The list of shipwrecks in July 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1837.
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References |
Ship | Country | Description |
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General Bourke | ![]() | The cutter capsized off Sydney Heads. She was on a voyage from the Five Islands to Sydney. [1] |
Venus | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on Navy Island. [2] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Salathiel | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Porto Seguro, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande, Brazil. [3] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Bob Logie | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. [4] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Norfolk | ![]() | The barque was wrecked at San Antonio, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to an English port. [5] [6] [7] |
Superb | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia. [8] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adventurer | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in Broken Bay. Her three crew survived. [9] |
Mary Kimball | ![]() | The ship was severely damaged by fire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom but returned to Savannah. [10] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Lequeitania | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Mewensand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated the next day and taken into Cuxhaven. [11] |
Gledstanes | ![]() | This British whaler ran aground and broke up on Ocean Island in the Pacific (now called Kure Atoll) with loss of one life. Marooned on the island the crew built a schooner from the wreckage over the course of many months, and the Captain and 9 others sailed it the 1000 miles to the Hawaiian Islands and arranged for rescue of the remaining crew which occurred on 6 February 1838. [12] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eagle | ![]() | The ship sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk. [11] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Charles | ![]() | The ship was lost off "Soane Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo. [13] |
Rosebud | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Havana, Cuba. [14] She was on a voyage from Havana to Cowes, Isle of Wight. [15] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Velocity | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at "Granja", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Aracatu, Brazil. [16] [17] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Craven | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. [18] |
Flora | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Stettin. Flora was towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire by HMRC Cracker ( |
Jane | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Dog Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. [19] |
Rising Empire | ![]() | The fishing schooner was run down and sunk while mackereling. Crew saved. [20] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Duke of Wellington | ![]() | The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Aberdeen. [21] She was refloated later that day and taken in to Aberdeen. [22] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was damaged by fire and put into Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The fire was caused by her cargo of quicklime getting wet. [18] |
Weser | ![]() | The ship was wrecked off Saint Pierre Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America. [23] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dalmatia | ![]() | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire near Boston, Massachusetts. [17] |
Fortune | ![]() | The ship sank at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Berwick upon Tweed. [18] |
Friendship | ![]() | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. [8] |
Harriet | ![]() | The whaler was wrecked on Providence Reef in the Fiji Islands with the loss of a crew member. [24] |
Juno | ![]() | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Juno was refloated and resumed her voyage. [18] |
William Sefton | ![]() | The ship caught fire in The Wash. Her crew were rescued by Gipsy (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Sydney Packet | ![]() | The two-masted schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand after breaking her anchor chains during a gale. [25] |
Sylvia | ![]() | The ship ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport. [8] Sylvia had been righted by 21 June. [26] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vulcan | ![]() | The ship was wrecked near Inhambane, Mozambique. [27] [28] [29] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() | The brig was wrecked on Grand Bahama with the loss of four of her crew. [30] |
Sylvia | ![]() | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport. [22] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Theodrick | ![]() | The ship capsized at Sligo. [18] She was later refloated. [31] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vrow Gesina | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Tönningen to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. [32] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cœlina | ![]() | The ship departed from Port-au-Prince, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. [33] [34] |
Hoffnung | ![]() | The ship departed from Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. [35] |
St. Hilda | ![]() | The barque was wrecked near Lagos, Africa with the loss of three of her crew. [36] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. [37] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Heiress | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands. Heiress was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. [38] |
Helena | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Helena was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. [2] |
Nile | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Placid (![]() |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Two Brothers | ![]() | The smack was wrecked in the "Lindsey Isles", off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands. [40] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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HMS Alban | ![]() | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in a hurricane in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes. [41] She had been refloated by 10 August. [42] |
Amelia | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Amulet | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Blaiyais | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Martinique with the loss of seven of her crew. [43] |
Corsair | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Britannia | ![]() | The full-rigged ship was damaged in hurricane at Barbadoes and was beached. [41] She was consequently condemned. [42] |
Dame | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Eleanor | ![]() | The mail boat was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. [44] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. [41] |
Elizabeth | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Fortitude | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Gleaner | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Governor Stewart | ![]() | The drogher was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Lucia. [45] |
Harmony | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Jane | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Janet | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Jeune Camille | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Julias | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. [44] |
Messenger | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Michael | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. [44] |
Pacific | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Pitscotter | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] [44] |
Sarah Trotman | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Schwartz | ![]() | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane on Pelican Reef, off Barbadoes. [41] [46] |
Sir Henry Warde | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Sir John Moore | ![]() | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Tickler | ![]() | The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] She was consequently condemned. [42] |
Wave | ![]() | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. [41] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Admiral | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portwrinkle, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew. [48] |
Andromeda | ![]() | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) south west of the Juggernaut Pagoda, Puri, India with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. [49] |
Britannia | ![]() | The ship was wrecked at Pwll Du Point, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. [50] |
Friend's Goodwill | ![]() | The ship was driven onto the Doom Bar, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Padstow in a severely damaged condition. [51] |
Governor Douglas | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar and was damaged. She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Padstow. [51] |
Juffrow Anna | ![]() | The ship sank near "Adipue". She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique to Dantzic. [52] |
Royal Tar | ![]() | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her 150 passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. [53] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Dewdrop | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle, Cornwall. [32] |
Ebenezer | ![]() | The ship departed from St. Helen's, Isle of Wight for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. [54] |
Gleaner | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. [32] |
Hope | ![]() | The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic off the Cape of Good Hope, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Roxburgh (![]() |
Jane and Margaret | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. [32] |
John | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. [32] |
Margaret | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hythe, Kent. [56] |
Margaret Ann | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Rune Key. [57] |
Neptune | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. [32] |
Racer | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance. [32] |
Den Rashe Bonde | ![]() | The sloop was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all ![]() |
Sally Ann | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore north of Bude, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. [52] |
Springflower | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. [32] |
Thornton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset. She was later refloated. [58] |
Two Brothers | ![]() | The smack was wrecked in the Lindsey Islands, off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands. [60] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alerte | ![]() | The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano, Chile. [61] |
Dublin Packet | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Europe. [13] |
Esperance | ![]() | The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano. [61] |
Mary | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire. [62] |
Monk | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cork. [63] |
Perseverance | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara. Perseverance was refloated and put back to Liverpool. [2] |
Robiner | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was later refloated. [64] |
Sophia | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to "Frederickshall". [65] |
Ship | Country | Description |
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Adelaide | ![]() | The cutter capsized in Broken Bay. |
Barbadoes Planter | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras before 19 July. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London. [66] |
Charlotte | ![]() | The ship was lost off the east coast of Saint Domingo before 14 July. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo. [67] |
Fultay | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Socotra in early July with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Surat, India to Mocha. [68] |
Gulione | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands before 26 July. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Bremen. [69] [58] |
Harkaway | ![]() | The ship ran aground on the Coleradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 9 July and was abandoned by some of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States To Liverpool, Lancashire. Harkaway was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Liverpool on 2 July. [70] [71] [72] |
Little Pen | ![]() | The ship was wrecked in the Abasco Islands before 17 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Tabasco, Mexico. [73] |
Providence | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand. [18] |
Thornton | ![]() | The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated. [32] |
William IV | ![]() | The ship was wrecked on a reef off Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Lower Canada. [17] |