List of shipwrecks in 1837

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

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1837
Jan Feb Mar Apr
May Jun Jul Aug
Sep Oct Nov Dec


July

17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1837
Ship Country Description
Sydney Packet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The two-masted schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand.

28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1837
Ship Country Description
Britannia  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Pwll Du Point. Her crew survived.[1]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1837
Ship Country Description
Adelaide United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The cutter capsized in Broken Bay.

August

27 August

List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1837
Ship Country Description
Invincible  Texas Navy
Invincible.

Battle of Galveston Harbor: The 8-gun schooner ran aground and was wrecked at Galveston whilst being pursued by Libertador and Vencedor del Álamo (both  Mexican Navy).

September

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1837
Ship Country Description
Duke of York United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Australia The whaler, a three-masted barque, was wrecked north of Moreton Bay.

October

7 October

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1837
Ship Country Description
Home  United States Racer's Storm: The paddle steamer was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of 90 lives. She was on a voyage from New York to Charleston, South Carolina.

November

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1837
Ship Country Description
Sophia  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked off the Port Neuf River, Quebec with loss of master and 13 crew; four survivors.[2]

23 November

List of shipwrecks: 23 November 1837
Ship Country Description
Systrarne  Sweden The brig was wrecked off Burton Bradstock, Dorset, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her seven crew.[3]

December

20 December

List of shipwrecks: 20 December 1837
Ship Country Description
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. Diligence was later refloated.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Tovey, Ron. "A Chronology of Bristol Channel Shipwrecks" (PDF). Swansea Docks. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Shipwreck". The Belfast News Letter (10492) (Belfast, Ireland). 16 January 1838. p. [4].
  3. ↑ "Historical List of Shipwrecks at Chesil Beach & from Bridport to Lyme Regis". Burton Bradstock Online. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Ship events in 1837
Ship launches: 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842
Ship commissionings: 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842
Ship decommissionings: 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842
Shipwrecks: 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842
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