List of shipwrecks in 1786
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1 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betty | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Cádiz, Spain.[1] | |
| Cornelius | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near St. Lucar. She was on a voyage from Stockholm to Cádiz.[1] | |
| Jenny | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 8 leagues (24 nautical miles (44 km)) from St. Andero, Spain with the loss of four of her crew.[2] | |
| Senhouse | The ship was driven ashore at "Llencalth" and severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Barbados.[3] |
3 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| James | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[4] |
4 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rosamund | The ship sank at Plymouth, Devon.[4] | |
| St. Antonia Boa Viagem | The ship was severely damaged at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Porto to London, Great Britain.[4] | |
| Trecothick | The ship was lost between Fowey and Looe, Cornwall with the loss of thirteen of her seventeen crew. She was on a voyage from London to Grenada.[4][5] | |
| Twee Gesustus | The ship sank at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Amsterdam.[4] | |
| Zeelust | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Nantes, France to Amsterdam.[4] |
5 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hannah | The ship sank at Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[6] |
6 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Concord | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at "Helleness", 8 nautical miles (15 km) south of "Inerwick", Orkney Islands, Great Britain. There were eleven survivors from more than 50 people aboard. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to India.[7] |
| Halsewell | ||
| James | The ship was wrecked on the south coast of the Isle of Wight. she was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[8] | |
| Eleven unnamed vessels | The ships were wrecked on the coast of Essex, Great Britain.[9] |
7 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jonge Ricke | The ship foundered in the North Sea west of Ostend, West Flanders, France. Her crew were rescued.[10] | |
| L'Aimable Desirée | The brigantine was wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of all but two of her crew.[11] |
8 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hero | The ship foundered in St. Brides Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to London.[6] |
10 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame de Montserrat | The polacca was wrecked at Cádiz. She was on a voyage from Montevideo, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata to Cádiz.[11][12] | |
| Thomas and Wiliam | The ship capsized and sank at Cork, Ireland.[13] She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to Cork.[8] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | The ships were wrecked at Cádiz.[11] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked at Cádiz with the loss of 42 or 43 of the 47 people on board. She was on a voyage from London to Gibraltar.[11] | |
| Unnamed | The ship was wrecked between Conil de la Frontera and "Saint Petri", Spain. Her crew were rescued.[11] |
11 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked between the Bass Rock and the Isle of May, Fife.[14] |
14 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Virginia, United States to Whitehaven, Cumberland.[1] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were wrecked near Thisted, Denmark with the loss of all hands.[11] |
15 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy | The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Down. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to Drogheda, County Louth.[15] | |
| Pomona | The ship was lost 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the Waterford Lighthouse with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Belfast, County Antrim.[16][17] | |
| Ross | The brig foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Thistle ( |
17 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William and Margaret | The ship was lost near Youghal, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[13] |
18 January
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The brig was wrecked on Cable Island, County Cork with the loss of two of her crew.[18] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships foundered off Cable Island. Survivors were pelted with stones by the local inhabitants.[18] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Antilope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Slapton, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Gothenburg.[19] | |
| Betsey | The ship was driven ashore in Whitsand Bay. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[20] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[1] | |
| Catharine | The ship was lost near Plymouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[20] | |
| Crescent | The Enterprise-class frigate was wrecked off Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue. | |
| Defiance | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. She was on a voyage from "Guyon" to London.[1] | |
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore at Spurn Point. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to London.[1] | |
| Dispatch | The ship was driven ashore near Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Waterford, Ireland to London[1] | |
| Enterprize | The ship was driven ashore at Lisbon.[21] She was later refloated.[22] | |
| Everton | The ship was driven ashore at Gibraltar.[1] | |
