List of shipwrecks in March 1853
# List of shipwrecks in March 1853

The list of shipwrecks in March 1853 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1853.

## 1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Carib | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near Woosung, China. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Woosung. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. |
| Ellen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Horse Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. |
| Perseverance | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the Melbourne Heads, Victoria. She was refloated and taken in to Hobson Bay. |

## 2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Christine Marie | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Hamburg. She was refloated on 4 March and taken in to Cuxhaven. |
| Garrell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barnard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Kessingland, Suffolk. |
| Mary Ann | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Pollock Slip, off the coast of Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Boston, Massachusetts. She was refloated and resumed her voyage in a leaky condition, arriving on 4 March. |

## 3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albatross | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground in the River Lee. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cork. |
| Ann and Jane | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Western Rocks, in the Isles of Scilly and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to Perth. She was taken in to port in the Isles of Scilly. |
| City of Manchester | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Hamburgh Flats, off the coast of Delaware, United States. She was later refloated. |
| Ann Mills | United Kingdom | The brig was driven on to Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by a yawl. She subsequently came ashore at Kessingland, Suffolk. She was refloated on 7 March and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Free | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Livorno. She was refloated. |
| Kingston | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for a British port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London. She was refloated and put back to South Shields. |
| Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |

## 4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aurora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. Aurora was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire. |
| Carena | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground between the Jardines and the Isle of Pines, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Swansea, Glamorgan. She was refloated and put in to Havana, Cuba in a leaky condition. |
| Evangeline | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with another vessel. She put in to Folkestone, Kent where she ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hong Kong. She was refloated and taken in to The Downs. Evangeline subsequently put in to Ramsgate, Kent for repairs. |
| Gerhardina Bertha | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore by ice on Langlütjen. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Vegesack. |
| Grafstroom | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Krammer, off the coast of Zeeland. |
| James and Ann | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. James and Ann was refloated on 8 March and towed in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire in a leaky condition. |
| James Saville | United Kingdom | The brigantine was run down and sunk in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire by the brig Eliza and Jane. Her crew were rescued by Glance ( United Kingdom). |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner was in collision with Marmora ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned by her crew, who were rescued by Marmora. She was subsequently driven ashore 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of Bridlington, Yorkshire in a severely damaged condition. She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Bridlington. |
| Morgiana | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham. |
| Nathaniel, and William | United Kingdom | The ships were in collision off Bridlington and were both driven ashore tangled together. Nathaniel was on a voyage from London to South Shields. She was refloated on 5 March and taken in to Bridlington. William was refloated on 8 March and taken in to Bridlington. |
| Placidia | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Spurn Point. Her crew were rescued by Carter's rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields. Placidia was refloated on 7 March and resumed her voyage. |
| Rapid | United Kingdom | The ship was on Tongatapu. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California, United States to Sydney, New South Wales. |
| Robert Kerr | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (40°36′N 53°05′W﻿ / ﻿40.600°N 53.083°W﻿ / 40.600; -53.083). All 45 people on board were rescued by the barque Douglass ( United Kingdom). Robert Kerr was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to New York, United States. |

## 5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alpha | Kingdom of Hanover | The galiot ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated but consequently sank in The Downs. Her crew were rescued. |
| Amy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cerca Bank. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Maranhão in a severely leaky condition. |
| Arabia | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Tybee Island, Georgia. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia. She was refloated. |
| Canada | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Stonehouse Shoal, in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of Tybee Island. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Havana, Cuba. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with Lady Williamson ( United Kingdom) and then ran aground on the Stoney Binks, in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated and put in to Bridlington, Yorkshire. |

## 6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Anna Maria | United Kingdom | The troopship was driven ashore in the United States of the Ionian Islands. She was on a voyage from Queenstown, County Cork to Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands. She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Corfu. |
| Glory | United Kingdom | The schooner sank in the Irish Sea off the South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°00′N 72°30′W﻿ / ﻿35.000°N 72.500°W﻿ / 35.000; -72.500. Her eighteen crew were rescued by Montauk and Perote (both United States) before she foundered. |
| Spee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Water Lily | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 7 March

