List of shipwrecks in 1767
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2 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The ship departed from Great Yarmouth for Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[1] | |
| Shepherd and Shepherdess | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Lindisfarne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Southampton, Hampshire to Leith, Lothian.[2] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the mouth of the Humber with the loss of 26 lives.[3] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Risingham | The ship was driven ashore at Chappel Tunnel, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| St. Paul | The galiot was driven ashore and wrecked in the Kuril Islands with the loss of 30 of her 43 crew.[4] |
12 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | The ship was wrecked on the North Bull, in the Irish Sea off County Dublin. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Jamaica.[5] |
13 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Cádiz, Spain.[6] | |
| Devonshire | The ship ran aground in the River Thames at Limehouse, Middlesex. She was on a voyage from London to Naples, Kingdom of Sicily.[7] |
16 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friendship | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was later refloated and taken in to Ramsgate, Kent. Friendship was on a voyage from Ostend to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[1] |
31 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sampson | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Holyhead, Anglesey with the loss of eleven lives. She was on a voyage from the Granades to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay off Bordeaux, France.[7] | |
| Adventure | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Norfolk. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[1] | |
| Charles | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn to Liverpool, Lancashire.[8] | |
| Constant John | The ship was lost near Scarborough, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from South Shields, County Durham to London.[9] | |
| Delight | The ship was driven ashore at Belfast, Ireland. She was on a voyage from the Granades to Liverpool.[10] | |
| Dispatch | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Burlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire.[5] | |
| Headley | The ship foundered in Burlington Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to London.[1] | |
| Henry | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at the "Back of the Piles", Dublin with the loss of all but three of her crew.[2][5] | |
| Inman | The ship foundered in Burlington Bay. She was on a voyage from South Shields to London.[1] | |
| John and Sarah | The ship foundered in Burlington Bay with the loss of a crew member. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Dunkirk, France.[1] | |
| Joseph & Martha | The ship was lost near Trondheim, Norway.[5] | |
| Loretta | The ship was driven ashore near Cherbourg, France. She was on a voyage from London to Africa.[1] | |
| Marquis of Grandby | The ship was driven ashore at Whitehaven, Cumberland. She was on a voyage from Lancaster, Lancashire to Africa.[5] | |
| Pennington | The ship departed from Tinmouth, County Durham for Liverpool. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[11] | |
| Sevilliano | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch vessel. She was on a voyage from Seville to London.[5] | |
| Taverner | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire.[1] | |
| Theodosia | The ship was driven ashore at Blakeney, Norfolk.[1] | |
| Yarmouth | The ship was driven ashore near Orfordness, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[3] |
February
19 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore near Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle, France to Guernsey.[12] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth, Devon.[12] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Friends | The ship was driven ashore wrecked on the Scott, in south Wales. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[13] | |
| James | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight with the loss of four of her crew. She was on a voyage from St. Lucar, Spain to London.[14] | |
| Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Portland Bill, Dorset with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island, British America to London.[14] |
27 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Clive | The East Indiaman was driven ashore 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Boulogne, France with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from London to the East Indies.[13][15] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Collin | The ship was wrecked on the French coast. She was on a voyage from Messina, Kingdom of Sicily to Hamburg.[16] | |
| Hope and Speedwell | The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from Dublin to the Charente.[12] | |
| King George | The ship sank in the River Foyle. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Londonderry.[6] | |
| Phoenix | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Algeciras, Spain.[16] | |
| Prince of Piedmont | The ship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent. She was on a voyage from London to Vila Franca do Campo, Azores.[2] | |
| Providence | The ship was wrecked on the Black Middens, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[14] | |
| Tryall | The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to London.[6] |
March
21 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hanover | The ship was lost near Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland with the loss of all but one of her crew.[17] |
28 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brudnell | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Swanage, Dorset.[18] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | The ship was driven ashore at Pool, Dorset.[17] She was later refloated and taken in to Pool.[19] | |
| Ann | The ship was lost near Hull, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Alnmouth, Northumberland to London.[13] | |
| Bella | The ship was driven ashore near Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Dublin, Ireland[17] | |
| Charming Sally | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Kent coast. She was on a voyage from London to Aberdovey, Merionethshire.[17] | |
| Chase | The collier was driven ashore at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, to London.[13] | |
| De Jonge Juffrouw Geertruida Anna | The ship wrecked in the bay of Audierne in Brittany, France. Captain Cornelis Wopkes Vos was killed.[20][21] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Sligo, Ireland.[17] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[17] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Dublin.[17] | |
| Hope | The ship was lost on the coast of Jutland.[22] | |
| John | The galley was driven ashore and wrecked near Boulogne, France.[22] | |
| John & James | The ship foundered in The Swin. She was on a voyage from London to Danzig.[19] | |
| Mary | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool.[13] | |
| Mettam | The ship was wrecked on Skagen, Denmark.[23] | |
| Nonsuch | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Hoylake, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Danzig.[24] | |
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore at North Foreland, Kent. She was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to London.[19] |
April
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. she was on a voyage from Bahamas to Cape Fear, North Carolina, British America.[25] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ann | The ship was driven ashore between Danzig and Pillau, Prussia with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Danzig.[26] | |
| Catherine & Mary | The ship ran aground whilst on a voyage from Cork to Bordeaux, France.[27] | |
| Enterprize | The ship ran aground at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[28] | |
| Sally | The ship was wrecked near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Barcelona, Spain.[27] |
May
27 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Friends | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Kinsale, County Cork to Hamburg.[29] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Riga, Russia.[30] |
June
2 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy and Nancy | The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean (23°N 59°W / 23°N 59°W). Nine survivors were later rescued by Trafford ( |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| British King | The ship capsized at Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[32] |
July
