List of shipwrecks in May 1837
The list of shipwrecks in May 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1837.
May 1837 | ||||||
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8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | Unknown date | |||
References |
1 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Maria | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked on the Haaks Bank, in the North Sea off the Dutch coast with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain to Hamburg.[1][2] |
Perseverance | ![]() |
The ship was destroyed by fire at Fowle's Point, Aberdeenshire.[3] |
Rambler | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Caribou Island, in Lake Michigan. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[4] |
2 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Greyhound | ![]() |
The drogher sloop was wrecked in Praslin Bay,Saint Lucia.[5][6] |
3 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Carl Johan | ![]() |
The ship was in collision with Camilla (![]() |
Despatch | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Alum Chine, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Poole, Dorset.[10] |
Maid of Galloway | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Port Patrick, Wigtownshire. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Whitehaven, Cumberland. Maid of Galloway was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[1] |
4 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Oregon | ![]() |
The whaler was driven ashore and wrecked at Tahite.[11] |
Three Betseys | ![]() |
The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[12] |
William | ![]() |
The collier, a brig, was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent by a steamship. The wreck was dispersed by gunpowder in November.[13][14] |
5 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Probity | ![]() |
The ship capsized and sank at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[9] She was refloated on 9 May.[15] |
6 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cleopatra | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near "Rieserholt". She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic.[16] |
Guadeloupe | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the "Penta Careras". She was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Monte Video, Uruguay.[17] |
8 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ben Sherrod | ![]() |
The steamboat caught fire and was destroyed in the Mississippi River 30 miles (48 km) downstream of Natchez, Mississippi with the loss of about 150 lives. Some survivors were rescued by Columbus (![]() |
9 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Industry | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the "Brandylon". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] |
10 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Catherine Christina | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore near Biscarrosse, Landes, France. She was on a voyage from Fredrikstad to Paimbœuf, Loire-Inférieure.[19] |
11 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Britannia | ![]() |
The ship was driven onto rocks at Rota, Spain. Britannia was refloated and put back to Cádiz. She was consequently condemned.[20][21] |
12 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Vrow Margaretha | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Saintes, off the French coast. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Rotterdam, South Holland.[22] |
13 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Alcyon | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Madagascar.[23] |
John | ![]() |
The ship was severely damaged by fire in Rostrevor Bay.[24] She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Preston, Lancashire. John was later towed back to Newry.[25] |
14 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Agnes | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[26] |
Cora | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar. She was refloated.[26] |
Prince of Wales | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Redcar and was abandoned by her crew. She was later refloated and taken into Hartlepool, County Durham.[26] |
16 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Cate | ![]() |
The ship foundered off Cape San Antonio, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Trinidad to Baltimore, Maryland.[27] |
Thetis | ![]() |
The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from London to Antigua. Eight of her crew were rescued.[28] |
17 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Loire | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was consequently condemned.[29] |
19 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Jane | ![]() |
The ship struck a ledge near the Runnel Stone and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[30] |
Mary Halket | ![]() |
The ship capsized in the Azov Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Taganrog, Russia. Her crew were rescued.[31] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked at Heisternest, Prussia with the loss of three of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to London.[32] |
22 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Boreas | ![]() |
The brig collided with Richmond (![]() |
New Brunswick | ![]() |
The ship ran ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was refloated and put into Christiansand, Norway, where she sank on 24 May. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Saint John, New Brunswick.[34] New Brunswick was later refloated, repaired and returned to service.[35] |
Socrates | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Honduras.[36] |
23 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Monica | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brancaster, Norfolk with the loss of at least one life.[24][21] |
25 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Mary | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Cargadoes Caragon Reef. Her crew were rescued.[37] She was on a voyage from Mauritius to Calcutta, India.[38] |
27 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Fate | ![]() |
The ship ran aground at Helsingør, Denmark. She was refloated on 30 May.[31] |
Loire | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at Valparaíso, Chile. She was later refloated.[39] |
London | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the White Island Reef, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
Wexford | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Wexford was towed in to Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America on 13 June.[41] |
28 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Delta | ![]() |
The ship was lost off Barbuda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands and Jamaica.[4] |
Henry | ![]() |
The ship ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Cork to Newport.[42] |
Ruby | ![]() |
The ship was driven ashore at "Nakkehead", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ruby was later refloated and taken in to Hornbeck Bay.[31] |
29 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Ann | ![]() |
The ship ran argound and was severely damaged at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[32] |
Mariner | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on Egg Island, British North America. She was on a voyage from London to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[43] |
31 May
Ship | Country | Description |
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Elizabeth | ![]() |
The ship ran aground in The Wash and was severely damaged. She was refloated and towed in to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[32] |
Eurotas | ![]() |
The steamship ran aground at Smyrna, Ottoman Empire.[42] She was on a voyage from Smyrna to Syra, Greece and Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône.[44] Eurotas was refloated on 10 June with assistance from HMS Tribune (![]() |
Exmouth | ![]() |
The barque was driven ashore at Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America.[43] |
Favourite | ![]() |
The ship capsized in St Andrews Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dundee, Forfarshire to Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[31] |
Unknown date
Ship | Country | Description |
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Eleanor | ![]() |
The ship sank at Aberdeen.[46] |
Hannibal | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim to Quebec City, Lower Canada.[6] |
Pierre Antoine | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked near Camaret-sur-Mer, Finistère. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure to Ghent, Belgium.[47][21] |
Providence | ![]() |
The smack was wrecked on the Splough Rock. Her crew were rescued.[3] |
Queen Adelaide | ![]() |
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean.[48] |
Rebecca | ![]() |
The ship foundered in the Bay of Bengal off Ganjam, India in early May.[49] |
Sabantio | ![]() |
The brig was wrecked near "Marabout", Egypt.[50][51] |
Willem de Eerst | ![]() |
The ship was wrecked on the Saucepan Shoal, off the Turtle Islands. All on board, more than 150 people, survived.[52] |
William | ![]() |
The ship was run down and sunk in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent.[3] |
References
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (20721). London. 9 May 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18256). Edinburgh. 15 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16412). London. 10 May 1837. col B, p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4049). London. 12 June 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21091). London. 16 June 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18281). London. 19 June 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16409). London. 6 May 1837. col E, p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21056). London. 6 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (20722). London. 10 May 1837. p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (20717). London. 4 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and News South Wales Advertiser. Sydney. 1 August 1837. p. 2.
- "Ship News". The Times (16410). London. 8 May 1837. col F, p. 6.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (20720). London. 8 May 1837. p. 7.
- "Accidents, Offences &c". The London Dispatch and People's Political Reformer (63). London. 26 November 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16414). London. 12 May 1837. col D, p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Times (16421). London. 20 May 1837. col F, p. 6.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4041). London. 2 June 1837.
- "Steam Boat Burnt - 150 lives lost". The North Wales Chronicle (520). Bangor. 20 June 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16415). London. 13 May 1837. col A, p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Times (16443). London. 15 June 1837. col F, p. 2.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18271). London. 27 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4031). London. 22 May 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18329). Edinburgh. 9 October 1837.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (20735). London. 25 May 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18274). Edinburgh. 3 June 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21065). London. 17 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16446). London. 19 June 1837. col C, p. 6.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4057). London. 21 June 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16548). London. 16 October 1837. col F, p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Times (16424). London. 24 May 1837. col C, p. 2.
- "Ship News". The Times (16436). London. 7 June 1837. col E, p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18275). Edinburgh. 5 June 1837.
- "Admiralty Court, Jan. 24". The Standard (4244). London. 25 January 1838.
- "Ship News". The Times (16440). London. 12 June 1837. col F, p. 6.
- "Ship News". The Times (16507). London. 29 August 1837. col C, p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Times (16475). London. 22 July 1837. col F, p. 7.
- "Liverpool Ship News". The Standard (4131). London. 15 September 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Morning Chronicle (21167). London. 16 September 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18319). Edinburgh. 16 September 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18294). London. 20 July 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18300). Edinburgh. 3 August 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16456). London. 30 June 1837. col E, p. 7.
- "Ship News". The Morning Post (20770). London. 17 July 1837.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18287). Edinburgh. 3 July 1837.
- "Rough Sketches of Smyrna". The Morning Post (20846). London. 13 October 1837.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4023). London. 12 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4030). London. 20 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4039). London. 31 May 1837.
- "Ship News". The Standard (4131). London. 15 September 1837.
- "Ship News". The Times (16473). London. 20 July 1837. col D, p. 7.
- "Shipping Intelligence". Caledonian Mercury (18295). Edinburgh. 22 July 1837.
- "Singapore". Southern Australian. Adelaide. 22 September 1838. p. 6.
Ship events in 1837 | |||||||||||
Ship launches: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
Ship commissionings: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
Ship decommissionings: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
Shipwrecks: | 1832 | 1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 | 1840 | 1841 | 1842 |
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