# List of shipwrecks in March 1842

The list of shipwrecks in March 1842 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1842.

## 1 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diligence | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the brig Undaunted ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Bolt Head, Devon with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Undaunted. |
| Little Martha | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Nieges Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Seine-Inférieure, France and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Vibilia | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off Jersey, Channel Islands and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Jersey. Vibilia was refloated and taken into Jersey in a waterlogged condition. |

## 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cowslip | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Tenedos, Ottoman Empire. |
| Despatch | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Torquay, Devon. |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Queens Channel, off the north coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to London. |
| George | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Stallingborough, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hull, Yorkshire. |
| Montague | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Helen's Shoal, in the "Jillolo Passage". Her crew took to the boats and were rescued a month later by Montgomery ( United States). Montague was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Macao. |
| Ninette | France | The ship was driven onto the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Princess | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Troy, Ottoman Empire. |
| Quebec Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Creighton ( United Kingdom). Quebec Packet was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America to Cork. |
| Sharp | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to London. |
| Storms | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was refloated and was consequently beached at Chapman Head, Essex where she was severely damaged by fire. She was subsequently towed into London. |
| Undaunted | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Humber at Paull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull to Hamburg. Undaunted was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the brig Sarah ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Kingsgate, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Flores Island, Azores. |

## 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Balclutha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vesteres Point, Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Barbados. |
| City of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend. |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with the barque Jenny ( Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia) and sank in the Queens Channel, off the north coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to London. |
| Harper | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Belfast, County Antrim. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Sepoy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Digby, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Asia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mobile, Alabama. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile. Asia was refloated on 23 March. |
| Eliza Payson | British North America | The ship was wrecked on Seal Island, Nova Scotia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the West Indies to Westport, Nova Scotia. |
| Jeune Eliza | France | The ship was wrecked on Great Heneagua, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from the Rio de la Hacha to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Penelope | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Astley ( United Kingdom) and sank in the North Sea off the Shipwash Lightship ( Trinity House) with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. |

## 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Apollo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Unity | United States | The ship ran aground on the Great Ledge. She was on a voyage from New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. United was refloated and taken into Westport, New York. |

## 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Jane Clark | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with HMS Athol ( Royal Navy) and foundered in the English Channel 21 nautical miles (39 km) south by west of The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by HMS Athol. Jane Clark was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Broad Bay. She was on a voyage from Laxford, Sutherland to Liverpool, Lancashire. Margaret was refloated on 14 March and taken into Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides for repairs. |
| Uncertain | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock and foundered in Broad Bay. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Londonderry. |

## 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Marquis of Normanby | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the South Reef, off the coast of Grenada. |
| Wilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. |

## 9 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cæsar | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at Sandown Castle, Kent. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 12 March and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Countess | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. She was later refloated and taken into Amlwch, Anglesey. |
| Economy | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Littlehampton, Sussex with the loss of all ten people on board. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton. |
| Esperance | France | The ship was driven ashore west of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Gem or Gun | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Ryde, Isle of Wight. |
| George | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on No Man's Sands, in the Solent and was wrecked. |
| Jane and Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on No Man's Sands. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Juliana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Studland Bay. She was refloated on 10 March and taken into Poole, Dorset. |
| Kalipka | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandhead, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Jamaica. She was refloated the next day and put back to Portsmouth. |
| Majestic | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 31 nautical miles (57 km) west of Boulogne with the loss of eleven of her sixteen crew. |

