List of shipwrecks in 1744
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11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duc de Chartres |  France |
The barque or brigantine was lost off Rio Grande, State of Brazil, in the early morning of 11 January. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain, to Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru. On board were Jesuits, Spanish merchants and the newly appointed governor of Buenos Aires, Don José de Arce, with his luggage. Of the 161 passengers and crew members, 84 lost their lives, including the Governor.[1][2] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Colinie van Surinam |  Dutch Republic |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain.[3] |
February
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Looe |  Royal Navy |
War of Jenkins' Ear: The fifth rate ran aground on a reef, later to be known as Looe Key, off the coast of Spanish Florida. Her 276 crew survived. She was later set afire to prevent her capture by the Spanish |
8 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prinsesse Louise |  Denmark |
The Danish Asiatic Company-ship ran aground 1 mile south of Malé in the Maldives on outbound journey to the Malabar Coast.
19 survivors reached the Coromandel Coast and 5 of them returned to Copenhagen.[4] |
11 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Anne Galley | Royal Navy |
War of the Austrian Succession, Battle of Toulon: The fire ship was scuttled off Toulon, France, with the loss of all hands. |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Anne Galley | Royal Navy |
 War of the Austrian Succession, Battle of Toulon: The fireship was set afire by Hércules ( |
| Poder |  Spanish Navy |
War of the Austrian Succession, Battle of Toulon: The fourth rate was scuttled following the battle due to damage sustained. |
April
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers |  Ireland |
The ship was wrecked near Montserrat. She was on a voyage from Cork to Montserrat.[5] |
July
8 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset |  Great Britain |
The privateer, a snow, capsized and sank in the Bristol Channel. Eleven of the 97 people on board survived.[6][failed verification] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortune | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex, before 10 July. Her captain was the only survivor. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[7][failed verification] |
August
17 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Géran | France |
The ship was wrecked off Réunion with the loss of 51 of the 60 people on board. She was on a voyage from Lorient to Réunion.[8] |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Happy | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Lancaster, Lancashire.[9] |
| Indian Queen | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore in Lough Swilly. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Lancaster.[9] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbadoes Packet | Great Britain |
The ship was lost near Holyhead, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Hale to Liverpool, Lancashire.[10] |
| Curton | Great Britain |
The galley was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, before 31 August. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[11][10] |
| Duke | Great Britain |
The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, before 21 August. she was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[12] |
| Olonets |  Imperial Russian Navy |
The galiot ran aground on a reef 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Stockholm, Sweden and sank She was on a voyage from Kronstadt to Stockholm.[13] > |
September
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amoretta | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Biddiford, Devon. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[14] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jamaica Merchant | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in Tory Bay, County Donegal, Ireland, with the loss of all but her captain. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Liverpool, Lancashire.[15] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire, before 28 September. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London.[16] |
| Gertrude |  Hamburg |
The ship was driven ashore in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, before 18 September. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Venice.[17] |
| John | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near Gottenburg, Sweden, before 18 September. She was on a voyage from London to Gottenburg[17] |
| Kitty | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Gottenburg before 18 September. She was on a voyage from London to Gottenburg.[17] |
| Prosperous | Great Britain |
The ship ran aground off Weymouth, Dorset, before 25 September and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex, to Falmouth, Cornwall.[15] |
| St John | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Portugal by a Spanish privateer. She was on a voyage from London to Porto, Portugal,[18] |
October
5 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Victory | Royal Navy |
 The first rate ship of the line foundered between the Channel Islands and the French coast (49°52′30″N 3°33′18″W / 49.87500°N 3.55500°W) with the loss of her crew of about 1,100 men. |
21 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HMS Colchester | Royal Navy |
The fourth rate ship of the line ran aground on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea and was scuttled. There were about 40 casualties from her crew of about 400. |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wackender Boeye | Dutch Republic |
The ship was lost on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Zierikzee to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme, France.[19] |
| Unidentified | Dutch Republic |
The dogger was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands.[3] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Endeavour | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore near King's Lynn, Norfolk, before 16 October. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham, to King's Lynn.[20] |
| Kingston | Great Britain |
The ship foundered in the North Sea off Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, before 5 October.[14] |
| New Foster | Great Britain |
The ship was lost on the coast of the Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, to an African port.[21] |
November
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Robert and John | Great Britain |
The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, before 13 November. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America, to Liverpool.[22] |
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