List of shipwrecks in June 1837

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

1 June

List of shipwrecks: 1 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Emily United States The ship was wrecked south of Pernambuco, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Santos, Brazil to an American port.[1]

2 June

List of shipwrecks: 2 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Haidee  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Hogsty Reef. She was on a voyage from Aux Cayes, Haiti to Falmouth, Cornwall.[2]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Emma Augusta Hamburg The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom to Altona.[3]
Lark  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. Her crew were rescued.[4]
William  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Parnaiha". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Argentina to Maranhão, Brazil.[5]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Henry  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Ingonish, near Cape North, Nova Scotia, British North America. Her crew were rescued.[6][7]

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Memnon  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Black Rock off the coast of County Galway. She was on a voyage from Galway to London.[8] Memnon was refloated and proceeded on her voyage.[9]
Poland United States The ship ran aground at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Seine-Inférieure, France. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to New York. Poland was refloated and put back to Havre de Grâce.[10]

6 June

List of shipwrecks: 6 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
George IV  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Blyth, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Blyth to Dover, Kent.[8]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at San Antonio, Republic of Texas. Her crew were rescued.[11]

7 June

List of shipwrecks: 7 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Edward  United Kingdom The ship collided with Happy Return ( United Kingdom) and foundered off the coast of Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Falmouth, Cornwall.[12]
Johanne Henrietta Bremen The ship ran aground of the Seal Sand. She was on a voyage from Bremen to Arbroath, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was later refloated and put back to Bremen.[13]
Union  United Kingdom The steamship suffered a boiler explosion and sank at Hull, Yorkshire with the loss of seventeen lives. She was on a voyage from Hull to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[14][15]
Venus  United Kingdom The ship struck the quayside at Littlehampton, Sussex and sank. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Littlehampton.[8]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Mercator  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Lisbon, Portugal.[10]

12 June

List of shipwrecks: 12 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Hèlène France The schooner capsized in the English Channel off the Owers Lightship ( Trinity House). She was beached at Goring-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom and then taken in to Littlehampton, Sussex. Hèlène was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde to Altona.[16][13]

15 June

List of shipwrecks: 15 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Briton  United Kingdom The barque was wrecked near Bombay, India with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool, Lancashire.[17] She was later refloated.[18]
Edina  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore north of Bahia, Brazil. She was on a voyage from Bahia to London. Edina was later refloated and put into Pernambuco, Brazil.[19][20]
William Mulvey  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked and sank at Mazatlán, Mexico. Her crew were rescued by Morayshire ( United Kingdom).[21][22]

17 June

List of shipwrecks: 17 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Adelaide India The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bombay.[17][18]
Aurora India The floating church was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Berenice British East India Company The paddle steamer was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Corsair United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Singapore The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17][18]
Edinburgh  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[18]
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17]
General Harewood  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17][18] She was subsequently converted into a floating church to replace Aurora ( India).[23]
Hastings India The receiving ship was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17]
Hind India The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17][18]
Hugh Lindsay India The paddle steamer was driven ashore in a hurricane at Bombay.[18]
John Stamp  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and damaged in a hurricane at Bombay. She was later refloated.[17]
Mary Dugdale  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Northumberland  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Ranger  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Richard Walker  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[17]
Tapee India The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in a hurricane at Bombay.[18]

18 June

List of shipwrecks: 18 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Proof  United Kingdom The ship was run down and sunk by Menai ( United Kingdom). She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Sidmouth, Devon.[24]
William Tell  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.[25]

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Estrella  Brazil The ship was lost at the mouth of the Pará River. She was on a voyage from Pará to Maranhão.[26]

24 June

List of shipwrecks: 24 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Martinique.[27]
Vivid  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked in the Îles des Madeleines, Senegal. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bathurst, Africa.[28]

25 June

List of shipwrecks: 25 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Charlotte  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank on the Toxfleet Sand. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to New York, United States.[29][30]
Dispatch  United Kingdom The ship foundered off The Smalls. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Youghal, County Cork.[30]
Harriet United States The ship was wrecked in the Gut of Canso. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New York to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[31]
William Rippon  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged on the Île d'Orléans, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Sunderland, County Durham.[32][6]

26 June

List of shipwrecks: 26 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Variable  United Kingdom The ship sank at Wallsend, Northumberland. She was consequently condemned.[33]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Emerald  United Kingdom The ship capsized and sank at Montreal, Lower Canada, British North America.[34] She was refloated on 30 June.[35]

28 June

List of shipwrecks: 28 June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Celia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Great Kiln Flats, off Staten Island, New York City, United States. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States.[36] Celia was refloated on 30 June.[37]
Henry  United Kingdom The ship capsized off Newport, Monmouthshire. She was on a voyage from Southend, Essex to Cork.[30]
Mary Ann  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Square Handkerchief Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America to Saint Domingo.[38]
Rosalind  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked on the Pickles Reef. She was on a voyage from Black River, Jamaica to Liverpool.[39][40]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in June 1837
ShipStateDescription
Belle  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Teignmouth.[41]
Gladstanes  United Kingdom The whaler was wrecked on Ocean Island. Ten of her 33 crew built a boat from the wreck and sailed to the Sandwich Islands. A schooner was sent to rescue the remaining 23 crew.[42]
Emiline France The sloop was abandoned off Faial Island, Azores before 16 June.[43][44]
Friheden Norway The ship was wrecked near Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Dram to Dundee.[13]
Hendricka  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on Bodie Island, North Carolina, United States. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[33]
Margaret  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to New York, United States.[40]
Purvoyante France The ship was driven ashore on Providence Atoll. She was later refloated and taken to the Seychelles.[45]
York United States The frigate ran aground and sank in the Strait of Sunda. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Canton, China to New York.[46]

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