List of shipwrecks in March 1880

The list of shipwrecks in March 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1880.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1880
Ship State Description
Astronom  Germany The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Hamburg which killed one and injured three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[1][2]
Belsize  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Avonmouth, Somerset.[3]
Carrie  United Kingdom The ship departed from Antigua for Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace, reported overdue.[4]
James  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Juno  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bruges, West Flanders.[6]
Lady Havelock  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship G. E. Wood ( United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel and was beached.[7]
Langley  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rotterdam, South Holland.[6]
Matilda Hilyard Canada Canada The barque was wrecked on Horse Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued by the Ardrossan Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[8][9]
Ophelia  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Thisted.[6]
Paternita  Italy The barque ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[3]
Ardrossan Lifeboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat capsized with the loss of four of the 25 people on board.[10]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1880
Ship State Description
Maid of the Mill  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary off Shoeburyness, Essex.[11][12] She was refloated.[13]
Noely Leontine  France The brigantine was run into by the steamship R. L. Alston ( United Kingdom) and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[14]
Wear  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated.[12]
Vandringsmanden  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Jutland with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Amaranth ( United Kingdom).[12]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1880
Ship State Description
Anna Precht  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Torrens. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to a British port. She was later refloated, and resumed her voyage on 7 March.[15]
August  Germany The ship was driven ashore at Dantsic. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Flensburg.[11][12]
Cambronne  France The barque was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[11]
Familien  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[12]
Leo  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Strauss ( Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Cubitt Town, Middlesex.[16] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gravesend, Kent.[12]
Lizzie M. Merrill  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued on 6 March by Harald Haafar (Flag unknown). Lizzie M. Merill was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[17][18]
Lutto  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Harlingen, Friesland. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Harlingen.[11] Lutto was refloated in mid-April and taken in to Harlingen in a severely damaged condition.[19]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Sjomanden ( Denmark) and was beached at the Rammekens Castle. Mary was on a voyage from Antwerp to Leith.[14][20]
Pennsylvania  United States The steamship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[12][13]
Pioneer  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Burra, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[14]
St. Charles  United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Kobe, Japan. She was on a voyage from New York to Kobe.[11]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1880
Ship State Description
Adam White  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newport, Monmouthshire.[14]
Athens  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[14] She was refloated the next day.[21]
Auguste  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to an English port.[14]
Aurora  Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores.[22]
Baron Sloet  Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore between Rambung and Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[23] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]
Batavia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Perin Island". She was refloated with assistance from Glennifer ( United Kingdom), and resumed her voyage on 6 March.[25]
Bayonnaise  France The crewless brig was towed in to Guernsey, Channel Islands by the steamship Diana ( United Kingdom).[23][1]
Bertha Jane  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames near Northfleet, Kent.[14]
Edward P. Bouverie  United Kingdom The barque struck a rock off Le Rozel, Manche, France and foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]
Electra  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[14] She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot.[1]
Hannah Crosdell  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[23] She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Connah's Quay, Flintshire.[14]
Mercator  Belgium The ship was sighted off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands whilst on a voyage from Antwerp to New York, United States.[26] Subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board,[27] more than 60 lives.[28]
West Stanley  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated, and resumed her voyage on 6 March.[29]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1880
Ship State Description
Albyn  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 65 nautical miles (120 km) off São Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[30][29]
Cumberland Lassie  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Sarah Jane ( United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[24]
Ettrick  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship St. Petersburg (Flag unknown) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew survived. Ettrick was on a voyage from London to Gravelines, Manche, France.[31] She had been refloated by 17 March and taken in tow for London.[32]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[21]
Lucinda Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Ayr. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[29]
Nation  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Rathlin Island, County Antrim. Her crew survived.[33]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1880
Ship State Description
Adella  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Celsus and sank in the River Tees.[34]
