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The list of shipwrecks in 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1837.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 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]

References

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  1. ^ "(untitled)". The Standard. No. 4058. London. 22 June 1837.
  2. ^ a b c "Ship News". The Times. No. 16532. London. 27 September 1837. col D, p. 7.
  3. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 21404. London. 19 June 1838.
  4. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Hobart Town Courier. Hobart. 2 February 1838. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 20907. London. 25 December 1837.
  6. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18368. Edinburgh. 8 January 1838.
  7. ^ "1837". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "The Benjamin Franklin". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Ship News". The Times. No. 16436. London. 7 June 1837. col E, p. 7.
  10. ^ "Ship News". Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sydney. 17 February 1838. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 20942. London. 3 February 1838.
  12. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18295. Edinburgh. 22 July 1837.
  13. ^ "Ship News". The Sydney Herald. Sydney. 14 September 1837. p. 2.
  14. ^ "1837". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. ^ "The Fair America". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 12 December 1837. p. 2.
  17. ^ "Ship News". The Commercial Journal and Advertiser. Sydney. 29 November 1837. p. 2.
  18. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16563. London. 8 November 1837. col F, p. 7.
  19. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16587. London. 30 November 1837. col D, p. 2.
  20. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 4007. London. 24 April 1837.
  21. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 4013. London. 1 May 1837.
  22. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle. No. 21285. London. 1 February 1838.
  23. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1385. Liverpool. 17 November 1837.
  24. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16388. London. 6 April 1837. col D, p. 7.
  25. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 3091. London. 5 April 1837.
  26. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16551. London. 19 October 1837. col C, p. 7.
  27. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16494. London. 14 August 1837. col A, p. 8.
  28. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1372. London. 18 August 1837.
  29. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 4220. London. 28 December 1837.
  30. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Liverpool Mercury etc. No. 1391. Liverpool. 29 December 1837.
  31. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16446. London. 19 June 1837. col C, p. 6.
  32. ^ "Ship News". The Times. No. 16567. London. 7 November 1837. col A, p. 7.
  33. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury. No. 18319. Edinburgh. 16 September 1837.
  34. ^ "1837". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  35. ^ "The Vesta". downtothesea.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  36. ^ "The Hague. Nov. 21". The Times. No. 16583. London. 15 November 1837. col B, p. 6.
  37. ^ "(untitled)". The Standard. No. 4160. London. 20 October 1837.
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