List of shipwrecks: 7 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Belmont | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was scuttled at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. |
| Clutha | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Western Bay, Newfoundland, British North America. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Saint John's, Newfoundland. |
| Hercules | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Charleston, South Carolina, United States. |
| Maine | United States | The ship was damaged by fire at New Orleans. |
| Mississippi | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Sharp Island. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Baltimore, Maryland. She was refloated and towed in to Baltimore. |

## 8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alecto | Victoria | The ship was driven ashore a Point Richards. |
| Mary and Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground near "Nagara", Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Constantinople, Ottoman Empire to a British port. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Brothers ( United Kingdom). |

## 9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Indifferente | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Malta for an English port. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Rocket | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Eccles-on-Sea, Norfolk. |

## 10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Atalanta | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. |
| Queen Victoria | United Kingdom | The brig was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Cromer, Norfolk by the paddle steamer Water Witch ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued by Water Witch. Queen Victoria was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Rochester, Kent. |

## 11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aim, or Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Marchioness of Londonderry ( United Kingdom). |
| Castilian Maid | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore in Castletown Bay. She was on a voyage from Port Dinorwic, Caernarfonshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Castletown, Isle of Man in a sinking condition. |
| George Bolton | United Kingdom | The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of two of her ten crew. |
| Leonidas | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on her maiden voyage, from Sunderland, County Durham to London. She was refloated on 13 March and taken in to West Hartlepool, County Durham in a severely damaged condition. |
| Telscida | Austrian Empire | The ship was driven ashore in Whiting Bay, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She broke up on 11 March. |
| Thomas Henry | British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Crookhaven, County Cork. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Willing Lass | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Skull Rock. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Victoria. Willing Lass was refloated on 20 March and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Saint John to Australia. She was refloated and put in to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, British North America. |
| Cromwell | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck and foundered off the north coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |
| Fanny | United Kingdom | The sloop ran aground on the Theddlethorpe Knowl, in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Leeds, Yorkshire. She was refloated but found to be severely leaky. Fanny was assisted in to Grimsby, Lincolnshire by the sloop Benjamin and Sarah ( United Kingdom) and was beached. |
| George Canning | United States | The ship was driven ashore on Düne, Heligoland. She was on a voyage from New York to Hamburg. |
| Linea | Sweden | The ship ran aground on the Norder Rinne, off Læsø, Denmark ad was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Halmstad to Stavanger, Norway. |
| United States | United States | The ship arrived at New York in a leaky condition and sank. |

## 13 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Edmund | Bremen | The ship ran aground at Bremerhaven. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Bremerhaven. |
| Georges | France | The smack was driven ashore as Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cherbourg, Manche to Shoreham-by-Sea. |

## 14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| RMS America | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Bercean | France | The ship was lost in the Bay of Lancresse, Channel Islands with the loss of all hands. |
| Diligence | United Kingdom | The smack ran aground on the Briggs, in the Irish Sea. She was refloated on 25 March and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Due Cugine | Damascus Eyalet | The bombard sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Malta to Mesatura Ottoman Tripolitania. |
| Flora | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig off Skagen, Denmark and was then wrecked on the Skaw Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Randers, Norway. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Greencastle, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Lough Swilly to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. She was refloated on 16 March and taken in to Londonderry. |
| Mor | United Kingdom | The clipper ran aground and was wrecked in the Yangtze kiang. She was on a voyage from Bombay, India to Shanghai, China. |
| Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lerwick, Shetland Islands. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |

## 15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mary Mac | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Rathlin Island, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Ardrossan, Ayrshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was refloated on 4 July. |
| Schwan | Flag unknown | The ship ran aground at Killala, County Mayo, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Brăila, Ottoman Empire to Ballina, County Mayo. She was towed up the River Moy on 24 March but ran aground and was wrecked. |

