United Kingdom ) and foundered with the loss of all but one of her crew.[ 67]
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
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near Tobasco, Mexico. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Tobasco.[ 100] [ 90]
Wave
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Plymouth , Devon .[ 81]
Wilmington
United States
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.[ 56]
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