| Fanny | The ship was driven ashore near Lyme, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica. She was later refloated and taken in to Poole, Dorset.[23] | |
| Fountain | The full-rigged ship capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all on board.[9] | |
| Friends | The ship was lost at Madeira.[4] | |
| Friends | The ship was lost off Portland, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Seville, Spain to London,[4] or vice versa.[8] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Dunbar, Lothian. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to London.[19][14] | |
| Friendship | The ship was lost at Porto, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Porto.[24] | |
| Ganges | The East Indiaman was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean and put into Padstow, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was abandoned by her crew and plundered by the local inhabitants.[15] | |
| George | The ship was driven ashore at Salcombe, Devon.[19] | |
| Grampus | The ship was wrecked in Bigbury Bay with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland to Dartmouth, Devon.[19] | |
| Hercules | The ship was wrecked near Montrose, Forfarshire with the loss of all on board.[14] | |
| Hibernia | The brig foundered in Tramore Bay with the loss of all ten crew. She was on a voyage from Waterford to London.[19][25] | |
| Hope | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Helston, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to London.[19] | |
| Jupiter | The ship was driven ashore at Steden Point, Zealand, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[4] | |
| Le Maria | The ship was driven ashore on the Isle of Wight, Great Britain.[3] | |
| Marie Anne | The ship was driven ashore near Sandown Castle, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from La Rochelle to Dunkerque.[20] | |
| Martha | The ship was wrecked off Boulogne. She was on a voyage from Milford, Pembrokeshire to London.[6] | |
| Molly | The ship was driven ashore and damaged at Kinsale, County Cork. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, Dutch Republic to Londonderry. Molly was later refloated.[16] | |
| Notre-Dame-de-Montserrat | The polacca was wrecked at Cádiz.[11] | |
| Nancy | The ship was lost at Port a Ferry, County Down, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[15] | |
| Patience | The ship was lost near "St. Peter's Castle". Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Marseille, France.[1] | |
| Peggy | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead, Somerset. She was on a voyage from Waterford to Bristol.[26] | |
| Piedmont | The ship was driven ashore near Saltfleet, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire.[15] Piedmont was later refloated and taken in to Hull.[1] | |
| Pilten | The sloop was run down and sunk by Monmouth ( | |
| Polly | The ship was lost near Portland. She was on a voyage from New Providence, New Jersey, United States to London.[1] | |
| Prescieux | The ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Garonne. She was on a voyage from Saint-Domingue to Bordeaux.[6] | |
| Prince of Wales | The ship was lost near Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from the United States to Lisbon.[3] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Teignmouth, Devon.[19] | |
| Rose | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Clear Island County Cork. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia to Dublin.[16][27] | |
| Sally | The ship was lost near Copenhagen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Memel to Pool, Dorset.[24] | |
| Silecia | The ship was driven ashore near Weymouth, Dorset. She was on a voyage from London to Bristol.[19] | |
| Snowden Hill | The ship was driven ashore at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Aberdovey, Cardiganshire.[24] | |
| Speedwell | The ship was lost near Plymouth. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Plymouth.[20] | |
| St Elias | The ship was wrecked on the French coast with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Nantes, France.[1] | |
| Thomas and Mary | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Minehead. She was on a voyage from Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire to Bristol.[26] | |
| Thomas and William | The ship capsized at Cork.[4] | |
| William & Margaret | The ship was lost near Youghall, County Cork, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland to London.[6] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | The ship ran aground and sank off Sunderland, County Durham, Great Britain. There were seven survivors.[14] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The sloop was wrecked near Slade, County Wexford, Ireland with the loss of all but two of her crew.[18] |
| Unnamed | The corsair foundered off "Fara", Portugal. Her crew survived.[11] | |
| Unnamed | The corsair foundered off Vila Real, Portugal. Her crew survived.[11] |
February
2 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| San Pedro de Alcantara | The fourth rate ship-of-the-line sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche, Portugal with the loss of 128 of the 398 people on board. She was on a voyage from Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru to Cádiz.[28][29] |
3 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | The ship was driven ashore at Saltcoats, Ayrshire with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to The Rosses, County Donegal, Ireland.[30] | |
| San Pedro de Alacantra | The man-of-war was wrecked near Peniche, Portugal with the loss of 180 lives..[31] | |
| Four unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore at Gibraltar.[11] |
