List of shipwrecks in September 1837
The list of shipwrecks in September 1837 includes ships sunk, foundered, wrecked, grounded, or otherwise lost during September 1837.
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1 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | .svg.png) United States | The barque was driven ashore and sank in the Hillsborough Inlet. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[1][2][3] | 
| Eliza |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked at Port Natal, Africa. Her crew were rescued[4] | 
| George Henry |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Pickle's Reef. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[5] | 
2 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Agnes |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Donaghadee, County Down.[6] | 
| Briton |  United Kingdom | The collier, a brig, was holed by an anchor and sank in the River Thames at Deptford, Kent.[7][8] | 
| Eagle |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in the River Ythan.[9] | 
3 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[10] | 
| Janet |  United Kingdom | The ship, which had capsized on 21 August with the loss of two of her crew, was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her eleven surviving crew were rescued by Emigrant ( .svg.png) United States). She was on a voyage from British Honduras to London.[11][12] | 
4 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Eleanora |  France | The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Memel, Prussia.[13] | 
| Hope |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[14] | 
| Nymph |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on the Abertay Sands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated the next day.[15] | 
| Padang |  Netherlands | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of five of the fifteen people on board. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[16][17] | 
5 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Apollo |  United Kingdom | The steamship was in collision with Monarch (  United Kingdom) and sank in the River Thames at Gravesend, Kent with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to London.[18] | 
| Ida |  Hamburg | The ship was run down and sunk in the English Channel off Start Point, Devon, United Kingdom by Mary Ann (  United Kingdom) with the loss of four of her crew. Ida was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg.[9][19] | 
| Mary |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Barbados.[11] | 
6 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Hopper |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on South Bimini, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from Cuba to Nassau, Bahamas and Liverpool, Lancashire.[1] | 
| Placidia |  United Kingdom | The brig ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex.[20] She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London. Placidia was refloated on 8 September and resumed her voyage.[21] | 
7 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Augusta | .svg.png) United States | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts.[2] | 
| Equity |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[22] | 
| Thomas and Ann |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Hoylake, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Poole, Dorset to Runcorn, Cheshire.[23] | 
8 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Eleanora |  France | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère to Memel, Prussia.[24] | 
9 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Belize |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven on the south west point of Anticosti Island, Lower Canada, British North America. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada to Sligo. Belize was later refloated and put back to Quebec City in a very leaky condition.[25][5] | 
| Harmonie |  United Kingdom | The ship was severely damaged at Newport, Monmouthshire.[26] | 
10 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Cœur de Lion |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged in Dundrum Bay with the loss of five of her crew and two rescuers. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America.[27][28][29]Cœur de Lion was later refloated and taken into Killough Bay.[3] | 
11 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| John George Elphinstone |  United Kingdom | The schooner foundered off Ballycotton, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Cork.[30][31] | 
12 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Bootle Bay. She was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[23] | 
| Grecian |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Tramore Bay. She was on a voyage from Nevis to Liverpool, Lancashire. Grecian was refloated on 15 September and towed into Waterford.[30] | 
13 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| General Gascoyne |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on Burbo Point with the loss of a passenger. Survivors were rescued by the steam tug Eleanor (  United Kingdom). General Gascoyne was on a voyage from Quebec City, Lower Canada, British North America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32][33][28] | 
| Gustave |  Danzig | The ship foundered off Domesnes, Norway. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[34][35] | 
| Mayflower |  United Kingdom | The sloop was wrecked at the mouth of the Voryd River, Wales. At least one crew member survived.[32] | 
14 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Cambrian |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore in Chappel Bay. She was later refloated and taken into Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire.[36] | 
| Marshall Blucher |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized at Newport, Monmouthshire.[37] | 
| Welcome |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Thisted, Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Devonport, Devon.[38][39] | 
15 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Don Juan |  United Kingdom | The P&O paddle steamer ran aground at Tarifa Point and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[40][16] | 
16 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Cecilia |  Stettin | The ship sank off Ameland, Friesland, Netherlands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stettin to Koog aan de Zaan, North Holland, Netherlands.[41] | 
| Pennsylvania | .svg.png) United States | The schooner capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 25 of the 27 people on board. The survivors were rescued on 20 September by Amelia (  United Kingdom).[42] | 
| Twist |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull. Twist was later refloated and taken into Hull.[30] | 
17 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | .svg.png) Brazil | The ship struck rocks at Montevideo, with the loss of six of her crew and several passengers. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[43][44] | 
