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List of shipwrecks in March 1870

The list of shipwrecks in March 1870 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1870.

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1 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1870
Ship State Description
Elizabeth Hargrove   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked south of "Coromilla Point", Chile. She was on a voyage from Porthcawl, Glamorgan to Valparaíso, Chile.[1][2][3][4]
Esther   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[5]
Gem   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the tug Reliance (  United Kingdom).[6]
Hendrika Flag unknown The ship ran aground on the Backe Reef. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[7]
John   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the North Gar, at the mouth of the River Tees. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Crosby (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). John was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[7]
Prince Albert   United Kingdom The brig sank at Lowestoft, Suffolk and broke up.[6]
S. M.   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on a sunken wreck off Cramond Island, Lothian and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Inverness-shire to Leith, Lothian.[5]
Times   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Meikle Ferry". She was on a voyage from "Meikle Ferry" to Brora, Sutherland.[8]

2 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1870
Ship State Description
Antoinette   France The ship was wrecked in the Pescadores Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amoy, China to Taiwanfoo, Formosa.[9]
Catherine   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Wicklow.[5][10]
Gem   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck off the Middle Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was run onto the Cross Sand, where she was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[5]
Margaret   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Wicklow.[10]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship struck a rock at "Pwlltowed". She was beached at "Llelnieg" in a sinking comdition. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire.[8]
Olive L. Rourke   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Constantini (  United States). Olive L. Rourke was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Wexford.[11]
Shōhei Maru   Imperial Japanese Navy The sailing frigate was wrecked on a sandbar at (41°52′N 140°07′E / 41.867°N 140.117°E / 41.867; 140.117) off what is now Kaminokuni, Hokkaidō, Japan, after a storm.

3 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1870
Ship State Description
Bywater   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by Antias (  United Kingdom). Bywater was on a voyage from West Hartlepool, County Durham to London.[12][13]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Bray, County Wicklow.[14][15][16]
Jane, and
Refuge 		  United Kingdom The brig Jane collided with the brig Refuge and sank off the Dudgeon Sandbank, in the North Sea. One of Jane's six crew got on board Refuge's longboat. The rest of her crew took to Refuge's skiff and were reported missing. Refuge was abandoned by her crew, who took to the longboat. All on board were rescued by the smack Sir Wilfred (  United Kingdom). Refuge subsequently came ashore at Hogsthorpe, Lincolnshire.[14][17][15]
Osprey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated with the assistance of a steamship.[14]
Robin Hood   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground off Durlston Head, Dorset and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[14][18]
Tongoy   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Iquique, Chile.[14][16] Tongoy had become a wreck by 18 March.[19]
Truro   New South Wales The steamship was wrecked in Seal Rock Bay. She was on a voyage from the Manning River to Sydney.[20]

4 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1870
Ship State Description
Adelia Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked at Pakefield, Suffolk. Her five crew were rescued by the Pakefield Lifeboat Sisters (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Adelia Ann was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[14][18][21]
Balaklava   United Kingdom The schooner struck the pier and was damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Lowestoft.[22]
Balcarry   United Kingdom The barque ran aground in the Le Maire Strait.[23][24] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Valparaíso, Chile.[25] She was later refloated, but was driven ashore in Policarpe Cove. She was refloated in January 1872 and taken in to Stanley, Falkland Islands.[26][27]
Diadem   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[28]
Diane   France The ship ran aground at Lowestoft. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[22]
Emulous   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Cromer Lifeboat Benjamin Bond Cabbell (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[17][15][13]
Ernest and Ada   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Walmer Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Dover, Kent.[22][15]
Euryale   French Navy The steamship, a Génie-class brig, was wrecked on Starbuck Island. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Tahiti to San Francisco, California, United States.[29][30][31]
Friends   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Galaţi, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[22]
Gifyring   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Southwold to Ipswich.[16]
Hirondelle   France The ship departed from Rangoon, Burma for Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. No further trace, presuned founedred with the loss of all hands.[32]
Hippogriff   United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked on the Scratby Sands, Norfolk.[17] Her crew were rescued by the barque Ratcliffe (  United Kingdom).[33]
H. L.   Papal States The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[17][16]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Scratby and California, Norfolk. Her five crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium.[14][17][34]
Olive Leaf   United Kingdom The snack was driven ashore and wrecked at Gorleston, Sufffolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus.[14][17][21]
Ontario   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Margate Sands and sank. Her crew were rescued by the lugger Ocean (  United Kingdom). Ontario was on a voyage from Galaţi, Ottoman Empire to Bremen.[14][17]
Richard Cobden   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Louth. Ten of the thirteen crew were taken off by the Drogheda Lifeboat Old George Irlam (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution), her captain and both mates refusing to leave. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Monte Video, Uruguay.[17][22][35] She was later refloated and taken in to Drogheda, County Louth.[36]
Sarah Caroline   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Blockhouse Island. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Newry, County Antrim.[37]
Savoyard   United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to London.[15][16][38]
Scio   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire.[14][15] Crew presumed lost.[38]
Sea Flower   United Kingdom The collier, a brig, was wrecked on Baggy Leap, in Barnstaple Bay. Her crew were rescued.[17][22]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig ran aground on the Heaps Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and was wrecked with the loss of all hands.[28]

