The list of shipwrecks in October 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1837.
1 October
2 October
3 October
4 October
5 October
6 October
7 October
List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Jane
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United Kingdom
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The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Porto, Portugal.[21] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto to London.[22]
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8 October
9 October
10 October
List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Pride
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United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[28]
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11 October
12 October
13 October
14 October
List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Elvina
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Hamburg
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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]
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15 October
16 October
List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Emelie
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Norway
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The ship was driven ashore near "Frederickshall".[38][7]
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17 October
18 October
19 October
20 October
21 October
22 October
List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Reussite
|
France
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The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein. She was on a voyage from "Marames" to Dunkirk, Nord.[50]
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23 October
List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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Mary Ann
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United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex.[51] She became a wreck on 24 October.[34]
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24 October
25 October
26 October
27 October
28 October
List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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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]
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Hero
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Rough Isle. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[53]
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Louise
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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]
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Mary Ann
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British North America
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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]
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Neptunus
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Sweden
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The ship sank off Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[44]
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Resolute
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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]
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Synosure
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United Kingdom
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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 |
State |
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-Inférieure to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Eagle was later refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex.[38]
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Jason
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[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 refloated on 3 November and taken into Helsingør, Denmark.[65]
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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]
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30 October
List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1837
Ship |
State |
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]
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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 |
State |
Description
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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
|
Danzig
|
The ship was wrecked on Flekkerøy, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands.[73]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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Unknown date
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in October 1837
Ship |
State |
Description
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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]
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Arundel
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire on or before 19 October.[78]
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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-Inférieure.[11][12]
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Elizabeth
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 22 October.[64]
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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]
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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]
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Massachusetts
|
United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 4 October.[8]
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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]
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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]
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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 Odesa 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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