List of shipwrecks in February 1837

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

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1837
Ship State Description
Nova Belgium The ship was wrecked on Money Key, off the Berry Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1]
Rimsdalshorn Hamburg The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[2]

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1837
Ship State Description
Gratitude  United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3][4]
Truckford  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[5]

3 February

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1837
Ship State Description
Margaret and Peggy  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Vartry at Wicklow and was wrecked.[6][7]
Walter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River.[8]
William  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Langness, near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[9][10][11]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1837
Ship State Description
Betty  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Killala, County Louth.[10]
Frankfort  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore nearMundesley, Norfolk.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Ipswich, Suffolk.[12][13]

5 February

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1837
Ship State Description
Alessandro Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig was driven ashore and wrecked about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Roche's Point Lighthouse, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[14][15]
Bessy  United Kingdom The ship collided with Sarah ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Enchantress  United Kingdom The ship was struck a reef off Bermuda and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[16]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Dublin.[6]
Orme  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[17][18]
St. Michael  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leer, Kingdom of Hanover to London.[5]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire.[19] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[20]

6 February

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1837
Ship State Description
Betsey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[14]
Margaret and Peggy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow.[10]
Victory United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[21][22]
Vine  United Kingdom The ship struck the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[10]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1837
Ship State Description
Cartha  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°25′N 53°20′W / 35.417°N 53.333°W / 35.417; -53.333). Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth ( United Kingdom). Cartha was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York.[23]
Cossack  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[10]
Harriett United States The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to an American port.[24]
Johannesberg Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl. She was on a voyage from Emden to an American port.[24][25]
Katherine Jackson  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Leith and Liverpool Packet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[26]
St. Michael Kingdom of Hanover The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom.[27][2]

8 February

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1837
Ship State Description
Bon Père France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York City.[21][22]
Bristol  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Towy at Blackpool, Carmarthen. She was later righted and put back to Carmarthen.[28]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[28]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Cadiz.[29]
Roncalesa  Spanish Navy The warship was run into by Harriet ( New South Wales) and sank at Cádiz. No crew were on board.[29][30]
Volant Gibraltar The ship was sunk at Cádiz by another vessel being driven into her.[29][30]

9 February

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1837
Ship State Description
Autumn  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Workington, Cumberland.[31] She was refloated in March and taken into Workington in a severely damaged condition.[32]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated.[33]
Jubilee  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitburn, County Durham.[31] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Sunderland, County Durham.[4]
Laurency France The ship foundered off the Isle of May, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued.[34][35]
Sir H. Davy  United Kingdom The ship struck Crimston Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Warren".[31]
Spanish Packet  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock, off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7]
St. Sebastian  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Swansea.[31][36]

10 February

For the wreck of the barque Albion on this date, see List of shipwrecks in December 1836 § 25 December.
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1837
Ship State Description
Alice  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to the Turks Islands and Virginia, United States.[37]
Amelia British North America The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°27′N 72°48′W / 37.450°N 72.800°W / 37.450; -72.800). She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Saint Vincent.[38]
Bon Accord  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Dunwordy Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31]
Collins  United Kingdom The ship collided with Hero ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich.[39]
Enterprise  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and sank off Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew survived.[40]
Irwell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Irwell was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[26]
Juno  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[6][41]
Mersey  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[31] Her stern came ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey on 21 February.[42]
Providence  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Dunaverty. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31][3]
Sir William Starner  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington.[43]
St. George  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. St George was refloated the next day and taken in to Maryport.[26]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[41][44]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1837
Ship State Description
Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Arvert, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo ,Portugal to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[45]
Iduna Denmark The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Porto, Portugal.[46]
Jean Maria France The ship was wrecked in Chale Bay with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from "Pouilley" to Abbeville, Somme.[26]
Lady Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dumfries.[42]
Progress  United Kingdom The brig collided with Eliza ( United Kingdom) and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[44] Progress was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Grimsby.[47]
Resolution France The ship was wrecked near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[43]
Robert and Hannah  United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Robert and Hannah was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Mermaid ( Board of Customs) and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[48]
Stamper  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[26]
St. Jacques France The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bordeaux.[47][45][49]
The Deft  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off South Shields, County Durham.[40] She was refloated on 23 February and taken into North Shields.[50]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1837
Ship State Description
Pomona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[31]
Skimmer  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Judda, Habesh Eyalet. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Calcutta, India.[51]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1837
Ship State Description
Countryman  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dromore Bay. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Estelle France The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[52]