5 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emperor | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Ostend, Dutch Republic to Liverpool, Lancashire.[32] |
7 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L'Amiable Desirée | The brigantine was wrecked off San Sebastián, Spain with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bayonne to Cádiz, Spain.[11] | |
| Maria | The brig was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. Her ten crew took to a boat, they landed at Zierikzee, Zeeland, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Borrowstounness, Lothian to Falmouth, Cornwall.[33][34] |
21 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jenny | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the Isle of Arran. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Antigua.[35] |
22 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Iris | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[33][36] | |
| Minerva | The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to London.[33][37] | |
| William | The schooner was wrecked on a reef off Bermuda with the ultimate loss of five of her six crew. The survivor was rescued on 28 February. She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Massachusetts to Saint Eustatius.[38] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[36] |
23 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| William | The ship was driven ashore at Roscoff, France. She was on a voyage from London to Ostend, Dutch Republic and Nantes, France.[35] |
25 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Earl Tyrone | The ship was lost near Land's End, Cornwall, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dungarvan, County Waterford to Portsmouth, Hampshire, Great Britain.[28] |
26 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprize | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Rhode Island, United States to Dublin, Ireland with the loss of two of her crew. Survivors were rescued by Buckthorn ( |
28 February
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The brig was wrecked at Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Workington, Cumberland to Dublin, Ireland.[42] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure | The ship was wrecked at Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily.[43] | |
| Brothers | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Killybegs, County Donegal to Bristol, Gloucestershire, Great Britain.[44] | |
| Concordia | The ship was lost in the Shetland Islands, Great Britain with the loss of all but thirteen of her crew. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen to the East Indies.[22] | |
| Fermuse | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Portugal. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Naples.[21] | |
| Friendship | The ship was lost on the coast of Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Cork, Ireland to Falmouth, Cornwall.[32] | |
| Harmony | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[21] | |
| Helena | The hoy was driven ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Emden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[33] | |
| Houghton | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames. She was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to London.[22] | |
| Mary | The ship was lost at the Koog of Texel, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Rotterdam.[22] | |
| Prosperity | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Belfast, County Antrim to Gothenburg, Sweden and the West Indies.[33] |
March
4 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bahama | The ship was wrecked on the Bimini Rocks, Bahamas. She was on a voyage from British Honduras to New Providence, New Jersey, United States.[45] | |
| Hedwig Christiana | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Spain. She was on a voyage from Cette to Alderney, Channel Islands.[45] |
5 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clio | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (37°37′N 50°51′W / 37.617°N 50.850°W). Her crew were rescued on 22 March by a French ship. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[46] | |
| Friendship | The ship foundered between Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Cork.[47] | |
| Postillion | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked north of St. Lucar, Spain. She was on a voyage from Ostend to Cádiz.[47] |
12 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The ship foundered in Sole Bay, Suffolk, Great Britain with some loss of life. Survivors were rescued by two fishing boats.[48] |
15 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Friends Adventure | The brigantine was wrecked on Sandy Key, off Grand Bahama, Bahamas. All on board survived. They made a small boat from the wreckage and reached the Abaco Islands on 7 June. Friends Adventure broke up on 2 May.[49] |
16 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | The ship was driven ashore at Bridlington, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[2] | |
| John & Elizabeth | The ship was driven ashore at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from Chatham, Kent to Sunderland, County Durham.[2] | |
| Nancy | The sloop was driven ashore at Swansborough, North Carolina. She was on a voyage from Charleston, South Carolina to New York.[50] | |
| Vulcan | The ship was driven ashore 20 nautical miles (37 km) north of Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to Newcastle upon Tyne.[51] |
17 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Henrietta | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Yorkshire. Her crew were rescued.[52] |
31 March
