List of shipwrecks in April 1837
# List of shipwrecks in April 1837

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

## 1 April

List of shipwrecks: 1 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Calypso | United Kingdom | The ship departed from London for Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Harriet | British North America | The sealer was driven ashore at Grates Cove, Newfoundland. She was later refloated. |
| Isabella | Van Diemen's Land | The barque was wrecked at Cape Nelson. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Launceston, Tasmania to Spencer Gulf, South Australia. |
| Nahant | United States | The ship was struck by lightning in the Atlantic Ocean. She caught fire and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Prince Regent | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Drogheda, County Louth. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pembrey, Carmarthenshire to Drogheda. |

## 2 April

List of shipwrecks: 2 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Amethyst | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Ryhope, County Durham. |
| Betsey | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and abandoned near Swansea, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin. |
| Domus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Hartlepool and Sunderland, County Durham. |
| Hopewell | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland. |
| Jarvis | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland. |
| Jarrow | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged between Seaham and Sunderland. |
| Josephine | France | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Hendon, County Durham. Her crew were rescued by the Sunderland Lifeboat. |
| Lavinia | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Hartlepool and Sunderland. |
| Leah | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Nancy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Dunany Point, County Louth. She was refloated on 10 April and taken in to Dundalk. |
| New Concord | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore between Sunderland and Hartlepool. |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with another vessel and was consequently beached between Neath and Swansea, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| Pleasant | United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and severely damaged between Hartlepool and Sunderland. |
| Sarah | United Kingdom | The ship departed from Swansea for Liverpool, Lancashire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands. |
| Smith | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Old Seaham, County Durham. |
| Speculation | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at Sunderland. |
| Sussex | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore between Seaham and Sunderland. |
| Victory | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on rocks off Hendon. |

## 3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Fairlight, Sussex. Her crew were rescued by Alfred ( United Kingdom). |
| Assiduous | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Black Hall Rocks, County Durham. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Lincolnshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |
| Betsey and Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robin Hoods Bay, Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued. |
| Eagle | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground and sank in the River Eske. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Donegal. |
| Incertus | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with George ( United Kingdom) and foundered off Fairlight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dublin. |
| New Manley | United Kingdom | The ship struck The Manacles, Cornwall and sank. Her crew were rescued, She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Sligo. |
| Vernon | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Laxey, Isle of Man. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Glasgow, Renfrewshire. |

## 4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Belfast Reef, off Antigua. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Alexander was refloated on 8 April and taken in to Antigua for repairs. |
| Essex | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Sunderland, County Durham. |
| John Morgan | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at "Portlain". She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Liverpool. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage. |
| Star | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Grand Cayman. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to New York, United States. |

## 5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Diana | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned off Beachy Head, Sussex and subsequently foundered. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to London. |
| Draper | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at St. Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent. She sank on 8 April. Draper was refloated on 18 April and taken into Margate, Kent. |
| Peggy | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore whilst on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Dublin. She was refloated on 7 April and taken in to Swansea, Glamorgan. |

## 6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Azores Packet | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in Stonehouse Pool. She was on a voyage from São Miguel Island, Azores to London. Azores Packet was refloated on 9 April and taken in to Plymouth, Devon. |
| Brutus | United States | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Mogadore, Morocco. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship was struck the South Knowl, off the mouth of the River Tees. She then struck the North Gar and sank. |
| James Gaunt | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore crewless and wrecked on Inneskea Island, County Mayo. |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom | The whaler was driven ashore and damaged at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated on 22 April and taken in to Whitby. |

## 7 April

List of shipwrecks: 7 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Ann | United Kingdom | The smack was destroyed by fire at Cheekpoint, County Waterford. |
| Emma | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the South Gar, in the North Sea. She was refloated the next day, but consequently sank off the North Gar. |

## 8 April

List of shipwrecks: 8 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Furst Hardenburg | Stettin | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Stettin to an English Port. Furst Hardenburg was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Neutral | Norway | The brig sprang a leak and foundered in the North Sea off Bawdsey, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dram to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands110437. |
| Petite Louise | France | The ship was wrecked on a reef off "Kaneun Island", Mexico. All on board were rescued. |
| Pilot | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Waterford. |
| Proven | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Castrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to the United States. Proven was later refloated and towed into Copenhagen. |
| Swallow | United Kingdom | The brig foundered off Fresh Water, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of all nine crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to St. John's, Newfoundland. |
| William IV | United Kingdom | The ship sank on the Nore. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London. |