## 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsey Bill, Sussex. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire. |
| Aletta | Netherlands | The galiot was wrecked off Vlieland, Friesland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Harlingen, Friesland. |
| Ann and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Skegness, Lincolnshire. Her crew survived. |
| Bird | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St Helen's, Isle of Wight. |
| Brisk | United Kingdom | The schooner capsized and sank off Leigh-on-Sea, Essex with the loss of all nine people on board and four people who went to their rescue. She was refloated on 28 May and towed into Margate, Kent. |
| Dove | United Kingdom | The fishing smack, a sloop, foundered in the English Channel off Nettlestone, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Queenborough, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rochester to Milton Regis. |
| Flower | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Weymouth, Dorset. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Woodside, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Grace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Talbot, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea to Port Talbot. |
| James and Arthur | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Macduff, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dingwall, Ross-shire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Jasper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cockenzie, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Maria | Spain | The brig was wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to London. |
| Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Léhon, Côtes-du-Nord. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Traveller ( United Kingdom). |
| Mary Coxon | United Kingdom | The ship collided with another vessel and foundered in the English Channel off the Isle of Wight with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by True Friends ( United Kingdom). Mary Coxon was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Cork. |
| Minerva | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Calais, France. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat crewed by men from HMS Widgeon ( Royal Navy). She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Jersey, Channel Islands. |
| Newcastle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Outer Shoal, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was refloated. |
| Nottingham | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| St. Jean | France | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais with the loss of all five crew. |
| St. Lawrence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Gravesend, Kent to Malta. She was refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent. |
| Sylph | Jersey | The ship foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Dundee, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Vigo | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Ness Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all five hands. |
| Wasp | United Kingdom | The sailing barge was driven ashore and sank at Sheerness, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Faversham, Kent. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Leith, Lothian. She was refloated the next day and put back to Livorno. |
| Unknown | France | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of all seven crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to a French port. |

## 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United States | The ship was wrecked off Cape Clear Island, County Donegal, United Kingdom with the loss of 22 of her 27 crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisianato Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dundakk. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. She was refloated on 15 March and taken into Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. |
| Jeune Angelina | France | The ship was driven ashore east of Calais. She was on a voyage from Boulogne to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| John and Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore east of Gravelines, Pas-de-Calais. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to Southampton, Hampshire. |
| Kentville | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Barra, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Westport, County Mayo. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Seine. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Honfleur, Calvados. |
| Medway | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. She was later refloated. |
| Reform | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged in Loch Maddy. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 13 April. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Lagan ( United Kingdom) in the English Channel and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Teignmouth, Devon to Newfoundland, British North America. She was subsequently towed into Weymouth, Dorset. |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged in Loch Maddy. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 13 April. |
| Thomas | United Kingdom | The sloop sank in the River Tay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Vigo | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Nass Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan with the loss of all hands. |
| Violet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Spey. She was refloated on 16 March and towed into Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |

## 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auguste | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the coast of Somme. |
| Clinker | British North America | The sealer, a schooner, was lost in ice off Cape St. Francis, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Crystal | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Steep Holm, Somerset. |
| Falcone | Belgium | The ship was driven ashore at "Fort Frederic". She was on a voyage from Trieste to Antwerp. She was refloated on 19 March and taken into Antwerp. |
| James and Alexander | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at Macduff, Aberdeenshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dingwall, Ross-shire to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Le Commerce de Bordeaux | France | The packet boat was wrecked at the Pointe de La Coubre, Charente-Maritime with the loss of seventeen of the nineteen people on board. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot. |
| Medway | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on an island 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goswick Sand Ridge, in the North Sea off the coast of Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to the Humber. She was refloated on 18 March and taken into Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. |
| Trellissick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Talbot. She was refloated on 14 March. |
| Violet | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. |

## 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Heroine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to São Miguel Island, Azores. She was refloated on 13 March and resumed her voyage. |
| John Anna | United Kingdom | The abandoned ship foundered in the English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Mary Anna | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Friends ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| William and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Foreness Rock, Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Yucathaco | Spain | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the "Gribow River". Her crew were rescued. |

## 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Acorn | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Memel, Prussia. She put back into South Shields, County Durham, where she was beached. |
| William Hannington | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Athol | Tobago | The drogher ran aground on the Baccar Reefs. She capsized and was wrecked. |
| Success | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cefn Sidn Sands, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member. |
| Mary Ann | South Australia | The cutter was abandoned in Coffins Bay. |
| Swallow | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked at "Jerringong" with the loss of two of her crew. |