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| John & Elizabeth | The ship ran aground at Plymouth, Devon with the loss of three of her crew. She was refloated.[39] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was lost at Pool, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Sandwich, Kent to Pool.[53] | |
| Elogium | The ship foundered in the North Sea off the coast of Lincolnshire.[53] | |
| Endeavour | The ship was driven ashore in Dunworley Bay. She was on a voyage from Limerick, Ireland to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[39] | |
| Flora | The ship was lost at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to London.[53] | |
| Frederick | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Gothenburg to Lisbon, Portugal.[53] | |
| Friendship | The ship was driven ashore at Happisburgh, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Emden, Electorate of Hanover to London.[53] | |
| Hannah | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued by Brothers ( | |
| Happy Return | The ship was wrecked on the Welsh coast. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to Liverpool, Lancashire.[2] | |
| Jenny | The ship was wrecked near Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Dundalk, County Louth to Liverpool.[51] | |
| Johnson | The ship was wrecked on The Skerries, in the Irish Sea, with the loss of all hands.[2] | |
| La San Jos la Conception | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, France. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Bristol to St. Andero.[55] | |
| Mercurius | The ship was lost near Dunkirk, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Bordeaux.[28] | |
| Molly | The ship was wrecked at Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Greenock, Renfrewshire to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[43] | |
| Polly | The ship was wrecked on the Wicklow Bank, in the Irish Sea. Her crew were rescued.[2] | |
| Rose & Sally | The ship foundered whilst on a voyage from Tinmouth, Devon to Bristol.[2] | |
| Sally | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked on the coast of Suffolk 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Great Yarmouth. She was on a voyage from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire to Colchester, Essex.[53] | |
| Success | The ship was driven ashore at Waxham, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Guernsey, Channel Islands.[53] | |
| Vrow Catharina | The ship was driven ashore at North Somercotes, Lincolnshire. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Emden to Pool, Dorset, Great Britain.[53] | |
| Woodhouse | The ship was driven ashore at Beachy Head, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Hull, Yorkshire.[2] | |
| Unnamed | The West Indiaman foundered off Terschelling, Friesland, Dutch Republic with the loss of all hands.[48] | |
| Several unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | The ships were driven ashore on the coast of Friesland.[48] |
| Unnamed | The settee was captured by Algerine Corsairs off Cartagena, Spain. She was attacked the next day by two Portuguese Navy frigates and a polacca. Her captors set her afire, and she exploded and sank with the loss of all on board.[56] | |
| Unnamed | The barque was attacked by two Portuguese Navy frigates and a polacca and sunk off Carthagena.[56] |
April
1 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | Flag unknown | The schooner was wrecked on Tinker's island, off the coast of Marblehead. Everyone on board died. The ship and goods were fully lost. She was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[57] |
| Unnamed | Unspecified West Indies company | The brig was wrecked near Plymouth, Massachusetts. Everyone on board died. The ship passed between two rocks and became stranded on a sandbar, stuck even after high tide. She was on a voyage from Bilbao to Boston.[57] |
2 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Cathcart | The ship was wrecked on the south west coast of Hispaniola. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from London to Jamaica.[58] |
10 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued.[59] She was on a voyage from Wilmington, Delaware to a port in North Carolina.[60] |
12 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The ship ran aground on a reef 3 leagues (9 nautical miles (17 km)) north west of Grand Bahama, Bahamas and was abandoned by her crew. She broke up on 25 April.[49] |
14 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Tripoli, Ottoman Tripolitania with the loss of most of her crew.[61] |
17 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adriana | The ship was driven ashore at Hellevoetsluis. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to Rotterdam.[62] |
20 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Elizabeth | Flag unknown | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Deal, Kent, Great Britain.[63] |
24 April
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fly | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean whilst on a voyage from Jersey to Newfoundland, British America. Her crew were rescued.[64] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| American | The ship capsized at Fayal, Azores with the loss of all but two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Fayal.[65] | |
| Ann | The ship sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean. She was run ashore at Fayal and was wrecked.[63] | |
| Cato | The ship was wrecked on the Corton Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[46] | |
| Horizon | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at San Sebastián, Spain. She was on a voyage from Trapani, Kingdom of Sicily to a Baltic port.[46] | |
| Jamaica Paquet | The ship was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire in the Atlantic Ocean 18 leagues (54 nautical miles (100 km)) south west of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Her crew were rescued by Amity ( | |
| James | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel off Lundy Island, Devon. She was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Neath, Glamorgan.[65] | |
| Lucia Emerantia | The East Indiaman was lost at the Cape of Good Hope. She was on a voyage from Bengal to copenhagen.[68][69] She was later refloated and resumed her voyage.[66] | |
| Prince George | The ship was driven ashore on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[65] | |
| Seville Packet | The ship ran aground near St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to Cádiz, Spain.[70] |
May
6 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lord Townsend | The ship ran aground on the Colorados and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Jamaica to London.[71] |
7 May
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zonsderdorf | The ship foundered in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain to Königsberg.[72] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albion | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland to Bristol. Gloucestershire.[45] | |
| Alexander | The ship ran aground and sank in the River Thames. She was on a voyage fom London to Cádiz, Spain.[73][74] | |
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked on the Calf of Man, Isle of Man. She was on a voyage from Newry, County Antrim, Ireland to Liverpool, Lancashire.[75] | |
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked on Zea, Republic of Venice. She was on a voyage from Smyrna, Ottoman Empire to London.[72] | |
| Clyde | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Cork to Lisbon, Portugal. Her crew were rescued.[76] | |
| Friendship | The ship was destroyed by fire at Rotterdam, Dutch Republic.[73] | |
| Neptune | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Danzig. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Danzig.[75][77] | |
| Prosperous | The ship was driven ashore on the Île d'Oléron, France. She was on a voyage from London to Newfoundland, British America.[78] She was later refloated and taken in to St Martin's, Isles of Scilly for repairs.[72] | |
| Rebecca | The ship was lost near the mouth of the Llobregat, Spain. She was on a voyage from Barcelona, Spain to Zant, Republic of Venice.[77] | |
| Sally | The ship departed from Cádiz for Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[79] | |
| St. Joseph | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Santoña. She was on a voyage from London to Bilbao.[72] | |
| St. Joze e St. Antonio | The ship was wrecked at Aveiro, Portugal. She was on a voyage from Pernambuco, Brazil to Lisbon.[76] |
June
10 June
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | The ship was wrecked on Tincker's Island, Massachusetts with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Bilboa, Spain to Marblehead, Massachusetts.[38] | |
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore near Plymouth, Massachusetts.[38] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crown | The ship was driven ashore in the Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven to Memel, Prussia.[80] | |
| Eagle | The brig was wrecked in the Turks Islands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jamaica.[81] |
July
13 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two ship′s boats | A barge and two longboats, operating as part of the La Perouse Expedition, were swept into a tidal bore during an ebb tide near the entrance to Lituya Bay in southeastern Russian America. Two of the craft were wrecked, killing all 21 men aboard them; their bodies were not recovered. The third craft escaped.[82] |
16 July
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza | The ship was lost at Barbados.[66] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in the River Thames at Pitcher's Point. She was on a voyage from Grenada to London.[83] | |
| Lutin | The ship departed from Africa for the French West Indies. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[84] | |
| Rose | The ship was lost in the Bay of Bulls.[85] | |
| Scotia | The ship foundered in the North Channel. She was on a voyage from Barnstaple, Devon to Coleraine, County Antrim, Ireland.[86] | |
| Unnamed | { |
The ship was wrecked on "La Porie du Fer", in the Danube with loss of life.[87] |
August
5 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | The ship was driven ashore north of Helsingborg, Sweden.[69] She was later refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark for repairs.[88] | |
| Florentia | The ship foundered. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Königsberg to Dort, Dutch Republic.[66] |
6 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The sloop foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by Fly ( |
29 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Three Cranes | The ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 37°N 60°W / 37°N 60°W) whilst on a voyage from Jamaica to London. Her crew were rescued.[90] |
30 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | The ship was driven out of Dominica in a storm. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91] |
31 August
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | The ship departed from Saint Vincent. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[91] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aid | The ship capsized at Liverpool, Lancashire.[92] | |
