List of shipwrecks in 1763

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The List of shipwrecks in 1763 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1763.

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6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1763
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Lord Clive  Great Britain Fantastic War: The privateer was shelled by Spanish artillery, set afire, exploded and sank at Colonia del Sacramento, Banda Oriental with the loss of 272 lives.

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1763
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Elizabeth British East India Company The East Indiaman was destroyed by fire in the China Seas.[1]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1763
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Charles, Duke of Courland  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Plymouth, Devon. She was refloated and found to be severely damaged. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Plymouth.[2]

16 January

List of shipwrecks: 16 January 1763
ShipStateDescription
Voorsigtigheijd Dutch Republic The ship was destroyed by fire off Cowes, Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Amsterdam.[3]

25 January

List of shipwrecks: 25 January 1763
ShipStateDescription
San Augustyn Albanes Spain The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Dover, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Rouen, France.[4]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Active  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near the North Rock. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2]
Ann  Great Britain The ship was lost off Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland.[2]
Betsey  Ireland The ship foundered off Dungarvan, County Waterford with the loss of sixty lives. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, French America to an Irish port.[5]
Betty Gregg  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Stromness, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to New York, British America.[5]
Bonetta  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. Mary's, Newfoundland, French America with the loss of all hands.[6]
Erskine  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Stromness. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Campveer, Dutch Republic.[5]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was captured by two privateers -, one French, one Spanish - and was burnt. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to the West Indies.[7]
Hazard Sweden The ship was wrecked n the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to London, Great Britain.[8]
James  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near the North Rock. She was on a voyage from Martinique to Liverpool.[2]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was lost in the West Indies.[9]
Speedwell  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Irish coast.[5]
Vaughan  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked in the Delaware River. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.[7]

February

2 February

List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1763
ShipStateDescription
Hercules  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 10 leagues (30 nautical miles (56 km)) west of the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by Jane & Elizabeth ( Great Britain).[9]

4 February

List of shipwrecks: 4 February 1763
ShipStateDescription
Modeste Danzig The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 15 leagues (45 nautical miles (83 km)) off Land's End, cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew survived.[9]
Union  Great Britain The ship was run down and sunk by HMS Aeolus (Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy). Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from London to Antigua.[10]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1763
ShipStateDescription
Euphau  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Inverness to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[11]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Havre de Grâce, France.[11]

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 25 February 1763
ShipStateDescription
Admiral Pocock  Great Britain The transport ship foundered in the English Channel off Dartmouth, Devon with the loss of all on board.[6][12]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1763
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Minerva  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth Hoe, Devon. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[13]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Anna Catharina  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Clonakilty, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Cork.[6]
Begona Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to London, Great Britain.[14]
Dirk Jacobse Dutch Republic The sloop was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye, Sussex, Great Britain. Four of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Rotterdam.[4]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the Moray Firth. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Banff, Aberdeenshire.[12]
Frow Elizabeth Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam.[4][14]
Jufrow Catharina Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Rye. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Rotterdam.[4]
Lyon  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to London.[4][13]
Lyons  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames and was wrecked at Cuckold's Point, Rotherhithe, Surrey. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to London.[14]
Manchinealo  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Inverary, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[4]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Hastings, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[4]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Favourite Polly ( Great Britain): She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[6]
Pitt  Great Britain The frigate foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[13]
Queen Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dungeness, Kent with the loss of 22 lives. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[4]
Richard & Hanna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Rye, Sussex. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Weymouth, Dorset to London.[14]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swansea, Glamorgan with the loss of three lives.[15]

2 March

List of shipwrecks: 2 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
HMS San Genaro Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The 60-gun fourth rate was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsgate, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of two of her crew.[13][16]

10 March

List of shipwrecks: 10 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
Two Sisters Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 50 leagues (150 nautical miles (280 km) west of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland. She was beached in the River Foyle. two Sisters was on a voyage from Douglas to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[17]

11 March

List of shipwrecks: 11 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
Friends Goodwill  Great Britain The collier foundered in the North Sea off Sunderland, County Durham. Her crew were rescued.[18]
Susanna  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dublin, Ireland. she was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk to Dublin.[19]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on a voyage from Wadebridge, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire.[20]

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
Prince of Orange  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Churston, Devon with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Guernsey, Channel Islands and then to London.[21]
Sant Ignazio Venetian Navy The San Lorenzo Justinian-class ship of the line was wrecked.[22]

14 March

List of shipwrecks: 14 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship foundered six leagues (18 nautical miles (33 km)) north west by north of The Start. Her crew were rescued by Three Sisters. She was on a voyage from London to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[21]

18 March

List of shipwrecks: 18 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
HMS Epreuve Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The ship-sloop ran aground in the Savannah River, British America and was abandoned. She was salvaged in July, repaired and returned to service.[10][23]