## 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Rapid | Saint Vincent | The drogher was lost in Union Bay. |

## 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral Lake | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the south east coast of Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Penzance, Cornwall and Antigua. |
| Emerald | British North America | The brig was wrecked in Anotto Bay, Jamaica. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gurnet | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and capsized at Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of both crew. |
| Nibbs | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked at Port Maria. Her crew were rescued. |
| Pirie | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
| Prince Oscar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Popo, Dahomey. Her crew were rescued. |
| Rose | Jamaica | The sloop was wrecked in Rio Nuevo Bay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amelia | United States | The ship was wrecked on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Hamburg. |
| Messenger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Messenger was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent in a sinking condition. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground off South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to South Shields. |
| Pensée | France | The ship ran aground off the Île de Noirmoutier, Vendée. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Guadeloupe. |
| Zoe | Austrian Empire | The brig was run aground on the Northern Haaks, in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken into the Nieuw Diep. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Clarion | United States | The steam barque was driven ashore and wrecked on Cuba. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York. |
| Hawk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. Hawk was refloated on 24 March and taken into Caernarfon. |
| Heron | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthdinllaen. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Malta. |
| Mariner | United Kingdom | The sloop was in collision with Ashley and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Angerona | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak in Faura Bay and was consequently beached in Kro Bay, Sierra Leone. |
| Mary Ann Wade | New Zealand | The schooner capsized during a trial at Wellington with the loss of one of the ten people on board. The ship had been insufficiently ballasted and was using sails too large for her |
| Olive and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship, which had previously been struck by lightning and set on fire, was scuttled at "Porto Rico", Azores. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to the Azores. |
| Union | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off the Cordouan Lighthouse, Gironde, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde. |

## 21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Billy Boy | United Kingdom | The smack was run down and sunk in the River Thames by HMS Blazer ( Royal Navy). Her crew were rescued. |
| Blazer | Royal Navy | The Tartarus-class gunvessel ran ashore at Seaford Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Woolwich, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. She had become a wreck by 26 March. |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 36 nautical miles (67 km) from the Laguna de Términos, Mexico. She was refloated on 31 March and taken into "Laguira". |
| Heroine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Laguna". Her crew were rescued. |

## 22 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Expedition | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amable Rosarita | Spain | The ship was driven ashore at West Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken into Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was refloated on 30 March. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Messina, Sicily for Cork. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Vigilence | Norway | The brig ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Vigilence was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom in a wrecked condition on 24 March. |

## 24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Workington, Cumberland. |
| Elephant | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside at Workington and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Workington. |

## 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes Sophia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven into the ship, which was then driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia. |
| Albinia | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) north west of Tory Island, County Donegal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jamaica. |
| Ann and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 29 March. |
| Ann and Susan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. |
| Bee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire. She was refloated on 30 March. |
| Betsey and Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off the Firth of Forth with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth. |
| Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cairnryan. She was refloated on 30 March. |
| Dalkeith | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. |
| Dunn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Earl Grey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. She was refloated on 29 March. |
| Endeavour | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Ayr. |
| Fame | United States | The ship ran aground on the Middelbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Cadadyke", Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore north of Ayr. she was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Glasgow. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Honfleur ( France) and taken into Quillebeuf-sur-Seine. |
| Helen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Henry | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. |
| Ino | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Greenock. |
| Janet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Troon. |
| Liberty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Margarets | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated on 28 March. |
| Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Kirkcudbright. She was refloated on 2 April. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire. She was refloated on 30 March. |
| Native | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde. |
| New Liberty | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore south of Ayr. |
| Ruth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Troon. |
| Scotland | British North America | The barque was driven ashore at Greenock. She was refloated on 29 March. |
| HMS Skylark | Royal Navy | The Cherokee-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Greenock. She was refloated and taken into port. |
| Susan and Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off "Esdaile", Argyllshire. She was subsequently righted. |
| Tarbolton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Troon. |
| Trio | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and damaged at Greenock. She was refloated on 29 March. |
| Unanimity | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Greenock. She was refloated on 29 March. |
| Warrior | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Troon. |
| Wexford | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Greenock. She was refloated on 29 March. |

