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List of shipwrecks in August 1837

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

1 August

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List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1837
Ship State Description
Henry Kneeland  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Robbins Reef.[1] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States. Henry Kneeland was later refloated and taken into New York.[2]
Jane  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[3]
John United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship struck rocks at Havana, Cuba. She was later refloated, repaired, and resumed her voyage to Guernsey.[4]

2 August

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List of shipwrecks: 2 August 1837
Ship State Description
Alfred  France The ship was sunk in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[5]
Anna Celestina  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[5][6]
Bonne Mere  France The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[5][6]
Cordero Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[6]
Crocodile United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dominica The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[7]
Eleanor  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[8]
Emelie Constance  France The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[5]
Gaiten or Griton Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[5][6]
Gig United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Kitts The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[7]
Hunter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Saint Vincent The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Vincent.[9]
Jane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Tortola.[5]
Julius  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[8]
Marblehead  United States The ship was wrecked on the Little Bahama Bank. She was on a voyage from Matanzas, Cuba to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[1]
Michael  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Kitts with the loss of a crew member.[8][7]
Montrose  United Kingdom The barque driven ashore and was wrecked in a hurricane at Antigua.[8][10] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Liverpool, Lancashire.[5]
Nord Risum  France The ship was sunk in a hurricane at Saint Kitts.[5][11]
Orana Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[5]
San Narciso  Spain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Puerto Rico. She was on a voyage from La Guaira, Venezuela to Santander.[12]
Susanna  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[5]
Vigilant  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Thomas.[5]
William IV United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Barbadoes The ship was wrecked on "Ramos Island".[13]

3 August

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List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1837
Ship State Description
Blucher  United Kingdom The ship ran around on the Gunfleet Sand and consequently foundered in the North Sea off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[14] She was later refloated and towed in to Harwich, Essex, arriving on 11 August.[15]

4 August

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List of shipwrecks: 4 August 1837
Ship State Description
William Waters  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Plate. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Montevideo, Uruguay and Buenos Aires, Argentina.[16] William Waters was later refloated and taken into Montevideo for repairs.[17]

5 August

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List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1837
Ship State Description
Elvira  United States The brig was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida Territory.[9] She was consequently condemned.[18]
Lion  United States The brig was driven ashore at Pensacola.[9] She was consequently condemned.[18]
Providence  United States The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) east by north of the Tybee Island Lighthouse, Georgia.[9]
Ridout  United States The brig was driven ashore at Pensacola.[9] She was consequently condemned.[18]

6 August

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List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1837
Ship State Description
Augusta  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[19]
Miranda  United States The barque was lost in the Abaco Islands.[20]

7 August

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List of shipwrecks: 7 August 1837
Ship State Description
Anime del Purgatario Grand Duchy of Tuscany The ship was lost at the mouth of the Jiumicino River. She was on a voyage from Livorno to Rome, Papal States.[21]
Mary and Betsey  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[22]

8 August

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List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1837
Ship State Description
Quatre Frères  France The ship struck rock near the Runnel Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rouen, Seine-Inférieure to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[22]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne.[23]
Wolf  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on a reef off Lord Howe's Island. Her crew survived; they were later rescued by Psyche ( United Kingdom).[24]

9 August

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List of shipwrecks: 9 August 1837
Ship State Description
Fairfield  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Saint Charles River.[1] She was refloated on 11 August.[25]

10 August

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List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1837
Ship State Description
Adrian  United States The schooner was lost on St. John's Island. Crew saved.[26]
General Treupo  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[21]

11 August

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List of shipwrecks: 11 August 1837
Ship State Description
Ann  United States The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville, Florida Territory.[27]
Bolivar  United States The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[27]
Favourite  United States The ship sank in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[27]
Forester  United States The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[27]
George and Mary  United States The ship was lost in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[27] Her crew were rescued.[28]
Virginia  United States The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Jacksonville.[28]

12 August

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List of shipwrecks: 12 August 1837
Ship State Description
Diana  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to the River Spey.[29]

14 August

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List of shipwrecks: 14 August 1837
Ship State Description
Duke of York  United Kingdom The whaler, a three-masted barque, was wrecked north of Moreton Bay. Two of her twelve crew were killed by the local inhabitants.

