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The list of shipwrecks in June 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1837 .
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1 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Emily
United States
The ship was wrecked south of Pernambuco , Brazil . She was on a voyage from Santos , Brazil to an American port.[1]
2 June [ ]
3 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Emma Augusta
Hamburg
The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich , Essex , United Kingdom to Altona .[3]
Lark
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strumble Head , Pembrokeshire . Her crew were rescued.[4]
William
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Parnaiha". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro , Argentina to Maranhão , Brazil .[5]
4 June [ ]
5 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Memnon
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Black Rock off the coast of County Galway . She was on a voyage from Galway to London .[8] Memnon was refloated and proceeded on her voyage.[9]
Poland
United States
The ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue , Seine-Inférieure , France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce , Seine-Inférieure to New York . Poland was refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce.[10]
6 June [ ]
7 June [ ]
8 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Mercator
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon , Portugal.[10]
12 June [ ]
15 June [ ]
17 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Adelaide
India
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bombay .[17] [18]
Aurora
India
The floating church was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
British East India Company
The paddle steamer was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Corsair
Singapore
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17] [18]
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[18]
Elizabeth
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17]
General Harewood
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17] [18] She was subsequently converted into a floating church to replace Aurora ( India ).[23]
Hastings
India
The receiving ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17]
Hind
India
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17] [18]
Hugh Lindsay
India
The paddle steamer was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay .[18]
John Stamp
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17]
Mary Dugdale
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Northumberland
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Ranger
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Rapid
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Richard Walker
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Tapee
India
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[18]
18 June [ ]
22 June [ ]
23 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Estrella
Brazil
The ship was lost at the mouth of the Pará River . She was on a voyage from Pará to Maranhão .[26]
24 June [ ]
25 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Charlotte
United Kingdom
The ship capsized and sank on the Toxfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to New York , United States.[29] [30]
Dispatch
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off The Smalls . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Youghal , County Cork .[30]
Harriet
United States
The ship was wrecked in the Gut of Canso . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City , Lower Canada , British North America .[31]
William Rippon
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Île d'Orléans , Lower Canada , British North America . She was on a voyage from Quebec City , Lower Canada to Sunderland, County Durham .[32] [6]
26 June [ ]
27 June [ ]
28 June [ ]
List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Celia
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Great Kiln Flats, off Staten Island , New York City , United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Perth Amboy, New Jersey , United States.[36] Celia was refloated on 30 June.[37]
Henry
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Newport, Monmouthshire . She was on a voyage from Southend , Essex to Cork .[30]
Mary Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Square Handkerchief Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Saint Domingo .[38]
Rosalind
United Kingdom
The ship was wrecked on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Black River , Jamaica to Liverpool.[39] [40]
Unknown date [ ]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Belle
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Teignmouth , Devon . She was on a voyage from Swansea , Glamorgan to Teignmouth.[41]
Gladstanes
United Kingdom
The whaler was wrecked on Ocean Island . Ten of her 33 crew built a boat from the wreck and sailed to the Sandwich Islands . A schooner was sent to rescue the remaining 23 crew.[42]
Emiline
France
The sloop was abandoned off Faial Island , Azores before 16 June.[43] [44]
Friheden
Norway
The ship was wrecked near Dundee , Forfarshire , United Kingdom . She was on a voyage from Dram to Dundee.[13]
Hendricka
Netherlands
The ship was wrecked on Bodie Island , North Carolina , United States. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam , South Holland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States.[33]
Margaret
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Belfast , County Antrim to New York , United States.[40]
Purvoyante
France
The ship was driven ashore on Providence Atoll . She was later refloated and taken to the Seychelles .[45]
York
United States
The frigate ran aground and sank in the Strait of Sunda . Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Canton , China to New York .[46]
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