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

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1 December

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List of shipwrecks: 1 December 1837
Ship State Description
Bon Père  France The ship was wrecked on the St. Lazaro Reef. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Havana, Cuba.[1]
Cornelius  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "St. James's Castle. She was on a voyage from Malta to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. Cornelius was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[2]
Haabet  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at "Naderoe". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[3]
Indian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[4]
Maria Agnes  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the Seaton Rocks. She was later refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[5]

2 December

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List of shipwrecks: 2 December 1837
Ship State Description
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wick, Caithness. She was refloated the next day and taken into Wick.[6]
Means  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She floated off on 4 December and came ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[7][8][6]
Melantho  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[9]

3 December

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List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1837
Ship State Description
Britannia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship ran aground at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Britannia was refloated and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire.[10][8]
Emelie Constantia Duchy of Holstein The ship was driven ashore at "Hogen". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Flensburg.[11]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship was in collision with a brig off Padstow, Cornwall. Both vessels sank. The crew of Swallow were rescued by Lord Nelson ( United Kingdom). Swallow was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Teignmouth, Devon.[12]

4 December

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List of shipwrecks: 4 December 1837
Ship State Description
Maid of Bute  United Kingdom The paddle steamer caught fire at Rothesay, Isle of Bute and was severely damaged.[13]

5 December

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List of shipwrecks: 5 December 1837
Ship State Description
Jane  United Kingdom The ship sank in Dundrum Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[14]
Vasco de Gama  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at "Osterlit". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Hamburg.[15]

6 December

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List of shipwrecks: 6 December 1837
Ship State Description
Colte  France The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16]
Dauntless  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[15] Dauntless was refloated on 9 December and proceeded with her voyage.[17]
Merchant  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana.[18]
New England  United States The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans.[18]

7 December

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List of shipwrecks: 7 December 1837
Ship State Description
Jules et Eugenie  Belgium The fishing vessel was wrecked south of Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued.[19]
Mary White  United Kingdom The ship struck the Kentish Knock and was then driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Gloucester. Mary White was refloated on 9 December and taken into Harwich.[12][15]

8 December

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List of shipwrecks: 8 December 1837
Ship State Description
Hawk  United Kingdom The ship struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew were rescued.[15]
Louisa  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Varbla, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Copenhagen.[20][21]
South Australian  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto an inshore reef at Rosetta Harbor in Encounter Bay in South Australia by a south-easterly gale whilst at anchor. The vessel was completely wrecked and was partially salvaged during the following fortnight.[22]
Tiger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Point Aldersen, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Tiger was refloated on 10 December and was beached.[23]

9 December

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List of shipwrecks: 9 December 1837
Ship State Description
Anna Maria  Hamburg The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Altona.[24]
Maria  Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão, off São Miguel Island, Azores.[25][26]
Pa Dalgada  Portugal The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão.[25][26]
Yvone  France The ship capsized off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buccari, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[27]

10 December

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List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1837
Ship State Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship departed from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28]
Irene  United Kingdom The ship capsized off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Selina  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[29] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto.[11]
Sir William Cumming  United Kingdom The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Lossiemouth, Lothian.[15]

11 December

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List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1837
Ship State Description
Hope  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was severely damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to King's Lynn.[30]
Ringdove  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the River Tyne.[31] She was later refloated.[32]

12 December

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List of shipwrecks: 12 December 1837
Ship State Description
George Lockwood  United Kingdom The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly. She was consequently beached at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Lower Canada, British North America to London.[33] George Lockwood was refloated on 23 December and taken into Penzance.[21]
Johanna Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The ship lost her rudder off Dunkerque, Nord, France and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Oulu to London, United Kingdom. Johanna was driven ashore and damaged at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium on 14 December. She was later refloated and taken into Ostend.[31][19]

13 December

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List of shipwrecks: 13 December 1837
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the North Gar and was damaged. She was taken into Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for repairs.[30]

14 December

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List of shipwrecks: 14 December 1837
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto the Whitburn Steals and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Betsey was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.[32]
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[11]
Maria Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was later refloated.[11]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Globe Rock, off Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock, Lancashire to Ayr.[29]
Mary and Bell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[29]
Pandora  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[34]
Mary and Betty  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[11]
St. Johnston  United Kingdom The steamship struck a rock off Warkworth, Northumberland. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued.[29][32][35]

