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The list of shipwrecks in March 1886 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1886.

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1886
Ship State Description
Barclay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Tyrella, County Down. Her crew were rescued by the Tyrella Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from London to Ayr.[1]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ketch was driven ashore at Barry Island, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Newport, Monmouthshire.[1]
Jean and Marie  France The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Lydstep Haven, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.[1]
Missouri  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She became a wreck the next day.[2][3]
St. Audries  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lynton, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[1][4]

2 March

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List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1886
Ship State Description
Celt  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boarhills, Fife. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[5]
Eugenie  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked south of Craster, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[4]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Lindisfarne, Northumberland with the loss of all hands.[6]

3 March

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List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1886
Ship State Description
Benayo, and
Jules Chagot 		 United Kingdom
 France 		The steamships collided at Penarth, Glamorgan and were both severely damaged. They were both beached. Benayo was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jules Chagot was on a voyage from Penarth to Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine.[7]
Chann  Norway The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked east of Crail, Fife, United Kingdom with the loss of one of her seven crew.[5]
Maggie  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Haiti to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[8]
Marian  United Kingdom The lugger collided with the smack Acacia ( United Kingdom) and sank off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of four of her seven crew. Survivors were rescued by Acacia.[5]
Thames  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Lye-e-Moon Pass. She was refloated and taken in to Hong Kong.[5]

4 March

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List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1886
Ship State Description
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground at Dundrum.[7]
John Bright  United Kingdom The Thames barge was run into by the steamship Chimborazo ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[7]
The Friends  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was run into and severely damaged by the steamship William Banks ( United Kingdom) 12 nautical miles (22 km) south south west of the Eddystone Lighthouse, Cornwall. She was taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[6]
Troqueer  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground outside Gaza City, Ottoman Syria, and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jaffa to Gaza City.[9]

5 March

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List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1886
Ship State Description
Cam, and
Tempo 		 United Kingdom The steamship Cam collided with the steamship Tempo and sank in the River Tyne. Cam was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to the River Tyne. Tempo was severely damaged and was beached. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Dublin.[8]
Elstow  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at "Fuentarabia", Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, Basses-Pyrénées, France to Bilbao, Spain.[8]
Parker  United Kingdom The sloop was run into by the steamship Beresford ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey at Liverpool, Lancashire.[8]
Tasso Flag unknown The steamship was wrecked on the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[8]

6 March

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List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1886
Ship State Description
Robert A.  United Kingdom The barge was damaged by fire at Greenwich, Kent.[8]
Robert and Mary  United Kingdom The fishing coble foundered in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all three crew.[10]
Xanthippe  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Oxwich Point, Glamorgan, and was wrecked. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[11]

7 March

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List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1886
Ship State Description
Queen of Beauty  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace, reported missing.[12]

8 March

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List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1886
Ship State Description
British Princess  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Delaware Bay. Her passengers were taken off.[10]
Garrison, and
Ontario 		 United Kingdom
Canada Canada 		The steamship Garrison and the barque Ontario collided in the English Channel off Dover, Kent and were both severely damaged. They both put in to Dover. Garrison was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. Ontario was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Antwerp, Belgium.[10]

9 March

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List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1886
Ship State Description
Maggie L. Carville Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°57′N 42°10′W / 41.950°N 42.167°W / 41.950; -42.167) with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Martello ( United Kingdom). Maggie L. Carville was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to New York, United States.[13]

11 March

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List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1886
Ship State Description
Ike Bonham  United States The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the Mississippi River at Bedford's Bar, Louisiana, 11 nautical miles (20 km) downstream of Vicksburg, Mississippi with the loss of six lives. All but one of the survivors were injured. The wreck was sold and her new owner had her raised and towed to Paducah, Kentucky, where She was rebuilt and returned to service for the 1886–87 cotton season.[14][15][16]
L. A. Palmer  Sweden The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. survivors were rescued by Graf Klof Trauwelter ( Germany). L. A. Palmer was on a voyage from New York, United States to Copenhagen, Denmark.[17][18]

12 March

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List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1886
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom The lugger was run into by the fishing trawler "O.135" ( Belgium) and sank in the North Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her ten crew were rescued by the Belgian trawler.[19]
Ellrickdale  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on Europa Point, Gibraltar. At least three of her crew survived.[20]

