# List of shipwrecks in March 1878

The list of shipwrecks in March 1878 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1878.

## 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann Beer | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Caloot Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Elizabeth | Netherlands | The schooner was wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of six of her seven crew. The survivor was rescued by the Penmon Lifeboat Thomas Lingham ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Familiens Haab | Denmark | The galiot was driven ashore at Snogebæk, Bornholm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau to Christiania, Norway. |
| Jenny Lind | United Kingdom | The pilot yawl was run down and sunk off Clevedon, Somerset by the steam barge Enterprise ( United Kingdom). Her three crew were rescued by Enterprise. |
| Kentish Lass | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at St. Margaret's Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to the west coast of Africa. She was refloated and taken into The Downs. |
| Royal Standard | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Penzance. She was refloated and taken in to Penzance. |
| Rurik | Russia | The steamship was driven ashore at Mollösund, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to Reval. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The steamship was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Enmanuele | Italy | The barque sprang a leak and foundered off Cagliari, Sardinia. |
| Glencoe | Flag unknown | The 159-ton barque was wrecked when she hit rocks at Gore Bay, north Canterbury, New Zealand after she dragged its anchor during a gale. |
| Londonderry, and Secret | United Kingdom | The steam colliers collided in the River Thames at Plaistow, Middlesex and were both beached. |
| Johann Sverdrup | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked near Casablanca, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Valencia, Spain to Casablanca. |
| Penguin | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Finkenwerder, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Rooparell | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship departed from The Downs for Negapatam, India. Presumed foundered with the loss of all hands; a lifebuoy from the ship was discovered off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Brazil in July 1879. |
| Unnamed | France | The schooner was wrecked at Rhosneigr, Anglesey, United Kingdom with the loss of at least three lives. |
| Unnamed | Belgium | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands. |

## 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Countess | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on Fortune Island, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Fortune Island to Queenstown, County Cork. |
| Dora | Sweden | The brigantine was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. |
| Northern Star | United Kingdom | The brigantine struck the pier at Ayr and was beached. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Ayr. |

## 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Benefattore | Austria-Hungary | The ship was driven ashore at the Shakespeare Cliff, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Canterbury | New Zealand | The 34-ton schooner was wrecked at Okakuri Bay when she dragged her anchor during a gale. Her crew survived. |
| Daphne | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Rangoon, Burma. She was refloated. |
| Emilie Heyse | Germany | The schooner was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Emma D | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Ostend Bank, off the coast of West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Pabellón de Pica, Chile to Ostend, West Flanders. She was refloated and taken in to Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands in a leaky condition. |
| Fredsael | Norway | The ship ran aground on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Dublin. She was refloated. |
| Hengist | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Yangon River. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Mississippi | United States | The ship was driven ashore at the Shakespeare Cliff. She was on a voyage from Arendal, Norway to New York. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Queen of Ceylon | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Mauritius. She was refloated and taken in to Dover. |
| Prins Senior | Flag unknown | The derelict ship was towed in to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, United Kingdom to Lisbon, Portugal. |

## 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Daphne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Rangoon, Burma. |
| D. M. Dickie | United Kingdom | The brigantine was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Providence ( United Kingdom). D. M. Dickie was on a voyage from New York, United States to Leith, Lothian. |
| Dolores | Spain | The felucca was abandoned off Cádiz. Her crew were rescued by Ira ( Germany). Dolores was on a voyage from Ceuta to Seville. |
| Fanny P., and Osprey | Austria-Hungary) United Kingdom | The sloop Osprey was run into by the brigantine Fanny P. ( United Kingdom) and sank at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Londonderry. Fanny P the collided with a fishing lugger and ran ashore. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Sophie | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Rangoon. |
| Sphinx | Austria-Hungary | The steamship was wrecked and burnt at Cape Gregs, 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Famagusta, Cyprus with the loss of more than 540 of the 3,000 people o board. She was on a voyage from Cavalla, Greece to Latakia, Ottoman Syria. |

