List of shipwrecks in January 1837

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The list of shipwrecks in January 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1837.

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1 January

List of shipwrecks: 1 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
Bonne NanetteFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue. [1]
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Gibraltar. [2] She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire. [3]
ErieFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Bay of La Hougue with the loss of all hands. [1] [4] She was later refloated, and arrived at New York on 3 March. [5]
EvelinaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue. [1]
MonongahelaFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Monongahela subsequently floated off and was blown out to sea. [6]
ReatoAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore near "Highlands". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Boston. [7]
SolielFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue. [1]
Susanne MarieFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue. [1] [8]
ThamesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire in the River Thames at Wapping, Middlesex and was scuttled. Her crew survived. [8]
UnionFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Bay of La Hougue. [1]
VetoFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [3] Veto had been refloated by 11 January and taken in to New York. [9]

2 January

List of shipwrecks: 2 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AtholCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Trieste to Liverpool, Lancashire. Athol was refloated and taken in to Gibraltar for repairs. [10] [11]
BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. Her crew were rescued by Treasurer (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Brothers was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and Constantinople, Ottoman Empire. [12]
EdmondFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure. [13]
HavreFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure. [13]
H. M.Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig struck the Lemon and Ore Sand and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. [14]
HMS Jaseur Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Cruizer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore at Málaga, Spain. [15]
LaurelCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Warnemünde, Rostock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Belfast, County Antrim. [16]
Mexico Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Unable to find a harbor pilot upon reaching Long Island, New York, the ship was ultimately torn asunder by a icy storm and 115 passengers, mostly poor migrants, froze to death on the deck. [17]
HMS Orestes Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy The Orestes-class ship-sloop was driven ashore at Málaga. [15]
PaulFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Hyères, Var to "Saint-Prieaux". [13]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at West Quoddy Head, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [18]
Three SistersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Hull, Yorkshire. Three Sisters was later refloated, repaired and resumed her voyage. [19]

3 January

List of shipwrecks: 3 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
HazardCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Anne (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). [20]
Jamsegie Jegiebay Flag of the British East India Company (1801).svg India The ship was wrecked at Quilon. [21]

4 January

List of shipwrecks: 4 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AdolpheFlag of France.svg  France The ship struck the pier and sank at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Calais to Dover. [1]
Cornwallis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The whaler, a brig, was wrecked on Bougainville Island. All on board survived. [22] [23]
EvenwoodCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. [1] She was refloated on 5 January and taken in to Stockton-on-Tees. [24]
St. VincentFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Bordeaux, Gironde. [25]
TaramacFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York City. [26]

5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
IvanhoeFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship foundered in a squall off Madeira. [27]
MariaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia to St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. [28] [29]
MexicoFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Hempstead, New York with the loss of 112 of the 120 people on board. Five of her twelve crew and three of her 108 passengers were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to New York City. [26] [11]
Twig Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Jersey The ship struck the Long Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Jersey. [20]
VestaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Redcar, North Riding of Yorkshire. [30] She was on a voyage from Norwich, Norfolk to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Vesta was later refloated and taken in to the River Tees. [20]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AmicusCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with Ida (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank in the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast. Her crew were rescued by Ida. Amicus was on a voyage from London to Blyth, Northumberland [24] [14]
Courrier du Banc de DieppeFlag of France.svg  France The brig foundered off the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea with the loss of two of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. [31] [32] [33]
FortunaAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Hamburg. [33]
NicholasFlag of Russia.svg  Russia The ship was wrecked at Odessa. [34]
SarahCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bideford, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [32]

7 January

List of shipwrecks: 7 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
DantsicCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was refloated the next day and taken into Sheerness, Kent. [24]
EdwinFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was sunk by ice at New York. [3]
ElizaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig and was beached at Filey, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. [35]
ElviraFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The brig struck the wreck of Merrymack (flag unknown) and was beached at "Point Redras", Argentina. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Elvira was refloated on 16 January and taken into Buenos Aires. [36]
JohnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth to Runcorn, Cheshire. [24]
Mary AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. [14]
OrozimboFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was driven ashore near Baltimore, Maryland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Baltimore. [37] Orozimbo was refloated on 11 January and taken into Baltimore in a severely damaged condition. [27]
RangerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Spurn Point, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. [38]

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AddisonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Hartlepool, County Durham. [38]
BlakestoneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea owing to the lightship being off station as she had been damaged in a collision and had put into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk for repairs. [39]
HotspurCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Cobh, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Cobh to Liverpool, Lancashire. [31]
JeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Fife Ness. Her three crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the River Eden to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [33]
William and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Cape Chapeau Rouge, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to St. John's, Newfoundland. [40] [41]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
CarolineCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [38]
Jean and PeggyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and wrecked near Ardrossan, Ayrshire with the loss of all three people on board. [15] [42]
LibertyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop collided with Mary (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) in the Humber and sank. Her crew were rescued by Mary. Liberty was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Goole, Yorkshire. [31] [14]
Saturnus Svensk flagg 1815.svg Sweden The ship was abandoned in the Dogger Bank. She was on a voyage from Kristianstad to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [43]
Three BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off HuntcliffPort, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Whitby, Yorkshire. [44]

