List of shipwrecks in March 1859
Ship Country Description
Alert United Kingdom The whaler was lost on the coast of Greenland
Ann and Maria United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penmon , Anglesey . She was refloated and taken in to Beaumaris , Anglesey in a severely damaged condition
Blue Jacket United Kingdom The schooner capsized and sank off Penmon with the loss of all but two of her crew . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Bangor , Caernarfonshire . She was refloated on 23 January and taken in to Bangor
Duke of Wellington United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Kamperduin , North Holland , Netherlands . Her crew were rescued by The Brothers ( United Kingdom ) . Duke of Wellington was on a voyage from Sunderland , County Durham to Rotterdam , South Holland , Netherlands
Emily United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Walmer Castle , Kent . She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough , Yorkshire to Torquay , Devon . She was refloated
Empress of India United Kingdom The whaler , a steamship was wrecked on the coast of Greenland
Equator Netherlands The barque was destroyed by fire at Liverpool with the loss of a crew member . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Batavia , Netherlands East Indies . The wreck was refloated on 2 April
George United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Mittelgrunde , off the coast of Denmark . She was on a voyage from Hartlepool , County Durham to Pillau , Prussia . She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition
Kate United Kingdom The whaler was severely damaged on the coast of Greenland
Melinka United Kingdom The whaler was lost on the coast of Greenland
The list of shipwrecks in March 1859 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1859.