The brig ran aground in the River Mersey. She refloated herself the next day but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Montrose, Forfarshire.[3]
5 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Ann and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Katwijk, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bremen.[4]
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Hamburg.[10]
Liberty's Increase
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees to Sunderland, County Durham. Liberty's Increase became a total wreck the next day.[2][9]
Young Man's Endeavour
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Hull, Yorkshire.[9]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
George
United Kingdom
The brigantine ran aground and was wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[11]
George Canning
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Mauritius with the loss of eighteen of her 40 crew. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Mauritius.[12][13][14]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Industry was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[9]
Lalla Rookh
India
The ship was wrecked at Pondicherry. She was on a voyage from Madras to Penang, China.[15]
The ship was wrecked near Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[18]
Saltoun
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Scrub Rock, off the coast of Anguilla. There were four survivors. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[19]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Venerable
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near , County Galway with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Galway.[20]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Charles Jamieson
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock and was wrecked in the Cape Verde Islands, Portugal. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to the Cape of Good Hope.[21]
The ship was destroyed by fire at Bombay, India.[32][33]
20 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Sarah Morrell
United States
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Broadhaven Bay, County Mayo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[34]
William
United Kingdom
The schooner ship was wrecked on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off Schouwen-Duiveland, South Holland. Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rotterdam, South Holland.[35][36]
21 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[29]
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Small Ord Point, Caernarfonshire with the loss of one of her three crew. Survivors were rescued by Venus (United Kingdom).[25]
The sloop was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, where she became a wreck the next day. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Inverness.[36]
28 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Navarino
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[39]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Air
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Her crew were rescued.[36] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1828
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Praya Bay, Madeira, Portugal.[41]
Hannah
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[17]
The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Caldas da Rainha, Portugal with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[43]
References[]
^ abc"Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc (876). 7 March 1828.
^ ab"Ship News". The Morning Post (17856). 8 March 1828.
^"From Lloyd's Marine List – March 25". Caledonian Mercury (16631). 29 March 1828.