Unnamed Flag unknown A waterlogged vessel was reported by Giorgio Washington ( Italy) in the Atlantic Ocean at 45°41′N 025°15′W / 45.683°N 25.250°W / 45.683; -25.250.[35]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1880
Ship State Description
Golconde  France The ship departed from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. No further trace, reported overdue.[36]
Napoleon, or
Prince Napoleon 		 France The ship departed from Cap-Haïtien for Havre de Grâce. No further trace, reported overdue.[36][4]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1880
Ship State Description
Challenge  United States The schooner sprung a leak and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Petit Manan Lighthouse, Maine. Her crew left in her boat landing 15 hours later on Baker's Island.[37]
Devana  United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam for London via Saint Helena. No further trace, reported overdue.[38][39]
Joseph Brown  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for East London, Cape Colony. No further trace,.[40] reported missing.[41]
Roma  Italy The steamship was driven ashore at Lydden Spout, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dover, Kent.[42]
Travancore  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Castro Bight, south of Otranto, Italy.[43] All on board survived.[44]
Zeeland  Belgium The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Peru ( United Kingdom). Zeeland was on a voyage from Antwerp to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[45][46]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1880
Ship State Description
Acadia  New Zealand The schooner departed from Hawke's Bay for Auckland . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight hands.[47]
Amanda  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Rio Marina, Italy to Workington, Cumberland.[48]
Arrogante  France The barque was wrecked in a cyclone on a reef off Nouméa, New Caledonia. Her crew were rescued.[49][50]
Chevert  New South Wales The barque was damaged in a cyclone. She put in to "Havannah", New Hebrides, where she was condemned.[49]
Falken  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Sæby.[42]
Henry Brand  United Kingdom The steam collier ran aground on the Hampstead Ledge, off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and continued her voyage.[42]
Lucy and Adelaide  Queensland The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at "Havannah", New Hebrides.[49]
Rokeby  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Savona, Italy.[42]
Signi  Denmark The barque ran aground at Cardiff. She was refloated.[51]
Stephanotis  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Amager, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[42]
Vincent  United Kingdom The cutter was wrecked in a cyclone in the Loyalty Islands.[49]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1880
Ship State Description
Dilharree  United Kingdom The barque ran aground and was wrecked in the Columbia River, outward from Astoria, Oregon, United States for an English port.[25] Her crew survived.[52][53]
Due Fratelli  Italy The barque was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25]
Energy  New Zealand The cutter became a total loss after stranding on Whakaari / White Island in the Bay of Plenty during a gale.[47]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1880
Ship State Description
B. Y. O.  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked off the Dutch coast with the loss of four of her twelve crew. One on the survivors was rescued by the Emden Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Puerto Rico.[54]
Galeed  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Gothenburg, Sweden for London.[19] Subsequently foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[55] Wreckage including a nameboard was discovered in the Baltic Sea (55°40′N 7°58′E / 55.667°N 7.967°E / 55.667; 7.967) on 26 April by the steamship Thames.[56]
John Watt  United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[57]
Marcia Greenleaf  United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans.[57]
Martha J. Granger  United States The schooner was driven ashore and was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 12, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast. Her five crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[37]
Vincenzo  Italy The brigantine caught fire at sea. She was towed in to Pernambuco, Brazil by the steamship San Martin ( France). Vincenzo was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25]
Wilhelmine  Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay. Her crew were rescued.[25]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1880
Ship State Description
Agnes Ellen  United Kingdom The ship struck the seawall at Seacombe, Cheshire and was damaged. She was consequently beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
Duchess of Marlborough  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Langness, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Castletown, Isle of Man.[58]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked off Ballywalter, County Down.[25] Her five crew were rescued by the Ballywalter Lifeboat.[59]
Livingstone Canada Canada The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[25]
M. Luisa Flag unknown The ship was sighted off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[60]
Perthshire  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dreswick Point, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued.[58] She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated in late March and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[61]
Ramsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The lugger was run down and sunk off the Conyngsbeg Lightship ( Trinity House) by the steamship Brooklyn ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her seven crew.[62]
Selina  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Swansea, Glamorgan.[63][64]
Serug  Austria-Hungary The barque departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported overdue.[65]
Triumph  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Langness. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[58]
Vine  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 14 March and resumed her voyage.[66]
William Hunter  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness.[25]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1880
Ship State Description
Baltic  Norway The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned 130 nautical miles (240 km) off the Norwegian coast. Her crew were rescued by the smack Victor ( United Kingdom). Baltic was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom.[67]
Beauty  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked off Clonakilty, County Cork.[68]