| Ann | The ship was lost off Long Island, New York in early August. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, France to a port in New England.[93] | |
| Ann Marian | The ship was driven ashore in Loch Crinan. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Riga, Russia.[88] | |
| Mary Ann | The ship was lost near Long Island, Rhode Island, United States. She was on a voyage from L'Orient, France to a port in New England, United States.[94] | |
| Nancy | The ship was driven ashore on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to an Irish port.[68] | |
| Peggy | The ship was lost near Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from Liverpool to Narva, Russia.[66] | |
| Resolution | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at "Holmstadt", Sweden. She was on a voyage from Memel to London.[88] |
September
2 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Braithwaite | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados with the loss of a crew member.[95][67] | |
| Bridgetown | The brig was driven ashore andwrecked at Barbados.[94][67] | |
| Generous Planter | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] She was on a voyage from Barbados to Bristol, Gloucestershire.[96] | |
| Hibernia | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] | |
| Industry | The sloop was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated.[94] | |
| Isabella | The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] She was on a voyage from Barbados to Cork.[96] | |
| James | The sloop was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated.[94] | |
| Mary | The schooner departed from Tobago for London. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[97] | |
| Speedwell | The brig was driven ashore at Barbados. She was later refloated.[94] | |
| Townsend | The full-rigged ship was wrecked at Barbados.[95][67] She was on a voyage from Barbados to London.[96] | |
| William | The brig was driven ashore at Barbados.[94] |
3 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruger | The ship was wrecked on the Horseshoe Reef, off Anegada, Virgin Islands. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.[98] | |
| Jackson | The ship foundered in the Irish Sea with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from St. Ubes, Portugal to Limerick, Ireland.[99] |
5 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cruger | The ship was wrecked on the Horse Shoe. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Santa Cruz.[100] |
8 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sally | The ship was lost on the Wicklow Banks, in the Irish Sea. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to New York, United States.[99] | |
| 'Unnamed | The ship was wrecked at Bray Head, County Wicklow, Kingdom of Ireland. Her thirteen crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz to Bray, County Wicklow.[101] | |
| Unnamed | The hoveller capsized off Winchelsea, Sussex, Great Britain with the loss of all three crew.[102] | |
| Unnamed | The hoveller foundered in the English Channel with the loss of all hands. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, France to East Dean, Sussex.[102] | |
| Unnamed | The sloop was driven ashore at Hastings, Sussex. Her crew survived. She floated off and came ashore again. Subsequently placed under repair.[102] |
14 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The sloop was wrecked at Easter Clyth 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Wick, Caithness. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Staxigoe, Caithness to Dunbar, Lothian.[103] | |
| Cadiz Packet | The ship was driven ashore in Stokes Bay. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire to Lisbon, Portugal.[99][104] Cadiz Packet was later refloated and taken in to Portsmouth, Hampshire for repairs.[105] |
15 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Two Brothers | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked in Chale Bay. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Marennes to Dunkirk.[104] |
16 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Castlecrieve | The ship was driven ashore near Formby. Lancashire. She was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire to the West Indies.[104] |
22 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| La Laurette | The ship was wrecked at Havre de Grâce, Seine-Maritime.[106] |
23 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nelly | The ship ran aground at Ostend, Dutch Republic and was wrecked. Her crew were rescued.[107] She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Middleburg, Zeeland, Dutch Republic.[108] |
24 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Four Brothers | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Plymouth, Devon. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[109] | |
| Mercury | The ship was wrecked on a sandbank in the English Channel 6 nautical miles (11 km) off Dunkerque, France with the loss of all but three of the 113 people on board. Two of the survivors were rescued by a pilot boat.[110] | |
| Saint Alexander | The Slava Ekateriny-class ship of the line ran aground and was wrecked at Cape Tarkhan-Kut. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kherson to Sevastopol.[111] |
27 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General Melville | The ship was driven ashore at Saint-Quentin-au-Bosc, France. She was on a voyage from Dominica to London.[107] |
28 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The packet ship was wrecked at Calais, France. All on board were rescued. She was on a voyage from Dover, Kent, Great Britain to Calais.[112] |
29 September