13 March

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List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1886
Ship State Description
Alert  United Kingdom The lugger was run into by the fishing trawler "O.135" ( Belgium) and sank in the North Sea 28 nautical miles (52 km) east of Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her ten crew were rescued by the Belgian vessel.[21][22]
Berwick Law  United Kingdom The ship departed from Akyab, Burma for the English Channel. A lifebuoy from the ship was discovered off Mauritius in June.[23]
Fairy Belle  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and severely damaged at Dungeness, Kent. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York, United States. She was refloated the next day with assistance from a tug and towed in to Dover, Kent.[19]
John Marker  United States The steamship was destroyed by a boiler explosion at Boston, Massachusetts with the loss of five lives.[14]

14 March

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List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1886
Ship State Description
Charles H. Morse, and
Oregon 		 United States
 United Kingdom
Oregon
The schooner Charles H. Morse disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean off New York. She was probably the schooner the ocean liner Oregon ( United Kingdom) collided with 15 nautical miles (28 km) off New York (41°31′N 71°44′W / 41.517°N 71.733°W / 41.517; -71.733). The schooner that Oregon hit sank almost immediately with the loss of all hands. Oregon also sank. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. All on board were rescued by the steamship Fulda ( Germany), the schooner Fannie A. Graham and the pilot boat Phantom (both  United States).[24][25]
Tasso  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and sank at the mouth of the Bömmel Fjord near "Ryvarden", Norway. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Hull, Yorkshire.[19][26]

15 March

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List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1886
Ship State Description
Beda  United States The cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean 40 miles (64 km) off Cape Perpetua, Oregon . Her eleven crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats. One with her master and five crewmen were never seen again, the other one reached shore on 17 March near the mouth of the Umpqua River with only two of the five crew aboard still alive.[14][27]
Miriam  United Kingdom The barge was destroyed by fire at Port Victoria, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the Coastguard.[28]

16 March

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List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1886
Ship State Description
Marie Augustine  France The schooner struck a rock off Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her three crew survived.[29]
Morning Light  United Kingdom The lighter ran aground and sank off Greenock, Renfrewshire.[30]

17 March

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List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1886
Ship State Description
Breconshire  United Kingdom The steamship grounded on rocks near the Nanpeng Islands, off Shantou, China, and became a wreck, finally breaking up on 25 March.[31][32]
Cartvale  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Harbour Rock, off Queenstown, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[29]
Sulitjeima  Norway The ship was discovered in a capsized condition 31 nautical miles (57 km) north east half east of Cape Barfleur, Manche, France. She was towed in to Alderney, Channel Islands by the tug Albert (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey).[33]

18 March

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List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1886
Ship State Description
Seewoo  United Kingdom The steamship struck Taizhou Rocks in thick fog and foundered off the shore of Shangta Island, near Zhejiang, China with the loss of seven of the 91 people on board.[34][35][36]
Thomas and James  United Kingdom The ketch foundered north of the Bishop Rock, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Milford on Sea, Hampshire.[33]

19 March

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List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1886
Ship State Description
Gadlys  United Kingdom The ship departed from "Guayacan" for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, reported overdue.[37]
Girvan  United Kingdom The ship departed from Akyab, Burma for the English Channel. No further trace, reported overdue.[23]

20 March

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List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1886
Ship State Description
Colombia Colombia United States of Colombia The steamship suffered a boiler explosion off Tumaco. Fifteen people were killed and 22 were wounded.[38][39]
Enchantress  United States The steamship was wrecked on the Frying Pan Shoals. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Havana, Cuba.[33][40]

21 March

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List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1886
Ship State Description
Benguela  Norway The barque was driven ashore at the South Foreland, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand to London, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition.[41]
Caradoc  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near the Smalls Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire. Her seven crew survived.[41]
Cornucopia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent. She was refloated.[41]
Lowther  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Bolt Head, Devon. She was subsequently taken in to Salcombe.[41]
Newton  United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked near Morwenstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Newport, Monmouthshire.[41]
Stannington  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was later refloated and towed in to London for drydocking.[42]

22 March

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List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1886
Ship State Description
Glenrath  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Atherfield Ledges, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to London. She was refloated with assistance from the Coastguard and resumed her voyage.[41]
Port Chalmers  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Lowland Point, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[43] She subsequently broke up.[42]
Sir Bevis  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Atherfield Ledges. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmoutshire to Southampton, Hampshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[41]
Stuart  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Kingstown, County Dublin and sprang a leak.[41]

23 March

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List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1886
Ship State Description
General Gordon  United Kingdom The ketch collided with the barque Galileo S. ( United Kingdom) and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) west of Hartland Point, Devon. Her crew were rescued by a barque. General Gordon was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Beccles, Suffolk.[44][45]
Industria  United Kingdom The smack was run into by the steamship Rio Formosa ( United Kingdom) at Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Bristol. She was refloated.[44]

25 March

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List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1886
Ship State Description
Devinez  France The brig was embayed at Penberth Cove, Cornwall, United Kingdom while waiting for a change of wind. She went ashore and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[46][33][42]

26 March

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List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1886
Ship State Description
Nellie  Denmark The brigantine was wrecked on Jackey's Rock in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom (SV 8360 0639). Her captain and mate perished. Two men were taken off the wreck by the pilot cutter Agnes ( United Kingdom) and five reached Melledgan on a raft. Nellie was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[47][17]
Pisino  Austria-Hungary The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Hedwig ( United Kingdom). Pisino was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Genoa, Italy.[48]

27 March

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List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1886
Ship State Description
Achilles  Germany The barque was abandoned off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. She was subsequently discovered by the brigantien Albert René ( France), which towed her in to Penarth, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[17]
Crindau  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the pier at Garston, Lancashire, driving her anchor through her bow and becoming waterlogged forward. She was on a voyage from Benisaf, Algeria to Garston.[42]
Electric Light  United States The fishing schooner was run down and sunk by the schooner Annie Lord ( United States) off Chesapeake Bay. Her crew were rescued.[49]
HNLMS Java  Royal Netherlands Navy The corvette collided with the full-rigged ship Loch Broom ( United Kingdom) in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of the Eddystone Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was severely damaged. Four of her crew got aboard Loch Broom. HNLMS Java was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Java, Netherlands East Indies. She put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom.[17][50]
Snowflake  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Brambles, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Southampton, Hampshire.[42]

28 March

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List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1886
Ship State Description
Venetia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Tanable Bay. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Yokohama, Japan.[17] She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[51]

29 March

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List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1886
Ship State Description
Loch Leven  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Bolsaxen, Denmark and was severely damaged. She was refloated byt consequently sank off Refsnæs.[51] She was refloated in mid-April and towed in to the Kallundborg Forth.[40]
Wuotan  Germany An explosion occurred on board the steamship at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. Three of her crew were severely wounded.[51]

30 March

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List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1886
Ship State Description
Barmore  United States The steamship suffered a boiler explosion in the Atchafalaya River. Four of her crew were killed and five were severely wounded.[52]
Glenllian Thomas  United Kingdom The ship collided with the pier at Bilbao, Spain and sank.[53]
Mary Lewis  United States The steamer was driven into the Lagonda bridge on the Atchafalaya River by a sudden gale of wind and sank with the loss of two of her crew.[14]
Pekela  France The brigantine sprang a leak and was abandoned 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south west of The Manacles, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the pilot cutter No. 1 ( United Kingdom). Pekela was on a voyage from Arcachon, Gironde to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[50]
William Knox  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Brora, Sutherland.[53]

31 March

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List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1886
Ship State Description
Abyssinia  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Pindar Shoal, 50 nautical miles (93 km) north of Mozambique. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Mozambique.[54][55]
"Capitol City"  United States The ship struck rocks off Rye Beach, New York and sank without loss of life.[56]
Friends  United Kingdom The dumb barge was run into by the steamship Ethelbert ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex.[57]
Honest Girl  United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Medway with the loss of a crew member.[58]
Six unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The barges sank in the River Medway at Chatham, Kent.[58]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1886
Ship State Description
Alexandros  Russia The steamship was driven ashore at "Karabournar".[59]
Alida A. Smith  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hereford. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to a port in Delaware.[28]
Alseino  Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 30 March.[60]
Arctic  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off St. Shotts, Newfoundland Colony. She was subsequently taken in to Renews, Newfoundland Colony.[18]
Bele Flag unknown The steamship was driven ashore at Hirtshals, Denmark. She was refloated and towed in to Gothenburg, Sweden.[28]
Ceres  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Kimmeridge, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Truro, Cornwall to Poole, Dorset.[41]
C. Hanrahan  United States The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico.[42]
Corinth  United Kingdom The steamship collided with HMS Firebrand ( Royal Navy) and sank 11 nautical miles (20 km) south of Ockseu Island, Formosa. Her crew were rescued by HMS Firebrand.[61]
Denbighshire Lass  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Garston, Lancashire.[53]
Dix Frères  France The brig became waterlogged following the loss of her masts during a hurricane on 14 January, but crew attempted to reach Boston, Massachusetts. On 2 or 7 March one of her crew died and four were taken off by the barque Sarah Anne (Flag unknown), leaving four crew on the wreck. One of the four died on 17 March; the three survivors were rescued on 20 March by the steamship Efficient ( United Kingdom). Dix Frères was on a voyage from Martinique to Boston.[62][63]
Edith Canada Canada The schooner was wrecked on Barbados.[42]
Emma Auguste  Germany The schooner was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Rostock.[28]
Etatsraad Hoist  Denmark The brigantine was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated and towed in to Gibraltar.[41]
Europa  Germany The steamship was driven ashore on Long Island, New York. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York.[53] She was refloated in mid-April and taken in to New York.[64]
Fairy  United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by another smack.[65]
Flying Fish  Russia The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 2 March.[41]
Fowey  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Selsey Bill, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Beaufort, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[7]
Galdames  United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[41]
General Picton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Boree", India. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Calcutta, India. She was later refloated and towed in to Calcutta by the tug Retreiver ( India), arriving on 17 March.[30]
Helmich  Norway The brig capsized at Cardiff.[51]
Hesperia  Germany The steamship collided with HMS Jumna ( Royal Navy) in the Suez Canal. She was taken in to Suez, Egypt for repairs.[42]
Holmbrook  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France to Goole, Yorkshire.[44]
Is  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Longscar Rocks, off the coast of County Durham with the loss of all hands.[5]
Japanese  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Ladrone Islands. She was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indo-China to Hong Kong. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a leaky condition.[7]
Karin  Sweden The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Norrköping.[53]
Mathilde B.  Italy The brigantine collided with the steamship Elk ( United Kingdom) at Livorno and was severely damaged.[7]
Mentor  France The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 13 March.[41]
Modena  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was a total loss.[53]
Monte Bello  Italy The brig collided with the jetty and sank at Bastia, Corsica, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto d'Anzo to Phillipeville, Algeria.[7]
Ogwen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mulki, India. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bombay, India.[51]
Osbourne  United Kingdom The barquentine was driven ashore and wrecked at Ross, Northumberland.[8]
Otto MacCombie  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Amble, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. She was refloated and put in to West Hartlepool, County Durham in a leaky condition.[33]
Owain Tudor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Newry, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry.[42]
Patria  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Limberry Point, Devon. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ship Island, Newfoundland Colony to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[41]
Penarth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Odessa, Russia.[53]
Polynesia  Germany The full-rigged ship ran aground at Schulau. She was on a voyage from Iquique, Peru to Hamburg.[28]
Professor Daa  Norway The brig was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Varberg, Sweden.[18]
Resolute Canada Canada The steamship was wrecked on the Ireland Rocks, off Fogo Island, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew were rescued.[53]
Scottish Chief  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Puerto Cortés, Honduras. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Storm Queen  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore near Perim, Aden Governorate. She was on a voyage from Kurrachee, India to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[42]
Tasso  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock and sank near "Ryvarden", Norway. He passengers were rescued.[19]
Temis Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Kalkgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen, Norway to Stettin, Germany.[44]
Tern  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Little Haven, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Dublin.[53]
Terner  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[51]
Tonawanda  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Ocean City, Maryland. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[51] She was refloated.[53]
Tordenskjold  Denmark The barque was driven ashore on the Swedish coast. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rønne. She was refloated.[18]
Tsernagora Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Spring Lake, New Jersey, United States. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New York.[18] She subsequently became a wreck.[53]
Washington City  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Benisaf, Algeria to Baltimore, Maryland.[33]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship capsized about 6+1⁄2 nautical miles (12.0 km) south by east of the Bishop Rock, Cornwall, United Kingdom on or before 23 March.[66]
Unnamed  France The fishing boat was run down and sunk in the English Channel by the steamship Hardwick ( United Kingdom) with the loss of nine of her ten crew. The survivor was rescued by another fishing boat.[19]
Unnamed  France The chasse-marée was run into by the steamship Comte de Hainault ( Belgium) and sank.[42]
Unnamed Flag unknown The smack was driven ashore in Blackfarland Bay.[53]

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