14 February

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1837
Ship State Description
Adeona  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[43]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1837
Ship State Description
Glasgow United States The ship struck the Barrels Rocks, off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom with the loss of about eighteen of the 113 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. Eighty-eight people were rescued by Alicia ( United Kingdom).[43][53]
Harbinger  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at São Pedro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[54][30]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[17] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ocean ( United Kingdom). She was later towed in to Dundalk, County Louth by the steamship City of Liverpool ( United Kingdom).[46]
Tobias and Helena  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. She wason a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3]
William and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland.[48]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1837
Ship State Description
Constantia Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Horas Reef, off Vera Cruz, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[52][55]
Jenny  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Loughborough  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Coulson Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Loughborough was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[48]
William Kelson  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[48] William Kelson was refloated on 17 February by HMRC Tartar ( Board of Customs) and taken into Poole.[56]

17 February

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1837
Ship State Description
Amity Jersey The ship was wrecked on the Coswick Sand Rig. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Jersey.[46]
Eliza  United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Ribble. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland.[47][57]
Midas  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[58]
Newburgh  United Kingdom The schooner struck the Goulstone Rock and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[17][49]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1837
Ship State Description
Amity  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Abbeville, Somme, France.[17][39]
Bognor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[18]
Caroline Therese Denmark The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aarhus.[59][60]
Nancy  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Howdon, County Durham. She was later refloated but had to be beached.[18]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1837
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire.[45]
Ann and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Lough Swilly.[30]
Ann and Resolution  United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Dundee.[45]
Commerce de Boulogne France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[42]
Corsair  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Morant to Port Royal, Jamaica.[61]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[47]
Glasgow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[42]
Gratitude  United Kingdom The brig collided with Tay ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Dundee.[45]
Hebe  United Kingdom The sloop was severely damaged at Dundee.[45]
Laurel  United Kingdom The sloop was driven into Margaret ( United Kingdom) and was damaged at Dundee.[45]
Lively  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cevensidan Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Fowey, Cornwall. Lively was later refloated.[47][57]
Margaret  United Kingdom The schooner was damaged at Dundee.[45]
Mischief  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Maryport, Cumberland.[62]
Orient  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead.[42]
Perthshire  United Kingdom The schooner collided with Tay ( United Kingdom) and was driven ashore and damaged at Dundee.[45]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[47] She was refloated in late February and taken in to Workington, Cumberland.[8]
Union  United Kingdom The sloop was driven into Gratitude and Perthshire (both  United Kingdom) and was damaged at Dundee.[45]
William Wallis  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. William Wallis was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[49]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1837
Ship State Description
Anne  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland.[4]
Brutus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dowing's Bay.[3]
Favourite  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[4]
Hebe  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was beached east of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[47][39]
Hoffnung Duchy of Schleswig The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a Schleswig port.[22]
Jupiter  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. She was subsequently refloated and put under repair.[29]

21 February

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1837
Ship State Description
Avon  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. She later broke up.[17][42][63]
Brutus  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyconnell".[64]
Paul Pry  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her six crew were rescued by Modeste Eugene ( France). She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3][64][4]

22 February

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1837
Ship State Description
Belfast  United Kingdom The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and sank with the loss of about 25 lives. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. Belfast was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[65]
Hoffnung Denmark The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Nyborg, where she sank.[8][66]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]
Tagus  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[67]

