List of shipwrecks in 1774

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The List of shipwrecks in 1774 includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during 1774.

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5 January

List of shipwrecks: 5 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain The ship foundered in the English Channel off Portland, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Dartmouth, Devon.[1]

6 January

List of shipwrecks: 6 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Martha  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Brighthelmstone, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to London.[2]

8 January

List of shipwrecks: 8 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Brothers  Ireland The ship was lost in Strangford Lough with the loss of all on board.[3]
Garland Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of eight of her crew.[4]
Hankey  Great Britain The ship was lost at Madeira when another vessel was driven into her. Twenty-four lives were lost.[4]
Harriot  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of nine of her crew.[4]
Hoppet Sweden The ship was wrecked at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Jesus Maria José Portugal The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of five of her crew.[4]
Nossa Senhora do Monte flag Portugal The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of nine of her crew.[4]
Richard & Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Madeira. Her crew were rescued.[4]
Tryon  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Madeira with the loss of five of her crew.[4]

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Jenny & Peggy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Land's End, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch ship.[5]
John & Samuel  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Great Yarmouth.[6]

12 January

List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Mercury Kingdom of Great Britain The hospital boat was burned at Nick's Cove, Massachusetts.[7]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Francis  Ireland The ship was wrecked off Bray, County Wicklow with some loss of life. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Dublin.[5]

19 January

List of shipwrecks: 19 January 1774
ShipStateDescription
Young Cornelins  Ireland The ship was wrecked at Ardmore Head, County Cork with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from the Grenada to Cork.[3]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Albion  Great Britain The ship was lost near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[3]
Baron Hope Kingdom of Great Britain Jersey The ship was driven ashore at Penzance, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from the Île de Ré, France to Jersey.[8]
Carlisle  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to London.[1]
Defiance  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Barbary Coast.[9]
Dove  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Great Yarmouth.[3]
Goodwill  Great Britain The ship caught fire and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from London to Waterford, Ireland. Goodwill was later refloated.[1]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Burbo Bank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from "Loughlarn" to Liverpool, Lancashire.[3]
Mary  Ireland The ship was lost on the Île d'Oléron, France. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bordeaux, France.[6]
Prestean Bory Denmark The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to Saint Croix.[10]
Princessa  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the English Channel off Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Lyme, Dorset to the West Indies.[3]
Sisters  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Winterton-on-Sea. She was on a voyage from Burlington, Yorkshire to London.[1]
Sally  Great Britain The collier was driven ashore near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[5]
St Lawrence  Great Britain The ship was lost near Santa Petri, Spain. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Cádiz, Spain.[11]
Unicorn  Great Britain The ship was lost on the coast of Norway.[3]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1774
ShipStateDescription
Molly  Great Britain The brig was wrecked on the Seven Stones Reef. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[9][12]

7 February

List of shipwrecks: 7 February 1774
ShipStateDescription
Sally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Tranmoore Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Pool, Dorset to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13]

16 February

List of shipwrecks: 16 February 1774
ShipStateDescription
Triton  France The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux to Calais. Six people in a pilot boat that went to her assistance were drowned when it capsized.[14]

20 February

List of shipwrecks: 20 February 1774
ShipStateDescription
Le Paix  France The ship was lost at "Villa de Cans". She was on a voyage from Marseille to Dunkirk.[15]
Nelly & Ann  Great Britain The ship departed from Leith, Lothian for Rotterdam, Dutch Republic. No further trace, presumed foundered in the North Sea with the loss of all hands.[16]

27 February

List of shipwrecks: 27 February 1774
ShipStateDescription
Industry  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the Thames Estuary 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) off Faversham, Kent and was wrecked. She was on a voyage from London to Maryland, British America.[4]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Buchannan Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Bayonne, France with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from New York to Bordeaux, France.[9][12]
Fellowship  Great Britain The ship was lost on the French coast. She was on a voyage from "Guyon" to London.[17]
Garrettstown  Great Britain The ship struck a rock and was beached. She was later taken in to Chester, Cheshire.[12]
Good Intent  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[13] She was later refloated and taken in to Rotterdam.[15]
Granby  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Pembroke. She was on a voyage from Chepstow, Monmouthshire to Dublin, Ireland.[9]
Hedwick Elizabeth  Ireland The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.[17]
John & Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[9]
Morning Star  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[12]
Phenix  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London.[4]
Rebecca Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was lost in the Canary Islands with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boston, Massachusetts to Africa[13]
Ridge  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Pool, Dorset.[9]
Swift  Great Britain The ship was lost off the Welsh coast. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[17]
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the coast of Flanders. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam.[18]

