The list of shipwrecks in March 1831 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1831 .
3 March [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1831 Ship State Description Trafalgar United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Terceira , Azores , Portugal with the loss of three of her crew.[1]
5 March [ edit ] 6 March [ edit ] 8 March [ edit ] 9 March [ edit ] 10 March [ edit ] 12 March [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1831 Ship State Description Barrow United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Redness Point". She was on a voyage from Garlieston , Wigtownshire to Ulverston , Lancashire .[7] Betsey United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington , Cumberland .[7] Britannia United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Irish Sea off The Skerries, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Liverpool.[8] [9] Eliza United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean . She was set afire and abandoned. Eliza was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Cork .[10] Jenny United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau , Prussia to London .[11] Little John United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Portpatrick , Wigtownshire with the loss of all but one of her those on board. She was on a voyage from Cork to Glasgow . Renfrewshire .[8] [7] New John United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Belfast , County Antrim .[12] Robet and Isabella United Kingdom The ship foundered in Boylagh Bay with the loss of all hands.[13] St. Peter United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Workington.[7] Travellers United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Sylph in the Irish Sea and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Cork.[7]
13 March [ edit ] 14 March [ edit ] 15 March [ edit ] 16 March [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1831 Ship State Description Betsey and Sophia United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on Desolation Land . Fifteen of her crew survived.[19] Eleanor United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Dolphin ( United Kingdom ) in the North Sea off the coast of Aberdeenshire and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Dolphin . Eleanor was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland .[20] Henry United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Benbecula , Hebrides . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina , United States.[21] [22] Frolic United Kingdom The paddle steamer was wrecked on the Nash Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all 36 passengers and crew. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven , Pembrokeshire to Bristol , Gloucestershire .[17] [23] Minstrel United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Ameland , Friesland , Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Leer , Kingdom of Hanover .[24]
17 March [ edit ] 18 March [ edit ] 19 March [ edit ] 22 March [ edit ] 23 March [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1831 Ship State Description Phillipina Stolp The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off Stolp. She was on a voyage from Stolpe to Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland , United Kingdom .[30] San José Spain The ship foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Plymouth, Devon , United Kingdom.[31] Saratoga United States The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (25°46′N 46°30′W / 25.767°N 46.500°W / 25.767; -46.500 ). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire , United Kingdom to Savannah, Georgia .[32] Sprightly United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Gran Canaria , Canary Isles , Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands .[33] William Peile United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Plymouth.[8] [13]
24 March [ edit ] 25 March [ edit ] 28 March [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 28 March 1831 Ship State Description Ann United Kingdom The ship was lost on the coast of Norway.[25] August United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent with the loss of nine of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkerque , Nord , France to an Irish port.[37]
30 March [ edit ] 31 March [ edit ] List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1831 Ship State Description St. Joseph Dominica The sloop was wrecked at Dominica.[38]
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