The schooner was wrecked at Port Frances, Cape Colony, at the mouth of the Kowie River. Her crew were rescued.[1][2]
Christina Amalia
France
The ship was wrecked on the Jadder, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to Bergen, Norway.[3]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Marseille. She was refloated and taken in to Marseille.[4]
2 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Broomielaw
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore near Southport, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool, Lancashire.[4][5]
Elizabeth and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kingsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to the Charente.[6] She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Margate, Kent.[7]
Kingston
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[4] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[6]
Lord Melbourne
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Eden. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Dundee, Forfarshire.[5][8] She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Dundee.[9]
Maria
Spain
The ship ran aground on the English Bank, off the coast of Uruguay. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Monte Video, Uruguay. (Royal Navy) was sent to her assistance.[10]
Mary
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked at the Tower of San Miguel, 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Almería, Spain with the loss of one of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Garrucha, Spain.[3][11]
Orwell
New South Wales
The barque was wrecked at the entrance to Manukau Harbour, New Zealand, when she broadsided a shoal. She was en route from Twofold Bay to Auckland, carrying livestock.[12]
Sutors
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was later refloated.[6]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bantry.[9]
The ship was abandoned off the Tuskar Rock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa. Subsequently sighted on fire 7 nautical miles (13 km) east by south of the Tuskar Rock.[15]
Donegal
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Margate, Kent.[5]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand, off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated.[6]
Laborieux
France
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 70 nautical miles (130 km) north of Madras, India. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Lady Bagot
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Oregon (United States). Lady Bagot was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to New Ross, County Wexford.[17]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Gata Cape, Spain with the loss of three of her twenty crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Garrucha, Spain.[18]
Prince of Orange
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Dutchman's Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor, Caernarfonshire to Maldon, Essex.[19][20] She was refloated on 4 April and taken in to Bangor.[21]
San Mitrofan
Russia
The brig sank in the Danube 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Galaţi to Constantinople.[22]
San Spiridone
Ottoman Empire
The ship was driven ashore in the Danube 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) downstream of Galaţi. She was on a voyage from Galaţi to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.[22]
Tropeta
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship foundered off the coast of Finistère, France. Her crew were.[clarification needed] She was on a voyage from Naples to Palermo and Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The wreck came ashore at , Finistère on 6 March.[23][24]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Airey
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hesperus (United Kingdom). Airey was on a voyage from Callao Peru to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
Five Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in La Perelle Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Wick, Caithness.[26][27][28]
Ino
British North America
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at "Blanc-Sablons", Finistère, France with the loss of at least five of her crew. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London.[25][29]
The ship was run ashore 12 leagues (26 nautical miles (48 km)) east of Gijón, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cartagena, Spain.[11]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in the River Tyne.[32]
Barbara
British North America
The brig was driven ashore at Petty Harbour, Newfoundland with the loss of nearly 200 lives. There were 40 immediate survivors, but four or five of them subsequently died. Barbara was on a voyage from New York, United States to Cork. She was subsequently discovered in April 80 nautical miles (150 km) west of the Isles of Scilly by Franklin (United Kingdom).[33][34][35]
Burghcastle
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground and was damaged at North Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to North Shields in a leaky condition.[36]
Diana
United Kingdom
The sloop ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated.[37]
Earl Gowrie
United Kingdom
The brigantine was lost on the Mixon Shoal, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands.[38]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship struck the pier and sank at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Aberdeen.[31]
Fame
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked near Portreath, Cornwall with the loss of seven of the nine people on board. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Portreath. Also reported as wrecked on the Mixon Sand, in the Bristol Channel.[39][28][40]
Fifeshire
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore in the River Tay with the loss of a crew member. She was refloated the next day.[41]
Margaret Littlejohn
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged at Pulteneytown, Caithness. She was refloated and taken in to Pulteneytown.[36][42]
Sydney
United Kingdom
The steamtug sprang a leak and sank at Falmouth, Cornwall.[43]
The ship ran aground on the North Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Drogheda, County Louth. She was refloated.[7]
Constance
France
The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was later refloated.[44]
Eliza and Esther
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was later refloated.[44]
The ship was driven ashore on Mauritius. She was later refloated.[44]
John Jones
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Runcorn, Cheshire. She was refloated and taken in to St. Ives.[45]
Lady Mary
British North America
The ship was damaged by ice and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) south of "La Poele". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[46]
The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to South Shields.[7] She was refloated the next day and taken in to South Shields in a waterlogged condition.[25] She was repaired.[47]
Pilot Meiklewrath
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Tay. she was on a voyage from South Shields to Newburgh, Fife.[48]
Speculation
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Nailsee Rocks, Looe, Cornwall and sank. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Looe.[49]
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis, Mauritius.[51]
Camilla
United Kingdom
The steamship ran aground on the Pampus, off the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London.[24]
Constance
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
Eliza and Hester
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
East Anglian
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
Felk
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
Fomento
Spain
The ship ran aground on a reef 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of mouth of the New River, capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to "Vigero".[16]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Port Beaufort, Cape Colony. Her crew were rescueud.[52]
Jamaica
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
Manchester
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
Triton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Spiekeroog, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Neuharlingersiel, Kingdom of Hanover to London. She was refloated.[24]
Wancy
France
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Port Louis.[51]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Alphonse
Belgium
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[40]
Emerald Isle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Drumroof Bank, in the Irish Sea, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Annan, Dumfriesshire.[53]
Henry Mitchie
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on North Sunderland Point, County Durham and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Queen's Ferry to Warkworth, Northumberland.[49][47]
Sidonie
France
The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Seaford, Sussex, United Kingdom.[48]
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of Anglesey with some loss of life.[45]
Josephine
France
The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin River. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to Île Bourbon. She was refloated and put back to Moulmein.[56]
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex.[57]
Xaviera
Spain