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The ship foundered off Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont, France. Her 21 crew were rescued.[113] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Auspicious | The ship was wrecked on the Dutch coast with the loss of all but one of her crew.[105] | |
| Britannia | Captain Muirhead's ship was driven ashore and severely damaged in the Bristol Channel. She was later refloated.[85] | |
| Britannia | Captain Roberts's ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Padstow, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from London to Liverpool, Lancashire.[107] | |
| Brothers | The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) west of Hogland, Russia.[114] | |
| City of Seville | The ship was driven ashore east of Ostend, Dutch Republic. She was on a voyage from Seville to Ostend.[85] She was later refloated and taken in to Ostend.[105] | |
| Columba Alba | The ship was lost whilst on a voyage from Danzig to Liverpool.[107] | |
| Copenhagen | The ship foundered in the Mediterranean Sea. Two of her crew were rescued by a Tuscan vessel.[85] | |
| Dartmouth | The ship was driven ashore at Pitcher's Point. She was refloated.[115] | |
| Diana | The ship was driven ashore on the Dutch coast. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Cork.[107] | |
| John & Mary | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to Falmouth, Cornwall.[105] John & Mary was later refloated and taken in to Calais.[116] | |
| John and Thomas | The ship was driven ashore near "Strumstadt", Norway. She was on a voyage from Leith, Lothian to Saint Petersburg.[107] | |
| Mary | The ship was abandoned off the Virginia Capes, United States. Her crew were rescued by New Hope ( | |
| Phebe | The ship was wrecked on the Falsterbo Reef, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Aberdeen to Memel, Prussia.[85] | |
| Polly | The ship was wrecked on the coast of Norway with the loss of all but one of her crew. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Hull, Yorkshire.[105] | |
| Sea Otter | The 100-ton two-masted snow disappeared without trace after departing Snug Harbor Cove (60°45′N 146°39′W / 60.750°N 146.650°W) in Russian Alaska in September sometime prior to 20 September.[118] | |
| Severn Packet | The ship sank in the Bengal River, India with the loss of all but one of her crew.[79] | |
| Speedwell | The ship departed from Placentia, Newfoundland, British America. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[119] | |
| Young William | The ship ran aground in the Bristol Channel off The Mumbles, Glamorgan.[99] |
October
2 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The was wrecked near Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, Great Britain and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew and four of six would-be rescuers.[120] |
4 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was wrecked on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Dram, Norway to The Rosses, County Donegal.[121] | |
| Unnamed | France | The brig was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Frane to London, Great Britain. She was refloated and taken in to Margate, Kent.[122] |
12 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed | The brig was driven ashore at Newhaven, Sussex. She was refloated on 14 October.[120] |
20 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Brothers | The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123] | |
| Hector | The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123] | |
| Hope | The brig was driven into a hulk at Jamaica and was damaged.[123][124] | |
| Lady Charlotte | The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123] | |
| Mercury | The ship was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123] | |
| Mercury Pacquet | The ship was driven ashore on Great Goat Island, Jamaica. She was later refloated.[124] | |
| Minerva | The brig was driven ashore at Jamaica.[123][125] | |
| New Betsey | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Jamaica.[123] | |
| Sally | The schooner capsized at Kingston, Jamaica during a gale with the loss of seven of the nine people on board.[124] | |
| Wilhelmina | The brig was driven ashore in Green Bay, Jamaica. She was refloated with the assistance of the Royal Navy.[124] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The shallop was wrecked off Gun Key, Jamaica with the loss of all on board.[124] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | A full-rigged ship and a sloop were wrecked in Wreck Bay, Jamaica.[124] |
| Two unnamed vessels | Flags unknown | A full-rigged ship and another vessel were wrecked at Portland Point, Jamaica.[124] |
| Unnamed | The plantain boat foundered off Port Morant, Jamaica with the loss of all but one of her crew.[124] | |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The ship was wrecked at the mouth of the Salt Pond River, Jamaica.[124] |
| Unnamed | Flag unknown | The schooner was driven ashore at Bull Bay, Jamaica.[124] |
24 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Betsey | The ship was lost at Renewse, Newfoundland.[126] |
28 October
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hendrick and Jacob | The ship was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Altona, Hamburg to Barcelona, Spain.[127][128] |
Unknown Date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| America | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Creden Head, County Waterford, Ireland. She was on a voyage from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Erskine, Renfrewshire, Great Britain.[129] | |
| Catharina | The ship was lost near Marstrand. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Stralsund.[129] | |
| Dispatch | The ship was driven ashore at Hoylake, Cheshire, Great Britain.[130] | |
