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List of shipwrecks in February 1837

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

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1 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1837
Ship State Description
Nova   Belgium The ship was wrecked on Money Key, off the Berry Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Antwerp to New York and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[1]
Rimsdalshorn   Hamburg The ship capsized at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Jersey, Channel Islands.[2]

2 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1837
Ship State Description
Gratitude   United Kingdom The brigantine was wrecked at Liscomb, Nova Scotia, British North America with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from St. John's, Newfoundland to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3][4]
Truckford   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of the Happisburgh Lighthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Ipswich, Suffolk.[5]

3 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 3 February 1837
Ship State Description
Margaret and Peggy   United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the River Vartry at Wicklow and was wrecked.[6][7]
Walter   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the Delaware River.[8]
William   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Langness, near Castletown, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bangor to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[9][10][11]

4 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1837
Ship State Description
Betty   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Killala, County Louth.[10]
Frankfort   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore nearMundesley, Norfolk.Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to Ipswich, Suffolk.[12][13]

5 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 5 February 1837
Ship State Description
Alessandro   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The brig was driven ashore and wrecked about 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Roche's Point Lighthouse, County Cork, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Palermo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[14][15]
Bessy   United Kingdom The ship collided with Sarah (  United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[5]
Enchantress   United Kingdom The ship was struck a reef off Bermuda and sank. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York.[16]
Maria   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Ballyteague Bay. She was on a voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Dublin.[6]
Orme   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[17][18]
St. Michael   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Leer, Kingdom of Hanover to London.[5]
Vine   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire.[19] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[20]

6 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 6 February 1837
Ship State Description
Betsey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway. She was on a voyage from Catania, Sicily to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[14]
Margaret and Peggy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and sank at Wicklow.[10]
Victory   United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia.[21][22]
Vine   United Kingdom The ship struck the Upgang Rock, off Whitby, Yorkshire and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[10]

7 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1837
Ship State Description
Cartha   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (35°25′N 53°20′W / 35.417°N 53.333°W / 35.417; -53.333). Her crew were rescued by Elizabeth (  United Kingdom). Cartha was on a voyage from the Clyde to New York.[23]
Cossack   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Margate Sand and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to London.[10]
Harriett   United States The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Emden, Kingdom of Hanover to an American port.[24]
Johannesberg   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was driven ashore at Delfzijl. She was on a voyage from Emden to an American port.[24][25]
Katherine Jackson   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was beached at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Liverpool, Lancashire.[22]
Leith and Liverpool Packet   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Sligo Bay. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[26]
St. Michael   Kingdom of Hanover The ship was lost on the Shipwash Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Leer to London, United Kingdom.[27][2]

8 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 8 February 1837
Ship State Description
Bon Père   France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Fire Island, New York, United States. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône to New York City.[21][22]
Bristol   United Kingdom The ship ran aground and capsized in the River Towy at Blackpool, Carmarthen. She was later righted and put back to Carmarthen.[28]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dungarvan, County Waterford. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Waterford.[28]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Cádiz, Spain. She was later refloated and taken in to Cadiz.[29]
Roncalesa   Spanish Navy The warship was run into by Harriet (  New South Wales) and sank at Cádiz. No crew were on board.[29][30]
Volant   Gibraltar The ship was sunk at Cádiz by another vessel being driven into her.[29][30]

9 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 9 February 1837
Ship State Description
Autumn   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore south of Workington, Cumberland.[31] She was refloated in March and taken into Workington in a severely damaged condition.[32]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham and was damaged. She was refloated.[33]
Jubilee   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitburn, County Durham.[31] She was refloated on 18 February and taken into Sunderland, County Durham.[4]
Laurency   France The ship foundered off the Isle of May, Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued.[34][35]
Sir H. Davy   United Kingdom The ship struck Crimston Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and sank. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to "Warren".[31]
Spanish Packet   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Black Rock, off the coast of County Wexford with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia to Liverpool, Lancashire.[7]
St. Sebastian   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Swansea.[31][36]

