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List of shipwrecks in March 1820

The list of shipwrecks in March 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during March 1820.

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1 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1820
Ship State Description
Isabella and Helen   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Killala, County Mayo with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rothesay, Bute to Killala.[1]
Thomas and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[2]

2 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1820
Ship State Description
Active   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Burnham Overy Staithe.[3]
Active   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London.[1]
Active   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Herne Bay. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to London.[4]
Albertus Adrianus   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[1][4]
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[5]
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore crewless at Margate, Kent.[1]
Betsey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[6] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Blessing   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to London.[5]
Bocca Tigris   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Blankenberge, West Flanders.[8]
Boldon   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[7]
Bremezer   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Chatham, Kent.[3]
Celestine   France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Calais.[9][10][5]
Ceres   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey.[7]
Cygnet   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[11]
Diadem   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Virginia, United States.[12][7] Diadem was refloated on 12 March.[13]
Dorothea   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the West Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[14]
Donnison   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[15]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Walton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire, to London.[1]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex.[15]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[5]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk.[16] She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[17]
Endeavour   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable, Kent.[1]
Endeavour   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[4]
Fisher   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[6] She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[7]
Fleece   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Spithead, Hampshire, to Sunderland.[5] Fleece was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Calais.[18]
Flora   United Kingdom The snow was wrecked on the Sunk Sand with the loss of four of her eleven crew.[1][4][8]
Four Brothers   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex, to London.[1]
Free Briton   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Cap Gris Nez and Gravelines. Her nine crew survived.[19]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[16]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk, to Bridlington.[7]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[11]
Friendship   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable.[1]
Friendship   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[20]
Hannah   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.[6]
Harvest Home   United Kingdom The Humber Keel was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheerness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to London.[3]
Henry & William   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland.[7]
Hercule   France The brig was driven ashore near Calais. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rouen to London.[5][19] Hercule was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Isis   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais.[5]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[1] She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Jane was refloated on 15 March and taken in to Margate.[22]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[4]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Great Yarmouth.[4]
Jason   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Handfleet". She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire.[1]
Jeune Auguste   France The dogger was driven ashore near Calais. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[5][19] Jeune Auguste was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Calais.[9]
John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Handfleet". She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[1] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[15]
John   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by Diligence (  United Kingdom).[23]
John and Adeline   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bermuda. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Jones   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent with the loss of all hands.[8]
Jubilee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Handfleet, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to York.[1] Jubilee was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[21]
Kincardine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of four of her crew.[1]
Korah   United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Latona   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to London.[16]
Laurel   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Southwold.[3]
Liberty   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Cap Gris Nez and Gravelines. Her seven crew survived.[19] Liberty was on a voyage from Southwold, Suffolk, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Lively   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Handfleet. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire, to London.[1] Lively was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[21]
Lord Duncan   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[6]
Mantura   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Cap Gris Nez and Gravelines. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island to London.[10][19]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Handfleet". She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[1]
Mary Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Mentor   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to London.[5]
Mexico   United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Calais. Her seventeen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to St. Ubes, Spain.[13][5][19] Mexico was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Minerva   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[20]
Minerva   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[15]
Mitten Hill   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire.[4][16]
Nancy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to São Miguel.[5][19]
Nancy   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[5]
Nancy   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands.[22]
Neptune   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington.[6]
Pandora   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk.[24]
Perfect   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Aberdeen.[7]
Prince Cobourg   United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[3][1]
Prince of Wales   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24] Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[7][5][19]
Providence   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston.[16]
Ruby   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Reculver. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to London.[1]
Sally   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[1]
Sally   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Colchester, Essex.[6]
Themistocles   France The brig was driven ashore near Calais. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Dunkerque.[5][19] Themistocles was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Thomas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[15]
Three Brothers   Jamaica The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Jamaica.[18]
Toms   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Sheerness and Minster.[1]
Union   France The brig was driven ashore near Calais. Her nine crew survived.[5][19]
Union   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Spalding, Lincolnshire.[16]
Venus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, to Newcastle upon Tyne.[9] Venus was refloated on 18 March and taken in to Dunkerque.[17]
Vigilant   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to London.[3]
Vrede   Netherlands The ship was driven onto the Kaloot Bank, in the North Sea off Vlissingen, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, to Dordrecht, South Holland.[25]
Wilhelmus and Jeanne   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Abergele, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool.[6]

3 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1820
Ship State Description
Active   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[4]
Active   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blankenberge, West Flanders, Netherlands.[13][7]
Alfred   United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Great Ouse near King's Lynn, Norfolk.[24]
Alliance   United Kingdom The ship sank at King's Lynn.[24]
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]
Anna Gesina   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[13]
Blessing   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais, France, and Ostend, Netherlands.[24]
Bloming   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[8]
Cepheus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[23][26]
Collins   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe.[26]
Commerce   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[24]
Deux Frères   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Seine-Inférieure.[27]
Dione   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]
Dove   United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, France.[20] She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Stangate Creek, Kent.[28]
Economy   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[8]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[10]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged between Calais and Gravelines, Nord, France with the loss of one of her nine crew.[19][24] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[7]
Endeavour   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandhale.[20]
Fleece   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24] She was on a voyage from Spithead, Hampshire, to Sunderland.[7]
Fly   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais and Gravelines. Her eight crew survived.[19] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[10]
Four Brothers and Sisters   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Point Hourdel, Somme, France. She later put into the River Somme.[28]
Fox   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hull, Yorkshire.[7][26]
Friends   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Friends of Yarmouth   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[7]
Friendship   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hastings, Sussex.[29][8]
Friend's Increase   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Garland   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. Her crew were rescued.[23][26] She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Grimsby.[15]
Henry and William   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. She was refloated on 6 March.[23]
Hester   United Kingdom The ship sank at King's Lynn.[24]
Isis   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged between Calais and Gravelines with the loss of two of her five crew.[5][7][19][24]
Industry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Grimsby and Trusthorpe with the loss of a crew member.[26]
Jane and Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Jane and Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Aberdovey, Merionethshire.[7]
Janet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe.[26]
John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24] She was later refloated and repaired.[21]
John   United Kingdom The ship was lost at Sutton Wash, Lincolnshire.[7]
John and Dorothy   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[29] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France.[13]
John and Mary   United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire where she was subsequently wrecked.[5]
John Gifford   United Kingdom The ship sank at Great Yarmouth.[7]
Latona   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to London.[29]
Lavinia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. Her crew were rescued.[23][26]
Leeds   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[13] She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire.[25]
Liberty   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[10]
London   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea. Six of her crew were rescued by James (  United Kingdom).[24]
Louisa   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent.[6]
Lucy and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Mantura   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24]
Marshland   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Minerva   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands.[21]
Nancy   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Calais and Gravelines with the loss of three of her five crew.[19][24] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to São Miguel Island Azores.[7]
Neptune   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated in late March and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[30]
Nossa Senhora de Victoria   Portugal The ship was driven ashore near Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Oporto.[27]
Olive Branch   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall, to Arundel, Sussex. Olive Branch was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[10]
Paix   Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Calvet Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, to Dordrecht, South Holland.[20]
Queen Charlotte   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trusthorpe.[6] She was on a voyage from Norfolk to Stockwith, Nottinghamshire.[7]
Redbreast   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[16][21]
Rosamund   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. Her crew were rescued.[23][26] She was later refloated and put into Hull.[11]
Ruby   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Reculver, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[29]
Sally   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brest Sand, in The Wash.[24]
Sally   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.[4]
Samuel Whitbread   United Kingdom The ship was lost near King's Lynn with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, to London.[17]
Staines   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Terrington Marsh, Norfolk.[5][24]
Success   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand.[7]
Supply   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Susannah   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Thistle   United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Sutton Wash. Her crew were rescued by John and Mary (both   United Kingdom).[29][7]
Thomas   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[7] Thomas was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Calais.[9]
Triton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe.[26]
True Briton   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[10]
True Friends   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]
Vigilance   France The ship was driven ashore at Ostend.[7][8]
Vode   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Her seven crew were rescued[31]
Vrienden   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, to Hull.[7][26]
Woodford   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft.[7]
Wren   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]

4 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1820
Ship State Description
Anna   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset.[6][28]
Celebrity   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of three lives.[24]
Commerce   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork to Southampton, Hampshire.[6] Commerce was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[32]
Dove   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Vrais Amis   France The ship was lost off Ostend, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Ostend.[20]

5 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1820
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[6]
Spring   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[17]
Zephyr   Bremen The ship ran aground off the Île de Batz, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[21]

7 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1820
Ship State Description
Enigkeit   Prussia The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[11]

9 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1820
Ship State Description
Indian Hunter   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ubes, Spain.[17]

11 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1820
Ship State Description
Robert & Christian   United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Campbeltown, Argyllshire and was abandoned. She subsequently came ashore on Isla Ross and was wrecked. Robert & Christian was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire, to Oban, Argyllshire.[21]

12 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1820
Ship State Description
Blaydes   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[15]
Ville de Caen   France The ship was wrecked at Cape Barfleur, Manche. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Caen, Calvados.[17]

13 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1820
Ship State Description
Antoinet   Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[33]

14 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1820
Ship State Description
Amity   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[32]
Brothers   United Kingdom The ship was lost in the English Channel off Newhaven, Sussex.[34]
Malvina   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was later refloated.[32]
Star of North Shields   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was later refloated.[32]
William   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was later refloated.[32]

15 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1820
Ship State Description
Integrity   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]

16 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1820
Ship State Description
Argus   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anegada. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica and Cuba.[35]
Islington   United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. All on board survived.[36]

18 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1820
Ship State Description
Albion   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. Albion was later refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[15][37]
Ariel   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Persian Gulf with the loss of 79 lives.[38]
Diana   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[9]
Flora   United States The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (2°23′S 36°30′W / 2.383°S 36.500°W / -2.383; -36.500). Her crew were rescued by Eliza (  United Kingdom). Flora was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil, to "Margaretta".[35]

20 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1820
Ship State Description
Belle Isle   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Columbine Rock, 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of Trinidad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berbice to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[39]
Mary   British Guiana The ship was driven ashore at Vila Nova de Portimão, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madeira to a Portuguese port.[18]

24 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1820
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire, to Sheerness, Kent.[17]

25 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1820
Ship State Description
Betsey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Twee Gebroder   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from a port in the Duchy of Holstein to Zaandam or Amsterdam, North Holland.[18]

26 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1820
Ship State Description
Betsey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex, where she subsequently broke up.[40]
Lark   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, to Chatham, Kent.[17]

27 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1820
Ship State Description
Albion   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Burrow of Ballyteague, County Clare, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[30]
Bayard   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[17]

29 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1820
Ship State Description
Anna Margaretha   Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Hamburg. Anna Margaretha was later refloated.[40]

31 March edit

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1820
Ship State Description
Eclipse   United Kingdom The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[41]
Moreland   United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Jamaica.[42]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1820
Ship State Description
Agile   France The ship struck rocks and was wrecked at Le Conquet, Finistère.[9]
Ariadne   Bremen The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[43]
Berkeley Castle   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St Albans Head, Dorset in early March. She was on a voyage from Aberthaw, Glamorgan, to London. Berkeley Castle was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[7]
Cygnet   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex on or before 17 March.[32][9]
Dorothy   United Kingdom The ship was lost on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[9]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Brighton, Sussex on or before 16 March.[37]
Happy Return   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St Albans Head in early March. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Happy Return was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth on 6 March.[7]
Harriet   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Yallah's Bay, Jamaica in early March.[18]
Hopewell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shellness, Kent in early March.[7]
John & Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire in early March. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Llanelli, Glamorgan. John & Mary was refloated on 14 March and taken in to Fishguard.[37]
London   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Littlehampton, Sussex on or before 14 March.[37]
Margaret   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec, British North America.[42]
Minerva   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel between Beachy Head and Fairleigh, Sussex on or before 13 March.[21]
Nereid   France The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne.[32]
Palmers   United Kingdom The ship foundered at Madras, India between 28 and 31 March. Her crew were rescued.[44]
Phoenix   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.[45]
Princess Charlotte   United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk by Dundee (  United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Gunfleet Sand.[13]
Quatre Sœurs   France The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux.[46]
Recovery   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head on or before 8 March.[32]
Rinchania   Kingdom of Sardinia The ship foundered off Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Sète, Hérault, France.[47]
Sea Nymph   United Kingdom The brig was lost on the Long Sand, in the North Sea.[9]
Sophia   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent.[1]
Success   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated and taken in to South Shields.[15]
Thomas and Elizabeth   United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[48]
Victoria   Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Jacobstadt to Lisbon, Portugal. Victoria was subsequently refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[28]

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