# List of shipwrecks in March 1872

The list of shipwrecks in March 1872 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1872.

## 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| John Temperley | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off the Virginia Capes whilst on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Robin Hood | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Indian Ocean whilst on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| St. Helena | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Helles, Ottoman Empire. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in Liverpool Bay. |

## 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Conflict | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyquintin Bay. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Dublin. |
| Example | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. She was refloated and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Lucy Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. |
| Margaret Sutton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Stranraer, Wigtownshire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Cork. She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Ardrossan. |
| Merewestroom | Netherlands | The schooner ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Livorno, Italy. She was refloated with assistance from Prince of Orange ( Netherlands) and the smacks Running Rein and Volunteer (both United Kingdom). |
| Pera | United Kingdom | The tug was run into by the steamship Braganza ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. Her crew were rescued. Pera was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated. |
| Princess Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Copeland Islands, County Donegal. |
| Storm King | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Her nine crew were rescued by the schooner Veracity ( United Kingdom). Storm King was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to a European port and had run aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She had been refloated and was putting back to North Shields. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Unnamed | Canada | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |

## 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Fido | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground near Swinemünde, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Swinemünde. |
| Johannes Blohm | Germany | The ship was abandoned at sea and was presumed to have foundered. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Hamburg. |

## 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cissy | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Spiteful Island, in the Min River. She was on a voyage from Fuzhou, China to an American port. She was refloated and put back to Fuzhou. |
| Elbing | Germany | The barque was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom. She had become a wreck by 8 March. |
| St. Aubin | Malta | The schooner ran aground off "Mazzarro" and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Malta to Marsala, Sicily, Italy. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Penryndy Point and Penkillan Head, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdovey, Merionethshire to Newry, County Antrim. |

## 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Nielsson" to Alloa, Clackmannanshire. |
| Great Republic | United States | The clipper sank off Bermuda in a storm. |
| Hindostan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida to Inverness and Aberdeen. She was refloated on 8 March and completed her voyage. |
| Jamaican | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Fort Augusta, Jamaica. She was refloated on 13 March. |
| Lumley Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship collided with the steamship Atlanta ( United Kingdom) and was beached in Gibraltar Bay. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Aden. She was refloated on 1 April and temporary repairs were made. She departed from Gibraltar for Cádiz, Spain on 24 April and was repaired there. |
| Edward, or Onward | Germany | The brig was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. |
| Ranavola | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Sunderland, County Durham and Souter Point, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Singapore, Straits Settlements. She was refloated and put back to South Shields. |
| Rose Mysterieuse | France | The fishing smack collided with the schooner Wilson ( United Kingdom) and sank in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off Hastings, Sussex, United Kingdom. |
| Sirene | France | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. |

## 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alexandria | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hirtshals, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Alloa, Clackmannanshire, United Kingdom. |
| Anna | Germany | The brig was wrecked on the Memory Rock, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Etna | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Antenor ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. |
| Jacob Anna | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Riga, Russia. |
| Reform | Norway | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Porsgrund to Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom. |
| Sophia Maria | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore on Vargö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily, Italy to Stettin, Germany. |
| Stromness | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Inagua, Bahamas. |
| Morning Star | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. |

## 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| USS Abeona | United States Navy | The gunboat caught fire and was destroyed in the Mississippi River at Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| Trende Brodre | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn. |

## 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argo | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Arroyo, Puerto Rico. |
| John Temperley | United States | The ship foundered off Cape Henry, Virginia. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to London, United Kingdom. |
| Verona | Spain | The schooner was wrecked off Boca Grande, Florida, United States. |
| Zeyla | United States | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Oder ( Canada). |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground in the Sluische Gat, off the Dutch coast. |

## 9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Billow Crest | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mehdia, Beylik of Tunis. |
| Fred | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dunfanaghy, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ramelton, County Donegal. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Mulroy Bay in a waterlogged condition. |
| Hero | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Caen, Calvados, France by the barque Osbert ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Osbert. |
| John Christie | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in a sinking condition. Her crew were rescued. |
| Marianne | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at Mazagan, Morocco. |
| Speed | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Blacktail Sand, in the Thames Estuary. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Steinwarden | Germany | The steamboat collided with the steamship Albert ( United Kingdom) and was beached near Hamburg. |
| Storm King | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to a Spanish port. |

