The list of shipwrecks in July 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1837 .
List of shipwrecks: 9 July 1837 Ship State Description Lequeitania Hamburg The ship ran aground on the Mewensand, in the North Sea . She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Havana , Cuba . She was refloated the next day and taken into Cuxhaven .[ 11] Gledstanes United Kingdom This British whaler ran aground and broke up on Ocean Island in the Pacific (now called Kure Atoll ) with loss of one life. Marooned on the island the crew built a schooner from the wreckage over the course of many months, and the Captain and 9 others sailed it the 1000 miles to the Hawaiian Islands and arranged for rescue of the remaining crew which occurred on 6 February 1838.[ 12]
List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1837 Ship State Description Theodrick United Kingdom The ship capsized at Sligo .[ 18] She was later refloated.[ 31]
List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1837 Ship State Description Two Brothers United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in the "Lindsey Isles", off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands.[ 40]
List of shipwrecks: 27 July 1837 Ship State Description Bonne Aimee France The ship was wrecked on the coast of Puerto Rico. Her crew were rescued.[ 47]
List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1837 Ship State Description Dewdrop United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle , Cornwall .[ 32] Ebenezer United Kingdom The ship departed from St. Helen's, Isle of Wight for Plymouth , Devon . No further trace, presumed foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands.[ 54] Gleaner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance , Cornwall.[ 32] Hope United States The ship was abandoned in the South Atlantic off the Cape of Good Hope , Chile. Her crew were rescued by Duke of Roxburgh ( United Kingdom ). Hope was on a voyage from China to New York .[ 5] [ 55] Jane and Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[ 32] John Jersey The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[ 32] Margaret United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hythe, Kent .[ 56] Margaret Ann United States The ship was wrecked on Rune Key.[ 57] Neptune United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[ 32] Racer United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Penzance.[ 32] Den Rashe Bonde Norway The sloop was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands , Kent , United Kingdom with the loss of three of her five crew. Survivors were rescued by Flora , Po and Royal Sovereign (all United Kingdom ). Den Rashe Bonde was on a voyage from Bordeaux , Gironde , France to Christiansand .[ 32] [ 58] [ 2] [ 59] Sally Ann United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Bude , Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff , Glamorgan to Plymouth , Devon .[ 52] Springflower United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle.[ 32] Thornton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset . She was later refloated.[ 58] Two Brothers United Kingdom The smack was wrecked in the Lindsey Islands, off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands.[ 60]
List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1837 Ship State Description Alerte France The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano , Chile.[ 61] Dublin Packet United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on Beaks Key. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States to Boston, Massachusetts , United States and Europe.[ 13] Esperance France The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano.[ 61] Mary United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of Caithness . She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick , British North America to Hull , Yorkshire .[ 62] Monk United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Marbella , Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno , Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cork .[ 63] Perseverance United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Mersey . She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to Demerara . Perseverance was refloated and put back to Liverpool.[ 2] Robiner United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire . She was later refloated.[ 64] Sophia Flag unknown The ship foundered off the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes , Portugal to "Frederickshall".[ 65]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in July 1837 Ship State Description Adelaide New South Wales The cutter capsized in Broken Bay . Barbadoes Planter United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the coast of British Honduras before 19 July. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London .[ 66] Charlotte United Kingdom The ship was lost off the east coast of Saint Domingo before 14 July. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo.[ 67] Fultay Flag unknown The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Socotra in early July with the loss of six of her crew. She was on a voyage from Surat , India to Mocha .[ 68] Gulione United States The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Terschelling , Friesland , Netherlands before 26 July. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts to Bremen .[ 69] [ 58] Harkaway United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Coleradoes, off the coast of Cuba before 9 July and was abandoned by some of her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana , United States To Liverpool , Lancashire . Harkaway was later refloated and resumed her voyage, arriving at Liverpool on 2 July.[ 70] [ 71] [ 72] Little Pen United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Abasco Islands before 17 July. She was on a voyage from Liverpool , Lancashire to a port in Tabasco , Mexico.[ 73] Providence United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand.[ 18] Thornton United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated.[ 32] William IV British North America The ship was wrecked on a reef off Prince Edward Island . She was on a voyage from Halifax , Nova Scotia to Quebec City , Lower Canada .[ 17]
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