15 December

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List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1837
Ship State Description
Catharine  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[32]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hoxley Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[36]

16 December

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List of shipwrecks: 16 December 1837
Ship State Description
Cervantes  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuera. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[37]
Happy Return United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship departed from Guernsey for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38]
Monarch  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground near "Ost". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[39]
Thomas and Mary  United Kingdom The ship struck the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29]

17 December

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List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1837
Ship State Description
Bride of Abydos  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ancona, Papal States.[40]
Fennegina  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[20][21]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all ten crew.[11]

18 December

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List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1837
Ship State Description
Exchange United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The brig was driven into London Bridge at Southwark, Surrey and was severely damaged.[41]
Gambia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[42]
Indus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[43]

19 December

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List of shipwrecks: 19 December 1837
Ship State Description
Caroline  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Paroquet Island, New Brunswick, British North America.[44]
Chance  United Kingdom The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stettin. Chance was consequently condemned.[25]
Edward  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ballymacan, County Tyrone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Waterford.[34]
Good Agreement  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of two of her crew.[45][46][47]
Harmonie  France The ship struck the pier at Bremen and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Bremen.[21]
Queen United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ship foundered off Corcubión, Spain.[48]

20 December

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List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1837
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Warkworth, Northumberland.[21]
Diligence  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Lynch Sandbank, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[49] Diligence was refloated on 23 December.[50]
Hope  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. Hope was later refloated and take into Ramsgate, Kent.[47]
James Turean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool.[51]
James Watt  United Kingdom The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe at Altona. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian.[50]
Palmyra  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[39] Palmyra was refloated on 22 December and taken into Liverpool.[20]
Rebecca  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[20]
Schah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Ram Head with the loss of ten of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to a port in New South Wales.[52][53]
Townsend  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Kilrush, County Clare.[45][51]
William and Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[51]

21 December

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List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1837
Ship State Description
Amelia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hook Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[20]
Amiable Lucette  France The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Pierres de Lecq, Jersey, Channel Islands. The body of one of her eleven crew was found. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[21][54]
Dove  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[21][55]
Ellen and Sarah  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore in a capsized state at Hayburn Wyke, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[21][46][55]
Faithful  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. Twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[56][33][55]
Fame  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Staintondale, Yorkshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[46]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[45][46] Friendship was refloated on 1 January 1838 and towed into South Shields, County Durham.[57]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and put into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[46]
John Botcherby  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough.[45][46] John Botcherby was refloated on 1 January 1838 and taken into Whitby.[57]
Laura Sweden The brig was driven ashore north of Flamborough Head with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire.[56][33][55]
Matilda  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. Matilda was taken into Whitby, Yorkshire on 24 December.[21][46]
Middlesbrough  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to London.[45][46] Peace was later refloated and taken into Bridlington.[55]
Peace  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[56][33]
Peak  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[46][55] Peak was refloated on 1 January 1838 and taken into Whitby.[27]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Providence was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[51]
Skylark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes. She was on a voyage from Rochester to Sunderland, County Durham. Skylark was refloated and taken into Grimsby.[46]
Thistle United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Van Diemen's Land The ship was driven ashore at Port Fairy, New South Wales.[58]
United States  United States The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[59][51] She was refloated on 28 December and taken into Liverpool.[50]
William and Ann  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[59][55]
Williams  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool.[45][46] Williams was refloated on 5 January 1838 and taken into Sunderland.[60]

22 December

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List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1837
Ship State Description
Baltic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk.[45] Her crew were rescued.[56]
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34][51] Britannia was refloated on 25 December and taken into Liverpool.[54]
Preston  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mundesley.[45] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[56]
Schah United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The ship was wrecked in Twofold Bay with the loss of ten of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney.[61]
Shaw  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pile Foundry, Cumberland.[62] She was refloated on 2 January 1838 and taken into Whitehaven, Cumberland.[23]
Socrates  Greece The ship ran aground off Grado, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and sank. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Trieste.[25][26]
Uncertain  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Mundesley.[45] Her crew were rescued by the Mundesley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[56]