## 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| G. H. Peale | Western Australia | The brig was driven ashore at Bunbury. She was refloated. |
| McDonnell | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. and was abandoned by all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Garrucha, Spain. |
| Midas | Western Australia | The ship was wrecked in a cyclone at Bunbury West. |
| Nina | Western Australia | The steamship was wrecked at Bunbury. |
| Ocean Chief | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the steamship Thomas Wilson ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Royapore Reach of the Hooghly River. A crew member was reported missing. Ocean Chief was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Calcutta, India. |
| Otto | Germany | The brig was wrecked on the Goagua Bank. She was on a voyage from Maracaibo, Venezuela to the English Channel. |
| Peiho | Straits Settlements | The steamship foundered in the Gulf of Pe-chi-li. At least some of her crew survived. Those in one of her boats were reported missing. |
| Rio | Western Australia | The brig was driven ashore at Bunbury. She was refloated. |

## 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commerce | Norway | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom. |
| Hector | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Liverpool, Lancashire for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Isabella | United Kingdom | The brig was reported to have foundered 80 nautical miles (150 km) off Montrose, Forfarshire. Her eight crew took to two boats; five crew in one of the boats landed on Stronsay, Orkney Islands on 14 March. Those in the other boat were rescued on 16 March by the smack Lily ( United Kingdom). Isabella was taken in to Egersund, Norway in a derelict condition on 16 March. |
| Leda | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned 25 nautical miles (46 km) off the Smalls Lighthouse, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Margaret ( United Kingdom). Leda was subsequently towed in to Ilfracombe, Devon by Liberty ( United Kingdom). |
| San José | Spain | The ship put in to Barcelona in a leaky condition and sank there. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. |
| Triumph | United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bremen ( Germany). Triumph was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Providence, Rhode Island. |

## 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Chittagong | India | The brig collided with the steamship Chittagong ( India) and sank in the Indian Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Galle, Ceylon. One of her nineteen crew was reported missing. |
| Eastern Star | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Verde Island, Spanish East Indies. She was on a voyage from Manila to Iloilo. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Johanne | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Mandal to Peterhead. |
| Kate | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a schooner, was wrecked in Conception Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Marion | India | The brig collided with the steamship Bengalese ( India) and sank in the Indian Ocean with the loss of one of her nineteen crew. |
| Marquis of Lorne | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Harry Furlong Rocks and capsized. Her crew were rescued by the tug Speedwell ( United Kingdom). Marquis of Lorne was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Runcorn, Cheshire. |
| Sarah Sloan | Canada | The barque was wrecked off Grand Manan, New Brunswick with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Havana, Cuba. |
| Southern Cross | United States | The fishing schooner lost in the ice off Newfoundland. Crew saved. |
| Thomas Wilson | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Fultah Point, in the Hooghly River. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The brig sank off The Skerries, Anglesey. |

## 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Argos | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Guilarte, Puerto Rico. |
| HMS Aurora | Royal Navy | The Imperieuse-class frigate ran aground on the St. Nicholas Reef, in Plymouth Sound. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Gibraltar and Malta. |
| Eastham | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Susa to Aberdeen. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Fisherman | Mauritius | The ship was wrecked at "Samatave" with the loss of a crew member. |
| Gustave | United States | The ship was wrecked on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Cádiz, Spain. |
| Ionia | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near El Ferrol, Spain. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Bombay, India. |
| Isabel | Germany | The ship was run down and sunk by the steamship Yoruba ( United Kingdom) off The Skerries, Anglesey, United Kingdom. Two of her seven crew were rescued by Yoruba, the others reached land in their boat. Isabel was on a voyage from Santa Martha to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |

## 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alberta | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground in the Menai Strait. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken in to Beaumaris, Anglesey in a severely leaky condition. |
| Captain Hathorn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Puffin Island, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Beaumaris, Anglesey. |
| Enniskillen, and Messina | United Kingdom | The steamship became wedged together in the lock at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Enniskillen was slightly damaged, Messina was severely damaged. They were both extricated and taken in to Grangemouth. |
| HMS Lord Clyde | Royal Navy | The Lord Clyde-class ironclad ran aground off Pantellaria, Italy. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Marie Adele | France | The ship sank at Locmariaquer, Morbihan. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Gloucester, United Kingdom. |
| Mary Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mogador, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was condemned and sold. Refloated on 22 March, she was subsequently returned to service as San José under the Spanish flag. |
| Seline | France | The schooner foundered off Lamlash, Isle of Arran, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The ship struck the quayside at Boscastle, Cornwall and was wrecked. |

## 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Huntress | New Zealand | The 54-ton schooner hit rocks in a heavy sea to the north of the Hauraki Gulf while sailing in ballast from Thames to Russell and came ashore to the south of Cape Brett. All hands were saved. |

## 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Margaret Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to Brouwershaven. |
| Orchis | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Hope Cove, Devon. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Unnamed | Netherlands | The lighter was run down and sunk by the steamship Harlequin ( United Kingdom) at Rotterdam, South Holland with some loss of life. |

## 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| J. W. Halfield | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Puerto Rico. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Le Tréport, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Le Tréport. |
| Ethel | United States | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks and was damaged. She put in to Amlwch, Anglesey in a sinking condition. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Wicklow. |
| Jane A. Bishop | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on São Miguel Island, Azores and was wrecked with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from the Gaboon River to Hamburg, Germany. |
| J. B. Campbell | Newfoundland Colony | The ship was holed by ice and sank. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace to New York, United States. |
| Oscar | Greece | The brig was wrecked on the Tannah Rocks, in the Mellacorée River. Her crew were rescued. |
| William | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered off Black Head, County Antrim with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Arethusa | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Londonderry. |
| Celine | France | The schooner foundered with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque, Nord to Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Defender | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. He eight crew were rescued by the Broadstairs Lifeboat and the Ramgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Elvire | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Genius | Germany | The schooner ran aground at Cuxhaven. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Longsand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her nine crew were rescued by the steamship Joseph Straker ( United Kingdom). Gleaner was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Livorno, Italy. |
| Haidee | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Channel. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Almería, Spain to Antwerp. |
| Neandre | United Kingdom | The steamship caught fire and was beached at Galata Point, in the Dardanelles. She was severely damaged. |
| Rover | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) west south west of the North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Longsand. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to the Charente. She was refloated but consequently foundered off the North Foreland, Kent. Her crew were rescued. |

## 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Christina | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Sunk Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| Edmond Meert | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on the Brea Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Ostend, West Flanders. |
| Idun | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. |
| Mercedes | United States | The ship was wrecked off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to New York. |
| Morning Star | Guernsey | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. |
| Norwood | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bombay, India. |
| Panama | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark. She had broken up by 29 March. |

## 21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Advance | United Kingdom | The steamship was abandoned in the North Sea 220 nautical miles (410 km) north east of Hartlepool, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the smack Consolation ( United Kingdom). Advance was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Americano | Uruguay | The steamship was wrecked at Rosario Oriental. She was on a voyage from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Bogota | United States of Colombia | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Curampe", or "Wranipe". |
| Payta | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at Antofagasta. She was on avoyage from Callao, Peru to Liverpool. She was refloated and put back to Callao. |

## 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ananias Dekki | Norway | The barque was wrecked on the Bare Bush Key. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Eneas McIntyre | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a schooner, was lost in ice off Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hope | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore west of Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Whitstable, Kent. |
| Mary Toyer | Newfoundland Colony | The sealer, a schooner, was lost in ice off Langlade Island. Her crew were rescued. |

