List of shipwrecks in March 1820

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

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March 1820

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## 1 March

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List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1820  Ship | State | Description

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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

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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 |  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

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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

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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

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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

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 |  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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 |  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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