27 March

List of shipwrecks: 27 March 1763
ShipStateDescription
Manhood  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Virginia, British America.[24]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Pembrey Sands, Carmarthenshire with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to London.[15]
Bermuda's Flying Mercury  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Guernsey, Channel Islands. She was on a voyage from London to Guernsey and Martinique.[19]
Betsey  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the South Bull sandbank, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex to Dublin.[19]
Bettey  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cranfield Point, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Virginia.[15]
Blessed Endeavour  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Dunbar, Lothian.[18]
Constant Betty  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal, Kent. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America.[18]
Constant Friend  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Pakefield, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Great Yarmouth.[18]
Delight  Great Britain The collier was lost off Harwich, Essex.[21]
Dove  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chichester to Dublin.[19]
Europa  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from London to Lisbon, Portugal.[19]
George Kingdom of Great Britain Royal Navy The hired armed ship foundered in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Her crew were rescued.[25]
Gibraltar  Great Britain The ship lost her rudder off the coast of Portugal and was abandoned by her crew. All except one perished when their boat capsized. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to London.[26]
Good Intent  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chichester to Dublin.[19]
Griffin  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Great Yarmouth to Dublin.[19]
Hopewell  Great Britain The ship was lost 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) from Pontevedra, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Figuera da Foz, Portugal.[27]
London  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Deal. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Topsham, Devon to London.[18]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the South Bull with the loss of all 27 crew. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[19][28]
Nossa Senhora das Almas Portugal The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon.[29]
Robert  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool.[19]
Shark  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was on a voyage from London to Tenerife, Canary Islands. Shark was refloated in early April.[13][17]
Six Brothers Sweden The ship was driven ashore near Newpor, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Cork, Ireland.[29]
Success  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight but was late refloated. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[21]
Susanna  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to Swansey, Glamorgan.[20]
Three Friends  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Chichester, Sussex to Havre de Grâce, France.[21]
Union  Great Britain The stores ship was wrecked on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Chester, Cheshire to London.[19]

April

4 April

List of shipwrecks: 4 April 1763
ShipStateDescription
Katherine  Great Britain The brigantine struck a rock off Bermuda and foundered with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Jamaica.[30]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Albinia  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Florida, British America. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[31]
Diligence  Great Britain The ship was lost near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to San Sebastián, Spain.[32]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Tagus.[33]
Samuel & Joseph  Great Britain The ship sank between "Largham" and Tenby, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to a Welsh port.[20]
Sligoe  Ireland The ship was wrecked off Sligo. She was on a voyage from New York, British America to Sligo.[34]

May

5 May

List of shipwrecks: 5 May 1763
ShipStateDescription
Anne's Increase  Great Britain The ship was lost south of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Scarborough, Yorkshire to Stockholm, Sweden.[10]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Craike Castle  Great Britain The ship capsized at Gravesend, Kent. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[35]
Good-hope  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea off Bilbao, Spain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Bilbao.[10]
Neptune  Great Britain The ship foundered with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[36]
Russia Merchant  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm.[37]
Young Henry  Ireland The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal.[38]

June

23 June

List of shipwrecks: 23 June 1763
ShipStateDescription
Earl of Albemarle  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Virginia, British America. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba to London.[39]

July

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Boscawen  Great Britain The ship was lost at Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Africa.[40]
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cádiz, Spain.[40]
Charlotte  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by an explosion in the River Mersey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Guinea.[41]
Dolly & Nancy  Ireland The ship was lost off the coast of Cuba. She was on a voyage from Cork to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[42]
Gallaway  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef, off the coast of Cornwall with the loss of two lives. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to London.[40]
Macey  Great Britain The ship sank off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts, British America to London.[43]
Molly Kingdom of Great Britain Isle of Man The ship was lost near Holyhead. She was on a voyage from Montserrat to the Isle of Man.[40]
Warren  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Selsea, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London.[44]

August

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Mercurio  Spanish Navy The frigate was lost near Cape Catoche, Viceroyalty of New Granada. she was on a voyage from Cádiz to Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba.[45]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1763
ShipStateDescription
Betty  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire off the "Western Islands". Her crew were rescued after five days in the ship's boats. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[46]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1763
ShipStateDescription
Ipswich  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[47]

8 September

List of shipwrecks: 8 September 1763
ShipStateDescription
John and Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from London to Cádiz and Seville, Spain.[46]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1763
ShipStateDescription
George Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Anholt Reef, in the Kattegat. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[46]
John  Ireland The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Limerick.[48]

10 September

List of shipwrecks: 10 September 1763
ShipStateDescription
Mary and Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[49][50]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Good Intent  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk and London.[51]