## 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Graf Moltke | Germany | The barque was wrecked on the Bare Bush Key. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to Vera Cruz, Mexico. |
| Kentport, or Kentville | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Maria Hey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (42°36′S 37°06′W﻿ / ﻿42.600°S 37.100°W﻿ / -42.600; -37.100). Her crew took to a boat; four of them died before 9 May when the survivors were rescued by British America ( United Kingdom). Maria Hey was on a voyage from the Guañape Islands, Peru to London. |
| Salamander | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Calvi, Corsica, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Genoa, Italy. |
| Singapore | Netherlands | The ship departed from Saigon, French Indo-China for Hong Kong. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Defence | Royal Navy | The Defence-class ironclad was driven ashore in the Mediterranean Sea. Subsequently refloated, repaired and returned to service. |
| Gesina Antoinette | Germany | The brig foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Austina ( Germany). Gesina Antoinette was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom. |

## 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cadmus | France | The ship was driven ashore at Safi, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Safi. |

## 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carrie Wright | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Curland Bank, off the coast of County Cork. She was refloated the next day. |
| Lisette | Germany | The koff ran aground and was wrecked near Bremen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to Bremen. |

## 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alice | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the schooner Isabella Hall ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Birkenhead, Cheshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Alleanza | Italy | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom in a severely leaky condition. |
| Alva | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ville de Blain ( France). Alva was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Puerto Rico. |
| Exe | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground off Pakefield, Suffolk and consequently sank off Lowestoft. Her crew were rescued. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Exeter, Devon. The wreck was dispersed by explosives on 31 May. |
| Jensine Betty | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on Skagen. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with another vessel and sank off Trevose Head, Cornwall. Her four crew were rescued by George the Fourth ( United Kingdom). |
| Naiad | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Arklow, County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire and sank. She was on a voyage from "Porthelash" to Ramsey Islands. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the South Breakers, on the coast of Georgia, United States. |
| Yatala | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Audresselles, Pas-de-Calais, France. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Adelaide, South Australia to London. |

## 28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Douro | Netherlands | The galliot was driven ashore at Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by the Par Lifeboat Rochdale and Catherine Rushleigh ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Douro was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Charlestown, Cornwall. |
| Ellen Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at "Poolwash", Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Carmarthen to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| Flora Gordon | United Kingdom | The brigantine foundered east of Lambay Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Jane and Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Carne". She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Wexford. |
| Lord Hardinge | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Peeress ( United Kingdom). Lord Hardinge was on a voyage from a Welsh port to Newhaven, Sussex. |
| Marie Adele | France | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Plymouth. |
| Mary Annie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mogador, Morocco. Her crew were rescued. She was consequently condemned. |
| Polla | United Kingdom | The brigantine ran aground on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex. |
| Sarah and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hittarp, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau, Germany. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør. |
| Teesdale | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Hurst Castle, Hampshire. Her crew were rescued by the lifeboat Dove ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Teesdale subsequently sank and broke in two. |
| Viatka | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore on "Rogoe Island". She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Reval. |
| Zwaantje | Germany | The schooner foundered in the English Channel 35 nautical miles (65 km) off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the loss of two of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by the lugger Clarence Paget ( United Kingdom). Zwaantje was on a voyage from "Ragnijad" to Antwerp, Belgium. |

## 29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Metz | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aphrodite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Copenhagen, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Arab | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Bon Accord ( United Kingdom). Arab was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| Betsey C. Milne | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Alloa, Clackmannanshire to Königsberg, Germany. |
| Florence | United Kingdom | The steamship exploded and sank. Her crew were rescued by the barque Ville Bisuard ( France). Florence was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Gibraltar. |
| Georg Becker | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Stettin. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mahia | New Zealand | The 19-ton cutter was driven onto the bar at the mouth of the Wairoa River in a storm and was wrecked. |
| Matilda | United Kingdom | The brigantine was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| Renfrewshire | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on Patterson's Rock. She was refloated and anchored off Sanda Island. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Quebec City, Canada. She was subsequently taken in to Belfast in a leaky condition. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The Humber Keel was driven against the Ouse Bridge, York and sank. She was a total loss. |

## 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ernst | Germany | The lightship was run into by the steamship Akola ( Russia) and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Cuxhaven. |
| Nimrod | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Honfleur, Manche, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Honfleur to London. |
| Sunbeam | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the Pegu River. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1872 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abelone | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from "Faxoe" to Esbjerg. |
| Agra | United States | The full-rigged ship was wrecked in the Paracel Islands between 16 and 20 March. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to New York. |
| Allan Findley | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Alphonse et Marie | France | The ship was driven ashore on Mallorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia, Italy to Couëron, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Amazon | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Florida Reef. She was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to London. |
| Ananias Dœkke | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in Darebash Bay, Jamaica. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Annie | United States | The barque was wrecked on the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from the Zaza River, Cuba to New York. |
| Annie | Canada | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 9 March. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| Annie Godine | Norway | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Aquila | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore near "Coorle". She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Trieste. |
| Athens | France | The ship was driven ashore at "Well". She was refloated. |
| Batchelor | United States | The ship was abandoned at sea. Eight crew were rescued by William and Anna ( United States). Batchelor was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to New York. |
| Bombay | United Kingdom | The East Indiaman was wrecked in the Balabac Strait. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Iloilo, Spanish East Indies to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Bristow | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at the mouth of the Yangon River. She was on a voyage from Penang, Straits Settlements to Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Caroline | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore on Hirsholmene, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Caroline Brown | Canada | The ship was wrecked in ice at Saint John's, Newfoundland Colony. She was on a voyage from Dénia, Spain to Montreal, Quebec. |
| Cay Diedrich | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore near Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Leer to a Norwegian port. |
| Chase | France | The ship was wrecked near Barbadoes. |
| Clara | Newfoundland Colony | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harbour Grace to Lisbon, Portugal. Clara was subsequently towed in to Saint John's. |
| Cloe | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Cape Fear River. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Count Moltke | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore in Darebash Bay. She was on a voyage from New York to Veracruz, Mexico. |
| Denmark | Flag unknown | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Bermuda before 10 March. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Saint John's. |
| Delphia | Germany | The ship was driven ashore near Nakskov, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Warnemünde to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Echo | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Eleanor Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Douglas, Isle of Man. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. |
| Elizabeth Thoms | Germany | The ship was driven ashore on Anholt. She was on a voyage from Port Madoc, Caernarfonshire to Dantzic. |
| Ellen | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was subsequently discovered by the steamship Dagmar ( France) and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Eloire | France | The schooner was driven ashore near Calais. |
| Erycina | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged near Port Talbot, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Bilboa, Spain. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to Swansea. |
| Fly | United Kingdom | The smack collided with another vessel and was beached at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Newport to Milford Haven. |
| Franklin Snow | United States | The fishing schooner was lost on Grand Bank. Lost with all 12 crew. |
| Fratelli Seemana | Italy | The ship was driven ashore at "Mesdia". |
| Freddy | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Svinør, Norway. She was refloated. |
| Gamle Lods | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore at "Zaarbeck". |
| Gelima | Germany | The ship was driven ashore near Strömstad. She was on a voyage from Leer to a Norwegian port. |
| Gordon Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Pearl River. |
| Harald | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Holbæk to Korsør. She was refloated with assistance and resumed her voyage. |
| Hartlepool | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Cardiff. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition. |
| Heinrich | Germany | The galiot was driven ashore at "Fiord Soroen". Her crew were rescued. |
| Helena | Netherlands | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to Nassau, Bahamas and Rotterdam, South Holland. |
| Helene | Germany | The ship was driven ashore near Larvik, Norway. |
| Henriette Gertrude | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at "Passaroeang", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Soerabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| Herman Wabbe | Germany | The ship sank near "Meyersburg". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland to Geestemünde. |
| Herumio | Spain | The ship was wrecked near Casablanca, Morocco. |
| H. K. White | United States | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Alice Tarleton ( Surinam). |
| Ispahan | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the English Channel off Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bushire, Persia to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Jane Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Douglas, Isle of Man to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Piel Island, Lancashire. |
| Jeanette | Germany | The ship ran aground on the Elbe Sand. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Cuxhaven She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Johanna Jacobs | France | The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. |