10 February edit

For the wreck of the barque Albion on this date, see List of shipwrecks in December 1836 § 25 December.
List of shipwrecks: 10 February 1837
Ship State Description
Alice   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on a reef in the Turks Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Grenada to the Turks Islands and Virginia, United States.[37]
Amelia   British North America The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (37°27′N 72°48′W / 37.450°N 72.800°W / 37.450; -72.800). She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware, United States to Saint Vincent.[38]
Bon Accord   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore in Dunwordy Bay. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31]
Collins   United Kingdom The ship collided with Hero (  United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich.[39]
Enterprise   United Kingdom The brig ran aground and sank off Sheringham, Norfolk. Her crew survived.[40]
Irwell   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Ipswich, Suffolk to Leith, Lothian. Irwell was later refloated and taken in to Harwich.[26]
Juno   United Kingdom The sloop was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to London.[6][41]
Mersey   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to London.[31] Her stern came ashore at Holyhead, Anglesey on 21 February.[42]
Providence   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Bay of Dunaverty. She was on a voyage from Sligo to Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[31][3]
Sir William Starner   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Harrington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Harrington.[43]
St. George   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Maryport. St George was refloated the next day and taken in to Maryport.[26]
Venus   United Kingdom The ship collided with another vessel and was abandoned in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber.[41][44]

11 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1837
Ship State Description
Catherine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Arvert, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Viana do Castelo ,Portugal to Bordeaux, Gironde, France.[45]
Iduna   Denmark The schooner was abandoned off the coast of Vendée, France. She was on a voyage from Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom to Oporto, Portugal.[46]
Jean Maria   France The ship was wrecked in Chale Bay with the loss of two of her five crew. She was on a voyage from "Pouilley" to Abbeville, Somme.[26]
Lady Catherine   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Whithorn, Wigtownshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Dumfries.[42]
Progress   United Kingdom The brig collided with Eliza (  United Kingdom) and sank off Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[44] Progress was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Grimsby.[47]
Resolution   France The ship was wrecked near Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[43]
Robert and Hannah   United Kingdom The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at Goswick, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Robert and Hannah was refloated the next day with assistance from HMRC Mermaid (  Board of Customs) and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[48]
Stamper   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[26]
St. Jacques   France The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Arvert with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Bordeaux.[47][45][49]
The Deft   United Kingdom The schooner foundered off South Shields, County Durham.[40] She was refloated on 23 February and taken into North Shields.[50]

12 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1837
Ship State Description
Pomona   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at South Shields, County Durham.[31]
Skimmer   United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Judda, Habesh Eyalet. She was on a voyage from Suez, Egypt to Calcutta, India.[51]

13 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1837
Ship State Description
Countryman   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in Dromore Bay. Her crew were rescued.[31]
Estelle   France The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[52]

14 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 14 February 1837
Ship State Description
Adeona   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to King's Lynn.[43]

15 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1837
Ship State Description
Glasgow   United States The ship struck the Barrels Rocks, off the coast of County Wicklow, United Kingdom with the loss of about eighteen of the 113 people on board. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York. Eighty-eight people were rescued by Alicia (  United Kingdom).[43][53]
Harbinger   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at São Pedro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[54][30]
Ocean   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned whilst on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford.[17] Her crew were rescued by the steamship Ocean (  United Kingdom). She was later towed in to Dundalk, County Louth by the steamship City of Liverpool (  United Kingdom).[46]
Tobias and Helena   Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Texel, North Holland. She wason a voyage from Stettin to Amsterdam, North Holland.[3]
William and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Maryport, Cumberland.[48]

16 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1837
Ship State Description
Constantia   Hamburg The ship was wrecked on the Horas Reef, off Vera Cruz, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[52][55]
Jenny   United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank off Allonby, Cumberland. Her crew were rescued.[42]
Loughborough   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Coulson Rock, off Lindisfarne, Northumberland and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dundee, Forfarshire. Loughborough was later refloated and taken into Berwick upon Tweed.[48]
William Kelson   United Kingdom The ship ran ashore at Swanage, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British North America to Poole, Dorset.[48] William Kelson was refloated on 17 February by HMRC Tartar (  Board of Customs) and taken into Poole.[56]

17 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 17 February 1837
Ship State Description
Amity   Jersey The ship was wrecked on the Coswick Sand Rig. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Jersey.[46]
Eliza   United Kingdom The ship sank in the River Ribble. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Workington, Cumberland.[47][57]
Midas   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Buenos Aires, Argentina.[58]
Newburgh   United Kingdom The schooner struck the Goulstone Rock and was consequently beached at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[17][49]

