# List of shipwrecks in March 1846

The list of shipwrecks in March 1846 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1846.

## 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fairy | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Marsden, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was refloated the next day and put back to South Shields. |
| Favorite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Dunwich, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Almería, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Kate Kearney | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Cork. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork. |

## 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Kirkcudbright to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was later refloated, and resumed her voyage on 9 March. |
| Teazer | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Limerick. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthcawl, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Porthcawl. |

## 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Donoughmore, County Cork with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Saint Domingo to Cork. |
| Bravo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Riding Rocks, off the coast of the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to Cork. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau, Bahamas for repairs. |
| Quatre Sœurs | France | The ship foundered off Agde, Hérault. |

## 4 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition. |
| Caledonia | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Ballyhenry, County Antrim. |
| Ceylon | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Vestal ( Portugal). Ceylon was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to New York, United States. |
| Charlotte | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Liffey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was refloated on 12 March. |
| Fenelon | Belgium | The ship ran aground in the Scheldt at Fort Frederi Henri. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Antwerp. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Antwerp. |
| Five Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the north west coast of Bermuda. She was refloated and taken in to Somerset, Bermuda for repairs. |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus. |
| Leadbitter | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition. |
| Leda | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Kilrush, County Clare. She was refloated the next day. |
| Lord Anson | Jersey | The ship was wrecked on the Tobasco Bank. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Coultersoy, Islay, Inner Hebrides. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus. |
| Mary Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Belfast, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Belfast. she was refloated. |
| Narcissus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at the Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was refloated and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan in a leaky condition. |
| Odin | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Smithir Sand, in the North Sea. She was refloated and taken in to ScarboroughYorkshire in a leaky condition. |
| Princess | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at the Mumbles. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. |
| Vestal | United Kingdom | The brig was lost near Viana do Castelo, Portugal with the loss of six or eight of her sixteen crew. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to the Clyde. |
| William | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballyhenry. She was refloated on 6 March. |

## 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| James Crawford | Isle of Man | The ship foundered off the Mull of Galloway, Argyllshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Portrush, County Antrim. |

## 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Margaret | Grenada | The sloop was wrecked on the North Reef, off Grenada. |
| Trio | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Rodrigues. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. |

## 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Coromandel | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Derwent | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Cullercoats, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Cullercoats. |

## 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in ice in the Atlantic Ocean. Her twelve crew took to the boat but only five of them survived to be rescued by Goodwin ( United Kingdom) on 1 April. Juno was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Metcalf | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk to Spalding, Lincolnshire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Peruvian | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Horse Shoe Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef off Port Denison, Queensland. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to China. Only one of the 21 people on board ultimately survived. |
| William and James | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and sank off Troon, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued. |

## 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Oberon | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (55°30′N 18°00′W﻿ / ﻿55.500°N 18.000°W﻿ / 55.500; -18.000). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Rienzi | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on Green Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from Frederiksberg to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. |

## 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alhambra | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey. Her 23 crew were rescued by the lifeboat № 3 ( United Kingdom). |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Málaga for repairs. |
| Frankland | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Cemaes, Anglesey. Her twenty crew were rescued by a lifeboat. |
| Langonaise | France | The schooner was wrecked near Point St. Matthew, Finistère with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Abbeville, Somme. |
| HMS Osprey | Royal Navy | The brig was wrecked at False Hokianga, New Zealand. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rachel and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Oporto. |
| Rochester | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Oporto. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the Firth of Forth to Oporto. |

## 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belle | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at the Southerness Lighthouse, Kirkcudbrightshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Ardrossan, Ayrshire. She was refloated the next day and put in to Carsethorn. |
| Ernst Lorentz | Hamburg | The ship caught fire in the Netherlands Antilles. She put in to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands where she was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Vera Cruz, Mexico. She was refloated on 16 March. |
| Larch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Bristol, Gloucestershire. She was refloated and taken in to Bristol. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. |

## 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| St. Cloud | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Lochinvar ( United Kingdom). St. Cloud was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina. |
| Watchword | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Cabo de Santa Maria, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Falmouth, Cornwall. |

## 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Knockadoon Head, County Cork. |
| Britannia, and Gironde | United Kingdom | The brigs were in collision and sank in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. Both crews were rescued. |
| Earl of Eglington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Elizabeth Hunter | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, off the coast of Denmark. Her eight crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Prussia. |
| Kentville | United Kingdom | The ship was lost "on Tobasco". Her crew were rescued. |
| Reward | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Three Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and sank in Vaila Sound, Shetland Islands. |

## 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Feroco | Austrian Empire | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Syra, Greece. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Syra and Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Herschel | United States | The barque ran aground and was damaged in the Mississippi River. She was refloated and put under repair. |
| Lime Cobb | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Harrington. |
| Virginia | United States | The brig ran aground in the Mississippi River. She was refloated and put under repair. |

