The list of shipwrecks in March 1890 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1890.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonist | The schooner sank with the loss of one life off Bradleys Head, Sydney Harbour, after colliding with the steamship Adelaide ( | |
| Flora, and Phillis and Mary | | The barquentine Flora and Phillis and Mary were run into at Saint Sampson, Guernsey by the steamship Bessemer ( |
| Matha | The brig was abandoned in a sinking condition 14 nautical miles (26 km) south east of the Longstone Lighthouse, Northumberland, according to a message in a bottle which subsequently washed up at Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. [2] | |
| Roxburgh | The steamship put in to Cardiff, Glamorgan on fire. She was on a voyage from Barry, Glamorgan to Singapore. The fire was extinguished and she was placed under repair. [3] | |
| State of California | The steamship ran aground near Portland, Oregon. Her passengers were taken off. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Portland. [4] | |
| Ulrich | The steamship ran aground at Vegesack. She was on a voyage from Brake to Bremen. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spindrift | The steamship collided with the brig Kate (Guernsey) at Thames Haven, Essex and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Ghent, West Flanders, Belgium. She put back to London. [6] | |
| Topsey | The schooner ran aground on the Halliday Flat, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Northfleet, Kent to Hull, Yorkshire. [7] | |
| Ville de Paris | The stern section of the steamship foundered off Margate, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her sixteen crew. The ship had been damaged in an explosion at Calais in October 1888. The stern section was under tow of the tugboat Challenger ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ann | The barge sank at Wapping, London. [5] | |
| Ganger Rolf | The steamship collided with the barge Oban ( | |
| Gelderland | The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage. [7] | |
| Neptune | The barge was run into by the steamship Rosalind ( | |
| Nord | The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was being towed from Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure to South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom by the tug William Joliffe ( | |
| Obdam | The steamship ran aground in the Nieuwe Wateweg. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to New York, United States. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship and resumed her voyage. [7] | |
| San Domingo | The steamship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated. [12] | |
| Sultan | The barge was run into by the steamship Rosalind ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Mary | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Mallicollo, New Hebrides with the loss of 51 of the 79 people on board. [13] [14] [15] |
| Jarl | The steamship departed from Bornholm for Copenhagen. Wreckage from the ship was discovered 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off "Hammersen", Froien, on 6 March. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [16] [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonio | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground off Clauchlands Point, Isle of Arran, Buteshire, United Kingdom. [18] She was refloated. [19] |
| Avon | The steamship was driven ashore at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Ardrossan. She was refloated. [20] | |
| Clementine | The schooner was driven ashore at Messina, Sicily, Italy. [20] She was refloated with assistance. [21] | |
| Flora | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported missing. [22] | |
| Hildred | The brigantine was run into by the steamship Alvah ( | |
| Maria | The schooner was driven ashore at Mauritius. She was a total loss. [20] | |
| Nautilus | The steamship sank in the River Thames. [20] She was refloated the next day and towed to Millwall, London. [23] | |
| Reaper | The lugger was driven ashore at Kearny Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Belfast, County Antrim. [20] | |
| Ringhorne | The barque ran aground at Point Indio, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [21] [19] | |
| Romanby | The steamship struck the quayside at Maryport, Cumberland and was holed. She was on a voyage from Carthagena, Spain to Maryport. [1] | |
| Wilhelm | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Agger or Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Lübeck. [19] [1] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Malda | The steamship ran aground at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from Zanzibar to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [19] | |
| Murton | The steamship ran aground in the River Ouse at Swinefleet, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London. [1] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | The steamship struck the quayside at Maryport, Cumberland and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Maryport. [1] | |
| De Ruyter | The steamship was driven ashore at Scituate, Massachusetts, United States. Her 27 crew were rescued. [1] She was later refloated and beached at Boston, Massachusetts. [12] | |
| Emanuel | The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [1] | |
| Irene Morris | The steamship put in to Lisbon, Portugal on fire. [1] | |
| Peter | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 800 nautical miles (1,500 km) west of the Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Huelva, Spain. [25] | |
| Wibbiena Swerdina | The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Coldingham, Berwickshire to Sunderland, County Durham. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze | The smack broke from her moorings, collided with the steamship Owain Tudor ( | |
