The list of shipwrecks in March 1830 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1830.
March 1830 | ||||||
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | |||
2 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Prosperity | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Wexford.[1] |
4 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Cumberland | ![]() |
The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Pacific Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south of Fremantle, Swan River Colony. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Fremantle and Bombay, India.[2] |
Frau Catharina | ![]() |
The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and sank off the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Tönning.[3] |
Hiram | ![]() |
The ship was lost on the Nantucket Shoals. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4] |
Kate | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[3] |
6 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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L'Aigle or Eagle | ![]() |
The whaler was wrecked at Tongatapu, Tonga Islands. Her crew were rescued,[5][6][7] and carried to Sydney by Tranmere |
7 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Commerce | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Skull Martin Rock, in the Irish Sea off Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[8] |
Louisa Sophia | ![]() |
The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off Scheveningen, South Holland.[9] |
8 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Huskisson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[10] |
9 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[11] |
Maid of Morven | ![]() |
The paddle steamer capsized and sank at Oban, Argyllshire.[12] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[13] |
Sally | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[8] |
10 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Jane | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bulls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Newfoundland, British North America.[14][15] |
Kitty | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Workington, Cumberland.[16] |
HMS Wolf | ![]() |
The sloop-of-war was driven ashore and severely damaged near Portsmouth, Hampshire.[17][18] |
11 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Henrick | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Manoel Luez Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Bahia, Brazil.[19] |
12 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Charlotte | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matamoros.[20] |
Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[16] |
13 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Caldicott Castle | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Steep Holm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[16] |
Edward | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the River Thames with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London.[8] |
15 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Fortuna | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Witsand. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg.[21] |
16 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Despatch | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22] |
Frolic | ![]() |
The schooner-rigged paddle steamer foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of about 80 lives. She was on a voyage from Tenby, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[23][Note 1] |
Leefde | ![]() |
The ship sank in the North Holland Canal. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom.[24] |
Nelson | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Bamburgh, Northumberland.[25] She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[25] |
Return | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Shorstone Scars. She was on a voyage from London to Leith.[24] |
17 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship departed from St. John's, Newfoundland for Halifax, Nova Scotia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26] |
18 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Christian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in the Maas. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[10] |
26 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Allan | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on "Point le Praulx", British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[27] |
George Henry | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[28] |
Meridian | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[26] |
Nautilus | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[28] |
27 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Tructeaux | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near "Plencin". She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Brest, Finistère.[10] |
29 March
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Arkwright | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[29] |
San Jacoba de Galicia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Punta Maternillos, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to A Coruña.[30] |
Unknown date
[edit]Ship | State | Description |
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Amiable Louise | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near Ceuta, Spain before 21 March. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to A Coruña, Spain.[31] |
Anna Sophia | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Pagen Sand before 24 March. She was on a voyage from Curaçao to Hamburg.[21] |
Prince Metternich | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[32] |
Providence | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Dardanelles before 10 March, She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33] |
Speculator | ![]() |
The schooner was wrecked in the Five Islands.[34] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Date may have been 16 March 1831.
References
[edit]- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 984. 12 March 1830.
- ^ "From Lloyd's List – July 23". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17011. 26 July 1830.
- ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2365. 16 March 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 921. 28 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1049. 24 September 1830.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Monitor. 21 April 1830.
- ^ "Shipping and Commercial Intelligence". The Australian. 24 April 1830.
- ^ a b c "From Lloyd's List – March 16". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16939. 20 March 1830.
- ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2366. 23 March 1830.
- ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times. No. 14188. London. col F, p. 6.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14167. London. 6 March 1830. col C, p. 4.
- ^ "Wreck of the Maid of Morven Steam-Boat". The Morning Post. No. 18495. 23 March 1830.
- ^ "PS Maid of Morven". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14190. London. 2 April 1830. col B, p. 4.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 987. 2 April 1830.
- ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard. No. 886. 18 March 1830.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14180. London. 22 March 1830. col F, p. 2.
- ^ "(letter)". The Times. No. 14208. London. 23 April 1830. col C, p. 6.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 943. 24 May 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14258. London. 21 June 1830. col A, p. 4.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 14187. London. 4 March 1830. col C, p. 4.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 985. 19 March 1830.
- ^ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 18494. 22 March 1830.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18898. 22 March 1830.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 14234. London. 24 May 1830. col F, p. 3.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 993. 18 March 1830.
- ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 934. 13 May 1830.
- ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 988. 9 April 1830.
- ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 945. 26 May 1830.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14215. London. 1 May 1830. col F, A, p. 3, 4.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14199. London. 13 April 1830. col D.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14202. London. 16 April 1830. col E, p. 2.
- ^ "(untitled)". The Australian. 10 March 1830.