The list of shipwrecks in November 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during November 1837.
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| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion |  United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked and destroyed by fire at Plymouth, Devon.[1] She was on a voyage from "Cape Series" to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[2] |
| Bywell | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Newcombe Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. All on board were rescued by the Lowestoft Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from LondontoNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[3] The wreck was beached at Pakefield, Suffolk on 6 December.[4] |
| Elizabeth Augusta |  Hamburg
|
The ship was wrecked on the Putgar Reef. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Stettin.[5] |
| George Washington | Hamburg
|
The ship was driven ashore at "Kanso". She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Gothenburg, Sweden.[6] She was later refloated.[7] |
| Henrica |  Sweden
|
The ship was driven ashore near Kungsbacka. She was on a voyage from StockholmtoVenice, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.[6] |
| Ingarborg Karitine | Hamburg
|
The ship was driven ashore between Strandby and "Hjensting", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom to Hamburg.[8] |
| Margaret Ogilvie | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore north of Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Bangor, CaernarfonshiretoBelfast, County Antrim.[9] |
| Providentia | Sweden
|
The ship was driven ashore at "Kjallo". She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[6] |
| Robert |  United States
|
The ship was driven ashore on Vargö, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to New York[6] |
| Robert Thomas | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost off Waterford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Waterford.[9] |
| Sisters | United Kingdom
|
The ship capsized and sank in the English Channel off Swanage, Dorset with the loss of seven crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Exeter, Devon. She was raised on 23 September 1838 and taken into Poole, Dorset.[1][10] |
| Trio | Sweden
|
The ship was driven ashore on Skagen, Denmark. She was refloated in late November and taken into Gothenburg.[4] |
| Vasco da Gama |  Portugal
|
The galley was wrecked on the Este Till, at the mouth of the Elbe. She was on a voyage from LisbontoHamburg.[11] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna |  Prussia
|
The ship was driven ashore at Strömstad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Königsberg.[6] |
| Antelope | United States
|
The ship ran aground off "Cronenburgh", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoNew York.[12] She was refloated on 11 November and taken into Copenhagen, where she was condemned.[13] |
| Clitus | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Ayr. She was on a voyage from Bathurst, Africa to Ayr.[14] |
| Leda | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of five of her eight crew. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[9] Her captain had mistaken the Cap Griz Nez Lighthouse, which had been lit for the first time on 1 November, for the Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent.[15] |
| Packet | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from DantzictoHull, Yorkshire.[12] |
| Times | United Kingdom
|
The brig was lost in the Black Sea.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Petipat Shoal. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova ScotiatoMiramichi, New Brunswick, British North America.[16] |
| Mary | Hamburg
|
The brig departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Presumed to have subsequently foundered off Christiania, Norway.[17] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from Helsingør for Aberdeen. Presumed to have subsequently foundered off Christiania.[17] |
| Tredegar | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Clevedon, Somerset. She was on a voyage from WaterfordtoBristol, Gloucestershire.[9] |
| Trow Tow | United Kingdom
|
The ship sank in the Bristol Channel off Cardiff, Glamorgan.[18] |
| Water Witch | United Kingdom
|
The ship was run into by Surrey ( United Kingdom) and sank in the River ThamesatGravesend, Kent whilst engaged in raising Apollo ( United Kingdom), which had sunk on 5 September following a collision.[19][20]
|
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agenoria | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Faial Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[21] |
| Vierge Marie |  Belgium
|
The ship was driven ashore at Rammekins Castle, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Marseille, Bouches-du-RhônetoAntwerp, Belgium. Vierge Marie was refloated on 11 November and taken into Vlissingen, Zeeland.[22][18] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Five Gebruders |  Netherlands
|
The ship was wrecked near Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North HollandtoStettin.[12] |
| Maria | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Tönningen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from England to Altona.[12] |
| Pensher | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Tönningen. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from HamburgtoSunderland, County Durham.[12] Pensherwas later refloated and taken into Tönningen.[23] |
| Spring | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck a rock and sank off Jersey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Jersey to London.[24] Spring was refloated on 9 November and taken into Jersey.[25] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Consecacoa Dentenora | Portugal
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from OportotoHamburg.[8] |
| Thalia | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Madras, India.[26] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her seven crew were rescued by Everton ( United Kingdom). Elizabeth was on a voyage from Bathurst, AfricatoExeter, Devon. She came ashore at Pont-l'Abbé, Finistère, France on 27 November.[27][28] Elizabeth was refloated on 30 November.[29]
|
| Garnet | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Kungsbacka, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Hull, YorkshiretoSaint Petersburg, Russia.[22] Garnet had been refloated by 22 November and was subsequently taken into Gothenburg.[30] |
| Helen Mar | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Formby, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[24] Helen Mar was refloated the next day and put back to Liverpool.[12] |
| Johanna | Hamburg
|
The ship sprang a leak and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Hamburg. Johanna was later refloated and taken into Cardiff.[31] |
| Maria Crowther | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Laxey, Isle of Man.[6] |
| Orontes | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to London.[24] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna |  Russia
|
The ship sank at Kongshavn, Norway with the loss of all hands.[32] She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Riga.[33] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Isabella | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Hauxley Rocks, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[34] |
| Mary | United Kingdom
|
The ship was sighted off Skagen, Denmark in a capsized state.[21] |
| Nancy | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Isle Martin, Summer Isles.[35] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoUllapool, Ross-shire.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cordelia | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, United States to Halifax, Nova Scotia.[16] |
| Fortitude | United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Aveiro, Portugal with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoOporto, Portugal.[36][37] |
| Lord Selkirk | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Richibucto to Liverpool, Lancashire.[38][39][40] |
| Maria | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County DurhamtoLondon.[41] |
| Mary and Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was later refloated.[28] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bartley | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Larne, County Antrim. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Larne.[6] |
| Echo | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck rocks and sank at Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Saint Helier.[42] |
| Edward | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County DurhamtoLondon.[41][28] |
| Factor | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Green Island. She was on a voyage from MadeiratoQuebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[43] |
| Luiza | Portugal
|
The ship struck a sandbank off Fort St. Mark, Maranhão, Brazil and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Maranhão.[44] |
| Mary Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wells-next-the-Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Wells-next-the-Sea.[6] |
| South Australian |  South Australia
|
The whaler, a barque, was driven ashore and wrecked in Encounter Bay.[45][46] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tortola | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Blakeney, Norfolk with the loss of two of her crew.[47][48] |
| Vrow Helena | Netherlands
|
The ship was wrecked on Juist, Kingdom of Hanover. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South HollandtoBremen.[6] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoLondon. Eleanor was later refloated and taken into Copenhagen, Denmark.[49] |
| Orestes | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Chatham, Kent.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Canton | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the west end of "Brian Island", British North America with the loss of seven of the thirteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Gaspé, Lower Canada, British North America to a British port.[50] |
| David | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Katwijk, North Holland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Pelwarn" to Hull, Yorkshire.[51] |
| Jane | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. Her crew were rescued.[52][49] |
| Martha | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré. Her crew were rescued.[52][49] |
| Nautilus | United Kingdom
|
The ship was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea 40 leagues (120 nautical miles (220 km)) east of Cape Passero, Sicily. Her crew were rescued Bougainville ( French Navy). Nautilus was on a voyage from Licata, Sicily to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[13]
|
| Thetis | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground on the Whelps and Scarlet Rocks, in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North AmericatoLimerick.[33] |
| Vrow Johanna | Netherlands
|
The ship was driven ashore near Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. She was on a voyage from a port in east FrieslandtoAntwerp, Belgium.[8] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anders | Sweden
|
The ship was driven ashore at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from GothenburgtoGuernsey, Channel Islands.[53] |
| Auguste Julia | Belgium
|
The ship was holed by her anchor and partly sank in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from Ostend, West FlanderstoLiverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Auguste Julia was subsequently repaired.[35] |
| Greyhound | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower CanadatoRichibucto, New Brunswick.[54] |
| Jubilee | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck the wreck of Bywell ( United Kingdom) and sank off Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County DurhamtoPlymouth, Devon.[6][48]
|
| Junius | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the Wells Lifeboat.[6][48] |
| Sieben Sodskende | Hamburg
|
The ship was wrecked south of Hårup, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Laurwig, Norway to Hamburg.[50] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Athena | Belgium
|
The ship departed from Antwerp for Boston, Massachusetts, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[55] |
| Seven Sodskende |  Norway
|
The ship was wrecked south of Hurup, Duchy of Holstein. Her crew were rescued.[56] |
| William Giles | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Dragør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London. She was later refloated and put into Copenhagen.[57][37] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Belgium
|
The ship was driven ashore on the Lilleground. She was on a voyage from Riga, RussiatoAntwerp. Aurora was later refloated.[58][29] |
| Dee | United Kingdom
|
The barque was driven ashore and damaged on the south coast of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburgh, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire. She was later refloated and taken into "Ronhamer".[59][60] |
| Genoa Packet | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland.[61] She was refloated the next day and taken into Blyth in a leaky condition.[52] |
| Wilhelm |  Bremen
|
The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Tenerife, Canary Islands.[61] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antonius |  Elbing
|
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Elbing to Burnham Overy Staithe. She was later refloated.[61] |
| Athabaska | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America.[59] |
| Augusta Signora |  Grand Duchy of Tuscany
|
The ship was driven ashore at Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from "Ismail" to Livorno.[30] |
| Betsey Black | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoLancaster, Lancashire. Betsey Black was refloated on 1 December and taken into Stromness.[62][49] |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on the Lilleyrund, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[57] Eleanor was refloated in late November and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[53] |
| Indian Chief | United Kingdom
|
The ship stuck the Rusk Bank, in the Irish Sea and was abandoned by her crew. She was consequently wrecked on the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to Mauritius.[61][23] |
| Lynx | New South Wales
|
The barque was wrecked in the New River, New Zealand. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from the New River to Sydney.[63] |
| Mary | United Kingdom
|
The ship was beached in Dublin Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoCalcutta, India. Mary was refloated on 30 November and taken into Dublin.[27] |
| Palmer | United Kingdom
|
The ship sprang a leak and was beached near Workington, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Workington to an Irish port. Palmer was later refloated and taken into Workington.[61] |
| St. Anna | Grand Duchy of Tuscany
|
The ship was driven ashore at Naples. She was on a voyage from Taganrog, Russia to Livorno.[30] |
| William | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[48] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ardogowan | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Ballyferris Point, County Down. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, CumberlandtoLimerick. Ardogowan was later refloated and taken into Drogheda, County Louth.[49] |
| Blue Eyed Lass | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Bondicar Rocks, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
| Camilla | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on the Gaar Sands, at the mouth of the River Tay. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, NorthumberlandtoDundee, Forfarshire. Camilla was later refloated.[37] |
| Chance | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Peterhead, AberdeenshiretoStettin.[64] |
| Clara | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in St. Georges's Bay, Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Berbice, British GuianatoQuebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[65] She was refloated on 2 August 1838 and taken into Quebec City.[66] |
| Fly | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore east of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.[61] |
| Lynx | New South Wales
|
The whaler, a barque, foundered whilst on a voyage from Sydney to New Zealand. Her crew were rescued.[67][68] |
| Union | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was wrecked on the West Hoyle Bank, in Liverpool Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from LondonderrytoLiverpool, Lancashire.[69] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was later refloated.[70] |
| Gesina Hermina | Netherlands
|
The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Alkmaar, North Holland. Gesina Hermina was refloated and put in to Texel, North Holland in a leaky condition.[71] |
| Jordonsjold | Norway
|
The ship was driven ashore at Dunkerque, Nord, France.[21] |
| Juno | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground off the Bahamas, where she was destroyed by fire on 24 November. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Liverpool.[40] |
| Mary Cummings | United Kingdom
|
The ship was lost off Yell, Shetland Islands.[40] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Darling | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Maryport, Cumberland.[21] |
| Deux Frères | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Ostend.[21] |
| Elizabeth |  Heligoland
|
The ship was driven ashore at Ostend. She was on a voyage from Rüstersiel to Ostend.[21] |
| Latona | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from St. Jago de Cuba, Cuba for Swansea, Glamorgan. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[72] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at the Point of Carra, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands to Leith, Lothian.[73] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked on the coast of Finistère, France with the loss of all hands.[74] |
| Excellent | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoLondon.[13][75] |
| Neptune | British North America
|
The ship struck a rock off Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the Chaleur Bay.[17][44] |
| Penasse |  Denmark
|
The ship was wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of several lives. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen.[76] |
| Sophia | United Kingdom
|
The brig was wrecked off the Port Neuf River, Lower Canada with loss of master and 13 crew; four survivors.[77] She was on a voyage from Montreal, Lower Canada to Greenock, Renfrewshire.[40] |
| Woodford | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Læsø. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Plymouth, Devon.[13][75] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diana | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoGlasgow, Renfrewshire. Diana was later refloated and taken into Peterhead.[57] |
| George | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the River Colne.[37] |
| Isabella | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands and sank with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Perth.[78][21] Isabella was refloated on 2 December and taken into Perth in a wrecked condition.[29][79] |
| United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Arran. She was on a voyage from Glasgow to Trinidad.[57][30][80] | |
| Reform | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint VincenttoDigby, Nova Scotia.[16] |
| Systaire | Sweden
|
The brig was in collision with a British brig off Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom and was beached at Burton Bradstock, Dorset. She was on a voyage from StockholmtoBatavia, Netherlands East Indies.[81][51][21] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albatross | Denmark
|
The ship was wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, BraziltoCopenhagen.[76] |
| Cecilia | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, LancashiretoDantsic.[82] |
| Globe | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked near Alicante, Spain with the loss of all but four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Boston, LincolnshiretoLivorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[83][84] |
| Marie |  Rostock
|
The ship was lost off the coast of Nordland, Norway.[85] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anne | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from LimericktoGlasson Dock, Lancashire. Anne was later refloated.[80] |
| Emerald | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in Downing Bay.[13] |
| Eliza Warwick | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans.[43] Eliza Warwick was refloated on 9 December.[86] |
| Hoppet | Sweden
|
The ship was wrecked on the Swedish coast with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Strömstad.[29][4] |
| Jane | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France.[53] |
| Jane | United Kingdom
|
The sloop foundered in Dundrum Bay with the loss of two of the five people on board.[87] |
| Martha | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Île de Ré.[53] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, GloucestershiretoCarmarthen.[62] |
| Niagara | United States
|
The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Singapore.[43] Niagara was refloated on 9 December.[86] |
| Theodore | United States
|
The ship was wrecked on the Luconia Shoals. Her crew were rescued.[88] She was on a voyage from SingaporetoCanton, China.[68] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Boy | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was later refloated.[37] |
| Colosseum | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock with the loss of twelve of the seventeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoSt. Ubes, Portugal.[89][80] |
| Friends | Jersey
|
The ship was last sighted on this date whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Fortune Bay. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67] |
| Juno | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from British HondurastoLondon.[90] |
| Neptune | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire. She was on a voyage from Bristol, GloucestershiretoCarmarthen.[13] |
| Royal Oak | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Blackpool, Lancashire. Her five crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Carrickfergus, County Antrim.[91][92] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Chalco |  Mexico
|
The ship was driven ashore near "Laguna". She was on a voyage from Vera Cruz to "Laguna".[93] Chalco was later refloated.[94] |
| Gloucester | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans.[95] |
| Harmony | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Caldy Island, Pembrokeshire. She was later refloated.[49][96] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | United Kingdom
|
The ship departed from Liverpool, LancashiretoNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[97] |
| Colisseum | Portugal
|
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of twelve of the seventeen people on board. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoSt. Ubes.[78] |
| Conselsan Feliz | Portugal
|
The ship departed from Faial Island, Azores for Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[98] |
| Greenock | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Inishtrahull, County Donegal, where she was subsequently wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower CanadatoHull, Yorkshire.[99][100] |
| Johanna | Hamburg
|
The ship ran aground and sank at Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Hamburg. Johanna was refloated on 2 December.[30] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Coffin | United Kingdom
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The ship was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New BrunswicktoSaint Domingo.[101] |
| Joanna | United Kingdom
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The ship was driven ashore near Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. She was on a voyage from LondontoMalta. Joanna was refloated with assistance from HMS Sapphire ( Royal Navy). She arrived as Smyrna on 13 December.[102]
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| John | United Kingdom
|
The ship ran aground and sank at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from London to Newport, Isle of Wight.[71] |
| Manuel |  Spain
|
The ship was destroyed by fire at Málaga.[84] |
| Rochdale | United Kingdom
|
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at the George Dock, Liverpool, Lancashire.[103][80] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Dunbar, Lothian. She was later refloated.[30] |
| Ann | United Kingdom
|
The sloop was wrecked on the Polls Bank, in the English Channel off the coast of Sussex. Her crew were rescued by the coastguard.[29] |
| Foster | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull.[71] |
| James Patterson | United Kingdom
|
The ship struck the Hutt and Lowth Rock and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Troon, AyrshiretoDublin.[30][70] |
| Margaret | United Kingdom
|
The ship was in collision with a fishing boat and sank in the Irish Sea off The Skerries. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County LouthtoBristol, Gloucestershire.[27] |
| Mercur | Denmark
|
The brig was driven ashore at Dover, Kent, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from MemeltoBordeaux, Gironde, France.[104][7] Mercur was refloated and taken into Dover.[58] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Dover. She was on a voyage from Memel to Dover. Mercury was later refloated and taken into Dover.[58] |
| Oak | United Kingdom
|
The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at King's Lynn, Norfolk.[7] |
| Pilot | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk.[49] |
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Active |  France
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Utsira, Norway before 7 November. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Le Croisic, Loire-InférieuretoMolde, Norway.[57][105] |
| Anecdote | United Kingdom
|
The ship foundered off County Galway.[30] |
| Anne | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from Prince Edward IslandtoMiramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[54] |
| Belle Isle | United Kingdom
|
The ship was damaged by ice and driven ashore in the Saint Lawrence River downstream of Madras Island before 19 November.[106][39] |
| Briton | United Kingdom
|
The brig ran aground on the Manicougan Shoal and was damaged.[107] |
| Campo Bello | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Richibucto, New Brunswick, British North America before 1 December.[38][39] |
| Canton | United Kingdom
|
The ship was wrecked on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 14 November.[108] |
| Frances | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from LondontoSligo. Frances was later refloated and taken into Whitstable, Kent.[35] |
| Fame | United Kingdom
|
The schooner was lost whilst on a voyage from Prince Edwar Island to Miramichi. Her crew were rescued.[54] |
| Gledstone | United Kingdom
|
The whaler was wrecked on Hawaii, Sandwich Islands before 18 November. She had been deliberately set afire by the cook, who subsequently committed suicide.[88] |
| Gode Hensigt | Norway
|
The ship was abandoned in the Norwegian Sea. She was taken into Stavanger on 17 November.[29][4] |
| James Colvin | United Kingdom
|
The whaler was set afire by the ship's cook, who subsequently committed suicide. Her crew were rescued by Catawbu ( United States). James Colvin was driven ashore and wrecked on Hawaii before 18 November.[88][109]
|
| Jane | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She was on a voyage from Barbadoes to Prince Edward Island. Jane was refloated in June 1837 and completed her voyage on 30 June.[110] |
| Johanna | Netherlands
|
The ship was lost on the coast of Norway before 11 November.[27] |
| Jonge Catharina | Netherlands
|
The ship was driven ashore near Tönningen, Duchy of Holstein and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from StralsundtoZaandam, North Holland. Jonge Catharina was later refloated and taken in to Tönningen.[51] |
| Juno | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore in the Bahamas on or before 26 November.[17] |
| Liverpool | British North America
|
The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 5 November.[6] |
| Margaretha |  Duchy of Holstein
|
The ship was lost on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Caroline ( Duchy of Holstein). Margaretha was on a voyage from GlückstadttoHull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[111][52]
|
| Maria | Netherlands
|
The ship was driven ashore at Frederikshavn, Denmark before 23 November. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North HollandtoStralsund and/or Rostock.[57][105] |
| Mercury | United Kingdom
|
The ship capsized off Skagen, Denmark on or before 9 November. She was on a voyage from DantsictoAberdeen.[7] |
| Trio | United Kingdom
|
The brig was driven ashore in the Dardanelles before 13 November. She was refloated with assistance from HMS Carysfort ( Royal Navy).[50]
|
| Watson | United Kingdom
|
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, RussiatoHull, Yorkshire. Watson was later refloated and taken into Copenhagen.[57] |
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