| Fantasy | The schooner was abandoned 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Invergordon, Ross-shire. [26] She came ashore at Rosehearty and was wrecked. [16] | |
| Heimborg | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal at Ismailia. She was refloated. [24] [26] [16] | |
| Osprey | The schooner foundered in the River Mersey off Egremont, Lancashire with the loss of all hands. [26] [28] [29] | |
| Rapture | The fishing boat struck a sunken rock in Loch Eriboll or the Pentland Firth and sank with the loss of seven of her nine crew. [30] [31] | |
| Southgate | The steamship was driven ashore at Placentia, Newfoundland Colony. [32] She was later refloated and towed in to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [33] [34] | |
| Unnamed | The wherry sank in the River Tyne. [28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey Town | The barque was driven ashore near Calais, France. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Calais Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida United States to Dunkerque, Nord, France. She caught fire the next day and was severely damaged. [26] [32] [35] She was refloated on 13 March and taken in to Calais. [12] | |
| Kate | The ship collided with the Severn Railway Bridge and sank in the River Severn. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Minsterworth, Gloucestershire. [36] | |
| Mary Caroline | The ship was wrecked on Pladda, Ayrshire. Her crew survived. [37] | |
| Verbena | The schooner was driven ashore near Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Pentewan, Cornwall to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [26] She subsequently became a wreck. [27] | |
| Walter Bibby | The dredger was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auskeles | The barque was run into by the steamship Baron Fife at Lisbon, Portugal and sank. [32] | |
| Burton | The steamship ran aground on the Pagen Sand, in the Elbe. [36] | |
| Douse, Pylades, and Samarino | The barque Samarino collided with the quayside at South Shields, County Durham, damaging the schooner Pylades and severely damaging the schooner Douse. [32] [29] | |
| Gulf of Aden | The steamship was abandoned 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the Chiloé Archipelago, Chile. All 81 people on board took to four boats, one of which with 21 people on board reached the archipelago. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile. [38] [39] Ultimately, there were only nine survivors. [40] | |
| Hildegard | The steamship caught fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina. the fire was extinguished. [41] | |
| Kilmore | The steamship ran aground in the Danube 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) downstream of Sulina, Romania. [32] | |
| Portia | The steamship was driven ashore on Bermuda. She was refloated. [32] [27] | |
| Sofie | The schooner ran aground in Kolding Fjord and was severely damaged. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Pony (Flag unknown) and taken in to Kolding. [42] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter was lost at St. Augustine, Florida. [17] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter was ran aground at St. Augustine, Florida. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ascania | The steamship was driven ashore at Callantsoog, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a Chinese port. [37] She was refloated on 17 March. [43] She waws later refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark. | |
| Narcissus | The ship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Bahía Blanca, . Brazil. She was refloated the next day and taken in to the Belfast Lough. [36] | |
| Raithwaite Hall | The steamship sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The schooner foundered off the mouth of the Brunswick River. | |
| Eclipse | The ship foundered in the River Mersey off Egremont, Lancashire with the loss of all three crew. She was on a voyage from Penmaenmawr, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. [44] | |
| Golden Horn | The steamship ran aground on Scharhörn, Germany. She was refloated. [42] | |
| Hannibal | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States. [36] |
| Home Bay | The fishing trawler collided with the steamship Grantully ( | |
| Soochow | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Chimney Point, Hainan Island. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Pakhoi. [45] | |
| Tana | The steamship ran aground at "Vee". She was refloated. [42] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclop | The dredger collided with the steamship Stad Lübeck at Lübeck and sank. [42] | |
| Elgiva | The steamship ran aground in the Orinoco River 80 nautical miles (150 km) downstream of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Ciudad Bolívar. [34] | |
| Propitious | The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. [41] | |
| Sligo | The steamship arrived at Sligo on fire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo.The fire was extinguished. [30] | |
| Thorntondale | The steamship ran aground at Bahía Blanca, Brazil. She was refloated. [12] | |
| Union | The barque was driven ashore on Horn Island, Mississippi, United States. [17] | |
| Vesper | The steamship collided with the steamship Star of England ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barmston | The steamship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a number of tugs and resumed her voyage. [12] | |
| Paula | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Altona. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [42] | |