## 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Portskerra, Sutherland with the loss of all 21 people on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Sligo. |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Thurso, Caithness with the loss of three of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Ballachulish, Inverness-shire to Arbroath, Forfarshire. |
| Belfast | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Armadale, Sutherland with the loss of ten of the sixteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Monte Video, Uruguay. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Scrabster, Caithness with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship issued a message in a bottle stating she was in distress off the Bell Rock and being driven northward. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Gulielmus | France | The ship ran aground at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Shoreham-by-Sea. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was run ashore at Helmsdale, Sutherland. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Moreland | United Kingdom | The barque was in collision with Espindola ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned the next day. Her crew were rescued by Espindola. Moreland was on a voyage from the Salt River, Jamaica to London. Date also reported as 16 April. |
| Northumberland | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in Sandwick Bay, Caithness. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Scrabster. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides to Banff. |
| Richard | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Race Patch Sand, off the coast of Kent and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. |
| Stirling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Cape Wrath, Caithness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to an Irish port. |

## 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Belfast | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Thurso, Caithness with the loss of nine of her crew. |
| Columbus | United States | The ship was driven ashore at New York. She was on a voyage from New York to London, United Kingdom. Columbus was refloated on 21 March. |
| James and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Lark | United Kingdom | The paddle tug sank at the mouth of the River Tyne. Her crew were rescued. |
| Midge | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Burghead, Moray. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ballantrae, Ayrshire. |
| Nehant | United States | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Berry Head, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium to Galveston, Texas All 160 people on board were rescued. She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Torquay, Devon for breaking. |
| Northern Maid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |
| Pedlar | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham with the loss of two of her four crew. Survivors were rescued by Mansfield ( United Kingdom). Pedlar was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, France. |
| Tordenskjold | Norway | The ship was wrecked between Aalesund and Christiansand, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tromsø to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. |
| York | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Key. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 19 March and taken in to Key West, Florida, United States. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann and Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Regent and sank in the Swin, off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Regent. Ann and Ellen was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Good Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Cochin, India. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Magnet | United Kingdom | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Swinemünde, Prussia. |
| Ternate | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Pampus. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated. |
| Udney | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and was beached at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Newburgh, Fife. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was severely damaged at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Livorno. She was refloated and taken in to Livorno. |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and capsized at Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. She was on a voyage from Saint-Malo to Jersey, Channel Islands. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Saint-Malo. |
| Mary Catherine | New Zealand | The ship ran aground at Port Otago. She was refloated. |
| Niobe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 25 March and taken in to Bridlington for temporary repairs before being towed to Sunderland. |
| Prince George | New South Wales | The cutter departed from Sydney of Hobart, Van Diemen's Land. Subsequently wrecked at Wollongong, South Australia. All on board survived. |

## 20 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portskerra, Sutherland with the loss of all hands. |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and was wrecked at Kirkcubbin, County Down. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Londonderry. |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Scrabster, Caithness with the loss of three of her crew. |
| Elizabeth Holmes | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and sank off Groix, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure, France. |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Scrabster. Her crew were rescued. |

## 21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aid | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto rocks at South Den, Isle of Mull. She was refloated and beached at Tobermory. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dundee, Forfarshire. She resumed her voyage on 28 March. |
| Ally and Betty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Antrim. All on board were rescued. She subsequently floated off and sank. |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Preston, Lancashire. She was refloated. |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered in the English Channel 3 miles (4.8 km) off Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex with the loss of five of her six crew. The survivor was rescued by the Menai ( United Kingdom). Bee was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyquinton Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. She was refloated on 25 March and taken in to Portaferry in a leaky condition. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Carmarthen Bay. |
| Duchess of Beaufort | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Rose Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by HMRC Ann ( Board of Customs). She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She was refloated on 26 March and taken in to Grimsby. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |
| Jane and Grace | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in the Bay of Luce. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Liverpool. |
| John | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire. |
| Joseph Cristall | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Gulf of Smyrna off St. James Castle. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Liverpool | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto rocks at South Den. She was refloated and beached at Tobermory. She resumed her voyage on 28 March. |
| Mayflower | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground at Bridlington, Yorkshire and was wrecked. |
| Mountaineer | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kish Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Dublin. She was refloated and taken in to Holyhead, Anglesey in a sinking condition. |
| Murier | Hamburg | The ship ran aground at Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cowes to Hamburg. She was refloated the next day. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. Welcome was refloated on 27 March with assistance from the steamship Lee ( United Kingdom). |
| Stirlinghill | United Kingdom | The ship, which had srang a leak the day before, was beached at Cape Wrath, Sutherland. |
| Welcome | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Great Yarmouth. |