23 February

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1837
Ship State Description
Cynthia  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[29]
Dortenaar  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Dordrecht, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Dordrect to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[65][68]
Emancipation  United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck in The Swin and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[62]
Harvey  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member.[69]
Hussey  United Kingdom The ship foundered in Caernarfon Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan.[70]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[62][66] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[54]
John Leslie  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[71]
Johns  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dromore, County Down.[72]
Mercury United States The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Boston, Massachusetts.[73]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to Boston, Lincolnshire.[29]
Tagus  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was a total loss.[74]
Thomas Hunter  United Kingdom The barque capsized at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged.[63]

24 February

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1837
Ship State Description
Albion  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Andorinha Portugal The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[75]
Atlantic  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk.[64]
Dantzic Danzig The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Danzig to New York, United States.[76]
Dove  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Dover, Kent to London. She put into Margate, Kent, where she sank.[3]
Duke of Wellington or Lord Wellington  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Union ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29][63]
Helena  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Spui. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75]
Jane and Mary  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[75]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[29]
Raby Castle  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[29][63]
Rosehill  United Kingdom The ship foundered off Southwold. Her crew were rescued by Fala ( Danzig). Rosehill was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[29]
Rover  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 19 March.[16]
Six Brothers  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Humber.[20]
St. Lawrence  United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Orval ( United Kingdom). St. Lawrence was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[62][77][30]
Supply  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Odesa to Danzig.[76]
Swallow  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Easington, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[71]
Thomas  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne.[8][78]
Zeluco  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.[79]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1837
Ship State Description
Alendale  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[80]
Ariadne  United Kingdom The ship was lost near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.[81]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Mary was refloated and consequently beached at Sheerness, Kent.[29]
Ranger  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the West Burrows Sand. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London. Ranger was refloated and taken in to Sheerness.[29][77]
Reward  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[82]
Seaport  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland.[77]
St. Patrick  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Courtmacsherry, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[29]

26 February

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1837
Ship State Description
Cove  United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cork.[59][60]
Fremling  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[62]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1837
Ship State Description
Arthur Prussia The galiot was driven ashore at Zouteland, Zeeland, Netherlands.[65]
Fremling  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[29]
John Hunter  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth J and Robert (both  United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[30][83]
Phœnix  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbados.[84]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1837
Ship State Description
Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[41] She was refloated on 2 March and taken into Maryport, Cumberland.[76]
Aurora  Brazil The ship was abandoned off the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maranhão.[21]
Dispatch  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[8]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65]
Euphemia  United Kingdom United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands in mid-February.[60]
Genii  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 18 February.[49]
Hamper  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport before 19 February.[17]
James Grant  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[6] She was towed into Black Sod Bay in a waterlogged condition on 6 April by HMRC Neptune ( Board of Customs).[85]
Jane and Margaret United States The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Wicklow between 6 and 10 February with the loss of all on board, over 200 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[8][86][45] Her stern came ashore on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man on 17 February.[46] Part of the wreck was towed into the River Mersey by Shamrock ( United Kingdom) on 25 February and beached near the Clarence Dock.[87] part of the vessel's port side was washed up on the Isle of Walney, Lancashire in March.[88]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway before 7 February.[14]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 11 February and resumed her voyage.[26]
Maria Angelique France The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Bordeaux, Gironde.[89]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness, Cumberland. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Maryport.[41][20]
Rose in Bloom United States The ship departed from Plymouth, North Carolina for Barbados. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90]
Sarah  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Sarah was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Lowestoft.[47][33]
St. Niel  Russia The barque was wrecked on the Abbey Tay Sands.[6]
Water Witch  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. Water Witch was refloated on 17 February and put in to Hamburg.[46]
HMS Wolverine  Royal Navy The Racer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore near Barcelona, Spain.[91] She was later refloated and taken into Malta.[92]

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