| West | The steamship ran aground at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [12] | |
| Winifred | The ship put in to Bahía Blanca, Brazil on fire. She was on a voyage from Wellington, New Zealand to London. [33] [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Banchory | The steamship collided with the steamship Julia Weiner ( | |
| Befa | The Humber keel sank in the River Ouse between Barton Quarry and Chaldernss. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockworth to Hull, Yorkshire. [12] | |
| Franz | The steamship ran aground on "Amack Island", Denmark. [12] She was refloated with assistance on 18 March and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Greenwich | The brigantine collided with the dock gates at South Shields, County Durham and was severely damaged. [12] | |
| Hayle | The steamship ran aground on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued by the Hauxley Lifeboat. She was refloated with the assistance of some fishing boats and resumed her voyage. [12] [48] | |
| Stad Lübeck | The steamship was driven ashore near Neufahrwassar. [12] She was refloated with assistance from the steamship August ( | |
| Ystava | The barque ran aground in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, United States to Hamburg, Germany. [12] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assaye | The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from London to a port in New Zealand. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 25 crew. [50] [51] | |
| Bayswater | The steamship departed from New York, United States for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace, presumed foundered. [52] [53] | |
| Mary Ann Hood | The fishing boat collided with the steamship Ottawa ( | |
| Princess Sophia | The steamship suffered an onboard explosion at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Two of her crew were severely injured [43] | |
| Young Alfred | The smack collided with the steamship Dunbrody ( | |
| Young Ellis | The ketch was run into by a schooner off the Corton Lightship ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver | The smack ran aground at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated. [54] [46] | |
| Bornholm | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Malmö, Sweden. Her crew survived. [54] | |
| Eliza | The brigantine was wrecked at Seacliff, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. [54] [43] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balders | The steamship was driven ashore at "Torjet". [55] She was refloated on 20 March and resumed her voyage. [17] | |
| Bon Accord | The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Her 30 crew were rescued by the steamship Anglian ( | |
| Georgia | | The hulk was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. [49] |
| Lydia Peschau | The ship was driven ashore at Deepwater Point, North Carolina, United States. [57] | |
| Minnie | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground near Egense, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Falkenburg to Aalborg, Denmar. [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ascania | The steamship sank in the Nieuwe Diep. [47] | |
| Coln | The steamship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Rosherville, Kent, United Kingdom. [47] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [49] | |
| Comet | The coaster, a paddle steamer, was wrecked on the Richmond River spit. [58] [59] | |
| Dunedin | The full-rigged ship disappeared with the loss of all 35 people on board after departing Oamaru, New Zealand, on 19 March. | |
| Eschol | The steamship was abandoned off the north Spanish coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Leith, Lothian. [56] [2] [4] She was towed in to A Coruña the next day in a sinking condition by the steamship Triane ( | |
| Fido | The ship was lost at St. Domingo, Haiti. [17] | |
| Nithsdale | The steamship ran aground in the River Thames at Coalhouse Fort, Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [47] | |
| Père Guignard | The steamship was lost near Alvarado, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Tlacopan, Mexico to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure. [60] | |
| Volante | The fishing smack was driven ashore near Thorpeness, Suffolk. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus the next day. She was refloated on 21 March with the assistance of a tug. [56] [61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Armonia | The ship ran aground at Toulon, Var, France. She was on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to an Italian port. [17] | |
| Bonnie Lad | The fishing smack was driven ashore at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. [62] | |
| Hawarden Castle | The barque departed from Newcastle, New South Wales for Valparaíso, Chile. No further trace, reported overdue. [63] | |
| H. J. Pallisen | The steamship was driven ashore at "Bjerget", near Thisted. She was on a voyage from Libau, Germany to London, United Kingdom. [4] [17] She was later refloated with assistance and taken under tow, but foundered off Løkken. [64] | |
| Llangorse | The steamship caught fire at Cardiff, Glamorgan. The fire was extinguished. [4] | |
| Relis | The schooner struck the pier at Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. [55] | |
| Rydal Holme | The steamship collided with the steamship Redruth ( | |
| Secret | The fishing smack was driven ashore and wrecked at "Saint-Jonin", Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. [55] [65] | |
| Theresa | The barque ran aground in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Christiania to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [56] | |