Columba  France The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and was driven ashore at Bône, Algeria. Two of her crew were killed and one was so severely injured that it was thought he would not survive.[69]
Donna Sophia  United Kingdom The ship was damaged at her berth at Troon, Ayrshire and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Saint=Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[70]
Haydn  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Crescent ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. Haydn was on her maiden voyage, from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Port Said, Egypt.[71][72][66]
Mabel  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[71][63] Mabel was refloated on 16 March with assistance from the tugs India, Sussex, Victor and Wanderer (all  United Kingdom). She was towed in to Gravesend, Kent by India.[73]
Musgrave  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Inchcolm, Fife and sank. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[68][52]
Nantes  France The steamship ran aground at Smyrna, Russia. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool, Lancashire.[66]
Star of the West  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew were rescued by the barque Alfen ( Norway). Star of the West was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin.[74][61][75]
Two unnamed vessels  Spain The feluccas were crushed by the steamship Columba ( France) at Bône, severely injuring 25 people.[69]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1880
Ship State Description
Aden  United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Crescent ( United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Humber.[76]
Ebro  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Runton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[71][70]
George L. Lamont  United States The steamship capsized with the loss of three lives.[77]
Governor Tilley  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Joe Flogger Sandbank, at the mouth of the Schuylkill River.[71] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[70] She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Philadelphia.[78]
Montana  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Church Bay, Anglesey. All on board were rescued, some by the tug Sea King ( United Kingdom). Montana was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[79][80] She was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Liverpool.[81] Subsequently scrapped.[82][83]
No Name  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Norna ( Germany) and by Sorane ( Denmark). No Name was on a voyage from Lagos, Lagos Colony to Rotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands.[84][85][86]
Robert  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Foxhound ( United Kingdom) .[87] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[32]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1880
Ship State Description
Alfred Eulalie  France The ship was driven ashore near Goulven, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to L'Orient, Morbihan.[32][88]
RMS City of Sydney  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at San Francisco, California, United States. She was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand to San Francisco. The fire was extinguished.[66]
Gannet  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London. She was refloated and put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition.[66]
Zephyr  Netherlands The ship foundered in the English Channel south west of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Britannia ( United Kingdom).[89]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1880
Ship State Description
City of Rochester  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland.[70][90]
Euxine  France The steamship ran aground at Bukari Point, Greece. She was refloated and resumed taken in to Patras, Greece.[70][90]
Five Sisters  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 500 yards (460 m) north of Life Saving Station No. 13, 4th District, 200 yards (180 m) off the New Jersey coast. Her six crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[37]
Foreningen  Norway The barque ran aground off Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to klaipėda, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[91]
Maude  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks off Ouessant, Finistère, France and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[92] She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[32]
Rontegui  France The steamship ran aground on rocks off the north coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Oran, Algeria,[93][94][63] or vice versa.[95][70]
Tropic Haiti Haiti The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 21, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast. Her seven crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[37]
Unnmaed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[63]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1880
Ship State Description
Maude  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[67]
Sally Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Annalong, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[87]
Salvatore  France The brig was driven ashore at Camber, Sussex, United Kingdom.[87]
Sarah and Ellen Canada Canada The barque was driven onto shoals off Hog Island, Virginia, United States, near the entrance to Great Machapongo Inlet and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 9, 5th District. An attempt to be pulled off by a tug on 19 March failed. Her fourteen crew, plus locals hired by the wrecking company were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service and the wrecking company tug. She was stripped and abandoned on 20 March.[37]
Surinam  Netherlands The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Surinam. She was refloated with assistance from a tug and the Ramsgate Lifeboat and taken in to The Downs,[68] and then Dover, Kent.[32]
Zoe  France The schooner sank at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[87][32]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1880
Ship State Description
Achorn  United States The schooner was sunk in a collision with schooner Maria and Elizabeth ( United States) 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Absecon, New Jersey with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors reached the Hereford Inlet in their boat.[37]
Anne Margaretha  Denmark The ship was discovered abandoned in the Thames Estuary. She was taken in to London, United Kingdom.[96]
Britannia  Germany The steamship ran aground at Antwerp, Belgium and broke her back.[67]