## 16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| John Bull | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground at Teufelsbrück. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. She was refloated with the assistance of another steamship and resumed her voyage. |
| Lady Rowena | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire near Sagres, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by the brigs Grand and Zenith (both France). Lady Rowena was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Luisa y Yesusa | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Ginger Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba. |
| Spring | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Mussel Scarp, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham in a leaky condition. |

## 17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in Lough Foyle. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 22 March and completed her voyage. |
| Admiral Nelson | Jersey | The schooner ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Jersey to Sunderland. She was refloated and towed in to Sunderland. |
| Amazone | Russia | The ship was run aground and was damaged at South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Berdyansk to South Shields. |
| Blackheath | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Port Phillip, Victoria. She was on a voyage from London to Port Phillip. |
| Lydia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Blyth, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued by Manby Mortar. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Sunderland. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tyne at Stanhope, County Durham. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France and British North America. She was refloated and taken in to South Shields, County Durham. |
| Osbourne | United States | The ship was wrecked on Grand Bahama, Bahamas. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| Peacock | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Espirito Santo | Portugal | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Pará, Brazil to Oporto. |
| King William | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken rock off Oporto, Portugal and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Leith, Lothian. |
| Spray | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Bremen She was refloated and found to be severely leaky. |
| Willing Lass | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Ballywalter, County Down. She was refloated on 21 March and towed in to Belfast, County Antrim. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Abeona | United Kingdom | The barque was destroyed by fire in the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Salacia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hartlepool, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London. She was refloated and taken in to Hartlepool. |
| Wiking Lass | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Skull Rock. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Melbourne, Australia. |

## 18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| King William | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged at Oporto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Leith, Lothian. She was later refloated an put back to Oporto. |

## 19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Honor | Malta | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Zakynthos, Greece. She was on a voyage from Patras to Zakynthos |

## 20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Gioja", Sicily. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated in mid-May but drove ashore again and was wrecked. |

## 21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cluny | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Louisiana, United. She was refloated and taken it to Liverpool. |
| Cornelia | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore at Zandvoort, North Holland. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Amsterdam, North Holland. She was refloated on 25 March and towed in to Texel, North Holland. |
| Glanusk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the west coast of Sardinia with the loss of two of her crew. |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was refloated and put in to Poole, Dorset in a leaky condition. |

## 22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Baronet | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Blessing | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Colombo | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent in a leaky condition. |
| Effart | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Elbe | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Galatea | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Hever | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Hamburg. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Jay | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Jeune Victorieux | Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | The galeas was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| John Spencer | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Juniper | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Grimsby, Lincolnshire to Hamburg. |
| Mathilde | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela to Hamburg. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Ocean | Sweden | The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Oder | Hamburg | The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. She had been refloated by 27 March. |
| Patria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Roscoe | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Trident | United Kingdom | The steamship was damaged by ice at Glückstadt. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London. |
| Wanderer | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the East Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cardiff, Glamorgan. |
| Washington | United States | The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |

## 23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Baronet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Blessing | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Elbe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Gem | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Jay | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| John Spencer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore by ice at Cuxhaven. |
| Robert and Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bridlington. |

## 24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Colombo | Flag unknown | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Condraty Savin | Russia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Galata, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated the next day. |
| Flora | Stettin | The ship was destroyed by fire off "Zeigenort". |
| Kirwan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven against the quayside and damaged at Penzance. |
| Sarah Dickson | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance. She was on a voyage from Arklow, County Wicklow to Plymouth. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Penzance. |
| Sultana | Hamburg | The schooner was wrecked in the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Hamburg. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The hoveller, a lugger foundered in the Gull Stream, off the coast of Kent with the loss of two of the three people on board. |