| Josephine | United States | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Honduras to New York. |
| Kate | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked between Cape St. James and Cape Tiwan, French Indo-China. |
| Kent | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at the Packerort Lighthouse, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Reval, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Baltic Port, Russia in a leaky condition. |
| Lady Ida Duff | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by a French vessel. She was on a voyage from Macduff, Aberdeenshire to Sunderland. |
| Lady Jocelyn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Fredrikshavn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Stettin, Germany. |
| Lochinvar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from New York to Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Lothian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Forckrow". She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Malmö, Sweden. She was refloated and towed in to Helsingør, Denmark. |
| Louise Augusta | Germany | The ship ran aground on the Kallebodstrand. She was on a voyage from Memel to South Shields or Sunderland. She was refloated on 29 March and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| HMS Lord Clyde | Royal Navy | The Lord Clyde-class ironclad ran aground off Pantellaria, Italy whilst going to the assistance of Raby Castle ( United Kingdom). She was refloated four days later. |
| Mabildo | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bangor, County Down. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| Mandal | Norway | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Lossiemouth, Moray, United Kingdom in a leaky condition. |
| Maria Therese | France | The ship ran aground in the Gaspar Strait. She was attacked by pirates and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Saigon, French Indo-China. |
| Marian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Rangoon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Rangoon. She was refloated. |
| Mariana | Spain | The ship ran aground at Punta Arenas, Chile. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Punta Arenas. |
| Marleyhill | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore near Southend, Essex. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London. She was refloated. |
| Matchless | United States | The fishing schooner sank on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 10 crew. |
| Mercade | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in ice. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to the Newfoundland Colony. |
| Mozart | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia, United States to South Shields. |
| Nicolaus | Germany | The schooner ran aground in the Elbe. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Nyasa | United Kingdom | The barque sprang a leak and was beached on "Klappa Island", Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Sarawak, Malaya to London. |
| Ocean Bird | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Falmouth. She was on a voyage from Preston, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Olivio | Italy | The ship ran aground at Odessa, Russia. |
| Oporto | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Figueirira Rock, off Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Lisbon, Portugal. She was refloated and beached. Oporto was refloated on 8 June. |
| Paquita | Cuba | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Ada E. Oulton ( United Kingdom). Paquita was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Falmouth. |
| Polino S. O. | Flag unknown | The steamship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated. |
| Precursor | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Lagos. She was refloated. |
| Quinden | Netherlands | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Raby Castle | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Pantellaria before 12 March and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bombay, India. |
| Ragnar | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Savannah River. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Dublin. She was refloated. |
| Reform | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Saint Croix and was severely damaged. |
| Reine de Prevoyance | France | The ship was abandoned in ice on or before 20 November. |
| Result | Germany | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Helen Dago (Flag unknown). |
| Royal Family | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay, India. She was refloated and put back to Calcutta. |
| Ruhtinas | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from Kotka to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |
| Saidi Radossic | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore near "Portobuso". She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Trieste. |
| Sarah Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Seaham, County Durham. |
| San José | Spain | The ship sank at Barcelona. She was on a voyage from Alicante to Marseille. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Goodwin Sands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to New York. She was refloated with assistance and taken in to The Downs. |
| Sirene | France | The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Rotterdam. She was refloated and taken in to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. |
| Sirian Star | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was on a voyage from London to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| Star of the West | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) east of Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport to Cardiff. |
| St. Oswin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at St. Stephano Point, in the Sea of Marmara. She was refloated and taken in to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire, where she arrived on 5 March. |
| Suwonada | China | The steamship sank in the Haitaw Strait. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Shanghai. |
| Teresa | Argentina | The schooner sank at Buenos Aires. |
| Thomas Dallett | Jamaica | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto Caballo, Venezuela to New York. |
| Thura | Denmark | The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn. |
| Upton | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground. She was refloated and taken in to Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire in a leaky condition. |
| Wayfarer | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Dixcove, Dutch Guinea. |
| Young England | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Noya". She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Genoa, Italy. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but drove ashore at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. |
| Unnamed | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. |