List of shipwrecks in October 1837

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

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Caroline Argentina The schooner-brig was driven ashore at Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
Flor del Norte  Brazil The schooner was driven ashore at Montevideo.[1]
Jessie  United Kingdom 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 France The ship was wrecked near Land's End, Cornwall, United Kingdom.[3] All on board were rescued.[4]
Rafael Spain The brig was driven ashore at Montevideo.[1]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Clio  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Starcross, Devon.[3]
William  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Amytnas  United Kingdom 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 Hamburg 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 Belgium 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  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks at Redcar. She was later refloated.[13]
Swift  United Kingdom The ship was driven onto rocks at Redcar. She was later refloated.[13]
Thames  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
British Tar  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[15]
Colossus United States The whaler, a schooner was wrecked in the Crozet Islands. Six crew were rescued by Héroine ( French Navy).[16][17][18]
Dominica  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Richibucto.[15]

5 October

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Trent  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Fortuna  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Jane  United Kingdom 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]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Betsey United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America The ship was wrecked near Toney's River. Her crew were rescued.[23]
Edward  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Ceres United States The ship was wrecked off Merigomish, Nova Scotia, British North America.[23]
Haddon House  United Kingdom The ship was lost off Kalana, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[25]
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Racer's Storm: The paddle steamer was wrecked at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina with the loss of 90 lives. She was on a voyage from New York to Charleston, South Carolina.
Nouvelle France 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 France The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.[27]

10 October

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Pride  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Cat Key. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to New York, United States.[28]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Wild Irish Girl  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Baltimore United States The ship was driven ashore on Flores Island, Azores. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[31]
Hebe  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Transit ( United Kingdom) and was beached in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[26] Hebe was later refloated and taken into Cuxhaven.[32]
Ingeborg Catharine Norway The ship was lost on this date.[33]
Prins Oscar Minde Norway The ship was lost on this date.[33]

13 October

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Dowthorpe  United Kingdom 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 Danzig The ship was driven ashore at Kronstadt, Russia.[34]
Themis  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Elvina Hamburg 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

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Anders Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[36]
John and William  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Emelie Norway The ship was driven ashore near "Frederickshall".[38][7]

17 October

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Sir Charles McCarthy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland New South Wales The brig was driven ashore at Holdfast Bay, South Australia.[39] She was later refloated.[40]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
John and William Stanley  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Valencia, Spain.[41]
Mary Somerville  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Albatross  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged on Faial Island, Azores. She was later refloated.[43]
Isabella  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her four remaining crew were rescued by Ethelbert ( United Kingdom), the rest having earlier taken to the ship's boat. Isabella was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[44]
Lisette Danzig 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  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Albury  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hooper Sands, in the Bristol Channel and was severely damaged.[32]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Reussite France The ship was wrecked in the Raz de Sein. She was on a voyage from "Marames" to Dunkirk, Nord.[50]

23 October

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Rye, Sussex.[51] She became a wreck on 24 October.[34]

24 October

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on Davar Island". She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Southampton, Hampshire.[50]

25 October

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Boston Packet  United Kingdom 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 ( United Kingdom). Her crew were rescued.[52]
Commerce  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[53]

26 October

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Dwina  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Miquelon.[54]
Synosure  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Stornoway, Isle of Lewis. She was later refloated with assistance from HMRC Speedy ( Board of Customs).[55]

27 October

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
Colonist  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[56]
Killigrew  United Kingdom 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  United Kingdom The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Nassau, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Savannah, Georgia, United States.[57]
Sociable  United Kingdom The smack was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued.[58]

28 October

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
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]
Hero  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Rough Isle. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Maryport, Cumberland.[53]
Louise 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]
Mary Ann United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British North America 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 Sweden The ship sank off Gothenburg. Her crew were rescued.[44]
Resolute  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]
Synosure  United Kingdom 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
ShipStateDescription
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]
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]
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]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1837
ShipStateDescription
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]
Rosehill  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Havana.[70]

31 October

Unknown date

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