The list of shipwrecks in October 1837 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during October 1837.
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Jane |
United Kingdom |
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[21] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to London.[22] |
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Pride |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[28] |
14 October
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Elvina |
Hamburg |
The ship was wrecked in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jamaica.[25][35] |
16 October
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Emelie |
Norway |
The ship was driven ashore near "Frederickshall".[38][7] |
22 October
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Reussite |
France |
The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein. She was on a voyage from "Marames" to Dunkerque, Nord.[50] |
23 October
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Mary Ann |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex.[51] She became a wreck on 24 October.[34] |
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Cherub |
United Kingdom |
The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz,Spain to Leith, Lothian.[59][12] |
Hero |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked on Rough Isle. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[53] |
Louise |
France |
The ship ran aground on the Bohnlehn Rocks, off the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from Roscoff, Finistère to a Norwegian port.[60] |
Mary Ann |
British North America |
The ship was driven ashore on Table Island. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Pugwash, Nova Scotia.[61][62] Mary Ann was consequently condemned.[63] |
Neptunus |
Sweden |
The ship sank off Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[44] |
Resolute |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto the Querns. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. Resolute waslater refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[12] |
Synosure |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Liverpool. Synosure was refloated with assistance from HMRC Speedy ( Board of Customs).[48] |
29 October
List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Eagle |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Gunfleet Sand,in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Eagle was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[38] |
Jason |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic.[53] Jason was refloated the next day.[64] |
Margaret |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Grangemouth,Stirlingshire.[53] Margaret was reloated on 3 November and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[65] |
Providentia |
Hamburg |
The ship departed from Pillau, Prussia for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[66] |
30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Ant |
United Kingdom |
The ship was in collision with Brothers ( United Kingdom) off Harwich, Essex and was beached.[38] |
Barbara |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Dumfries. Her crew were rescued.[67] |
Caledonia |
United Kingdom |
The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued on 9 November by Wartrue ( Russia). Caledonia was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Loch Crinan.[68][69] |
Enmore |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was later refloated.[7] |
Favourite |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in Broadhaven Bay.[41] |
Jonge Gerbrand |
Russia |
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[6] |
Princess Victoria |
United Kingdom |
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Hull, Yorkshire. Princess Victoria was refloated and taken into Ramsgate, Kent.[7] |
Rosehill |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana.[70] |
31 October
List of shipwrecks: 31 October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Affo |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle, Cornwall.[52] |
Ayr |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Madras, India.[71] |
Delight |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Madras.[71] She was on a voyage from Penang to Mauritius and London.[72] |
Favourite |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo. She was refloated on 11 November.[60] |
Frederick |
Dantsic |
The ship was wrecked on Flekkerøy, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[73] |
George IV |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven onto rocks at Tralee, County Kerry. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Tralee.[67] |
Heart of Oak |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Stranraer, Wigtownshire.[48] She was on a voyage from "Rathmilton" to Runcorn, Cheshire.[74] |
Hebe |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Madras.[71] |
Isabella |
United States |
The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of the four people on board. She was on a voyage from New York to Wilmington, North Carolina. The survivors were taken off the wreck on 4 November by Forest ( United Kingdom).[75] |
Mary |
United Kingdom |
The sloop struck a rock off Horse Isle, ayrshire and sank. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Monmouth |
United States |
The steamship collided with Trenton ( United States) and sank in the Mississippi River at Prophet Island Bend with the loss of 313 lives.[76][77] |
Penally |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Boscastle.[52] |
Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1837
Ship | Country | Description |
Albion |
United Kingdom |
The steamship was driven ashore and damaged at "Pile Foudry". She was later refloated and taken into Maryport, Cumbria, where she arrived on 3 November.[41] |
Arundel |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire on or before 19 October.[78] |
Duguay Trouin |
France |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[11][12] |
Elizabeth |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 October.[64] |
Isabella |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore in the Gut of Canso before 16 October. She was on a voyage from Pictou,Nova Scotia, British North America to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[49] |
Jessie |
New South Wales |
The cutter was driven ashore and wrecked at Port Stephens Point with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sydney to Newcastle.[79][80] |
Massachusets |
United Kingdom |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 October.[8] |
New Orleans |
United States |
The ship was wrecked on the south coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Havana, Cuba.[81][33] |
Phœnix |
United Kingdom |
The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. All on board were rescued.[11] |
Success |
United Kingdom |
The sloop was in collision with Monarch ( United Kingdom) in the River Thames and sank with the loss of a crew member.[14][10] |
Thames |
United Kingdom |
The ship was wrecked in the Bosphorus before 9 October with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Odessa, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[59][12] |
Victoria |
United Kingdom |
The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She wason a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to London. Victoria was refloated on 6 October.[8] |
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