11 January

List of shipwrecks: 11 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
Frederick William IIIAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship foundered in the North Sea off Norden, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York, United States. [15]
OliverFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship capsized in the North Sea off Norden. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. [15]
PhœnixCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Pictou, Nova Scotia, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. Phœnix was later refloated and anchored off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. [31]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
ElizabethCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Belcarry Bay with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from the Isle of Man to Maryport, Cumberland. [45]
Industry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was driven ashore near "Warthor" and was plundered by the local inhabitants. [46]
InnesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on a reef off Auchingills, Caithness. She floated off and consequently sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Odessa. [47]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AgenoriaFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship was wrecked in the Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued. [25] She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia. [48]
Ann and MaryCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Lindisfarne, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. [16] She was on a voyage from Dysart, Fife to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [42]
BlessingCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Salcombe, Devon to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [49] [42]
EagleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She subsequently came ashore at Goswick, Northumberland and was damaged. Eagle was on a voyage from Stockton on Tees, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. [16] [42] She was refloated on 23 January and taken into Berwick upon Tweed. [50]
GrahamsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop foundered off the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all hands. [42]
LarkCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. [51] [52]
Three Brothers or Two BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop capsized in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. [52] [47]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
CornubiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked near Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [4] [53]
MontroseCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore 2 leagues (6 nautical miles (11 km)) east of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Bordeaux, Gironde, France and Mauritius. [16] Montrose was refloated on 21 January and taken in to Calais for repairs. [54]
NewcastleCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [16]
OlindaFlag of Empire of Brazil (1822-1870).svg  Brazil The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the north west point of Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. [55]
Prince EugeneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rock Ferry, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Prince Eugene was refloated on 21 January and taken in to Liverpool. [12] [54]
RenownCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire, exploded and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of eleven of her crew. Survivors were rescued by St. George (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa. [56] [57]
ReubenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Spalding, Lincolnshire. [16] [49]
SuccessCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Hull, Yorkshire. [16]
Three BrothersCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Boston, Lincolnshire. [58]

15 January

List of shipwrecks: 15 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. [47]
MetaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [16] [52]
ReformCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Darßer Ort, Prussia with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde, Prussia to London. [59]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
HeroCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles. [60] [61] She had been refloated by 1 February. [62]
JessieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. [52] [47]
MitreCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew survived. [16]
YoungCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet. [15]

18 January

List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
GeorgeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy collided with Belfast (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ) and sank. [47]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AmandaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Swinemünde, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire. [63] [64] She had been refloated by 28 January and taken into Copenhagen. [44]
CollonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the pier, capsized and was wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Kingstown. [2]
H and MCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore crewless on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. [54]
PhœnixFlag of France.svg  France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Dunkerque, Nord. [65]

21 January

List of shipwrecks: 21 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
Maria LouisaFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked at San Javier, Spain with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Algiers, Algeria. [19] [66]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
SultanaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. [59] [67]

23 January

List of shipwrecks: 23 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
EmilyCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Tristan d'Acunha. [68]
Joseph and AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. [45]
MarieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bremen. [69] [70]
NelsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington. Her crew were rescued. [45]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
EmprehendedoaFlag Portugal sea (1830).svg  Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Figueira da Foz. She was on a voyage from Araujo to Figueira da Foz. [9] [66]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
JeroniaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Atherfield Ledge, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Torquay, Devon to London. Jeronia was refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire. [71]
ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Crawleys Island. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [72]

26 January

List of shipwrecks: 26 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
AmityCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and was damaged at Port Louis, Mauritius. She was on a voyage from London to Port Louis. Amity was later refloated with assistance from HMS Pelican (Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  Royal Navy). [73]
MargaretCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Souter Point, County Durham. She was later refloated. [71]
ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex and was abandoned by her crew. [10]

27 January

List of shipwrecks: 27 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
BarbaraCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Helsingør, Denmark with the loss of all hands. [74]
CorieCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Helsingør with the loss of all hands. [74]
EuphemiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship struck the Long Ledge. She put in to Topsham, Devon where she sank. [70]
MarsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. [10]
Royal AdelaideCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked east of Dungeness, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire. [69]

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
Eliza and IsabellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire by Samuel and Sarah (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Her crew were rescued. [69] [11]
JaneCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London. [11]
St. NeilCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Tay. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Forfarshire. [3]
St. ThomasCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at South Shields, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands to South Shields. [2]

29 January

List of shipwrecks: 29 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
CottonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ketch capsized and was wrecked at Kingstown, County Dublin with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Dublin. [75] [11]
EuphemiaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship sank at Topsham, Devon. [69]
Mary and HelenCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at "Kneedshaven". She was on a voyage from Kiel, Duchy of Schleswig to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. [63]
OportoCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Teignmouth. [76]

30 January

List of shipwrecks: 30 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
MarinaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and consequently beached at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole. [3]
ScottCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Cherbourg", Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to "Cherbourg". [28]
TroubadourFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The brig was lost at the Río Grande. [77] Her crew were rescued. [78] [79]

