List of shipwrecks in March 1847
Ship Country Description
Bristol United Kingdom The barque was abandoned at sea . She was towed in to Bayonne , Basses-Pyrénées , France on 6 March
Carl Johann Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Tromsal . She was on a voyagr from Tromsal to Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands
Fiume Austrian Empire The ship was wrecked at Eupatoria , Russia before 5 March
Gloria United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
Harriet Emma United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Wisbech , Cambridgeshire . She was on a voyage from Wisbech to Rouen , Seine-Inférieure , France . She was refloated on 17 March
Jeune Elise France The ship was destroyed by fire on the coast of Portugal before 8 March . Her crew were rescued by Mercury ( United Kingdom )
Jeune Nancy France The barque was wrecked at Arrest , Somme before 22 March with the loss of thirteen of the eighteen people on board . She was on a voyage from Cuba to Bordeaux , Gironde
Lively United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand . She was refloated and resumed her voyage
Lord Wellington United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Barnegat , New Jersey , United States before 12 March . She was refloated
Medusa United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals , in the South China Sea . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to China
Montague United Kingdom The schooner capsized off the Cape Colony before 29 March
Morbihan France The ship was wrecked at Abrevack before 21 March
Nightingale United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand , in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . She was refloated on 9 March and resumed her voyage
Nymph British North America The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 March
Petit Nancy France The ship was wrecked Pointe de Coubre and Terre Negre , Charente-Maritime . She was on a voyage from St. Jago de Cuba , Cuba to Bordeaux
Picard France The ship was damaged at Calcutta , India before 15 March . She was consequently condemned
Racer United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk . Her crew were rescued . She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island , Azores to Penzance , Cornwall
Ripson United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand . She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne , Northumberland to London . She was refloated and taken in to the River Colne
Rose United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Ballina , County Mayo . She was refloated on 31 March
St . Cloud United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Florida Reef . She was on a voyage from New Orleans , Louisiana , United States to a European port
The list of shipwrecks in March 1847 includes some ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1847.