The list of shipwrecks in July 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1837.
2 July
4 July
5 July
6 July
7 July
9 July
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Lequeitania
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Hamburg
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The ship ran aground on the Mewensand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana, Cuba. She was refloated the next day and taken into Cuxhaven.[11]
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Gledstanes
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United Kingdom
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This British whaler ran aground and broke up on Ocean Island in the Pacific (now called Kure Atoll) with loss of one life. Marooned on the island the crew built a schooner from the wreckage over the course of many months, and the Captain and 9 others sailed it the 1000 miles to the Hawaiian Islands and arranged for rescue of the remaining crew which occurred on 6 February 1838.[12]
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10 July
12 July
13 July
14 July
15 July
16 July
17 July
18 July
19 July
20 July
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Theodrick
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United Kingdom
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The ship capsized at Sligo.[18] She was later refloated.[31]
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21 July
22 July
24 July
25 July
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Two Brothers
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United Kingdom
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The smack was wrecked in the "Lindsey Isles", off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands.[40]
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26 July
27 July
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Bonne Aimee
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France
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The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[47]
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28 July
29 July
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Dewdrop
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle, Cornwall.[32]
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Ebenezer
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United Kingdom
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The ship departed from St. Helen's, Isle of Wight for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[54]
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Gleaner
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall.[32]
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Hope
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United States
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The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic off the Cape of Good Hope, Chile. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Roxburgh ( United Kingdom). Hope was on a voyage from China to New York.[5][55]
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Jane and Margaret
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[32]
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John
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Jersey
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[32]
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Margaret
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hythe, Kent.[56]
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Margaret Ann
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United States
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The ship was wrecked on Rune Key.[57]
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Neptune
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[32]
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Racer
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[32]
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Den Rashe Bonde
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Norway
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The sloop was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all United Kingdom). Den Rashe Bonde was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Christiansand.[32][58][2][59]
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Sally Ann
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore north of Bude, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon.[52]
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Springflower
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[32]
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Thornton
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset. She was later refloated.[58]
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Two Brothers
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United Kingdom
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The smack was wrecked in the Lindsey Islands, off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands.[60]
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30 July
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Alerte
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France
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The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano, Chile.[61]
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Dublin Packet
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Boston, Massachusetts, United States and Europe.[13]
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Esperance
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France
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The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano.[61]
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Mary
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the coast of Caithness. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Hull, Yorkshire.[62]
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Monk
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cork.[63]
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Perseverance
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Demerara. Perseverance was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[2]
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Robiner
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was later refloated.[64]
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Sophia
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Flag unknown
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The ship foundered off the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to "Frederickshall".[65]
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Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Adelaide
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New South Wales
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The cutter capsized in Broken Bay.
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Barbadoes Planter
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras before 19 July. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[66]
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Charlotte
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United Kingdom
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The ship was lost off the east coast of Saint Domingo before 14 July. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo.[67]
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Fultay
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Flag unknown
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The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Socotra in early July with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Surat, India to Mocha.[68]
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Gulione
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United States
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The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands before 26 July. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Bremen.[69][58]
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Harkaway
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United Kingdom
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The ship ran aground on the Colorados, off the coast of Cuba before 9 July and was abandoned by some of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States To Liverpool, Lancashire. Harkaway was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Liverpool on 2 July.[70][71][72]
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Little Pen
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked in the Abasco Islands before 17 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to a port in Tabasco, Mexico.[73]
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Providence
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand.[18]
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Thornton
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated.[32]
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William IV
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British North America
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The ship was wrecked on a reef off Prince Edward Island. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[17]
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