List of shipwrecks in March 1880

The list of shipwrecks in March 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1880.

1 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1880
Ship State Description
Astronom   Germany The steamship was damaged by an onboard explosion at Hamburg which killed one and injured three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[1][2]
Belsize   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Avonmouth, Somerset.[3]
Carrie   United Kingdom The ship departed from Antigua for Harbour Grace, Newfoundland Colony. No further trace, reported overdue.[4]
James   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Whitehaven, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Juno   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bruges, West Flanders.[6]
Lady Havelock   United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship G. E. Wood (  United Kingdom) in the Bristol Channel and was beached.[7]
Langley   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands and was beached. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Rotterdam, South Holland.[6]
Matilda Hilyard   Canada The barque was wrecked on Horse Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. Her crew were rescued by the Ardrossan Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord, France to Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom.[8][9]
Ophelia   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Thisted.[6]
Paternita   Italy The barque ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[3]
Ardrossan Lifeboat   Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat capsized with the loss of four of the 25 people on board.[10]

2 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1880
Ship State Description
Maid of the Mill   United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the Thames Estuary off Shoeburyness, Essex.[11][12] She was refloated.[13]
Noely Leontine   France The brigantine was run into by the steamship R. L. Alston (  United Kingdom) and sank at Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[14]
Wear   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated.[12]
Vandringsmanden   Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Jutland with the loss of all but three of her crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Amaranth (  United Kingdom).[12]

3 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1880
Ship State Description
Anna Precht   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Torrens. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to a British port. She was later refloated, and resumed her voyage on 7 March.[15]
August   Germany The ship was driven ashore at Dantsic. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Flensburg.[11][12]
Cambronne   France The barque was driven ashore at Littlehampton, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom.[11]
Familien   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[12]
Leo   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Strauss (  Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Cubitt Town, Middlesex.[16] All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Gravesend, Kent.[12]
Lizzie M. Merrill   United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but her captain. He was rescued on 6 March by Harald Haafar (Flag unknown). Lizzie M. Merill was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[17][18]
Lutto   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Harlingen, Friesland. Her crew were rescued by a pilot boat. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Harlingen.[11] Lutto was refloated in mid-April and taken in to Harlingen in a severely damaged condition.[19]
Mary   United Kingdom The schooner collided with the schooner Sjomanden (  Denmark) and was beached at the Rammekens Castle. Mary was on a voyage from Antwerp to Leith.[14][20]
Pennsylvania   United States The steamship ran aground on the Pluckington Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and resumed her voyage.[12][13]
Pioneer   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked on Burra, Shetland Islands. Her crew were rescued.[14]
St. Charles   United States The ship was destroyed by fire at Kobe, Japan. She was on a voyage from New York to Kobe.[11]

4 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1880
Ship State Description
Adam White   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Newport, Monmouthshire.[14]
Athens   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[14] She was refloated the next day.[21]
Auguste   Germany The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to an English port.[14]
Aurora   Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Faial Island, Azores.[22]
Baron Sloet   Netherlands The steamship was driven ashore between Rambung and Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies.[23] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]
Batavia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at "Perin Island". She was refloated with assistance from Glennifer (  United Kingdom), and resumed her voyage on 6 March.[25]
Bayonnaise   France The crewless brig was towed in to Guernsey, Channel Islands by the steamship Diana (  United Kingdom).[23][1]
Bertha Jane   United Kingdom The Thames barge sank in the River Thames near Northfleet, Kent.[14]
Edward P. Bouverie   United Kingdom The barque struck a rock off Le Rozel, Manche, France and foundered with the loss of all hands.[14]
Electra   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[14] She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot.[1]
Hannah Crosdell   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[23] She was on a voyage from the River Duddon to Connah's Quay, Flintshire.[14]
Mercator   Belgium The ship was sighted off Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands whilst on a voyage from Antwerp to New York, United States.[26] Subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board,[27] more than 60 lives.[28]
West Stanley   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated, and resumed her voyage on 6 March.[29]

5 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1880
Ship State Description
Albyn   United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 65 nautical miles (120 km) off São Vicente Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[30][29]
Cumberland Lassie   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Sarah Jane (  United Kingdom) and resumed her voyage.[24]
Ettrick   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship St. Petersburg (Flag unknown) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent. Her crew survived. Ettrick was on a voyage from London to Gravelines, Manche, France.[31] She had been refloated by 17 March and taken in tow for London.[32]
Hannah   United Kingdom The ship was beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Port Talbot, Glamorgan.[21]
Lucinda Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Ayr. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of a tug.[29]
Nation   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off Rathlin Island, County Antrim. Her crew survived.[33]

