List of shipwrecks in March 1839
The list of shipwrecks in March 1839 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1839 .
1 March
2 March
4 March
6 March
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Jeune Maurice
France
The ship ran aground and capsized in the Garonne . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to an English port. Jeune Maurice was later refloated.[ 9] [ 10]
7 March
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hartlepool , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to London .[ 11] [ 8]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and caught fire at Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland . She was towed out to sea and scuttled. Enterprise was later refloated and beached.[ 9] [ 10]
Herald
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer ran aground at Buckhouse Point, Carlingford, County Louth . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newry , County Antrim . Herald had become a wreck by 14 March.[ 12] [ 13]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near St. Margarets Bay, Kent . She was on a voyage from Guernsey , Channel Islands to London .[ 10]
Profit and Loss
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) east of Calais , France with the loss of all hands.[ 11] [ 10]
Two Brothers
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cresswell, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Newcastle upon Tyne.[ 8] [ 14]
8 March
10 March
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Anna Karena
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Peterhead , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Peterhead.[ 13]
Countess of Mulgrave
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked off Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz , Mexico to Jamaica.[ 16]
George and Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee , Forfarshire to the Eider .[ 17]
Elizabeth and Alida
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked near Carne, Cornwall , United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam , North Holland to Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom.[ 18]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields , County Durham. Wellington was refloated the next day.[ 7]
11 March
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Despatch
United Kingdom
A fire in the Pacific Ocean (33°27′S 161°45′E / 33.450°S 161.750°E / -33.450; 161.750 ) destroyed her. All 29 people on board successfully abandoned ship. Governor Bourke ( United Kingdom ) rescued eight people. The other 21 reached Lord Howe's Island in the long boat,[ 19] [ 20] where Woodlark rescued them.
Nelly
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock in Loch na h-Oidhche and sank. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to Sunderland, County Durham . Nelly was later refloated.[ 21]
Prince Coburg
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dimlington , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire to Leith , Lothian .[ 14]
Princess Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Holmpton , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire to Leith.[ 13]
Progress
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, South Shields , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus .[ 7] [ 8]
Welcome
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Trinidad for Dublin . No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[ 22]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields. Wellington was refloated the next day and put into South Shields.[ 8]
12 March
List of shipwrecks: March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Andrea Elizabeth
Norway
The ship was in collision with Hebrew ( United States ) and sank at Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Havre de Grâce.[ 13]
Buenos Ayres Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Seaham , County Durham to London . Buenos Ayres Packet was refloated and made for Great Yarmouth , Norfolk , where she was driven ashore. Her crew were rescued.[ 23]
Busy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham .[ 17] She was later refloated and taken into Sunderland.[ 23]
Delaval
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the Spanish Battery, South Shields , County Durham . Her five crew were rescued by rocket apparatus .[ 8]
Thomas Dougall
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Occumster , Caithness with the loss of seven of her thirteen crew. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Odessa .[ 17]
13 March
14 March
15 March
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Berkeley
United Kingdom
The whaler was driven ashore and damaged in the Cocos Islands . She was subsequently repaired.[ 25]
Gideon
United States
The whaler was wrecked in the Cocos Islands.[ 25]
Johannes
Russia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Ketsveck". She was on a voyage from Lisbon , Portugal to Riga .[ 26]
Lizzy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Gupton". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Tenby , Pembrokeshire .[ 17]
Haabets Anker
Norway
The galiot was beached at Hartlepool , County Durham , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dram to Hartlepool. Haabets Anker was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool.[ 23]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Hartlepool. Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London Hope was refloated and taken into Hartlepool, where she sank.[ 23]
Tranquille
France
The ship was wrecked near Le Croisic , Loire-Inférieure .[ 21]
Troubadour
France
The ship was wrecked at Le Croisic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom to Nantes , Loire-Inférieure.[ 21]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on rocks near Roseau , Dominica .[ 27]
16 March
17 March
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Alpha
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London .[ 14] Alpha was later refloated and taken into South Shields , County Durham.[ 23]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Blyth, Northumberland .[ 14]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°02′N 39°00′W / 42.033°N 39.000°W / 42.033; -39.000 ) with the loss of three of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by the barque Indefatigable ( United Kingdom ). Aurora was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America .[ 30] [ 31]
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Workington , Cumberland .[ 14]
Billow
United States
The ship ran aground on the Man of War Shoals. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle , Charente-Maritime to Baltimore, Maryland . Billow was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[ 32] >