5 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1870
Ship State Description
Alexander   Denmark The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom.[39]
Caroline   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Blockhouse Ledges. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Newry, County Antrim.[28][39]
Eagle   United States The steamship was driven ashore on Bodie Island, North Carolina. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Havana, Cuba.[40][41] She had become a wreck by 23 March.[42]
Fawn   Guernsey The sloop was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Guernsey.[28] She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Dover, Kent.[43]
Frances   United Kingdom The sailing barge was driven ashore at Bembridge, Isle of Wight.[39]
Saucy Lass   United Kingdom The fishing smack was run into by the smack Leapon No.9 (  Belgium) and sank in the North Sea. Her six crew were rescued by Leapon No.9.[44]
Specimen   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridgwater, Somerset.[39]
Tammo Flag unknown The brig was abandoned and sank 21 nautical miles (39 km) north west of Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nathalie (  France). Tammo was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to a port in New Granada.[45]

6 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1870
Ship State Description
Bellona   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on avoyage from London to New York, United States. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[28]
Chester, and
Thames 		  United Kingdom The steamship Chester collided with the steamship Thames and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her fifteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Thames was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London or vice versa. She was taken in to Great Yarmouth in a severely damaged condition.[46][28]
Elizabeth Mary, and
Jeune Xavier 		  United Kingdom
  France 		The lugger Jeune Xavier collided with the schooner Elizabeth Mary and foundered off the Runnel Stone, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her seven crew took to a boat and landed at Land's End, Cornwall. Elizabeth Mary was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall. She was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by the schooner Elizabeth Thomas (  United Kingdom).[46][28] She was taken in to the Isles of Scilly.[47]
Sarah Payson   Canada The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Palm Tree (  United Kingdom). Sarah Payson was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[48]
Urania   United Kingdom The steamship ran ashore on Lady Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Morecambe, Lancashire.[28] She was refloated with assistance from the tug Warrior (  United Kingdom).[49]

7 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1870
Ship State Description
Aakanden   Denmark The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[28]
Crystal Palace   United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Lundy Island, Devon and was holed. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Swansea, Glamorgan. She put in to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in a sinking condition.[47][38]
Esther   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore at Porth Navas, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porth Navas to Chatham, Kent.[19][50]
Lily of the Valley   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Fanny (  United Kingdom). Lily of the valley was on a voyage from Constanţa, Ottoman Empire to Falmouth, Cornwall.[51][40][52]
Ravensbury   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked of the Schulpenplaat, off Brielle, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to Rotterdam, South Holland.[53][28]

8 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1870
Ship State Description
Auguste Marie   France The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (48°53′N 9°35′W / 48.883°N 9.583°W / 48.883; -9.583). Her crew were rescued by the barque Nuova Ottavia (  Italy). Auguste Marie was on a voyage from Pontrieux, Côtes-du-Nord to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[48][54]
Auguste Victorine   France The fishing smack was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom by the barque Eryeina (  United Kingdom) with the loss of her captain.[55]
Oery and Jane   United Kingdom The ship collided with Sunda (  United Kingdom) and sank at Galle, Ceylon.[56]
River Mersey   United Kingdom The barque departed from San Francisco, California for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[57]
Volunteer   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea. She was refloated with assistance from the Broadstairs Lifeboat Samuel Morrison Collins, the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford (both   Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and the tug Aid (  United Kingdom) and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition.[47][38][35]