15 August

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List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1837
Ship State Description
America  United States The schooner was struck by lightning and set afire in a hurricane at Savannah, Georgia.[30]
Edmund Castle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at St. Nicholas, Prince Edward Island, British North America. She was later refloated and taken into Quebec City, Lower Canada for repairs.[31]

16 August

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List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1837
Ship State Description
Medway  United Kingdom The paddle steamer caught fire and sank in the River Thames opposite Northfleet, Kent with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from London Bridge to Gravesend, Kent.[32][33]

17 August

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List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1837
Ship State Description
Fly  United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked at Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to Scalloway, Shetland Islands.[34]
Two Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Tyne. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[34]

18 August

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List of shipwrecks: 18 August 1837
Ship State Description
Rosebud  United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by General Sumter ( United States). Rosebud was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London. The wreck was discovered on 23 August by Emerald ( United Kingdom). After her cargo was salvaged, she was set afire the next day.[35][19]

19 August

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List of shipwrecks: 19 August 1837
Ship State Description
Dingwall  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Cape Spear, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John's, Newfoundland to Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, British North America.[36]
Harmonie  United States The ship was driven ashore 50 nautical miles (93 km) south of the Delaware Capes. She was on a voyage from New York to Alexandria, Egypt.[37]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38]

20 August

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List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1837
Ship State Description
Brilliant  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Brilliant was subsequently driven ashore at "Moher".[10]
Ferjen  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Cape of Good Hope and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[39]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire.[40]
Fanny  United Kingdom The ship caught fire and was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[38]
Feejee  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Cape of Good Hope and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[41][42]
Forentanguet  Portugal The ship was driven ashore at Lewiston, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to St. Ubes.[43]
Maria  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Hogarth ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[19]
Splendid  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. All on board, over 80 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland.[21]
Success  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Krantz, Prussia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[44][45]
Vesta  United Kingdom The paddle steamer was severely damaged on the Newbiggin Rocks. All on board survived She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Blyth, Northumberland.[23][46] She was refloated on 14 September,[36] repaired and returned to service.[47]

21 August

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List of shipwrecks: 21 August 1837
Ship State Description
Harriet  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Courtown, County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[34]
John  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Irvine, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Irvine.[48]
Petite Village  France The lugger was driven ashore at Bon Point, Cornwall, United Kingdom. She was later refloated.[38]

22 August

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List of shipwrecks: 22 August 1837
Ship State Description
Diligence  Netherlands The ship caught fire, exploded and sank at "Passaroeng", Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[49]
Ida  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[35] Ida was discovered by Sorrow ( United Kingdom), which put a skeleton crew on board. She was taken in to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States, where she arrived on 12 September.[50]
William and Frances  United States The ship was driven ashore at Hurst Castle, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Hull, Yorkshire. William and Frances was later refloated.[51]

23 August

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List of shipwrecks: 23 August 1837
Ship State Description
Giuseppe  Malta The brig was sunk at East Greenwich, Kent by the explosion of a skiff laden with gunpowder alongside her. One person on board the skiff was killed. A crew member was killed and four people were severely injured on board Giuseppe.[52][53]
Mallard  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[38][51]
Niord Sweden The ship was lost near Råbjerg with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Fredrikshavn, Denmark.[44][45][54]

24 August

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List of shipwrecks: 24 August 1837
Ship State Description
Friends  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to King's Lynn.[48]
Highland Chief  United Kingdom The ship was lost at Saugor, India. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Penang, Straits Settlements.[55]
Spartan  United Kingdom The ship capsized at Cork and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Civitavecchia, Papal States to Cork.[56]