6 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1880
Ship State Description
Adella   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Celsus and sank in the River Tees.[34]
Unnamed Flag unknown A waterlogged vessel was reported by Giorgio Washington (  Italy) in the Atlantic Ocean at 45°41′N 025°15′W / 45.683°N 25.250°W / 45.683; -25.250.[35]

7 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1880
Ship State Description
Golconde   France The ship departed from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti for Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. No further trace, reported overdue.[36]
Napoleon, or
Prince Napoleon
  France The ship departed from Cap-Haïtien for Havre de Grâce. No further trace, reported overdue.[36][4]

8 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1880
Ship State Description
Challenge   United States The schooner sprung a leak and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of Petit Manan Lighthouse, Maine. Her crew left in her boat landing 15 hours later on Baker's Island.[37]
Devana   United Kingdom The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Bangkok, Siam for London via Saint Helena. No further trace, reported overdue.[38][39]
Joseph Brown   United Kingdom The ship departed from Sunderland, County Durham for East London, Cape Colony. No further trace,.[40] reported missing.[41]
Roma   Italy The steamship was driven ashore at Lydden Spout, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Dover, Kent.[42]
Travancore   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Castro Bight, south of Otranto, Italy.[43] All on board survived.[44]
Zeeland   Belgium The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Peru (  United Kingdom). Zeeland was on a voyage from Antwerp to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[45][46]

9 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1880
Ship State Description
Acadia   New Zealand The schooner departed from Hawke's Bay for Auckland . No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all eight hands.[47]
Amanda   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at St. Bees Head, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Rio Marina, Italy to Workington, Cumberland.[48]
Arrogante   France The barque was wrecked in a cyclone on a reef off Nouméa, New Caledonia. Her crew were rescued.[49][50]
Chevert   New South Wales The barque was damaged in a cyclone. She put in to "Havannah", New Hebrides, where she was condemned.[49]
Falken   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Sæby.[42]
Henry Brand   United Kingdom The steam collier ran aground on the Hampstead Ledge, off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated and continued her voyage.[42]
Lucy and Adelaide   Queensland The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at "Havannah", New Hebrides.[49]
Rokeby   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Savona, Italy.[42]
Signi   Denmark The barque ran aground at Cardiff. She was refloated.[51]
Stephanotis   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Amager, Denmark. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[42]
Vincent   United Kingdom The cutter was wrecked in a cyclone in the Loyalty Islands.[49]

10 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1880
Ship State Description
Due Fratelli   Italy The barque was destroyed by fire at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[25]
Energy   New Zealand The cutter became a total loss after stranding on Whakaari / White Island in the Bay of Plenty during a gale.[47]

11 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1880
Ship State Description
B. Y. O.   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked off the Dutch coast with the loss of four of her twelve crew. One on the survivors was rescued by the Emden Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Puerto Rico.[52]
Galeed   United Kingdom The steamship departed from Gothenburg, Sweden for London.[19] Subsequently foundered with the loss of all 30 crew.[53] Wreckage including a nameboard was discovered in the Baltic Sea (55°40′N 7°58′E / 55.667°N 7.967°E / 55.667; 7.967) on 26 April by the steamship Thames.[54]
John Watt   United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[55]
Marcia Greenleaf   United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans.[55]
Martha J. Granger   United States The schooner was driven ashore and was wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 12, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast. Her five crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[37]
Vincenzo   Italy The brigantine caught fire at sea. She was towed in to Pernambuco, Brazil by the steamship San Martin (  France). Vincenzo was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[25]
Wilhelmine   Germany The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Mossel Bay. Her crew were rescued.[25]