9 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1870
Ship State Description
Aquiline   United Kingdom The barque capsized and sank at Colombo, Ceylon. Her crew were rescued.[58]
Carlo   Italy The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[59]
Catalina   Argentina The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60]
Cavour   Argentina The steamship sank at Buenos Aires. Her crew survived.[60]
Emilio   Argentina The steamship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60][61]
Henry   Argentina The pilot boat, a schooner, was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60][61]
Highland Nancy   Canada The brig collided with Western Star (  United States) and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. Highland Nancy was on a voyage from New York, United States to Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.[62]
Mabel   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[61]
HMRC Margaret   Board of Customs The ship ran aground in the Bristol Channel. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service.[63]
Principessa Margherita   Regia Marina The gunboat was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60]
Triomfo   Italy The ship was wrecked at Buenos Aires.[59]
No. 282   Argentina The pilot boat, a schooner, was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60][61]
No. 314   Argentina The pilot boat, a schooner, was driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60][61]
Two unnamed vessels Flags unknown The schooners were driven ashore at Buenos Aires.[60]
Unnamed Flag unknown The polacca was driven ashore at Palermo, Argentina.[60][61]
Unnamed   Argentina The pilot boat was driven ashore and wrecked at Buenos Aires.[60]
Unnamed   Argentina The pilot boat sank at Buenos Aires.[60]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brigantine was driven ashore near Palermo, Argentina.[61]
Unnamed Flag unknown The brig was driven ashore near Palermo, Argentina.[61]

10 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1870
Ship State Description
Annie Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship collided with a steamship and sank in the Crosby Channel. Her crew were rescued by Christina (  United Kingdom). Annie Elizabeth was on a voyage from Conway, Caernarfonshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[55][64]
Lady Beatrice, or
Lady Elizabeth 		  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent.[55][65]
Vaaren   Norway The brig was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom to Aarhus, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[66]
Waterhuizen   Netherlands The ship was wrecked at Laguna de los Padres, Argentina. Her crew were rescued.[67]

11 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1870
Ship State Description
Camelia   Malta The schooner was wrecked at Mogador, Morocco. Her crew survived.[45]
Grace   United Kingdom The schooner was run into by the barque Pride of Wales (  United Kingdom) and sank 7 nautical miles (13 km) off the North Foreland, Kent with the loss of a crew member.[37][68][66][69]
Guess   Jersey The brig ran aground off "Cannonier's Point". She was on a voyage from Newcastle, New South Wales to Mauritius. She had floated off by 8 April and sank.[70]
Hera   Norway The 440-ton barque was run ashore at Port Underwood, New Zealand when she was found to be on fire, and was destroyed.[71]
John Ferguson   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the "Isle of Cloes". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[72][73]
Sir Edward Banks   United Kingdom The Thames barge was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent by the steamship Berlin (  United Kingdom) with the loss of all three crew.[37][74]

12 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1870
Ship State Description
Avoca   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the South Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[56]
C. C. Horton   Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by China (  United States). C. C. Horton was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[62][75]
Notre Dame des Victoires   France The ship ran aground on the Coloradoes. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Nigul Bay, Jamaica to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She broke up on 16 March.[76]
Ocean Queen   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Point of Ayr, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Mostyn, Flintshire to Douglas, Isle of Man.[51]
Sarah   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized at Moulmein, Burma. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Moulmein.[67]
Therese   France The ship was wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Dunkerque, Nord.[11]
Wetherall   United Kingdom The smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of two of her four crew.[77]

13 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1870
Ship State Description
Austerlitz   United States The schooner was damaged by heavy seas in a gale, which left her in a sinking condition. Crew taken off by schooner Riverdale.[78]
Challenge   New Zealand The 57-ton schooner was wrecked on the bar at the mouth of the Manukau Harbour, New Zealand, when the wind dropped while she was crossing the bar.[79]
Excelsior   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Île d'Yeu, Vendée, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Ille-et-Vilaine to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[51][48]
Let Me Alone   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire.[51]
Linden   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Cromwell (  United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel off Cap La Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of four of her crew.[51]