## 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Mary Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was on a voyage from Stranraer, Wigtownshire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Greenock. |
| Mary Grace | United Kingdom | The brigantine struck a rock and sank between Alderney, Channel Islands and Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Manche, France. Her six crew were rescued by the steamship Griffin ( United Kingdom). Mary Grace was on a voyage from Guernsey, Channel Islands to London. |
| Progress | United Kingdom | The schooner departed from Anstruther, Fife for Stettin, Germany. No further trace, reported missing, presumed foundered with the loss of all six crew. |
| Richard Grainger | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Carr Rock, off the coast of Fife and was abandoned by her crew. She was subsequently towed in to the River Tay in a severely damaged condition by the steamship Marie Stewart ( United Kingdom). |

## 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Antelope, and John Middleton | Royal Navy United Kingdom | The steamship John Middleton was run into by Necm-i Şevket ( Ottoman Navy) at Tophane, Ottoman Empire. She was driven in to HMS Antelope and sank. Her crew were rescued by HMS Antelope. John Middleton was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Antwerp, Belgium. HMS Antelope was severely damaged. |
| Avington | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Pillau, Germany. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Pillau. |
| Ellen Jane | United Kingdom | The schooner struck a rock and sank in the Farne Islands, Northumberland. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Warsaw ( United Kingdom). Ellen Jane was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. |
| Ernst | Denmark | The galiot was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Helsingborg, Sweden to a Scottish port. She was refloated and taken in to Fredrikshavn. |
| Inverness-shire | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Thurso, Caithness. |
| Kea | United Kingdom | The schooner sank in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Newburgh, Fife to Dundee, Forfarshire. |
| London Packet | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered in the English Channel 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north by north east of the Royal Sovereign Lightship ( Trinity House). Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Neutral | Netherlands | The schooner capsized off the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. All on board survived. Neutral was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Cork, United Kingdom. She was subsequently towed in to Calais, France. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland with the loss of all hands. |

## 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agnes | Germany | The brig was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Africa to Bremen. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Boss | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground at Anholt. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to London. She floated off and sank. |
| Covenanter | United Kingdom | The barque collided with a derelict vessel and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north of the Tuskar Rock. Her fourteen crew took to the boats; they were rescued by the brigantine Ophir ( United Kingdom). |
| Danube | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore on Doagh Island, off Malin Head, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. |
| Helena | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Porthleven, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. |
| Highland Chief | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Longhope, Orkney Islands. |
| Humboldt | Germany | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Bremen. She was later refloated with assistance. |
| Lizzie | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near "Guassein", Norway. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire to Königsberg, Germany. |
| London Packet | United Kingdom | The schooner sprang a leak and sank in the English Channel off Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. Her crew survived. |
| North Point | United States | The steamship was driven ashore on Assateague Island. She was on a voyage from Port Antonio, Jamaica to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Spittal, Northumberland. Her four crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Grangemouth, Stirlingshire to Ipswich, Suffolk. |
| Rachel Harrison | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Usk at Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The smack sank at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |

## 9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Amalia | Germany | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, Netherlands with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Honfleur, Manche, France. |
| Ceres | Denmark | The schooner was driven ashore near "Aebels". She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Fredericia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Susan | United Kingdom | The Mersey Flat collided with the steamship Lope de Vega ( Spain) and sank in the River Mersey off Tranmere, Cheshire. |
| Timor | United States | The steamship was driven ashore at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| Volo | Norway | The schooner was driven ashore on Texel, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Louvaine, East Flanders, Belgium. |

## 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Diligent | France | The brig was wrecked Sant'Antioco, Sardinia, Italy. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Carloforte, Sardinia to Cette, Hérault. |

## 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alliance | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the Borkum Lightship ( Germany). Her crew were rescued by Peace ( United Kingdom). Alliance was on a voyage from Charlestown, Cornwall to Harburg, Germany. |
| Norah | Norway | The barque was wrecked on the Lemon and Ower Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of thirteen of her fourteen crew. She was on a voyage from Christiania to Limerick, United Kingdom. |
| St. Joaquim | Portugal | The schooner was driven ashore at Lydd, Kent. United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lisbon. |

