The list of shipwrecks in 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1837 .
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Ship
State
Description
Adolphe
France
The ship was wrecked at "St. Elena", Patagonia .[ 1]
Amelie
France
The ship was wrecked at Saint Pierre and Miquelon .[ 2]
Atlas
United States
The whaler was wrecked in the Crozet Islands . Her crew were rescued by Héroine ( French Navy ).[ 3] [ 4]
Belleisle
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked by ice off New Brunswick , British North America .[ 5] [ 6]
Benjamin Franklin
United States
The schooner was lost in a gale in August or April. Lost with all 7 hands.[ 7] [ 8]
Brazilian Patriot
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Newfoundland , British North America.[ 9]
Briton
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Christmas Island . Her crew were rescued six months later by Charles Frederick ( United Kingdom ) and taken to the Sandwich Islands .[ 10]
Caroline
United States
The ship was lost in Chaleur Bay .[ 11]
Emmée
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar .[ 12]
Europa
United States
The whaler was wrecked in a typhoon at Vavou .[ 13]
Fair America
United States
The schooner was lost in a gale in August or April. Lost with all 7 hands.[ 14] [ 15]
Falcon
New South Wales
The whaler was wrecked on Ascension Island .[ 16]
George IV
United Kingdom
The whaler was wrecked.[ 17]
Helen Marr
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Pernambuco , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Bahia , Brazil. Helen Marr was consequently condemned.[ 18]
Independence
United States
The whaler was wrecked at Vavou before 14 August.[ 19]
Indien
France
The ship was wrecked at Saint Pierre and Miquelon.[ 2]
Jemima
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz , Mexico. She was on a voyage from Cádiz , Spain to Vera Cruz.[ 20]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar . Her crew were rescued.[ 21]
Martha
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked in the Paracel Islands . She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Canton , China .[ 22]
Napoleon
United States
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean between 29 July and 13 October. Her crew were rescued by Ferax ( United States ). She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire , United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina .[ 23]
Petit Joseph
France
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Iceland.[ 2]
Portia
United Kingdom
The ship was lost in the Gulf of Venice . Her crew were rescued.She was on a voyage from Trieste to Sicily .[ 24] [ 25]
Renown
United Kingdom
The ship was lost at Newfoundland.[ 9]
Sea Horse
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Anclote Key , Florida Territory . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Manzanilla, Trinidad to Dublin .[ 26]
Sept Frères
France
The whaler foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands, over 150 people. She was on a voyage from Granville, Manche to Newfoundland.[ 27] [ 28]
Sir R. H. Dick
United Kingdom
The ship was lost on the coast of Nova Scotia , British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America.[ 29] [ 30]
Thomas
United Kingdom
The whaler was lost in the Davis Strait . Twelve crew were rescued by Advice ( United Kingdom ) but ten of them died before she arrived at Sligo on 14 June.[ 31]
Tiberius
Brazil
The ship foundered between 12 August and 7 September. She was on a voyage from Bahia to Africa.[ 32]
Union
British North America
The schooner foundered in Lake Ontario with the loss of all hands.[ 33]
Vesta
United States
The schooner was lost in a gale in August or April. Lost with all 7 hands.[ 34] [ 35]
William I
Netherlands
The steamship was wrecked on the Lucipa Reef, Netherlands East Indies before 13 August. All 140 people on board were rescued after 35 days by HNLMS Nautilus ( Royal Netherlands Navy ).[ 36] [ 37]
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^ a b c "Ship News". The Times . No. 16532. London. 27 September 1837. col D, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21404. London. 19 June 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence" . The Hobart Town Courier . Hobart. 2 February 1838. p. 2.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 20907. London. 25 December 1837.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18368. Edinburgh. 8 January 1838.
^ "1837" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ "The Benjamin Franklin" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ a b "Ship News". The Times . No. 16436. London. 7 June 1837. col E, p. 7.
^ "Ship News" . Commercial Journal and Advertiser . Sydney. 17 February 1838. p. 2.
^ "Ship News". The Morning Post . No. 20942. London. 3 February 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18295. Edinburgh. 22 July 1837.
^ "Ship News" . The Sydney Herald . Sydney. 14 September 1837. p. 2.
^ "1837" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ "The Fair America" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ "Ship News" . The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser . Sydney. 12 December 1837. p. 2.
^ "Ship News" . The Commercial Journal and Advertiser . Sydney. 29 November 1837. p. 2.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16563. London. 8 November 1837. col F, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16587. London. 30 November 1837. col D, p. 2.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4007. London. 24 April 1837.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4013. London. 1 May 1837.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle . No. 21285. London. 1 February 1838.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1385. Liverpool. 17 November 1837.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16388. London. 6 April 1837. col D, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 3091. London. 5 April 1837.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16551. London. 19 October 1837. col C, p. 7.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16494. London. 14 August 1837. col A, p. 8.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1372. London. 18 August 1837.
^ "Ship News". The Standard . No. 4220. London. 28 December 1837.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc . No. 1391. Liverpool. 29 December 1837.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16446. London. 19 June 1837. col C, p. 6.
^ "Ship News". The Times . No. 16567. London. 7 November 1837. col A, p. 7.
^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury . No. 18319. Edinburgh. 16 September 1837.
^ "1837" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ "The Vesta" . downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ "The Hague. Nov. 21". The Times . No. 16583. London. 15 November 1837. col B, p. 6.
^ "(untitled)". The Standard . No. 4160. London. 20 October 1837.
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