14 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1870
Ship State Description
Carnarvon Castle   United Kingdom The ship heeled over at Wapping, Middlesex. She was righted.[51]
Sarah King   Canada The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. Her crew were rescued by the brig Armida (  Sweden). Sarah King was on a voyage from Sagua La Grande, Cuba to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[80]

15 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1870
Ship State Description
Active   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near the Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Moray. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Burghead, Moray. She was refloated with assistance and found to be leaky.[81]
Margaret   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Aberdeen.[52]
Rusco Castle   United Kingdom The ship struck the pier at South Shields, County Durham and was holed. She was on a voyage from London to the River Tyne.[82]

16 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1870
Ship State Description
Anna Catharina   Stettin The ship ran aground at Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc to Stettin.[82]
Astrea   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hook Head, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued.[48]
Benvenue   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penang, Straits Settlements to London.[48][83]
Portia   United Kingdom The barque foundered off the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew survived.[48][43]

17 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1870
Ship State Description
Allahabad   United Kingdom The East Indiaman was driven ashore near Ambelteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Samarang, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland , Netherlands.[48][84][85]
Furnhjelm   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship sank 20 nautical miles (37 km) off "Vihern", Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[86][87][36]
Gamester   United Kingdom The fishing smack departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all five crew.[88][89]
Industrie   France The ship was run ashore in Portifer Bay, Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Aquin, Haiti to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[40]
Mary Matthews   United Kingdom The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked in Morte Bay. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to Swansea, Glamorgan.[48][82]
Normandy   United Kingdom The paddle steamer sank with the loss of 30 lives in the English Channel 20 miles from The Needles, Isle of Wight after colliding with the screw steamship Mary (  United Kingdom). Mary rescued 50 survivors. Normandy was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Jersey, Channel Islands

18 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1870
Ship State Description
St. George   United Kingdom The ship sank off Perros, Côtes-du-Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Lannion, Côtes-du-Nord to Jersey, Channel Islands.[82]
Tweedsdale   United Kingdom The ship grounded at low water in harbour at Greenock, Renfrewshire and sprang a leak.[90]
Ventus   Belgium The ship was driven ashore at Borsele, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Callao, Peru to Antwerp.[82]

19 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1870
Ship State Description
Michael Hutchington   United Kingdom The barque collided with the tug Enterprise and sank at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool.[84] Michael Hutchinson was refloated and taken in to dock, where she sank again.[50]
Pioneer   United Kingdom The paddle tug was crushed between the full-rigged ship Southern Empire and the quayside at Birkenhead, Cheshire and sank. She was refloated the next day.[84]
Zedok   United Kingdom The barque struck the quayside at Birkenhead and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from San Francisco to Birkenhead.[84]

20 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1870
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Penzance, Cornwall.[40][91]
Asenath   United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Carrizal. She was refloated and taken in to the Rio Hacha, where she was declared a constructive total loss.[92]
Emily   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to London.[40]
Symmetry   United Kingdom The ship foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the Blasquets. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Galway.[40]
William Watson   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked in Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde, Prussia to Gävle, Sweden.[93][94][95]

21 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1870
Ship State Description
Amalie Gehring   United States The ship was wrecked on the Lobos Keys. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New Orleans, Louisiana.[96]
Aquila   United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and sank. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Gloucester.[97]
Jane Anderson   United Kingdom The ship departed from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire for Swinemünde, Prussia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all nine crew.[98][99]
Lady Ernestine   United Kingdom The ship struck rocks at Morte Point, Devon. She was refloated and taken in to Ilfracombe, Devon in a sinking condition.[40] She was repaired and resumed her voyage.[62]
Michael Hutchinson   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[40] She was refloated the next day and taken in to Liverpool, where she sank.[19]
Pioneer   United Kingdom The tug was damaged at Birkenhead, Cheshire when she became trapped between Southern Empire (  United Kingdom) and the quayside.[40]
Sack   United Kingdom The schooner departed from Burntisland, Fife for Copenhagen, Denmark. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[100]
Venezuela   United Kingdom The steamship suffered a failure of her stern post in the Atlantic Ocean (33°30′N 43°30′W / 33.500°N 43.500°W / 33.500; -43.500), losing her rudder and becoming flooded at the stern. Her fifteen passengers were taken off by the steamship Camilla (  United Kingdom); her 42 crew refusing to abandon ship. Venezuela was on a voyage from London to Colón, United States of Colombia.[101]
Zadoc   United Kingdom The ship collided with the quayside at Birkenhead and was severely damaged.[40]