## 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abbie Fitcombe | United States | The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked on Anegada, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. |
| N. and E. Gardner | Canada | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Illinois ( United States), which set her afire. N. and E. Gardner was on a voyage from Galveston, Texas, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Penang | Straits Settlements | The steamship was driven ashore at Samarang, Java, Netherlands East Indies. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Java. |
| Verna | Norway | The steamship was holed by ice and sank at "Carlos", Russia. She was on a voyage from Reval, Russia to Christiania. |
| Waterloo | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at "Giliang". She was on a voyage from Pekalongan, Java to Amsterdam, North Holland. |
| West Stanley | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in the Yangtze, She was on a voyage from Zhenjiang to Shanghai, China. |

## 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cordillera | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Gironde at the Bec d'Ambès. She was refloated with the assistance of two tugs and resumed her voyage. |
| Fairy | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated with the assistance of a tug and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a severely leaky condition. |
| Hampton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and taken in to Brouwershaven, Zeeland, Netherlands. |
| Otto | Flag unknown | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her crew. Survivors took to a boat; they were rescued on 18 March by the barque Amaranth ( United Kingdom). |

## 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dudbrook | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Villaricos, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Villaricos and Garrucha, Spain. |
| John Carroll | United States | The schooner was driven ashore near Vera, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Vera. |
| Lidagia | Italy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Palomares, Spain. |
| Rosina | Italy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Palomares. |
| Trenton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Pozol del Esparto", Spain with the loss of one of her eighteen crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Pozol del Esparto". |
| William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship collided with another vessel in the River Blackwater and was beached. She was on a voyage from Maldon, Essex to Goole, Yorkshire. She was refloated and put back to Maldon. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Italy | The ships were driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Spain. Their crews were rescued. |

## 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Hilda | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by fire at Bremerhaven, Germany. |
| Rio Duoro | Portugal | The steamship was damaged by fire and an explosion at Antwerp, Belgium with the loss of a crew member. |
| Rio Formosa | United Kingdom | The steamship ran ashore and was wrecked on Horse Island, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bantry, County Cork. She was refloated on 4 May. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Auspicious | United Kingdom | The abandoned ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall. |
| Charles T. Russell | United States | The barque caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by Charles Cotesworth ( United Kingdom). Charles T. Russell was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bombay, India. |
| Dahlia | United Kingdom | The steam lighter struck rocks and sank off Spittal Point, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Berwick upon Tweed. She was refloated on 20 March and taken in to Berwick upon Tweed. |
| Gratitude | United Kingdom | The ship departed from London for the River Tyne. No further trace, reported missing. |
| Mary Traill | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands. |
| Revolving Light | Canada | The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Liverpool. |
| Spitfire | United Kingdom | The tug suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the River Thames at Sonning, Berkshire with the loss of two of her four crew. She was on a voyage from Sonning Mill to Reading, Berkshire. |
| State of Virginia | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Clyde at Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
| Zacharias | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Palomos", Hérault, France. She was on a voyage from London to Cette, Hérault. |
| Unnamed | Norway | The brigantine ran aground on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Americana | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Sapelo Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Darien, Georgia to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. |
| Two unnamed vessels | Russia | The schooners were driven ashore and wrecked at Büyükdere, Ottoman Empire. |

## 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commercial | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the coast of Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Eling, Hampshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| John Snell | United Kingdom | The ship collided with the fishing smack Emily and Hannah ( United Kingdom) and was beached at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. John Snell was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to the River Tyne. |
| Stromboli | United Kingdom | The steamship struck the Stag Rocks and was run ashore west of Kynance Cove, Cornwall. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Liverpool, Lancashire. She broke in two the next day. |

## 21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Baltic | Germany | The barque was run ashore on Manipa Island, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amoy, China. |
| Elvira | Norway | The brig was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Kragerø to Emden, Germany. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was run into by Bettie Saunders ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Blackwall, Middlesex. Both crew were rescued. |
| Newcastle | New South Wales | The ship arrived at Calcutta, India on fire. She was on a voyage from Brisbane, Queensland to Calcutta. The fire was extinguished. |

## 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked a reef 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) off "Point de Pedro", Brazil. All fifteen people on board survived. She was on a voyage from London to Melbourne, Victoria. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. |
| Feronia | United Kingdom | The ship struck "Wolves Rock", capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Ivy | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the coast of the Natal Colony 100 nautical miles (190 km) south of Port Natal. Her crew were rescued. |
| St. Enoch | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Bombay, India. No further trace, reported missing with her 33 crew. |

## 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Artemesia | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Florida | Norway | The brigantine ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Granville, Manche, France. She was refloated with assistance from the Broadstairs and Ramsgate Lifeboats and a tug and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Malta | Canada | The full-rigged ship departed from New York for London, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 30 crew. |

## 24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Colorado | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with a barque off The Skerries, Anglesey and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Zaripha ( Greece) Colorado was towed in to Holyhead, Anglesey by the steamship Bezos ( Spain). |
| Dauntless | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Ressness Reef off the Danish coast and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Burntisland, Fife to Kiel, Germany. |
| Eclipse | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked near the Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire with the loss of two of her three crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Islay, Inner Hebrides. |
| HMS Eurydice | Royal Navy | HMS Eurydice sinking The training ship capsized and sank off Ventnor, Isle of Wight with the loss of 317 of her 319 crew. |
| Heroine | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued by the Bideford Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Bideford. |
| Kent | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground off Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Melbourne, Victoria to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| St. Enoch | United Kingdom | The ship was sighted off Dover, Kent whilst on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Bombay, India. No further trace, reported missing with her 33 crew. |
| Trafik | Norway | The steamship was driven ashore at Berlevåg and was damaged. |
| Watt | United Kingdom | The paddle tug sprang a leak and sank off the Newsand Lightship ( Trinity House). Her crew survived. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The barge was run down and sunk in the Thames Estuary by the steamship Don ( United Kingdom). |

## 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Commodore | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Inhul River. |
| Langley | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London. She was refloated and put back to Sunderland. |
| Lyle | United Kingdom | The steamship sprang a leak and sank in Lough Foyle. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to "Pametton". |
| Pater | Austria-Hungary | The barque ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated and towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a leaky condition. |
| Wakefield | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |

## 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cromwell | United Kingdom | The steamship was sighted off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Pomaron, Portugal. Subsequently foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all eighteen or twenty crew. |

## 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Holmstrand | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Hendon Rock, on the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Magnificent | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Savannah, Georgia, United States. |

## 28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Carl | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Vyborg to Cette, Hérault, France. |
| Corinna | United Kingdom | The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Malta. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 22 crew. |
| Rostock | Germany | The steamship was driven ashore on Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to Bergen, Norway. |
| Spartan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Dublin to New York City. She was refloated with assistance on 14 May. |
| Star of Peace | United Kingdom | The Thames barge was driven ashore in Pegwell Bay, Kent. Her three crew were rescued by the Ramsgate Lifeboat Bradford ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). |
| Theresa | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, and was abandoned by the eleven people on board, who were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from North Shields, Northumberland to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She floated off and came ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, where she was wrecked. |
| Three Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Isle of Wight to Weymouth, Dorset. |
| Wladimir | Courland Governorate | The brig ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent to Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued by the Caister Lifeboat. |