## 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Colonel Taylor | United States | The brig was driven ashore 15 nautical miles (28 km) east of Málaga, Spain. She was refloated and taken in to Málaga for repairs. |
| Emanuel | Stettin | The ship was wrecked on Steven's Klint, off the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with Quebec ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel off South Foreland, Kent and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. She subsequently came ashore near Deal, Kent. Emma was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition. |
| James Haighs | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough. |
| Kronfrindsen | Sweden | The ship was wrecked at Rogefjord with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Richard and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was refloated and taken in to Middlesbrough. |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 24 March and taken in to Sunderland. |
| Tintern | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Port Talbot. She was refloated on 24 March. |
| Trine Elisabeth | Denmark | The yacht was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Erstatinry (flag unknown). |
| Vrouw Margaretha | Netherlands | The ship was in collision with an English brig and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Carl Johann ( Netherlands). Vrow Margaretha was on a voyage from Delfzijl, South Holland to Brevik, Norway. |

## 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Drakes Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France. She was refloated. |
| Chance | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Fairlight, Sussex. |
| Farmer's Daughter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Camber, Sussex. |
| Seven Brothers | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked on Skomer, Pembrokeshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Wexford. |
| Speculator | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Loughor and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Burry Port, Glamorgan to "Whitford". |
| Thomas H. Perkins | United States | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Whilst aground, she was run into by Liverpool ( United Kingdom). Thomas H. Perkins was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |

## 24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sir Henry Clay | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore on Squan Beach, Manasquan, New Jersey, United States with the loss of six lives. Over 300 people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. Sir Henry Clay was refloated on 14 April and towed in to New York. |
| Trois Frères | France | The ship was wrecked on Castle Island, Bermuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |

## 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Blackaller | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |
| Carrara | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. She was refloated on 14 May and taken in to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, from where she was towed to Aberdeen. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Málaga, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated the next day. |
| Jim Crow | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |
| Lerwick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wexford. She was on a voyage from Wexford to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Wexford. |
| Marys | New South Wales | The schooner ran aground between Point Cook and the Heads. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Algoa Bay. |

## 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Atalanta | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean having sprang a leak on 22 March. Her crew were rescued by Young Hero ( United States). |
| Conqueror | United Kingdom | The paddle tug struck the Swelly Rocks in the Menai Strait, and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin. She was refloated the next day, repaired and resumed her voyage. |
| Francis | British North America | The schooner ran aground on the Alligator Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States. She was refloated on 28 March and towed in to Key West, Florida, United States for repairs. |
| George and Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Maria | Norway | The ship ran aground at Newcastle upon Tyne. She was on a voyage from Dram to Newcastle upon Tyne. |

## 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wick, Caithness with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Charlemagne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. |
| Corea | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. |
| Coromandel | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 11 April. |
| John and Ann | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Copeland Islands, County Down. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Glenarm, County Antrim. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| New Orleans | United States | The ship was driven ashore on the north west coast of Bermuda. She was on a voyage from New York to Bermuda. She was refloated and taken in to Bermuda for repairs. |

## 28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Canadian | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Jardines, off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cuba to England. |
| Dora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Wexford. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vainquor | France | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and capsized. Ten crew were rescued by a fishing boat. |

## 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Demerara | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Friesche Gat and was wrecked with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. |
| Factor | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was righted the next day. |
| Importader | Spain | The ship struck a sunken rock and was damaged. She put in to Vigo. |
| Irad Ferry | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in the Scheldt at East Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Marie | France | The ship was in collision with Vladislas ( Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia) and was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |

## 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore "on the August". She was refloated and taken in to Saint Michael's Mount, Cornwall. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the "Island of Cranes" with the loss of one life. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Vera Cruz, Mexico. |
| Waterlily | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Palermo, Sicily to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1846 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caroline | France | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Sierra Leone before 10 March. She was consequently condemned. |
| Charles | British North America | The ship was sunk by ice off the coast of Newfoundland before 8 March with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Portugal to Carbonear, Newfoundland. |
| Galatea | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Tyne at Walker, Northumberland before 26 March. She was refloated and repaired. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Maryport. She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Maryport. |
| Haidee | United Kingdom | The ship was capsized in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 March with the loss of eleven of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Three Sisters ( United Kingdom). Haidee was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portadown, County Antrim before 14 March. |
| Hero of the Nile | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland before 21 March. |
| John and Samuel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Larne, County Antrim before 14 March. |
| Louisa | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 21 March. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Irish Sea before 21 March. |
| Robert E. Ward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. She was refloated on 11 March. |
| Severn | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Aracati, Brazil before 18 March. She was on a voyage from Aracati to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Sidney | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 10 March. Her crew were rescued by Talbot ( United States). |
| Thetis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 24 March and taken in to Sunderland. |
| Vereeniging | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Llobregat before 3 March. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Rotterdam, South Holland. She had been refloated by 30 March. |