22 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1870
Ship State Description
Chariot of Fame   United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Rangoon, Burma to a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[32]
Fenham   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmara at "Kora", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Alexandria, Egypt. She had been refloated by 28 March and taken in to Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire.[102][41][103]
Helios   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida, United States.[104] She was on a voyage from an English port to Rangoon.[105] She was refloated and taken in to Pensacola for repairs.[106]
Rangoon   New South Wales The barque was wrecked near the mouth of the Minnamurra River. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne, Victoria.[107]
Scotia   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdeen. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[62]
Waterwitch   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[19]

23 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1870
Ship State Description
Arabian   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swinemünde, Prussia.[97]
Falcon   New Zealand The 42-ton schooner was run aground and was wrecked at Ōpunake, New Zealand.[71]
George   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Swinemünde.[108]
Germania   Bremen The brigantine was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat Van Kook (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Germania was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Hamburg.[62]
Lavinia   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to the Newfoundland Colony. She was refloated and taken in tow for Greenock.[62]
Margaret   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Spital Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by the Berwick upon Tweed Lifeboat Albert Victor (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[109][90][110]
Mieva Idea   Peru The schooner sank at Cerro Azul with the loss of all hands.[111]
North Star   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the Consher Reef.[112]
Vivid   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition.[113]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by the North Deal Lifeboat Van Kook (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[114]

24 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1870
Ship State Description
Aid   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at "Forredembarra", 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Tarragona, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[41][115][116]
Brigantine   United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France whilst on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Caen, Calvados, France. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[117]
Crested Wave   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 180 nautical miles (330 km) north west of Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued five days later by the schooner Leon Jean (  France). Crested Wave was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[118][119][120]
Manuelo   Spain The ship ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[90]
Margarets   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Spittal Point, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued by the Berwick upon Tweed Lifeboat Albert Victor (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Margarets was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[62][35]
Mary Ismay   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[62]
Tréport   France The ship ran aground off the Mumbles, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[90]

25 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1870
Ship State Description
Alexandra, or
Princess Alexandra 		  United Kingdom The lugger was struck a submerged object and sank on the Goodwin Sands, Kent whilst assisting in the salvage of items from the wreck of Germania (  Bremen). Her eleven crew were rescued.[121][102][122][123]
Brother Jonathan   United Kingdom The tug collided with the steamship Beatriz (  Spain) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew survived.[124][125] Brpther Jonathan was raised on 19 August 1872.[126]
Corrèze   France The ship was driven ashore on Gorée, Senegal and was severely damaged.[127]
Eliza   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was beached at Sunderland, County Durham, where she was wrecked. Her six crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland.[41][128][125]
Familiens Haab   Norway The brig was abandoned in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) east by south of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the smack Faith (  United Kingdom). Familiens Haab was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Greenhithe, Kent, United Kingdom.[124][41] She was taken in to Great Yarmouth in a derelict condition by two smacks on 28 March.[102]
Industrie   Denmark The brig was wrecked at Tunis, Beylik of Tunis. Her crew were rescued.[129]
Iquique   Chile The schooner was wrecked at Mejillones. Her crew were rescued.[130]
Mercurius   United Kingdom The clipper, a barque, was wrecked on the Rocas Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean (3°52′S 33°20′W / 3.867°S 33.333°W / -3.867; -33.333) with the loss of all but six of her crew. The survivors were rescued on 15 May by the barque Silver Craig (  United Kingdom). Mercurius was on the return leg of her maiden voyage, from Sydney, New South Wales to the Clyde via San Francisco, California.[131]
Swallow Flag unknown The brig was wrecked on the Molasses Reef, south west of Inagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Saint-Marc, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[132]