12 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1880
Ship State Description
Agnes Ellen   United Kingdom The ship struck the seawall at Seacombe, Cheshire and was damaged. She was consequently beached at Tranmere, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[25]
Duchess of Marlborough   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Langness, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport, Cumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Castletown, Isle of Man.[56]
John and Mary   United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked off Ballywalter, County Down.[25] Her five crew were rescued by the Ballywalter Lifeboat.[57]
Livingstone   Canada The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bremen, Germany to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[25]
M. Luisa Flag unknown The ship was sighted off Fortress Monroe, Virginia, United States whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to a British port. No further trace, reported missing.[58]
Perthshire   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at Dreswick Point, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued.[56] She was on a voyage from Calais, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated in late March and towed in to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[59]
Ramsey   Isle of Man The lugger was run down and sunk off the Conyngsbeg Lightship (  Trinity House) by the steamship Brooklyn (  United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her seven crew.[60]
Selina   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Swansea, Glamorgan.[61][62]
Serug   Austria-Hungary The barque departed from New York, United States for Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported overdue.[63]
Triumph   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Langness. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to Belfast, County Antrim.[56]
Vine   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Ballina, County Mayo. She was on a voyage from Ballina to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 14 March and resumed her voyage.[64]
William Hunter   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Dungeness.[25]

13 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1880
Ship State Description
Baltic   Norway The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned 130 nautical miles (240 km) off the Norwegian coast. Her crew were rescued by the smack Victor (  United Kingdom). Baltic was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Bo'ness, Lothian, United Kingdom.[65]
Beauty   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked off Clonakilty, County Cork.[66]
Columba   France The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and was driven ashore at Bône, Algeria. Two of her crew were killed and one was so severely injured that it was thought he would not survive.[67]
Donna Sophia   United Kingdom The ship was damaged at her berth at Troon, Ayrshire and became severely leaky. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Saint=Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.[68]
Haydn   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Crescent (  United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. Haydn was on her maiden voyage, from Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland to Port Said, Egypt.[69][70][64]
Mabel   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[69][61] Mabel was refloated on 16 March with assistance from the tugs India, Sussex, Victor and Wanderer (all   United Kingdom). She was towed in to Gravesend, Kent by India.[71]
Musgrave   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore on Inchcolm, Fife and sank. Her eleven crew survived. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[66][72]
Nantes   France The steamship ran aground at Smyrna, Russia. She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Liverpool, Lancashire.[64]
Star of the West   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew were rescued by the barque Alfen (  Norway). Star of the West was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin.[73][59][74]
Two unnamed vessels   Spain The feluccas were crushed by the steamship Columba (  France) at Bône, severely injuring 25 people.[67]

14 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1880
Ship State Description
Aden   United Kingdom The steamship was run into by the steamship Crescent (  United Kingdom) and sank off the mouth of the Humber.[75]
Ebro   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Runton, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Bilbao, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[69][68]
George L. Lamont   United States The steamship capsized with the loss of three lives.[76]
Governor Tilley   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship ran aground on the Joe Flogger Sandbank, at the mouth of the Schuylkill River.[69] She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[68] She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Philadelphia.[77]
Montana   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked at Church Bay, Anglesey. All on board were rescued, some by the tug Sea King (  United Kingdom). Montana was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[78][79] She was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Liverpool.[80] Subsequently scrapped.[81][82]
No Name   United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Her nine crew were rescued by the barque Norna (  Germany) and by Sorane (  Denmark). No Name was on a voyage from Lagos, Lagos Colony to Rotterdam,South Holland, Netherlands.[83][84][85]
Robert   United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Foxhound (  United Kingdom) .[86] She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Copenhagen, Denmark.[32]

15 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1880
Ship State Description
Alfred Eulalie   France The ship was driven ashore near Goulven, Finistère. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to L'Orient, Morbihan.[32][87]
RMS City of Sydney   United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at San Francisco, California, United States. She was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand to San Francisco. The fire was extinguished.[64]
Gannet   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Blankenese, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to London. She was refloated and put back to Hamburg in a leaky condition.[64]
Zephyr   Netherlands The ship foundered in the English Channel south west of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Britannia (  United Kingdom).[88]

16 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1880
Ship State Description
City of Rochester   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Sunderland.[68][89]
Euxine   France The steamship ran aground at Bukari Point, Greece. She was refloated and resumed taken in to Patras, Greece.[68][89]
Five Sisters   United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 500 yards (460 m) north of Life Saving Station No. 13, 4th District, 200 yards (180 m) off the New Jersey coast. Her six crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[37]
Foreningen   Norway The barque ran aground off Saltholmen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to klaipėda, Germany. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage.[90]
Maude   United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks off Ouessant, Finistère, France and was wrecked. Her crew survived.[91] She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[32]
Rontegui   France The steamship ran aground on rocks off the north coast of Guernsey, Channel Islands and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Oran, Algeria,[92][93][61] or vice versa.[94][68]
Tropic   Haiti The brig was driven ashore and wrecked 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 21, 4th District, on the New Jersey coast. Her seven crew were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service.[37]
Unnmaed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay.[61]

