List of shipwrecks in March 1821
The list of shipwrecks in March 1821 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during March 1821.
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1 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Applecross | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near the Point Lynas Lighthouse, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Limerick.[1] |
Jean | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from North Shields, County Durham to Greenland.[2] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[1] |
2 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Congress | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3] |
Hannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Crow-Head Rocks, off Castlehaven, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto, Portugal to Sligo.[4] |
Mary & Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kirkcaldy, Fife, where she broke up on 4 March. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[5] |
3 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Maria | United States | The schooner struck a rock and foundered off Tiree, Inner Hebrides, United Kingdom with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from New York to Christiansand, Norway.[6] |
Paulina | Portugal | The ship struck a rock and sank in the Tagus. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[7] |
Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[1] |
Three Brothers | United States | The ship capsized off Bermuda with the loss of six of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued by Lapwing ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Indian Island, Washington to Berbice.[8] |
Williams | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London. Williams was later refloated and taken in to Newhaven.[2] |
4 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Florestine | France | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Trinity to Port Royal, Jamaica.[8] |
Fortuna | Norway | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Arendahl to Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France[9] |
Fortuna | Spain | The felucca foundered off Cape Trafalgar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Gibraltar. Barratry was suspected.[7][10] |
Lustre | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5] |
Fortuna | Spain | The felucca foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Trafalgar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Gibraltar. Her captain was later arrested for barratry[11][12] |
Palladium | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Newcastle upon Tyne.[5] |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged at Newcastle upon Tyne.[5] |
Sally | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged at Newcastle upon Tyne.[5] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Sunderland Bridge, County Durham.[13] |
Whitby | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Newcastle upon Tyne.[5] |
6 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Hero | United States | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Chatham, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Nantucket, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[8] |
Susannah | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Point of Carnes, County Wexford with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Dublin.[4] |
Young Halliday | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to the Clyde.[14] |
7 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fowey, Cornwall.[4] |
Blanch | United States | The ship was wrecked at New Orleans, Louisiana. All on board were rescued.[3] |
Higson | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sandbank off Mizen Head, County Wicklow and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4] |
Venus | United States | The schooner was wrecked in the New Shetland Islands.[15][16] |
Young Halliday | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[17] |
8 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Arthur le Juvenale | France | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Langton Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom.[18][19] She was on a voyage from St. Domingo to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure.[4] |
Chilow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[4] |
Clulow | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Hillbro' Hill".[18] |
Pearl | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Cape Florida, United States. Five of her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Gibraltar.[3] |
9 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Patriot | United States | The schooner was wrecked on the Double-Headed Shot Key. Her crew were rescued.[20] |
Vittoria | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cork to London.[4] |
10 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Cerberus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Blaauwberg, Cape Colony, where she was wrecked on 22 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bengal, India to Ceylon and London.[21][22] |
Hebe | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked near Belhelvie, Aberdeen, with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the Davis Strait.[23][24] |
11 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Crawford | United Kingdom | The ship was last sighted off Saint Kitts bound for the Orinoco. Presumed sucsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[25] |
Eline | France | The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Rotterdam, South Holland.[6] |
12 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Decatur | United States | The ship foundered after striking the Turn. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Baltimore, Maryland.[26] |
Jean François | France | The ship struck an anchor and sank at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Gironde.[27] |
14 March
Ship | State | Description |
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John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Charente to Hull, Yorkshire.[13] |
15 March
Ship | State | Description |
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James | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Aberdeen. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
Violet | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Sligo.[28] |
18 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Amity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Workington. Amity was later refloated.[29] |
Anna Sophia | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Stockholm.[29] |
Comet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was later refloated.[29] |
Cossack | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to a Baltic port. Cossack was later refloated.[29] |
Dorothea Louisa | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore in the Weser. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Bremen.[29] |
Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington.[29] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire to London.[29] |
Hope | British North America | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was later refloated.[29] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey.[29] She was refloated on 5 April.[28] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Dunluce Castle, County Antrim with the loss of all hands.[28] |
Princess of Wales | United Kingdom | The ship was lost in the Crozet Islands.[30] |
Speculation | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Ballina, County Mayo.[31][32] |
19 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Dorset | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Workington, Cumberland.[29] |
William & Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Killala, County Louth to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
20 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Briton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank at Black Point, near Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[29] |
21 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Gibraltar and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[7] |
Symmetry | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom with the loss of four lives. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts.[29] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Hoyle Sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland.[29] |
22 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Essex Junior | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Madeira, Portugal.[33] |
23 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Geerdina | Netherlands | The ship foundered off Stavanger, Norway. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Bergen, Norway.[8] |
Liverpool | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Ardgowan House, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7] |
Maggy Lauder | Jamaica | The ship was driven ashore at Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica. She was declared a total loss.[26] |
24 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Wilhelm Gustav | Denmark | The ship was lost near Lonstrup. Her crew were rescued.[10] |
25 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Nancy | Malta | The brig was driven ashore at Hubberston, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire[11][34] |
26 March
Ship | State | Description |
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William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall with the loss of all hands and a pilot.[7] |
27 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Argonaut | United States | The ship was driven ashore on "Gerish's Island". She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.[20] |
Familien Lucken | Norway | The ship was wrecked on Stromsay, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Christiansand to Cádiz, Spain.[35] |
Garland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish Battery Rocks, North Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated.[7] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on the Spanish Battery Rocks. She was later refloated.[7] |
John Bulkeley | United States | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana.[32] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Spanish Battery Rocks.[36][7] She was later refloated and taken in to North Shields.[28] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stepper Point, Cornwall with the loss of all on board.[37] |
28 March
Ship | State | Description |
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Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the English Channel off The Lizard, Cornwall with the loss of a crew member.[36] |
John Bulkeley | United States | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to New Orleans, Louisiana.[31] |
Sophia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Gibraltar.[11] |
31 March
Ship | State | Description |
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John Bainbridge | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Crooked Island, Bahamas and then foundered. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[26] |
Unknown date
Ship | State | Description |
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Active | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak at Fowey, Cornwall and was beached.[17] |
Diogene | Grand Duchy of Tuscany | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Sardinia. She was on a voyage from Tunis to Genoa.[7] |
Felicity | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Campbeltown, Argyllshire with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[23] |
Helen | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dublin.[36] |
Higson | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[17] |
Jessie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Arranmore, County Donegal before 23 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Newfoundland, British North America.[7] |
Leal | Portugal | The schooner was captured and sunk off Cape St. Vincent by an insurgent privateer.[38] |
Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued.[13] |
Navigateur | France | The ship was wrecked on Chandelie Island, near the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from Rouen and Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[39] |
Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship was seen stripped and abandoned at St Mary's (37°03′S 73°31′W / 37.050°S 73.517°W).[40] |
Santa Rosa | Spain | The ship was wrecked on Egg Island, Georgia, United States. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Havana, Cuba.[39] |
William & Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Liverpool.[27] |
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