18 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1837
Ship State Description
Amity   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Abbeville, Somme, France.[17][39]
Bognor   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cork Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[18]
Caroline Therese   Denmark The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Aarhus.[59][60]
Nancy   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Howdon, County Durham. She was later refloated but had to be beached.[18]

19 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1837
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The schooner was severely damaged at Dundee, Forfarshire.[45]
Ann and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Lough Swilly.[30]
Ann and Resolution   United Kingdom The brig was severely damaged at Dundee.[45]
Commerce de Boulogne   France The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[42]
Corsair   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Morant Cays. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Port Morant to Port Royal, Jamaica.[61]
Favourite   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[47]
Glasgow   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Aberdeen.[42]
Gratitude   United Kingdom The brig collided with Tay (  United Kingdom) and was driven ashore at Dundee.[45]
Hebe   United Kingdom The sloop was severely damaged at Dundee.[45]
Laurel   United Kingdom The sloop was driven into Margaret (  United Kingdom) and was damaged at Dundee.[45]
Lively   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Cevensidan Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Fowey, Cornwall. Lively was later refloated.[47][57]
Margaret   United Kingdom The schooner was damaged at Dundee.[45]
Mischief   United Kingdom The ship foundered off Maryport, Cumberland.[62]
Orient   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Peterhead.[42]
Perthshire   United Kingdom The schooner collided with Tay (  United Kingdom) and was driven ashore and damaged at Dundee.[45]
Ranger   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[47] She was refloated in late February and taken in to Workington, Cumberland.[8]
Union   United Kingdom The sloop was driven into Gratitude and Perthshire (both   United Kingdom) and was damaged at Dundee.[45]
William Wallis   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. William Wallis was later refloated and taken into Harwich, Essex.[49]

20 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1837
Ship State Description
Anne   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Maryport, Cumberland.[4]
Brutus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Dowing's Bay.[3]
Favourite   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Allonby, Cumberland.[4]
Hebe   United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and was beached east of Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, where she was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Shoreham-by-Sea.[47][39]
Hoffnung   Duchy of Schleswig The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to a Schleswig port.[22]
Jupiter   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Porthmadog, Caernarfonshire. She was subsequently refloated and put under repair.[29]

21 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 21 February 1837
Ship State Description
Avon   United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore near Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Weymouth, Dorset. She later broke up.[17][42][63]
Brutus   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at "Ballyconnell".[64]
Paul Pry   United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the Kentish Knock. Her six crew were rescued by Modeste Eugene (  France). She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3][64][4]

22 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 22 February 1837
Ship State Description
Belfast   United Kingdom The ship struck the Tuskar Rock and sank with the loss of about 25 lives. Survivors were rescued by a fishing smack. Belfast was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[65]
Hoffnung   Denmark The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Nyborg, where she sank.[8][66]
Jane   United Kingdom The ship was severely damaged by fire at Bristol, Gloucestershire.[4]
Tagus   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[67]

23 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 23 February 1837
Ship State Description
Cynthia   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[29]
Dortenaar   Netherlands The ship was driven ashore near Dordrecht, South Holland. She was on a voyage from Dordrect to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[65][68]
Emancipation   United Kingdom The ship struck a sunken wreck in The Swin and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[62]
Harvey   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan with the loss of a crew member.[69]
Hussey   United Kingdom The ship foundered in Caernarfon Bay with the loss of all five crew. She was on a voyage from Youghal, County Cork to Swansea, Glamorgan.[70]
John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[62][66] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[54]
John Leslie   United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore and wrecked at Horsey, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham.[71]
Johns   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Loch Indaal. She was on a voyage from Londonderry to Dromore, County Down.[72]
Mercury   United States The ship was wrecked at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Boston, Massachusetts.[73]
Swallow   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Kilnsea, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands to Boston, Lincolnshire.[29]
Tagus   United Kingdom The ship caught fire and sank at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was a total loss.[74]
Thomas Hunter   United Kingdom The barque capsized at Sunderland, County Durham and was severely damaged.[63]

