List of shipwrecks in March 1843

The list of shipwrecks in March 1843 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1843.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1843
Ship State Description
Lord Anson  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Guernsey, Channel Islands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Ascension Island to London. She put into Saint Aubin, Jersey, Channel Islands.[1]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1843
Ship State Description
Windsor Castle  United Kingdom The ship was dismasted on 2 March in collision with the ship Berlin ( United States) at 48°N 10°W / 48°N 10°W / 48; -10 in the North Atlantic, on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire;[2] she was abandoned on 4 March, 115 nautical miles (213 km) from Cape Clear, with Berlin and Hudson taking off the passengers and crew.[3] The drifting derelict was boarded off Kilbaha, County Clare, Ireland and taken into Scattery Island, Kilrush.[4][5]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1843
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Skerweathers. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Gloucester.[6]
Hubert Cornelis  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in a capsized state south of Arcachon, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées to Amsterdam, North Holland.[4]
Ida  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Calcutta, India.[7]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast on Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[8]
Mary Bell  United Kingdom The ship ran agroundd on the Moonschar Reef, off Marsaskala, Malta. She floated off but was consequently beached. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Malta.[9][10]
Midge  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Mercury ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Mercury. She was subsequently found 20 nautical miles (37 km) east north east of Hartlepool, County Durham by Thetis ( United Kingdom). She was taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire. Midge was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to South Shields, County Durham.[1][8]
Romanoff  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1843
Ship State Description
Belmont  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[7]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the Skerweathers. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Gloucester.[12]
Isabella Brown  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Castle Island Reef, off Castle Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.[13][7]
HMS Megaera  Royal Navy The paddle sloop was wrecked on Bare Bush Key with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Port Royal, Jamaica to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[14]
Themis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[7]
Windsor Castle  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with an American ship and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 115 nautical miles (213 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal. Her crew were rescued by Hudson ( United States). Windsor Castle was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was discovered on 12 March by Pandora ( United Kingdom. A steamship was sent out and towed her into Killala Bay.[15][16] She was subsequently taken into Scattery Island, County Clare.[17][18]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1843
Ship State Description
Caspard  France The ship was driven ashore at "Hourtons", Seine-Inférieure with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure.[19]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Donegal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Donegal.[20]
Elisa  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Perpignan. Two crew survived, they were rescued off Minorca, Spain by Arabella ( Spain) on 7 March. Elisa was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[21]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1843
Ship State Description
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Donegal.[19]
Lion  United Kingdom The steamship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of South Shields, County Durham.[22]
Oberpræsident  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Anholt, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. David's, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom to Swinemünde.[4]

7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1843
Ship State Description
Adamant  United States The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Dagger  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Humber near Paull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[19][24] She was refloated later that day and resumed her voyage.[20]
Guide  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Hartwell Reef, on the north coast of Faial Island, Azores. She broke up on 20 March; all on board survived. She was on her maiden voyage, from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[25][26]
Leo  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated.[20][22]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1843
Ship State Description
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Gabrielle ( France). Mary was on a voyage from London to Barcelona, Spain and Gibraltar.[27]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1843
Ship State Description
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Teignmouth. She was refloated and taken into Teignmouth.[22]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1843
Ship State Description
Noah  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on "Vædderoe Island", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[28][29]
Stephen Wright  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[29]
Woods  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[10] She was refloated on 14 March and taken into Maryport.[18]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1843
Ship State Description
Amelia Dantzig The ship ran aground on the Chalk Groundsm in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Dantzig to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[30]
Commerce  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire by Mount Charles ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Southwold, Suffolk.[31][32]
Irish Lily  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a rock off Sully Island, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Newport, Monmouthshire.[10]
Magdalene  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground near Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Dunbar, Lothian to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[33]
Revanche  Hamburg The ship was wrecked near Siculiana, Sicily with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Siculiana to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[34][35]
Truro  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[10]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1843
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Sisters and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Caroline was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth in a severely damaged condition.[22][10]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a reef between Anholt and Læsø, Denmark. She was refloated but consequently foundered in the Kattegat off Falkenberg, Sweden the next day. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin.[36][33]
Elizabeth  Norway The ship was wrecked near Varberg, Sweden.[36]
Heinrich  Denmark The schooner was wrecked at Melazzo, Sicily.[37]
Land  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay and was abandoned . She was subsequently driven ashore near the Point of Ayr Lighthouse, Flintshire. Land was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day and taken into Liverpool in a severely damaged condition.[16][10]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1843
Ship State Description
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[21]
Jason  Denmark The ship was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Havana, Cuba.[38]
Merlin  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sand Point, near Blyth, Northumberland.[18]
Theon  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar. She was refloated on 16 March and taken into Harwich, Essex.[4][39]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1843
Ship State Description
Arrow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Moy, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ballina, County Mayo or vice versa.[28][29]
