List of shipwrecks in October 1837
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline | The schooner-brig was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay.[1] | |
| Flor del Norte | The schooner was driven ashore at Montevideo.[1] | |
| Jessie | The ship was wrecked on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Wick, Caithness to Cork.[2] | |
| Landais | The ship was wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[3] All on board were rescued.[4] | |
| Rafael | The brig was driven ashore at Montevideo.[1] |
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clio | The ship was driven ashore at Starcross, Devon.[3] | |
| William | The ship ran onto rock in the Restigouche River and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Restigouche, Lower Canada, British North America to Lancaster, Lancashire. She was consequently condemned.[5][6] |
3 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amytnas | The ship was severely damaged on the Red Island Reef. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Exeter, Devon. Amytnas was refloated on 5 October and put back to Quebec City.[7] | |
| Flora | The ship was in collision with another vessel 8 nautical miles (15 km) east of Redcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom and sank. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Altona.[8][9][10] | |
| Pauline Marie | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Antwerp. She was later refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce.[11][12] | |
| Ranger | The ship was driven onto rocks at Redcar. She was later refloated.[13] | |
| Swift | The ship was driven onto rocks at Redcar. She was later refloated.[13] | |
| Thames | The ship was driven to rocks at Redcar and was damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[14][2] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British Tar | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[15] | |
| Colossus | The whaler, a schooner was wrecked in the Crozet Islands. Six crew were rescued by Héroine ( | |
| Dominica | The ship was driven ashore at Point Levy, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Cork. Dominica was refloated on 6 October and resumed her voyage.[19] | |
| Kirkley | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Richibucto.[15] |
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trent | The ship was driven ashore at Scoughall, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Hull, Yorkshire. Trent was later refloated and put back to Leith.[20] | |
| Victoria | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire to London.[2] Victoria was refloated the next day.[9] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to South Shields, County Durham. She was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage.[13] |
7 October
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked near Toney's River. Her crew were rescued.[23] | |
| Edward | The ship departed from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America for Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[24] |
9 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ceres | The ship was wrecked off Merigomish, Nova Scotia, British North America.[23] | |
| Haddon House | The ship was lost off Kalana, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[25] | |
| Home | ||
| Nouvelle France | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on the Bank of Quayriel. She was on a voyage from Île Bourbon to Bordeaux, Gironde. Nouvelle France was refloated the next day and taken into Bordeaux.[26] | |
| Typhis | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[27] |
10 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pride | The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[28] |
11 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Irish Girl | The schooner, on her maiden voyage, ran aground on the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Trieste. She was later refloated and taken into Wexford.[29][30] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | The ship was driven ashore on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[31] | |
| Hebe | The ship collided with the steamship Transit ( | |
| Ingeborg Catharine | The ship was lost on this date.[33] | |
| Prins Oscar Minde | The ship was lost on this date.[33] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dowthorpe | The ship was driven ashore at Krasnaya Gorka, near Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg.[25] Dowthorpe was refloated on 20 October and put into Kronstadt, Russia for repairs.[15] | |
| Frieundschaft | The ship was driven ashore at Kronstadt, Russia.[34] | |
| Themis | The ship ran aground on the Holm Sand and was damaged. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Themis was refloated and taken in to Harwich, Essex in a leaky condition.[29] |
14 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elvina | 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] |
15 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anders | The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[36] | |
| John and William | The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.[15] She was refloated on 6 March 1838 and taken into Valencia for repairs.[37] |
16 October
17 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles McCarthy | The brig was driven ashore at Holdfast Bay, South Australia.[39] She was later refloated.[40] |
18 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John and William Stanley | The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.[41] | |
| Mary Somerville | The ship was beached at Kingstown, County Dublin. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Calcutta, India. Mary Somerville was refloated on 30 November and taken into Dublin.[42] |
19 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Faial Island, Azores. She was later refloated.[43] | |
| Isabella | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her four remaining crew were rescued by Ethelbert ( | |
| Lisette | The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[25][45] | |
| William | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island to Faial Island.[46] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire. Adelaide was later refloated and put into "St. Plofholme".[36] | |
| John and Mary | The ship struck rocks at Gamle Hellesund, Norway and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. John and Mary was refloated on 1 December and taken in to Christiansand.[47] |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albury | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the mouth of the Daugava. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[15] | |
| Harmony | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Wick, Caithness.[48]Harmony was refloated on 25 October and taken into Stromness.[49] | |
| Kingston | The ship ran aground at Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Saint John. She was later refloated.[5] | |
| Matilda | The ship ran aground on the Hooper Sands, in the Bristol Channel and was severely damaged.[32] |
22 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reussite | The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein. She was on a voyage from "Marames" to Dunkirk, Nord.[50] |
23 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex.[51] She became a wreck on 24 October.[34] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Ann | The ship ran aground on Davar Island". She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Southampton, Hampshire.[50] |
25 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Packet | The ship was run down and sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the mouth of the River Tees by Britannia ( | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[53] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dwina | The ship was wrecked on "Oronsa". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Porto, Portugal.[53] | |
| Earl Grey | The ship was driven ashore near Black Combe, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Fort William, Inverness-shire to Liverpool, Lancashire.[52] Earl Grey was refloated on 17 November and taken into Harrington, Cumberland.[46] | |
| Maltland | The ship was wrecked on Miquelon.[54] | |
| Synosure | The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. She was later refloated with assistance from HMRC Speedy ( |
27 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colonist | The West Indiaman was destroyed by fire off Portsmouth, Hampshire. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Barbados.[50][12] The wreck was beached at Haslar.[11] | |
| Commerce | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[56] | |
| Killigrew | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Connemara, County Galway with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Limerick.[19] | |
| Pride | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[57] | |
| Sociable | The smack was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[58] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cherub | 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] | |
| Hero | The ship was wrecked on Rough Isle. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[53] | |
| Louise | 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] | |
| Mary Ann | 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] | |
| Neptunus | The ship sank off Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[44] | |
| Resolute | 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] | |
| Synosure | 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 ( |
29 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | 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] | |
| Jason | 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 | 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] | |
| Providentia | The ship departed from Pillau, Prussia for Bremen. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.[66] |
30 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ant | The ship was in collision with Brothers ( | |
| Barbara | The ship was wrecked whilst on a voyage from Harrington, Cumberland to Dumfries. Her crew were rescued.[67] | |
| Caledonia | The brig capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of seven of her twelve crew. Survivors were rescued on 9 November by Wartrue ( | |
| Enmore | The ship was driven ashore at Kingsdown, Kent. She was later refloated.[7] | |
| Favourite | The ship was driven ashore in Broadhaven Bay.[41] | |
| Jonge Gerbrand | The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[6] | |
| Princess Victoria | 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] | |
| Rosehill | The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana.[70] |
