The list of shipwrecks in April 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1837.
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Ship | State | Description |
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Calypso | ![]() | The ship departed from London for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [1] |
Harriet | ![]() | The sealer was driven ashore at Grates Cove, Newfoundland. She was later refloated. [2] |
Isabella | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at Cape Nelson. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Tasmania to Spencer Gulf, South Australia. [3] [4] |
Nahant | ![]() | The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean. She caught fire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [5] |
Prince Regent | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Drogheda. [6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Amethyst | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham. [7] |
Betsey | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and abandoned near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin. [8] |
Domus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland, County Durham. [9] |
Hopewell | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland. [10] [7] |
Jarvis | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland. [9] |
Jarrow | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Seaham and Sunderland. [11] |
Josephine | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hendon, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. [11] [7] |
Lavinia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Hartlepool and Sunderland. [9] |
Leah | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British North America. [12] |
Nancy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Dunany Point, County Louth. She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Dundalk. [13] [14] |
New Concord | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore between Sunderland and Hartlepool. [9] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was consequently beached between Neath and Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [9] [7] |
Pleasant | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland. [9] [7] |
Sarah | ![]() | The ship departed from Swansea for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [15] |
Smith | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Old Seaham, County Durham. [7] |
Speculation | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at Sunderland. [9] [7] |
Sussex | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland. [11] [7] |
Victory | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on rocks off Hendon. [11] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Alfred (![]() |
Assiduous | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Hall Rocks, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [16] |
Betsey and Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [11] |
Eagle | ![]() | The ship ran aground and sank in the River Eske. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Donegal. [8] |
Incertus | ![]() | The ship was in collision with George (![]() |
New Manley | ![]() | The ship struck The Manacles, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sligo. [9] |
Vernon | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Laxey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [6] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Belfast Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Alexander was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Antigua for repairs. [18] |
Essex | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham. [19] |
John Morgan | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at "Portlain". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [20] |
Star | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. [12] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Diana | ![]() | The brig was abandoned off Beachy Head, Sussex and subsequently foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. [21] [11] |
Draper | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent. [11] She sank on 8 April. [8] Draper was refloated on 18 April and taken into Margate, Kent. [22] |
Peggy | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin. She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Azores Packet | ![]() | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in Stonehouse Pool. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London. [20] Azores Packet was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. [24] [25] |
Brutus | ![]() | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. [26] |
Emma | ![]() | The ship was struck the South Knowl, off the mouth of the River Tees. She then struck the North Gar and sank. [24] |
James Gaunt | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked on Inneskea Island, County Mayo. [24] |
Phœnix | ![]() | The whaler was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Whitby. [25] [27] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The smack was destroyed by fire at Cheekpoint, County Waterford. [28] |
Emma | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the South Gar, in the North Sea. She was refloated the next day, but consequently sank off the North Gar. [29] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Furst Hardenburg | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English Port. Furst Hardenburg was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [30] [31] |
Neutral | ![]() | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands110437. [24] [28] |
Petite Louise | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Kaneun Island", Mexico. All on board were rescued. [32] |
Pilot | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. [8] |
Proven | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to the United States. [33] [31] Proven was later refloated and towed into Copenhagen. [34] |
Swallow | ![]() | The brig foundered off Fresh Water, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to St. John's, Newfoundland. [35] |
William IV | ![]() | The ship sank on the Nore. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. [23] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Annette | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on "Folster Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Reval, Russia. [36] |
George IV | ![]() | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was later refloated and put in to Dover, Kent. [28] [37] |
Warigt Harmonie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Frederickstadt to London, United Kingdom. [23] Warigt Harmonie was beached at Great Yarmouth on 11 April in a wrecked condition. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Emanuel | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on "Milne", Finistère. [38] |
Fancy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [31] |
Gertrude | ![]() | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. [39] |
St. Joseph | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Milne. [38] |
Sully | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Milne. [38] |
Unity | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Lowestoft. [25] [40] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alceste | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Navarino, Greece. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Trieste. [41] [42] |
Cupido | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to New York, United States. [43] |
Ganges | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Cushendall Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. [38] [44] Ganges was refloated on 15 April and taken in to Larne, County Antrim for repairs. [30] |
Haddo House | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantsic. [31] |
Penrhos | ![]() | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean ( 36°50′N9°55′W / 36.833°N 9.917°W ). Her crew were rescued by Nieuew Onderneming (![]() |
Peleka or Twa Gebroeders | ![]() | The galiot was discovered waterlogged and abandoned off Texel, North Holland. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom by Perseverance (![]() |
Phœnix | ![]() | The collier, a brig, foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen. [49] [50] |
St. Thomas | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Prestoe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina to Saint Petersburg, Russia. [51] [31] |
Two Sisters | ![]() | The ship sank in the River Tay. Her crew were rescued. [43] |
Ship | State | Description |
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City of Dublin | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Louth. [44] She was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dublin. [22] |