## 29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventure | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barrows Sandbank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Widgeon ( United Kingdom). |
| Ankathor | Norway | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Vlieland, Friesland, Netherlands. |
| Antias | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. |
| Atalanta | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Bellona ( United Kingdom). Atalanta was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Dakar, Senegal. |
| Avalon | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Harwich. She was refloated. |
| Ellen Williamson | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the steamship Camel ( United Kingdom) off Great Cumbrae, Argyllshire and was severely damaged. Ellen Williamson was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was towed in to Millport, where she sank. |
| Four Brothers | United Kingdom | The barge sank off Ryde, Isle of Wight. |
| Frederick | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the brig Minsted ( Norway) and sank off the Isle of Scilly with the loss of four of the six people on board. Survivors were rescued by Minsted. |
| Hüdavendigâr, and Tiara | Ottoman Navy United Kingdom | The steamship Tiara collided with the frigate Hüdavendigâr and was severely damaged. She was beached at the Leander Tower, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to an English port. Hüdavendigâr was also severely damaged. She was taken in to Constantinople for repairs. |
| I. C. | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Kessingland, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. |
| Lady of the Lake | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Sidmouth, Devon. Her three crew were taken off by the Sidmouth Lifeboat. |
| Laurel | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Damietta, Egypt. She was refloated with assistance from the smack Dawn ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Harwich in a leaky condition. Laurel was beached at Shotley, Suffolk. |
| Little Florrie | United Kingdom | The smack foundered off the coast of Devon with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Minehead, Somerset to Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Mariane Boustead | France | The schooner was run ashore at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Huelva, Spain to the Clyde. |
| Mary Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground at Villareal, Spain. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Villareal. |
| Olive Branch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Watchet, Somerset. Her three crew were rescued by the Watchett Lifeboat. |
| Rose | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Watchet. Her crew were rescued. |
| Scrabster | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Belgian ( United Kingdom). Scrabster was on a voyage from Calais, France to London. |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Sharp Nose. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Stork | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Thomas and Isabella ( United Kingdom) and was run ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by Thomas and Isabella. Stork was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados to Blyth, Northumberland. |
| William Hill | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Kingscross, Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Troon, Ayrshire. |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Harwich. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Yealm Point, Devon. |
| Unknown | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at the Landguard Fort, Felixtowe, Suffolk. |

## 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alma | United Kingdom | The fishing schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) off Cape Clear Island, County Cork. Her crew were rescued by Anna Bella ( United Kingdom). |
| Deerhound | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. |
| Deodristig | Sweden | The barque was abandoned by her crew and subsequently ran aground on the Spile Sand, off the north coast of Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg. She was refloated with the assistance of some smacks and taken in to Whitstable, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Eirene | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wissant, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of nine of her 22 crew. Survivors were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to San Francisco, California, United States. |
| Elizabeth and Catherine | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Alexandria, Egypt. She was refloated with assistance and put in to Dover, Kent in a leaky conditio . |
| Emerald | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on Heligoland. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Fawn | United Kingdom | The fishing boat foundered off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. |
| Glance | United Kingdom | The fishing boat foundered off the Isles of Scilly with the loss of all hands. |
| Inga | United Kingdom | The barque foundered off Margate, Kent. |
| London | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned 30 nautical miles (56 km) north of the Longships, Cornwall. Her five crew were rescued by the steamship Avoca ( United Kingdom). London was subsequently discovered by the fishing lugger Betsey ( United Kingdom), which took her in tow. The tow rope broke and she was believed to have foundered. |
| Loyal | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Kristiansand to London or vice versa. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Luna | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from London to Trinidad. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend in a leaky condition. |
| Overijssel | Netherlands | The steamship ran aground at Oudshoorn, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Psalm | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Harwich. |
| Stallingborough | United Kingdom | The steamship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 50 nautical miles (93 km) south west of the Longships, Cornwall. Her 24 crew took to two boats. Sixteen in the lifeboat were rescued by the steamship Vesta ( United Kingdom), Eight in another boat were reported missing, presumed drowned. Stallingborough was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Malta. |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground on the Spile Sand. |

