List of shipwrecks in March 1837

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

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2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Gladiator	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Deal, Kent. She was on a voyage from New York, United States to London. Gladiator was refloated the next day.[1]
Preciosa	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Algiers, Algeria. Preciosa was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[2]

3 March

List of shipwrecks: 3 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Canton	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the Dardanelles.[3] She was refloated on 18 March.[4]

4 March

List of shipwrecks: 4 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Devonport	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Cape Henelopen, Delaware, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[5]
Lord Strangford	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel.[6]
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay.[7]
Maria	Kingdom of Sardinia	The polacca capsized in a squall at Havana, Cuba. She was later righted.[8]

5 March

List of shipwrecks: 5 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Martha	United States	The ship was wrecked on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Charleston, South Carolina.[9][5]
Walsingham	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on an island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bermuda to the Turks Islands.[10]

6 March

List of shipwrecks: 6 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Graff Herman Wedel Jarlsberg	Norway	The ship was driven ashore at "Landfoort". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[11]
Kensington or Kingston	United Kingdom	The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (28°30′N 59°30′W) with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Cork. Survivors were rescued by Orion ( United States).[9][5][12]

8 March

List of shipwrecks: 8 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Petite Louise	France	The ship was wrecked on a reef off Cancún, Mexico. All on board were rescued.[13]
Portia	United Kingdom	The barque ran aground and was wrecked at Capo d'Otranto, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ancona, Papal States to Malta[14][15]

9 March

List of shipwrecks: 9 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Davenport	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Hazard's Land, Pennsylvania, United States.[16] She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[17]
Express	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in the Bay of Tangier.[18]
Georgiana	Hamburg	The ship was wrecked near Texel, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Hamburg.[19]
Sophia	United Kingdom	The brig was wrecked on the Brazil Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued by lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Valparaíso, Chile to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20][21]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Arcade	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Memel, Prussia.[22]
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked in Algoa Bay.[23]
Jane	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Madeira. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[4][24][10]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Penrhos	United Kingdom	The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°50′N 9°55′W). Her crew were rescued by the galiot Nieuwe Ondernehming ( Netherlands). Penrhos was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Syra, Greece.[25][26]
Solace	United Kingdom	The ship struck a sunken wreck and sank in the North Sea off Thorpeness, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[27][28]
St. John	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground off Dublin. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Dublin.[29]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Hamilton	United Kingdom	The ship sank at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Dublin.[30][29]
Integrity	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off Bandon, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Troon, Ayrshire.[31]
Jameson	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham. She was refloated the next day.[32]
Moro Castle	United Kingdom	The ship caught fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France.[4]

13 March

List of shipwrecks: 13 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Arion	Grand Duchy of Finland	The ship was driven ashore on Majorca, Spain. She was on a voyage from Helsingfors to Cette, Hérault, France or Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[33]
Integrity	United Kingdom	The ship foundered off "Bruneton Head". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Tarbert, Argyllshire to the Clyde.[34]
Josephine	United States	The ship foundered off Ocracoke, North Carolina. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[23]
Mary Ann	United States	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (23°00′N 82°30′W). Her crew were rescued by Judith and Esther ( United Kingdom). Mary Ann was on a voyage from "Mancinella de Cuba", Cuba to New York.[10]
Phœnix	Denmark	The brig was driven ashore at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, United States.[17]
Prince of Saxe Coburg	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to London.[35]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Richard and Ann	United Kingdom	The collier, a brig, ran aground on the Heaps Bank, in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Good Agreement ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[35][28] Richard and Ann later floated off and was taken into Burnham on Crouch, Essex.[30]

15 March

List of shipwrecks: 15 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
America	United States	The ship was wrecked on the Riding Rocks, in the Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Grand Bahama.[10]
Avon	United Kingdom	The sloop departed from Waterford for Bristol, Gloucestershire. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[36]
Triton	Norway	The whaler was driven ashore at "Langel".[37][38]

16 March

List of shipwrecks: 16 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Cortese	Kingdom of Sardinia	The polacca was wrecked at Madeira.[39][40]
Margaret	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Møn, Denmark, where she was wrecked on 19 March with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Lübeck.[37]
Ricargo	Spain	The ship was wrecked on Anegada, Virgin Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Málaga to St. Thomas and Puerto Rico.[4][41]
Sovereign	United Kingdom	The transport ship was driven ashore at Kileton, County Waterford. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Woolwich, Kent to Waterford.[31]

17 March

List of shipwrecks: 17 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Marys	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Catania, Sicily.[16]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Limerick Lass	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground in the River Shannon. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Troon, Ayrshire.[31]

19 March

List of shipwrecks: 19 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Mary Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on Læsø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[42]

