The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. Gladiator was refloated the next day.[1]
Preciosa
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Preciosa was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]
3 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Canton
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[3] She was refloated on 18 March.[4]
4 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Devonport
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at , Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[5]
The ship was wrecked on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina.[9][5]
Walsingham
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on an island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to the Turks Islands.[10]
6 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Graff Herman Wedel Jarlsberg
Norway
The ship was driven ashore at "Landfoort". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[11]
The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cancún, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[13]
Portia
United Kingdom
The barque ran aground and was wrecked at Capo d'Otranto, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Malta[14][15]
9 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Davenport
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Hazard's Land, Pennsylvania, United States.[16] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[17]
The ship was wrecked near Texel, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Hamburg.[19]
Sophia
United Kingdom
The brig was wrecked on the Brazil Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20][21]
10 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Arcade
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Prussia.[22]
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[4][24][10]
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[32]
Moro Castle
United Kingdom
The ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[4]
The ship was driven ashore on Majorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Cette, Hérault, France or Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[33]
Integrity
United Kingdom
The ship foundered off "Bruneton Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarbert, Argyllshire to the Clyde.[34]
Josephine
United States
The ship foundered off Ocracoke, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[23]
The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[17]
Prince of Saxe Coburg
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London.[35]
14 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Richard and Ann
United Kingdom
The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Heaps Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Good Agreement (United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[35][28]Richard and Ann later floated off and was taken into Burnham on Crouch, Essex.[30]
15 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
America
United States
The ship was wrecked on the Riding Rocks, in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Grand Bahama.[10]
Avon
United Kingdom
The sloop departed from Waterford for Bristol, Gloucestershire. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[36]
The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark, where she was wrecked on 19 March with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lübeck.[37]
The ship was driven ashore near Livorno. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Livorno.[42]
Westminster
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from London to New York. Westminster was refloated the next day and taken in to New York.[25]
23 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Commerce
United Kingdom
The ship was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[45]
Friend's Desire
United Kingdom
The ship capsized off Salcombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Torquay.[22]
London
United Kingdom
The ran sloop aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London.[46][47][48]
Maria
United Kingdom
The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put back to South Shields, where she sank.[49]
Minerva
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. Minerva was later refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22]
Nicholas I
Dantsic
The ship was driven ashore near Dantsic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[50]Nicholas I was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dantsic.[51]
The sloop was wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County DurhamHartlepool, County Durham.[54][49]
Thomas and Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Fosdyke Bridge, Lincolnshire.[44]
The ship struck an iceberg and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Mary (Hamburg). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[56][57]
James
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with (United Kingdom) and sank off Pladda with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Mercury.[48]
Jonge Alberdina
Stralsund
The ship was driven ashore on Hiddensee, Prussia.[37]
Terrys
United Kingdom
The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[42][58]
Waterloo
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Stettin with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[50]
26 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Bee
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland.[46] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Workington.[14]
27 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was in collision with Mentor (United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[46]
The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[59]
The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Rotterdam, South Holland.[60]
30 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Felicity
United Kingdom
The ship struck rocks and sank off Tarifa, Spain with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[58]
31 March[]
List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Candidus
United Kingdom
The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61]
Unknown date[]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1837
Ship
Country
Description
Anna
United Kingdom
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cumberland. She was refloated on 7 March and taken in to Workington.[11]
Bellerophon
United Kingdom
The ship sank near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Pillau, Prussia.[22]
Britannia
United Kingdom
The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[62][63]
War of the Confederation: The brig was wrecked on the coast of Islay. Of her 71 crew, fifteen were drowned, 52 were taken prisoner and four escaped.[65]
Franklin
United States
The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 March with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Nelson (United Kingdom).[64]
Eliza Ann
United Kingdom
The ship was declared missing. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[22]
Frederica Louisa
Denmark
The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau. Frederica Louisa was refloated on 21 March and taken in to Pillau.[50]
Friends
United Kingdom
The ship was ran aground and sank off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London.[66]
Pandora
United Kingdom
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 March.[67]