Laura | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Adra. [52] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Sophia Margaretha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bremen. [38] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alexander | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked on the "Vieux Boneaud", Basses-Pyrénées, France. [53] [54] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Henricus | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Manzanilla, Trinidad. [55] |
Princess | ![]() | The ship struck a reef, sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Trieste. Princess was later driven ashore at Cape Passero, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Palermo for repairs. [56] [57] |
Sophia Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Flensburg. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [58] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Darß, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. [46] [59] |
Westchester | ![]() | The ship was struck by lightning and set on fire whilst on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She put into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she was scuttled. [56] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The paddle steamer struck a rock in Jack Sound and was beached near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, where she sank the next day. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [58] |
David | ![]() | The snow was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all ![]() |
Ship | State | Description |
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Prosperous | ![]() | The sloop was driven ashore at South Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Peterhead. [62] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Providentia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom. [63] Providentia was refloated on 29 April and resumed her voyage. [18] |
Wellesley | ![]() | The barque was lost off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [49] [64] [65] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Providentia | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom. [66] |
Vigilant | ![]() | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg. Vigilant was refloated on 26 April and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. [58] [67] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Herald | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Listerlandet, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantsic. [68] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alerte | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Calais. [69] |
James Holmes | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and capsized. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara. [70] James Holmes was later righted and put back to Dublin. [71] |
Mathilde | ![]() | The ship sank near Kirchdorf, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [66] |
Zeemeeuw | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Mercator Reef. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [72] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dunvegan Castle | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Demerara. [70] |
Nancies | ![]() | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dundalk. [70] |
Priam | ![]() | The barque was wrecked on Green Island, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of four of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [73] [74] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Mills | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Swilly Rock, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Caernarfon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bangor. [66] |
Nederlanden | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. Nederlanden was refloated on 5 May and taken in to Calais. [18] [66] |
Scotland | ![]() | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. [75] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Dolphin | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on "Beri Island". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Havana, Cuba. [32] |
Four Sisters | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields, County Durham. Four Sisters was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [5] |
Kitty | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Seaham, County Durham. Kitty was refloated the next day and taken into Whitby. [5] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Dungeness, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. Mary was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. [5] |
New Hope | ![]() | The ship was in collision with a canal boat and sank in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Gloucester. [63] |
William | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [5] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() | The smack sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued. [52] |
Brothers | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Mills, off Bermuda. [76] |
Diligence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. [77] Diligence had been refloated by 14 May and taken into Málaga for repairs. [78] |
Levant | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Harry Furlong Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Levant was later refloated and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey. [66] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Albion | ![]() | The smack was wrecked near Aberdovey, Merionethshire. [52] |
Agnes | ![]() | The smack sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Friends | ![]() | The ship struck The Manacles and was consequently beached at Helford, Cornwall. [66] |
Margaret Cunningham | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. [79] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Fareham, Hampshire. [52] |
Ship | State | Description |
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Alpha | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic. [51] [80] |
Brunswick | ![]() | The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall before 8 April. [80] |
Caroline | ![]() | The ship was sunk by ice at St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [2] |
Carroll | ![]() | The brig was wrecked off Cape Lookout. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Baltimore, Maryland. [53] |
Catherina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Fisherrow, Lothian, United Kingdom. [81] |
Diligence | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. [82] She had been refloated by mid-May and taken in to Málaga. [26] |
Dream | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Green Island, British North America with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. [76] |
Eunice | ![]() | The sealer was wrecked in Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Fair America | ![]() | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 7 crew. [83] |
Fancy | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [44] |
Hope | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 April. [84] |
Isabella | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Portland Bay, New South Wales before 7 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Launceston to the Spencer Gulf. [85] [86] |
Justina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at "Carmeyne". She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [25] |
Kate | ![]() | The sealer, a schooner, was crushed by ice and sank in Bonavista Bay. [2] |
Mexican | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen, Denmark. [51] [31] |
Nioord | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom on or before 8 April. [69] [59] She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands. [70] |
Proven | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to New York. Proven was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen. [30] |
Scotsman | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in Køge Bay before 16 April. [30] She was refloated that day and towed into Copenhagen. [49] |
St. Jubilee | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. [87] |
Triestina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille. [38] |
Venus | ![]() | The sealer was abandoned in Bonavista Bay. Her crew were rescued. [2] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund. She was refloated on 10 June and resumed her voyage to Riga, Russia. [88] |
Vesta | ![]() | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 7 hands. [89] [90] |
Ward | ![]() | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an American port. Ward subsequently came ashore at La Flotte, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. [58] [91] [53] She was later refloated and taken in to La Flotte. [59] |