| Virent | The steamship was abandoned when the propeller shaft broke with the loss of nine of her 24 crew. Some of the survivors were landed at Ferrol, Spain. Virent came ashore at Priovino Grande, and was wrecked. [66] [67] [68] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter was run into by the steamship Helen Otto ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin Kelly | The brig ran aground on the Antonio Reef. She was refloated and taken in to New York. [60] | |
| Black Boy | The steamship ran aground at the mouth of the River Wear. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and completed her voyage. [55] | |
| Circassian Prince | The steamship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her 22 crew were rescued by the Palling and Winterton Lifeboats. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States. [70] [48] | |
| Craigmore | The steamship ran aground in the Danube. [69] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [25] | |
| Eos | The steamship was driven ashore at Thorhamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Libau to Lübeck, Germany. [69] [70] | |
| Ethel Gwendoline | The collier foundered off Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire with the loss of seven of her ten crew. Survivors were rescued by the steam trawler Prince Consort ( | |
| Hiawatha | The lighter ran aground near the mouth of the Sereth. [55] | |
| Lawrench N. Mackenzie | The schooner was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey. [60] | |
| Marion | The lighter ran aground near the mouth of the Sereth. She was refloated. [55] | |
| Rita | The brigantine foundered off Ovar, Portugal. [55] | |
| Thea | The steamship was driven ashore on Öland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. [69] | |
| Vivo | The steamship collided with a barque and was severely damaged. She was taken in to London. [73] | |
| Unnamed | The barge sank at Leamouth, London. [73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna | The barque was wrecked at Little Inagua, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. [25] | |
| Armonia | The ship ran aground at Toulon, Var, France. She was on a voyage from Moulmain, Burma to La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var. [25] | |
| Black Prince | The brig collided with the steamship Larch ( | |
| Corral | The steamship was wrecked at "Tome". All on board were rescued. [70] | |
| Hernosand | The barque was wrecked off the Morant Cays, Jamaica. Her nine crew survived. They were rescued on 26 March by the steamship Cuba. (Flag unknown). Hernosand was on a voyage from Port Natal, Cape Colony to Progreso. [75] [34] [76] | |
| Henry Luke | The schooner was lost in Ramsay Sound. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Solva to Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. [25] [60] | |
| Kestrel | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at "Osterhorder Stack". She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Harwich, Essex. [70] She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage. [17] | |
| Navarino | The steamship ran aground on the Satellite Reef. off Port Douglas, Queensland. She was refloated. [59] | |
| Sokol | The tug was driven ashore near Kertch. She broke in two; the stern section sank. [70] [77] | |
| Tyne | The steamship was driven ashore at Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France. [25] She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [70] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Cory | The steamship ran aground at Exmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Exmouth. [17] | |
| Warkworth | The steamship caught fire at South Shields. [17] | |
| Wingates | The steamship departed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 hands. [78] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arethusa | The steamship was damaged by fire at Hull, Yorkshire. [79] | |
| Blue Bonnet | The tug sank at South Shields, County Durham. [80] | |
| Cumberland | The schooner was driven ashore at "Annegasson", County Louth. [80] | |
| Gemma | The steamship was run into by the steamship Swift ( | |
| Glenbervie | The steamship ran aground at Gibraltar. [77] She was refloated. [81] | |
| Glenhead | The steam lighter foundered off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Campbeltown. [81] | |
| Helmstedt | The steamship struck a sunken rock and sank off "Mandali Island", Ottoman Empire, Her crew were rescued by the steamship Taormina ( | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. [80] | |
| Lawada | The steamship ran aground at Fisherman's Point, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India. [77] | |
| Prince Llewellyn | The ship was driven ashore near Beaumaris, Anglesey. [17] | |
| Unnamed | The lighter sank at South Shields. [80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze | The steamship collided with the steamship Blenheim ( | |
| Crocodile | The barquentine was driven ashore at Kingsgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a severely leaky condition. [79] [80] | |
| Fiji | The barque ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Cardiff. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs. [80] | |
| Glenmore | The steamship ran aground in the River Tees downstream of Eston, Yorkshire. [80] | |
| Hortensia | The brigantine was driven ashore at Frederikshavn. She was on a voyage from a Swedish port to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom. She was refloated. [80] | |
| Long Ditton | The collier was run into by the steamship Fenella ( | |
| Marie Anna | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Molasses Bay, Caicos Islands. She was on a voyage from "Port Liberté" to Le Havre, Seine-Inférieure. She was later refloated, and take in to the Turks Islands, where he arrived on 18 April. [82] [59] | |