## 25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Augusta | Russia | The ship was wrecked at Barber's Point, in the Dardanelles. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. |
| Duncan Ritchie | United Kingdom | The ship was partly abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Thirteen crew and some passengers were rescued by Agneta Juliana ( Netherlands). Duncan Ritchie was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Port Phillip, Victoria. She put in to the Isles of Scilly on 28 March. |
| George | United Kingdom | The brig struck a sunken rock and sank 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the Brizens, off Land's End, Cornwall. Her six crew were rescued by the schooner Brilliant ( United Kingdom). |
| Hawthorn | United Kingdom | The brig sank in the River Wear. She was refloated. |
| Henry Holland | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Corrygill", Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from the Clyde to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. |

## 26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Antarctic | United States | The whaler was wrecked at Waitangi Beach in New Zealand's Chatham Islands with the loss of one life when she was driven ashore in a heavy gale. |
| Cleopatra | United Kingdom | The three-masted schooner ran aground on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London or vice versa. She was refloated and taken in to Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Cornelius | United Kingdom | The brig foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued by the schooner St. Louis ( France). |
| Coromandel | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven onto the Salthouse Bank, in the Irish Sea off Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was refloated but consequently sank. Her crew were rescued by the Lytham Lifeboat. Coromandel was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Lytham St. Annes. |
| Figaro | Bremen | brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. One hundred passengers were taken off by a lugger. Figaro was on a voyage from Bremen to New York, United States. She was refloated and towed in to Ramsgate, Kent by the tug Ramsgate ( United Kingdom). |
| F. J. Wichelhausen | Bremen | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore in the Hudson River. She was on a voyage from New York to Bremen. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| London Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west of Newhaven, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France to London. |

## 27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Aboukir, and Serampore | India | The barque Aboukir was driven into the full-rigged ship Serampore and then driven ashore at Madras with the loss of all but three of her eight crew. Serampore consequently foundered with the loss of eighteen of her 26 crew. She was on a voyage from Calingapatnam to Madras. |
| Asia | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire at Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Bucanier | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras. |
| Buccaneer | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked at Pondicherry, India. Her crew survived. |
| Devonshire | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Madras. |
| Jupiter | United Kingdom | The brig sank at Negapatam, India with the loss of both hands on board at the time. |
| King Henry | United Kingdom | The barque was severely damaged at Calicut, India. |
| La Cleante | France | The ship was wrecked near Cuddalore, India. |
| La Florine | France | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cuddalore. |
| La Semillante | France | The ship was wrecked near Pondicherry. |
| Le Marius | India | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cuddalore. |
| L'Hercule | France | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Cuddalore. |
| L'Hortenze | France | The brig was wrecked near Cuddalore. |
| Lutchimi | India | The barque was driven ashore at Madras. Her seventeen crew were rescued. |
| Muddut Mowlah | India | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras with the loss of most of her crew. |
| Nossa Senhora de Monte | Portugal | The brig capsized at Madras with the loss of seventeen of her 24 crew. |
| Rama | France | The full-rigged ship was wrecked near Pondicherry with the loss of eight of her crew. |
| Soorawarasawmy | India | The sloop was wrecked near Porto Novo with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Calingapatnam to Madras. |
| Vuncatashawaraloo | India | The sloop was wrecked near Cuddalore with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Vizagapatam to Madras. |
| Wuzeer | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Cherbaniani Reef, north of the Laccadive Islands. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Bombay, India. |

## 28 March

List of shipwrecks: March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Louisa | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire off Berbice, British Guiana. Her crew were rescued. |
| Schau | Russia | The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Skagen, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham, United Kingdom to Ventava, Courland Governorate. |
| St. George | British North America | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her 21 crew were rescued by the barque Eliza ( United Kingdom). St. George was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Boston, Massachusetts, United States. |
| William | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. |
| Woodcock | United Kingdom | The flat was run down and sunk in the River Mersey by George Canning ( United Kingdom). |

## 29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Essex | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Barber Sand, in the North Sea off te coast of Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Boulmer Rock, Northumberland. |
| Victoria | United Kingdom | The hovelling lugger foundered in the Gull Stream, off the coast of Kent with the loss of three of her four crew. The survivor was rescued by Fawn ( United Kingdom). |
| Unnamed | United Kingdom | The schooner was in collision with the steamship ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Irish Sea off the Calf of Man, Isle of Man with the loss of all hands. |