Christiana
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Port St. Mary , Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Inverness to Liverpool .[ 24]
Diligent
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Zuydcoote , Nord , France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure .[ 21]
Drydens
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Stoney Binks and foundered off the mouth of the Humber . Her thirteen passengers and crew were rescued by Neptune ( United Kingdom ).[ 23]
Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool , County Durham . Her crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[ 23]
Jubilee
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Juist , Kingdom of Hanover . Her crew were rescued.[ 26]
Richard and John
United Kingdom
The collier was in collision with Leith ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea .[ 5]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Llandulas , Denbighshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 17]
Secret
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Port St. Mary. She was on a voyage from Newry , County Antrim to Glasson Dock , Lancashire . She was later refloated.[ 24]
Ypens
Netherlands
The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of four of her seven crew. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to Drøbak , Norway. Survivors were rescued by Nora ( United Kingdom ).[ 33]
18 March
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Cæsar
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off Green Key, Cuba . She was on a voyage from Monte Video , Uruguay to Havana , Cuba.[ 34]
Dispatch
Antigua
The drogher ran aground on the Belfast Reef. She was refloated but consequently sank.[ 27]
Fame
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Texel , North Holland , Netherlands . She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen, Friesland , Netherlands. Fame was later refloated and taken into Harlingen.[ 35]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Jadder Reef. She was on a voyage from Leith , Lothian to Pillau , Prussia . Maria was refloated the next day and put into a port. She subsequently proceeded on her voyage.[ 36]
Sabina
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nore . She was on a voyage from St. Davids , Pembrokeshire to London . Sabina was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 14]
19 March
20 March
21 March
22 March
23 March
25 March
26 March
27 March
28 March
29 March
30 March
31 March
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1839
Ship
State
Description
Adelaide
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on Holm Island, Skye , Outer Hebrides . She was on a voyage from Arbroath , Forfarshire to Liverpool , Lancashire . Adelaide was refloated on 9 March and taken into Stornoway , Isle of Lewis .[ 14]
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône , France to Liverpool. Anna was refloated on 30 March and towed into Liverpool.[ 38]
Aurora
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Fraque Island" before 16 March with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gonaïves , Haiti to Liverpool.[ 17]
Cupid
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Amrum , Duchy of Holstein before 15 March. She was on a voyage from Riga , Russia to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 14]
David Witton
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked in the Onkaparinga River , South Australia .[ 53]
Drie Gebroeders
Netherlands
The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank before 26 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Christiansand , Norway and Amsterdam , North Holland .[ 40]
Earl of Seafield
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen . She was on a voyage from Peterhead , Aberdeenshire to Aberdeen. Earl of Seafield was refloated on 9 March.[ 12]
Earl Moira
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at A Coruña , Spain before 1 April.[ 54]
Ephenson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes , Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham . Ephenson was refloated on 21 March and taken into Grimsby , Lincolnshire.[ 35]
Ewretta
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hull to New York . Ewretta was later refloated and taken into Hull.[ 13]
Fils Unis
France
The ship was driven ashore neat The Needles , Isle of Wight , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Exeter , Devon , United Kingdom. Fils Unis was refloated on 21 March and taken into Cowes , Isle of Wight.[ 35]
Fortuna
Norway
The ship foundered in the North Sea on or before 23 March with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Tønsberg to Fisherrow , Aberdeenshire , United Kingdom.[ 26] [ 55]
F. Society
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from London to Havana , Cuba . She was subsequently refloated with assistance from Seaflower ( United Kingdom ).[ 30]
Hazard
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea on or before 19 March.[ 41]
Jason
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport , Cumberland . She was later refloated and taken into Maryport.[ 40]
Johanna
Rostock
The ship was driven ashore on Saltholm , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rostock to London , United Kingdom. Johanna was refloated on 24 March and taken into Helsingør , Denmark.[ 38]
Lord Morpeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the Spanish Battery, South Shields , County Durham . She was refloated on 16 March and taken into South Shields.[ 17]
Marseillais
France
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 16 leagues (48 nautical miles (89 km)) south east of Majorca , Spain on or before 3 March. She was on a voyage from Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhône to "Bougla".[ 43]
Minna
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Drooghen. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to Leith , Lothian . Minna was refloated on 9 March and taken into Helsingør , Denmark.[ 17]
Pauline
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend , West Flanders , Belgium. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ostend.[ 35]
Treue
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore in Kroge Bay. She was refloated on 30 March and taken into Copenhagen , Denmark.[ 43]
Triton
Norway
The ship capsized off "Brassa Head" between 18 and 30 March. she was on a voyage from Holmestrand to Wick, Caithness , United Kingdom. Triton was towed into Lerwick , Shetland Islands in a capsized state on 30 March.[ 56] [ 57] [ 58]
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