## 9 April

List of shipwrecks: 9 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Annette | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on "Folster Island". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Reval, Russia. |
| George IV | United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Nore. She was later refloated and put in to Dover, Kent. |
| Warigt Harmonie | Norway | The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Frederickstadt to London, United Kingdom. Warigt Harmonie was beached at Great Yarmouth on 11 April in a wrecked condition. |

## 10 April

List of shipwrecks: 10 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Emanuel | France | The ship was driven ashore on "Milne", Finistère. |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Woolpack. Her crew were rescued by a lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Gertrude | United Kingdom | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| St. Joseph | France | The ship was driven ashore on Milne. |
| Sully | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Milne. |
| Unity | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was refloated on 12 April and taken in to Lowestoft. |

## 11 April

List of shipwrecks: 11 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alceste | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Navarino, Greece. She was on a voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Trieste. |
| Cupido | Stralsund | The ship was driven ashore near Stralsund. She was on a voyage from Stralsund to New York, United States. |
| Ganges | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Cushendall Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Maranhão, Brazil to Liverpool, Lancashire. Ganges was refloated on 15 April and taken in to Larne, County Antrim for repairs. |
| Haddo House | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the south coast of Møn, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dantsic. |
| Penrhos | United Kingdom | The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (36°50′N 9°55′W﻿ / ﻿36.833°N 9.917°W﻿ / 36.833; -9.917). Her crew were rescued by Nieuew Onderneming ( Netherlands). |
| Peleka or Twa Gebroeders | Netherlands | The galiot was discovered waterlogged and abandoned off Texel, North Holland. She was towed in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom by Perseverance ( United Kingdom). |
| Phœnix | United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, foundered in the Dogger Bank with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a Dutch fishing vessel. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen. |
| St. Thomas | Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near "Prestoe", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Messina to Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| Two Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship sank in the River Tay. Her crew were rescued. |

## 12 April

List of shipwrecks: 12 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| City of Dublin | United Kingdom | The steamship was driven ashore on the coast of County Louth. She was refloated on 18 April and taken into Dublin. |
| Laura | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Adra, Spain. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Adra. |

## 13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Sophia Margaretha | Bremen | The ship was driven ashore at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bremen. |

## 16 April

List of shipwrecks: 16 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alexander | United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked on the "Vieux Boneaud", Basses-Pyrénées, France. |

## 17 April

List of shipwrecks: 17 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Henricus | United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Manzanilla, Trinidad. |
| Princess | United Kingdom | The ship struck a reef, sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Mediterranean Sea. She was on a voyage from Bahia, Brazil to Trieste. Princess was later driven ashore at Cape Passero, Sicily. She was later refloated and taken into Palermo for repairs. |
| Sophia Charlotte | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore near Flensburg. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Darß, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. |
| Westchester | United States | The ship was struck by lightning and set on fire whilst on a voyage from New York to Liverpool. She put into Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where she was scuttled. |

## 18 April

List of shipwrecks: 18 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The paddle steamer struck a rock in Jack Sound and was beached near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, where she sank the next day. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
| David | United Kingdom | The snow was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Flora, Po and Royal Sovereign (all United Kingdom). David was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Southampton, Hampshire. |

## 19 April

List of shipwrecks: 19 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Prosperous | United Kingdom | The sloop was driven ashore at South Head, Aberdeenshire. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Peterhead. |

## 20 April

List of shipwrecks: 20 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Providentia | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom. Providentia was refloated on 29 April and resumed her voyage. |
| Wellesley | United Kingdom | The barque was lost off Happisburgh, Norfolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America. |

## 21 April

List of shipwrecks: 21 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Providentia | Prussia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Memel. She was on a voyage from Memel to Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom. |
| Vigilant | Russia | The schooner ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Messina, Sicily to Saint Petersburg. Vigilant was refloated on 26 April and taken into Ramsgate, Kent. |

## 22 April

List of shipwrecks: 22 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Herald | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Listerlandet, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Dantsic. |

## 23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alerte | France | The ship was driven ashore near Calais. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Calais. |
| James Holmes | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Arklow Banks, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wicklow and capsized. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Demerara. James Holmes was later righted and put back to Dublin. |
| Mathilde | Rostock | The ship sank near Kirchdorf, Prussia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rostock to Bordeaux, Gironde, France. |
| Zeemeeuw | Netherlands | The ship ran aground on the Mercator Reef. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies. |