March

1 March

List of shipwrecks: 1 March 1774
ShipStateDescription
Hercules  France The ship was lost at Vannes. She was on a voyage from L'Orient to Marseille.[19]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Dublin  Ireland The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from London to Dublin.[20]
Helena  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from North Carolina, British America to Liverpool, Lancashire.[21]
John & Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands with the loss of all hands.[21]
Joseph  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from "Crogore" to Hull, Yorkshire.[21]
Juno  Great Britain The ship was lost at the mouth of the Elbe.[21]
Providence  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Martinho, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Lisbon, Portugal.[22]
Resolution  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in Tor Bay. She was on a voyage from New England, British America to Plymouth, Devon.[20] Resolution was later refloated and taken in to Plymouth.[22]
Restoration  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Fowey, cornwall. She was on a voyage from Faversham, Kent to Exon, Devon.[19]
St Clara  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Tangier, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Sallee, Morocco.[16]
Union  Great Britain The ship ran aground in the River Thames near Gravesend, Kent and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Maryland, British America to London.[20]

April

6 April

List of shipwrecks: 6 April 1774
ShipStateDescription
Betty  Ireland The ship was lost near Wexford. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Belfast, County Antrim.[23]

13 April

List of shipwrecks: 13 April 1774
ShipStateDescription
Industry  Ireland The ship was wrecked on Bermuda. She was on a voyage from Limerick to Virginia, British America.[24]
L'Abvn del A. Spain The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Málaga to the Dutch Republic.[25]

14 April

List of shipwrecks: 14 April 1774
ShipStateDescription
Huntingdon British East India Company The East Indiaman was lost off Johanna, Comoros Islands.[26] Her crew were rescued by Bute ( British East India Company).[27]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Britannia  Great Britain The ship was holed by her anchor at Dublin, Ireland and was beached in the River Liffey.[28]
Brothers  Ireland The ship was holed by her anchor and sank in the River Suir. She was later refloated and beached. Brothers was on a voyage from Waterford to Newfoundland, British America.[29]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Gunfleet Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[22]
Lys  France The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[29]
Mount Horn  Great Britain The ship was wrecked at Limerick, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[30]
Margaret  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Alicante, Spain to a Baltic port.[31]
Robert  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32]
Rose  Great Britain The ship was lost on a voyage from Perth to the Baltic.[30]

May

1 May

List of shipwrecks: 1 May 1774
ShipStateDescription
St Thomas  Ireland The ship was destroyed by fire at Waterford.[33]

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1774
ShipStateDescription
Polly  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Glover's Reef, in the Caribbean Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New York, British America.[34]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1774
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria Sweden The ship ran aground and sank on the Lynn Sand, in The Wash. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to London, Great Britain.[33]
Severn Kingdom of Great Britain British America The ship was wrecked in the Roosevelt Inlet, Delaware. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[35]

25 May

List of shipwrecks: 25 May 1774
ShipStateDescription
Martha  Great Britain The ship was lost on Heneago. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[36]

27 May

List of shipwrecks: 27 May 1774
ShipStateDescription
Christian  Great Britain The ship was lost on the Dutch coast with the loss of seven of her crew. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[37]
Good Hope  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Kentish Knock, in the North Sea. She was on a voyage from Stromstadt, Sweden to Nantes, France.[38]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Dove  Great Britain The coaster was lost in St Ives Bay.[39]
Pearl  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[40]
Polly  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Lissa". She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Saint Petersburg, Russia.[41][42]
Thomas  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from London to Saint Petersburg.[39]
Young Tobias Stettin The ship was wrecked on the coast of Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Stettin.[33]

June

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1774
ShipStateDescription
Two Brothers  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Amsterdam, Dutch Republic to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[43]

4 June

List of shipwrecks: 4 June 1774
ShipStateDescription
Salisbury  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on Cape Corintis, Cuba. Her crew were rescued by King George ( Great Britain). Salisbury was on a voyage from Jamaica to Lancaster, Lancashire.[44]

8 June

List of shipwrecks: 8 June 1774
ShipStateDescription
Argyle  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Main Reef, in the Caribbean Sea. Her crew were rescued.[34]

14 June

List of shipwrecks: 14 June 1774
ShipStateDescription
Generous Planter  Great Britain The ship capsized in Billingsgate Dock, London.[37]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Content  Great Britain The ship capsized in the North Sea with the loss of all but three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Hull, Yorkshire.[41] Content was later towed in to South Shields, County Durham.[36]
Good Friends Dutch Republic The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to St. Ubes, Portugal.[45]
Maria  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Cape Verde Islands. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Africa.[46]
St Antonio Portugal The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Texel, Dutch Republic. Twenty of her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Porto to Hamburg.[41]