## 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Newton Rock. Her crew were rescued. |
| Dunns | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. |
| Francis | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Skegness, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire. |
| Jonge Margaretha | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near Libava, Courland Governorate. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Dodrich" to Liepāja. |
| Juventus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Rathmullen, County Donegal. she was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Sligo. |
| Margaretha | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore near "Haneroe", Norway with the loss of at least six crew. She was on a voyage from Visby to London, United Kingdom. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship foundered in the North Sea 180 nautical miles (330 km) off Tynemouth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Eliza and Ann ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Pink | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and severely damaged near Tarbert, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Scotia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandhead, Wigtownshire. She was refloated on 30 March. |
| Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Red Stone Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Helen, Islay. she was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Donegal. |
| Jessie | United Kingdom | The sloop foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Palnackie, Kirkcudbrightshire. |
| Karen Elize | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore in a capsized state at Thisted, Denmark, where she was wrecked the next day. |
| Margaret McDougal | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Port Helen. |
| Margaret McKenzie and Toward Castle | United Kingdom | Margaret McKenzie was driven into Toward Castle and was scuttled at Port Helen. Toward Castle was consequently beached. |
| Undine | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Port Helen. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Ballina, County Mayo. |
| Vintage | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered abandoned in the North Sea, having been in collision with another vessel. She was towed into Bridlington, Yorkshire by Union ( United Kingdom). |
| Ythan | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark. |

## 28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carolina | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore on "Onrust". She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Stockholm. |
| Christian VIII | Denmark | The ship ran ashore on Neuwark. She was on a voyage from Cette. Hérault, France to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken into Cuxhaven. |
| Christoval Colon | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Stockholm. She was refloated and made for Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Elizabeth Maria | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was wrecked on Neuwark. She was on a voyage from Christiansand, Norway to Husum. |
| Fortuna | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was wrecked on Neuwark. She was on a voyage from Kragerø, Norway to Emden. |
| John and Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea and Cowes, Isle of Wight. |
| Santo Antonio | Portugal | The brig was wrecked near Hout Bay, Cape Colony. |

## 29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was in collision with the paddle steamer Nymph ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames at Greenwich, Kent. All on board Aurora were rescued by the steamboats Waterman No. 3 and Waterman No. 5 (both United Kingdom). |
| Henrietta Sophia | Russian Empire | The ship ran aground in the Bosphorus. |
| Opreisnitgen | Denmark | The galiot was driven ashore on Sylt, Duchy of Holstein. |
| HMS Pantaloon | Royal Navy | The brig ran aground in the Bissau Channel. |
| Patriot | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herscholmens. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to Riga, Russia. She was refloated and put into Helsingør, Denmark for repairs. |
| Stockton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cap Français, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cuba. |

## 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duchess of Clarence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. She was refloated and put back to Liverpool. |
| Mary Thompson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mapou, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from London to Mauritius. |
| Severn | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Hamburg. |

## 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aimable Eliza | France | The lugger sprang a leak and was beached at Filey, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Caen, Calvados to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Charlotte | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on the Scotsman sand, in the Veere Channel. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Antwerp. |
| Cornelia | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Wick, Caithness. She was refloated and taken into Montrose. |
| Oak | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the See-sand, in the North Sea off the coast of the Duchy of Holstein and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Hamburg. She capsized on 2 April and was wrecked. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1842 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Anne | United Kingdom | The brig foundered off Formosa. Her 57 crew were taken prisoner by the Chinese and were mistreated. Some of them died. Eight people were set free and 46 died or were executed in Tainan in August 1842. |
| Breeze | United States | The ship was wrecked on the Coleradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 7 March. Her crew were rescued. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in Anotto Bay, Jamaica in late March. |
| James | United Kingdom | The ship was dismasted in the North Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently taken into Blyth, Northumberland, where she arrived on 9 March. |
| John & Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from London to Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex. |
| St. Mary's | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in Anotto Bay in late March. |
| Thomas Daniel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Bonny, Africa before 28 March. |
| Topaz | France | The ship departed from Île Bourbon for a French port between 12 and 18 March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |