List of shipwrecks in March 1884

The list of shipwrecks in March 1884 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1884.

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1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Rose	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Millport, Great Cumbrae, Inner Hebrides. She was refloated on 27 March and beached.[1]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Pizarro	United Kingdom	The barque was sighted off Gabo Island, Victoria. She subsequently foundered off the coast of Queensland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Cooktown, Queensland.[2]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Ama	Sweden	The barque collided with the steamship Bertha ( United Kingdom) and sank off Cape Trafalgar, Spain with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy to Härnösand.[3]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Chance	Norway	The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Phœnix ( Norway). Chance was on a voyage from New York, United States to Stockholm, Sweden.[4]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Progress	United Kingdom	The schooner collided with the steamship .Nieta ( United Kingdom) and drove ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire[5]
Raja Nattianunhar	Siam	The steamship was wrecked on Pulu Panjang, Cocos Islands. She was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Bangkok.[6]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Ethel Gwendoline	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Piel Island, Lancashire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Fleetwood, Lancashire.[7] She was later refloated and taken in to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire in a leaky condition.[8]
Venture	United Kingdom	The smack sprang a leak and was beached opposite Pladda. Her crew survived. Venture was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She subsequently floated off and sank.[9]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Samson	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore near Wick, Caithness with the loss of all six crew.[10]
Mayflower	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Annat Bank, off Montrose, Forfarshire. Her crew were rescued by the Montrose Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from the Forth and Clyde Canal to Montrose.[6]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Helene	Germany	The barque struck a buoy off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom and was holed. She beached at Sea Palling. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the Palling Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Alexandria, Egypt.[9]
Samson	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Keiss Bay with the loss of all hands, at least two lives.[11][12]
Skarphenden	Denmark	The schooner was wrecked at Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Iceland.[9]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Septimus	United Kingdom	The collier was driven ashore at the Camden Fort, Cork. She subsequently broke up.[13]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Amethyst	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Cimbritshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liepāja, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[13]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Albuera	United Kingdom	The ship was sighted in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Tuticorin, India to London. No further trace,[14] reported missing.[15]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Glenhaven	United Kingdom	The ship departed from the Sapelo River for Cardiff, Glamorgan. No further trace, reported overdue.[16]
Martha Jane	United Kingdom	The ship departed from Swansea, Glamorgan for Killala, County Mayo. No further trace,.[17] reported mising.[18]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Lucia	Germany	The barque was run into by the barque Annie Johnson ( United States) and sank with the loss of six of her crew.[19]
Mary Boyns	United Kingdom	The schooner was stuck by the steamer Mulgrave ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued by Mulgrave. Mary Boyns was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Penzance, Cornwall.[20]
Rayner	United Kingdom	The steamship was damaged by fire at Brăila, Romania. She was on a voyage from Brăila to Antwerp, Belgium.[8]
Victoria	Sweden	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (39°31′N 32°46′W). Her captain and six of the crew were rescued by Astoria (Flag unknown). Victoria was on a voyage from Old Harbour, Jamaica to Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[21]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Angelo	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Basfo Reef, off Horten, Norway.[22]
Elmira Woolny	United States	The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Oranmore ( United Kingdom). Elmira Woolny was on a voyage from New York to Norfolk, Virginia.[23]
Glanwern	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at "Scardovari Portobello", Italy. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Venice, Italy.[8]
Mokta	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground at "Zafarana", Egypt. She was on a voyage from the East Indies to London.[8]
Scotia	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 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Villaricos, Spain.[8]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Aristocrat	United Kingdom	The steamship foundered off Île-Molène, Finistère, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire.[22]
Flowery Land	United Kingdom	The lugger foundered in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Eyemouth, Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued by the fishing lugger Bethel ( United Kingdom).[23]
Saint Pierre	France	The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Ballinskelligs, County Kerry, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued.[24]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Cambrian Queen	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Scattery Island, County Clare.[25]
Gleamer	United Kingdom	The fishing trawler was run into by the barque William ( United States) and sank off the Kent coast with the loss of two of her six crew. Survivors were rescued by William.[26]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Ardangorm	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on Cefn Wrach, off Cardiff, Glamorgan.[24]
Ashfield	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on Cefn Wrach. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[24]
Atlanta	Sweden	The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged at Broughty Ferry Castle, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Tayport, Fife, United Kingdom to "Muhlgraben".[25]
Dagmar	Norway	The barque was driven ashore near Campbeltown, Argyllshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[24]
Driffield	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on Cefn Wrach.[24]
Enna	Italy	The steamship was driven ashore on Giannutri. All on board were rescued.[25]
Frigorifique, and Rumney	France  United Kingdom	The steamships collided off the Île de Sein, Finistère and both vessels sank. Their crews were rescued. Frigorifique was on a voyage from Pasaia, Spain to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. Rumney was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Rochefort, Charente-Inférieure.[27]
Marengo	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the Humber at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from New York to Hull.[25] She was refloated and taken in to Hull.[24]
Mary Elizabeth	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Portrush, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Bangor, County Down to Portrush.[25]
Petchelee	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore in Ardnell Bay, Ayrshire. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Christiania, Norway.[25]
Prince Soltykoff	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on Cefn Wrach.[24]
Sydenham	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Shoebury Sands, in the Thames Estuary off the coast of Essex.[25] She was refloated the next day and towed in to Gravesend, Kent.[24]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Assyria	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texa, Inner Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Elinor	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Asdal, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was a total loss.[24]
Thomas Adams	United Kingdom	The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of the Farne Islands, Northumberland with the loss of four of her sixteen crew. Survivors were rescued by the smack Thornbeck ( United Kingdom). Thomas Adams was on a voyage from Hamburg, Germany to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[28][29]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Eagle	United States	The barque was driven ashore on Ereikoussa, Greece. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Fiume, Austria-Hungary.[26]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Achievement	United Kingdom	The steam trawler was run into and sunk by the steamship Dunelm ( United Kingdom) off Seaham, County Durhame. Her crew were rescued by 'Dunelm.[1]
Emily	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Islay, Inner Hebrides.[4]
William Owen	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground off Faro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Faro.[1]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Heinrich	Germany	The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungeness, Kent, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Gijón, Spain.[1]
Speculator	United Kingdom	The fishing smack collided with the steamship Pacific ( United Kingdom) and sank with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Pacific.[30]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Huntcliffe	United Kingdom	The steamship arrived at Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands, on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Rotterdam, South Holland.[1] She was a total loss.[31]
Middlesbrough	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground on the Middelgrunden, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to Stettin, Germany.[1]
Ville de Caen	France	The steamship was wrecked at "Jubal". Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Nouméa, New Caledonia.[32]

28 March

List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Anne and Mary	United Kingdom	The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Angle, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[31]
Balbec	United Kingdom	The steamship struck a rock about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south-east of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall ans was beached at Nanjizal, Cornwall. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[33]
Barbara	United Kingdom	The schooner sprang a leak and was beached at Angle. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[31]
Grassbrook	Germany	The steamship collided with the steamship Portia ( Germany) and sank at Hamburg.[31]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Souvenir	France	The schooner was wrecked at Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[34]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1884

Ship	State	Description
San Josef	Flag unknown	The derelict vessel was found about 6 nautical miles (11 km) south-east of the Longships Lighthouse, Cornwall, United Kingdom with only a dog on board. She was towed to Penzance, Cornwall by the lugger William and Annie ( United Kingdom).[35]
William S. Baker	United States	The schooner sank in a gale between New York City and Boothbay, Maine. Lost with all five crew.[36][37][38]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1884

Ship	State	Description
Archimedes	Germany	The brig was driven ashore at "Aghalmsand", Denmark.[5] She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France.[6]
Belgenland	Belgium	The steamship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York. She was refloated and taken in to New York, where she collided with the quayside.[6]
Breeze	United Kingdom	The brig was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was reflaoted and assisted in to Ramsgate, Kent.[9]
Caroline	United Kingdom	The ketch was wrecked on the Tuskar Reef, off Porthcawl, Glamorgan.[7]
Cassiope	United Kingdom	The ship was presumed to have foundered in a cyclone near Mauritius.[39]
Charles	France	The sloop was driven ashore at Étaples, Pas-de-Calais. She was on a voyage from Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[6]
Colon	Flag unknown	The ship ran aground on the Romer Shoal, off the coast of New Jersey, United States. She was later refloated and taken in to New York.[5]
Columbus	Netherlands	The brig was abandoned at sea. She was subsequently towed in to El Ferrol, Spain.[4]
Cygnus	United Kingdom	The brig ran aground at the mouth of the Gun Elbe River, Africa and sank.[25]
Esmeralda	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore. She was refloated and put back to Hong Kong.[8]
Fayaway	United Kingdom	The schooner was wrecked at Bunbeg, County Donegal.[40] She was on a voyage from Killybegs to Bunbeg.[24]
Fleetwing	United Kingdom	The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Chatham, Massachusetts, United States.[41]
Gertrude	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore on Sanda Island. Her crew were rescued.[41]
G. M. Stephen	United Kingdom	The schooner was run into by the tug Stormcock ( United Kingdom). G. M. Stephen was driven into the full-rigged ship Earl of Beaconsfield ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Clyde. Her crew were rescued by Earl of Beaconsfield.[5]
Grimaldi	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[6] She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth in a leaky condition.[9]
Hannah	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Fowey, Cornwall to Antwerp.[6]
Isabella	United Kingdom	The schooner was driven ashore and sank at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lochcarron, Ross-shire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[24]
Jacob Kienzle	United States	The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Mentmore ( United Kingdom). Jacob Kienzle was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to New York.[23]
J. B. S.	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked south of Penedo, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Penedo to the English Channel.[25]
Joseph and Mary	United Kingdom	The schooner ran aground on the Shingles, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to London. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, but was subsequently assisted in to Ramsgate in a leaky condition.[9]
Lord Gough	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[7] She was refloated and completed her voyage.[6]
Maggie	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Dunbar, Lothian. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bridgeness, Lothian to Lindisfarne, Northumberland.[24]
Morning Star	United Kingdom	The ship struck the pier at Lowestoft, Suffolk and was beached in a leaky condition. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[6]
Palmen	Norway	The brig ran aground in the Nieuwe Diep and became waterlogged.[41]
Oleander	United Kingdom	The ship foundered before 5 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Shark Bay to Hamburg, Germany.[7]
Panay	Spain	The steamship was wrecked off the coast of Paraguay. All on board were rescued.[11]
Pizzaro	United Kingdom	The barque was sighted off Gabor Island, off Cape Howe, Victoria/New South Wales in the first week of March whilst on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire to Cooktown, Queensland. No further trace, reported severely overdue, feared to have foundered.[42]
Rose	United Kingdom	The steamship was driven ashore at Farlane Point, Great Cumbrae, Inner Hebrides.[41]
Theodor Bernicke	Germany	The barque was wrecked near the Chincoro Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belize City, British Honduras to London.[5]
Vindobala	United Kingdom	The steamship ran aground in the Schuylkill River. She was later refloated.[43]
William Griffiths	United Kingdom	The steamship was lost at Bilbao, Spain. Her crew were rescued.[7]
Wismar	Germany	The steamship was driven ashore on the Danish coast. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[43]

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