25 August

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List of shipwrecks: 25 August 1837
Ship State Description
Bridport  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Portrush, County Antrim to Memel, Prussia.[57]
Concord  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea off Gotland, Sweden.[57]
Luckless or Success  Prussia The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Crantz" with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau to London, United Kingdom.[58][59]
Zee Vogel  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Pillau.[44] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Pillau.[54]

26 August

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List of shipwrecks: 26 August 1837
Ship State Description
Alan  United Kingdom The ship struck the Stag Rock, off The Lizard, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Truro, Cornwall.[56]
Antelope United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cape Colony The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked in Table Bay. Hercrew survived.[41]
Bounty  United Kingdom The ship struck the Herd Sand and was consequently beached at South Shields, County Durham, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat.[60][56]
George  France The ship was driven ashore at "Russen". She was on a voyage from Härnösand to Bordeaux, Gironde.[44]
Charles Adams  United States The ship was destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[61]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near the mouth of the Salt River, Cape Colony. Her crew survived.[41] She was subsequently condemned.[62]
Simeon  Prussia The ship was driven ashore at Pillau.[44] She was refloated the next day but again driven ashore and was abandoned by her crew. Simeon was subsequently destroyed by fire.[57]

27 August

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List of shipwrecks: 27 August 1837
Ship State 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).

Mentor  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham.[60] She was refloated on 31 August and taken into South Shields.[54]
Ohio  United States The ship was driven ashore and destroyed by fire in the Delaware River.[43] She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[37]
Solebay or Solway  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( United Kingdom).[63][64]

28 August

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List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1837
Ship State Description
Cambria  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Baltic Sea off Liebau, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Riga, Russia.[65]
Deux Adèles  Haiti The ship ran aground at Jacmel, Haiti. She was on a voyage from Jacmel to New York, United States. Deux Adèles was refloated but consequently condemned.[12] Later repaired and returned to service as Union.[66]
Mars  Denmark The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Nysted to Greifswald.[25]
Marshall  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near "Roserhead". She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[2] Marshall was refloated on 4 September and put back to Dantsic.[61]

29 August

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List of shipwrecks: 29 August 1837
Ship State Description
Minerva  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Gotland, Sweden and capsized. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Ipswich, Suffolk. Minerva subsequently floated off of her side and drifted out to sea.[36]
Sprightly  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the North Sea off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of five of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[60][51][67]

30 August

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List of shipwrecks: 30 August 1837
Ship State Description
Atlas  United Kingdom The ship sank near "Coisée", France. She was on a voyage from London to Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France.[44]
St. Ives  United Kingdom The ship struck The Manacles and foundered. Her crew were rescued.[54]
Tam O'Shanter  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked on the north coast of Van Diemen's Land, 16 nautical miles (30 km) east of the mouth of the Tamar River.[68] She was on a voyage from South Australia to Sydney.[69]

31 August

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List of shipwrecks: 31 August 1837
Ship State Description
Equity  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[70][71]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Kallebotstrand", in Kioge Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Gloucester. William was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[9][57] She arrived on 3 September.[18]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in August 1837
Ship State Description
Aguila  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Newfoundland, British North America.[72]
Angelique  France The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[57]
Andes  United States The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Bath, Maine.[73][74]
Charles  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Catalina Island, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[75]
Edouard  France The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Domingo with the loss of three of her crew.[16]
Felicity  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[76]
Godt  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was towed into Heligoland in a wrecked condition.[58]
Harriet  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked at Providence, Fiji Islands. Several of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[77][78]
Heraclidæ  Bremen The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas before 22 August. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen.[50]
Jane  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[14]
Janus  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 11 August.[79]
Margaret Gardner  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 19 August.[80]
Mariners  Spain The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from Havana to Cádiz.[72]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[81]
Norval  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork.[35]
Perlen  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Messina, Sicily.[64]
Stenervens  Norway The ship was wrecked at Le Conquet, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to a Norwegian port.[82]
Stratfieldsay  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Stratfieldsay was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[74]

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