# List of shipwrecks in March 1841

The list of shipwrecks in March 1841 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1841.

## 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Louisa Maria | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked off Anjer, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |
| Mary Hamilton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the entrance to Lough Swilly. She was on a voyage from Donegal to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Flamer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Noirmont Point, Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Guernsey, Channel Islands and Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Leasowe Lighthouse, Cheshire. |

## 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Caspian | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Swan | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Gibraltar. |

## 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Union | France | The ship was wrecked on the Hafoie Rock, off Aux Cayes, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |

## 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Brilliant | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and sank at Watergate, Cornwall with the loss of all five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boscastle to Penzance. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Alderney, Channel Islands to London. |
| Una | United States | The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to New York. |
| William | United Kingdom | The barge sank in the Bristol Channel. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Gloucester. |

## 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Europa | Bremen | The ship ran aground in the Weser and was abandoned by her crew. She floated off but grounded again on the Wurstener Wat. Europa was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Bremen. Europa was refloated on 10 March and taken into Bremen. |
| Nicholas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by the steamship Neptune (flag unknown). Nicholas was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Hamburg. |

## 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Beehive | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and damaged at Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Beehive was refloated on 19 March with assistance from a steamship and towed into Berwick upon Tweed for repairs. |
| George Washington | Sweden | The ship was run aground and was wrecked at "Fultning" or "Tipelring", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore in Carnarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Cork to Liverpool, Lancashire. Mary Ann was refloated the next day and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey. |
| New Volunteer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at The Mumbles, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Baltimore, Maryland, United States. She was refloated and taken into Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Rosa | United Kingdom | The ship was struck a submerged object and foundered east of "Cepede Gatt". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Malta. |
| Uranus | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Sand Reef. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. |

## 9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Elizabeth was refloated the next day. |
| Hirondelle | United Kingdom | The steamship was in collision with another vessel and sank in the River Ouse at Howden, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Selby. |
| Leander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in Torbay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Alexandria, Egypt. |
| Lord Ernest | 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 Seaham, County Durham to London. Lord Ernest was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent. |
| Zephyr | France | The ship was wrecked on the Warrington Reef, off Antigua. Her crew were rescued. |

## 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Aurore | France | The ship ran aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde. |
| Ceres | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged by ice at Gothenburg, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Malmö, Sweden. She was later refloated. |
| Tiger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Helford, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Bordeaux. |

## 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Abbott | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with the barque Royal Saxon ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Ballycotton, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Cork. |
| Lucy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Guernsey, Channel Islands. All on board were rescued. |
| Matthew Bell | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Osprey | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from the James River to Bremen. Osprey was refloated the next day and proceeded on her voyage. |
| Phœbe | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off the east coast of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Londonderry. |
| President | United Kingdom | During a voyage from New York City, United States, to Liverpool, England, the paddle steamer was last sighted on this date between Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank during a gale. She subsequently disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 136 people on board, presumably having sunk during the storm. |
| Shannon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Donaghadee, County Down. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Belfast, County Antrim. Shannon was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arklow, County Wicklow. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Two Sisters was refloated on 14 March and taken into Dublin. |

## 13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Keel's Head, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Cressinus | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Hemsby, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London. Cressinus was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Dunnottar Castle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Cardiff, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. |
| Enterprize | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Groomsport, County Down. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Belfast, County Antrim. Enterprize was refloated. |
| Exchange | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Bridlington, Yorkshire to London. She was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Desmond ( Board of Customs). |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Spyker Plaat, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken into Vlissingen, Zeeland. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Long Rock of Ballywater. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Tobermory, Mull. |
| Sotthoff | Hamburg | The ship ran aground near Algeciras, Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Hamburg. Sotthoff was refloated the next day. |
| Thistle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire to South Shields, County Durham. Thistle was refloated with assistance from Conquest ( United Kingdom) and towed into South Shields. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground off the Isle of Grain, Kent. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London. She was refloated on 20 March. |
| Weltreveden | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Pampas, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Hellevoetsluis, Zeeland. Westreveden was refloated the next day. |

## 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bernard | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Earl Percy | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Maranhão, Empire of Brazil. |
| Jonge Hero | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Newhaven, Sussex, United Kingdom. Jong Hero was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. |
| Margaret Brown | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Rathlin Island, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Irvine, Ayrshire to Ballina, County Mayo. |
| Mary Jane | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Meers Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire. Mary Jane was refloated and taken into Coverack, Cornwall. |
| Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to Dunkerque, Nord, France. |
| Orestes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Table Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Orestes was refloated on 18 March. |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Tiger | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at the Point of Ayre, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Vigilant | United Kingdom | The ship was run aground on the Bondicar Rocks, off the coast of Northumberland. She was refloated and put into the River Tyne in a leaky condition. |

## 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was severely damaged by fire at Rotherhithe, Surrey. |
| Don Pedro | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near St Alban's Head, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Honfleur, Calvados, France to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Enterprise | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Donaghadee, County Down. She was refloated. |
| Friends of Liberty | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked in Rocky Bay, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. |
| Good Intent | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was refloated. |
| Matthew Bell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. |
| Pictou | British North America | The ship was wrecked at Portugal Cove, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Saint John, New Brunswick. |

## 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albert | France | The ship was wrecked on the Mew Stone. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom. |
| Jajaden or Najada | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship ran aground on the Swinebottoms Reef, off Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Copenhagen, Denmark. The vessel was refloated on 30 March. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked on the Carr Rock, in the Firth of Forth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth, Scotland. |
| Syren | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Victory | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her four crew were rescued by Alexander Toussin ( France). Victory was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Antigua. |

## 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Glasgow Merchant | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the Hauxley Rocks, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |
| Rising Sun | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near "Carabourtron", on the coast of the Black Sea with the loss of a crew member. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Globe | United States | The ship foundered off the Bahamas. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bath, Maine to New York. |
| Rinaldo | United Kingdom | The brig was lost off the Bahamas. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to New York. |
| Thompson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Seaham, County Durham. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Claudine | France | The ship was wrecked on the Conch Reef. She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz, Mexico to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Forth | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Pan Sand, off the coast of Kent. |
| Perseverance | France | The whaler was wrecked on the "Île Arboque", in the "Bay of Sea Dogs", New Holland. All on board survived the shipwreck; they set off two months later in four boats. Those surviving in the boat commanded by the third mate were rescued after 27 days by Eliza ( United Kingdom), one person having died previously. |

## 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Allegro | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Boyne, Haiti. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America to Jamaica. |
| Donnington | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated and taken into Rochester, Kent. |
| Louisa and Rachael | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Steel Point, Cornwall. She floated off and sank. Her crew were rescued. |

## 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship departed from San Domingo for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Mary Ann Belton | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary Stuart | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Penzance, Cornwall. Six would-be rescuers were drowned when their boat was swamped. Her crew were subsequently rescued by HMRC Sylva ( Board of Customs). |
| Swift | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Perseverance ( United Kingdom) and was beached on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Perseverance was towed into Harwich, Essex in a sinking condition. |

## 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Falcon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Myrtle | British North America | The ship was driven ashore crewless on Faial Island, Azores. |
| Prince of Waterloo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Savannah, Georgia, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Savannah. Prince of Waterloo was refloated and taken into Savannah in a leaky condition. |

## 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Napoleon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Sand Island, Alabama, United States. She was on a voyage from Mobile, Alabama to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Calista | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Sierra Leone. She was on a voyage from Sierra Leone to London. Her crew reboarded her the next day; she ran aground on the Scarles Bank on 28 March. |
| Manchester | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Carysfort Reef. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Xanthus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Stag Rocks, off the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire. |

## 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundee, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Perth. She was refloated and taken into Dundee. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for Scarborough, Yorkshire or Bridlington, Yorkshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Heureuse Julienne | France | The ship was wrecked at Loc'h, Finistère with the loss of three of her crew. |

## 28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Harvest Home | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Porth Neigwl, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 8 April and taken into St. Tudwal's Islands. |

## 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Lion | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Glover's Reef, in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Belize City, British Honduras. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to British Honduras. |

## 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven onto the Treverthick Rocks, Cornwall. Her seven crew were rescued by the Coast Guard using rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Llanelly, Glamorgan to Hayle, Cornwall. Britannia had broken up by 6 April . |
| Lady Sondes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Swinemünde. Lady Sondes was later refloated. |
| Strathmore | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in Carnarvon Bay. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Liverpool. Strathmore was refloated on 27 May and taken into Pwllheli, Caernarfonshire. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Shoeburyness Knock Sande in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Portland, Dorset to London. Swallow was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent. |
| Traveller | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1841 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Agenoria | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at South Shields, County Durham in late March. She was on a voyage from South Shields to Dunkerque, Nord, France. Agenoria was refloated on 3 April and beached. |
| Bonne Mere | France | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Helen Mar ( United Kingdom). Bonne Mere was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork, United Kingdom. |
| Buoyant | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She had been refloated by 17 March. |
| Chabor | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage. |
| Dryade | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Mauritius for London on 24 February. Initially reported as no further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. She had developed a leak on 28 February and soon after crew and passengers abandoned her at sea. They reached Madagascar in her boats. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Alderney, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Elizabeth was refloated and put into Portsmouth, Hampshire, where she arrived on 16 March. |
| Elizabeth | Netherlands | The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage with the loss of all hands. |
| Havannah | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Hayle | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wicklow. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Wicklow. Hayle was refloated on 5 March and taken into Wicklow. |
| Ionia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the Dardanelles. She was refloated and taken into Buscia Bay. |
| Jeune Annette | France | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Jeune Annette was taken into Guernsey, Channel Islands by the steamship Transit ( United Kingdom). She arrived on 15 March. |
| Lady Grant | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage with the loss of all hands. |
| Leo | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Magicienne | France | The barque was driven ashore in a typhoon in the Palawang Passage. Her crew were rescued. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean 200 nautical miles (370 km) west of the Azores between 22 and 25 March. Her crew were rescued. |
| Moses | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Blacktail Bank, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Britannia, New Dart and Perseverance (all United Kingdom). |
| Napoleon | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Sand Island, Alabama, United States before 22 March. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Mobile, Alabama. |
| Persevere | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was refloated with assistance from Agenoria, Aurora's Increase and Romney (all United Kingdom) and taken into Harwich. |
| Prince Cobourg | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 March. She came ashore between Hondarribia and Pasaia, Spain in mid-April. |
| Samaritan | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. |
| Tamerlane | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned on the coast 15 nautical miles (28 km) south west of Campbeltown, Argyllshire before 16 March. She was taken into Campbeltown on that day. |
| Trouvadore | Spain | The slave ship was wrecked off East Caicos with the loss of about 100 lives. There were 213 survivors. |
| William Pitt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitburn, County Durham. She was refloated on 11 March and taken into South Shields for repairs. |