The list of shipwrecks in March 1837 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during March 1837.
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] |
13 March
List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Arion |
Grand Duchy of Finland |
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] |
Mary Ann |
United States |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (23°00′N 82°30′W / 23.000°N 82.500°W / 23.000; -82.500). Her crew were rescued by Judith and Esther ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann was on a voyage from "Mancinella de Cuba", Cuba to New York.[10] |
Phœnix |
Denmark |
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] |
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] |
Oato de Maio |
Portugal |
The hiate was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores.[52] |
Watt |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[22] |
Will-o'-the-Wisp |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[53] |
25 March
List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Caroline |
Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked at Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[26][55] |
Elizabeth |
Spain |
The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked at Pouch Cove. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Saint John's.[26][55] |
Fortuna |
Stralsund |
The ship sank near Greifswald.[37] |
Hope |
United Kingdom |
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 Mercury ( 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 deiven 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] |
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] |
Chantarella |
France |
The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime before 9 March.[64] |
Fortuna |
Peru-Bolivian Confederation |
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] |
HMS Pembroke |
Royal Navy |
The Vengeur-class ship of the line was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated with assistance from the steamship Minos ( France).[68][69] |
Richmond |
New South Wales |
The schooner was wrecked in the Macleay River.[70] |
Rising Sun |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[47] |
Santarella |
Flag unknown |
The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Maritime, France.[28] |
Véloce Messeneo |
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
The ship departed from Messina for Antwerp, Belgium in mid-March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23][71] |
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