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List of shipwrecks in March 1820

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The list of shipwrecks in March 1820 includes ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during March 1820.

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1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1820
Ship State Description
Isabella and Helen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Killala, County Mayo with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rothesay, Bute to Killala.[1]
Thomas and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Hurst Castle, Hampshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon, to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[2]

2 March

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List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1820
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Burnham Overy Staithe.[3]
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain, to London.[1]
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Herne Bay. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset, to London.[4]
Albertus Adrianus  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, to Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom.[1][4]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[5]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore crewless at Margate, Kent.[1]
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire.[6] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Blessing  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to London.[5]
Bocca Tigris  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Blankenberge, West Flanders.[8]
Boldon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[7]
Bremezer  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sheerness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Chatham, Kent.[3]
Celestine  France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Dunkerque, Nord. She was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Calais.[9][10][5]
Ceres  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Beaumaris, Anglesey.[7]
Cygnet  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[11]
Diadem  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bootle, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Virginia, United States.[12][7] Diadem was refloated on 12 March.[13]
Dorothea  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the West Barrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[14]
Donnison  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[15]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Walton, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Banff, Aberdeenshire, to London.[1]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Seaford, Sussex.[15]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[5]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Corton, Suffolk.[16] She was refloated on 27 March and taken in to Great Yarmouth.[17]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable, Kent.[1]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth.[4]
Fisher  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[6] She was on a voyage from London to Selby, Yorkshire.[7]
Fleece  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Spithead, Hampshire, to Sunderland.[5] Fleece was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Calais.[18]
Flora  United Kingdom The snow was wrecked on the Sunk Sand with the loss of four of her eleven crew.[1][4][8]
Four Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent. She was on a voyage from Arundel, Sussex, to London.[1]
Free Briton  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Cap Gris Nez and Gravelines. Her nine crew survived.[19]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[16]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from Woodbridge, Suffolk, to Bridlington.[7]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[11]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitstable.[1]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[20]
Hannah  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.[6]
Harvest Home  United Kingdom The Humber Keel was driven ashore and wrecked at Sheerness. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to London.[3]
Henry & William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland.[7]
Hercule  France The brig was driven ashore near Calais. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Rouen to London.[5][19] Hercule was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Isis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais.[5]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent.[1] She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Jane was refloated on 15 March and taken in to Margate.[22]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[1] She was on a voyage from London to South Shields.[4]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Great Yarmouth.[4]
Jason  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Handfleet". She was on a voyage from London to Boston, Lincolnshire.[1]
Jeune Auguste  France The dogger was driven ashore near Calais. Her six crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[5][19] Jeune Auguste was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Calais.[9]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Handfleet". She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[1] She was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[15]
John  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued by Diligence ( United Kingdom).[23]
John and Adeline  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bermuda. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Jones  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent with the loss of all hands.[8]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Handfleet, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to York.[1] Jubilee was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[21]
Kincardine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth with the loss of four of her crew.[1]
Korah  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Latona  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to London.[16]
Laurel  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked on the Grain Spit, in the Thames Estuary off the Isle of Grain, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Southwold.[3]
Liberty  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Cap Gris Nez and Gravelines. Her seven crew survived.[19] Liberty was on a voyage from Southwold, Suffolk, to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Handfleet. She was on a voyage from Louth, Lincolnshire, to London.[1] Lively was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[21]
Lord Duncan  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bridlington, Yorkshire.[6]
Mantura  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked between Cap Gris Nez and Gravelines. Her five crew survived. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island to London.[10][19]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Handfleet". She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[1]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[1]
Mentor  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from São Miguel, Azores, Portugal to London.[5]
Mexico  United States The full-rigged ship was driven ashore near Calais. Her seventeen crew survived. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to St. Ubes, Spain.[13][5][19] Mexico was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[20]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[15]
Mitten Hill  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Whitby, Yorkshire.[4][16]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to São Miguel.[5][19]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France.[5]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands.[22]
Neptune  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington.[6]
Pandora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk.[24]
Perfect  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia, United States to Aberdeen.[7]
Prince Cobourg  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[3][1]
Prince of Wales  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24] Her four crew survived. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[7][5][19]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gorleston.[16]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Reculver. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, to London.[1]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to London.[1]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hull to Colchester, Essex.[6]
Themistocles  France The brig was driven ashore near Calais. Her eight crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Dunkerque.[5][19] Themistocles was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[21]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[5] She was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[15]
Three Brothers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jamaica The drogher was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Jamaica.[18]
Toms  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Sheerness and Minster.[1]
Union  France The brig was driven ashore near Calais. Her nine crew survived.[5][19]
Union  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Spalding, Lincolnshire.[16]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Dunkerque. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, to Newcastle upon Tyne.[9] Venus was refloated on 18 March and taken in to Dunkerque.[17]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to London.[3]
Vrede  Netherlands The ship was driven onto the Kaloot Bank, in the North Sea off Vlissingen, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, to Dordrecht, South Holland.[25]
Wilhelmus and Jeanne  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Abergele, Caernarvonshire, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to Liverpool.[6]