## 25 April

List of shipwrecks: 25 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dunvegan Castle | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Lemon Sand. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to Demerara. |
| Nancies | United Kingdom | The ship was holed by an anchor and sank at Dundalk, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Dundalk. |
| Priam | United Kingdom | The barque was wrecked on Green Island, Newfoundland, British North America with the loss of four of her nine crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |

## 27 April

List of shipwrecks: 27 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Mills | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Swilly Rock, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from the River Dee to Caernarfon. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Bangor. |
| Nederlanden | Netherlands | The ship was driven ashore 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Surinam to Amsterdam, North Holland. Nederlanden was refloated on 5 May and taken in to Calais. |
| Scotland | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground at the mouth of the Mississippi River. |

## 28 April

List of shipwrecks: 28 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Dolphin | Netherlands | The ship was wrecked on "Beri Island". She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Havana, Cuba. |
| Four Sisters | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to South Shields, County Durham. Four Sisters was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| Kitty | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire to Seaham, County Durham. Kitty was refloated the next day and taken into Whitby. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Dungeness, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham. Mary was refloated the next day and resumed her voyage. |
| New Hope | United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with a canal boat and sank in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. She was on a voyage from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumberland to Gloucester. |
| William | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Flamborough Head. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. |

## 29 April

List of shipwrecks: 29 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The smack sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued. |
| Brothers | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the Mills, off Bermuda. |
| Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. Diligence had been refloated by 14 May and taken into Málaga for repairs. |
| Levant | United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Harry Furlong Rocks, off the coast of Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire to Liverpool, Lancashire. Levant was later refloated and taken into Holyhead, Anglesey. |

## 30 April

List of shipwrecks: 30 April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Albion | United Kingdom | The smack was wrecked near Aberdovey, Merionethshire. |
| Agnes | United Kingdom | The smack sank in Plymouth Sound. Her crew were rescued. |
| Friends | United Kingdom | The ship struck The Manacles and was consequently beached at Helford, Cornwall. |
| Margaret Cunningham | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Perth to London. |
| Mary | United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Fareham, Hampshire. |

## Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in April 1837 :

| Ship | Country | Description |
| - | - | - |
| Alpha | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the west coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Dantsic. |
| Brunswick | United Kingdom | The ship foundered off Padstow, Cornwall before 8 April. |
| Caroline | United Kingdom | The ship was sunk by ice at St. John's, Newfoundland, British North America. |
| Carroll | United States | The brig was wrecked off Cape Lookout. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Catherina | Duchy of Holstein | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Flensburg to Fisherrow, Lothian, United Kingdom. |
| Diligence | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Marbella, Spain. She had been refloated by mid-May and taken in to Málaga. |
| Dream | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Green Island, British North America with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America. |
| Eunice | British North America | The sealer was wrecked in Newfoundland. Her crew were rescued. |
| Fair America | United States | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 7 crew. |
| Fancy | United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to King's Lynn, Norfolk. |
| Hope | United States | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 17 April. |
| Isabella | Van Diemen's Land | The ship was wrecked in Portland Bay, New South Wales before 7 April. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Launceston to the Spencer Gulf. |
| Justina | France | The ship was driven ashore at "Carmeyne". She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. |
| Kate | British North America | The sealer, a schooner, was crushed by ice and sank in Bonavista Bay. |
| Mexican | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Jutland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Nioord | Norway | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 300 nautical miles (560 km) south west of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom on or before 8 April. She was on a voyage from Tarragona, Spain to Guernsey, Channel Islands. |
| Proven | United States | The ship was driven ashore at Helsingør. She was on a voyage from Dantsic to New York. Proven was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen. |
| Scotsman | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Køge Bay before 16 April. She was refloated that day and towed into Copenhagen. |
| St. Jubilee | United States | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Triestina | France | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône. She was on a voyage from Mogadore, Morocco to Marseille. |
| Venus | British North America | The sealer was abandoned in Bonavista Bay. Her crew were rescued. |
| Venus | United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Stralsund. She was refloated on 10 June and resumed her voyage to Riga, Russia. |
| Vesta | United States | The fishing schooner sank in a gale on the Georges Bank. Lost with all 7 hands. |
| Ward | United Kingdom | The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to an American port. Ward subsequently came ashore at La Flotte, Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France. She was later refloated and taken in to La Flotte. |