July

23 July

List of shipwrecks: 23 July 1774
ShipStateDescription
Deborah  Great Britain The ship departed from Quebec on this date. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[47]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Hope  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Dungeness, Kent.[48]
Kitty  Great Britain The brigantine was driven ashore between Boulogne and Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to Dundee, Perthshire.[36]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was lost near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Liverpool, Lancashire.[49]
Susannah  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Rickholtz", Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[49]

August

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1774
ShipStateDescription
Rochard  Great Britain The ship was lost in Granville Bay, Grenada. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[50]

16 August

List of shipwrecks: 16 August 1774
ShipStateDescription
Philadelphia Paquet  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the West Hoyle sandbank, in Liverpool Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Maryland, British America.[51]
Tom  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Wallasey, Cheshire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Africa.[51]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Looe  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in St Bride's Bay. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Plymouth, Devon.[52]
Philadelphia Paquet  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on The Needles, Isle of Wight. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from South Carolina, British America to Cowes, Isle of Wight.[53]

September

3 September

List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1774
ShipStateDescription
St. Paul  Imperial Russian Navy The galiot ran aground at the mouth of the Bolshaya River and was wrecked. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Okhotsk to Bolsheretsk.[54]

6 September

List of shipwrecks: 6 September 1774
ShipStateDescription
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Nass Point, Gloucestershire with the loss of 26 of the 37 people on board. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork, Ireland and Jamaica.[34]

18 September

List of shipwrecks: 18 September 1774
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[50]
Success  Great Britain The ship departed from British Honduras for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[27]

20 September

List of shipwrecks: 20 September 1774
ShipStateDescription
Anna Maria Prussia The ship was wrecked near Stralsund, Swedish Pomerania. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.[55]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1774
ShipStateDescription
Thomas and Mary  Great Britain The ship was lost near King's Lynn, Norfolk during a thunderstorm.[56]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1774
ShipStateDescription
St. Catherine  Imperial Russian Navy The sloop was wrecked near the mouth of the Opala River.[54]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Choice  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk, with the loss of all hands.[50]
Commerce  Ireland The ship was wrecked at Dublin. She was on a voyage from Virginia, British America to Dublin.[56]
Cornelious & Harwood  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked. She was on a voyage from Norway to Harwich, Essex.[56]
Dolphin  Great Britain The ship was lost near Wexford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Glasgow, Renfrewshire to Limerick, Ireland.[57]
George  Great Britain The ship was wrecked in the Elbe. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[58]
Liberty  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was wrecked off Calais, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Lancaster, Lancashire.[50]
Lovely Jane  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on "Clantauf Island", Ireland.[56]
Venus  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[59] Venus was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[56]

October

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1774
ShipStateDescription
Minerva  Imperial Russian Navy The frigater was wrecked on a skerry off the coast of the Grand Duchy of Finland with the loss of 95 of the 164 people on board. She was on a voyage from Reval to Kronstadt.[54]

22 October

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1774
ShipStateDescription
Dorothy  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Irish Sea. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[55]

29 October

List of shipwrecks: 29 October 1774
ShipStateDescription
Dublin  Great Britain The ship foundered in the Bay of Biscay. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to London.[60]

30 October

List of shipwrecks: 30 October 1774
ShipStateDescription
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Belfast, County Antrim.[61]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Barbara  Great Britain The ship ran aground and was at Senegal.[62][63]
Betsey  Ireland The ship was wrecked on Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Dublin.[64]
Betty  Great Britain The ship was lost near King's Lynn, Norfolk.[65]
Carron  Great Britain The ship was lost at Montrose, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from London to Carron, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.[55]
Endeavour  Great Britain The ship was lost at Åbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[66]
Frederick Maria Stettin The ship departed from London, Great Britain for Stettin. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[67]
George  Great Britain The ship capsized at Dublin.[68]
Greyhound  Great Britain The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Bristol, Gloucestershire in late October. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[69]
Maria  Great Britain The ship capsized at Bristol.[64]
Mary  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Lessoe, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Coleburg, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[70]
Thomas  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Hamburg.[70]
Three Brothers  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Baltic coast.[55]

November

2 November

List of shipwrecks: 2 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Betsey  Great Britain African slave trade: The ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of six slaves. She was righted and taken in to New Providence, New Jersey, British America. Betsey was on a voyage from Africa to Saint Augustine, Florida.[71]
Mercury  Great Britain The ship was wrecked north of the Bahamas in a Hurricane. She was on a voyage from Providence, Rhode Island, British America to Jamaica.[71]