| Mist | The ship was wrecked in King Sound, Western Australia. [83] | |
| Ruby | The schooner was wrecked in King Sound. [83] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emilie | The barque was wrecked at Cape Egmont, New Zealand with the loss of eight of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued by a tug. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Dunedin, New Zealand. [84] [85] | |
| Hollander | The steamship collided with Royal Sovereign ( | |
| Maria Cristina | The barque was run into by the steamship Oporto ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Briton | The paddle steamer was run into by William Branfoot ( | |
| Reintjedeine | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Elie, Fife, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Brake to Methil, Fife. [86] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benamain | The steamship ran aground on the east coast of Lundy Island, Devon. She was refloated the next day but consequently foundered in the Bristol Channel 7 nautical miles (13 km) off The Mumbles, Glamorgan. Her twelve crew were rescued by the pilot cutter Rival ( | |
| Brema | The barque ran aground at Vegesack. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Spain to Bremen. [57] | |
| Bull, and Reindeer | The ship Bull and the steamship Reindeer collided in the River Tees and were both severely damaged. Bull was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Reindeer was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough. [64] | |
| Clydesdale | The ship struck the North Bishops, off the coast of Cornwall and consequently foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of the South Bishops. All 24 people on board survived. [64] | |
| Creadin | The steamship ran aground at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Llanelly, Glamorgan. [88] | |
| Dieppois | The steamship hit rocks and sank near Land's End, Cornwall. Her eighteen crew landed at Sennen Cove, in their own boat. [90] [91] | |
| Euxine | The steamship ran aground on the Achbourum Reef, in the Baltic Sea off the Russian coast. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [88] [57] | |
| Heinrich Botel | The barque ran aground at Scharhörn. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [57] | |
| Jacob | The tug sank at the mouth of the Eider Canal. [57] | |
| Marima | The steamship sprang a leak and sank at La Boca, Argentina. [64] | |
| Mercy | The barge collided with the steamship Solway Queen ( | |
| Pasteur | The barque was driven ashore in Carnarvon Bay. Her ten crew were rescued by the Rhosneigr Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from a Mexican port to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [94] [48] | |
| No. 40 | The torpedo boat was run down and sunk by a steamship in the Charente. [88] | |
| Unnamed | The barque was driven ashore between Dover and Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom. [94] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alert | The ship ran aground at "Harburg". She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Ghent, West Flanders, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. [88] | |
| Clan Maclean | The steamship struck rocks off "Mantamada", Ceylon. She was beached at Watering Point, near Galle. [64] [64] She was refloated in early April and taken in to Galle, where temporary repairs were made. She sailed for Bombay, India on 17 April. [95] > [96] | |
| Ellen | The schooner was driven ashore at Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg to Visby, Denmark. She was refloated. [92] [88] | |
| Elsie | The schooner ran aground at Dunbar, Lothian. [88] | |
| Reentjedina | The ship departed from Hamburg for Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported missing. [22] | |
| Sea Prince | The tug was driven ashore near Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated. [88] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont | The steamship was driven ashore near Burntisland, Fife. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark. [97] [98] | |
| Breton | The steamship was driven ashore at Cap de la Hague, Manche. All on board were rescued. [64] | |
| Bordeaux | The steamship struck the Danger Rock, between Dover and Folkestone, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Gandia, Spain. She was taken in to Dover and beached there. [38] She was refloated on 31 March. [98] | |
| City of Amsterdam | The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put back to Bristol. [57] | |
| Littuania | The steamship was driven ashore near Gilleleje, Denmark and was severely damaged. She was refloated with assistance on 9 April and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark. [64] [57] [34] | |
| Ocean Chief | The barque was driven ashore at the mouth of the Eider. She was on a voyage from Aruba, Netherlands Antilles to "Frederickstadt". [64] She was refloated and found to be in a leaky condition. [97] | |
| River Clyde | The ship ran aground in the River Tees. She was refloated. [97] | |
| Tom Pyman | The steamship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark with the loss of seven of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to Flensburg, Germany. She was a total loss. [64] [57] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Goval | The steamship was run into by a hopper barge and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued by the hopper barge. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France to the River Mersey. [99] The bow section was refloated on 14 April and beached at Tranmere, Lancashire. [96] | |
| Peter | The schooner was driven ashore in the Kalmar Sound. [57] | |