## 30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Cadet | United Kingdom | The brig sank at Valparaíso, Chile. |
| Lord Cochrane | United Kingdom | The brig sank at Valparaíso. |
| Osprey | United States | The brig was driven ashore on "Sevenmile Beach", United States. She was on a voyage from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was declared a total loss. |
| Scotch | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Belfast, County Antrim. All on board, about 200 people, were rescued. |

## 31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Bristol | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea, Glamorgan. |
| Caspian | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Skagen Reef. She was on a voyage from Whitby, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia. She was refloated and taken in to Helsingør, Denmark for repairs. |
| Chieftain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. |
| Emma Tully | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Passage Rock and was consequently beached at Akyab, Burma. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony to Ceylon and Akyab. She was temporarily repaired, refloated and taken in to Calcutta, India for permanent repairs. |
| Febro | Bremen | The brig ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| General Koyle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce to Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Generous | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, Somme, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Sunderland, County Durham. Generous was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Le Crotoy, Somme. |
| Lady Newborough | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Porthdinllaen, Caernarfonshire. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot, Glamorgan to Amlwch, Anglesey. She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Porthdinllaen. |
| Myrtle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Loughshinny, County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. |
| Star of Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Crosby Point, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Bideford, Devon to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was refloated on 23 April and taken in to Liverpool. |
| Thornly | United Kingdom | The brig sank at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated. |
| Trust in Providence | United Kingdom | The trawler was driven ashore at St. Mawes, Cornwall. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The smack was driven ashore and wrecked at St. Anthony Head, Cornwall with the loss of one of her two crew. |
| Victor | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swansea. |
| Warbler | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool. She was refloated. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1853 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alibi | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on a reef 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Fremantle, Swan River Colony. She was on a voyage from Singapore to Port Phillip, Victoria. She was refloated and out in to Fremantle, where she arrived on 18 March. |
| Augusta | France | The barque was wrecked at Laguna. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure. |
| Ceres | British North America | The schooner was wrecked at St. Shott's, Newfoundland in mid-March. |
| Henrietta | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Pacific Ocean west of Cape Horn, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Panama City, Republic of New Granada. |
| Indienne | French Navy | The corvette was wrecked at "Amboutatou", Madagascar. |
| Jesse Stephens | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her sixteen crew were rescued by the steamship Pacific ( United States). Jesse Stephens was on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, Lancashire. |
| Johannes | Kingdom of Hanover | The schooner barque was wrecked. |
| Joseph Wheeler | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and was damaged on the South Point Reef. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes. She was refloated and completed her voyage, arriving on 24 March. |
| Lady Eglintoune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Trefusis Point, Cornwall. She was refloated on 24 March and beached at Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 9 March and taken in to Bridlington. |
| Moses Taylor | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Mississippi River. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool. She was refloated on 29 March and put back to New Orleans for repairs. |
| Nathaniel | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated on 8 March and taken in to Bridlington. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Tyne near the Stanhope Drops. She was on a voyage from the River Tyne to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure and British North America. She was refloated on 17 March. |
| HMS Rattler | Royal Navy | The sloop-of-war struck a sunken rock at Amoy, China was damaged. She was beached at Tae-tan (today's Dadan Island, Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian, Republic of China (Taiwan)) for repairs. |
| Reindeer | United Kingdom | The ship was discovered abandoned off Cape San Antonio, Argentina. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Monte Video, Uruguay. She was subsequently taken in to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she arrived on 2 April. |
| Tennessee | United States | The steamship was wrecked near San Francisco, California before 15 March. All on board were rescued. |
| HMS Wasp | Royal Navy | The Archer-class sloop was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Corfu to Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. She was refloated and taken in to Malta for repairs. |
| Wilmington | United States | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 14 February. |
| Witch | United Kingdom | The cutter was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Freia ( United Kingdom). Witch was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal. |