Catherine  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Souyn Sands, in the Bristol Channel and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[67]
Fage Sylvan  Norway The ship ran aground at Pauillac, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Bordeaux, Gironde.[96]
Ferzo  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore at Aboukir, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt.[96]
Gustaf Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked at "Punta Enjans".[97]
Hercon  Norway The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[67]
Louisa  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by a tug.[98]
Oskar  Denmark The barque ran aground at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was then run into by Christabel ( United Kingdom). Oskar was on a voyage from Skien to Penzance.[91]
Swiftsure  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[57]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1880
Ship State Description
Dapueto Padre  Italy The barque ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Cape Verde Islands.[99][100]
Mary A. Myshrall Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Parthia ( United Kingdom), which put a volunteer crew aboard and took Mary A. Myshrall in tow. The tow had to be abandoned on 21 March and the volunteer crew were retrieved. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[101]
Sarah Ellen  United Kingdom The barque was lost off Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Baltimore.[102]
Vincenzo Flag unknown The ship put in to Pernambuco, Brazil on fire and was beached. SHe was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[99]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Campbeltown.[101]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Rossitten, Germany with the loss of at least five lives.[30][103]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1880
Ship State Description
Cleanthes  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[91]
Dorset,
Elf, and
Par 		 United Kingdom The tug Elf was towing Dorset and Par in the Bristol Channel when all three vessels ran aground, with Dorset colliding with Par.[89]
Livadia  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Elba, Italy to Newport, Monmouthshire.[91]
Queen of Hearts  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Shannon ( United Kingdom). Queen of Hearts was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[104]
Victor  Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 24 March by the barque Rapid (Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland). Victor was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[105][106]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast.[91]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1880
Ship State Description
Eclipse  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Pull Reef. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Flensburg, Germany. She was refloated.[107]
Lizzie  United Kingdom The ship was beached at Newlyn, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Par, Cornwall.[101]
Northern Empire  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 22 crew took to two boats. Eight crew in one of the boats were rescued by the barque Sara ( Norway). Fourteen crew in the other boat were reported missing. Northern Empire was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[108][109]
Ophir Canada Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°14′N 56°15′W / 41.233°N 56.250°W / 41.233; -56.250). Her eleven crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 23 March by the steamship Neckar ( Germany).[110] Ophir was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Newry, County Antrim.[111]
Rosannah Rose  New Zealand The schooner went ashore and was wrecked north of Kaikoura. All seven people on board survived.[47]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1880
Ship State Description
C. Bang  Norway The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Atlas ( Norway). C. Bang was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[112][113]
Isabella Mott  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°04′N 47°58′W / 42.067°N 47.967°W / 42.067; -47.967). Her crew were rescued by the barque Ragna ( Norway). Isabella Mott was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.[114][102]
Pauline  Germany The barque ran aground at Wilmington, Delaware, United States and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Wilmington to Stettin.[89]
Reform  Norway The barque was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Cork.[89]
Stornoway  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her 27 crew were rescued by the barque W. J. Stiers (Canada) Canada). Stornoway was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[104][115][111]
Tokatea  New South Wales The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California, United States. Her crew were rescued.[101]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1880
Ship State Description
Annie C. Norwood  United States The fishing schooner was lost on Cashes Shoal with the loss of all 14 crew.[116][117]
Ban Righ  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Lapp Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Königsberg, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[107]
Matthew Caw  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[118]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank at the north end of Fair Isle, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[46]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1880
Ship State Description
Aagot  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her five crew were rescued by the fishing smack Boldero ( United Kingdom). Aagot was on a voyage from Norway to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[57][118]
Almatea  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shanghai, China.[57]
Eugenio  United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Handel ( France).[109] Eugenio was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Gibraltar.[115]
Jean Paul  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Memel, Germany with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Memel to the River Tyne.[57]
Robert Wendt  Germany The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Maggie Miller (Canada Canada. Robert Wendt was on a voyage from New York to Stettin.[119]
Secret  United Kingdom The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Dantzig, Germany. No further trace, reported missing.[60]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1880
Ship State Description
Abyssinia, or
Assyria 		 United Kingdom The steamship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Aden, Aden Province to Zanzibar. She put back to Aden and was scuttled.[120][22]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1880
