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]
3 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Skerweathers. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wicklow to Gloucester.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6][7]
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][5]
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.[8]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Belmont
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[4]
Eliza
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the Skerweathers. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardigan to Gloucester.[9]
Isabella Brown
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Castle Island Reef, off . She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.[10][4]
HMS Megaera
Royal Navy
The paddlesloop 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.[11]
Themis
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[4]
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.[12][13] She was subsequently taken into Scattery Island, County Clare.[14][15]
5 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1843
Ship
Country
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 Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[16]
Ceres
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Donegal. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Donegal.[17]
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.[18]
The steamship foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of South Shields, County Durham.[19]
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.[3]
7 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Adamant
United States
The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Dagger
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground in the Humber near Paull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[16][21] She was refloated later that day and resumed her voyage.[17]
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.[22][23]
Leo
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated.[17][19]
8 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[24]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[19]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[25][26]
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.[26]
Woods
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport.[7] She was refloated on 14 March and taken into Maryport.[15]
12 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[27]
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.[28][29]
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.[7]
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.[30]
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.[31][32]
Truro
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[7]
13 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[19][7]
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.[33][30]
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.[13][7]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Jason
Denmark
The ship was wrecked near Nuevitas, Cuba. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Havana, Cuba.[35]
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.[25][26]
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.[36]
The 10-gun schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Charleston, South Carolina with the loss of all hands.
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[26]
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.[33]
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.[26]
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.[37]
Ebenezer
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated.[25]
Mary Ann or Mary Jane
British North America
The ship was wrecked in Long Island Bay with the loss of seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia to Grand Manan, New Brunswick.[38][20]
Mechanic
British North America
The ship was wrecked on Partridge Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued.[39]
19 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[40]
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.[25][41]
Ashley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire, Her crew were rescued.[42]
Destin
France
The ship was driven ashore neat St. Ubes, Portugal.[26]
Elizabeth Marie
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Memel, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[43]
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.[40]
Lord Ernest
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[25]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[25]
New Holland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and sank at Gosport, Hampshire.[26] She was refloated the next day and beached.[44]
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.[25]Petrel was refloated on 31 March and taken into Scarborough, Yorkshire.[4]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[30]
20 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[30]
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.[45][46]
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.[40]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[47] She was refloated the next day and taken into Lowestoft, Suffolk.[40]
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.[40]
Restless
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Skur House and Hutching's Point, Glamorgan.[44] She became a wreck on 22 March.[30]
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.[25][48]
21 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Astley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 9 nautical miles (17 km) north of Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[33][41][49]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The galiot was run down and sunk by the schoonerMatthew (United Kingdom) off Belfast, County Antrim. Her crew were rescued by the sloopMinerva (United Kingdom).[45]
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.[50]
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.[51]
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.[30]
22 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[52]
Hensight
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Christianstadt to a French port.[53]
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.[30]
Toward Castle
United Kingdom
The ship struck a sunken rock and was beached at Port Ellen, Islay.[18]
Twinde
Prussia
The ship capsized at , Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Memel to Abbeville, Somme.[54][55]
Two Pollies
United States
The galiot was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean160 leagues (480 nautical miles (890 km) east north east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued by Christophe Columb (France).[56]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Eucles
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River and was severely damaged.[57]
Isabella
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Hillya", Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Stettin.[54]Isabella was refloated on 25 March and taken into Stromness for repairs.[4]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by the Aberdeen Lifeboat.[30] She was refloated on 29 March and taken into Aberdeen.[58]
Oscar
Norway
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[51]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
James Ryder
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder Sandbank. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Stettin.[59]
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.[51]
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.[60]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Peterhead.[61]
25 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[62]
Convocate
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.[60]
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.[52]
Ellen and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Usk.[34]
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.[45][65]
The ship was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[63]
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.[18][63][50]
26 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Autumn
United Kingdom
The ship was beached at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[61]
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.[51]
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.[66][67]
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.[54]
John and Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all six of her crew.[63]
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.[27]
Maria
Norway
The ship ran aground and sank at Gravelines, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Gravelines.[66] She was refloated on 30 March and taken into Gravelines.[53]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Warkworth, Northumberland.[65]
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.[52]
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.[34]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[63][52]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[54]
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.[18][63]Native was refloated on 7 April and taken into Torquay, Devon.[59]
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 Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[63]
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.[68]
Wellington
United Kingdom
The ship was run down and sunk off "Clewer". Her crew were rescued.[63]
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.[18][69]
28 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Great Britain
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Twenty-two survivors were rescued by Philadelphia (United States) on 30 March. Great Britain was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States.[20][70]
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.[54]
Pero
United Kingdom
The derelict barque was driven ashore near White Point, County Cork.[71]
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.[35][72]
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans.[73]
Vera
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Herd Harbour Point, New Brunswick, British North America. She was refloated but consequently had to be beached on Sandy Island. Vera was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Saint John, New Brunswick. She was condemned.[20]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1843
Ship
Country
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.[50]
Glory
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in Dunwoodly Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued.[74][4]
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.[75]
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.[75][76]
31 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Doctor Syntax
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on Inchkeith. She was refloated and put into LeithLothian for repairs.[4]
Libra
United Kingdom
The ship was beached in . Her crew were rescued.[76]
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.[4]
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.[76][67]
Reindeer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and lost at Sulina, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Sulina.[77][73]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1843
Ship
Country
Description
Bengali
France
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Recife, Africa. Her crew were rescued by Marie en Hillegond (Netherlands).[73]
The ship was driven ashore before 23 March whilst on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was later refloated.[78][79]
Claude
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at "Tarsons" before 26 March. She was on a voyage from Tarsons to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[69]
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.[80][38]
Elise
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Almería, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Elizabeth
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked at sea before 23 March. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Rotterdam, South Holland.[52]
The ship was driven ashore 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.[39]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Henry, Virginia. Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (United Kingdom.[77]
Nautilus
United Kingdom
The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued.[63]
Nicholine
Russia
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 March. She was discovered by Clara and Emma and taken into Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[83]
The ship departed from Aberdeen for London before 6 March. Presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[17]
Stranger
New South Wales
The cutter was driven ashore at the mouth of the McLeay River before 30 March.[85]
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 steamshipMorlaisien (France). Thadeus was on a voyage from Cuba to DundeeForfarshire.[86]
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.[3]
Thompson
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef before 14 March. She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan.[50]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand. Her ten crew were rescued by the smacksAtalanta and New Gipsy (both United Kingdom). Traveller was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[87]
Trial
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Copiapó, Chile in late March. Her crew were rescued.[88]
Union
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Norwegian coast before 11 March.[37]
West Indian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 3 March. She was refloated with assistance from ( Austrian Navy).[18]
Windsor Castle
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned before 15 March. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to LiverpoolLancashire. She was taken into Scattery Island, County Cork.[3]
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