The list of shipwrecks in February 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1837.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Nova | Belgium | The ship was wrecked on Money Key, off the Berry Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [1] |
Rimsdalshorn | Hamburg | The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Gratitude | United Kingdom | The brigantine was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia. [3] [4] |
Truckford | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk. [5] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Margaret and Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground in the River Vartry at Wicklow and was wrecked. [6] [7] |
Walter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. [8] |
William | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Langness, near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [9] [10] [11] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betty | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Killala, County Louth. [10] |
Frankfort | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore nearMundesley, Norfolk.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Ipswich, Suffolk. [12] [13] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alessandro | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Roche's Point Lighthouse, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom. [14] [15] |
Bessy | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Sarah ( United Kingdom ) and foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. [5] |
Enchantress | United Kingdom | The ship was struck a reef off Bermuda and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. [16] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Dublin. [6] |
Orme | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [17] [18] |
St. Michael | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leer, Kingdom of Hanover to London. [5] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire. [19] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [20] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [14] |
Margaret and Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow. [10] |
Victory | United States | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia. [21] [22] |
Vine | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cartha | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 35°25′N53°20′W / 35.417°N 53.333°W ). Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom ). Cartha was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York. [23] |
Cossack | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [10] |
Harriett | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to an American port. [24] |
Johannesberg | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl. She was on a voyage from Emden to an American port. [24] [25] |
Katherine Jackson | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire. [22] |
Leith and Liverpool Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [26] |
St. Michael | Kingdom of Hanover | The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom. [27] [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bon Père | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York City. [21] [22] |
Bristol | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Towy at Blackpool, Carmarthen. She was later righted and put back to Carmarthen. [28] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford. [28] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Cadiz. [29] |
Roncalesa | Spanish Navy | The warship was run into by Harriet ( New South Wales) and sank at Cádiz. No crew were on board. [29] [30] |
Volant | Gibraltar | The ship was sunk at Cádiz by another vessel being driven into her. [29] [30] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Autumn | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore south of Workington, Cumberland. [31] She was refloated in March and taken into Workington in a severely damaged condition. [32] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated. [33] |
Jubilee | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitburn, County Durham. [31] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Sunderland, County Durham. [4] |
Laurency | France | The ship foundered off the Isle of May, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. [34] [35] |
Sir H. Davy | United Kingdom | The ship struck Crimston Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Warren". [31] |
Spanish Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock, off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool, Lancashire. [7] |
St. Sebastian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Swansea. [31] [36] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alice | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to the Turks Islands and Virginia, United States. [37] |
Amelia | British North America | The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean ( 37°27′N72°48′W / 37.450°N 72.800°W ). She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Saint Vincent. [38] |
Bon Accord | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore in Dunwordy Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [31] |
Collins | United Kingdom | The ship collided with Hero ( United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich. [39] |
Enterprise | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and sank off Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew survived. [40] |
Irwell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Irwell was later refloated and taken in to Harwich. [26] |
Juno | United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London. [6] [41] |
Mersey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London. [31] Her stern came ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey on 21 February. [42] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Dunaverty. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [31] [3] |
Sir William Starner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington. [43] |
St. George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. St George was refloated the next day and taken in to Maryport. [26] |
Venus | United Kingdom | The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber. [41] [44] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Arvert, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo ,Portugal to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. [45] |
Iduna | Denmark | The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal. [46] |
Jean Maria | France | The ship was wrecked in Chale Bay with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from "Pouilley" to Abbeville, Somme. [26] |
Lady Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dumfries. [42] |
Progress | United Kingdom | The brig collided with Eliza ( United Kingdom ) and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. [44] Progress was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Grimsby. [47] |
Resolution | France | The ship was wrecked near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde. [43] |
Robert and Hannah | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Robert and Hannah was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Mermaid ( Board of Customs) and taken into Berwick upon Tweed. [48] |