Ship State Description
Canadian  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[121] Her crew were rescued by the tug Monarch ( United Kingdom). Canadian was on a voyage from Dungeness, Kent to Hull, Yorkshire.[107]
Dowlais  United Kingdom The steamship hit the Rundlestone, Cornwall and sank with the loss of two of the nineteen people on board. Survivors took to the lifeboats. They were rescued by the steamship Sedgemoor ( United Kingdom. Dowlais was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[122][120][123][124]
Fernville  United Kingdom The steamship collided with an iceberg and consequently sank the next day. Some of her crew were rescued by the barque Alliance  France). Twenty-two crew were rescued on 29 March by Sarmatian ( France). Fernville was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[125][126][127]
Kosmopoliet  Netherlands The galiot foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (49°17′N 007°31′W / 49.283°N 7.517°W / 49.283; -7.517). Her crew were rescued by the barque Vesta ( Germany). Kosmopoliet was on a voyage from Ferrol, Spain, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[128]
Ocean Belle  United States The fishing schooner sprang a leak and sank on the Georges Bank. Her crew were rescued.[129]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1880
Ship State Description
Alicia  United Kingdom The ship struck the Deputy Reef, off Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire. She put in to Belfast, County Antrim.[120][22]
Amelia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Malabar Coast. Her crew survived.[130]
Blue Jacket  United Kingdom The smack struck a rock at Ballynass, County Londonderry and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Ballynass.[120]
Cid  Spain The ship ran aground on the West Bank. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated with assistance, and resumed her voyage the next day.[120]
Dowlais  United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Land's End, Cornwall and was wrecked with the loss of two of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[30]
Elphinstone  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Rio Marina, Italy to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[120]
Foolscar  United States The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremen, Germany.[22]
Harp  United States The boat was lost on Green Island, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[129]
Hart United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner ran aground at Douglas Head. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to Douglas in a severely leaky condition.[120]
Jane Macred  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in Lough Swilly. She was refloated and taken in to Buncrana, County Donegal.[120]
Janet Johnstone  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Tralee, County Kerry.[120]
Louisa Theresa  France The brig was driven ashore at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[120]
Nenuphar  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Washington ( United States). Nenuphan was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry.[131]
Sophie  Germany The galiot was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea by the steamship Dalton ( United Kingdom). All on board were rescued.[120]
Sweet Home  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[120]
Velarde  Spain The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland.[120]
Young Alonzo  United Kingdom The fishing boat collided with the schooner Rosalie ( United Kingdom) and sank in Plymouth Sound. Her nine crew were rescued by Rosalie.[103]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1880
Ship State Description
Arbutus  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and damaged. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[132]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Tyne for Norrköping, Sweden. No further trace,[133] reported missing.[40]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship ( Trinity House ). Her five crew were rescued by Elizabeth Young ( United Kingdom).[134]
Zicaro  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 3, 2nd District on the coast of Massachusetts. Her crew landed on shore using a rope.[37]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1880
Ship State Description
Cerwyn  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Île de Sein, Finistère, France with the loss of ten of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire.[135][136][137]
Equinox  United Kingdom The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Malmö, Sweden. No further trace, reported hopelessly overdue.[138]
Strathairly  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated.[61]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1880
Ship State Description
Ayres  United Kingdom The steam yacht was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the South Stack, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[74]
Carnham  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Raasay. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Emperor  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated on 1 April.[17]
Fjulan  Norway The steamship was wrecked at Berlevåg.[139]
Lanarkshire  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barr Point, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[61]
Lina  Norway The yacht was wrecked at Berlvåg.[139]
Louis Napoleon  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance and taken into The Downs.[61]
Olga  Norway The steamship was wrecked at Berlevåg.[139]
Pater  Sweden The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Arklow Lifeboat Out Pensioner ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Pater was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[74][45][59] The wreck was towed in to Wicklow Bay on 5 March.[140]
Susan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Magheramorne, County Antrim to Bangor, County Down.[45]
Telephone  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Fowey, Cornwall.[61]
Watchful  United States The schooner sank in Pamlico Sound 7 nautical miles (13 km) north west of Life Saving Station No. 23, 6th District. Her crew of seven made it to shore in the ship's boat. Later raised by a wrecking company.[37]
Unnamed  Norway The coaster was wrecked at Berlevåg.[139]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1879
Ship State Description
Aphrodite  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[45] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
Fearless  United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Newcombe Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[45]
Hermit  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Valparaíso, Chile.[132]
