The ship departed from London for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1]
Harriet
British North America
The sealer was driven ashore at Grates Cove, Newfoundland. She was later refloated.[2]
The barque was wrecked at Cape Nelson. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Tasmania to Spencer Gulf, South Australia.[3][4]
Nahant
United States
The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean. She caught fire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[5]
Prince Regent
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Drogheda.[6]
2 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Amethyst
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham.[7]
Betsey
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and abandoned near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin.[8]
Domus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland, County Durham.[9]
Hopewell
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[10][7]
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Seaham and Sunderland.[11]
Josephine
France
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hendon, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat.[11][7]
Lavinia
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[9]
Leah
United Kingdom
The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British North America.[12]
Nancy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , County Louth. She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Dundalk.[13][14]
New Concord
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore between Sunderland and Hartlepool.[9]
Peggy
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with another vessel and was consequently beached between Neath and Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[9][7]
Pleasant
United Kingdom
The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland.[9][7]
Sarah
United Kingdom
The ship departed from Swansea for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[15]
Smith
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Old Seaham, County Durham.[7]
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Alfred (United Kingdom).[9]
Assiduous
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Hall Rocks, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[16]
Betsey and Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[11]
Eagle
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground and sank in the River Eske. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Donegal.[8]
Incertus
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with George (United Kingdom) and foundered off Fairlight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin.[17]
New Manley
United Kingdom
The ship struck The Manacles, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sligo.[9]
Vernon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Laxey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[6]
4 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Alexander
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the , off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Alexander was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Antigua for repairs.[18]
Essex
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham.[19]
John Morgan
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at "Portlain". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[20]
Star
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States.[12]
5 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Diana
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned off Beachy Head, Sussex and subsequently foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London.[21][11]
Draper
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent.[11] She sank on 8 April.[8]Draper was refloated on 18 April and taken into Margate, Kent.[22]
Peggy
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin. She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan.[23]
6 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Azores Packet
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in . She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London.[20]Azores Packet was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Plymouth, Devon.[24][25]
Brutus
United States
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco.[26]
Emma
United Kingdom
The ship was struck the South Knowl, off the mouth of the River Tees. She then struck the North Gar and sank.[24]
James Gaunt
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked on , County Mayo.[24]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The whaler was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Whitby.[25][27]
The ship ran aground on the South Gar, in the North Sea. She was refloated the next day, but consequently sank off the North Gar.[29]
8 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Furst Hardenburg
Stettin
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English Port. Furst Hardenburg was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[30][31]
Neutral
Norway
The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands110437.[24][28]
Petite Louise
France
The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Kaneun Island", Mexico. All on board were rescued.[32]
Pilot
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[8]
Proven
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to the United States.[33][31]Proven was later refloated and towed into Copenhagen.[34]
The ship sank on the Nore. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[23]
9 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Annette
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on "Folster Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Reval, Russia.[36]
George IV
United Kingdom
The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was later refloated and put in to Dover, Kent.[28][37]
Warigt Harmonie
Norway
The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Frederickstadt to London, United Kingdom.[23]Warigt Harmonie was beached at Great Yarmouth on 11 April in a wrecked condition.[38]
10 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Emanuel
France
The ship was driven ashore on "Milne", Finistère.[38]
Fancy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[31]
Gertrude
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk.[39]
The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Lowestoft.[25][40]
11 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Alceste
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Navarino, Greece. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Trieste.[41][42]
Cupido
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to New York, United States.[43]
Ganges
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38][44]Ganges was refloated on 15 April and taken in to Larne, County Antrim for repairs.[30]
Haddo House
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantsic.[31]
The galiot was discovered waterlogged and abandoned off Texel, North Holland. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom by Perseverance (United Kingdom).[47][43][48]
Phœnix
United Kingdom
The collier, a brig, foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[49][50]
St. Thomas
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Prestoe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[51][31]
Two Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship sank in the River Tay. Her crew were rescued.[43]
12 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
City of Dublin
United Kingdom
The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Louth.[44] She was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dublin.[22]
Laura
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Adra.[52]
13 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Sophia Margaretha
Bremen
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bremen.[38]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to .[55]
Princess
United Kingdom
The ship struck a reef, sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Trieste. Princess was later driven ashore at Cape Passero, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Palermo for repairs.[56][57]
The ship was driven ashore near Flensburg. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[58]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Darß, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[46][59]
Westchester
United States
The ship was struck by lightning and set on fire whilst on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She put into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she was scuttled.[56]
18 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
United Kingdom
The paddle steamer struck a rock in Jack Sound and was beached near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, where she sank the next day. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[58]
David
United Kingdom
The snow was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all United Kingdom). David was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire.[60][31][61]
19 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Prosperous
United Kingdom
The sloop was driven ashore at South Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Peterhead.[62]
20 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Providentia
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[63]Providentia was refloated on 29 April and resumed her voyage.[18]
Wellesley
United Kingdom
The barque was lost off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[49][64][65]
21 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Providentia
Prussia
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom.[66]
Vigilant
Russia
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg. Vigilant was refloated on 26 April and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[58][67]
22 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Herald
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked at Listerlandet, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantsic.[68]
23 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Alerte
France
The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Calais.[69]
James Holmes
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and capsized. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara.[70]James Holmes was later righted and put back to Dublin.[71]
Mathilde
Rostock
The ship sank near Kirchdorf, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[66]
The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Demerara.[70]
Nancies
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dundalk.[70]
Priam
United Kingdom
The barque was wrecked on Green Island, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of four of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[73][74]
27 April[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Mills
United Kingdom
The ship ran argound on the Swilly Rock, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Caernarfon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bangor.[66]
The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. Nederlanden was refloated on 5 May and taken in to Calais.[18][66]
Scotland
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River.[75]
The ship was wrecked on "Beri Island". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Havana, Cuba.[32]
Four Sisters
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields, County Durham. Four Sisters was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[5]
Kitty
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Seaham, County Durham. Kitty was refloated the next day and taken into Whitby.[5]
Mary
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Dungeness, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. Mary was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[5]
New Hope
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with a canal boat and sank in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Gloucester.[63]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[5]
The ship was wrecked on the Mills, off Bermuda.[76]
Diligence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain.[77]Diligence had been refloated by 14 May and taken into Málaga for repairs.[78]
Levant
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Harry Furlong Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Levant was later refloated and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey.[66]
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Fisherrow, Lothian, United Kingdom.[81]
Diligence
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain.[82] She had been refloated by mid-May and taken in to Málaga.[26]
Dream
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on Green Island, British North America with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[76]
Eunice
British North America
The sealer was wrecked in Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued.[2]
United States
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 7 crew.[83]
Fancy
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[44]
Hope
United States
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 April.[84]
The ship was wrecked in Portland Bay, New South Wales before 7 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Launceston to the Spencer Gulf.[85][86]
Justina
France
The ship was driven ashore at "Carmeyne". She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[25]
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen, Denmark.[51][31]
Nioord
Norway
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom on or before 8 April.[69][59] She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[70]
Proven
United States
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to New York. Proven was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[30]
Scotsman
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in Køge Bay before 16 April.[30] She was refloated that day and towed into Copenhagen.[49]
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille.[38]
Venus
British North America
The sealer was abandoned in Bonavista Bay. Her crew were rescued.[2]
Venus
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund. She was refloated on 10 June and resumed her voyage to Riga, Russia.[88]
United States
The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 7 hands.[89][90]
Ward
United Kingdom
The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an American port. Ward subsequently came ashore at La Flotte, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France.[58][91][53] She was later refloated and taken in to La Flotte.[59]
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