The list of shipwrecks in December 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during December 1837.
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1 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Bon Père | France | The ship was wrecked on the St. Lazaro Reef. She was on a voyage from Laguna to Havana, Cuba.[1] |
Cornelius | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "St. James's Castle. She was on a voyage from Malta to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. Cornelius was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[2] |
Haabet | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore at "Naderoe". She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom to Copenhagen.[3] |
Indian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to London.[4] |
Maria Agnes | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Seaton Rocks. She was later refloated and taken into South Shields, County Durham.[5] |
2 December
editShip | State | Description |
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John | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Wick, Caithness. She was refloated the next day and taken into Wick.[6] |
Means | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Scroby Sands, Norfolk. Her crew survived. She floated off on 4 December and came ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk[7][8][6] |
Melantho | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[9] |
3 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Britannia | Jersey | The ship ran aground at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Britannia was refloated and taken into Bridlington, Yorkshire.[10][8] |
Emelie Constantia | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore at "Hogen". She was on a voyage from Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands to Flensburg.[11] |
Swallow | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a brig off Padstow, Cornwall. Both vessels sank. The crew of Swallow were rescued by Lord Nelson ( United Kingdom). Swallow was on a voyage from Neath, Glamorgan to Teignmouth, Devon.[12] |
4 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Maid of Bute | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer caught fire at Rothesay, Isle of Bute and was severely damaged.[13] |
5 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Jane | United Kingdom | The ship sank in Dundrum Bay with the loss of two of her crew.[14] |
Vasco de Gama | Portugal | The ship was driven ashore at "Osterlit". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Oporto to Hamburg.[15] |
6 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Colte | France | The ship departed from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure for New York. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[16] |
Dauntless | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cuxhaven. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Bridlington, Yorkshire.[15] Dauntless was refloated on 9 December and proceeded with her voyage.[17] |
Merchant | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans, Louisiana.[18] |
New England | United States | The ship was driven ashore in the Mississippi River downstream of New Orleans.[18] |
7 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Jules et Eugenie | Belgium | The fishing vessel was wrecked south of Lybster, Caithness, United Kingdom. Her six crew were rescued.[19] |
Mary White | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Kentish Knock and was then driven ashore at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Gloucester. Mary White was refloated on 9 December and taken into Harwich.[12][15] |
8 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Hawk | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and sank. Her crew were rescued.[15] |
Louisa | Denmark | The ship was driven ashore near Varbla, Russia. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Copenhagen.[20][21] |
South Australian | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto an inshore reef at Rosetta Harbor in Encounter Bay in South Australia by a south-easterly gale whilst at anchor. The vessel was completely wrecked and was partially salvaged during the following fortnight.[22] |
Tiger | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Point Aldersen, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. Tiger was refloated on 10 December and was beached.[23] |
9 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Anna Maria | Hamburg | The ship was wrecked on Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Altona.[24] |
Maria | Portugal | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão, off São Miguel Island, Azores.[25][26] |
Pa Dalgada | Portugal | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked on Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão.[25][26] |
Yvone | France | The ship capsized off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Buccari, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia to Bourdeaux, Gironde.[27] |
10 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Savanilla, near Puerto Colombia, for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[28] |
Irene | United Kingdom | The ship capsized off Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued.[23] |
Selina | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Oporto, Portugal.[29] She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Oporto.[11] |
Sir William Cumming | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank at Lossiemouth, Lothian.[15] |
11 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Hope | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground and was severely damaged at King's Lynn, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to King's Lynn.[30] |
Ringdove | United Kingdom | The ship capsized in the River Tyne.[31] She was later refloated.[32] |
12 December
editShip | State | Description |
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George Lockwood | United Kingdom | The ship struck rocks off the Isles of Scilly. She was consequently beached at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Quebec City Lower Canada, British North America to London.[33] George Lockwood was refloated on 23 December and taken into Penzance.[21] |