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Sally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 4 leagues (12 nautical miles (22 km)) west of St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Cádiz.[72]

7 November

List of shipwrecks: 7 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Nimrod  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Ancona, Papal States.[27]

8 November

List of shipwrecks: 8 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Fly  Great Britain The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Venus ( Great Britain). Fly was on a voyage from Exeter, Devon to Porto, Portugal.[73]

10 November

List of shipwrecks: 10 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Suffolk  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at "Sackfield", Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.[74]

19 November

List of shipwrecks: 19 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Greenhead  Great Britain The ship was lost off Gourcey, Dutch Republic.[72]

22 November

List of shipwrecks: 22 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Adventure  Great Britain The ship departed from Campveer, Dutch Republic for Portsea, Hampshire. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[75]

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Friendly Trader  Great Britain The ship was lost near St. Ives, Cornwall with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Cork to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[76]

25 November

List of shipwrecks: 25 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Ann  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from London to Dunbar, Lothian.[77]
Ceres  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Topsham, Devon.[77]
Corsica  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Corton, Suffolk.[77]
Elizabeth  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Birchington, Kent.[77]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of her captain.[77]
Gertrude  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. She was on a voyage from Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany to London.[77] Gertrude was later refloated and taken in to Stangate Creek, in the River Medway.[72]
India  Great Britain The yacht was driven ashore near Margate.[77]
Peggy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Corton. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Leith, Lothian.[77]
Roman  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bayonne, France to Hull, Yorkshire.[77]
Sally  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. She was on a voyage from Nevis to London.[77] Sally was later refloated.[72]
St John Baptista Spain The snow was driven ashore at Margate.[77]
Vernon  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from London to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and Saint Kitts.[77]
William  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Great Yarmouth.[77]

27 November

List of shipwrecks: 27November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Lady Lovat  Great Britain The brigantine was shipwrecked on the south-east point of Anticosti island, (Province of Québec?). The merchandise was lost, but the crew was safe yet stuck on Anticosti. Lady Lovat was on a voyage from Dominica.[78]

28 November

List of shipwrecks: 28 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Maria Christina Dutch Republic The snow was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (48°36′N 8°40′W / 48.600°N 8.667°W / 48.600; -8.667) due to the loss of her rudder and all but six of her crew. Survivors were rescued by a British vessel but one of the subsequently died. Maria Christina was on a voyage from "Coraso" to Vlissingen.[79]

30 November

List of shipwrecks: 30 November 1774
ShipStateDescription
Bilboa Paquet  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the French coast. Her crew were rescued She was on a voyage from Faro, Portugal to Exeter, Devon.[76]

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List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1774
ShipStateDescription
Brilliant  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Calais, France. She was on a voyage from London to South Shields, County Durham and Jamaica.[60]
Catherina Sophia Sweden The ship was wrecked on the Galloper Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[73]
Dingley  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to London.[76]
Dorothy  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Ostend, Dutch Republic.[73]
Drie Gesusters Dutch Republic The ship was driven ashore near Margate, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Amsterdam to Brest, France.[76]
Friendship  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore near Aberdeen. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden to Kirkcaldy, Fife.[80]
Glynn  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[76]
Jacob Phillips flag unknown The hoy was driven ashore and wrecked near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk with the loss of all hands.[76]
Jenny  Great Britain The ship was lost near Aberdeen with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Berwick upon Tweed.[81]
Leonora  Great Britain The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[74]
Maria Christiana Denmark The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands.[73]
Mary & Jenny  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aberdeen and Arbroath, Forfarshire.[66]
Minerva  Great Britain The ship was lost at Cádiz, Spain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Cádiz[79]
Nancy  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked between Aberdeen and Arbroath.[66]
Otter  Great Britain The ship was wrecked on the Goodwind Sands, Kent with the loss of four of her six crew. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Pool, Dorset.[66]
Rebecca  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on Birch Island, near Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[61]
Sarah  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk.[72]
Seaflower  Great Britain The ship was lost near Ystad, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to London.[74]
Swallow  Great Britain The ship was lost in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Flensburg, Duchy of Holstein.[73]
Thomas  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore at the mouth of the Charente.[76]
Unity  Great Britain The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to London.[82]
Venus  Great Britain The ship was lost near Dover, Kent. She was on a voyage from Cephalonia to Hamburg.[76]
Vine  Great Britain The ship was lost in Norway.[83]
Willingmaid  Great Britain The ship was destroyed by fire at Bonacas Island, Mosquito Shore.[84]
Young Arnold  Great Britain The ship was lost off Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[72]

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