24 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 24 February 1837
Ship State Description
Albion   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cromer, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[3]
Andorinha   Portugal The ship was wrecked in the Vlie. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hamburg.[75]
Atlantic   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Mundesley, Norfolk.[64]
Dantzic   Dantzic The ship was driven ashore at Bremen. She was on a voyage from Dantzic to New York, United States.[76]
Dove   United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak whilst on a voyage from Dover, Kent to London. She put into Margate, Kent, where she sank.[3]
Duke of Wellington or Lord Wellington   United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea off Southwold, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued by Union (  United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[29][63]
Helena   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Spui. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75]
Jane and Mary   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Fécamp, Seine-Inférieure, France with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from an Irish port to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[75]
John   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[29]
Raby Castle   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Salthouse, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[29][63]
Rosehill   United Kingdom The ship foundered off Southwold. Her crew were rescued by Fala (  Dantsic). Rosehill was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[29]
Rover   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Dublin. She was refloated on 19 March.[16]
Six Brothers   United Kingdom The ship capsized in the Humber.[20]
St. Lawrence   United Kingdom The collier was wrecked on the Middle Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Orval (  United Kingdom). St. Lawrence was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. She was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[62][77][30]
Supply   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Swinemünde, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Odessa to Dantzic.[76]
Swallow   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Easington, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to Boston, Lincolnshire.[71]
Thomas   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Thurso, Caithness to Newcastle upon Tyne.[8][78]
Zeluco   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea off Texel, North Holland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands.[79]

25 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1837
Ship State Description
Alendale   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned off Borkum, Kingdom of Hanover with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg.[80]
Ariadne   United Kingdom The ship was lost near Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire.[81]
Mary   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the West Burrows Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London. Mary was refloated and consequently beached at Sheerness, Kent.[29]
Ranger   United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the West Burrows Sand. She was on a voyage from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire to London. Ranger was refloated and taken in to Sheerness.[29][77]
Reward   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Heneaga. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[82]
Seaport   United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Sunderland.[77]
St. Patrick   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Breaksea Point, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Courtmacsherry, County Cork to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[29]

26 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 26 February 1837
Ship State Description
Cove   United Kingdom The ship was damaged by ice and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Cork.[59][60]
Fremling   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[62]

27 February edit

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1837
Ship State Description
Arthur   Prussia The galiot was driven ashore at Zouteland, Zeeland, Netherlands.[65]
Fremling   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[29]
John Hunter   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the East Barrow Sand with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Elizabeth J and Robert (both   United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[30][83]
Phœnix   United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Guadeloupe. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[84]

Unknown date edit

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in February 1837
Ship State Description
Ann   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[41] She was refloated on 2 March and taken into Maryport, Cumberland.[76]
Aurora   Brazil The ship was abandoned off the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Maranhão.[21]
Dispatch   United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[8]
Elizabeth   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 15 February. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[65]
Euphemia   United Kingdom  United Kingdom The ship foundered off the Shetland Islands in mid-February.[60]
Genii   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was refloated on 18 February.[49]
Hamper   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Maryport before 19 February.[17]
James Grant   United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[6] She was towed into Black Sod Bay in a waterlogged condition on 6 April by HMRC Neptune (  Board of Customs).[85]
Jane and Margaret   United States The ship foundered in the Irish Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) off Wicklow between 6 and 10 February with the loss of all on board, over 200 lives. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.[8][86][45] Her stern came ashore on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man on 17 February.[46] Part of the wreck was towed into the River Mersey by Shamrock (  United Kingdom) on 25 February and beached near the Clarence Dock.[87] part of the vessel's port side was washed up on the Isle of Walney, Lancashire in March.[88]
Maria   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ballyteague, County Galway before 7 February.[14]
Maria   United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Cross Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Hull, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 11 February and resumed her voyage.[26]
Maria Angelique   France The ship was wrecked at La Tremblade, Charente-Maritime. She was on a voyage from Málaga to Bordeaux, Gironde.[89]
Ocean   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Skinburness, Cumberland. She was refloated on 25 February and taken into Maryport.[41][20]
Rose in Bloom   United States The ship departed from Plymouth, North Carolina for Barbadoes. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[90]
Sarah   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. Sarah was refloated on 20 February and taken in to Lowestoft.[47][33]
St. Niel   Russia The barque was wrecked on the Abbey Tay Sands.[6]
Water Witch   United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Hamburg. Water Witch was refloated on 17 February and put in to Hamburg.[46]
HMS Wolverine   Royal Navy The Racer-class brig-sloop was driven ashore near Barcelona, Spain.[91] She was later refloated and taken into Malta.[92]

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