October

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1763
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth and Joanna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Middleburg to Dysart, Fife.[52]
Susanna  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Northam, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dumfries to Varberg, Sweden.[53]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1763
ShipStateDescription
Bardsea  Great Britain The ship was wrecked near Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Wicklow, Ireland to Chepstow, Monmouthshire.[53]
Herie  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Goodwick Sands, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Grenada and Saint Kitts.[53]
Mariana  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Padstow and St Ives, Cornwall, Great Britain. The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants. She was on a voyage from Marseille to Havre de Grâce.[54]
Phœnix  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Newport, County Dublin with the loss of all but one of those on board. She was on a voyage from London, Great Britain to Dublin.[53]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1763
ShipStateDescription
Jane and Barbary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk with the loss of at least 75 lives. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, South Shields, County Durham and Leith, Lothian.[52]

12 October

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1763
ShipStateDescription
Providence  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea 13 leagues (39 nautical miles (72 km) off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of five of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Ipswich, Suffolk.[55]

14 October

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1763
ShipStateDescription
Robert and Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and sank off Madeira with the loss of at least 220 lives. Seventeen people were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to South Carolina, British America.[56]
Sally  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Swedish vessel. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[57]

21 October

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1763
ShipStateDescription
Calcutta  Great Britain The snow foundered at Madras, India.[58]
Fazala Hawke  Great Britain The ship foundered at Madras.[58]
Hope  Great Britain The ship foundered at Madras.[58]
London  Great Britain The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]
Nelly  Great Britain The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]
Neptune  Great Britain The snow foundered at Madras.[58]
Sea-boat  Great Britain The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]
Speedwell  Great Britain The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]
Success  Great Britain The snow was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]
Trial  Great Britain The ketch was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]
Union  Great Britain The full-rigged ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Madras.[58]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Bridlington  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Narva, Russia to London.[53]
Burlington  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Narva to London.[52]
Charming Betty  Great Britain The collier was driven ashore between North Shields, County Durham and Blyth, Northumberland.[54]
Dolphin  Great Britain The collier foundered.[54]
Duke  Great Britain The ship was lost near Sheerness, Kent.[52]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was lost near Berwick-upon-Tweed with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire.[54]
Good Intent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland, County Durham.[54]
Gordyx flag unknown The galiot was wrecked in the English Channel on or before 5 October.[59]
Gottenburgh Merchant  Great Britain The ship foundered in the North Sea 17 leagues (51 nautical miles (94 km) off Great Yarmouth. Her crew took to the boats and were rescued the next day by a Swedish vessel.[55]
John & Henry  Great Britain The ship was lost.[60]
John and Sarah  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[52]
Katherine's Increase  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin, Ireland.[53]
Laurel  Great Britain The ship ran aground on the Kentish Knock. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[54]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost.[54]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost at Redcar, Yorkshire.[54]
Nelly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Sunderland with the loss of all hands.[54]
Nightingale  Great Britain The collier was driven ashore between North Shields and Blyth.[54]
Prince George  Great Britain The collier was driven ashore between North Shields and Blyth.[54]
Providence  Great Britain The collier foundered.[54]
Richard  Great Britain The collier was driven ashore at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire.[54]
Sarah  Great Britain The ship sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool.[61]
Seventh Son of William Bartholomew  Ireland The ship was wrecked on Bornholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Belfast[57]
St. Johannes Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Skagen. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Hull, Yorkshire.[49]
Success  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[54]
Triton  Ireland The ship foundered in St Brides Bay. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dublin.[54]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The collier was driven ashore at Sunderland.[54]
Victory  Great Britain The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from the Île d'Oléron, France to the Isle of Man.[53]
Young Jacob Danzig The ship was wrecked on Bornholm. She was on a voyage from Danzig to Ferrol, Spain.[57]

November

1 November

List of shipwrecks: 1 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Countess of Leicester  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of North Carolina, British America with the loss of five lives. She was on a voyage from Falmouth, Cornwall to New York, British America.[62]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Lapolink  Imperial Russian Navy The pink was holed by ice and sank at Kronstadt. She was refloated in 1764, repaired and returned to service.[63]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Prince George  Great Britain The troopship was lost at Fyall, Azores. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from British America to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[64]

14 November

List of shipwrecks: 14 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Betty and Peggy  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Newfoundland, French America.[65]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Mayflower  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Goree, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[66]

20 November

List of shipwrecks: 20 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Notra Dame de Burgoyne Spain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) west of Dover, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to London, Great Britain.[67]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27 November 1763
ShipStateDescription
Royal George  Great Britain The ship foundered in The Downs. Her crew were rescued.[68]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1763
ShipStateDescription
Constant John  Great Britain The transport ship was wrecked near Bordeaux, France with the loss of two of her crew.[69]
Cumberland  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Memel Prussia to London.[69]
Margaret and Harriot  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Anticortea, in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Quebec.[70]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to London.[71]
Solide  France The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from the Charante to Dunkirk.[68]
St. Mary  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast, 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km) from Cherbourg. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[50]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The brig was in collision with Britannia ( Great Britain) and sank in the English Channel off Beachy Head, Sussex. Two of her crew jumped aboard Britannia.[71]
York  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Caernarvon Bay. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[68][72]

December

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