Johanna | Grand Duchy of Finland | The ship lost her rudder off Dunkerque, Nord, France and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Oulu to London, United Kingdom. Johanna was driven ashore and damaged at Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium on 14 December. She was later refloated and taken into Ostend.[31][19] |
13 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Albion | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the North Gar and was damaged. She was taken into Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham for repairs.[30] |
14 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven onto the Whitburn Steals and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham. Betsey was refloated the next day and taken into South Shields.[32] |
Catherine | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[11] |
Maria Eliza | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cork. She was later refloated.[11] |
Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Globe Rock, off Girvan, Ayrshire. She was on a voyage from Glasson Dock, Lancashire to Ayr.[29] |
Mary and Bell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dundalk, County Louth.[29] |
Pandora | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Westport, County Mayo.[34] |
Mary and Betty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Whitehaven, Cumberland.[11] |
St. Johnston | United Kingdom | The steamship struck a rock off Warkworth, Northumberland. She capsized and sank. Her crew were rescued.[29][32][35] |
15 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Catharine | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Cork. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Limerick.[32] |
Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hoxley Rocks. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire.[36] |
16 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Cervantes | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Anegada a Fuera. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Vera Cruz, Mexico.[37] |
Happy Return | Guernsey | The ship departed from Guernsey for São Miguel Island, Azores. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[38] |
Monarch | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground near "Ost". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Hamburg.[39] |
Thomas and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[29] |
17 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Bride of Abydos | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Ancona, Papal States.[40] |
Fennegina | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on the Oosterbank, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Rotterdam, South Holland.[20][21] |
Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the River Tay with the loss of all ten crew.[11] |
18 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Exchange | Jersey | The brig was driven into London Bridge at Southwark, Surrey and was severely damaged.[41] |
Gambia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick.[42] |
Indus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Norfolk, Virginia, United States.[43] |
19 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Paroquet Island, New Brunswick, British North America.[44] |
Chance | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground off "Hornbeck". She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Stettin. Chance was consequently condemned.[25] |
Edward | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Ballymacan, County Tyrone. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Waterford.[34] |
Good Agreement | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool, County Durham with the loss of two of her crew.[45][46][47] |
Harmonie | France | The ship struck the pier at Bremen and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Bremen.[21] |
Queen | Jersey | The ship foundered off Corcubión, Spain.[48] |
20 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Warkworth, Northumberland.[21] |
Diligence | United Kingdom | The schooner ran aground on the Lynch Sandbank, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hayle, Cornwall to Swansea, Glamorgan.[49] Diligence was refloated on 23 December.[50] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at South Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham. Hope was later refloated and take into Ramsgate, Kent.[47] |
James Turean | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Liverpool.[51] |
James Watt | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer ran aground in the Elbe at Altona. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Leith, Lothian.[50] |
Palmyra | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Liverpool. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Demerara.[39] Palmyra was refloated on 22 December and taken into Liverpool.[20] |
Rebecca | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland.[20] |
Schah | New South Wales | The schooner was wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Ram Head with the loss of ten of the 23 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to a port in New South Wales.[52][53] |
Townsend | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Aberavon, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Kilrush, County Clare.[45][51] |
William and Ann | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[51] |
21 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Hook Sand, in the Bristol Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[20] |
Amiable Lucette | France | The ship foundered in the English Channel off the Pierres de Lecq, Jersey, Channel Islands. The body of one of her eleven crew was found. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands.[21][54] |
Dove | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from London to Scarborough, Yorkshire.[21][55] |
Ellen and Sarah | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore in a capsized state at Hayburn Wyke, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[21][46][55] |
Faithful | United Kingdom | The brig was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire with the loss of her captain. Twelve crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[56][33][55] |