17 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1880
Ship State Description
Maude   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground off Ouessant, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire.[65]
Sally Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Annalong, County Down. Her crew were rescued.[86]
Salvatore   France The brig was driven ashore at Camber, Sussex, United Kingdom.[86]
Sarah and Ellen   Canada The barque was driven onto shoals off Hog Island, Virginia, United States, near the entrance to Great Machapongo Inlet and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 9, 5th District. An attempt to be pulled off by a tug on 19 March failed. Her fourteen crew, plus locals hired by the wrecking company were rescued by the United States Life Saving Service and the wrecking company tug. She was stripped and abandoned on 20 March.[37]
Surinam   Netherlands The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Surinam. She was refloated with assistance from a tug and the Ramsgate Lifeboat and taken in to The Downs,[66] and then Dover, Kent.[32]
Zoe   France The schooner sank at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, United Kingdom. Her crew survived.[86][32]

18 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1880
Ship State Description
Achorn   United States The schooner was sunk in a collision with schooner Maria and Elizabeth (  United States) 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Absecon, New Jersey with the loss of one of her four crew. Survivors reached the Hereford Inlet in their boat.[37]
Anne Margaretha   Denmark The ship was discovered abandoned in the Thames Estuary. She was taken in to London, United Kingdom.[95]
Britannia   Germany The steamship ran aground at Antwerp, Belgium and broke her back.[65]
Catherine   United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Souyn Sands, in the Bristol Channel and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure to Llanelly, Glamorgan.[65]
Fage Sylvan   Norway The ship ran aground at Pauillac, Gironde, France. She was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Bordeaux, Gironde.[95]
Ferzo   Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore at Aboukir, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt.[95]
Gustaf   Grand Duchy of Finland The barque was wrecked at "Punta Enjans".[96]
Hercon   Norway The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom.[65]
Louisa   United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and assisted in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk by a tug.[97]
Oskar   Denmark The barque ran aground at Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom and was then run into by Christabel (  United Kingdom). Oskar was on a voyage from Skien to Penzance.[90]
Swiftsure   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Ergasteria, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated.[55]

19 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1880
Ship State Description
Dapueto Padre   Italy The barque ran aground at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Cape Verde Islands.[98][99]
Mary A. Myshrall   Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Parthia (  United Kingdom), which put a volunteer crew aboard and took Mary A. Myshrall in tow. The tow had to be abandoned on 21 March and the volunteer crew were retrieved. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[100]
Sarah Ellen   United Kingdom The barque was lost off Cape Charles, Virginia, United States. She was on a voyage from New York to Baltimore.[101]
Vincenzo Flag unknown The ship put in to Pernambuco, Brazil on fire and was beached. SHe was on a voyage from Montevideo, Uruguay to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[98]
Water Witch   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 9 nautical miles (17 km) off Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Campbeltown.[100]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked at Rossitten, Germany with the loss of at least five lives.[30][102]

20 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1880
Ship State Description
Cleanthes   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north of Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[90]
Dorset,
Elf, and
Par
  United Kingdom The tug Elf was towing Dorset and Par in the Bristol Channel when all three vessels ran aground, with Dorset colliding with Par.[88]
Livadia   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Usk. She was on a voyage from Elba, Italy to Newport, Monmouthshire.[90]
Queen of Hearts   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her fifteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Shannon (  United Kingdom). Queen of Hearts was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama, United States to Belfast, County Antrim.[103]
Victor   Norway The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew took to a boat; they were rescued on 24 March by the barque Rapid (  Grand Duchy of Finland). Victor was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Queenstown, County Cork, United Kingdom.[104][105]
Unnamed   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood, Lancashire to Belfast.[90]

21 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1880
Ship State Description
Eclipse   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Pull Reef. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Flensburg, Germany. She was refloated.[106]
Lizzie   United Kingdom The ship was beached at Newlyn, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Par, Cornwall.[100]
Northern Empire   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 22 crew took to two boats. Eight crew in one of the boats were rescued by the barque Sara (  Norway). Fourteen crew in the other boat were reported missing. Northern Empire was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107][108]
Ophir   Canada The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (41°14′N 56°15′W / 41.233°N 56.250°W / 41.233; -56.250). Her eleven crew took to a boat. They were rescued on 23 March by the steamship Neckar (  Germany).[109] Ophir was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Newry, County Antrim.[110]
Rosannah Rose   New Zealand The schooner went ashore and was wrecked north of Kaikoura. All seven people on board survived.[47]