Richard Pearne  United States The ship was driven ashore at Port Natal, Natal Colony. .[17]
Sampson  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the schooner Chester ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. Sampson was on a voyage from Cemlyn, Anglesey to Lancaster, Lancashire.[102]
Skjold  Denmark The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[134][141]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1879
Ship State Description
Alarm  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Long Island. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Antigua. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[66]
Ambriz  Spain The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was refloated and resumed her voyage but put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom for inspection.[142]
Anna Margretha  Denmark The ship was discovered on the Westboro Head Sands, in the Thames Estuary. She was taken in to London, United Kingdom.[67]
Annie Wharton Canada Canada The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 March. She was on a voyage from London to Newhaven, Connecticut, United States.[141] She came ashore at the mouth of the Schuylkill River in April.[143]
Arabistan  United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea.[144]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 March.[145]
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire to Sønderborg, Denmark.[1]
Carpin  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on The Gantocks before 22 March.[101]
Chinsura  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at False Point, India. She was later refloated.[120]
Cora  Belgium The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hong Kong. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[29]
Diamant  United Kingdom The barque ran aground off "Julebeck". She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Memel, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[70]
Eblana Canada Canada The barque was wrecked at Pisarinco, New Brunswick. with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint John, New Brunswick.[43][146][147]
Enok  Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sarpsborg to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom.[68] She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Wick on 26 March.[148]
Etoile du Nord  France The brig was driven ashore at Whydah, Dahomey before 20 March. The ship was plundered by the local inhabitants.[149][150]
Falkee  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Sæby.[146]
Familien  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[11]
Garland  United Kingdom The brigantine caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[29]
Garonne  France The steamship was driven ashore at Beckfoot, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Silloth, Cumberland.[15]
Hannah Anne Magrethe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew survived.[87]
Harvan  United States The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat.[59]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of thirteen of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by a German vessel.[151]
James Shaw  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Barrow-in-Furness. She was refloated and taken in to Barrow-in-Furness in a leaky condition.[17]
John Watt  United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[25]
La Decidée  France The schooner was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by Queen of the Seas ( United Kingdom).[152]
Leo  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Strauss ( Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Cubitt Town, Middlesex. Her crew survived. Leo was on a voyage from London to Gravesend, Kent.[11]
Leopoldine  Germany The brig foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[87]
Mathilda  Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Rhea ( United Kingdom). Mathilda was on a voyage from Tvedestrand to Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom by Rhea and the smack Joseph and Sarah ( United Kingdom)[63]
Margot  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked between "Tambava" and Vohemar, Merina Kingdom.[91]
Memlo Canada Canada The barque ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia. She was refloated and put back to Middlesbrough for repairs.[21][24][153]
Mercator  Belgium The steamship departed from Antwerp for New York.[154][155] Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board.[27] A lifeboat was recovered by Chateaubriand ( France) on 19 June.[citation needed]
Myosotis  France The ship was wrecked on Agaléga, Mauritius on or before 25 March. All on board were rescued.[131]
Mystic Tie  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Rio Grande do Sul. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to the Rio Grande do Sul.[91]
Nankin  France The steamship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 17 March and resumed her voyage.[32]
Princess Royal  United Kingdom The brigantine struck rocks off Dunstanburgh, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Blyth, Northumberland. She was towed in to Blyth, where she sank.[11][12]
Pompeo  Italy The brig ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, United Principalities to an Adriatic port. She was refloated.[15]
Secret  United Kingdom The barque departed from Hartlepool for Dantzig, Germany in late March. Although she was subsequently sighted off Helsingør, she was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.[156]
St. Clair  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. She was refloated and taken in to Glasgow.[70]
Surprise  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Ynys Dulas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Susie May  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais, France.[100]
Telephone  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Fowey, Cornwall.[74]
Terzo  Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore at Aboukir, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt.[67]
Tidefeld  Germany The galiot sprang a severe leak and was beached at Lemvig, Norway, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brake to Arendal, Norway.[71]
Vandringsmanden  Norway The ship was abandoned off the coast of Jutland. Three crew were rescued by the smack Amaranth ( United Kingdom).[11]
Whitehall  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Galaţi, United Principalities. She was refloated on 26 March and found to be severely damaged.[22]
Witton Castle  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Villaricos, Spain.[91] Her crew were rescued.[99]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands.[68]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on Europa Island before 25 March.[157]

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