List of shipwrecks in March 1830

The list of shipwrecks in March 1830 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1830.

2 March

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List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1830
Ship State Description
Prosperity   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Wexford.[1]

4 March

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List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1830
Ship State Description
Cumberland   United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and foundered in the Pacific Ocean 150 nautical miles (280 km) south of Fremantle, Swan River Colony. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Fremantle and Bombay, India.[2]
Frau Catharina   Duchy of Holstein The ship sprang a leak in the North Sea and sank off the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Tönning.[3]
Hiram   British North America The ship was lost on the Nantucket Shoals. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]
Kate   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 South Shields, County Durham to London.[3]

6 March

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List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1830
Ship State Description
L'Aigle or Eagle   United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked at Tongatapu, Tonga Islands. Her crew were rescued,[5][6][7] and carried to Sydney by Tranmere

7 March

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List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1830
Ship State Description
Commerce   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Skull Martin Rock, in the Irish Sea off Ballywalter, County Down. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin.[8]
Louisa Sophia   Netherlands The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered in the North Sea off Scheveningen, South Holland.[9]

8 March

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List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1830
Ship State Description
Huskisson   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ballyshannon, County Donegal.[10]

9 March

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List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1830
Ship State Description
Elizabeth   Netherlands The ship capsized at Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom.[11]
Maid of Morven   United Kingdom The paddle steamer capsized and sank at Oban, Argyllshire.[12] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[13]
Sally   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dundrum Bay. She was on a voyage from Maryport, Cumberland to Dublin.[8]

10 March

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List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1830
Ship State Description
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Bulls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Newfoundland, British North America.[14][15]
Kitty   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Workington, Cumberland.[16]
HMS Wolf   Royal Navy The sloop-of-war was driven ashore and severely damaged near Portsmouth, Hampshire.[17][18]

11 March

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List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1830
Ship State Description
Henrick   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Manoel Luez Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão to Bahia, Brazil.[19]

12 March

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List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1830
Ship State Description
Charlotte   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Matamoros.[20]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[16]

13 March

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List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1830
Ship State Description
Caldicott Castle   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Steep Holm. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Bridgwater, Somerset.[16]
Edward   United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Thames with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex to London.[8]

15 March

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List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1830
Ship State Description
Fortuna   Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Witsand. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg.[21]

16 March

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List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1830
Ship State Description
Despatch   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Point Lynas, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Holyhead, Anglesey to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Frolic   United Kingdom The schooner-rigged paddle steamer foundered in the Bristol Channel with the loss of about 80 lives. She was on a voyage from Tenby, Pembrokeshire to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[23][Note 1]
Leefde   Netherlands The ship sank in the North Holland Canal. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to London, United Kingdom.[24]
Nelson   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Bamburgh, Northumberland.[25] She was on a voyage from London to Leith, Lothian.[25]
Return   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shorstone Scars. She was on a voyage from London to Leith.[24]

17 March

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List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1830
Ship State Description
Elizabeth   British North America The ship departed from St. John's, Newfoundland for Halifax, Nova Scotia. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[26]

18 March

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List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1830
Ship State Description
Christian   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore in the Maas. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[10]

26 March

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List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1830
Ship State Description
Allan   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on "Point le Praulx", British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[27]
George Henry   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, British North America.[28]
Meridian   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Barrington, Nova Scotia, British North America. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[26]
Nautilus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Liverpool, Nova Scotia.[28]

27 March

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List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1830
Ship State Description
Tructeaux   France The ship was wrecked near "Plencin". She was on a voyage from Santander, Spain to Brest, Finistère.[10]

29 March

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List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1830
Ship State Description
Arkwright   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Widewall Bay. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[29]
San Jacoba de Galicia   Spain The ship was wrecked at Punta Maternillos, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to A Coruña.[30]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1830
Ship State Description
Amiable Louise   France The brig was wrecked near Ceuta, Spain before 21 March. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to A Coruña, Spain.[31]
Anna Sophia   Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Pagen Sand before 24 March. She was on a voyage from Curaçao to Hamburg.[21]
Prince Metternich   Austrian Empire The ship was wrecked near Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[32]
Providence   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Dardanelles before 10 March, She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.[33]
Speculator   New South Wales The schooner was wrecked in the Five Islands.[34]

Notes

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  1. ^ Date may have been 16 March 1831.

References

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  1. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 984. 12 March 1830.
  2. ^ "From Lloyd's List – July 23". Caledonian Mercury. No. 17011. 26 July 1830.
  3. ^ a b "Shipping Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2365. 16 March 1830.
  4. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 921. 28 April 1830.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 1049. 24 September 1830.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Monitor. 21 April 1830.
  7. ^ "Shipping and Commercial Intelligence". The Australian. 24 April 1830.
  8. ^ a b c "From Lloyd's List – March 16". Caledonian Mercury. No. 16939. 20 March 1830.
  9. ^ "Marine Intelligence". The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury. No. 2366. 23 March 1830.
  10. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times. No. 14188. London. col F, p. 6.
  11. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14167. London. 6 March 1830. col C, p. 4.
  12. ^ "Wreck of the Maid of Morven Steam-Boat". The Morning Post. No. 18495. 23 March 1830.
  13. ^ "PS Maid of Morven". Clydesite. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14190. London. 2 April 1830. col B, p. 4.
  15. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 987. 2 April 1830.
  16. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Standard. No. 886. 18 March 1830.
  17. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14180. London. 22 March 1830. col F, p. 2.
  18. ^ "(letter)". The Times. No. 14208. London. 23 April 1830. col C, p. 6.
  19. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 943. 24 May 1830.
  20. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 14258. London. 21 June 1830. col A, p. 4.
  21. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 14187. London. 4 March 1830. col C, p. 4.
  22. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 985. 19 March 1830.
  23. ^ Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  24. ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 18494. 22 March 1830.
  25. ^ a b "Ship News". The Morning Chronicle. No. 18898. 22 March 1830.
  26. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 14234. London. 24 May 1830. col F, p. 3.
  27. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 993. 18 March 1830.
  28. ^ a b "Ship News". The Standard. No. 934. 13 May 1830.
  29. ^ "Naval Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 988. 9 April 1830.
  30. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 945. 26 May 1830.
  31. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14215. London. 1 May 1830. col F, A, p. 3, 4.
  32. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14199. London. 13 April 1830. col D.
  33. ^ "(untitled)". The Times. No. 14202. London. 16 April 1830. col E, p. 2.
  34. ^ "(untitled)". The Australian. 10 March 1830.