22 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1880
Ship State Description
C. Bang   Norway The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Atlas (  Norway). C. Bang was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[111][112]
Isabella Mott   United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°04′N 47°58′W / 42.067°N 47.967°W / 42.067; -47.967). Her crew were rescued by the barque Ragna (  Norway). Isabella Mott was on a voyage from New York to Antwerp, Belgium.[113][101]
Pauline   Germany The barque ran aground at Wilmington, Delaware, United States and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Wilmington to Stettin.[88]
Reform   Norway The barque was driven ashore at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Cork.[88]
Stornoway   United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was abandoned 100 nautical miles (190 km) off the coast of the Newfoundland Colony. Her 27 crew were rescued by the barque W. J. Stiers ( ) Canada). Stornoway was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[103][114][110]
Tokatea   New South Wales The ship was wrecked at San Francisco, California, United States. Her crew were rescued.[100]

23 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1880
Ship State Description
Annie C. Norwood   United States The fishing schooner was lost on Cashes Shoal with the loss of all 14 crew.[115][116]
Ban Righ   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Lapp Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Königsberg, Germany. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[106]
Matthew Caw   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Alexandria, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Alexandria to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[117]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship sank at the north end of Fair Isle, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands.[46]

24 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1880
Ship State Description
Aagot   Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her five crew were rescued by the fishing smack Boldero (  United Kingdom). Aagot was on a voyage from Norway to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[55][117]
Almatea   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shanghai, China.[55]
Eugenio   United States The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Handel (  France).[108] Eugenio was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Gibraltar.[114]
Jean Paul   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Memel, Germany with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Memel to the River Tyne.[55]
Robert Wendt   Germany The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Maggie Miller (  Canada. Robert Wendt was on a voyage from New York to Stettin.[118]
Secret   United Kingdom The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Dantzig, Germany. No further trace, reported missing.[58]

25 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1880
Ship State Description
Abyssinia, or
Assyria
  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire whilst on a voyage from Aden, Aden Province to Zanzibar. She put back to Aden and was scuttled.[119][22]

26 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1880
Ship State Description
Canadian   United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered off Donna Nook, Lincolnshire.[120] Her crew were rescued by the tug Monarch (  United Kingdom). Canadian was on a voyage from Dungeness, Kent to Hull, Yorkshire.[106]
Dowlais   United Kingdom The steamship hit the Rundlestone, Cornwall and sank with the loss of two of the nineteen people on board. Survivors took to the lifeboats. They were rescued by the steamship Sedgemoor (  United Kingdom. Dowlais was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[121][119][122][123]
Fernville   United Kingdom The steamship collided with an iceberg and consequently sank the next day. Some of her crew were rescued by the barque Alliance   France). Twenty-two crew were rescued on 29 March by Sarmatian (  France). Fernville was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[124][125][126]
Kosmopoliet   Netherlands The galiot foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (49°17′N 007°31′W / 49.283°N 7.517°W / 49.283; -7.517). Her crew were rescued by the barque Vesta (  Germany). Kosmopoliet was on a voyage from Ferrol, Spain, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[127]
Ocean Belle   United States The fishing schooner sprang a leak and sank on the Georges Bank. Her crew were rescued.[128]

27 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1880
Ship State Description
Alicia   United Kingdom The ship struck the Deputy Reef, off Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Newport, Monmouthshire. She put in to Belfast, County Antrim.[119][22]
Amelia   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Malabar Coast. Her crew survived.[129]
Blue Jacket   United Kingdom The smack struck a rock at Ballynass, County Londonderry and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Ballynass.[119]
Cid   Spain The ship ran aground on the West Bank. She was on a voyage from New York to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated with assistance, and resumed her voyage the next day.[119]
Dowlais   United Kingdom The steamship struck rocks at Land's End, Cornwall and was wrecked with the loss of two of her nineteen crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[30]
Elphinstone   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Rio Marina, Italy to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated.[119]
Foolscar   United States The ship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bremen, Germany.[22]
Harp   United States The boat was lost on Green Island, Maine. Her crew were rescued.[128]
Hart   Isle of Man The schooner ran aground at Douglas Head. She was on a voyage from Douglas to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to Douglas in a severely leaky condition.[119]
Jane Macred   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in Lough Swilly. She was refloated and taken in to Buncrana, County Donegal.[119]
Janet Johnstone   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Glenarm, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Belfast to Tralee, County Kerry.[119]
Louisa Theresa   France The brig was driven ashore at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug.[119]
Nenuphar   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Washington (  United States). Nenuphan was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Londonderry.[130]
Sophie   Germany The galiot was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea by the steamship Dalton (  United Kingdom). All on board were rescued.[119]
Sweet Home   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea of the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was refloated and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky condition.[119]
Velarde   Spain The steamship ran aground at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland.[119]
Young Alonzo   United Kingdom The fishing boat collided with the schooner Rosalie (  United Kingdom) and sank in Plymouth Sound. Her nine crew were rescued by Rosalie.[102]