The ship ran aground on the Bahama Banks. She was on a voyage from Bilboa to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated on 14 March and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas.[29]
11 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Albatross
Antigua
The ship departed for Barbadoes. She was wrecked on Turtle Island, Guadeloupe before 28 March. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Francis Barn
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Marshfield, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Boston, Massachusetts.[22]
New Commercial
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated with the aid of severa smacks and assisted in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[57][28]
Romulus
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore at Winterton Ness, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[53]
Scotia
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Broad Haven, Caithness. She was on a voyage from Pulteneytown to Lybster.[10]
The schooner was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[53]
Velocity
New South Wales
The schooner ran aground at Nobbys Head. She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Sydney.[60]
13 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Aimable Louise
France
The ship caught fire at Paris and was scuttled.[61]
Branch
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Salthouse Bank, off the mouth of the River Ribble. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Liverpool, Lancashire.[62]
Majestic
United Kingdom
The ship struck the North Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Runcorn, Cheshire.[62]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Auguste Marie
France
The ship was wrecked on the Ooster bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[11]
Canova
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated with assistance from the steamshipStreanshalh (United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[63][11]
Fulton
United States
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Boston, Massachusetts.[34]
Happy Family
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Emily and sank in the Thames Estuary off Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Her crew were rescued.[63]
Nightingale
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Veauville-lès-Quelles, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[64]
Sir Willoughby Cotton
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Saugor, India for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]
15 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Harby
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Douro. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Oporto, Portugal.[66]
16 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Amaranth
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Shields, County Durham. Amaranth was refloated on 20 March and taken in to South Shields.[3][10][11]
The barque was severely damaged at Cardiff, Glamorgan by an explosion in her cargo of steam coal.[67]
Union
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Herd Sand. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to South Shields. Union was refloated on 19 March and take in to South Shields.[3][10][11]
17 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Charles
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on a sandbank off Cunill, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barcelona, Spain.[68]
Rainbow
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to the Elbe.[11]
The clipper departed from New York for Valparaiso, Chile. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.
Thetis
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Gibraltar.[69]
18 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Tanjore
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India. She was refloated.[50]
The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Great Yarmouth. She was refloated and taken in.[70]
Victoria
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Proudfeet Rocks, off the coast of Caithness. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Wick, Caithness.[70]
21 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Alert
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hull, Yorkshire.[70]
Cleofrid
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Sizewell Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her nine crew were rescued by the Southwold Lifeboat.[71] She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[72]
Samaritan's Hope
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off the coast of Denmark. Her crew were rescued by London (United Kingdom). Samaritan's Hope was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia.[73]
22 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[70][69]
Endymion
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the Budj Budj Sands, India. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India.[74]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Adrian
United Kingdom
The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[29]
Albert
Jamaica
The sloop was wrecked on a reef off Jamaica.[13][75]
Garland
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk.[69]
Harlington
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs.[69]
24 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Fame
United States
The ship ran aground on the Tuckernuck Shoals. She was refloated but was driven ashore near the Cape Poge Lighthouse, Massachusetts and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Windsor, Connecticut to Bridgeport, Connecticut.[76]
25 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Heroesmo da Terceira
Portugal
The schooner struck a sunken rock and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Oporto to New York, United States. She was subsequently towed in to Oporto in a severely damaged condition.[66][77]
Queen Pomare
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and capsized on the Round Reef. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated in April and taken in to Heneaga.[78][46]
26 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Carysfort
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Comlyn Point, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wexford.[22]
28 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Dunnottar Castle
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore near Contre Point, Gironde, France. She had become a wreck by 15 April.[54][68]
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in Mechanics Bay, New Zealand. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Auckland, New Zealand. She was refloated.[79]
Worcester
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore in the River Severn at Lydney, Gloucestershire.[80]
29 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Philippe Auguste
France
The steamship was wrecked off Palma de Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to a port in Algeria.[81]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1848
Ship
Country
Description
Hedwick
Prussia
The ship ran aground at St. Ubes, Portugal and was consequently beached at Cape Espichel, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes to a Baltic port.[66]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to London.[82]
The ship was driven ashore at Alicante, Spain. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[84]
Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground of the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex .[85]
Princess Royal
United Kingdom
The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Norta Bay. Her crew were rescued.[82]
The ship was wrecked on Erromango with loss of life.[86]
Ganges
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Newcastle, New South Wales before 14 March. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to New Zealand. She was refloated on 16 March and resumed her voyage.[87]
Gloria
United Kingdom
The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[88]
Hortense Marie
France
The ship foundered in the English Channel before 21 March.[64]
John Bull
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony before 15 March.[89]
Libra
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay before 12 March. Her crew were rescued by Mount Etna (United Kingdom). Libra was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to London.[57] She came ashore near "Saint Nicholas".[22]
Lively
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[88]
Manche
France
The ship was in collision with another vessel and sank at Bordeaux, Gironde.[90]
Olivia
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off the coast of Devon before 13 March.[62]
Omega
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 March. she was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[70]
The steamship was wrecked near Alvarado, Mexico before 6 March.[91][92]
Richard
Flag unknown
The ship was driven ashore near Paimpol, Côtes-du-Nord, France before 7 March. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Stettin.[25]
Ripson
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne.[88]
Sisters
United Kingdom
The smack was driven ashore in before 15 March. She floated off and was towed in to Liverpool.[3]
Skipton
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the English Channel in early March with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Odessa to London.[93]
Thomas Wegulin
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 7 March with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Havana, Cuba.[11]
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