17 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shannon | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 20 leagues (60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Martinique. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Antigua.[11] |
22 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore in Bigbury Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint-Maloes, France to St. Ubes, Portugal.[33] |
24 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen | The ship sprang a leak and was beached at Hastings, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to London.[33] |
27 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | The ship was lost on this date. She was on a voyage from Barbados to Dublin.[34] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bewdley | The ship was run down and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Padstow, Cornwall by a Norwegian vessel. She was on a voyage from London to "Newham".[33] | |
| Felicity | The ship foundered in the Thames Estuary off Sheerness, Kent. Her crew were rescued by Kirbyhall ( | |
| Hero | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast.[36] |
August
1 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales | The ship foundered. She was on a voyage from "Mocha" to Calcutta, India.[37] |
7 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lovely Betsey | The ship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her passengers and crew took to the boats and were rescued the next day by John and Ann ( |
23 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuna | The ship ran aground on Ousely Island, Sussex, Great Britain and capsized. Her crew were rescued.[39] |
28 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch | The ship caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean 2 leagues off Penzance, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued.[40] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was wrecked at Campbeltown, Argyllshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Campbeltown and Londonderry, Ireland.[41] |
September
1 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lark | The ship was wrecked on Cape Lopez Gonçalves, Gabon. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Gabon and Old Calabar.[42] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Industry | The ship sprang a leak and was beached in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Seville, Spain.[43] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vrouwe Elisabeth Dorothea | The ship of the Dutch East India Company sank between Petten and Callantsoog. Only six people survived.[44] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from a Baltic port to Hull, Yorkshire.[45] | |
| Kendall | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Dominica.[46] | |
| Rosa | The ship ran aground and was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from London to Aveiro.[47] | |
| Vier de Vries | The ship was wrecked near Kronstadt, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Amsterdam.[47] |
October
1 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon | The ship was driven ashore at Montriveil, France. She was on a voyage from Rhode Island, British America to London.[34] |
6 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Rømø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to London.[48] |
8 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ross | The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Newry, County Antrim, Ireland.[49] |
13 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jemima | The ship departed from New York for South Carolina, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[50] |
26 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | The coaster foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by two other vessels.[48] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander and Mary | The ship ran aground in the North Sea off Texel, Dutch Republic and was wrecked with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Colchester, Essex, Great Britain.[51] | |
| Anna Catharina | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland. She was on a voyage from Christiana to London, Great Britain.[52] | |
| Charm | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Dunkirk, France. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[34] | |
| David Fitzlaf | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stettin.[53] | |
| Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast.[51] | |
| Garl of Gebrands and Cias | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Stettin. She was on a voyage from Wyberg to Stettin[53] | |
| Harmony | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Caithness.[53] | |
| Jannet | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Texel. She was on a voyage from Portsoy, Aberdeenshire to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[53] | |
| Joseph & Martha | The ship was severely damaged in the North Sea off Domesnes, Norway. Thirteen of her seventeen crew were taken off by another vessel.[52] | |
| Kruger | The ship was driven ashore near Waarberg. Sweden. She was on a voyage from London to Volgast.[52] | |
| Liveday | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Heligoland. Eight crewmen were rescued by Sally ( | |
| Maria & Catharina | The ship was driven ashore near Waarberg. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg.[52] | |
| Maryland Planter | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 300 leagues (900 nautical miles (1,700 km)) west of The Lizard, Cornwall, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued by Sybella ( | |
| Nelly | The ship foundered in the North Sea.[52] | |
| Peggy | The ship was wrecked on the Carr Rock, in the North Sea off the coast of Berwickshire. Her crew were rescued.[47] | |
| Phenix | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to London.[34] | |
| Philadelphia | The ship foundered in the North Sea off Texel. She was on a voyage from Guinea to Middelburg.[51] | |
| Tweed | The ship was towed in to Berwick upon Tweed in a dismasted state and subsequently sank there. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Berwick upon Tweed.[52] | |
| Venus | The ship destroyed by an explosion in the River Congo.[54] |
November
11 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas | The ship was driven ashore on Texel. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Amsterdam.[55] |
12 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Tristam ( |
17 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca | African slave trade: The ship struck a rock in Long Bay, Barbados and was beached. All on board were rescued but she was declared a total loss. Rebecca was on a voyage from Africa to Barbados.[57] |
19 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Experience | The schooner was lost off Coffin Island.[58] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | The ship was driven ashore at Kuressaare, Russia. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[59] | |
| Countiss of Pearce | The ship ran aground in The Swin. She was on a voyage from London to Königsberg, Prussia.[59] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Burry, Glamorgan with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[59] | |
| James & Fanny | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Dublin, Ireland to Whitby, Yorkshire.[60] | |
| Jesse | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Holyhead, Anglesey. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Kitts to Liverpool, Lancashire.[61] | |
| Joseph & Martha | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Jutland with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Onega, Russia to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[61] | |
| Kitty | The ship was lost near Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Barcelona.[46] | |
| Margaret | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Salcombe, Devon. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to London.[59] | |
| Margareta | The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Amsterdam.[61] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost in the Firth of Forth. She was on a voyage from London to Dundee, Perthshire.[62] | |
| Pearl | The ship foundered in the English Channel off Dover, Kent, Great Britain with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Dublin.[62] | |
| Roberts | The ship was lost on the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[59] | |
| Sarah | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 60 nautical miles (110 km) west of Cork with the loss of 27 lives. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Ireland.[63] | |
| Squirrel | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Harlingen, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to Amsterdam.[62] | |
| Wilhelmus | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the French coast.[46] |