26 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1870
Ship State Description
Aurora's Increase   United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk by the barque Æolus (  Norway) off the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Æolus.[53][102][103]
Cicero   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[41]
Havila   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by fire at sea. The fire was extinguished with assistance from HMS Rodney (  Royal Navy). Havila was on a voyage from Algoa Bay to the River Thames.[133][134]
Industrie   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Tunis, Beylik of Tunis. She was on a voyage from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy to London.[135]
Kate Sancton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated.[103] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ardrossan. She was refloated on 29 March and taken in to Ardrossan.[106]
No. 11   Trinity House The lighter was run into and sunk in the River Thames by the steamship Boston (  United Kingdom) with the loss of two lives.[124]

27 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1870
Ship State Description
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland.[97]
Evangelista   Greece The brig was wrecked at "Liscia", Sardinia, Italy.[97]
Luigi Rossa   Italy The ship ran aground at Cape Helles, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated with assistance.[136]
Maria Louise   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of the mouth of the Rio Grande. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Falmouth, Cornwall.[137][24]
Moelwyn   United Kingdom The ship struck the East Platters Rocks, off Anglesey and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire.[97]
Prince Kung   China The steamship was wrecked on Crab Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Foo Chow Foo to Shanghai.[111]
Tamatave   France The full-rigged ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her fourteen crew were rescued by the barque Texas (  Bremen). Tamatave was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to the Belle Île, Morbihan.[92][138][139]

28 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1870
Ship State Description
Anglo-Saxon   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays, off the coast of Jamaica. Her crew were rescued.[140] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama, United States.[141]
Blackburn   United Kingdom The ship was run into by Sweet Home (  United Kingdom) and sank 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) south east of Inchcape, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by Sweet Home.[142]
Intrepid   United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Mediterranean Sea (37°40′N 2°00′E / 37.667°N 2.000°E / 37.667; 2.000). Her fifteen crew took to a boat; they were rescued the next day by the steamship Ionia (  United Kingdom). Intrepid was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Barcelona, Spain.[143][144][145][146]
James Holmes   United Kingdom The barque was run into by the steamship Resolute (  United Kingdom) in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to L'Orient, Morbihan, France. She put back to London.[102]

29 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1870
Ship State Description
Fortuna Promessa   Italy The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Ebro with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from "Burrazzano" to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[42]