28 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1880
Ship State Description
Arbutus   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and damaged. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. She was refloated and completed her voyage in a severely leaky condition.[131]
Betsey   United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Tyne for Norrköping, Sweden. No further trace,[132] reported missing.[40]
Hero   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship (  Trinity House ). Her five crew were rescued by Elizabeth Young (  United Kingdom).[133]
Zicaro   United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Life Saving Station No. 3, 2nd District on the coast of Massachusetts. Her crew landed on shore using a rope.[37]

29 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1880
Ship State Description
Cerwyn   United Kingdom The steamship was wrecked on the Île de Sein, Finistère, France with the loss of ten of her twelve crew. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire.[134][135][136]
Equinox   United Kingdom The ship departed from West Hartlepool, County Durham for Malmö, Sweden. No further trace, reported hopelessly overdue.[137]
Strathairly   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was refloated.[59]

30 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1880
Ship State Description
Ayres   United Kingdom The steam yacht was wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of the South Stack, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[73]
Carnham   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Raasay. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Emperor   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Strangford Lough. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Newry, County Antrim. She was refloated on 1 April.[17]
Fjulan   Norway The steamship was wrecked at Berlevåg.[138]
Lanarkshire   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Barr Point, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was refloated.[59]
Lina   Norway The yacht was wrecked at Berlvåg.[138]
Louis Napoleon   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance and taken into The Downs.[59]
Olga   Norway The steamship was wrecked at Berlevåg.[138]
Pater   Sweden The ship ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom. Her fifteen crew were rescued by the Arklow Lifeboat Out Pensioner (  Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Pater was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York, United States.[73][45][57] The wreck was towed in to Wicklow Bay on 5 March.[139]
Susan   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Islandmagee, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Magheramorne, County Antrim to Bangor, County Down.[45]
Telephone   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Fowey, Cornwall.[59]
Watchful   United States The schooner sank in Pamlico Sound 7 nautical miles (13 km) north west of Life Saving Station No. 23, 6th District. Her crew of seven made it to shore in the ship's boat. Later raised by a wrecking company.[37]
Unnamed   Norway The coaster was wrecked at Berlevåg.[138]