3 March

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List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1820
Ship State Description
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed to London.[4]
Active  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blankenberge, West Flanders, Netherlands.[13][7]
Alfred  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Great Ouse near King's Lynn, Norfolk.[24]
Alliance  United Kingdom The ship sank at King's Lynn.[24]
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]
Anna Gesina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Amsterdam, North Holland.[13]
Blessing  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais, France, and Ostend, Netherlands.[24]
Bloming  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[8]
Cepheus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued.[23][26]
Collins  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe.[26]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hunstanton, Norfolk with the loss of a crew member.[24]
Deux Frères  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Seine-Inférieure.[27]
Dione  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]
Dove  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Seine-Inférieure, France.[20] She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall, to Stangate Creek, Kent.[28]
Economy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[8]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[10]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged between Calais and Gravelines, Nord, France with the loss of one of her nine crew.[19][24] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[7]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sandhale.[20]
Fleece  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24] She was on a voyage from Spithead, Hampshire, to Sunderland.[7]
Fly  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore between Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais and Gravelines. Her eight crew survived.[19] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[10]
Four Brothers and Sisters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Point Hourdel, Somme, France. She later put into the River Somme.[28]
Fox  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Hull, Yorkshire.[7][26]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Friends of Yarmouth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pakefield, Suffolk.[7]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hastings, Sussex.[29][8]
Friend's Increase  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Garland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. Her crew were rescued.[23][26] She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Grimsby.[15]
Henry and William  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Sunderland. She was refloated on 6 March.[23]
Hester  United Kingdom The ship sank at King's Lynn.[24]
Isis  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and severely damaged between Calais and Gravelines with the loss of two of her five crew.[5][7][19][24]
Industry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Grimsby and Trusthorpe with the loss of a crew member.[26]
Jane and Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Liverpool, Lancashire. Jane and Margaret was later refloated and taken in to Aberdovey, Merionethshire.[7]
Janet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe.[26]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24] She was later refloated and repaired.[21]
John  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Sutton Wash, Lincolnshire.[7]
John and Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked off Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[29] She was on a voyage from South Shields to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France.[13]
John and Mary  United Kingdom The sloop sprang a leak and was beached at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire where she was subsequently wrecked.[5]
John Gifford  United Kingdom The ship sank at Great Yarmouth.[7]
Latona  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off Corton, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth, to London.[29]
Lavinia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. Her crew were rescued.[23][26]
Leeds  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands.[13] She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire.[25]
Liberty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[10]
London  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea. Six of her crew were rescued by James ( United Kingdom).[24]
Louisa  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Faversham, Kent.[6]
Lucy and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Mantura  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24]
Marshland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands with the loss of all hands.[21]
Nancy  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked between Calais and Gravelines with the loss of three of her five crew.[19][24] She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian, to São Miguel Island Azores.[7]
Neptune  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore near Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated in late March and taken in to Whitby, Yorkshire.[30]
Nossa Senhora de Victoria  Portugal The ship was driven ashore near Caen, Calvados, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Oporto.[27]
Olive Branch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near The Needles, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Looe, Cornwall, to Arundel, Sussex. Olive Branch was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[10]
Paix  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Calvet Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies, to Dordrecht, South Holland.[20]
Queen Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Trusthorpe.[6] She was on a voyage from Norfolk to Stockwith, Nottinghamshire.[7]
Redbreast  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[16][21]
Rosamund  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandhale, between Grimsby and Trusthorpe. Her crew were rescued.[23][26] She was later refloated and put into Hull.[11]
Ruby  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Reculver, Kent. Her crew were rescued.[29]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Brest Sand, in The Wash.[24]
Sally  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.[4]
Samuel Whitbread  United Kingdom The ship was lost near King's Lynn with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Lerwick, Shetland Islands, to London.[17]
Staines  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Terrington Marsh, Norfolk.[5][24]
Success  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Herd Sand.[7]
Supply  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast.[16] Her crew were rescued.[7]
Susannah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Norfolk coast. Her crew were rescued.[16]
Thistle  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the North Sea off Sutton Wash. Her crew were rescued by John and Mary (both  United Kingdom).[29][7]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Calais and Ostend.[24] She was on a voyage from Portsmouth to Sunderland.[7] Thomas was refloated on 17 March and taken in to Calais.[9]
Triton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe.[26]
True Briton  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Calais.[10]
True Friends  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]
Vigilance  France The ship was driven ashore at Ostend.[7][8]
Vode  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Valery-en-Caux. Her seven crew were rescued[31]
Vrienden  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore between Grimsby and Trusthorpe with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West Flanders, to Hull.[7][26]
Woodford  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft.[7]
Wren  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Great Ouse at King's Lynn.[24]

