List of shipwrecks in March 1876

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Ship Country Description Alice Ablett  United Kingdom The brigantine was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands and Queenstown, County Cork.[18] Alice Otto  Belgium The steamship ran aground on the Cane Rocks between 19 and 24 March. She was on a voyage from Malta to Antwerp. She was refloated and put back to Malta in a leaky condition.[97] Annie Putnam  United Kingdom The barque foundered before 16 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Bull River to London.[11] Athenais  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Rebecca Shoal. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] Belle  United Kingdom The ship was sunk by ice off Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland Colony.[19] She was on a voyage from the Newfoundland Colony to a European port.[63] Brother‘s Pride  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Brazil. She was on a voyage from Arbroath, Forfarshire to the Rio Grande. She was refloated and takne in to Pernambuco, where she was condemned.[19] Ceres  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 March. She was on a voyage from Cárdenas, Cuba to New York.[81] China  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Leith, Lothian.[66][63] City of Galveston  United States The steamship was wrecked in the Bahamas.[108] Consett  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bombay, India. She was refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Bombay on 22 March.[114] Corsair  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Solent ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon with the loss of four of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Solent.[36][115]Corsair was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to the Charente.[70] Crescent  United Kingdom The ship sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued by the smack Nyanza ( United Kingdom). Crescent was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to Helsingborg, Sweden.[12] D. Talbot  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 27 March. She was on a voyage from Sagua la Grande, Cuba to Boston, Massachusetts.[81] Esmeralda  United Kingdom The sloop collided with the brigantine Julia ( United Kingdom) off Plymouth, Devon and was abandoned. Her crew were rescued by the pilot boat Daniel ( United Kingdom). Esmeralda was subsequently taken in to Plymouth.[116] Frank Clark  United States The ship collided with another vessel and foundered at sea. She was on a voyage from Saint John’s, Newfoundland Colony to New York.[36][78] Great Britain  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned at sea. Twenty-four of her crew took to a boat; only ten were still alive when rescued six days later by Greta ( United Kingdom). Great Britain was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to a British port. She was subsequently discovered by Mallowdale ( United Kingdom). Two bodies were discovered on board and were buried at sea.[38][41] Isabella  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Nore. Her crew were rescued.[117] Jacob V. Troop Canada Dominion of Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.[108] Jedanesti Dubrovacki Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in Chesapeake Bay. She was on a voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, United States to Queenstown. She was refloated and put back to Baltimore.[17] Jeuna Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore at “Point Hudson”. She was on a voyage from “Tacorna” to “Salavera” and Chimbote, Chile.[32] Kenedy  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 March. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande do Sul to London.[12][4] Laurdal  Norway The ship was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Drammen to Lemvig.[34] Live Oak  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was subsequently towed in to Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada in a waterlogged condition.[19][78] Majestic  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States before 13 March.[31] Maria Felicite  France The barque collided with the steamship Orenoque ( France) and sank. Maria Felicite was on a voyage from Saigon, French Indochina to Monte Video, Uruguay.[103] M. B. Nickerson  United States The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dominion of Canada to Jamaica.[23] Ocean  Norway The full-rigged ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 8 March. She was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Sharpness, GloucestershireUnited Kingdom.[102] Prince Arthur  United Kingdom The ship was lost in Chilean waters on or before 22 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Caldera, Chile.[97][85] Rosa Bonheur  United States The ship ran aground at Pensacola, Florida. She was on a voyage from Pensacola to Liverpool.[23] Samaritan  United Kingdom The ship was run into by William Gowland ( United Kingdom) and sank off the East Swin Lightship (Trinity House Ensign (pre-1937).svg Trinity House). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to London.[118] Sarah Grace Dominion of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony The sealer collided with an iceberg and sank off “Rinews”.[19]