31 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1879
Ship State Description
Aphrodite   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from London to Calcutta, India.[45] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[17]
Fearless   United Kingdom The smack ran aground on the Newcombe Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated and towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition.[45]
Hermit   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Valparaíso, Chile.[131]
Richard Pearne   United States The ship was driven ashore at Port Natal, Natal Colony. .[17]
Sampson   United Kingdom The sloop collided with the schooner Chester (  United Kingdom) and sank in the Irish Sea off Great Orme Head, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. Sampson was on a voyage from Cemlyn, Anglesey to Lancaster, Lancashire.[101]
Skjold   Denmark The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aarhus to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States[133][140]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1879
Ship State Description
Alarm   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Long Island. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Antigua. She was refloated and completed her voyage.[64]
Ambriz   Spain The steamship ran aground in the Elbe. She was refloated and resumed her voyage but put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom for inspection.[141]
Anna Margretha   Denmark The ship was discovered on the Westboro Head Sands, in the Thames Estuary. She was taken in to London, United Kingdom.[65]
Annie Wharton   Canada The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 March. She was on a voyage from London to Newhaven, Connecticut, United States.[140] She came ashore at the mouth of the Schuylkill River in April.[142]
Arabistan   United Kingdom The schooner foundered in the North Sea.[143]
Brothers   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea before 5 March.[144]
Caroline   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Davids, Pembrokeshire to Sønderborg, Denmark.[1]
Carpin   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on The Gantocks before 22 March.[100]
Chinsura   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at False Point, India. She was later refloated.[119]
Cora   Belgium The ship ran aground in the Scheldt. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Hong Kong. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but put in to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom in a leaky condition.[29]
Diamant   United Kingdom The barque ran aground off "Julebeck". She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Memel, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark.[68]
Dilharee   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Portland, Oregon, United States.[25] Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Columbia River to an English port.[72]
Eblana   Canada The barque was wrecked at Pisarinco, New Brunswick. with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Saint John, New Brunswick.[43][145][146]
Enok   Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Longhope, Orkney, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sarpsborg to Wick, Caithness, United Kingdom.[66] She was later refloated and completed her voyage, arriving at Wick on 26 March.[147]
Etoile du Nord   France The brig was driven ashore at Whydah, Dahomey before 20 March. The ship was plundered by the local inhabitants.[148][149]
Falkee   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore near Sæby.[145]
Familien   Denmark The schooner was driven ashore at the Rammekens Castle, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[11]
Garland   United Kingdom The brigantine caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Baltimore, Maryland, United States.[29]
Garonne   France The steamship was driven ashore at Beckfoot, Cumberland, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Silloth, Cumberland.[15]
Hannah Anne Magrethe   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew survived.[86]
Harvan   United States The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat.[57]
Isabella   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of thirteen of her 21 crew. Survivors were rescued by a German vessel.[150]
James Shaw   United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Barrow-in-Furness. She was refloated and taken in to Barrow-in-Furness in a leaky condition.[17]
John Watt   United States The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana.[25]
La Decidée   France The schooner was wrecked on St. Paul Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her crew were rescued by Queen of the Seas (  United Kingdom).[151]
Leo   United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Strauss (  Germany) and sank in the River Thames at Cubitt Town, Middlesex. Her crew survived. Leo was on a voyage from London to Gravesend, Kent.[11]
Leopoldine   Germany The brig foundered at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Stettin.[86]
Mathilda   Norway The barque was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the smack Rhea (  United Kingdom). Mathilda was on a voyage from Tvedestrand to Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom by Rhea and the smack Joseph and Sarah (  United Kingdom)[61]
Margot   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked between "Tambava" and Vohemar, Merina Kingdom.[90]
Memlo   Canada The barque ran aground in the River Tees. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia. She was refloated and put back to Middlesbrough for repairs.[21][24][152]
Mercator   Belgium The steamship departed from Antwerp for New York.[153][154] Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all on board.[27] A lifeboat was recovered by Chateaubriand (  France) on 19 June.[citation needed]
Myosotis   France The ship was wrecked on Agaléga, Mauritius on or before 25 March. All on board were rescued.[130]
Mystic Tie   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Rio Grande do Sul. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to the Rio Grande do Sul.[90]
Nankin   France The steamship was driven ashore near Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 17 March and resumed her voyage.[32]
Princess Royal   United Kingdom The brigantine struck rocks off Dunstanburgh, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to Blyth, Northumberland. She was towed in to Blyth, where she sank.[11][12]
Pompeo   Italy The brig ran aground at Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constanţa, United Principalities to an Adriatic port. She was refloated.[15]
Secret   United Kingdom The barque departed from Hartlepool for Dantzig, Germany in late March. Although she was subsequently sighted off Helsingør, she was presumed to have foundered with the loss of all hands.[155]
St. Clair   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Ardrishaig, Argyllshire. She was refloated and taken in to Glasgow.[68]
Surprise   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on Ynys Dulas, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Susie May   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais, France.[99]
Telephone   United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and capsized at Fowey, Cornwall.[73]
Terzo   Austria-Hungary The brig was driven ashore at Aboukir, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Alexandria, Egypt.[65]
Tidefeld   Germany The galiot sprang a severe leak and was beached at Lemvig, Norway, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brake to Arendal, Norway.[69]
Vandringsmanden   Norway The ship was abandoned off the coast of Jutland. Three crew were rescued by the smack Amaranth (  United Kingdom).[11]
Whitehall   United Kingdom The steamship sank at Galaţi, United Principalities. She was refloated on 26 March and found to be severely damaged.[22]
Witton Castle   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked at Villaricos, Spain.[90] Her crew were rescued.[98]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands.[66]
Unnamed Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on Europa Island before 25 March.[156]

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