31 January

List of shipwrecks: 31 January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
DispatchCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Spanish Battery Rocks, County Durham. She was on a voyage from London to North Shields, County Durham. Dispatch was later refloated and taken into North Shields. [66]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in January 1837
ShipCountryDescription
Amphion Svensk flagg 1815.svg Sweden The ship was wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from "Wyburg" to Gloucester, United Kingdom. [49]
AnnCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg. She was refloated and taken in to Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein, where she arrived on 2 February. [60]
AntCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Beever Rocks. She was on a voyage from Limerick to London. Ant was later refloated and taken in to Limerick.
ArgasteFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium The ship was driven ashore at "Dromnes". She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Bruges. [6]
Bertha PenningCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank near Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to London. [20] [80] [81]
CaspianCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. [49]
ChilkatFlag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire The Russian-American Company schooner was lost along with her entire crew of 15 off Cape Edgecumbe ( 56°59′N135°42′W / 56.983°N 135.700°W / 56.983; -135.700 (Cape Edgecumbe) ) in southeastern Russian America. [82]
DoverCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Spy (Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States). [55]
DuncanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of three of her eighteen crew. Survivors were rescued by Niagara (Flag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States). Duncan was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Dublin. [38] [32]
FameCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from London to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands. Fame was refloated on 8 January and taken into the Nieuw Diep. [43]
Frances and HarrietCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Rostock. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London. [49]
Frederick WilhelminaFlag unknownThe ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hull. She was refloated on 22 January and taken into Hull. [83]
FortunaFlag of Bremen.svg  Bremen The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Bremen to London. She was refloated and put into Hooksiel, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. [15]
GregsonCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire off the coast of India. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London. [84]
HeinrichAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jeverland, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. She was on a voyage from the Jahde to London. [16] Heinrich was later refloated. [12]
HenriettaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to a Baltic port. [4]
HoffnungCivil flag of Prussia 1701-1935.svg  Prussia The ship was foundered on or before 5 January. Her crew were rescued by Arthur (Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ). Hoffnung was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Memel. [16]
HoopFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands The ship was lost off Ameland, Friesland on or before 15 January. She was on a voyage from Konigsburg, Prussia to Amsterdam, North Holland. [85]
ImperialCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to London. [49]
James HodderCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Ballyteague, County Wexford before 8 January. She was on a voyage from Campeachy, Mexico to Liverpool, Lancashire. [31]
JeanCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Northern Triangles before 22 January. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Mobile, Alabama, United States. [86]
Joseph Weller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg New South Wales The schooner was wrecked on Nobbys Island, near Newcastle. [46] [87] [88]
LedaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to London. Leda was later refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent, where she arrived on 6 January. [80]
LicqueFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked off Crete. Her crew were rescued. [2]
MariaCivil Ensign of Hannover (1801-1866).svg  Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. She was refloated on 6 January. [24]
MiloCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Savannah, Georgia, United States. [89]
Nelson Flag of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1816).svg Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig was wrecked near "Delgastuni", Greece with the loss of three of her crew. More than 300 people were rescued. [64]
NobleFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svg  United States The barque was driven ashore at Cobh, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom to New York. Noble was later refloated and taken in to Cobh for repairs. [4]
PhœnixFlag of France.svg  France The barque was wrecked in the Nicobar Islands. Her crew survived. [90]
Prinzessin Louisa Flagge der Hansestadt Rostock.svg Rostock The ship was wrecked near Rostock. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Copenhagen, Denmark. [49]
PuellaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Liverpool. [91] [67]
Queen of the IslesCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was lost about 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from Cádiz, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. [2]
RamonaCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 22 January. [54]
SkinnerCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Red Sea. [92]
SovereignGovernment Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Owers Sandbank, in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Portsmouth, Hampshire. Sovereign was refloated on 9 January and taken into Portsmouth. [39]
SmyrnaFlag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece The steamship was beached at "Guitari Missi". [64]
SpringCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. [10]
St Antonia de Padora Flag of the Kingdom of Sardinia.svg Kingdom of Sardinia The ship was struck by lightning and foundered off Cape Passero, Sicily before 2o January. She was on a voyage from Genoa to Messina, Sicily. [3] [6]
TiberFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bremen to New York. [47]
TrafalgarCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Strangford, County Down. She was refloated on 8 January. [39]
TriumphCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned at sea. [13]
Trois FrèresFlag of France.svg  France The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein. [10]
Two FriendsCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at St. Ives, Cornwall. She was refloated on 5 January. [81]
VeldAdmiralty flag of Hamburg.svg  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore on the coast of New Jersey, United States. She was refloated on 10 January and taken in to New York. [93]
Viewly HillCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The sloop was lost off Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk on or after 7 January. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Goole, Yorkshire. [94]
WelcomeCivil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Yulen Head, County Donegal. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Ballyshannon, County Donegal. Welcome was refloated on 6 January and taken in to Killybegs. [39]
WhigFlag of the United States (1836-1837).svg  United States The ship departed from Marseille for Mobile, Alabama in late January. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [95]

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