| Prima | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore near Malmö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom to Ystad, Sweden. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug. [98] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ailsa | The barque ran aground at Kingston, Jamaica. She was later refloated and taken in to Kingston in a severely leaky condition. [32] | |
| Alvin Kelly | The brig ran aground on the Antonio Reef. She was refloated and completed her voyage to New York, United States. [69] | |
| Baron Clyde | The steamship ran aground on the Zafarana Reef, in the Red Sea. [33] She was later refloated and taken in to Suez, Egypt. [73] | |
| Bridgewater | The full-rigged ship foundered in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Darien to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. Wreckage from the ship washed up on the coast of County Clare in late March. [57] | |
| Castellano | The steamship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [7] | |
| Chongar | The steamship was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance. [86] | |
| Corinna | The steamship was driven ashore at Bellambi, New South Wales. She was refloated and towed in to Sydney, New South Wales in a leaky condition. She was placed under repair. [2] | |
| Eaton Hall | The steamship collided with HMS Rupert ( | |
| Elizabeth | The steamship ran aground near Pillau. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Pillau. She was refloated on 31 March and completed her voyage. [101] | |
| Fleur de Lis | The ship was driven ashore at Bahía Blanca, Brazil. [64] She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bahía Blanca. [57] | |
| Florence Richards | The steamship struck a submerged object and foundered 6 to 7 nautical miles (11 to 13 km) off Cabo da Roca, Portugal with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Arzew, Algeria to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. [32] [102] | |
| Framat | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Saint Lucia. [91] [64] | |
| Geraldine | Flag unknown | The schooner ran aground on the Wittsand, in the North Sea off Scharhörn, Germany. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Bremen, Germany. She was refloated on 14 March with assistance. [33] [12] |
| Giovanni | The barque was lost off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before 8 March. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to the English Channel. [26] | |
| Glendon | The ship was driven ashore at Sagama, Japan. Her crew were rescued. [86] She was refloated and towed in to Yokosuka, Japan. [103] | |
| Hannibal | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Key West, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated with assistance. [1] She was subsequently driven ashore again, [12] but was later refloated. [4] |
| Harold | The steamship struck a rock and sank in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. [97] [104] She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Jamaica. [105] | |
| Hidalgo | The steamship caught fire at Reval, Russia. The fire was extinguished. [16] | |
| Hipparchus | The steamship was driven ashore on Bermuda. She was refloated. [77] | |
| James Mason | The brig was wrecked on the Jardanillos, in the Gulf of Florida. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London, United Kingdom. [3] | |
| Johanna | The kuff was driven ashore and wrecked on Düne. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall, United Kingdom to Tönning. [26] | |
| Kathleen | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Elbe at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Hamburg, Germany. [1] |
| La Champagne | The steamship ran aground in the North River at New York. She was refloated with assistance. [86] | |
| Lizzie | | The sealer, a schooner, was lost off the coast of Newfoundland. [33] |
| Lizzie D. Small | The schooner, with a cargo of timber, caught fire and was abandoned. Her captain and six crew were rescued by the fishing schooner Grace Choate (Flag unknown) 15 nautical miles (28 km) southeast of Thatcher Island, Massachusetts, United States and landed them at Gloucester, Massachusetts on 9 March. [106] [107] | |
| L. Staples | The brig was lost. [57] | |
| Myrtle | | The brig was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. [57] |
| Olive Branch | The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was later refloated. [97] [98] | |
| Primate | The steamship ran aground at Maasluis. [86] { | |
| Redruth | The steamship collided with Rydal Hall ( | |
| Risa | The brigantine was abandoed off the Portuguese coast. She was subsequently taken in tow, but foundered off Porto. [73] | |
| Ross | The barque was wrecked at Laguna de Términos. She was on a voyage from Port Natal, Cape Colony to Laguna de Términos. [19] [49] | |
| Ruby | The schooner was wrecked in Cascade Bay, Norfolk Island. Her crew survived. [86] | |
| Sultana | The steamship ran aground near Syra, Greece. She was later refloated. [54] | |
| Svanen | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked near Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States before 10 March. [17] | |
| Teviot | The steamship ran aground on Marmara Island, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [86] | |
| Unicorn | The ship ran aground in the River Plate. She was refloated and towed in to La Boca, Argentina. [26] [16] | |
| Ville de Metz | The steamship ran aground near Pauillac, Gironde. [91] She was refloated. [64] | |
| Western Chief | The barque was abandoned off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [97] [108] | |
| Winnifred | The barque sank. She was refloated on 18 March and towed in to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. [49] |