Stamper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. [26] |
St. Jacques | France | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bordeaux. [47] [45] [49] |
The Deft | United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off South Shields, County Durham. [40] She was refloated on 23 February and taken into North Shields. [50] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Pomona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham. [31] |
Skimmer | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Judda, Habesh Eyalet. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Calcutta, India. [51] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Countryman | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Dromore Bay. Her crew were rescued. [31] |
Estelle | France | The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Vera Cruz, Mexico. [52] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adeona | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn. [43] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Glasgow | United States | The ship struck the Barrels Rocks, off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom with the loss of about eighteen of the 113 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. Eighty-eight people were rescued by Alicia ( United Kingdom ). [43] [53] |
Harbinger | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at São Pedro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [54] [30] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. [17] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ocean ( United Kingdom ). She was later towed in to Dundalk, County Louth by the steamship City of Liverpool ( United Kingdom ). [46] |
Tobias and Helena | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. She wason a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland. [3] |
William and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland. [48] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Constantia | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on the Horas Reef, off Vera Cruz, Mexico. All on board were rescued. [52] [55] |
Jenny | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank off Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued. [42] |
Loughborough | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Coulson Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Loughborough was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed. [48] |
William Kelson | United Kingdom | The ship ran ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset. [48] William Kelson was refloated on 17 February by HMRC Tartar ( Board of Customs) and taken into Poole. [56] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity | Jersey | The ship was wrecked on the Coswick Sand Rig. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Jersey. [46] |
Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Ribble. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland. [47] [57] |
Midas | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina. [58] |
Newburgh | United Kingdom | The schooner struck the Goulstone Rock and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. [17] [49] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Amity | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Abbeville, Somme, France. [17] [39] |
Bognor | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. [18] |
Caroline Therese | Denmark | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aarhus. [59] [60] |
Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Howdon, County Durham. She was later refloated but had to be beached. [18] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The schooner was severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire. [45] |
Ann and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Lough Swilly. [30] |
Ann and Resolution | United Kingdom | The brig was severely damaged at Dundee. [45] |
Commerce de Boulogne | France | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais. [42] |
Corsair | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Morant to Port Royal, Jamaica. [61] |
Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland. [47] |
Glasgow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen. [42] |
Gratitude | United Kingdom | The brig collided with Tay ( United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore at Dundee. [45] |
Hebe | United Kingdom | The sloop was severely damaged at Dundee. [45] |
Laurel | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven into Margaret ( United Kingdom ) and was damaged at Dundee. [45] |
Lively | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cevensidan Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Fowey, Cornwall. Lively was later refloated. [47] [57] |
Margaret | United Kingdom | The schooner was damaged at Dundee. [45] |
Mischief | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Maryport, Cumberland. [62] |
Orient | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead. [42] |
Perthshire | United Kingdom | The schooner collided with Tay ( United Kingdom ) and was driven ashore and damaged at Dundee. [45] |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. [47] She was refloated in late February and taken in to Workington, Cumberland. [8] |
Union | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven into Gratitude and Perthshire (both United Kingdom ) and was damaged at Dundee. [45] |
William Wallis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. William Wallis was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex. [49] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Anne | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland. [4] |
Brutus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Dowing's Bay. [3] |
Favourite | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland. [4] |
Hebe | United Kingdom | The brig sprang a leak and was beached east of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea. [47] [39] |
Hoffnung | Duchy of Schleswig | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a Schleswig port. [22] |
Jupiter | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. She was subsequently refloated and put under repair. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Avon | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. She later broke up. [17] [42] [63] |
Brutus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyconnell". [64] |
Paul Pry | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her six crew were rescued by Modeste Eugene ( France). She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire. [3] [64] [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Belfast | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and sank with the loss of about 25 lives. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. Belfast was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. [65] |
Hoffnung | Denmark | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Nyborg, where she sank. [8] [66] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bristol, Gloucestershire. [4] |
Tagus | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. [67] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cynthia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [29] |
