The list of shipwrecks in September 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1837.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | The barque was driven ashore and sank in the Hillsborough Inlet. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3] | |
| Eliza | The ship was wrecked at Port Natal, Africa. Her crew were rescued [4] | |
| George Henry | The ship ran aground on Pickle's Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [5] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down. [6] | |
| Briton | The collier, a brig, was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent. [7] [8] | |
| Eagle | The ship was driven ashore in the River Ythan. [9] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [10] | |
| Janet | The ship, which had capsized on 21 August with the loss of two of her crew, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven surviving crew were rescued by Emigrant ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanora | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Memel, Prussia. [13] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [14] | |
| Nymph | The ship was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day. [15] | |
| Padang | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [16] [17] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo | The steamship was in collision with Monarch ( | |
| Ida | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom by Mary Ann ( | |
| Mary | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Barbados. [11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Hopper | The ship was wrecked on South Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Nassau, Bahamas and Liverpool, Lancashire. [1] | |
| Placidia | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. [20] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Placidia was refloated on 8 September and resumed her voyage. [21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts. [2] | |
| Equity | The ship was wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire. [22] | |
| Thomas and Ann | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hoylake, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire. [23] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | The ship was driven on the south west point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Sligo. Belize was later refloated and put back to Quebec City in a very leaky condition. [25] [5] | |
| Harmonie | The ship was severely damaged at Newport, Monmouthshire. [26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cœur de Lion | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Dundrum Bay with the loss of five of her crew and two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. [27] [28] [29] Cœur de Lion was later refloated and taken into Killough Bay. [3] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John George Elphinstone | The schooner foundered off Ballycotton, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cork. [30] [31] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire. [23] | |
| Grecian | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Liverpool, Lancashire. Grecian was refloated on 15 September and towed into Waterford. [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Gascoyne | The ship was wrecked on Burbo Point with the loss of a passenger. Survivors were rescued by the steam tug Eleanor ( | |
| Gustave | | The ship foundered off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. [34] [35] |
| Mayflower | The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the Voryd River, Wales. At least one crew member survived. [32] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian | The ship was driven ashore in Chappel Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. [36] | |
| Marshall Blucher | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. [37] | |
| Welcome | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Devonport, Devon. [38] [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don Juan | The P&O paddle steamer ran aground at Tarifa Point and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London. [40] [16] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | | The ship sank off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Koog aan de Zaan, North Holland, Netherlands. [41] |
| Pennsylvania | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 25 of the 27 people on board. The survivors were rescued on 20 September by Amelia ( | |
| Twist | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. Twist was later refloated and taken into Hull. [30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | The ship struck rocks at Montevideo, with the loss of six of her crew and several passengers. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, Argentina. [43] [44] | |
| Cumberland | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the Pile Lighthouse, Lancashire with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire. [45] [46] The wreck was towed into the Belfast Lough on 29 September by HMRC Diligence ( | |
| Pera | The ship was driven ashore near Pelican Point, in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. Pera was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Tribune ( | |
| Soloman | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wells-next-the-Sea. Soloman was later refloated and taken in to port. [48] | |
| Spartan | The ship was lost near Pacasmayo, Peru. [49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship was lost off Lobos Island, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Montevideo, Uruguay. [50] [51] | |
| Laurel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robert's Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale to Cork. [39] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | The ship sank at Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [39] | |
| Lord Russel, Two Brothers | Lord Russel collided with the smack Two Brothers off Aberavon, Glamorgan. Both vessels were beached. Lord Russel was later refloated and resumed her voyage. [46] | |
| Maria | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire. [2] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London. [52] | |
| Juliana Wilhelmine | | The ship foundered off Belle Île, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Stettin. [11] |
| Tennant | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London. [46] | |
| HMS Terror | The research ship, a converted Vesuvius-class bomb vessel, was beached on the coast of Ireland. [46] [53] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper | The ship was wrecked on Cape Henelopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America. [54] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jeune Estelle | The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Bordeaux, Gironde. Jeune Estelle was refloated and taken into Guernsey. [47] | |
| Koning der Nederlander | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. [39] | |
| Provens Minde | | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France. [16] [38] [55] |
| Supply | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [41] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Packet | The ship was beached at Fowey, Cornwall. [2] | |
| Germ | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Four of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America. [56] | |
| Medora | The ship was lost at the Río Real, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London. [57] [58] [59] | |
| Supply | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London. [13] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Idris | The ship capsized and sank at Berbice, British Guiana. She was refloated on 2 October with assistance from Thistle ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia | The schooner was wrecked between Figueira da Foz and Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. The wreck was later burnt by the local inhabitants. [61] [62] [3] | |
| John and Grace | The ship was in collision with HMS Lucifer ( |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia | The schooner was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. The vessel was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants. [64] | |
| Fame | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bideford, Devon. [63] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Le Landais | The brig was wrecked at St. Just, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All seventeen people on board were rescued. [65] | |
| Palladium | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. [66] [67] | |
| Ranger | The ship was discovered abandoned off Worms Head, Pembrokeshire. She was taken into the Gwendraeth Fawr. [68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Appleton | The ship ran aground on Coconut Key and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Manzanillo, Cuba. [69] | |
| Clarinda | | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingston, Jamaica between 25 and 30 September. [52] |
| James | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 September. [70] She came ashore and was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 29 September. [71] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. [72] | |
| Jane | The ship was driven ashore on Fish Island, British North America and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jane was later refloated and anchored in Richmond Bay. [73] | |
| Jessie | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk before 6 September. [74] | |
| Kronon | | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Farmunde". She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. [23] [21] |
| Lyra | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway. [13] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and taken into Wainfleet. [37] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship was run down by a steamship and sunk off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to King's Lynn, Norfolk. [26] |