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The list of shipwrecks in March 1838 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1838 .
List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1838
Ship
State
Description
Aberdeenshire
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Robin Hoods Bay , Yorkshire . She was refloated and put into Scarborough .[ 9]
Alfred
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington , Yorkshire . She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 1]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship struck a rock off The Manacles and sank. She was on a voyage from Bury, Lancashire to Ramsgate , Kent .[ 10] [ 11]
Fife
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Isles of Scilly . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London . Fife was later refloated.[ 12]
Phœbe
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 1]
Providence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head , Yorkshire . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[ 10] [ 1]
Thornley
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham . Thornley was refloated and put into Scarborough , Yorkshire .[ 11]
Waterloo Packet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in the River Avon . She was on a voyage from Bristol , Gloucestershire to Cardiff , Glamorgan and Hamburg .[ 13]
List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1838
Ship
State
Description
Governor Temple
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at "Sangamar" with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bonavista, Newfoundland , British North America to Bathurst , Gambia.[ 38]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margate , Kent . She was refloated the next day.[ 39]
Lord Saltoun
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Emanuel Head, Northumberland . All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea , Norfolk to Montrose, Forfarshire .[ 5]
Mermaids
United Kingdom
The schooner foundered off Lindisfarne , Northumberland. Her three crew were rescued by Lord Saltoun ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Gourdon, Kincardineshire to Goole , Yorkshire .[ 17] [ 5] [ 40]
Unity
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and foundered in the North Sea off Corton , Suffolk . Her crew were rescued.[ 41] [ 12]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bristol , Gloucestershire . Her crew were rescued.[ 41] [ 12]
William Donaldson
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near "Carlisle", County Cork . She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Limerick . William Donaldson was later refloated and towed into Cork by the steamship Air .[ 5]
List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1838
Ship
State
Description
Alice
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven , Cumberland .[ 43] Her crew were rescued.[ 44]
Avon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crosby, Lancashire . Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool.[ 45] [ 35]
Brilliant
United Kingdom
The sloop sank at Grimsby , Lincolnshire . She was later refloated.[ 40]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the Blacktail Sand. Her crew were rescued by the smack Snowdrop . Betsey was on a voyage from Whitby , Yorkshire to London .[ 46] [ 47]
Cam's Delight
United Kingdom
The ship collided with Mary Somerville ( United Kingdom ) and sank at Liverpool.[ 45]
Consort
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Paull , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg . Consort was refloated on 22 March.[ 48]
Deben
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point , Yorkshire . She was on a voyage from Hull to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands .[ 48]
Endeavour
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore in Bootle Bay.[ 5]
Hero
Jersey
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Camber, Sussex . Four men died attempting to rescue her crew, who were successfully rescued. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Copenhagen , Denmark. Hero was refloated on 23 March.[ 49] [ 5] [ 50]
Kitty
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Hook Sands, in the Bristol Channel . She was on a voyage from St. Clears , Carmarthenshire to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[ 51]
HMS Lucifer
Royal Navy
The paddle steamer was severely damaged in a collision with Westchester ( United States ) in Liverpool Bay . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin . She consequently put back to Liverpool. A passenger was severely injured in the collision.[ 52]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Skegness , Lincolnshire .[ 46] She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire .[ 53]
Mary Ann Martin
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wisbech , Cambridgeshire to Leeds or Wakefield , Yorkshire .[ 48]
Orient
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Bootle Bay . She was on a voyage from Bombay , India to Liverpool.[ 35] Orient was refloated on 23 March and taken into Liverpool.[ 46]
Tredegar or Tredegar Trader
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Goldcliff , Monmouthshire . Her crew were rescued.[ 51] [ 54] [ 44]
William and Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wigtown to Liverpool.[ 46] William and Betsey was refloated on 25 March and taken into Whitehaven.[ 55]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1838
Ship
State
Description
Agnes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the River Liffey and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 58]
Congress
United States
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool.[ 46]
Elvira
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the Rock Channel, in Liverpool Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Calcutta , India .[ 62] Elvira was refloated on 27 March and taken into Liverpool.[ 63]
Jessie
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Tarbert , Ayrshire . She was on a voyage from Limerick to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 62]
Mary Catherine
United Kingdom
The ship struck sunken rocks 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Alexandria , Egypt . Her crew were rescued.[ 64] [ 65]
Peril
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn , Hamburg . She was refloated but consequently beached in the Weser , where she became a wreck. Her crew were rescued.[ 23] [ 66]
Princess Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Humber at Whitton, Lincolnshire . She was on a voyage from London to Hull , Yorkshire . Princess Victoria righted herself. Her crew survived.[ 40]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 43]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1838
Ship
State
Description
Active
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 51] Active was refloated and taken into "Rineshark".[ 56]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Pantail Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex .[ 78]
Betsy
United Kingdom
The ship was scuttled at East Wemyss , Fife.[ 4]
Blossom
United Kingdom
The ship was scuttled at East Wemyss.[ 4]
Bransley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lamlash , Isle of Arran . She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 4]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned off the Welsh coast before 14 March. She was taken into Bideford , Devon on that date.[ 12]
Fanny and Jane
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Formentera , Balearic Islands , Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany .[ 20]
Florida
United States
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued byMinerva ( United Kingdom ).[ 18]
Fowaro Castle
United Kingdom
The whaler was wrecked at Mazatlán , Mexico before 10 March. She was on a voyage from London to the South Seas .[ 68]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked on the coast of the Algarve , Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[ 48]
Helen
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with HMS Volcano ( Royal Navy ) in the Mediterranean Sea off Cartagena, Spain and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by HMS Volcano . Helen was on a voyage from Catania , Sicily to Glasgow.[ 41] [ 12]
Jane
British North America
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 29 March.[ 34]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off Stronsay , Orkney Islands before 9 March.[ 39]
Liberty
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Great Yarmouth , Norfolk .[ 17]
Liverpool
United Kingdom
The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 23 March.[ 66]
Lord Newborough
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Kilrush , County Clare . She was on a voyage from Sligo to Liverpool.[ 79]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near the mouth of the Humber .[ 16]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship sank off Clea Ness, Lincolnshire .[ 7]
Marys
United Kingdom
The ship departed from the Clyde for Killala , County Mayo , presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. A boat washed up at Glendore , County Donegal .[ 74]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship struck the Plough Rock and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to South Shields , County Durham .[ 5]
Relief
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Berlengas , Portugal, before 9 March. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Malta .[ 5]
Sally
British North America
The sealer was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 29 March.[ 80]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Islay .[ 10]
Thornley
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from London to Hartlepool , County Durham . She was refloated and put into Scarborough , Yorkshire in a severely damaged condition.[ 10]
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