31 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1870
Ship State Description
Conservative   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued.[96]
County of Ayr   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.[108] She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[147]
Cricket   United States The ship was driven ashore at Cape Charles, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Baltimore, Maryland.[108][61] She was refloated in April.[148]
Danube   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Shanghai, China.[149] She was refloated with the assistance of the tug Ruby (  United Kingdom).[150]
St. Petersburg   Netherlands The schooner struck a sunken wreck 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom and foundered. Her crew were rescued by the barque Conobbi (  Italy). St. Petersburg was on a voyage from Glasgow to Rotterdam.[96]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank between the Île d'Yeu and "De Pilier", Vendée, France.[96]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1870
Ship State Description
Agnete   Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Osterly", near Fredrikshavn. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom to Rønne.[41]
Ailsa   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[86]
Amelia Gehring   Belgium The ship was wrecked on Lobes Keys. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[143]
Annie Gardney   United States The ship ran aground at New York. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to New York.[104]
Annie M. Palmer   United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the Guañape Islands, Peru.[103]
Arcturus   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Bornholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[104]
Artos   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore in the Sea of Marmara at "Dagansaler", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to an English port.[102][41]
Atala   Italy The barque was wrecked at Lebu, Chile. Her crew were rescued.[151]
Banquerian   United States The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Monte Video, Uruguay.[50]
Benjamin Butler   United States The schooner collided with another vessel and sank in "New York Sound" with the loss of four lives.[152]
British Eagle   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada.[50]
Caransius   United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 March. She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[51]
Cardenas Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Cárdenas, Cuba.[50]
Carmelia   Malta The ship collided with Villeneuve (  France) and was the run ashore and wrecked at Mogador, Morocco.[49][56]
Carrie M. Rich   United States The ship was lost in the Indian River. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Boston, Massachusetts.[115]
Catharina   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Falmouth, Cornwall.[104]
Clara Zoe   Monaco The ship ran aground. She was refloated and towed in to Trieste.[41]
Clemence   France The ship was wrecked at Gaza, Egypt before 12 March[153]
Constantine Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Barletta, Italy.[36]
Dorothea   Bremen The ship was driven ashore on "Scholtwarden". She was on a voyage from Bremen to Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated and put back to Bremen.[104]
Dotka Svansea Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba.[86]
Douglas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Hooghly River.[39] She was refloated and taken in to Diamond Harbour, India.[154]
Eliza   United States The ship caught fire in Hobson's Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Canada to an American port.[113]
Elizabeth and Jane   United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Preston, Lancashire in early March.[47]
Esule   Italy The ship was lost at "Gioja".[41]
Ethel   United States The ship was driven ashore on Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Philadelphia. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas for repairs.[115]
Eugenia   Italy The ship was wrecked at Cape Teulada, Sardinia.[62] She was on a voyage from "Sampoyard" to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure.[155]
Fairy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mogador. She was consequently condemned.[56]
Four Brothers   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Sea of Marmara.[50]
Frederick   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong] to Callao, Peru.[50]
Goodman   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the English Bank, in the River Plate before 18 March.[82]
Gratitude   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Castletown, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Carlingford, County Louth.[104]
Hebe   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at "Aghatchli", Russia with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Odessa to an English port.[143]
Isaac Baker   United States The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Philadelphia.[104]
Kotka   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Coloradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 18 March. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Havana, Cuba.[82]
Langley   Colony of British Columbia The ship was wrecked in the Chatham Strait.[104]
Laura,
Laura Carlsen, or
Laura Ninirh Cailu 		Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Toulon, Var, France.[62][155][90]
Lesbian   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Swinemünde, Prussia.[41]
Lily   United Kingdom The smack collided with the steamship H. A. Brightman (  United Kingdom) and sank near Newport, Monmouthshire. Lily was on a voyage from Newport to Bideford, Devon. She was later refloated.[15]
Lizzie   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Northern Triangles. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Cork. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[81]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitburn, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Aberdeen.[153]
Maulins   United States The ship was driven ashore in Delaware Bay. She was on a voyage from Matanzas to Philadelphia.[115]
Melrose Abbey   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Yangtze. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Shanghai, China.[154]
Nino   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground at Wexford.[115]
Norge   Norway The ship was destroyed by fire at Trump Key. She was on a voyage from Havana to Falmouth.[49]
Peri   United States The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland.[49]
Pichetto   Italy The ship was wrecked near Milazzo, Sicily before 29 March. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France.[42]
Prosperity   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Hurst Castle, Hampshire.[104] She was refloated on 29 March and resumed her voyage.[116]
Quiz   Jersey The ship was lost at "Gioja".[41]
Rival   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Paloma Island", near Maldonado, Uruguay with the loss of her captain. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Falmouth, Cornwall.[19][105]
Severn   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Bornholm. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[104]
Seguranca   Portugal The ship was wrecked on the Cabadello, near Oporto. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Oporto.[102][103]
Spider   United Kingdom The barge capsized and sank at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[156]
Star   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Conche Reef. She was on a voyage from Caibarién, Cuba to Falmouth.[155]
Starjola   United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Roughs, off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sombrero, Antigua to Ipswich, Suffolk. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[153][52]
St. Dunstan's   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked at Cape King, near Yokohama, Japan with the loss of four lives.[157][158][159]
Sunshine   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Sarawak River. She was on a voyage from Manila, Spanish East Indies to Sarawak, Malaya.[28]
Syra   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore near the Cárdenas Lighthouse, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Cárdenas.[19]
Thessares Adelfi Flag unknown The ship was lost in the Sea of Marmara.[48]
Tibre   France The steamship was driven ashore at Latakia, Ottoman Syria. Her passengers were taken off. She was later refloated.[19]
Trojan   United States The ship was driven ashore at Scituate, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Ponce, Puerto Rico to [Boston, Massachusetts.[36]
Tropic Bird   Canada The ship ran aground on Marina Cay, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Cuba. She was refloated and taken in to Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas.[155]
Veritas   United Kingdom The ship foundered. Shew as on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure.[56]
W. A. Vail   United States The ship was driven ashore in the Indian River. She was on a voyage from Tampico, Mexico to New York.[104]
William F. Poole   United States The fishing schooner was lost on the Georges Bank. lost with all 10 hands.[160]
Unnamed   Regia Marina The gunboat was wrecked on the coast of Egypt with the loss of seven lives.[161]

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