The article titled “List of shipwrecks in March 1852” is part of a series that documents maritime losses for individual months. It provides a day‑by‑day chronological catalog of vessels that were sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1852.
Typical structure of the entry
- Date – The calendar day in March 1852 on which the incident occurred.
- Ship name – The registered name of the vessel.
- Flag – The nation under which the ship was registered.
- Type – General classification (e.g., barque, schooner, steamship, tug).
- Location – Geographic description of where the loss took place (e.g., off the coast of a specific country, river, harbor).
- Cause – Brief note on the circumstances (e.g., storm, collision, fire, grounding, explosion).
- Notes – Additional information such as loss of life, cargo, rescue efforts, or subsequent inquiries.
Scope
The list includes all recorded incidents for the month, ranging from minor groundings that resulted in the vessel being refloated to total losses with fatalities. Entries are derived from contemporary newspaper reports, official maritime registers, and historical shipwreck databases.
Access to detailed information
For a complete enumeration of the vessels, dates, and circumstances, refer to the full article on Wikipedia or the corresponding maritime historical reference works that compile 19th‑century ship loss data.
No further specific ship entries are provided here to avoid speculation beyond verified encyclopedia sources.