20 March

List of shipwrecks: 20 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Amphion	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at Thiessow, Prussia. Her crew were rescued.[43]
Thomas and Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Fosdyke Bridge, Lincolnshire.[43]
Three Johannas	Prussia	The ship was driven ashore at "Caisbourg".[44]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Etolle	Grand Duchy of Tuscany	The ship was driven ashore near Livorno. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Livorno.[42]
Westminster	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at New York, United States. She was on a voyage from London to New York. Westminster was refloated the next day and taken in to New York.[25]

23 March

List of shipwrecks: 23 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Commerce	United Kingdom	The ship was severely damaged by fire at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[45]
Friend's Desire	United Kingdom	The ship capsized off Salcombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Plymouth to Torquay.[22]
London	United Kingdom	The ran sloop aground on the Brake Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to London.[46][47][48]
Maria	United Kingdom	The ship ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. Maria was refloated and put back to South Shields, where she sank.[49]
Minerva	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. Minerva was later refloated and put in to Hartlepool, County Durham.[22]
Nicholas I	Dantsic	The ship was driven ashore near Dantsic. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[50] Nicholas I was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dantsic.[51]
Oato de Maio	Portugal	The hiate was driven ashore and wrecked on Terceira Island, Azores.[52]
Watt	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore in the New Channel. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[22]
Will-o'-the-Wisp	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked at São Miguel Island, Azores. Her crew were rescued.[53]

24 March

List of shipwrecks: 24 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Braddyll	United Kingdom	The sloop was wrecked near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham Hartlepool, County Durham.[54][49]
Thomas and Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Fosdyke Bridge, Lincolnshire.[44]

25 March

List of shipwrecks: 25 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Caroline	Hamburg	The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked at Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, British North America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John's, Newfoundland.[26][55]
Elizabeth	Spain	The ship was driven ashore by ice and wrecked at Pouch Cove. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Saint John's.[26][55]
Fortuna	Stralsund	The ship sank near Greifswald.[37]
Hope	United Kingdom	The ship struck an iceberg and foundered. Her crew were rescued by Mary ( Hamburg). She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newfoundland, British North America.[56][57]
James	United Kingdom	The ship was in collision with Mercury ( United Kingdom) and sank off Pladda with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Mercury.[48]
Jonge Alberdina	Stralsund	The ship was driven ashore on Hiddensee, Prussia.[37]
Terrys	United Kingdom	The barque was driven ashore and wrecked on the east coast of Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Memel, Prussia.[42][58]
Waterloo	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Stettin with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to Memel, Prussia.[50]

26 March

List of shipwrecks: 26 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Bee	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore near Workington, Cumberland.[46] She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Workington.[14]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was in collision with Mentor ( United Kingdom) and foundered in the North Sea off Happisburgh, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[46]

29 March

List of shipwrecks: 29 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Nyverheid	Netherlands	The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Indian Ocean. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Batavia, Netherlands East Indies to Rotterdam, South Holland.[59]
Vigilance	Netherlands	The ship was driven ashore at Scheveningen, South Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Rotterdam, South Holland.[60]

30 March

List of shipwrecks: 30 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Felicity	United Kingdom	The ship struck rocks and sank off Tarifa, Spain with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Toulon, Var, France.[58]

31 March

List of shipwrecks: 31 March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Candidus	United Kingdom	The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in March 1837

Ship	State	Description
Anna	United Kingdom	The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Cumberland. She was refloated on 7 March and taken in to Workington.[11]
Bellerophon	United Kingdom	The ship sank near Marstrand, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands to Pillau, Prussia.[22]
Britannia	United Kingdom	The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Wilmington, Delaware, United States.[62][63]
Chantarella	France	The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure before 9 March.[64]
Fortuna	Peru-Bolivian Confederation	War of the Confederation: The brig was wrecked on the coast of Islay. Of her 71 crew, fifteen were drowned, 52 were taken prisoner and four escaped.[65]
Franklin	United States	The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 March with the loss of a crew member. Survivors were rescued by Nelson ( United Kingdom).[64]
Eliza Ann	United Kingdom	The ship was declared missing. She was on a voyage from London to Hamburg.[22]
Frederica Louisa	Denmark	The ship was driven ashore near Pillau, Prussia. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Pillau. Frederica Louisa was refloated on 21 March and taken in to Pillau.[50]
Friends	United Kingdom	The ship was run aground and sank off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Harlingen, Friesland to London.[66]
Pandora	United Kingdom	The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 26 March.[67]
HMS Pembroke	Royal Navy	The Vengeur-class ship of the line was driven ashore at Gibraltar. She was later refloated with assistance from the steamship Minos ( France).[68][69]
Richmond	New South Wales	The schooner was wrecked in the Macleay River.[70]
Rising Sun	United Kingdom	The ship was wrecked near South Shields, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[47]
Santarella	Flag unknown	The ship was wrecked near Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[28]
Véloce Messeneo	Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	The ship departed from Messina for Antwerp, Belgium in mid-March. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[23][71]

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