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The list of shipwrecks in March 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1841 .
List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Beehive
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Lindisfarne , Northumberland . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Peterhead , Aberdeenshire . Beehive was refloated on 19 March with assistance from a steamship and towed into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs.[ 14] [ 15]
George Washington
Sweden
The ship was run aground and was wrecked at "Fultning" or "Tipelring", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Antwerp , Belgium.[ 16] [ 17]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore in Carnarvon Bay . She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 18] Mary Ann was refloated the next day and taken into Holyhead , Anglesey .[ 19]
New Volunteer
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Baltimore, Maryland , United States. She was refloated and taken into Swansea , Glamorgan.[ 20]
Rosa
United Kingdom
The ship was struck a submerged object and foundered east of "Cepede Gatt". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth , Devon to Malta .[ 17]
Uranus
Hamburg
The ship ran aground on the Sand Reef. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Brazil to Hamburg.[ 12]
List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Abbott
United Kingdom
The schooner collided with the barque Royal Saxon ( United Kingdom ) and foundered off Ballycotton , County Cork . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Cork .[ 23] [ 24]
Lucy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth , Hampshire to Guernsey , Channel Islands . All on board were rescued.[ 25]
Matthew Bell
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore on Rathlin Island , County Donegal . She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 26]
Osprey
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from the James River to Bremen . Osprey was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage.[ 27] [ 28]
Phœbe
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks off the east coast of Rathlin Island , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Londonderry .[ 29] [ 15]
President
United Kingdom
During a voyage from New York City , United States , to Liverpool , England , the paddle steamer was last sighted on this date between Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank during a gale . She subsequently disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 136 people on board, presumably having sunk during the storm.[ 30]
Shannon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee , County Down . She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Belfast , County Antrim . Shannon was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 13]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Arklow , County Wicklow . She was on a voyage from London to Dublin .[ 12] Two Sisters was refloated on 14 March and taken into Dublin.[ 13]
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Charles
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Keel's Head, Newfoundland . Her crew were rescued.[ 31]
Cressinus
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Hemsby , Norfolk . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to London . Cressinus was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 28]
Dunnottar Castle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Cardiff , Glamorgan . She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[ 13]
Enterprize
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore at Groomsport , County Down . She was on a voyage from Troon , Ayrshire to Belfast , County Antrim . Enterprize was refloated.[ 15]
Exchange
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off Aldeburgh , Suffolk . She was on a voyage from Bridlington , Yorkshire to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs ).[ 28] [ 32]
Harriet
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Spyker Plaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp , Belgium to Liverpool , Lancashire .[ 12] She was refloated and taken into Vlissingen , Zeeland.[ 15]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Long Rock of Ballywater. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tobermory, Mull .[ 15]
Sotthoff
Hamburg
The ship ran aground near Algeciras , Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette , Hérault , France to Hamburg. Sotthoff was refloated the next day.[ 33]
Thistle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham . She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to South Shields , County Durham. Thistle was refloated with assistance from Conquest ( United Kingdom ) and towed into South Shields.[ 26] [ 34]
Two Brothers
United Kingdom
The ship was run aground off the Isle of Grain , Kent. She was on a voyage from Harwich , Essex to London .[ 23] [ 13] She was refloated on 20 March.[ 22]
Weltreveden
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Pampas, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia , Netherlands East Indies to Hellevoetsluis , Zeeland. Westreveden was refloated the next day.[ 12] [ 15]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Bernard
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies . She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 13]
Earl Percy
United Kingdom
The ship was destroyed by fire at Maranhão , Empire of Brazil .[ 35]
Jonge Hero
Netherlands
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Newhaven, Sussex , United Kingdom. Jong Hero was refloated and taken into Ramsgate , Kent.[ 28]
Margaret Brown
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Rathlin Island , County Antrim . She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Ballina, County Mayo .[ 12] [ 15]
Mary Jane
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Meers Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall . She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool , Lancashire . Mary Jane was refloated and taken into Coverack , Cornwall.[ 13]
Ocean
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Calais , France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque , Nord , France.[ 13]
Orestes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay . She was on a voyage from London to Sydney , New South Wales .[ 36] Orestes was refloated on 18 March.[ 37]
Queen Victoria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground off the coast of Suffolk . She was on a voyage from South Shields , County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[ 23]
Tiger
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore at the Point of Ayre , Isle of Man . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow , Renfrewshire .[ 15]
Vigilant
United Kingdom
The ship was run aground on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland . She was refloated and put into the River Tyne in a leaky condition.[ 25]
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe , Surrey .[ 38]
Don Pedro
