The ship was driven ashore on Norderney, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Altona.[2]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nore.[3] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[4]
2 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Amystas
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Exmouth to Teignmouth. Amystas was later refloated, she resumed her voyage on 7 March.[5]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Union (United Kingdom), which was aground on the Nore. She consequently sank in The Swale off Yantlet, Kent.[6]
Wilberforce
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Exmouth. She was later refloated and put back to Exmouth.[5]
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew survived.[9][8]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Beaumaris, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2][10]
Peace
United Kingdom
The collier foundered in the North Sea off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[9][8]
5 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Ewen
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground of the Nore and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to London.[9]Ewen was refloated on 10 March and towed into Sheerness, Kent.[11]
The ship foundered 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Ringkøbing, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom.[14]
John Duncombe
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked at "Capiti Beach", New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[15][16][17]
Percy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Sinclair's Bay 8 nautical miles (15 km) north of Wick, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Limerick. Percy was later refloated and towed to Stromness, Orkney Islands in a leaky condition.[18][13]
7 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Gem
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock off Hendon, County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal. Gem put back to Sunderland.[11][19]
Isabel
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Delta Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. Isabel was refloated and taken into Key West, Florida Territory, where she arrived on 11 March.[20]
8 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
America
United States
The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to a European port. America was later refloated.[20]
Courier de Tampico
France
The ship was wrecked on Gorda Cay, Abaco Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to Bordeaux, Gironde.[21]
Enchantress
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. she was refloated the next day.[22]
Fenwick
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[18][11]
Hebe
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated.[18]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Conradine
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pillau.[23]
Mars
United Kingdom
The schooner struck a sunken rock and foundered in the English Channel off Mullion, Cornwall. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[24]
Sovereign
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Ulverstone, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Ulverstone.[25]
Victor
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hjørring. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Stettin.[26]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Dumfriesshire
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[27]
Emerald
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. she was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Aberystwyth.[25] She was refloated on 13 March.[28]
Industry
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Newton Rock and foundered. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[29]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground on the South Ridge, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan.[22] She was refloated on 13 March.[28]
Derwent
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the "Tislerus". She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark.[30]
The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn. Ouse was later refloated.[12]
Puella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Messina, Sicily. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Messina. Puella was later refloated and taken into Messina.[33][34]
The ship was lost near "Little Farder". Her crew were rescued.[34]
Minerva
United Kingdom)
The ship ran aground on the Lynn Knock Sand, in The Wash, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[36]
Roman
United States
The ship was in collision with Richard Anderson (United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[37]
13 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Catherina
Hamburg
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ottendorf, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[26]
Pomona
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Queens Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[28]
Provence
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lucena, ParaíbaBrazil. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[38]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Hat Key. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to British Honduras.[39]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Lise
France
The barque was wrecked at Cape Agulhas, Cape Colony with the loss of twenty of the 33 people on board. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Bordeaux, Gironde.[40]>[41]
15 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Alva
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pocahontas (United States). Alva was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Jamaica.[42]
Catharina
Hamburg
The ship foundered off "Glamayer". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[13]
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Erie
United States
The whaler was wrecked in the Chatham Islands.[43]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Tees.[44]
Louisa
United Kingdom
The cutter was wrecked on Galina Point, Jamaica.[45]
Memnon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Memnon was refloated.[46]
17 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Jane Ellen
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Tresco, Isles of Scilly.[34]
Regina
Netherlands
The ship departed from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies for Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands, probably on 10 April off Mauritius, or on 4 May.[47][48]
18 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Britannia Packet
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground and capsized at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee.[26][49]
Effort
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Sunderland, County Durham.[13]
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hook of Margate Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Dartmouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken into Margate, Kent.[46]