4 March

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List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1820
Ship State Description
Anna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Herne Bay, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Poole, Dorset.[6][28]
Celebrity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at King's Lynn, Norfolk with the loss of three lives.[24]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Cork to Southampton, Hampshire.[6] Commerce was later refloated and taken in to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[32]
Dove  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore at Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued.[13]
Vrais Amis  France The ship was lost off Ostend, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marennes, Charente-Maritime to Ostend.[20]

5 March

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List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1820
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[6]
Spring  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[17]
Zephyr  Bremen The ship ran aground off the Île de Batz, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[21]

6 March

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List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1820
Ship State Description
"Quaker"  United States The U. S. Navy chartered schooner sank in a gale, lost with all 41 hands.[33]

7 March

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List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1820
Ship State Description
Enigkeit  Prussia The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Königsburg to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[11]

9 March

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List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1820
Ship State Description
Indian Hunter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Ubes, Spain.[17]

11 March

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List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1820
Ship State Description
Robert & Christian  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock off Campbeltown, Argyllshire and was abandoned. She subsequently came ashore on Isla Ross and was wrecked. Robert & Christian was on a voyage from Ulverston, Lancashire, to Oban, Argyllshire.[21]

12 March

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List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1820
Ship State Description
Blaydes  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, to London.[15]
Ville de Caen  France The ship was wrecked at Cape Barfleur, Manche. She was on a voyage from Guadeloupe to Caen, Calvados.[17]

13 March

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List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1820
Ship State Description
Antoinet  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[34]

14 March

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List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1820
Ship State Description
Amity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was later refloated.[32]
Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was lost in the English Channel off Newhaven, Sussex.[35]
Malvina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was later refloated.[32]
Star of North Shields  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was later refloated.[32]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was later refloated.[32]

15 March

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List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1820
Ship State Description
Integrity  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]