Fame | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Staintondale, Yorkshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough, Yorkshire to London.[46] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hartlepool, County Durham.[45][46] Friendship was refloated on 1 January 1838 and towed into South Shields, County Durham.[57] |
Hebe | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and put into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[46] |
John Botcherby | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Whitby. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough.[45][46] John Botcherby was refloated on 1 January 1838 and taken into Whitby.[57] |
Laura | Sweden | The brig was driven ashore north of Flamborough Head with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Gävle to Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire.[56][33][55] |
Matilda | United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the Whitby Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Rochester, Kent. Matilda was taken into Whitby, Yorkshire on 24 December.[21][46] |
Middlesbrough | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Whitby with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Middlesbrough to London.[45][46] Peace was later refloated and taken into Bridlington.[55] |
Peace | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[56][33] |
Peak | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Staithes, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[46][55] Peak was refloated on 1 January 1838 and taken into Whitby.[27] |
Providence | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Mouse Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from London to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. Providence was refloated and taken into Sheerness, Kent.[51] |
Skylark | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Cleethorpes. She was on a voyage from Rochester to Sunderland, County Durham. Skylark was refloated and taken into Grimsby.[46] |
Thistle | Van Diemen's Land | The ship was driven ashore at Port Fairy, New South Wales.[58] |
United States | United States | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[59][51] She was refloated on 28 December and taken into Liverpool.[50] |
William and Ann | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Leeds, Yorkshire.[59][55] |
Williams | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hartlepool.[45][46] Williams was refloated on 5 January 1838 and taken into Sunderland.[60] |
22 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Baltic | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mundesley, Norfolk.[45] Her crew were rescued.[56] |
Britannia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the River Dee. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire.[34][51] Britannia was refloated on 25 December and taken into Liverpool.[54] |
Preston | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Mundesley.[45] Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[56] |
Schah | New South Wales | The ship was wrecked in Twofold Bay with the loss of ten of the 24 people on board. She was on a voyage from Hobart, Van Diemen's Land to Sydney.[61] |
Shaw | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pile Foundry, Cumberland.[62] She was refloated on 2 January 1838 and taken into Whitehaven, Cumberland.[23] |
Socrates | Greece | The ship ran aground off Grado, Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and sank. She was on a voyage from Salonica to Trieste.[25][26] |
Uncertain | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Mundesley.[45] Her crew were rescued by the Mundesley Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to London.[56] |
23 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Ariel | United States | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz, Mexico.[37] |
Bearnais | France | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[37] |
Brothers | New South Wales | The cutter was wrecked off Nobbys Island. Her eight crew were rescued by Tamar ( New South Wales).[63] |
Emelie | Kingdom of Sardinia | The brig was destroyed by fire at Trieste.[25] |
Enigheden | Hamburg | The ship ran aground at Glückstadt, Duchy of Holstein. She was on a voyage from New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States to Hamburg.[23] |
France | United Kingdom | The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[37] |
Isabella | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Fauleigh". She was on a voyage from London to Hobart, Van Diemens Land. Isabella was refloated on 6 January and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[2] |
Lord Stewart | United Kingdom | The ship struck a rock and was beached near Sunderland, County Durham.[47] |
Melanchto | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Vera Cruz.[37] |
24 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Enegheden | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Atherfield Ledge. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Christiansand.[64] |
Janet | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland for Alexandria, Egypt. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[65] |
Latona | United Kingdom | The ship was beached on Flores Island, Azores.[28] |
25 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Cyrus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sandgate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. Cyrus was refloated and taken into Dover, Kent.[55] |
Friendship | United Kingdom | The ship sank at Ramsgate, Kent, having previously been ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Sligo to London.[21] |
Good Luck | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Marsala, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was on a voyage from Kerch, Russia to London.[66][67] |
Itherfanster | Norway | The ship was driven ashore at Ambleteuse. She was on a voyage from Cette, Hérault, France to Stavanger.[20][21] |
Lord Wellington | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire to Sunderland, County Durham.[20][68] |
Storfursten | Sweden | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Ambleteuse.[68] |