Chieftain  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by New England ( United States). Chieftai was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Cork.[40]
USS Grampus  United States Navy The 10-gun schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina or St Augustine, Florida in a gale, with the loss of all hands.[41][42]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1843
Ship State Description
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[29]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Matthew ( United Kingdom and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[36]
Latona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Rye. Latona was refloated and taken into Rye.[29]
Maria  United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank off Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[33]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1843
Ship State Description
Carl  Prussia The ship was wrecked on the south west point of Rønne, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stolpemünde to Copenhagen, Denmark.[43]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated.[28]
Mary Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The schooner was wrecked in Long Island Bay, Grand Manan, New Brunswick in a storm with the loss of crew of three. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Grand Manan.[44][45]
Mechanic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked on Partridge Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[46]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1843
Ship State Description
Anchor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Whitten Sand, in the North Sea and capsized with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[47]
Ann and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 14 nautical miles (26 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to London.[28][48]
Ashley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire, Her crew were rescued.[49]
Destin  France The ship was driven ashore neat St. Ubes, Portugal.[29]
Elizabeth Marie Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[50]
Escort  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Sheringham Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[47]
Lord Ernest  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[28]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[28]
New Holland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Gosport, Hampshire.[29] She was refloated the next day and beached.[51]
Petrel  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Barneston Rocks, off the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Montrose, Forfarshire.[28] Petrel was refloated on 31 March and taken into Scarborough, Yorkshire.[7]
Pilot  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[33]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1843
Ship State Description
Athens  United States The ship ran aground on the Hinderbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was later refloated.[33]
Commerce  United Kingdom The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by Mountcharles ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Mountcharles.[52][53]
Margaretha  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pan Sand, in the North Sea off the north coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to London. She was refloated and towed into the River Thames.[47]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[54] She was refloated the next day and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[47]
Perseus  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Holme Sand, in the North Sea. she was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Falmouth, Cornwall. She was refloated.[47]
Restless  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Skur House and Hutching's Point, Glamorgan.[51] She became a wreck on 22 March.[33]
True Blue  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Rocks, off Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. She was refloated with assistance from Aurora's Increase and Sylven and four other smacks (all  United Kingdom) and taken into Harwich.[28][55]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1843
Ship State Description
Astley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[36][48][56]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The galiot was run down and sunk by the schooner Matthew ( United Kingdom) off Belfast, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by the sloop Minerva ( United Kingdom).[52]
Feronia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Cape St. Vincent, Spain with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Palermo, Sicily.[57]
Patriot  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Elie, Fife. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[58]
Thomas Dryden  United Kingdom The brig ran aground in the Pentland Firth and was holed. She was consequently beached at Duncansby Head, Caithness. Her crew survived. Thomas Dryden was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dublin. She was a total loss.[33]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1843
Ship State Description
Earl Roden  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked off Ballycotton, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[59]
Hensight  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt to a French port.[60]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Patras, Greece to London. Jane was refloated the next day and towed into London.[33][61]
Toward Castle  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Port Ellen, Islay.[21]
Twinde  Prussia The ship capsized at Le Hourdel, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Memel to Abbeville, Somme.[62][63]
Two Pollies  United States The galiot was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 160 leagues (480 nautical miles (890 km) east north east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued by Christophe Columb ( France).[64]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1843
Ship State Description
Eucles  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was severely damaged.[65]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Hillya", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin.[62] Isabella was refloated on 25 March and taken into Stromness for repairs.[7]
Nautilus  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat.[33][66] She was refloated on 29 March and taken into Aberdeen.[67]
Oscar  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[58]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1843
Ship State Description
James Ryder  United States The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Stettin.[68]
John and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Arnot Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Sussex  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America to Saint Lucia.[69]
Victoria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Peterhead.[70]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1843
Ship State Description
City of Aberdeen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Topocalma Shoal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from a port in New Zealand to Valparaíso, Chile.[71]
Convocate United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia to Berbice, British Honduras.[69]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to South Shields, County Durham.[59]
Ellen and Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Usk.[37]
Helena  Prussia The full-rigged ship was wrecked on The Manacles with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Memel to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[21][72][73]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor. She was beached at South Shields. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[52][74]
Mary  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[43]
Oscar  Norway The ship was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[72]
Stillman  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Skullmartin Rock, near Ballywalter, County Down. Her crew were rescued by the Coast Guard. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Demerara, British Honduras.[21][72][57]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1843
Ship State Description
Autumn  United Kingdom The ship was beached at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[70]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to South Shields, County Durham.[58]