Dortenaar | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore near Dordrecht, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Dordrect to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [65] [68] |
Emancipation | United Kingdom | The ship struck a sunken wreck in The Swin and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [62] |
Harvey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member. [69] |
Hussey | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in Caernarfon Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan. [70] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. [62] [66] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [54] |
John Leslie | United Kingdom | The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. [71] |
Johns | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dromore, County Down. [72] |
Mercury | United States | The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Boston, Massachusetts. [73] |
Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to Boston, Lincolnshire. [29] |
Tagus | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was a total loss. [74] |
Thomas Hunter | United Kingdom | The barque capsized at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged. [63] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. [3] |
Andorinha | Portugal | The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg. [75] |
Atlantic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk. [64] |
Dantzic | Dantzic | The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to New York, United States. [76] |
Dove | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Dover, Kent to London. She put into Margate, Kent, where she sank. [3] |
Duke of Wellington or Lord Wellington | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Union ( United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [29] [63] |
Helena | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Spui. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire. [75] |
Jane and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [75] |
John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. [29] |
Raby Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [29] [63] |
Rosehill | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Southwold. Her crew were rescued by Fala ( Dantsic). Rosehill was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [29] |
Rover | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 19 March. [16] |
Six Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Humber. [20] |
St. Lawrence | United Kingdom | The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Orval ( United Kingdom ). St. Lawrence was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent. [62] [77] [30] |
Supply | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Dantzic. [76] |
Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Easington, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire. [71] |
Thomas | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne. [8] [78] |
Zeluco | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands. [79] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alendale | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. [80] |
Ariadne | United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire. [81] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Mary was refloated and consequently beached at Sheerness, Kent. [29] |
Ranger | United Kingdom | The barque ran aground on the West Burrows Sand. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London. Ranger was refloated and taken in to Sheerness. [29] [77] |
Reward | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [82] |
Seaport | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland. [77] |
St. Patrick | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Courtmacsherry, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan. [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cove | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cork. [59] [60] |
Fremling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France. [62] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Arthur | Prussia | The galiot was driven ashore at Zouteland, Zeeland, Netherlands. [65] |
Fremling | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France. [29] |
John Hunter | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth J and Robert (both United Kingdom ). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London. [30] [83] |
Phœnix | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes. [84] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim. [41] She was refloated on 2 March and taken into Maryport, Cumberland. [76] |
Aurora | Brazil | The ship was abandoned off the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maranhão. [21] |
Dispatch | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. [8] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [65] |
Euphemia | United Kingdom United Kingdom | The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands in mid-February. [60] |
Genii | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 18 February. [49] |
Hamper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Maryport before 19 February. [17] |
James Grant | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. [6] She was towed into Black Sod Bay in a waterlogged condition on 6 April by HMRC Neptune ( Board of Customs). [85] |
Jane and Margaret | United States | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Wicklow between 6 and 10 February with the loss of all on board, over 200 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York. [8] [86] [45] Her stern came ashore on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man on 17 February. [46] Part of the wreck was towed into the River Mersey by Shamrock ( United Kingdom ) on 25 February and beached near the Clarence Dock. [87] part of the vessel's port side was washed up on the Isle of Walney, Lancashire in March. [88] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway before 7 February. [14] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 11 February and resumed her voyage. [26] |
Maria Angelique | France | The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Bordeaux, Gironde. [89] |
Ocean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness, Cumberland. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Maryport. [41] [20] |
Rose in Bloom | United States | The ship departed from Plymouth, North Carolina for Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [90] |
Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Sarah was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Lowestoft. [47] [33] |
St. Niel | Russia | The barque was wrecked on the Abbey Tay Sands. [6] |
Water Witch | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. Water Witch was refloated on 17 February and put in to Hamburg. [46] |
HMS Wolverine | Royal Navy | The Racer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore near Barcelona, Spain. [91] She was later refloated and taken into Malta. [92] |
Ship events in 1837 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
Ship commissionings: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
Shipwrecks: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |