List of shipwrecks in August 1837
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The list of shipwrecks in August 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during August 1837.
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Fairfield | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Saint Charles River.[1] She was refloated on 11 August.[25] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Rosebud | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by General Sumter ( United States). Rosebud was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London. The wreck was discovered on 23 August by Emerald ( United Kingdom). After her cargo was salvaged, she was set afire the next day.[35][19] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Brilliant | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. Brilliant was subsequently driven ashore at “Moher”.[10] |
Ferjen | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Cape of Good Hope and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[39] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire in the North Sea off Filey, Yorkshire.[40] |
Fanny | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire and was abandoned off Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[38] |
Feejee | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Cape of Good Hope and Manila, Spanish East Indies.[41][42] |
Forentanguet | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at Lewiston, Maine, United States. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to St. Ubes.[43] |
Maria | United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Hogarth ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[19] |
Splendid | United Kingdom | The steamship ran aground and was wrecked at Sunderland, County Durham. All on board, over 80 people, were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sunderland.[21] |
Success | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Krantz, Prussia with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Pillau, Prussia to London.[44][45] |
Vesta | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was severely damaged on the Newbiggin Rocks. All on board survived She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Blyth, Northumberland.[23][46] She was refloated on 14 September,[36] repaired and returned to service.[47] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Diligence | Netherlands | The ship caught fire, exploded and sank at “Passaroeng”, Netherlands East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[49] |
Ida | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[35]Ida was discovered by Sorrow ( United Kingdom), which put a skeleton crew on board. She was taken in to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States, where she arrived on 12 September.[50] |
William and Frances | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Hurst Castle, Hampshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Hull, Yorkshire. William and Frances was later refloated.[51] |
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Ship | Country | Description |
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Aguila | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to Newfoundland, British North America.[72] |
Angelique | France | The ship was in collision with another vessel and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Bordeaux, Gironde.[57] |
Andes | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from the Turks Islands to Bath, Maine.[73][74] |
Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane and wrecked on Catalina Island, Haiti. Her crew were rescued.[75] |
Edouard | France | The ship was wrecked in a hurricane at Saint Domingo with the loss of three of her crew.[16] |
Felicity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Antigua to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[76] |
Godt | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was towed into Heligoland in a wrecked condition.[58] |
Harriet | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked at Providence, Fiji Islands. Several of her crew were murdered by the local inhabitants.[77][78] |
Heraclidæ | Bremen | The ship was wrecked in the Bahamas before 22 August. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Bremen.[50] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire.[14] |
Janus | United Kingdom | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 11 August.[79] |
Margaret Gardner | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on or before 19 August.[80] |
Mariners | Spain | The ship was wrecked on the Bahamas Bank. She was on a voyage from Havana to Cádiz.[72] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at St Govan’s Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[81] |
Norval | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Cork.[35] |
Perlen | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Messina, Sicily.[64] |
Stenervens | Norway | The ship was wrecked at Le Conquet, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France to a Norwegian port.[82] |
Stratfieldsay | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Sydney, New South Wales. Stratfieldsay was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[74] |
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