| General Washington | The ship was abandoned off Cape Spartel, Morocco. She was on a voyage from Nice, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[116] | |
| Glory | The ship was driven ashore in the River Thames at Northfleet, Kent. She was on a voyage from Arkhangelsk, Russia to London.[131] | |
| Jane | The ship was wrecked on the Steen Stares, in the Gulf of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Leith, Lothian.[132][94] | |
| Johanna Cornelia | The ship was lost near Marstrand.[129] | |
| Juno | The ship was wrecked on the Sandhammer, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued.[129] | |
| Lambkin | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Pool, Dorset. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[79] | |
| Pitt | The ship was run down and sunk in the Baltic Sea by Hope ( | |
| Prosperous | The ship was driven ashore at Margate, Kent. she was on a voyage from Porto, Portugal to London.[130] Prosperous was later refloated.[129] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | The West Indiamen foundered in the English Channel off Havre de Grâce.[133] | |
| Two unnamed vessels | The fishing vessels foundered in Galway Bay in mid-October. Their crews were rescued.[134] |
November
3 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kettle Bender | The ship departed from Newfoundland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[135] |
6 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New London | The ship ran aground on the Cutler Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk and was severely damaged. She was on a voyage from London to Stockholm, Sweden. New London was taken in to Bawdsey, Suffolk.[121] |
14 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| L'Aimable Marthe | The ship foundered in the Bristol Channel. Her crew were rescued.[106] |
23 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas and William | The ship was lost near Campbeltown, Argyllshire with the loss of two of her crew. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Liverpool, Lancashire.[136] |
26 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent. She was refloated.[117] | |
| Le Fry | The ship foundered off Cordovan. Her crew were rescued.[106] |
28 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame de Grâce | The ship was lost at D'Arcachon with the loss of three of her crew. She was on a voyage from Dunkirk to Bordeaux.[137] |
30 November
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fly | The ship was lost at La Rochelle, France. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bordeaux, France.[138] | |
| Le Pressigny | The ship was wrecked at Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue.[106] |
Unknown date
| Ship | State | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Christina | The ship capsized in the North Sea. She was subsequently towed in to Pegwell Bay crewless.[139] | |
| Anna Elizabeth | The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands, Kent, Great Britain. She was taken in to Ramsgate, where she sank due to damage sustained.[109] | |
| Bonavista | The ship departed from Newfoundland, British America for Porto. No further trace, presumed foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all hands.[79] | |
| Britannia | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. She was on a voyage from Bremen to London.[139] | |
| British Queen | The ship was driven ashore near St. Lucar, Spain. she was on a voyage from Quebec, British America to the Strait of Gibraltar.[91] | |
| Charlotte | The ship was lost on the coast of Scotland. She was on a voyage from Málaga, Spain to Liverpool, Lancashire.[109] | |
| Congress | The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, France to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[140] | |
| Enterprize | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Duncannon, County Wexford. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cádiz, Spain to Dublin.[109] | |
| Glasgow | The ship was driven ashore near Lowestoft, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from Carron, Stirlingshire to London.[139] | |
| Hope | The ship ran aground on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. She was later refloated and taken in to the River Thames.[141] | |
| King George | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Bawdsey, Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Rotterdam, South Holland, Dutch Republic.[142][143] | |
| L'Amiable Marie | The ship was wrecked on Drake's Island, Devon, Great Britain. She was on a voyage from Newfoundland, British America to Grandville.[91] | |
| Lowestoffe | The ship was driven ashore near "Draken". She was on a voyage from Memel, Prussia to London.[94][93] | |
| Nymph | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Boulogne, France. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to London.[95][96] | |
| Prince of Orange | The ship was driven ashore at Barcelona, Spain. She was on a voyage from "Saloe" to London.[143] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore at Calais, France.[139] | |
| Providence | The ship was driven ashore at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire with the loss of her captain. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Hull, Yorkshire.[95] | |
| Thornton | The ship was driven ashore and wrecked 5 leagues (15 nautical miles (28 km)) from Kronstadt, Russia. She was on a voyage from Lisbon to Saint Petersburg.[94] | |
| Three Friends | The ship was lost at Beaumaris, Anglesey. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Liverpool.[109] | |
| Two Sisters | The ship was wrecked on the Maplin Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex[143] |