Great Britain  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Klein Vogel Sand, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Cuxhaven to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. She was refloated on 28 March.[75][76]
Hoppet Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Lesser Goutelande Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Antwerp, Belgium.[62]
John and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all six of her crew.[72]
John and Frederick  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Whitby, Yorkshire.[37][70]
Lowther  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Swine Bottoms, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wismar. She was refloated the next day and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[30]
Maria  Norway The ship ran aground and sank at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Gravelines.[75] She was refloated on 30 March and taken into Gravelines.[60]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Warkworth, Northumberland.[74]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with William Penn ( United States) and was consequently beached at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Gibraltar.[59]
Wellington  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Dolphin ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[37]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1843
Ship State Description
Elector or Electra  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cullercoats Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat, which was taken overland and launched from Whitby, Yorkshire.[72][59]
George  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Warkworth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[74]
Great Britain  United Kingdom After two days of hurricane damage in mid-Atlantic and the loss of one crew member, the barque[77] was considered a complete wreck on 27 March. The surviving 14 crew and 9 passengers were rescued by Philadelphia ( Bremen) on 30 March and the ship was abandoned in position 48°N 33°W / 48°N 33°W / 48; -33. Great Britain was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States.[23][78]
Irvine  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off St. Ann's Head, Pembrokeshire.[37]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[62]
Native  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Torre Abbey, Devon. All sixteen people on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridport, Dorset to Newfoundland, British North America.[21][72] Native was refloated on 7 April and taken into Torquay, Devon.[68]
Nicoline  Russia The ship, on a voyage from Odessa to Falmouth, Cornwall, was run down by an unidentified vessel off the Scilly isles and abandoned; the crew were picked up by a ship Aid.[79] The derelict was discovered on 31 March in 50°N 8°W / 50°N 8°W / 50; -8 by the brig Clara and Emma ( United Kingdom) and taken into Milford, Wales.[80][81]
Pauline  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure.[72]
Rossini Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Cape San Antonio, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She wason a voyage from Monte Video, Uruguay to Havana, Cuba.[82]
Wellington  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk off "Clewer". Her crew were rescued.[72]
Woodman  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Nore and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and beached at Sheerness, Kent.[21][83]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1843
Ship State Description
Muvinia  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with John ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[62]
Pero  United Kingdom The derelict barque was driven ashore near White Point, County Cork.[84]
Samuel Abbott  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near White Point.[84]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1843
Ship State Description
Alderman Thompson  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anticosti Island, Province of Canada, British North America with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Province of Canada to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38][85]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans.[86]
Vere  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on Herd Harbour Point, Campbell's Islands, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached on Sandy Island. Vere was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was condemned.[87][88]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1843
Ship State Description
Earl of March  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore on Stroma, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from Cromarty to Campbeltown, Argyllshire.[57]
Glory  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dunwoodly Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[89][7]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Gibraltar.[90]
Medora  United Kingdom The ship collided with Sarah ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Faversham, Kent.[90][91]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1843
Ship State Description
Doctor Syntax  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Inchkeith. She was refloated and put into Leith Lothian for repairs.[7]
Libra  United Kingdom The ship was beached in Rhosilli Bay. Her crew were rescued.[91]
Margaret and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Dover, Kent. She was refloated.[7]
Martha  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Montreal, Province of Canada, British North America.[91][76]
Reindeer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and lost at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sulina.[92][86]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1843
Ship State Description
Bengali  France The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Recife, Africa. Her crew were rescued by Marie en Hillegond ( Netherlands).[86]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Mutton Island, County Galway. She was refloated on 14 March and taken into Galway.[4]
Camoens  France The ship grounded before 23 March whilst on passage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay. She was later refloated and found to be little damaged and not leaky.[93][94]
Conservative  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Saldanha Bay before 10 March with the loss of at least four of her crew, and possibly all hands. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape Colony.[88][95]
Elise Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore near Almería, Spain, coming from Gijón, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Elizabeth  Netherlands The ship was wrecked at sea before 23 March. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[59]
Florian  United States The ship went aground near the Prince's Bay Lighthouse, New York. She was on a voyage from New York City to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and put back to New York City.[46]
George  United States The ship reported on 25 March ashore near "Batz" or "Ratz".[43] She was refloated by 29 March, undamaged.[75]
Gode Hendrick Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in a capsized condition on Île Dieu.[91]
Hercules  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Mobile, Alabama, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile.[88]
Mary Ann or Mary Jane  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Henry, Virginia. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom.[92]
North American  United States The whaler was wrecked at Leschenaut.[96]
Smart  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Banff, Aberdeenshire for London before 6 March. Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew.[20][97]
Stranger United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was reported ashore at the mouth of the Macleay River, New South Wales before 30 March.[98]
Thadeus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Morlaisien ( France). Thadeus was on a voyage from Cuba to Dundee, Forfarshire.[99]
Trial  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on 30 or 31 March at Copiapó, Chile, while loading for Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[100][101][102]
Union  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast before 11 March.[43]
West Indian  United Kingdom The ship got onshore in the Dardanelles before 3 March, on voyage from Odessa. She was refloated with assistance from SMS Montecucelo ( Austrian Navy), undamaged.[21][103]

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