# List of shipwrecks in July 1837

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

## 2 July

List of shipwrecks: 2 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| General Bourke | New South Wales | The cutter capsized off Sydney Heads. She was on a voyage from the Five Islands to Sydney. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Navy Island. |

## 4 July

List of shipwrecks: 4 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Salathiel | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Porto Seguro, Brazil. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the Rio Grande, Brazil. |

## 5 July

List of shipwrecks: 5 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Bob Logie | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Cork. |

## 6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Norfolk | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked at San Antonio, Chile. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to an English port. |
| Superb | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Hamra, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Narva, Russia. |

## 7 July

List of shipwrecks: 7 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Adventurer | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked in Broken Bay. Her three crew survived. |
| Mary Kimball | United States | The ship was severely damaged by fire. She was on a voyage from Savannah, Georgia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom but returned to Savannah. |

## 9 July

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. |
| 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. |

## 10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Ayr to Dundalk. |

## 12 July

List of shipwrecks: 12 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Charles | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off "Soane Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Saint Domingo. |
| Rosebud | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Havana, Cuba. She was on a voyage from Havana to Cowes, Isle of Wight. |

## 13 July

List of shipwrecks: 13 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Velocity | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at "Granja", Brazil. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco to Aracatu, Brazil. |

## 14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Craven | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Quillebeuf-sur-Seine, Eure, France. |
| Flora | Stettin | The ship was abandoned in the English Channel. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Stettin. Flora was towed into Portsmouth, Hampshire by HMRC Cracker ( Board of Customs). |
| Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Dog Island, in the Saint Lawrence River. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Belfast, County Antrim. |
| Rising Empire | United States | The fishing schooner was run down and sunk while mackereling. Crew saved. |

## 15 July

List of shipwrecks: 15 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Duke of Wellington | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was refloated later that day and taken in to Aberdeen. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was damaged by fire and put into Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The fire was caused by her cargo of quicklime getting wet. |
| Weser | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked off Saint Pierre Island. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bathurst, New Brunswick, British North America. |

## 16 July

List of shipwrecks: 16 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dalmatia | United States | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire near Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Fortune | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Berwick upon Tweed. |
| Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. |
| Harriet | United Kingdom | The whaler was wrecked on Providence Reef in the Fiji Islands with the loss of a crew member. |
| Juno | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Juno was refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| William Sefton | United Kingdom | The ship caught fire in The Wash. Her crew were rescued by Gipsy ( United Kingdom). William Sefton was on a voyage from Hull to Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. |

## 17 July

List of shipwrecks: 17 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Sydney Packet | New South Wales | The two-masted schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand after breaking her anchor chains during a gale. |
| Sylvia | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport. Sylvia had been righted by 21 June. |

## 18 July

List of shipwrecks: 18 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vulcan | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Inhambane, Mozambique. |

## 19 July

List of shipwrecks: 19 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Ann | United States | The brig was wrecked on Grand Bahama with the loss of four of her crew. |
| Sylvia | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Newport. |

## 20 July

List of shipwrecks: 20 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Theodrick | United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Sligo. She was later refloated. |

## 21 July

List of shipwrecks: 21 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Vrow Gesina | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Tönningen to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United Kingdom. |

## 22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Cœlina | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Port-au-Prince, Haiti for Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Hoffnung | Stettin | The ship departed from Rendsburg, Duchy of Schleswig for Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| St. Hilda | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked near Lagos, Africa with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. |

## 24 July

List of shipwrecks: 24 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Heiress | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Jersey, Channel Islands. Heiress was refloated and taken into Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. |
| Helena | Hamburg | The ship ran aground on the Vogel Sand, in the North Sea. She floated off but consequently foundered. Her crew were rescued. Helena was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Hamburg. |
| Nile | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. All on board were rescued by Placid ( United Kingdom). |

## 25 July

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. |

## 26 July

List of shipwrecks: 26 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| HMS Alban | Royal Navy | The paddle steamer was driven ashore in a hurricane in Carlisle Bay, Barbadoes. She had been refloated by 10 August. |
| Amelia | Saint Lucia | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Amulet | British North America | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Blaiyais | France | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Martinique with the loss of seven of her crew. |
| Corsair | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was damaged in hurricane at Barbadoes and was beached. She was consequently condemned. |
| Dame | British North America | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Eleanor | United Kingdom | The mail boat was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. |
| Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. Her crew were rescued. |
| Elizabeth | British North America | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Fortitude | Barbadoes | The sloop was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Gleaner | Antigua | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Governor Stewart | Saint Lucia | The drogher was driven ashore in a hurricane at Saint Lucia. |
| Harmony | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Jane | British North America | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Janet | Bahamas | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Jeune Camille | Guadeloupe | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Julias | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. |
| Messenger | Trinidad | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Michael | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Nevis. |
| Pacific | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Pitscotter | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Sarah Trotman | United Kingdom | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Schwartz | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked in a hurricane on Pelican Reef, off Barbadoes. |
| Sir Henry Warde | British Guyana | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Sir John Moore | British North America | The brig was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |
| Tickler | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Barbadoes. She was consequently condemned. |
| Wave | Demerara | The schooner was wrecked in a hurricane at Barbadoes. |

## 27 July

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. |

## 28 July

List of shipwrecks: 28 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Admiral | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Portwrinkle, Cornwall with the loss of all three crew. |
| Andromeda | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the Indian Ocean 16 nautical miles (30 km) south west of the Juggernaut Pagoda, Puri, India with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. |
| Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Pwll Du Point, Glamorgan. Her crew survived. |
| Friend's Goodwill | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Doom Bar, off Padstow, Cornwall and sank. She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Padstow in a severely damaged condition. |
| Governor Douglas | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Doom Bar and was damaged. She was refloated on 31 July and taken in to Padstow. |
| Juffrow Anna | Dantzic | The ship sank near "Adipue". She was on a voyage from Saint-Nazaire, Loire Atlantique to Dantzic. |
| Royal Tar | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground on the Arklow Bank, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow. Her 150 passengers were evacuated. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin. |

## 29 July

List of shipwrecks: 29 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Dewdrop | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle, Cornwall. |
| 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. |
| Gleaner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. |
| 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. |
| Jane and Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. |
| John | Jersey | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. |
| Margaret | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hythe, Kent. |
| Margaret Ann | United States | The ship was wrecked on Rune Key. |
| Neptune | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. |
| Racer | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance. |
| 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. |
| Sally Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore north of Bude, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Springflower | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Boscastle. |
| Thornton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Somerset. She was later refloated. |
| Two Brothers | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked in the Lindsey Islands, off the coast of Wales with the loss of all hands. |

## 30 July

List of shipwrecks: 30 July 1837 :
| Ship | State | Description |
| Alerte | France | The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano, Chile. |
| 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. |
| Esperance | France | The whaler was driven ashore at Talcahuano. |
| 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. |
| Monk | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to Cork. |
| 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. |
| Robiner | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was later refloated. |
| Sophia | Flag unknown | The ship foundered off the Spanish coast. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to "Frederickshall". |

## Unknown date

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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Providence | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Knock Sand. |
| Thornton | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore. She was later refloated. |
| 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. |