| Cumberland |  United Kingdom | The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at the Pile Lighthouse, Lancashire with the loss of three lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[45][46] The wreck was towed into the Belfast Lough on 29 September by HMRC Diligence ( | 
| Pera |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Pelican Point, in the Gulf of Smyrna. She was on a voyage from London to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. Pera was refloated the next day with assistance from HMS Tribune (  Royal Navy).[11] | 
| Soloman |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Wells-next-the-Sea. Soloman was later refloated and taken in to port.[48] | 
| Spartan |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost near Pacasmayo, Peru.[49] | 
19 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Adventure |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost off Lobos Island, Canary Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Montevideo, Uruguay.[50][51] | 
| Laurel |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Robert's Head, County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kinsale to Cork.[39] | 
20 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool |  United Kingdom | The ship sank at Scharhörn. She was on a voyage from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Hamburg. She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[39] | 
| Lord Russel, Two Brothers |  United Kingdom | Lord Russel collided with the smack Two Brothers off Aberavon, Glamorgan. Both vessels were beached. Lord Russel was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[46] | 
| Maria |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Hull, Yorkshire.[2] | 
21 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Emerald |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Havana, Cuba to London.[52] | 
| Juliana Wilhelmine |  Stettin | The ship foundered off Belle Île, Morbihan, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Nantes, Loire-Inférieure, France to Stettin.[11] | 
| Tennant |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Redcar, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham to London.[46] | 
| HMS Terror |  Royal Navy | The research ship, a converted Vesuvius-class bomb vessel, was beached on the coast of Ireland.[46][53] | 
23 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper | .svg.png) United States | The ship was wrecked on Cape Henelopen, Delaware. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America.[54] | 
24 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Jeune Estelle |  France | The ship was driven ashore at Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Bordeaux, Gironde. Jeune Estelle was refloated and taken into Guernsey.[47] | 
| Koning der Nederlander |  Netherlands | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, North Holland to Batavia, Netherlands East Indies.[39] | 
| Provens Minde |  Sweden | The ship was driven ashore at Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Cherbourg, Seine-Inférieure, France.[16][38][55] | 
| Supply |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[41] | 
25 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Packet |  United Kingdom | The ship was beached at Fowey, Cornwall.[2] | 
| Germ |  United Kingdom | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Four of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Saint John, New Brunswick, British North America.[56] | 
| Medora |  United Kingdom | The ship was lost at the Río Real, Brazil. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to London.[57][58][59] | 
| Supply |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on the Nore. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[13] | 
26 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Idris |  United Kingdom | The ship capsized and sank at Berbice, British Guiana. She was refloated on 2 October with assistance from Thistle (  United Kingdom).[60] | 
27 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked between Figueira da Foz and Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. The wreck was later burnt by the local inhabitants.[61][62][3] | 
| John and Grace |  United Kingdom | The ship was in collision with HMS Lucifer (  Royal Navy) at Dublin and was beached. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Runcorn, Cheshire.[2][63] | 
28 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Cephalonia |  United Kingdom | The schooner was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Cephalonia, United States of the Ionian Islands. The vessel was plundered and burnt by the local inhabitants.[64] | 
| Fame |  United Kingdom | The ship sprang a leak and foundered off Bideford, Devon.[63] | 
30 September
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Le Landais |  France | The brig was wrecked at St. Just, Cornwall, United Kingdom. All seventeen people on board were rescued.[65] | 
| Palladium |  United Kingdom | The ship was wrecked on the east coast of Gotland, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to Dundee, Forfarshire.[66][67] | 
| Ranger |  United Kingdom | The ship was discovered abandoned off Worms Head, Pembrokeshire. She was taken into the Gwendraeth Fawr.[68] | 
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Appleton |  United Kingdom | The ship ran aground on Coconut Key and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Manzanillo, Cuba.[69] | 
| Clarinda |  British North America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Kingston, Jamaica between 25 and 30 September.[52] | 
| James | .svg.png) United States | The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean before 11 September.[70] She came ashore and was wrecked on Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, British North America before 29 September.[71] | 
| Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and sank at Mockbeggar, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.[72] | 
| Jane |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore on Fish Island, British North America and was abandoned by her crew. She was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, British North America to Cardiff, Glamorgan. Jane was later refloated and anchored in Richmond Bay.[73] | 
| Jessie |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Sizewell, Suffolk before 6 September.[74] | 
| Kronon |  Stralsund | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at "Farmunde". She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[23][21] | 
| Lyra |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Drogheda, County Louth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Galway.[13] | 
| Prince of Wales |  United Kingdom | The ship was driven ashore at Wainfleet, Lincolnshire. She was later refloated and taken into Wainfleet.[37] | 
| Two Sisters |  United Kingdom | The ship was run down by a steamship and sunk off Dungeness, Kent with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to King's Lynn, Norfolk.[26] | 
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