16 March

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List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1820
Ship State Description
Argus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anegada. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica and Cuba.[36]
Islington  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. All on board survived.[37]

18 March

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List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1820
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London. Albion was later refloated and taken in to Wells-next-the-Sea.[15][38]
Ariel  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Persian Gulf with the loss of 79 lives.[39]
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[9]
Flora  United States The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (2°23′S 36°30′W / 2.383°S 36.500°W / -2.383; -36.500). Her crew were rescued by Eliza ( United Kingdom). Flora was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil, to "Margaretta".[36]

20 March

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List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1820
Ship State Description
Belle Isle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Columbine Rock, 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) north east of Trinidad. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berbice to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[40]
Mary United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Guiana The ship was driven ashore at Vila Nova de Portimão, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Madeira to a Portuguese port.[18]

24 March

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List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1820
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Selby, Yorkshire, to Sheerness, Kent.[17]

25 March

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List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1820
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighton, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[17]
Twee Gebroder  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore on Ameland, Friesland. She was on a voyage from a port in the Duchy of Holstein to Zaandam or Amsterdam, North Holland.[18]

26 March

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List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1820
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brighton, Sussex, where she subsequently broke up.[41]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rye, Sussex, to Chatham, Kent.[17]

27 March

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List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1820
Ship State Description
Albion  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Burrow of Ballyteague, County Clare, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[30]
Bayard  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.[17]

29 March

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List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1820
Ship State Description
Anna Margaretha  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on Eierland, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from New York, United States, to Hamburg. Anna Margaretha was later refloated.[41]

31 March

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List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1820
Ship State Description
Eclipse  United Kingdom The ship departed from King's Lynn, Norfolk for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[42]
Moreland  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Kingston, Jamaica.[43]

Unknown date

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1820
Ship State Description
Agile  France The ship struck rocks and was wrecked at Le Conquet, Finistère.[9]
Ariadne Bremen The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked near Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Bremen.[44]
Berkeley Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St Albans Head, Dorset in early March. She was on a voyage from Aberthaw, Glamorgan, to London. Berkeley Castle was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth, Dorset.[7]
Cygnet  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex on or before 17 March.[32][9]
Dorothy  United Kingdom The ship was lost on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea, with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[9]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Brighton, Sussex on or before 16 March.[38]
Happy Return  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near St Albans Head in early March. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London. Happy Return was later refloated and taken in to Weymouth on 6 March.[7]
Harriet  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in Yallah's Bay, Jamaica in early March.[18]
Hopewell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Shellness, Kent in early March.[7]
John & Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire in early March. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire, to Llanelli, Glamorgan. John & Mary was refloated on 14 March and taken in to Fishguard.[38]
London  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Littlehampton, Sussex on or before 14 March.[38]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Quebec, British North America.[43]
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel between Beachy Head and Fairleigh, Sussex on or before 13 March.[21]
Nereid  France The ship was lost at the mouth of the Garonne.[32]
Palmers  United Kingdom The ship foundered at Madras, India between 28 and 31 March. Her crew were rescued.[45]
Phoenix  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.[46]
Princess Charlotte  United Kingdom The smack was run down and sunk by Dundee ( United Kingdom) in the North Sea off the Gunfleet Sand.[13]
Quatre Sœurs  France The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Bordeaux.[47]
Recovery  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head on or before 8 March.[32]
Rinchania Kingdom of Sardinia The ship foundered off Sardinia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Sète, Hérault, France.[48]
Sea Nymph  United Kingdom The brig was lost on the Long Sand, in the North Sea.[9]
Sophia  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent.[1]
Success  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off South Shields, County Durham. She was later refloated and taken in to South Shields.[15]
Thomas and Elizabeth  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at Portsmouth, Hampshire.[49]
Victoria Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship ran aground on the Long Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Jacobstadt to Lisbon, Portugal. Victoria was subsequently refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[28]

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