23 December

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List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1837
Ship State Description
Ariel  United States The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[37]
Bearnais  France The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[37]
Brothers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter was wrecked off Nobbys Island. Her eight crew were rescued by Tamar (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales).[63]
Emelie Kingdom of Sardinia The brig was destroyed by fire at Trieste.[25]
Enigheden  Hamburg The ship ran aground at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States to Hamburg.[23]
France  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[37]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Fauleigh". She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemens Land. Isabella was refloated on 6 January and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[2]
Lord Stewart  United Kingdom The ship struck a rock and was beached near Sunderland, County Durham.[47]
Melanchto  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[37]

24 December

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List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1837
Ship State Description
Enegheden  Norway The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Christiansand.[64]
Janet  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Alexandria, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65]
Latona  United Kingdom The ship was beached on Flores Island, Azores.[28]

25 December

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List of shipwrecks: 25 December 1837
Ship State Description
Cyrus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Sandgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Cyrus was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent.[55]
Friendship  United Kingdom The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, having previously been ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[21]
Good Luck  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Marsala, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to London.[66][67]
Itherfanster  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Stavanger.[20][21]
Lord Wellington  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[20][68]
Storfursten Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse.[68]
Vera Cruzano  Mexico The ship was wrecked on the Anegadadue.[37]

26 December

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List of shipwrecks: 26 December 1837
Ship State Description
Euphemia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Campeche, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[9]

27 December

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List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1837
Ship State Description
Ellen and Sarah  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[69]

28 December

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List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1837
Ship State Description
Dream  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire at Southwark, Surrey.[70]
Victoria  United Kingdom The Yorkshire Billyboy was destroyed by fire at Southwark.[70][71]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The ship struck the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[72]

29 December

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List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1837
Ship State Description
Campbell  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool.[73]
Caroline  United States
Caroline.
Caroline affair: The paddle steamer was set afire, set adrift, and carried over Niagara Falls with the loss of one life.
Hebe  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. Hebe was refloated but consequently beached on the Buddon Sands. She was then taken into Dundee.[27]
Helena  France The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[2]
John Pirie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Australia The ship was driven ashore in Encounter Bay, South Australia.[74][75] She was refloated and continued her journey, arrived Hobart on 16 January 1838.[76]
Solway United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Australia The barque was driven ashore in Encounter Bay. Her crew were rescued.[74][75][77]

30 December

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List of shipwrecks: 30 December 1837
Ship State Description
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal.[72]
Huzza  Hamburg The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Douglastown ( United Kingdom). Huzza was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[78]
New London  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[79]
Tanna Sautjer  Bremen The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Bremen.[2]

31 December

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List of shipwrecks: 31 December 1837
Ship State Description
Mary  United Kingdom The ship departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Aberdeen. Presumed to have subsequently foundered off Christiania, Norway.[27]
Mercury  United Kingdom The ship departed from Helsingør for Aberdeen. Presumed to has subsequently foundered off Christiania.[27]
Thistle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of her captain. The remaining four crew were rescued.[27]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in December 1837
Ship State Description
Aisthorp  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dundalk, County Louth.[72]
Amaranth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Mud Island. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City, United States.[42]
Amelia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23]
Bienfaisance  France The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands on or before 7 December.[12]
Bolivar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Dunnose". She was on a voyage from London to Berbice, British Honduras. Bolivar was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[54]
Charlotta Wilhelmina  Hamburg The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Hammerfest, Norway to Hamburg. Charlotta Wilhelmina was later refloated and taken into "Hennoe".[80]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Andrews, Fifein late December. She was refloated on 31 December and taken into St. Andrews.[57]
Express  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 4 January 1838 and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[81]
George  United Kingdom The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to North Shields, County Durham.[11]
George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. George was refloated on 22 December and taken into Penzance.[20]
Hope  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Ventava, Courland Governorate before 3 December. Her crew were rescued.[57]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Fish Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jane was consequently condemned.[23]
John Dougan  United Kingdom The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Gibraltar in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82]
Miranda  United Kingdom The ship was lost off the coast of County Donegal on or before 5 December.[15]
Orelia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven, County Cork before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Cork. Orelia was refloated on 10 December.[19]
Pauline  United Kingdom The ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[83]
Pepito  Spain The ship departed from Vigo for Seville in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84]
Robert  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Robert was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent in a sinking condition on 26 December.[64][54]
Rover  United States The whaler was lost at Monterey, California.[85]

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