Vera Cruzano | Mexico | The ship was wrecked on the Anegadadue.[37] |
26 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Euphemia | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Campeche, Mexico. Her crew were rescued.[9] |
27 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Ellen and Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Scarborough, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Spalding, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[69] |
28 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Dream | United Kingdom | The ship was destroyed by fire at Southwark, Surrey.[70] |
Victoria | United Kingdom | The Yorkshire Billyboy was destroyed by fire at Southwark.[70][71] |
Water Witch | United Kingdom | The ship struck the Blackwater Bank, in the Irish Sea and sank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Barbadoes.[72] |
29 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Campbell | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at Liverpool, Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Paraíba, Brazil to Liverpool.[73] |
Caroline | United States | Caroline affair: The paddle steamer was set afire, set adrift, and carried over Niagara Falls with the loss of one life. |
Hebe | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands. She was on a voyage from Hartlepool, County Durham to Dundee, Forfarshire. Hebe was refloated but consequently beached on the Buddon Sands. She was then taken into Dundee.[27] |
Helena | France | The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Bordeaux, Gironde.[2] |
John Pirie | South Australia | The ship was driven ashore in Encounter Bay, South Australia.[74][75] She was refloated and continued her journey, arrived Hobart on 16 January 1838.[76] |
Solway | South Australia | The barque was driven ashore in Encounter Bay. Her crew were rescued.[74][75][77] |
30 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Commerce | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Youghal, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Youghal.[72] |
Huzza | Hamburg | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Douglastown ( United Kingdom). Huzza was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[78] |
New London | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from New York to New Orleans, Louisiana.[79] |
Tanna Sautjer | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore south of Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands to Bremen.[2] |
31 December
editShip | State | Description |
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Mary | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Helsingør, Denmark for Aberdeen. Presumed to have subsequently foundered off Christiania, Norway.[27] |
Mercury | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Helsingør for Aberdeen. Presumed to has subsequently foundered off Christiania.[27] |
Thistle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked in the River Tay with the loss of her captain. The remaining four crew were rescued.[27] |
Unknown date
editShip | State | Description |
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Aisthorp | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dundalk, County Louth.[72] |
Amaranth | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Mud Island. She was on a voyage from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, British North America to New York City, United States.[42] |
Amelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Pensacola, Florida, United States. She was on a voyage from Natchez to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] |
Bienfaisance | France | The ship was abandoned in the North Sea 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km)) off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands on or before 7 December.[12] |
Bolivar | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near "Dunnose". She was on a voyage from London to Berbice, British Honduras. Bolivar was later refloated and taken into Portsmouth, Hampshire.[54] |
Charlotta Wilhelmina | Hamburg | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the coast of Norway. She was on a voyage from Hammerfest, Norway to Hamburg. Charlotta Wilhelmina was later refloated and taken into "Hennoe".[80] |
Elizabeth | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore and severely damaged at St. Andrews, Fifein late December. She was refloated on 31 December and taken into St. Andrews.[57] |
Express | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. She was refloated on 4 January 1838 and taken into Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[81] |
George | United Kingdom | The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to North Shields, County Durham.[11] |
George | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to London. George was refloated on 22 December and taken into Penzance.[20] |
Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Ventava, Courland Governorate before 3 December. Her crew were rescued.[57] |
Jane | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fish Island, New Brunswick, British North America. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jane was consequently condemned.[23] |
John Dougan | United Kingdom | The ship departed from South Shields, County Durham for Gibraltar in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[82] |
Miranda | United Kingdom | The ship was lost off the coast of County Donegal on or before 5 December.[15] |
Orelia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Bearhaven, County Cork before 10 December. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Cork. Orelia was refloated on 10 December.[19] |
Pauline | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Sydney, Nova Scotia, British North America for New York, United States. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[83] |
Pepito | Spain | The ship departed from Vigo for Seville in mid-December. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84] |
Robert | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Robert was refloated and put into Ramsgate, Kent in a sinking condition on 26 December.[64][54] |
Rover | United States | The whaler was lost at Monterey, California.[85] |
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