Orwell
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[50]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Swan
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock off Fife Ness and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Dundee, Forfarshire.[13]
20 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
George
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[44] She was refloated on 26 March.[34]
Iona
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Thistle Rock, off Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Gothenburg.[34]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Pehr (flag unknown) before she foundered. Mary was on a voyage from London to New York, United States.[51]
Pheasant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52]
21 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Trois Monts
France
The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea off Menorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. Trois Montes Rouges was later taken into Bona, Algeria.[53][51]
22 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Green River
United States
The steamboat capsized in the Green River with the loss of nine lives.[54]
Jane Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Leith, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith to Grenada.[34]
Mary Gordon
United Kingdom
The smack sprang a leak and was abandoned off Black Head, County Down. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[14][55]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the South Bull, off Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Drogheda.[23]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Stony Bank, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[14]Mary was refloated on 29 March and towed into Hull.[56]
Pallas
Sweden
The schooner was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Philippeville, Algeria.[30]Pallas was refloated on 1 April and taken into Wells-next-the-Sea.[51]
Swanage
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset.[14]
Three Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Thomas and Mary (United Kingdom) and was then driven ashore at Swanage.[57]
William and Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Swanage. She was later refloated.[14]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Alfred
Sweden
The ship ran aground on the Lucy Sand, in the North Sea off then north coast of Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Algiers, Algeria.[14]
Robert Raikes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Lapsand, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Helsingør, Denmark and Memel, Prussia. Robert Raikes was refloated the next day.[23]
Union
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Drogheda, County Louth and was severely damaged.[14] She was refloated on 27 March and beached.[58]
25 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Alfred
Sweden
The ship struck the Solg Sand, in the North Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Algiers, Algeria.[57]
Emblem
United States
The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six of the eleven people on board. Survivors were rescued by the brigCharles Miller (United States). Emblem was on a voyage from Apalachicola, Florida Territory to Havana, Cuba.[59]
The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Charlotte (United Kingdom). Providentia was on a voyage from Lübeck to King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom.[60]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Delphinen
Norway
The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen to a Baltic port.[60]
Florence
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hook Sand, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[34]
Fifeshire
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore at Lindisfarne. She was on a voyage from London to Kirkcaldy, Fife.[34]
28 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Fanny and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground between Lepanto and the "Castle of Roumelia".[20] She was refloated on 31 March and subsequently put into Cephalonia or Zante, United States of the Ionian Islands.[61]
Proteo
Kingdom of Sardinia
The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Palermo, Sicily and New York City.[20][42]
William
Prussia
The ship ran aground at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Antwerp, Belgium.[62][63]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Nakkehead", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Limekilns, Fife to Wismar.[60]
Lerwick
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Broad Shoal, in Vineyard Sound. she was refloated but driven ashore and wrecked in Waquoit Bay. Her crew were rescued. Lerwick was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[53]
31 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1840
Ship
Country
Description
Aston
United Kingdom
The ship was lost off "Molene". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Candia, Crete to Trieste.[61]
Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Gilleleje, Denmark. She was refloated the next day and taken into Helsingør.[64]
Maitland
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Brownie's Island Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[65]
The ship was driven ashore in the Dry Tortugas. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to London. Agneswas refloated and taken into Key Wet, Florida Territory.[51]
Armistad
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland on or before 4 March.[19]
Belmont
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire. Belmont was refloated and taken into Key West,[51] where she was condemned.[66]
Escambia
United States
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York.[67]
Flora
British North America
The ship was wrecked on the Frying Pan Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[65]
Formigula
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Collo, Algeria with the loss of all but two of her crew.[68]
Fortuna
Spain
The ship ran aground of the Jardanelloes. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Cuba. Fortuna was refloated with assistance from (Royal Navy). She arrived at Havana on 11 March.[69]
United States
The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 6 hands.[70]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Tetuan, Morocco with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Malta.[33]
Mitchell
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 March.[13]
Samuel
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Hamburg for Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[71]
Success
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[19]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 19 March.[72]
The Cruizer-classbrig-sloop was driven ashore and damaged at "Cape Blanco". She was refloated and put into Malta, where she had arrived by 5 April.[73]
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