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near St Alban's Head , Dorset . She was on a voyage from Honfleur , Calvados , France to Belfast , County Antrim .[ 13]
Enterprise
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at Donaghadee , County Down . She was refloated.[ 22]
Friends of Liberty
United Kingdom
The schooner was wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork . Her crew were rescued.[ 39]
Good Intent
United Kingdom
The ship ran ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was refloated.[ 22]
Matthew Bell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island , County Antrim .[ 12] [ 15]
Pictou
British North America
The ship was wrecked at Portugal Cove , Newfoundland . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick .[ 40]
List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Albert
France
The ship was wrecked on the Mew Stone . She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Plymouth , Devon , United Kingdom .[ 15]
Jajaden or Najada
Grand Duchy of Finland
The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms Reef, off Helsingør , Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen , Denmark. The vessel was refloated on 30 March.[ 34] [ 40]
Mary
United Kingdom
The sloop was wrecked on the Carr Rock, in the Firth of Forth . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to Perth, Scotland .[ 15]
Syren
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham .[ 34]
Victory
British North America
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . Her four crew were rescued by Alexander Toussin ( France ). Victory was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia to Antigua .[ 41] [ 33]
List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Claudine
France
The ship was wrecked on the Conch Reef. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz , Mexico to Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure .[ 11]
Forth
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Pan Sand, off the coast of Kent .[ 22]
Perseverance
France
The whaler was wrecked on the "Île Arboque", in the "Bay of Sea Dogs", New Holland . All on board survived the shipwreck; they set off two months later in four boats. Those surviving in the boat commanded by the third mate were rescued after 27 days by Eliza ( United Kingdom ), one person having died previously.[ 43] [ 44]
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Britannia
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven onto the Treverthick Rocks, Cornwall . Her seven crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus .[ 55] [ 58] She was on a voyage from Llanelly , Glamorgan to Hayle , Cornwall.[ 53] Britannia had broken up by 6 April .[ 59]
Lady Sondes
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde , Prussia . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Swinemünde. Lady Sondes was later refloated.[ 60]
Strathmore
United Kingdom
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay . All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia , Brazil to Liverpool.[ 61] [ 53] Strathmore was refloated on 27 May and taken into Pwllheli , Caernarfonshire .[ 62]
Swallow
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Shoeburyness Knock Sande in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London . Swallow was refloated and taken into Sheerness , Kent .[ 48]
Traveller
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[ 63] She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham to Rochester, Kent .[ 48]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1841
Ship
State
Description
Agenoria
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at South Shields , County Durham in late March. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dunkerque , Nord , France. Agenoria was refloated on 3 April and beached.[ 53]
Bonne Mere
France
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean . All on board were rescued by Helen Mar ( United Kingdom ). Bonne Mere was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork , United Kingdom .[ 8]
Buoyant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles .[ 41] She had been refloated by 17 March.[ 60]
Chabor
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage .[ 64]
Dryade
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Mauritius for London on 24 February. Initially reported as no further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[ 65] She had developed a leak on 28 February and soon after crew and passengers abandoned her at sea. They reached Madagascar in her boats.
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Alderney , Channel Islands . She was on a voyage from London to Sydney , New South Wales . Elizabeth was refloated and put into Portsmouth , Hampshire , where she arrived on 16 March.[ 23]
Elizabeth
Netherlands
The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage with the loss of all hands.[ 66]
Havannah
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean . Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Hayle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow . She was on a voyage from Runcorn , Cheshire to Wicklow. Hayle was refloated on 5 March and taken into Wicklow.[ 18]
Ionia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated and taken into Buscia Bay .[ 41]
Jeune Annette
France
The ship was abandoned in the English Channel . She was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure . Jeune Annette was taken into Guernsey , Channel Islands by the steamship Transit ( United Kingdom ). She arrived on 15 March.[ 25] [ 15]
Lady Grant
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage with the loss of all hands.[ 64]
Leo
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[ 42]
Magicienne
France
The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage. Her crew were rescued.[ 66]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Azores between 22 and 25 March. Her crew were rescued.[ 53] [ 58]
Moses
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated with assistance from Britannia , New Dart and Perseverance (all United Kingdom ).[ 67]
Napoleon
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Sand Island , Alabama , United States before 22 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama .[ 11]
Persevere
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Agenoria , Aurora' s Increase and Romney (all United Kingdom ) and taken into Harwich.[ 67]
Prince Cobourg
United Kingdom
The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 March.[ 68] She came ashore between Hondarribia and Pasaia , Spain in mid-April.[ 6]
Samaritan
United Kingdom
The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[ 42]
Tamerlane
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned on the coast 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of Campbeltown , Argyllshire before 16 March. She was taken into Campbeltown on that day.[ 69] [ 15]
Trouvadore
Spain
The slave ship was wrecked off East Caicos with the loss of about 100 lives. There were 213 survivors.
William Pitt
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham . She was refloated on 11 March and taken into South Shields for repairs.[ 28]
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