## 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dairy Maid | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered. Her crew were rescued. |
| Maudslie | United States | The ship struck the pier at Dunkerque, Nord, France and sank. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland to Dunkerque. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1878 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral and James | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Thurso Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Anna Cecilia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Bonson". She was on a voyage from Sourabaya, Netherlands East Indies to Amoy, China. She was a total loss. |
| Anna Maria | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore. She was on a voyage from Oskarshamn to Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Gothenburg, where she arrived on 1 April. |
| Assyrian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cape Elaphonisi, Crete. |
| Biddick | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and damaged in the Seine. She was refloated with the assistance of three tugs and taken in to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. |
| Celestial Empire | United States | The ship was abandoned at sea before 11 March. She was on a voyage from Bremerhaven, Germany to New York. |
| Chimborazo | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Beecroft Head, New South Wales before 11 March. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Concordia | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Pacific Ocean before 11 March. Her crew were rescued by Beta. |
| Cypress | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault, France. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cortés, British Honduras to Cette, Hérault. |
| David | United Kingdom | The brigantine was on the coast of Portugal before 15 March with the loss of six of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to Hamburg, Germany. |
| Dispatch | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her three crew were rescued by the Lindisfarne Lifeboat. |
| Eintracht | Germany | The schooner struck rocks and sank off Boa Vista Island, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Maio Island, Cape Verde Islands. |
| Emilie | Germany | The brig was wrecked on Île à Vache, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. |
| Ethelbert | United Kingdom | The fishing smack foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all six crew. |
| Fjaere | Norway | The brig foundered at sea before 15 March. Her crew were rescued by the fishing smack Diogenes ( United Kingdom). Fjaere was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Karlskrona, Sweden. |
| Flora M. Crowley | United States | The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned before 26 March. |
| Forray | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Karlskrona. |
| Friend | United Kingdom | The lugger was driven ashore and wrecked on Holy Isle, in the Firth of Clyde before 9 March. Her crew survived. |
| Hallamshire | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ras al Hadd, Muscat and Oman. She was on a voyage from London to Bushire, Persia. She was refloated and completed her voyage. |
| Hutton | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the Suez Canal on or before 19 March. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bombay, India. She was refloated five days later and resuumed her voyage. |
| Isabelle Henriette | France | The barque was wrecked in the Tonalá River. |
| Magdala | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cay Sal, Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Maggie | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Acklin Island. She was refloated and taken in to Nassau for repairs. |
| Maria Clotilde | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Nachimoff ( Russia). Maria Clotilde was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Naples, Italy. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in Thurso Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Mary Anne | United Kingdom | The smack was abandoned in Thurso Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Max Ernst | Germany | The barque struck a rock and was wrecked on the coast of Haiti before 16 March. Her crew were rescued. |
| Merchant | New South Wales | The ship foundered off Dunk Island, Queensland between 5 and 20 March with the loss of all hands, at least 30 lives. |
| Minnie Graham | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on the Hormigas Reef, 30 nautical miles (56 km)) off Callao, Peru. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Callao. |
| Oriental | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Maldon Island before 25 March. Her crew survived. |
| Orrington | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore at Pillau, Germany. |
| Otto George | Germany | The ship was abandoned at sea before 4 March. She was on a voyage from London to New York. |
| Panda | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore at Port Natal, Natal Colony. Her crew were rescued. |
| Peer of the Realm | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was refloated and taken in to Aden, Aden Colony, where she arrived on 6 March for repairs. |
| Peter Roberts | United Kingdom | The brifgantine was driven ashore on Bare Bush Cay. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to Savannah, Georgia, United States. |
| Phoenix | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned in Thurso Bay. Her crew were rescued by the Thurso Lifeboat. |
| Pretty Jemima | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Beaufort, South Carolina, United States to London. |
| Rachel Lewis | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Edwin Fox ( United Kingdom). |
| Stephanie | Germany | The ship was beached on the Lumenplate, near Bremen. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States and Bahia, Brazil. She was refloated with assistance. |
| Velocity | United Kingdom | The schooner was abandoned off Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. Her three crew were rescued by the Porthdinllaen Lifeboat. |
| Viola | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by the barque Calcutta ( United Kingdom). Viola was on a voyage from New York to Penarth, Glamorgan. |